Lower School

Kindergarten and Lower Schoolers were thrilled to meet Dan Yaccarino, the creative mind behind many of their favorite books, games, and TV shows. The author, illustrator, and animator inspired everyone by emphasizing that, just as he became what he wanted to be when he grew up, the children can grow up to do what they...

The second graders have been working in groups to design and build models of buildings that represent core values, such as respect, responsibility, honesty, teamwork, friendship, or kindness. The students began the project by interviewing their parents and teachers to identify important values in...

Second graders have been learning about architecture, landmarks, and New York City. Some of the most interesting buildings and landmarks are right in Ramaz's backyard on the Upper East Side. Friends of the Upper East Side came to speak to second graders about the history of landmarks in New York and the Upper East Side Historic District. Then...

Second graders have been reading the finalist books for this year’s Irma Black Award so they can vote on the winner! Children from all over the world participate by reading the four finalist books and voting for their top...

Third graders have been learning about fossils. Students put their learning into action by “racing” against a dinosaur. By measuring their own legs and calculating their running step size, they compared their strides to those of a similar dinosaur to see who would win the...

Fourth graders participated in an exciting activity to review what they've learned in their recent math studies: after mastering their unit on fractions, they worked together to bake a cake in class! The challenge was that they needed to convert the measurements for...

Fourth graders completed a Hebrew-language homework project on Chumash, perek 40. They explored the chapter's content and discussed the life lessons they learned from it, why they feel it is worth studying, and even which character from the chapter they would like to meet and...

First graders have started creating matzah covers for Pesach! They examined different matzah cover patterns and used colorful permanent markers to design their own illustrations. They are going to finish these works by stenciling the word “matzah” on the back with sponge brushes and...

First graders finished their "How-To" writing and published their work by choosing to turn it into a book or create a poster. They learned how to write catchy introductions that grabbed their readers' attention and practiced stretching their instruction steps into multiple sentences. They also focused on adding specific...