Welcome to the official website for Field Community School's CHOIR and GUITAR program!
For specific class information, please click the links above and to the right of the "HOME" tab.
**Don't forget to scroll down this page to read the most recent updates.
**At the very bottom of this page you'll find some general dates and downloads.
- Mr. Burkhart
For specific class information, please click the links above and to the right of the "HOME" tab.
**Don't forget to scroll down this page to read the most recent updates.
**At the very bottom of this page you'll find some general dates and downloads.
- Mr. Burkhart
NEWS / UPDATES...
MONDAY, APRIL 6th, 2020. ** NEW POST **
Greetings From Mr. Burkhart!! I must say, I'm really missing Field students right now... I hope everyone is holding up well considering the circumstances.
As I stated in the mass email I sent out over a week ago, online Learning officially begins TODAY! I have made 4 separate Google Classroom sites, combining all 5/6 grade choir students into one, all 7/8 grade choir students into another, and then separate sites for 7/8 Guitar and 7/8 Music Explorations.
If you haven't done so already, please have your student log in to their school email, then in the top right hand corner of their inbox page click the "Google Apps" link to find the main "Google Classroom" page, where students should enroll in the site for their class based on a specific code (listed below):
"5/6 CHOIRS" ( ALL Treble Choir & Madrigals students )
Class Code: cu6tvyn
"7/8 CHOIRS" ( ALL Concert Choir & Chorale students )
Class Code: pmfcuga
"7/8 MUSIC EXPLORATIONS"
Class Code: bi2ejnl
"7/8 INTERMEDIATE GUITAR"
Class Code: crnv44s
...
ONLINE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Educational/Instructional content will be added to the Google Classroom sites on a weekly basis, with new material being assigned on Mondays prompting a student response/submission due on Fridays.
All assignments requiring a submission of work from the student will appear in the "CLASSWORK" section of the Google Classroom site, and will need to be submitted there (via Google Classroom, NOT to my teacher email)
Assignments will continue to be assessed based upon the standard letter grading system (A-F). ALL 3rd quarter work has been given an extension to April 17th, but I will begin introducing new material for quarter 4 on April 6th.
For the purposes of online learning, all BURKHART students should spend a MINIMUM of 3 days per week for 20 minutes working on classroom content (60 total min/wk).
Guidelines for time management may differ between classes, so I will post more detailed breakdowns of how to use that 20 minutes most efficiently to the "STREAM" of each Google Classroom site.
During during this period of Online Instruction, the best way to get in touch with me will be via email. My "OFFICE HOURS" will be between 10am-12 noon Monday-Friday. This means that I will be at my computer actively responding to email communications from students/parents.
...
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Due to the uncertainty of when we can physically return to the classroom, let alone gather in even larger groups, I have decided to officially cancel the 7/8 grade CHOIR TOUR that was planned for during the day of Friday, May 22.
The final evening home concerts for all choirs (May 22) and guitar/music x (Thurs, May 28) will remain on the Field calendar for now, but for the same reasons I cannot guarantee that they will be allowed to happen. We'll have to wait to see where things are at come May 4th. Based on how distance learning goes, I am exploring options for students to share music with the Field community, more on that later.
That's all for now!
If You have any further questions/concerns, please email me directly. If your inquiry is time-sensitive, please send a reminder email if you have not heard back in 48 hours.
Sincerely,
Mr. Burkhart
[email protected]
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2019
Hello again Field parents/students,
A couple more updates just in the past week:
1. Due to a conflict with Washburn's 2020 Graduation night, the final Guitar/Mus X Concert of the year has been moved to THURSDAY, MAY 28th.
2. Mr. Kaiser and I have decided to change the concert performance attire requirement. From this day forth, the official concert attire policy for all Field Music students will be...
Field Music Shirt ( T-shirts for 5/6 grade, Polos for 7/8 grade ) + DARK PANTS ( no holes please ).
** NO MORE KHAKIS !! ** ( & the crowd goes wild! )
Sincerely,
- Mr. Burkhart
[email protected]
...
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 2019 ***NEW UPDATE, PLEASE READ!***
Greetings Field parents/students,
I hope you all had a wonderful summer vacation... I know I did!
After completing 3 credits of grad school during the month of June, I geared up for a long anticipated trip to my place of birth: Anchorage, Alaska! I was there for over 2 weeks, visiting family, including my biological mother. This being only the second time I had seen her since I was 5 years old, we had much to catch up on. Additionally, I enjoyed as many scenic sights as I could easily drive to, including hiking amazing mountain ranges like Hatcher Pass, Alyeska, and the Palmer Butte (pictured below). I caught 2 salmon (plus dozens of jellyfish...) off the coast of Seward, as well as glimpses of Bears, Moose, Bison, Reindeer, and elk at the conservation center. It was amazing!!
Getting back to the coming school year, I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming open house! There are going to be some changes this year, so please review the following updates:
1. At the end of last year, Field Administration informed me that I would be switching teaching spaces with my band colleague, Mr. Kaiser. Starting this year, I will be teaching all of my choir, guitar, and music x classes in the commons.
2. I recently found out I will be teaching 8th Grade Advisory this year! (Lucky kids) We will likely meet in the Media Center most days.
3. The cost of all Field Music Shirts will be going up $5 this year, which means the 5/6 T-shirts will now cost $15 while the 7/8 polos will cost $20. I have updated all downloadable registration forms (bottom of this page as well as on each class page), and will have physical copies available at the open house.
4. I announced this last year, but the 7/8 grade MUSIC EXPLORATIONS "MUSIC X" class will be returning to the old classroom format, where students perform primarily in a large group for the Winter and Spring Concerts. Mus X students will perform in small groups or solo only for the Pancake Breakfast.
5. Rock Band Ensembles will once again be extra-curricular, meeting only during student recess time in my new office space, room 137 (Mr. Kaisers old office). Due to my limited availability, these ensembles will be auditioned with a max of 6 groups total. Auditions will occur a couple weeks into the school year, with information being shared on my office door.
6. I am still waiting to find out if STRUT: Guitar Festival will be a confirmed event for the 2019-2020 school year. When I get the final word, I will share that information with students and families.
7. I have updated the current concert dates on each subpage for Choir, Guitar, and Music X. Please mark those in your calendar now. Remember that while I am unable to require the Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for a grade, it is definitely the most important (and most fun) event of the year!! Please make participating a priority for your family.
That's all for now!! Email me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
- Mr. Burkhart
[email protected]
Greetings From Mr. Burkhart!! I must say, I'm really missing Field students right now... I hope everyone is holding up well considering the circumstances.
As I stated in the mass email I sent out over a week ago, online Learning officially begins TODAY! I have made 4 separate Google Classroom sites, combining all 5/6 grade choir students into one, all 7/8 grade choir students into another, and then separate sites for 7/8 Guitar and 7/8 Music Explorations.
If you haven't done so already, please have your student log in to their school email, then in the top right hand corner of their inbox page click the "Google Apps" link to find the main "Google Classroom" page, where students should enroll in the site for their class based on a specific code (listed below):
"5/6 CHOIRS" ( ALL Treble Choir & Madrigals students )
Class Code: cu6tvyn
"7/8 CHOIRS" ( ALL Concert Choir & Chorale students )
Class Code: pmfcuga
"7/8 MUSIC EXPLORATIONS"
Class Code: bi2ejnl
"7/8 INTERMEDIATE GUITAR"
Class Code: crnv44s
...
ONLINE LEARNING EXPECTATIONS
Educational/Instructional content will be added to the Google Classroom sites on a weekly basis, with new material being assigned on Mondays prompting a student response/submission due on Fridays.
All assignments requiring a submission of work from the student will appear in the "CLASSWORK" section of the Google Classroom site, and will need to be submitted there (via Google Classroom, NOT to my teacher email)
Assignments will continue to be assessed based upon the standard letter grading system (A-F). ALL 3rd quarter work has been given an extension to April 17th, but I will begin introducing new material for quarter 4 on April 6th.
For the purposes of online learning, all BURKHART students should spend a MINIMUM of 3 days per week for 20 minutes working on classroom content (60 total min/wk).
Guidelines for time management may differ between classes, so I will post more detailed breakdowns of how to use that 20 minutes most efficiently to the "STREAM" of each Google Classroom site.
During during this period of Online Instruction, the best way to get in touch with me will be via email. My "OFFICE HOURS" will be between 10am-12 noon Monday-Friday. This means that I will be at my computer actively responding to email communications from students/parents.
...
OTHER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Due to the uncertainty of when we can physically return to the classroom, let alone gather in even larger groups, I have decided to officially cancel the 7/8 grade CHOIR TOUR that was planned for during the day of Friday, May 22.
The final evening home concerts for all choirs (May 22) and guitar/music x (Thurs, May 28) will remain on the Field calendar for now, but for the same reasons I cannot guarantee that they will be allowed to happen. We'll have to wait to see where things are at come May 4th. Based on how distance learning goes, I am exploring options for students to share music with the Field community, more on that later.
That's all for now!
If You have any further questions/concerns, please email me directly. If your inquiry is time-sensitive, please send a reminder email if you have not heard back in 48 hours.
Sincerely,
Mr. Burkhart
[email protected]
THURSDAY, AUGUST 29th, 2019
Hello again Field parents/students,
A couple more updates just in the past week:
1. Due to a conflict with Washburn's 2020 Graduation night, the final Guitar/Mus X Concert of the year has been moved to THURSDAY, MAY 28th.
2. Mr. Kaiser and I have decided to change the concert performance attire requirement. From this day forth, the official concert attire policy for all Field Music students will be...
Field Music Shirt ( T-shirts for 5/6 grade, Polos for 7/8 grade ) + DARK PANTS ( no holes please ).
** NO MORE KHAKIS !! ** ( & the crowd goes wild! )
Sincerely,
- Mr. Burkhart
[email protected]
...
FRIDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 2019 ***NEW UPDATE, PLEASE READ!***
Greetings Field parents/students,
I hope you all had a wonderful summer vacation... I know I did!
After completing 3 credits of grad school during the month of June, I geared up for a long anticipated trip to my place of birth: Anchorage, Alaska! I was there for over 2 weeks, visiting family, including my biological mother. This being only the second time I had seen her since I was 5 years old, we had much to catch up on. Additionally, I enjoyed as many scenic sights as I could easily drive to, including hiking amazing mountain ranges like Hatcher Pass, Alyeska, and the Palmer Butte (pictured below). I caught 2 salmon (plus dozens of jellyfish...) off the coast of Seward, as well as glimpses of Bears, Moose, Bison, Reindeer, and elk at the conservation center. It was amazing!!
Getting back to the coming school year, I am looking forward to seeing many of you at the upcoming open house! There are going to be some changes this year, so please review the following updates:
1. At the end of last year, Field Administration informed me that I would be switching teaching spaces with my band colleague, Mr. Kaiser. Starting this year, I will be teaching all of my choir, guitar, and music x classes in the commons.
2. I recently found out I will be teaching 8th Grade Advisory this year! (Lucky kids) We will likely meet in the Media Center most days.
3. The cost of all Field Music Shirts will be going up $5 this year, which means the 5/6 T-shirts will now cost $15 while the 7/8 polos will cost $20. I have updated all downloadable registration forms (bottom of this page as well as on each class page), and will have physical copies available at the open house.
4. I announced this last year, but the 7/8 grade MUSIC EXPLORATIONS "MUSIC X" class will be returning to the old classroom format, where students perform primarily in a large group for the Winter and Spring Concerts. Mus X students will perform in small groups or solo only for the Pancake Breakfast.
5. Rock Band Ensembles will once again be extra-curricular, meeting only during student recess time in my new office space, room 137 (Mr. Kaisers old office). Due to my limited availability, these ensembles will be auditioned with a max of 6 groups total. Auditions will occur a couple weeks into the school year, with information being shared on my office door.
6. I am still waiting to find out if STRUT: Guitar Festival will be a confirmed event for the 2019-2020 school year. When I get the final word, I will share that information with students and families.
7. I have updated the current concert dates on each subpage for Choir, Guitar, and Music X. Please mark those in your calendar now. Remember that while I am unable to require the Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser for a grade, it is definitely the most important (and most fun) event of the year!! Please make participating a priority for your family.
That's all for now!! Email me if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
- Mr. Burkhart
[email protected]
GENERAL DATES TO REMEMBER...
Wednesday, August 28th, 2019 ............... 5th grade scavenger hunt ( 9-10am )
Thursday, August 29th, 2019 ................... 6-8 grade open house ( 5-7pm )
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 ................ First day of School ( Q1 grading period ).
Monday, September 16th, 2019 ............... PICTURE DAY!
Thursday, October 31st, 2019 ................. Last day of Q1
Thursday, August 29th, 2019 ................... 6-8 grade open house ( 5-7pm )
Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 ................ First day of School ( Q1 grading period ).
Monday, September 16th, 2019 ............... PICTURE DAY!
Thursday, October 31st, 2019 ................. Last day of Q1
GENERAL DOWNLOADS...
2019-2020 DISTRICT CALENDAR | |
File Size: | 154 kb |
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CHOIR REGISTRATION FORM | |
File Size: | 88 kb |
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GUITAR REGISTRATION FORM | |
File Size: | 197 kb |
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MUS X REGISTRATION FORM | |
File Size: | 79 kb |
File Type: |
CONCERT REPORT ASSIGNMENT | |
File Size: | 35 kb |
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2017-2018 BELL SCHEDULE | |
File Size: | 28 kb |
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