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Parashat Shoftim                    Candle Lighting 7:29 p.m.                Havdalah 8:35 p.m.
REMINDER-SCHOOL CLOSED FOR LABOR DAY ON MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 2014
THE  MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF ELUL IS 
DAN LEKAF ZECHUT - GIVING THE BENEFIT OF THE DOUBT
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HOT LUNCHES
Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant. 
PTO Announcements
Please support your Parent Teacher Organization!

To become a PTO member, purchase challah or pita or Pizza lunch  on Thursdays, RMBA Kippot and much more, visit the Student Store on our website.

PTO THURSDAY PIZZA LUNCH BEGINS ON SEPTEMBER 4th! 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Labor Day-School Closed
Monday, September 1, 2014 

Bnei Akiva Kick-off Event
Monday, September 1, 2014
11:00 am - 1:00 pm
UOS Tabenhaus Hall
2nd grade students and upwards are invited. 
For more info click here
to RSVP click here 
Make Up High School Drama Parent Meeting
Tuesday, September 2, 2014
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Lower School Individual Student Photos
Thursday, September 4, 2014
Remember to send your EC and elementary school children looking sharp! 
Grade 12 College and Israel Guidance Night
Tuesday, September 9, 2014
6:30- 8pm
Parents and students are invited to join us in learning more about the upcoming Senior Israel Trip and College application process. 
Upper School Student Council Elections
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Middle and High School Student Elections
Flu Shots 
Wednesday, September 10, 2014
$25 each (unless covered by your insurance plan)
RMBA library 
RMBA Students 5 years and older and adults can get flu shots.  Students 5 - 7 years old must be accompanied by an adult and have a prescription. Students 8 years and older must have a waiver completed by a parent and do not need to be accompanied by an adult. Please bring a copy of your prescription or  insurance card as it mat be covered under your plan.  
Parents are encouraged to return a signed waiver in advance. Click here for waiver.
Erev Limmud Parent Child Learning
Thursday, September 11, 2014
5th - 8th grade students and parents are invited to enjoy an evening of learning hosted by Rabbi Aaron Levitt.
Calendar of Weekly Events
Upper School Torah Cafe 
Begins on Wednesday, September 3
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm 
Fundraiser for RMBA
1982 Encyclopedia Judaica
A surplus 1982 Encyclopedia Judaica is being offered in a private sale with proceeds to benefit Robert M. Beren Academy. Condition is very good. Asking price is $225.  The timeless Encyclopedia Judaica is a key element of a "future" scholar's personal Judaic research and reference library.
If interested, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
MAZEL TOV!
Mazal Tov to Rena Schwartz (7th grade) and her family on the occasion of her Batmitzvah this weekend
COLLEGE CORNER
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.
RMBA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND 
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
August 28, 2014                                                                                                                     2 Elul, 5774
WELCOME TO RMBA  

We welcomed 5 new students this week to Robert M. Beren Academy.  New and returning students brings our enrollment total to 297 students.

Welcome to Emma (K), Gabriella (EC4), and Natalia (EC15) Yadan
and Ori (5M) and Orian (4M) Morali.

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
FIRED UP FOR SCIENCE
Ms. DiGiulio introduced her Middle School Science classes to her Cornstarch Fireball lab, a favorite of hers to teach. Ms. DiGiulio uses this lab to explain fire safety while instructing students  how to correctly write a lab report. The students instruct the teacher how to dress for lab: wearing closed toe shoes,  hair tied up, wear an apron, safety goggles and gloves. This is a lab that often excites the students due to the fire display while reiterating the importance of starting the year correctly practicing safety in the lab and continue to do so all year.

SUMMER READING PACKET
Students in grades 1 through 5 received an academic packet during the summer with a list of age and reading level appropriate books they could select from to read over the summer. A delicious breakfast was held at school for these students who completed their summer reading packet and any new elementary students to celebrate this incredible achievement. The list of titles included both fiction and nonfiction books by some of the best authors for children and young adults.   


BBQ BEREN STYLE 
Upper School students were treated to a delicious BBQ on Monday courtesy of Chef Rabbi Levitt. This was a great opportunity for the students to relax and hang out over lunch with their friends and teachers as we enter the first full week of school. 


PARENT NIGHT DONE RIGHT
This week we held our annual Parent Night Informationals for Lower and Upper School. Parents gathered in the Ulam for a welcome and introductory session with the principals, followed by scheduled sessions with the teachers of their children in a casual classroom environment.  This was a great opportunity for parents to pose questions to teachers and mingle with other parents. 


INTO IVRIT (Hebrew)
Morah Rinat Alatin's 4th grade class is already working hard on their Hebrew language skills and relationship building among the students, a theme throughout the year. Morah Rinat often engages students with fun and educational games,  this particular one emphasizes that we are all unique individuals but when we match up the game pieces, together we form one special whole. 


VOLLEYBALL 
Our High School Girls Volleyball team played their first match this week and convincingly beat Mt. Carmel 3-0. Way to kick off the start of the season Beren Stars! 


SOUNDS OF THE SHOFAR 
The school corridors are alive with the sounds of the shofar every morning! For the month of Elul, students will hear the shofar being blown each morning by RMBA parents Steven Plumb and Sheldon Bootin. 

STUDENTS SHAPE UP 
As part of the geometry syllabus, a few first graders in Mrs. Fowler's class learn the names of geometric solids and understanding the parts involved. 

COACH COLE'S CORNER

BEREN ACADEMY STARS  


Middle School Volleyball 

 

Upcoming schedule:

Thursday, August 28th - Home Game vs. Emery 4:30 (Game Added)
Friday, August 29th - Off
Saturday, August 30th - Off
Sunday, August 31st - Off
Monday, September 1st - Off
Tuesday, September 2nd - Practice - 4:15 - 5:30
Wednesday, September 3rd - Practice - 4:15 - 5:30
Thursday, September 4th - Away Game @ Westbury Christian (Location Change) - 4:30 
Friday, September 5th - Off
Saturday, September 6th - Off
Sunday, September 7th - Off

 

High School Volleyball

Upcoming schedule:

 

Thursday, August 28th - Home Game @ 5:30 vs. Southwest Christian
Friday, August 29th - Off
Saturday, August 30th - Off
Sunday, August 31st - Off
Monday, September 1st - Off
Tuesday, September 2nd - Practice - 4:15 - 5:30
Wednesday, September 3rd - Away Game @ 4:00 (No van provided)
Thursday, September 4th - Home Game vs. Southwest Christian - 5:30
Friday, September 5th - Off
Saturday, September 6th - Off
Sunday, September 7th - Off

 

Flag Football 

Upcoming schedule:

 

Thursday, August 28th - Away Game @ 5:30 vs. Central (bus provided to and from the game)
Friday, August 29th - Off
Saturday, August 30th - Off
Sunday, August 31st - Off
Monday, September 1st - Off
Tuesday, September 2nd - Practice - 4:15 - 6:00
Wednesday, September 3rd - Practice - 4:15 - 6:00
Thursday, September 4th - Home Game vs. Southwest Christian - 5:30
Friday, September 5th - Off
Saturday, September 6th - Off
Sunday, September 7th - Off


For more details, please contact Chris Cole at chriscole@berenacademy.org or  281-433-4437. 

                            For questions related to the Beren Buzz please contact Leigh Levine at llevine@berenacademy.org 
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