Primary (K-2)

Holy Spirit provides a calm, supportive, and secure environment to ensure that your child will be known and honored while preparing for lifelong learning.

Guided by passionate teachers who utilize hands-on activities and whole-child learning, students develop a firm foundation and grow in literacy, reading fluency, math, science, social studies, faith, and creative expression.


LITERACY

In partnership with Groves Academy, we offer a phonics, research-based literacy program for students in kindergarten through grade two. Our teachers, having gone through extensive training, provide our younger students with the opportunity to become proficient readers, giving them a strong foundation so they are ready to “read to learn” by third grade. Students have seen tremendous growth and success through our literacy program.

Holy Spirit has led the way in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis. In 2018, Holy Spirit was the only Catholic school in the Archdiocese to participate in this program. The extraordinary success we have seen has inspired the program to grow.


CURRICULUM

Curriculum centers around religion, literacy, language arts, and mathematics. In addition, students take science, social studies, music, physical education, and library classes.

Holy Spirit strives to create a sense of community by forming partnerships and friendships in the classroom, across grade levels, and in the community.


SPECIAL EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES

Kindergarten

  • Christmas Play

  • 100th Day of Kindergarten

  • End-of-Year Play

1st Grade

  • Immaculate Conception Mass

  • Stations of the Cross

2nd Grade