4th Grade- Mrs. Deanna Merkel

Mrs. Merkel has been teaching since 2002 and continues to bring a large amount of enthusiasm and passion into her classroom.  Mrs. Merkel and her family have been members of the St. Mark parish for over 15 years.  She has 3 children that attend St. Mark and loves to grow in her faith right along side of them. 

Contact Information
p: 317-786-4013 
e: dmerkel@stmarkindy.org

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Below is a description of the subjects that St. Mark students will learn about in Mrs. Merkel's Fourth Grade class at St. Mark Catholic School

Reading

• Students will read grade level text fluently with accuracy and expression.
  
• Students will learn strategies to aid in comprehension of grade level text.
  
• Students will study nonfiction text structures to support comprehension within content areas of study.
  
• Novel Studies- Charlotte’s’ Web, Because of Winn Dixie, Sign of the Beaver, and Number the Stars
  
  

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Writing

• Grammar- parts of speech, quotations, apostrophes, and commas
  
• Narratives
  
• Informative writing
  
• Persuasive writing
  
  

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Math

• Operations with whole numbers
  
• Addition and Subtraction with  Fractions
  
• Classifying shapes and angles
  
• Area and perimeter
  
• Problem Solving strategies
  
  

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Religion

• Discipleship- how we follow and teach others about Jesus’ life.
  
• The Beatitudes
  
• The story of Moses and the Ten Commandments
  
• Discovering the Bible- Gospels
  
• Leading and participating in weekly Mass.

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Social Studies

• Geography- directions, longitude and latitude, Indiana’s 3 regions
  
• Native Americans in Indiana
  
• Indiana History- statehood, Civil War, 20th Century to present
  
• Indiana Government and Economy
  
• Indy 500
  
  

Science

• Electrical circuits and energy
  
• Erosion of land forms and uses of natural resources
  
• Physics and motion
  
• Biology