Past Events and Photos


50th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
November 26, 2011

Alumni, parent, faculty, and friends came together to celebrate Schechter's 50th Anniversary. It was a wonderful evening for everyone.

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FAMILY MATH FAIR
March 22, 2011

Fifth-grade Schechter students hosted the annual Family Math Fair on March 22. Booth after booth of math games, challenges and fun prompted students in grades kindergarten through fourth to compute, calculate and compete for prizes. Fifth-graders, with the help of the school math specialist and their teachers, devised the theme of their project as well as age-appropriate math questions and game rules.

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MITZVAH SUNDAY
March 6, 2011

Hundreds of members of the Schechter community – including families, grandparents, faculty, staff and alumni – gathered for the 11th Annual Mitzvah Sunday community service day honoring the values of Jo Ann Toledano z”l. From baking for local law enforcement to putting together coloring books for Children’s Hospital, cooking for the homeless to cataloging the new library at Gan Shelanu, volunteers lent their energy to over a dozen good causes.

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BACK STAGE at "MUSIC MAN"
January, 2011

Schechter's 8th grade rolled up their sleeves, put on their dancing shoes and ran through lines and musical numbers for the upcoming all-Hebrew production of "Music Man." Every student in the 8th grade as well as numerous faculty work from early fall through January to put on the show.

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THE WINTER ICEBREAKER COMMUNITY BUILDING EVENT
January, 2011

Almost 100 members of the Schechter and PALS communities twirled, talked (and sometimes tumbled) at the Winter ICEbreaker community building event at the Larz Anderson Skating Pavillion.

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SCHECHTER'S NEW LOWER SCHOOL MATH TECHNOLOGY LAB
November, 2010

Students in grades 1-3 now have a 40-minute math technology class every week in the Lower School’s new  lab which is equipped with twenty computers and cutting edge Polyvision Eno and SMARTBoards. In addition to the five periods of math students already have, this extra math class features a computer program called Fastt Math - Fluency and Automaticity Through Systematic Teaching with Technology.
Fastt Math assesses each student to establish a baseline. The program then automatically differentiates and individualizes instruction and practice. Students progress at their own pace, focusing on specific areas of computation. Fastt Math ensures that students develop the necessary fluency to tackle more advanced concepts and higher order math by having them engage in various types of logic and analytical thinking.

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TOURS & TOASTS
October 3, 2010

Chris Wyett, Chair of Schechter's Building Committee that oversaw the 3.4 million renovation of the Upper School, cuts the red ribbon marking the grand reopening of the campus. Over 350 people enjoyed a festive barbecue, live music by Yom Hadash, fun-filled carnival, Israeli dancing, moon bounces and ultimate Frisbee. Ongoing tours highlighted the new 2000-square-foot sky lit Library and Media Center, redesigned art and music studios, Polyvision eno and SMARTBoard-equipped classrooms and freshly painted and carpeted building.

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Upper School Renovation Taking Shape
July 2010 | Updated August 2010

Schechter's school is unrecognizable -- sawdust, plaster, studs and lots of hammering -- as a total transformation project is well underway. By the first day of school, students will enjoy a new state-of-the-art 2,000-square-foot library, fully remodeled and redesigned art studio, music room and classroom spaces as well as Polyvision Eno Boards. The Lower School will unveil a Math Technology classroom with computers for every student.

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Click here for photos of what has been happening in the begining of July.