Mrs. Hamaker
Fremont Ross High School Orchestra

Fremont Middle School Orchestra

hamakere@fremontschools.net

Ofc hours: email for appointment

 Dear parents and students,

If there is a switch to virtual learning, for any reason, we want to make sure that you feel informed about our expectations for your child's learning.  

Above all, my goal is to continue providing quality instruction even though we know these are challenging circumstances.  

Students:

1.  Check email and Google Classroom many times throughout the day.

2.  Do the assignments when they are assigned to you.  Don't wait until the last minute. 

3. You can email, text, or call me. Email is best!  If you call the school, leave a voicemail .  Make sure that you tell us who you are when you contact us!

4. Fremont Middle School 419 -332-5569

5. Fremont Ross High School 419-332-8221

Parents:

           1.  Please make sure that your child is checking email and Google Classroom often.

           2.  If your child is struggling, have them contact me.  I am here to help them.

Together, we will rise above these challenging times!  Thank you for your continued support and patience!!

Newsletter for parents and students-

Please check your email, District Calendar, Ross and FMS music calendar for concert updates as they occur. Thank you!

Hello! My name is Mrs. Hamaker and I am your/ your child's  Orchestra teacher at Fremont City Schools. I look forward to seeing you in person and hope that you have been well. A little bit about me... I taught in Toledo for 15 years before coming to Fremont. I am in my 10th year in this position and have had the joy of working with some of the best student musicians in Fremont. While I know that there are many question on how we are going to get going, I also know that we will be a work in progress. Please be watching for emails to you or your student to keep in touch with the day-to-day information that may be necessary to share with you. I welcome our new 6th grade students and am eager to meet you! 

Google Classroom

 This is for orchestra students in grades 6 - 12 only.  Google Classroom will be where you go to put in your practice logs and Google Forms will be where you will find short reading assignments, quizzes, and instructional feedback. Submitting video performance tests will be uploaded to your Google Classroom for grading and specific instructional feedback on continued improvements.

I will make every effort to video myself teaching and post the video to my Youtube channel, or directly to Google Classroom. Students may find their assignments and playing tests demonstrated on the appropriate Youtube video. They will be titled for grade and specifice music being demonstrated. If there are questions about the assignments or anything else, please let me know at hamakere@fremontschools.net. 

Parent Information for student assignments.

Your student needs to complete a practice log for each week we are in session. Practice time outside of class is critical for maintaining skills and building new ones. Students should dedicate 20 - 30 minutes of practice time 4- 5 days/week. They should then go to Google Classroom and click on the Practice log tab for the current week. Place a yes or no in each of the daily dated spaces, name, and submit. I will get notification that they have completed the work.

 There are Google Docs in their Google Classrooms with training videos. The video links will take your student to my Youtube channel. Each video is about 4 - 10 minutes with full description and guidance from me on how to complete tasks and assignments on their string instrument. Some of the videos contain concert pieces, others are exercises from their book. There are specific exercises that comprise their playing tests. 

Concert dates: Concert dates are in the FCS district calendar. I will do my best to adhere to that schedule. A live audience and student participation is necessary to celebrate student achievement. A concert showcases the skills that your child has been working on,  Your student is required to attend all concert events as these events are graded.

Students may be asked to Zoom during class time  should we be shut down again. This will help facilitate continuous and consistent learning for the students in preparation for our concert.