Welcome To Mr. Boatman’s 4th Grade Classroom!!!!Hello parents and students. I am really excited to get to know all of the parents and students this year. This is the Welcome Back newsletter, and subsequent newsletters will follow throughout the year to keep you informed on what your child is learning as the year progresses. In my classroom I expect the students to stay focused, learn, and ultimately have an exciting and fun school year. Students will have the opportunity to work on homework in the classroom, and whatever they don’t finish, will be sent home as homework. I want my class to be a welcoming environment, so if you would like to volunteer, feel free to contact me.

Reading & Language ArtsThis week we examine a list of

vocabulary words. Students will get a new list of words every

week, and be quizzed on them at the end of the week.

Students will also have access to the classroom library. We have begun to read Fantastic Mr. Fox, and soon I will have a homework

assignment, in which the kids draw a map of how they would go from their house to where they would go if they had to

create tunnels to their favorite or necessary places in their neighborhood. We will also

watch a short clip of the Fantastic Mr. Fox movie utilizing our classroom television. With this technological capability,

students will be able to compare/contrast a specific

scene from the movie with the book.

Social StudiesThis week in social studies we will begin to discuss

the history of the great state of Idaho. Students will participate in a fun classroom project of creating

Idaho’s state flag. We will also go over the general history of Idaho, including state facts and important historical events in Idaho’s past. Students will also

use the computer lab, to access relevant websites and articles in writing a report on the Constitution.

MathThis week we will be learning about decimals and fractions, using fraction blocks and plotting decimals on a giant line plot. We will also be using fake cash and change to represent how much of a certain amount of change (fraction) compares

to a dollar (whole).

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ScienceThis week we will be learning about various reptiles. I have a

few lizards (kept in a tank) in the classroom, which is a fun way for students to observe reptiles directly. Students will break into

groups, do research on a specific reptile, create a poster representing the reptile, and present that information to the

class