St. Edward Church     St. Edward School     Contact Us

My name is Martha Minchey.  I have been teaching third grade at St. Edward's since 1997.   Math is my favorite subject to teach. 

My philosophy of education is to provide a nurturing environment where students can learn, grow, and become responsible for themselves and their choices.  I believe in communication and cooperation with parents to create success for each student.  Routines, structure, and organization paired with choices, fun, and engaging activities are the building blocks for a true learning environment.

I have one daughter, Caroline Grace.  She was born on February 23, 2002.   She is in first grade at St. Edward.  We visited Chicago in fall of 2005 where the picture on the right was taken.  Caroline loves our four beagles – Petey, Biscuit, Maisy, and Albert.  

My favorite author is Pat Conroy, author of Beach Music and Prince of Tides.  Another favorite of mine is the Outlander series of books by Diana Gabaldon.  My favorite TV show is Jeopardy!  I also love Lost, Scrubs, Mad Men, and Grey's Anatomy.  I collect Steiff bears and Snoopy.

Caroline, her friend Megan, and me at Perdido Key, Florida in November, 2008.

I am a huge fan of Flylady.  She's an online coach who teaches how to have balance in life by encouraging a peaceful, clutter-free home, positive thinking, good nutrition, spiritual growth, and time for family, friends, and fun.   I highly recommend her website to anyone.   She has lots of great information about keeping kids organized, too.  It's free!  Check it out! 

The photo below shows my living room before I found Flylady.  Mouse over it for the "after picture." 

These are my beagles.  Albert is the one on the floor, Petey is to my right, Maisy is on my left in the back and Biscuit is up front.  Man, was it hard to get all four of them to sit still!!

My daughter Caroline             

Please e-mail your questions to mminchey@stedward.org