Students behind wooden letters that spell Holy Name

Pre-Kindergarten

Holy Name School offers a safe and nurturing environment for the youngest members of our community in Preschool 3 and Pre-Kindergarten 4.

Through our new Preschool 3 program, our students learn through active play and exploring the world around them. Children develop a sense of creativity, learn to work with others and independently, and strengthen their social and emotional skills. Students begin to learn to problem solve through fun STEM activities.

Our Pre-Kindergarten 4 program continues teaching students to learn through active play but also focuses on kindergarten readiness. Pre-Kindergarten 4 students also learn through reasoning, hypothesizing, predicting, and theorizing through STEM projects. Students begin to love learning as independent, responsible, and organized individuals to build a strong foundation for kindergarten.

We pride ourselves on providing a fun, safe, and nurturing learning environment for a child's first school experience. The children have specials that include computers, physical education, music, and art based on meeting state and diocesan learning outcomes while meeting the social, emotional, and developmental needs of young children. We provide teacher-directed large group instruction using music, movement, manipulatives, and great literature. Children are also engaged in a variety of small group play and learning areas within the classroom that meet their social and educational needs and tie into the monthly curriculum theme.

Some of the highlights of our program include:

  • Weekly Mass
  • Playground equipment area
  • Interactive whiteboards
  • Field trips - past trips have included:
    • Old Stone apple orchard
    • Simcock Farms (pumpkin patch & hayride)
    • Local Fire station
    • Children’s museum (Fall River & Eastern locations)
    • Zoo (Capron & Buttonwood locations)
  • Multi-generational activities with other classes and with our families.
  • Catholic School’s week
  • Breakfast with Santa
  • Thanksgiving Day Feast
  • STEM Activities

What Your Child Will Need for School

  • Two morning snacks & a drink
  • A lunch & drink if you have not ordered from the school
  • Backpack (no wheels)
  • Lunch box
  • Nap mat
  • One Spare Uniform (shirt, pants, socks, and underwear) - Please put it in a labeled ziplock bag.
  • Two plastic folders
  • One primary regular composition notebook
  • One 24-pack of regular size Crayola crayons (other brands melt when we laminate them)
  • 12 pack of colored pencils-Crayola work best. Regular colors, no neon, no pastel.
  • One simple zippered pencil pouch (no monster or hard cases)
  • Six small Elmer’s Glue Sticks
  • One bottle of Elmer’s Glue 4 oz size (only white)
  • One package of thin dry erase expo markers-fine tip black only
  • One individual picture of the student
  • One family photo

Dress Code

Pre-Kindergarteners should wear the Holy Name School gym uniform every day except on scheduled monthly birthday dress-up days posted on the school's monthly calendar. You are now able to order school uniforms from our school store. Please select your child's grade, gender, and program. For more information, please visit the school uniforms website.

The gym uniform consists of:

  • A navy blue, short sleeve, crewneck t-shirt with the Holy Name School logo
  • Navy blue sweatpants or sweat shorts with the Holy Name School logo
  • Sneakers (no light-up shoes) and solid white, navy, or black socks