by The Rashi School | Feb 19, 2021 | Learning, Our Stories, Social Justice
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 broken parts of the world. Each week the Social Justice Team highlights an “ordinary”...
by The Rashi School | Feb 12, 2021 | Our Stories
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 entire Rashi campus, outside in the fields, basketball court, trails, and play equipment....
by The Rashi School | Jan 28, 2021 | Learning, Our Stories
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 building blocks for students’ later numeracy. Identifying,...
by The Rashi School | Jan 24, 2021 | Community, Learning, Our Stories
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 deep questions, and have fun together. Mo Gibbs, Middle School Math...
by The Rashi School | Jan 6, 2021 | Learning, Social Justice
The class period started with a statement: COVID – 19 has had a disproportionately negative impact on certain populations. The next hour was spent answering: How can we as mathematicians make sense of this statement using numerical evidence? What does...
