by The Rashi School | Jan 29, 2024 | Lower School, Learning
Grade 2 has an iconic curricular unit called the “Wax Museum” that is designed to give students first-hand insights into key leaders in history. The Wax Museum ties into their biographical reading and writing unit, with each student assigned a figure to study and...
by The Rashi School | Jan 11, 2024 | Lower School, Learning, Alumni Class Notes
In your 12 years of working here, what are some things that are new at Rashi and what are some things that are the same? I have been teaching at Rashi for 12 years; ten years in Grade 2 and currently in year two teaching Grade 4. It was my daughter Amelia that...
by The Rashi School | Nov 8, 2023 | Lower School, Learning
From Lower School Math Specialist Fallon Katz At Rashi, the goal of math education is to bring the vitality of math into the awareness of students so they can recognize it in the world around them. Math manipulatives—like Cuisenaire rods, Unifix cubes, fraction bars...
by The Rashi School | Sep 14, 2023 | Lower School, Our Stories, Learning
“b-bat-/b/” Our Kindergartners are taking to literacy like fish in water, fully engrossing themselves in various activities to master letter writing, recognition, and pronunciation. “We take a multi-sensory approach to education where students can...
by The Rashi School | Jun 13, 2023 | Learning, Lower School
Rashi’s Kindergartners visited Northeastern University’s Marine Science Center in Nahant, MA for a day filled with hands-on learning. This trip punctuated their marine biology unit. By the end of the day, when asked what their favorite part was, the children...
