ST MATTHEW
EARLY
CHILDHOOD
About
Growing, Exploring, and Learning in Christ
St Matthew Lutheran School Mission Statement
The purpose of St. Matthew Lutheran School is to glorify God by sharing the Good News of salvation through His Son Jesus Christ and by making disciples of children and adults through Christian training and nurturing.
If you have older children, please visit our St Matthew Lutheran School website to learn more about our full day kindergarten-8th grade program.
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St Matthew Lutheran Preschool
Using a series of themes, our curriculum teaches the following skills: alphabet (as letters and sound symbols – phonics), numbers, shapes, colors, hygiene, safety, health related topics, earth science, and cognitive skills. In addition, there is a strong emphasis on character development and family traditions. Social norms and courtesies are also addressed such as: listening, following directions, helping others, and bringing work to completion. Students are encouraged to be patient, share, be polite, be responsible, and obey authority.
Bible stories are taught in order to make God known simply and clearly, in a way that children can understand. Children are offered the security of God’s love through Jesus Christ. Our curriculum also uses songs, action rhymes, art activities, and hands-on learning centers.
Our character development instruction integrates morality and virtues throughout the day and across the curriculum. We focus on character development through monthly themes reinforced by role modeling, discussion, recognition, songs and books that emphasis a particular virtue. Representative of the virtues covered are: compassion, caring, consideration, cooperation, courtesy, diligence, friendliness, generosity, gentleness, helpfulness, joyfulness, kindness, patience, perseverance, respect, responsibility, self-control, thankfulness, and trustworthiness. Our goal is to lay the foundation for our students to grow into outstanding citizens at home and at school as a result of our emphasis on character development.
In addition to our academic curriculum, students have the opportunity to explore areas of interest through self-selected activities scheduled throughout the day. These activities include: expressive art projects, puzzles, games, outdoor activities, and a variety of educational and imaginative toys.
Our preschool afternoon program runs from 12:00pm to 2:30pm and includes additional self-selected activities, book reading, and theme related enrichment projects. Enrichment topics include: Cooking, Mathematics and Order, Science and Curiosity, Arts and Crafts, and Technology. Our enrichment topics are incorporated throughout our mornings as well; they are just isolated throughout the week in the afternoons.
St Matthew Lutheran Preschool provides a non-competitive environment where each child progresses at his or her own rate which allows us to successfully offer and implement flexible scheduling.
Upon the completion of our program, it is our goal to have each student make achievements in character development, emotional maturity, cognitive skills, motor dexterity, reading readiness, and knowledge of biblical truths.
