Specialists Newsletter DECEMBER 2018

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1 Hi, just a reminder that you're receiving this because you have expressed an interest in Field School & Hale/Field PTAs. Don't forget to add fieldcommunityschoolpta@gmail.com to your address book so we'll be sure to land in your inbox! You may unsubscribe if you no longer wish to receive our s. Specialists Newsletter DECEMBER 2018 Dates to Remember... December 4-7/8 band/orchestra Monday, Jan. 7th-Feb. 1st, Student Art Show, East Gallery@Davis Center Monday, Jan. 14th - WINTER GUITAR/MUS X CONCERT - Field January 17-5/6 Band/orchestra TBA Jan. - WASHBURN NATIONAL Basketball (CHORALE) Saturday, March 2nd - PANCAKE BREAKFAST - Field (choirs/guitar/musx) Saturday, Feb. 23rd - STRUT: BOTB St. Thomas Univ. (Guitar/MusX) February 25-7/8 band/orchestra March 21 - Ice Cream Social Monday April 8th-May 3rd, Student Art Student Placement Office, Davis Center Saturday, April 27th - STRUT: ORCH - HS (Guitar/MusX) May 16 - Spring Band/orchestra Tues, May 21st - VOCALESSENCE CANTARÉ -7pm@Ordway (CHOIRS TBA) Thursday, May 23rd - SPRING CHOIR CONCERT - Field (ALL CHOIRS) Friday, May 24th - 7/8 CHOIR TOUR - Daytime Field trip (Chorale/Concert Choir) Thursday, May 30th -SPRING GUITAR/MUS X CONCERT - Field Band & Orchestra 7/8th Grade Winter Concert!

2 Join us at 6:30 for our Winter Concert featuring Jazz Band, Chamber Orchestra, Concert Ensemble, and Wind Ensemble. Student call time: 6:00 Special Feature: Professional harpist (and good friend of mine) Ann Fienup visited students at Field on a Black Day to share some harp music! Students were able to enjoy listening to the performance and ask questions about the instrument. Additionally Ms. Fienup studied music education and was even able to help out in sectionals with some of our string students! Thank You! Looking ahead: Students will be visited by professional trumpet player Elaine Burt in early December if they are in a Teal Day ensemble! Her resume showcases her hard work from performances on Broadway, guest classes at Juilliard, and work here in the Twin Cities! 5th / 6th Grade Concert: Thursday January 17th, See you there! Best Wishes! Zane Kaiser Band & Orchestra Director

3 Music Webpage Choir, Guitar, Music Explorations Greetings Field Families! With no concerts or events on the schedule for December, it's going to be a pretty quiet month for CHOIR, GUITAR, and MUSIC EXPLORATIONS students. Please review the following information about our upcoming activities in January! WINTER CONCERT - Monday, Jan. 6:30pm, Field Commons This is a required performance event for all students enrolled in "INTERMEDIATE GUITAR" and "MUSIC EXPLORATIONS". The Intermediate Guitar class will perform 3-4 selections starting right at 6:30pm, followed by the 5 separate Music Explorations ensembles each performing at least one song each. This event is worth 2 letter grades, and the end of the semester is just a week later so it should be a high priority for participating students families. Any student who is unable to attend this event needs to complete the extra credit "CONCERT REPORT" assignment before the end of the 1st semester. That assignment document, as well as a document detailing a list of ideal concert events to attend can be downloaded off my teacher website (bottom of the main page). FALL CHOIR CONCERT - Recap / Looking ahead to 2nd Semester It was so much fun to share with you the choir music that your children and I have been working on together so far this year! Any students who were not able to attend need to complete the extra credit "CONCERT REPORT" assignment before the end of the Semester to make up those lost points. That assignment document, as well as a document detailing a list of ideal concert events to attend can be downloaded off my teacher website (bottom of the main page). This past week each choir voted on a new song of their choosing to begin learning for the spring concert. The process included lots of discussion about the meaning of lyrics, what's appropriate for school (and their age), as well as what musical and structural qualities make for a great choir arrangement. The next major event coming up for Choir students is the PANCAKE BREAKFAST fundraiser on SATURDAY, MARCH 2nd. I will be sending an over winter break to parents who indicated they were willing to volunteer so we can get the ball rolling on planning. VOCALESSENCE CANTARE - UPDATE ( MADRIGALS / CHORALE ) Students in MADRIGALS and CHORALE are so fortunate to be participating the VOCALESSENCE CANTARE PROGRAM! This program celebrates Mexican influence on American music/culture, bringing a composer from Mexico ( Pablo Mendoza Halliday ) into our classroom during 3 separate residencies throughout the year to compose and rehearse a brand new choir piece, culminating in a final performance at the end of the year at the Ordway Center For Performing Arts ( Tuesday, May 21st ).

4 As part of students participation in this program, VOCALESSENCE has requested a media release for participating students. It's my understanding that parents have already indicated this information on a separate form through MPS/FIELD, but I have been advised by Field Admin to request your signature again on a new form created for this specific program. I passed these out to students on Thursday/Friday, so please ask your child about these forms and return them signed ASAP. Disregard that the due date listed on the paper has passed, it will be fine. Thanks! BURKHART'S TEACHER WEBSITE For the most up to date information in regards to the classes that I teach, including concert dates, new registration forms, etc. Please visit my teacher website: the FIELD WEBSITE. That's all for now! If You have any further questions/concerns, please me directly. If your inquiry is time-sensitive, please send a reminder if you have not heard back from me after 48 hours. Sincerely, Chase D. Burkhart Director of Choir, Guitar, and Music Explorations Field Community School - Minneapolis, MN chase.burkhart@mpls.k12.mn.us Greetings Parents! I hope you enjoyed Thanksgiving with your family and friends! Your child shared moments spent celebrating with family. Students continue to display great effort and improved scores on their Physical Fitness Tests. Their Cardiovascular Endurance is outstanding! Upcoming Units: ~ Physical Fitness Test (continued) ~Badminton Announcements: ~ Thursday/Friday Morning Open Gym and indoor recess option... preparing the brain to learn. ~ Tuesday In-House Basketball League during indoor recess for eighth grade ~Respect towards fellow classmates continues to be positive earning an A+ Kind Reminder... ~Tennis Shoes required for PE (ask your child if shoe is correct size) ~Stress the importance of being prompt for class ~Dr's Note for injuries, illness and absences. ~Assignments turned in on time ~ Teach your child to ask for help Please feel free to with any questions or concerns.

5 It is best to before 7:30 am at Kind Regards, Marni Heck Physical Education Field: 7:30-2:00 Keewaydin: 2:10-3:30 Health News/PE As we start on another exciting month we are moving on to more fun topics. Health: We are Starting our Alcohol unit and just finished the nutrition unit. If you ask your children to make Pancakes, Grilled Cheese or a Quesadilla they should be able to do it. P.E. We are currently playing Capture the flag and will be moving on to Softball for our next unit. Students are being very supportive and helpful to each other. The are having a lot of fun. Thanks Tim Timothy.Forward@MPLS.K12.mn.us Visual Art Field Art News Grade 5/6 : Students have completed their entertaining stop motion animations using Stop Motion Studio app and imovie for after effects sound editing. These will be shown in the lunchroom and posted on my website. During the month of November and December the students will be sculpting and building with different materials, clay, cardboard, paper mache and creating soft sculptures using cloth.

6 Grade 7/8: Unit 1 Proportion, Realism, Surrealism and Distortion in drawing is now complete, many of these drawings will be showcased at the Davis Link gallery in January. For our next unit students will study the Design Cycle and use 3-d materials: Clay, cardboard, wood and cloth to create functional objects and small architectural birdhouses.

7 Donations: The Art room can always use random items you may want to recycle such as baby food jars, felt, wool, buttons, small boxes, fabric scraps, thread etc. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions: (612) Profe Christian Belden de Español Hola Parents, The month of December will feature students continuing development in Spanish through reading. (612) The novela they are reading in Spanish 1 is called Las aventuras de Isabela. This books helps to reinforce basic language structures in Spanish. In Spanish 2 students are

8 reading Los pirates del caribe. This book helps to reinforce the present progressive tense in Spanish, i.e. "I am trying...", along with using future tense. SPECIALIST STAFF: Zane Kaiser Band & Orchestra Chase D. Burkhart Choir & Guitar Field School Student Resources: Mariam Graff (Social Work) (612) Marni Heck Physical Education Timothy Forward Health Christian Belden Spanish Edie McDonald Visual Art QUICK LINKS CLICK HERE for a LINK to the Field School Webpage CLICK HERE for a LINK to the MPS Parent Portal Reinforce your main topic with a subheading

9 Think about the purpose of your You want readers to respond in a certain way, so make sure to spell it out for them. Use specific calls-to-action such as visit our website, shop the sale now, or sign up for specials. Call-to-Action Link» Reinforce your main topic with a subheading Think about the purpose of your You want readers to respond in a certain way, so make sure to spell it out for them. Use specific calls-to-action such as visit our website, shop the sale now, or sign up for specials. Call-to-Action Link» Field Community School 4645 Fourth Ave.South Minneapolis, MN Telephone: Fax: