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Please support your Parent Teacher Organization!
To become a PTO member , purchase Challah or pita or Pizza lunch on Thursdays and much more, visit the Student Store on our website. |
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Free Family Concert with Miss Emily
ERJCC
Sunday, August 24
10:00 am - 10:45 am
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High School Welcome Back BBQ and Extra Curriculars Fair
Tuesday, August 26
11:30 am - 1 pm
High School students will get together and have the opportunity to hear about and explore all of the extra curricular activities that will be offered in the upcoming school year, followed by a BBQ lunch!
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Lower School Parent Night
Tuesday, August 26
6:30pm
Early Childhood and Elementary school parents are requested to attend a parent night informational.
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Upper School Parent Night & Drama Meeting
Wednesday, August 27
6:30pm - 9:00pm
Middle and High School parents are requested to attend a parent night informational followed by a mandatory Drama Meeting for interested parents.
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Calendar of Weekly Events
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EC Oneg Shabbat
Reichenthal Beit Midrash
Friday
10:40am - 11:00am
Parents, grandparents and friends are welcome to enjoy story time and singing Shabbat songs with our students.
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EC 3, EC 4, Kindergraten and 1st Grade parents please visit the Student Store on our website for information about selecting Fall After School Activities.
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Kippot are being sold as a student fundraiser. The kippot are $10.00 a piece and can be purchased from the front office.
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Welcome to the 2014-2015 school year. This section of the Buzz will contain information about various aspects of the college selection process. The registration deadlines for the SAT and ACT are listed below.
SAT Test Date October 12 Register by September 12
Test Date November 9 Register by October 9
ACT Test Date September 12 Deadline has passed
Test Date October 26 Register by September 19
Please contact our College Guidance Director Dick Stabell with any questions. |
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Robert M. Beren Academy has created a Scholarship Endowment Fund in honor of Dr. Alan Hoffman. For more information about how you can support the Endowment Fund contact the Development Director Leigh Levine
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August 21, 2014 25 Av, 5774
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ROBERT M. BEREN ACADEMY IS BOOMING!
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We are thrilled to share that Robert M. Beren Academy is enjoying incredible attendance numbers with a consistant growth in number of students over the past few years. At the start of the 2012/2013 academic year we had 262 students enrolled, and the 2013/2014 academic year we had 269 students enrolled. For the 2014/2015 academic school year, we welcome 63 new students to our campus for a total of 291 students enrolled. We are incredibly proud of the BOOMING school and welcome all our new and returning students and families for yet another incredible school year at Robert M. Beren Academy!
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FIRST DAY BACK TO SCHOOL VIDEO
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Looking forward to an incredible school year at RMBA.
Sincerely,
Rabbi Aharoni Carmel
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ROBERT M. BEREN ACADEMY UPDATES
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WEBSITE
You asked and we listened! We are excited to share our new and improved Robert M. Beren Academy website with you. Our administrative team has worked for months behind the scenes to design and create a website that is modern, informative and easy to use. Your feedback is important to us and we welcome your thoughts as we continuously strive to improve upon your experience as a parent at RMBA.
ONLINE CALENDAR
As parents, you can view our NEW school calendar on our website for events and updates about the school. The calendar allows you to select from different calendar categories to streamline information that you feel is relevant to you and your child/ren. We have also included Middle and High School test and project calendars where teachers will be sharing information about upcoming tests and projects. You can also import the RMBA calendar into your own personal calendars by selecting the calendar categories you wish to add and them selecting the subscribe option.
WEEKLY COMMUNICATION
Once again, we wish to keep you as informed as possible and we will continue to email this weekly newsletter known as the Beren Buzz. The Beren Buzz will include:
- A weekly Dvar Torah from Head of School Rabbi Aharoni Carmel
- a list of Upcoming Events and relevant details
- Highlights and Photos (or videos) from the past week
- Important Messages the school administration wishes to share
- Sports Updates from Coach Cole including schedules and results
- PTO Updates and Forms
- College Corner with updates from Dick Stabell
We will also be send a simple and concise Weekly Email Notification of pertinent upcoming school events each Sunday to keep parents informed about the week ahead.
HOT LUNCHES
Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant.
AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
EC 3, EC 4, Kindergraten and 1st Grade parents, Please visit the Student Store on our website for information about selecting your Fall After School Activities.
SECURITY
The security of your children is of the utmost important to us at Robert M. Beren Academy. We continue to develop and implement security measures that will address all concerns you may have as parents, ultimately making this an even safer environment.
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BEREN ACADEMY STARS
Middle School Volleyball Starts August 25th
The middle school team is open to girls in grades 6-8. The season will consist of a 8-10 game schedule with half of them being at Beren and the other half being away. Practices will take place after school and will be finished by 6:00pm. Each parent is responsible for finding transportation to and from away games. The team will be coached by Chris Cole and will focus on proper technique in the fundamentals of the game of volleyball. Each player will be required to have appropriate tennis shoes, knee pads and purchase a game shirt that will cost less than $15.00.
Next weeks schedule is......
Monday, August 25th - Practice from 4:15-5:30
Tuesday, August 26th - Practice from 4:15 - 6:00
Wednesday, August 27th - Practice from 4:15 - 6:00
Thursday, August 28th - Practice from 4:15 - 5:30
Friday, August 29th - Off
Saturday, August 30th - Off
Sunday, August 31st - Off
High School Volleyball Starts August 24th
The high school team is open to girls in grades 9-12. The season will consist of a 8-10 game schedule with half of them being at Beren and the other half being away. Practices will take place after school and will be finished by 6:00pm. Each parent is responsible for finding transportation to some of the away games with a van being provided for the ones that are farther away. The team will be coached by Nancy Cole and will focus on proper technique in the fundamentals of the game of volleyball. Each player will be required to have appropriate tennis shoes and knee pads..
Next weeks schedule is......
Monday, August 25th - Home Game @ 5:30 vs. Mt. Carmel
Tuesday, August 26th - Off
Wednesday, August 27th - Practice from 4:15 - 6:00
Thursday, August 28th - Home Game @ 5:30 vs. Southwest Christian
Friday, August 29th - Off
Saturday, August 30th - Off
Sunday, August 31st - Off
Flag Football Starts August 25th
The Flag Football team is open to boys in grades 7-12. The season will consist of a 7-8 game schedule with half of them being at Beren and the other half being away. Practices will take place after school and will be finished by 6:00pm. Each parent is responsible for finding transportation to some of the away games with a van being provided for the ones that are farther away. The team will be coached by Adeyinka Peters and will focus on proper technique in the fundamentals of the game of flag football. Each player will be required to have appropriate rubber cleats.
Next weeks schedule is......
Monday, August 25th - Practice from 4:15-6:00
Tuesday, August 26th - Practice from 4:15 - 6:00
Wednesday, August 27th - Practice from 4:15 - 6:00
Thursday, August 28th - Away Game @ 5:30 vs. Central
Friday, August 29th - Off
Saturday, August 30th - Off
Sunday, August 31st - Off
For more details, please contact the Athletic Director Chris Cole at chriscole@berenacademy.org or on his cell phone at 281-433-4437.
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ALS Ice Bucket Challenge!
Shira Levitt (Grade 10) challenged Robert M. Beren Academy principals and head of school to the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. Enjoy the challenge video below!
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This is a unique opportunity for all of us too look around and think about how we can support sick people in our community and in other communities. We all know people among us who deal with health challenges and who truly need our prayer and support. To make a donation to ALS Research click here.
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