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 5th grade ancient history and 6th grade medieval history. I student taught at Windsor Knolls Middle School, teaching grades 6th and 8th grade history (Western Cultural Geography and American History 1). I then taught at West Frederick Middle school for six years, teaching grades 6th -8th, 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.
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 5th grade ancient history and 6th grade medieval history. I student taught at Windsor Knolls Middle School, teaching grades 6th and 8th grade history (Western Cultural Geography and American History 1). I then taught at West Frederick Middle school for six years, teaching grades 6th -8th, 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.
A Few 5th
and 6th 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
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