5th Grade Test Tuesday 12/20

Study Guide

West Africa Quizlet

Here

Hebrew Web Quest

Click Here for Webquest

Awesome Egyptian pyramid game

Can you successfully build a pyramid?

Quiz and Test

5th Grade will have a short quiz on Friday about Canaan and the Hebrews.  6th Grade will have their Asian Empires Test on Friday as well.  Students have had their study guides since Monday.

Archaeology at FCCS

Today we were blessed by having Mrs. Siebert come in and teach the students about archaeology.

Lectures for Wednesday 11/16

5th Grade


6th Grade

Very cool interactive Periodic Table of Elements

Not history, but still very cool.
http://elements.wlonk.com/ElementsTable.htm

You highlight over the element, and it tells you how we use it!

5th Grade Test, Friday 11/4/16

Egypt and Nubia Study Guide

A study quizlet is below.

6th Grade Quiz on Friday 10/28

6th Graders will have a quiz on Friday about the Mongols.
Here are study flash cards

Mr. Nicky Videos

Since you all enjoyed them so much

Upcoming Quizzes and Tests

5th Grade will have a short Egypt quiz on Tuesday 10/18.  Students are expected to understand the benefits of the Nile River, purpose of embalming, and the role of the Pharaoh.

A study quizlet is below.


6th grade will have their test on the Middle East on Tuesday 10/18.  Their Study Guide went home on Tuesday.


Below is a quizlet to help study

5th Grade Egypt Webquest

Egyptian Mythology Webquest

5th Grade Test on Thursday

We will play jeopardy on Wednesday.  Students took home Rise of Civilizations Study Guide today.

Ancient Roman coins unearthed from castle ruins in Okinawa

NAHA, OKINAWA PREF. – Coins issued in ancient Rome have been excavated from the ruins of a castle in a city in Okinawa Prefecture, the local education board said Monday, the first time such artifacts have been recovered from ruins in Japan.

The education board of the city of Uruma said the four copper coins believed to date back to the Roman Empire in the third to fourth centuries were discovered in the ruins of Katsuren Castle, which existed from the 12th century to the 15th.

Okinawa’s trade with China and the Southeast Asian region was thriving at the time and the finding is “precious historical material suggesting a link between Okinawa and the Western world,” the board said.

Each coin measures 1.6 to 2 centimeters in diameter. The designs and patterns on both sides are unclear due to abrasion.

Based on X-ray analysis, however, the education board said the coins appear to bear an image of Constantine I and a soldier holding a spear. Other relics unearthed from the same site include a coin of the 17th century Ottoman Empire, and five round metallic products that appear to be coins.

The ruins of Katsuren Castle were registered in 2000 on the World Heritage list as part of the “Gusuku Sites and Related Properties of the Kingdom of Ryukyu,” a group of ancient monuments and castle ruins in the island prefecture.

The coins will be displayed at Uruma City Yonagusuku Historical Museum in central Okinawa until Nov. 25.

This article is originally from the Japan Times.

Chicken Mummies

The 5th grade class will be mummifying chicken wings.  Thank you so much for all who have donated materials.  As always, we probably could use more salt.  So any more would be appreciated!  Thank you!

The Byzantine Empire and Rise of Christianity Vocab Quizlet

Study your vocab here.

Interesting Byzantine Readings

Byzantine Empress Readings

Theodosian Walls

A Great Google Map showing the old boundaries of Constantinople.
The Walls of Constantinople

6th Grade Byzantine Empire and the Rise of Christianity Test

6th Grade will test out of the Byzantine Empire and Rise of Christianity unit on Tuesday, 9/20.

Please study for your test.  Students have had their study guides, since 9/14.

Here is the jeopardy

The Circle of Awesome

Christianity Quiz Study Quizlet
goo.gl/idgbGi

Back to School Night Presentation

I hope that I was able to see you at back to school night, if not, or for your reference here is the presentation for the 5th grade team including Math and History.

Byzantine Empire Map

Diagram from class today

To help with latitude and longitude, notice the amazing artwork!

Welcome letter

Your child should have brought this home today if they are in my home room.

Greetings,

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all of my homeroom students' and their families.  I've met some of you last year at FCCS and I look forward to meeting you if I have not already done so.

As your child's homeroom teacher, I'd like to take this opportunity to tell you a bit about myself.  I am Mr. Collin Kenny and in addition to being your son or daughter's homeroom teacher, I also teach 5^th grade ancient history and 6^th grade medieval history.  I student taught at Windsor Knolls Middle School, teaching grades 6^th and 8^th grade history (Western Cultural Geography and American History 1).  I then taught at West Frederick Middle school for six years, teaching grades 6^th -8^th, teaching tech ed, ancient, medieval, and American history.  This will my forth year teaching at Frederick Classical, teaching ancient and medieval history the entire time.  I am very passionate about the subject of history, especially ancient and medieval.  My graduate degree, although labeled as Humanities, contained almost exclusively coursework pertaining to ancient and medieval history.  Much of my free time is spent listening and reading history, particularly ancient and medieval.  I am the proud father of a newborn daughter named Emilia Rose.  I am a musician, and incorporate this into my instruction using the guitar and mandolin. Lastly, my wife and I attend Faith Church in Frederick.  I am very excited to teach your child.
 

A griffin triangle consisting of parent, teacher, student - is our foundation for your child's success.  Respectful and open communication between the three members of this triangle is necessary for trust to develop.  Students will succeed in an environment that fosters trust.  In week one, we will communicate our expectations and virtues to the students so that they can count on some things remaining the same.  As the students settle in, we can focus more and more on the true, the good, and the beautiful in what they will be learning.

Classical education uses a direct instruction approach in which the classroom is for academic learning.  I will use direct instruction a majority of the time and after students are taught how to take notes, will be expected to do so regularly.  In addition to direct instruction, students will occasionally do group work, conduct laboratory investigations, and learn content-related songs and chants.  Students should be respectful and tolerant and a teacher should be professional, according to grade.  We believe in teaching and modeling appropriate behaviors during the first few weeks of school and students should be respectful of the classroom rules.  As the school year progresses, students will need occasional reminders and review appropriate and inappropriate behaviors.  During direct instruction, I will be actively teaching, walking the room to check for progress.  It is through this approach that students will be respectful, focused, eager to learn, and consistently display positive behaviors that will contribute to an overall wonderful environment for learning here at Frederick Classical.

The best way to get in touch with me is through email:  Collin.kenny@fcps.org.  I will do my best to respond to you within 24 hours. 

Please complete the contact form, http://goo.gl/zHEISc , if you have not already.

A Few 5^th and 6^th  Team Updates

●     Students may wear P.E. uniform to school on P.E. days.

●     Students need to be prepared for class every day.  This means each student should have sharpened pencils, an adequate supply of binder paper, completed homework, and any other supply indicated in the handbook or requested by the teacher.

●     A critical component of classical education is a respectful relationship between teacher and student.  Please support this beautiful aspect of classical education as we ask students to say “Yes ma’am,” “No, sir,” etc.

●     To that end, please do the same as you interact with your child’s teachers throughout the year.  Please use a teacher’s formal name:  Mr., Miss, Ms., or Mrs. sets the tone for positive, professional, and respectful interactions.

●     My website, MrdotKenny.blogspot.com is used often to convey information, it also has classroom notes and assignments, study materials, educational games, and other things of interest.

Thank you for supporting your child and our school as we embark on what is sure to be a wonderful adventure and great conversation.  Teaching is a joy, and I am thankful to partner with in the education of your child.

Eagerly,

Mr. Collin Kenny

Ancient and Medieval History

collin.kenny@fcps.org         240-236-1231

mrdotkenny.blogspot.com   @collinkenny

Welcome back!

I am so excited to be starting the new year.  Please fill out the google form below so that I can have your contact information and easily communicate class details, assessment dates, project information, and more!

Summer Reading Programs

This was provided by Mrs. Straw to supplement the students during the summer!
http://freebies.about.com/od/familyfreestuff/tp/summer-reading.htm

What fantastic projects!

As always, I am impressed with the creativity and hard work of the students!  You should check them out in the library!

SCA comes back to FCCS

We were blessed today with a visit from the SCA today.

For more information about the SCA click here.

5th Grade China Test and 6th Grade Asia Quiz 3

5th Grade will test out of China on Thursday, 5/12.  Students have been working on their Study Guide.  And will play Jeopardy on Wednesday.  Students can also practice with this quizlet.



6th graders too will quiz on Thursday.  They can study for this quiz using this quizlet.

5th Grade Outdoor School day 2

5th grade Outdoor School Day 1

Tomorrow we are still going to attend outdoor school, it will be cold and probably a little more drizzle than today.  I highly encourage the following:

• Kiddos having good bed times tonight, they were tired today!
• A nice breakfast, perhaps a little bigger than usual, they were hungry today!
• Multiple layers, and something water resistant/proof if possible.  We will be under pavilions for part of the time, but we'll also be out and about getting samples, so most likely kids will get wet (although no getting in the stream tomorrow.)   Kids were cold today, and it will be a few degrees colder tomorrow.
• Maybe a slightly larger lunch, like I said earlier, kids were hungry today.