St. Martin’s Preschool is currently accepting applications.
Please call (423) 855-1011 for more information and to schedule your tour.
Beginnings and Preschool
The preschool consists of two programs: Beginnings for children ages 1 and 2 and Preschool for 3, 4 and 5-year-olds. Classes can be from one to five mornings per week, depending on the age of the child. For more information, please contact preschool@stmartinsec.org or call (423) 855-1011.
About Beginnings
One-year-olds attend Beginnings one morning per week.
Two-year-olds attend two mornings per week, and parents can choose between Mondays and Fridays or Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The schedule is as follows:
1-year-old "Baby Day" classes are Wednesdays
9 a.m.-12 p.m.
2-year-old classes are Mondays 9 a.m.-12 p.m. & Fridays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. or
Tuesdays 9 a.m.-2 p.m. & Thursdays 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
There are 8 children in 1’s and 10 children in 2’s, with 2 teachers in each class. Our student-teacher ratios are better than the State of Tennessee standards. The Beginnings classes are taught by two great teachers, Mrs. Allison Creasey and Mrs. Andrea Lee. They bring to Beginnings great love and affection for the children, as well as invaluable knowledge and years of experience with preschoolers. They were also former Saint Martin’s Preschool parents!
About Preschool
After the 2-year-old Beginnings class, the children graduate to 3 and then 4-5 year-old Preschool. For three-year-olds, parents can choose between two or three mornings per week. For four and five-year-olds, parents can choose between three and five mornings per week. The schedule is as follows:
Two-day 3-year-old classes are Tuesdays & Thursdays 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Three-day 3 and 4 + 5-year-old classes are Mondays, Wednesdays, & Fridays 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
Five-day 4 +5 year-old classes are Mondays-Fridays 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
All classes have the option of early care beginning at 8 a.m. each day and/or "Stay & Play" 12-2 p.m. on Tuesdays and Fridays.
All of the preschool teachers have college degrees, some have more than one degree, and all have at least 18 hours of in-service training each year. The 3 and 4 + 5-year-old classes feature a departmentalized format, an educational experience unique to our preschool. When the child arrives, he/she has directed free play time to relax, see friends, and expend some energy. They have the opportunity to play with any of the other 3 and 4 + 5-year-olds who come to school on that day. They may also choose any center, from cars and trucks to painting to dress-up to roller racers, and more. Both small and gross motor skills are addressed. These centers change daily for variety in the learning experience. After tidying up, we have an announcement time in which we discuss the weather, calendar, current events, birthdays, etc. The preschooler then goes to his/her homeroom class with his/her age group. If, for example, the child is a 5-day 4-year-old, his homeroom teacher is Ms. Owensby. He will start with a snack and then have Ms. Owensby's Art class. Then he will visit Ms. Turnure for Music, followed by Ms. Goss's Pre-reading and Math class. Weather permitting, 3’s and 4-5’s then go outside. The daily schedule changes to accommodate chapel on Monday and Tuesday, cooking and parties, as well as field trips for 4 + 5-year-olds, and other special events.
For more information about Saint Martin’s Preschool, please call (423) 855-1011 or email the director, Kathy McNabb, at preschool@stmartinsec.org.