Harlem Renaissance Resonates in Grade 7
Combining hands-on learning, individual exploration, and a celebration of Black History Month, Grade 7 students did a deep exploration on a figure from the Harlem Renaissance, including Langston Hughes, W.E…
Sharon Miller, Kindergarten Teacher Extraordinaire
The following is a short interview with Sharon Miller, a longtime Rashi kindergarten teacher. Sharon sat down with Rashi’s communication manager to discuss what this year’s been like, why she…
Celebrate! It’s Purim
Purim, celebrated this past Thursday night and Friday at The Rashi School, was a day of joy and celebration, and because it’s Rashi, had excellent learning and community building mixed…
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…
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…
Rashi Reads
וַיִּבְרָ֨א אֱלֹהִ֤ים ׀ אֶת־הָֽאָדָם֙ בְּצַלְמ֔וֹ בְּצֶ֥לֶם אֱלֹהִ֖ים בָּרָ֣א אֹת֑וֹ זָכָ֥ר וּנְקֵבָ֖ה בָּרָ֥א אֹתָֽם And God created man in God’s image, in the image of God, God created man; male and…
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…