Amanda Gorman: Tzedakah Hero
Our Social Justice team introduced our Grade 2 students to Amanda Gorman this past week as a ‘Tzedakah Hero,’ a person in their own way working to piece back together…
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What Does Fitness and Health Look Like This Year?
Happy laughs, sprinting feet, cold breezes. For Jen Shaw, Fitness and Health teacher, this year looks a little different. Her office has shifted from inside and the gym to the…
Patterns All Around Us
Patterns are all around us! Our Kindergarteners have been working on developing patterning skills in the world around them, in clothes, numbers, colors, sounds, shapes and more. Recognizing patterns are…
Advisory, Your Middle School Home
Every day, small groups of Grade 6, 7, and 8 students meet with their advisory. It’s a non-academic time set aside to check-in, develop relationships, address any necessary information, ask…
8 Days, 8 Ways to Celebrate Chanukah
“Hanukkah is the festival of light, and the story reminds us that together we can bring light into darkness and we can hope for a brighter tomorrow,” shares Rashi parent…
Our Voices Matter: Voting and the Election
The act of voting couldn’t be more in line with Rashi’s values. This year, a series of lessons engaged Rashi students in discussions on civic duty, democracy, and voting, in…
Our Words and Actions Have Power
The Domino Effect With the warm days, classmates to meet, and a wonderful school year ahead, the kindergarten students were introduced to their first social justice BIG IDEA: Our words…
Celebration and Fall at Rashi
September and October at Rashi are full of meaningful Jewish holidays. Following the reflective and important ‘Days of Awe,’ Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, comes Sukkot, Shemini Atzeret, and Simchat…