St. Mark Preschool

09/24/2026

After nearly 50 wonderful years, we are saddened to share that our beloved preschool will be closing. It has been an absolute joy to guide generations of children through our doors. Over the years, we’ve gathered a treasure trove of learning materials, furniture, office supplies, and so much more! We will be holding a sale September 21st-25th to help liquidate our treasures. Please feel free to share.

09/23/2026

Calling all schools! We have some great fall/halloween games for sale along with other items. Stop by and check them out today!

09/22/2026

So many good things are still available!! Come see us

After nearly 50 wonderful years, we are saddened to share that our beloved preschool will be closing. It has been an absolute joy to guide generations of children through our doors. Over the years, we’ve gathered a treasure trove of learning materials, furniture, office supplies, and so much more! We will be holding a sale September 21st-25th to help liquidate our treasures. Please feel free to share.

08/15/2026

We had a totally Pawsome day on our movie Friday! For snack we decorated our own dog bone and paw print cookies. For lunch we had paw print grilled cheese, bone watermelon and very veggie pawsta salad 🦴🐾

08/07/2026

Today on the Friday movie docket was Finding Dory. We have a Shark-Cuterie board, coral reef veggie cups and under the sea fruit parfaits.

08/05/2026

Yesterday the kids made aquariums. Any guesses what our movie might be this week?

07/31/2026

Mabel’s beaver dams, King George PB&J, Reptile Queen cucumbers, butterfly pasta salad, and Frog King apples 🍎

07/28/2026

Yesterday the staff had the honor of attending a Ramps & Pathways training through the Scale-Up Grant provided by Iowa Regents Center. Yesterday was the first half and in October we will attend the second half. Already we have learned so much and are excited to incorporate more of this type of play into our programming. This type of STEM work has a plethora of learning benefits to children (and us!) of all ages.

*STEM and Physics Learning: Children explore core concepts like gravity, speed, force, and incline angles by testing how fast objects roll down different slopes

*Problem Solving and Resilience: Kids test ramp designs, make mistakes, adjust block supports, and try again until their marbles or cars successfully reach the end.

*Inclusive Communication: The open-ended nature of building allows dual-language learners and children with speech delays to collaborate equally with peers without relying on spoken language.

*Focused Attention: Highly engaging materials turn active play into extended periods of deep concentration and sustained curiosity.

All of the staff got to spend a lot of time playing with all of the materials and we are so excited to see what the children come up with!

07/28/2026

Oopsie I forgot our Friday movie meal! We had apple & cheese pirate ships, Captain Hook’s (chicken) fingers, cannon balls, and treasure map veggie pizza. Yummy!