Pre-Kindergarten Little Sparks Program
Holy Spirit School offers a child-centered program where growing and learning are encouraged in a Catholic community. We seek to develop a love of Jesus and knowledge of His presence in the lives of our children. Our students are introduced to a wide variety of learning activities on a daily basis including religion, language arts, mathematics, handwriting, science, social studies, outdoor play, pleasure reading, make-believe, art, and music.
Pre-Kindergarten children are naturally curious about the world around them. They are eager to see, listen, touch, smell, and taste things they encounter. At the same time, they are developing skills for effective communication and learning to work with other children.
Mathematics-learning challenges the children to explore ideas about patterns and relationships, order and predictability, logic and meaning. Instruction encourages children’s thinking and nurtures children’s exploration and ideas. These include concepts of number, pattern, measurement, shape, space, and classification.
Becoming a successful reader is dependent upon a child’s experience and knowledge in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. These experiences are encouraged and provided daily.
For admission consideration, children must be 4 years old by September 30th of the given school year. Additionally, all children must be completely potty trained for enrollment. Please see our Admission page for the application procedures and tuition information.
SAMPLE SCHEDULE
- Arrival and free play
- Circle time – calendar, weather, Star of the Week
- Theme development through reading, language arts
- Free play in centers such as housekeeping, blocks, cars and trucks, puzzles
- Morning Snack (parent provided)
- Outdoor play
- Lunch for full day students
- Afternoon story time
- Rest time
- Outdoor Play
- Project time- cooking, science, and art
- In addition to the above, students have music class and library once a week.
PROGRAM HOURS
Half-Day Pre-Kindergarten is from 8:00 AM – 11:30 AM (Monday- Friday)
Full Day Pre-Kindergarten is from 8:00 AM – 3:15 PM (Monday-Friday)
Extended Day
We know our families often have complex and unique schedules. The Extended Day program at Holy Spirit School provides high quality childcare administered by a caring staff before and after school. Please see our Extended Day page for additional information.
