Lower School
Welcome to the Lower School!
An integrated approach to individual growth.
In the Lower School (grades 1-4), our focus is on the whole child. Each is treated as an individual and is a valued member of our close-knit community. Our faculty and administration get to know every student as both a person and a learner.
To view our Guide to the Lower School, click on the image below.
What's Happening in the Lower School?
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To kick off the school year, third graders jumped into innovation and tinkering. Students discussed classroom expectations and how failure can help us learn, grow, and build resilience. They then designed creative solutions to...
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First graders created beautiful geometric apples to celebrate Rosh HaShanah! Using markers and rulers, they explored how different shades of color can add depth and drawing lines in different...
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First graders read Ruby’s Tools for Making Friends by Apryl Stott as they began getting to know one another and building their classroom community. Students discussed the different “tools” Ruby used to make friends, solve problems, and manage her feelings. The children...
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The Lower School held its final Friday oneg of the year! Students gathered for prayer and festivities, including a performance of the fourth grade zimriyah dance. The...
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First graders celebrated the culmination of a months-long unit becoming experts in community workers, professionals who make sure everyone is safe and healthy. The students researched sanitation workers, firefighters, doctors...
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Fourth graders felt privileged visiting the Museum of Jewish Heritage to explore the Courage to Act: Rescue in Denmark exhibit. This trip served as the culmination of their historical fiction unit, in which students...
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Grade 4 celebrated their advancement to the Middle School with their families at the Zimriyah. This year, the theme was "Chazakim B'Yachad," "Stronger Together." The fourth graders sang to songs in Hebrew and English that connected to the theme...
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Second graders just hosted their MiddotMarks celebrations and dazzled their visiting parents with all their hard work. The students spent months learning about landmarks, including taking a tour of the Ramaz neighborhood and visiting the Empire State Building. They...
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After the fourth grade's extensive study of the American Revolution, students visited the New Revolution in New York exhibit at the Museum of the City of New York! There, they saw artifacts from...