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Grade 8 Israel Trip
April 2008
The Grade 8 Israel trip was a two-week whirlwind of learning, connecting with the people and the land of Israel – and fun! Highlights included sleeping in Bedouin tents, climbing Masada, praying at the Kotel, riding camels, sharing activities and classes with their friends at the Leo Baeck School, visiting Yad Vashem, rafting down the Jordan River, and touring Jaffa, Tel Aviv and Caesarea.
Synagogue Architecture
April 2008
Sixth graders explored the concept of Jewish sacred space and how it can be represented architecturally in their Synagogue Architecture Project, a study unit that integrates math, language arts and Jewish studies as students design and build three-dimensional models of synagogues. The final results were viewed by architect Marc Maxwell, who discussed each structure with its student architect.
Rashi Builds Jerusalem
February 2008
More than 230 members of the Rashi community joined together for a unique experiential learning experience: building the Jerusalem out of 60,000 LEGO blocks. Participants recreated the wall surrounding the Old City, the Beit HaMikdash (Temple), David's Tower, and many other buildings.
Kindergarten Play
January 2008
Kindergarten students received rave reviews for their production of “Things Could Always Be Worse”, a dramatized version of the classic story written and directed by Rashi Theater Specialist Bonny Goldberg. The performance showcased the children’s acting, dancing, and Hebrew singing skills.
Jewish Community Literacy
January 2008
Some two dozen Rashi Middle School students travel to the Baldwin School in Cambridge on a regular basis to read and share with their kindergarten buddies, as part of a project created by the Jewish Community Relations Council. Jewish Community Literacy is the most popular Middle School elective at Rashi, with some students committing to serve as mentors for two or even three years.
Grade 1 Family Education
January 2008
First grade families discussed issues relating to integration during the Civil Rights Era of the 1950s and 1960s after listening to the story “The Other Side” by Jacqueline Woodson. Then they worked together to create a “bouquet of people” and to inscribe words and drawings about fairness, freedom, and peace on a section of fence. Each week, Rashi first graders discuss a work of children’s literature that highlights a specific mitzvah and teaches something about creating peace in our world.
Engineering Design Day
November 2007
Using brainstorming, teamwork and scientific skills, Rashi students in grades K-8 tackled a variety of engineering challenges during the school’s first Design Day. The activity was part of the school’s enhanced science curriculum. Students were introduced to an eight-step design process and learned how real engineers solved problems.
Generations Day
October 2007
A record-breaking 250 grandparents, other relatives and special visitors spent a wonderful afternoon at Rashi, enjoying student presentations and sharing classroom activities.
Family Education Program
October 2007
As part of a Grade 3 study of the lunar cycle and the moon, third grade students and their parents joined together for an in-depth exploration of the Jewish calendar and the Hebrew months. The families divided into twelve groups, and each sketched and painted a “pie wedge” representing a specific month. The wedges were arranged in a circle to form a beautiful Jewish calendar.
Kindergarten Welcoming Ceremony
October 2007
Kindergarten families gathered together under tallitot as part of a welcoming ceremony, which also included the children tasting the sweetness of learning and creating a class Torah scroll.
Sukkot Festival
September 2007
Hundreds of members of the Rashi family participated in the school’s Sukkot Festival on a beautiful Sunday afternoon, enjoying Israeli dancing, sukkah decorating, art and crafts, face painting, a maze created by sixth graders, and a yummy kugel competition.
