About Us

St Matthew Lutheran School is a Christian based school. Throughout the school year, the children will learn about God and Jesus through stories, music, thematic units, direct instruction, and play activities. Teaching is based on Christian joy, love, and understanding. The children will gain independence, self-confidence, responsibility, and concern for one another while developing pre-academic and kindergarten readiness skills in our preschool program so the transition to a more rigorous kindergarten classroom environment is seamless. Our goal is to make the transition between home and school a happy, exciting experience. 

 

Classes
At St Matthew, we are happy to offer our families flexible scheduling. You may choose to sign your child up for a traditional preschool program which runs for 2.5 hours (8:30-11:00am)  or 6 hours (full day, 8:30am-2:30pm) Mondays - Fridays for 3 and  4- year olds. 

Our flexible scheduling also offers families the ability to drop their child off at school beginning at 7:00am (please see the Extended Care details).   In addition, students registered for preschool morning classes may have the option of staying for lunch bunch which runs from 11:00am-Noon.   No advance notice is required to participate in the lunch bunch program on any given day. You simply let your child's teacher know when you are dropping them off that morning that they will be staying for lunch bunch that day.

Morning students also have the option of staying for the afternoon enrichment program on an as needed basis. You do not need to pre-register or provide any advance notice to add on an afternoon. Simply let your child's teacher know when you drop them off in the morning that they will be staying for the afternoon class as well. If you are unable to pick them up at 2:30pm when the afternoon class ends, they will be brought to our extended care program where they are able to stay until 5:00pm. 

Lunch Bunch, before and after care, and class add ons are billed separately...statements are sent home at the end of each month. 

PS - 3's
 In our 3 year old program, the children will:
  • be encouraged to play with others
  • develop listening skills
  • gain independence
  • work on their fine motor development
  • experience a balance between child directed play and teacher directed learning activities
  • be exposed to the concepts of shape recognition, counting from 1-10, name recognition, and some letter identification
  • learn Bible stories throughout the year

PS - 4's
Our 4 year old program is designed to promote:
  • kindergarten readiness
  • self-reliance skills
  • problem solving skills
  • attentive listening
  • gross motor development
     
    Children will work on letter recognition and printing letters, developing one-to-one correspondence, counting, and number recognition. The program provides a balance between child-directed play and teacher directed learning activities. Above all, children are taught about Jesus' love and forgiveness. 

Before School Care and Extended Care 

Before School Care - 7:00-8:30am
For our parents who need to drop their child off before preschool begins (7:00am-8:30am) would need to schedule with the school office prior to the days in need.  The morning fee is $6.00.

After School Care - 2:30pm-6:00pm
Our extended care program that runs in the afternoons is $6.00 per hour.  Registration for this program is required, and scheduled with the school office.

Lunch Bunch- Preschool

11:00am-Noon
Let your child enjoy an extra hour with their friends and have them stay for lunch bunch. There is no advance registration required. Simply let your childs teacher know when you drop them off in the morning that they will be staying for lunch bunch. Be sure to send a lunch along with them. The fee for lunch bunch is $6
per day. Lunch Bunch is billed separately...statements are sent home at the end of each month. 

Add a Class- Preschool

Half Day Morning or Afternoon Class Add-On
If your child is enrolled for a  half day morning or afternoon class, you can request that they attend either the remaining half day morning or afternoon class.  These add on classes must be requested through the teacher 24 hours in advance.  The cost for the 1/2 day add on is $25.00 per class. 

Full Day Class Add-On
If you would like your child to attend a full day class other than what they are signed up for you must request the date through the teacher.  The teacher will need a 48 hour notice.  There may be cases where your request may be denied.  The cost for adding a full day is $50.00 per class.