Welcome to the Holy Family School Web Site. Holy Family is located south of Plainfield in the city of Shorewood. We are a Catholic grade school serving the needs of our community from three-year old preschool through grade eight. Our program consists of daily religion, math, language arts, social studies and science. Art, physical education, computer skills and music are taught once or twice a week. We are blessed to have 16 acres of land for the children to play on and a full playground filled with wonderful equipment for gross motor development. Presently, we have been at our new location for 11 years. A hot lunch is offered on a daily basis, along with special lunches provided by our Home and School Organization. Volleyball, basketball and flag football are offered in grades 5-8. A baseball team is a new addition to the Holy Family Athletic program and if offered to junior high students.

Holy Family is a school dedicated to meeting the diverse learning needs of its students. Parents are recognized as the primary educators of their children and form a strong bond with the classroom teachers to create a positive environment for learning. We recognize that each child is on an educational journey, and not a race. Algebra is taught in eighth grade for students meeting the criteria. Spanish is taught in seventh and eighth grade, twice a week. The following programs are offered after school to enable students an opportunity to develop their talents: Young Rembrandt’s Art program, Mad Scientists program and chess club.

The staff of Holy Family is very qualified, with many years of experience. Teachers continuously work toward higher levels of education by enrolling for graduate course work. Technology is integrated in all subjects. Our classrooms are equipped with TVs, DVD players, LCD projectors, interactive white board Mimios and air slates. All the new equipment at Holy Family works toward creating a 21st century education for the students. Holy Family has state of the art security, keeping the students safe at all times.

Leading to Reading (LTR) is a phonetic based reading program with 13 skill levels enabling primary students to work at independent levels. It is a multi-age hands-on program directed to the skill needs of each student. Children work in small groups to accomplish the goals set according to their level.

Junior High students succeed with differentiated instruction in Math and Language Arts. We have 2 part-time teachers working directly with the skill ability of junior high students. This provides students an opportunity to develop their potential in small group instruction.

This year we are blessed to add a part-time reading specialist to our faculty. We are always looking for talented educators who can prepare our students for the global society. Our goal is for every student to experience success with dignity.

The warm, welcoming aura of our school is something we are all proud of. The pride we have in the academic achievements of our students and accomplishments of our athletes infuses our school. Holy Family offers families an opportunity to become members of a vital, growing community focused on Catholic Identity. We are grateful for the gifts bestowed upon us and continue to seek the grace of our Lord. We will continue our call to be advocates for the children in our Catholic School.