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Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant.
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Yearbooks are now on sale! You may purchase your yearbook here and then enter Robert M. Beren Academy and 2015 Yearbook when prompted. Yearbooks are currently on sale for $55. Senior Pages are also purchasable online under the Ad section for $100.
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Friday Early Dismissals Begin on Friday, November 7, 2014 at 3 p.m.
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SAT Testing
Sunday, November 9, 2014
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Language in Montessori
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Montessori parents are invited to learn about the scope of language in Montessori.
Click here for more details
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Seniors Depart for Israel Trip
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
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Torah, Pizza, Gym (TPG)
Saturday, November 15, 2014
7:30 p.m. - 9:45 p.m.
This is a joint RMBA and Bnei Akiva initiative which brings together 2nd - 6th grade parents and their children for parent-child learning followed by pizza and fun in the gym!
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PARENT TEACHER CONFERENCE
Tuesday, November 18, 2014
8 a.m. - 7 p.m.
School closed for Elementary and Upper School students.
*Early Childhood classes still in session.
Parents can schedule appointments here from Monday, November 3 starting at 9:00 a.m until Thursday, November 13.
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Parent Evening with John Collins
Thursday, November 20, 2014
7:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
Elementary and Upper School parents are invited to attend.
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Seniors Return from Israel Trip
Monday, November 24, 2014
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PTO Book Fair
Moms (Davening) and Muffins
Monday, November 24, 2014
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
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PTO Book Fair
Dads, Davening and Donuts
Tuesday, November 25, 2014
7:45 a.m. - 8:30 a.m.
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GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY
Wednesday, November 26
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
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Early Dismissal for Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
11:30 a.m.
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Thanksgiving Break
Thursday, November 27-Friday, November 28
NO SCHOOL
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Mazal Tov to Rina Yanowitz and Eve Vaknin (Grade 6), on the occasion of their Bat Mitzvahs.
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We want to share an honorable mention to the following students: Avi Passy, Nathan Plumb, Akiva Levy, Nathan Lashak, Ari Hoffman, Eitan Hoffman, Akiva Garner & Yari Garner who upon hearing a Seven Acres resident had passed away with little family present, responded to the call to attend and participate in the funeral this past Monday while ensuring that a Minyan was present. Kol Hakavod.
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Calendar of Weekly Events
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Chess Club EC 4-K
Monday
2 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Chess Club 1-3 Grade
Monday
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
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Girls on Track
Monday
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Girls on the Run
Monday
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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Happy Hands EC3
Tuesday
12:00 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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Upper School Torah Cafe
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe for a week, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
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Bnei Akiva Middle School Shabbat Dinner at The Gelmans
Friday, November 14, 2014
6:15 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
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Camp Moshava I.O. Informational
Saturday, November 8, 2014
7:30 p.m.
Hosted by Pablo & Tova Geralnik
Click here for more details
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ERJCC Presents
Oliver Lapin Family Day
Sunday, November 9, 2014
9 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Click here for more details
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RMBA PRESENTS
BEREN'S BINGO BONANZA WITH A TWIST
Saturday, January 10, 2015
8 p.m.
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Please remember to get your flu shot as we have entered the Flu Season.
Health Screenings
Nurse Aliza will be conducting health screenings from 11/7-12/2. The screenings include vision, hearing and pre-diabetes screening. They will all be conducted in the privacy of the school clinic. They are for EC 4, Kindergarten, 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th grades and any new students to the school. Parents will only hear from the clinic if there is an issue. 6th and 9th graders will have scoliosis screenings in the beginning of December.
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The 2014-2015 SAT registration packets and study guides have arrived. First time SAT test takers must use the paper registration form. They are available in Mr. Stabell's office.
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YESHIVA UNIVERSITY announces OPEN HOUSE and ISRAEL FAIR
Undergraduate Women Sunday, November 16 9:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Undergraduate Men
Sunday, November 23
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Students to see bulletin board for details
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The University of Chicago invites Beren seniors to a Shabbaton on campus November 7-8.
Please contact our College Counselor Dick Stabell with any questions.
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RMBA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
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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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November 6, 2014 13 Cheshvan, 5775
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| WEEKLY VIDEO FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL |
Click on the photo above to view Rabbi Carmel's Weekly Video
Sincerely,
Rabbi Aharoni Carmel
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| INDIVIDUAL PHOTOGRAPHS READY TO ORDER |
Below please find the link to the RMBA individual student photographs. They are divided into three categories:
Pre-School
Lower School
Upper School
To order photographs, please visit http://www.enjoyphotos.com, and fill in the following information:
Username: RMBA 2014
Password: 7447
Thank you once again to Eric Kleiman Photography.
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MYSTERY READER
Kindergarten students were overwhelmed with excitement and anticipation as they welcome their Mystery Reader for the week, student Jordan Jaffe's mother in disguise. The class enjoyed her animated story telling of the book "Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs". We can't wait to see who will knock on the door next week.
HIGHER LEARNING
The Torah cafe program is well underway with students meeting on Wednesdays after school for in-depth discussions and study. Students are currently concluding the Story of Yonah and students delved into whether we have a choice in life, as Yonah was forced to do certain things even though he did not always want to do them.
MEET ME AT THE PLAYGROUND
The RMBA PTO generously underwrote the creation of an enclosed play area for our EC 15 and EC 2 classes filled with fun and age appropriate toys and activities selected by Principal Helene Lubel for our smallest students.
CITY ART
3rd grade students have been working on an exciting and challenging art project with art teacher Colleen Bryant. They carved a cityscape into a special printmaking foam to make their own custom "stamp". Then after painting a background of a sunset over the ocean, they inked and printed their cityscape onto their background to show the city and it's reflection in the water.
AIPAC CONFERENCE
A group of 9 high school students accompanied by Mrs. Gila Chen and Mr. Wadler attended the AIPAC Policy Conference held this past weekend in Dallas. The event attracts more than 10,000 community and student activists from all 50 states, and more than half of the Senate, a third of the House of Representatives and countless Israeli and American policymakers and thought leaders. AIPAC's aims are for us "to gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues facing our community, and to rededicate ourselves to involvement in pro-Israel politics." On the last day, the students had the unique opportunity to meet Alon Ben Gurion, the grandson of our first prime minister of Israel, David Ben Gurion. He spoke of the important legacy of his grandfather, especially the day his grandfather declared the establishment of the state of Israel.
GET INTO THE ZONE
EC4-K students enjoyed a fun crossover playdate with their Goldberg Montessori cohorts at The Zone while school was not in session this past Monday.
READY TO LEARN
Although the students were not in session on Monday, our teachers diligently participated in their professional development seminars. Our EC teachers enjoyed a city wide Jewish Day school course off campus while our elementary and upper school staff enjoyed some challenging presentations, discussions and creative collaborations.
THE ART OF LISTENING
Another popular installment of Lower School Principal Helene Lubel's Coffee and Conversation Program took place this week and we welcomed the return of Elyssa Fink, LCSW to lead a session discussion about effective listening skills to utilize as parents.
BAKER'S DELIGHT
As part of the ongoing Ulpan Maasi program where students experience life in Israel while practicing conversational Hebrew, elementary school students were transported to the famous Ma'afiyot Angel (Angel Bakery) where they worked together to bake delicious oogiyot (cookies) from scratch, then decorate their plates followed by creating advertisements in teams as to why their bakery was the best.
ROLLING MOTION
Lower School student's in Mrs. Patti Ross's class have been learning about Newton's Law of Inertia and to test the theory, they paired up and experimented by releasing two balls of varying mass and with a measuring wheel, determined which ball travelled a longer distance down the lower school hallways.
YOUNG LEADERS
This past weekend, Mrs. Levitt accompanied four RMBA teens to the Yachad National Leadership training conference in Stamford Conneticut. There the teens had many great sessions discussing leadership and learning how to advocate for special needs in our communities. It was a great and rewarding weekend and the Beren teens made lots of new friends from across the country who are also involved in Yachad, The National Jewish Counsel for Disabilities.
FALL IS UPON US
Now that the cooler weather is finally upon us, Mrs. Fowler's 1st and 2nd grade students helped clean up the garden in preparation for the fruits and vegetables that will be planted and studied.
YES, WE TEACH ROBOTICS!
In the Middle School Robotics class, students utilize LEGO EV3 kits to solve problems through engineering and programming. For this challenge, they built a small robot to maneuver through a tunnel and engage a pressure plate at the end. They had to program their robots to navigate autonomously by using infrared and/or touch sensors to sense walls and trigger programming to allow their robots to turn and follow the tunnel through multiple right angle turns.
SEARCHING FOR ANSWERS
Geverit Erlichman's 5th Grade class proudly adorned the wall outside their classroom with various challenging biblical quotes and questions the students had posed to one another written in both Hebrew and English.
EVERYDAY IS FUN
1st Grade students are alway using creative and engaging approaches with their Everyday Math curriculum in Mrs. Schneider's class.
EVERY VOTE COUNTS
While the rest country of voted on the Midterm elections on Tuesday, RMBA students participated in their own exciting elections...selecting the proposed design for the school spirit wear shirt! Students anonymously voted for one of three potential designs using our school IPads. We look forward to sharing the results with you all soon...
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BEREN ACADEMY STARS
Basketball Season has started!!!
Several teams have already opened their season with some exciting games this past week.
High School Girls opened their season with a tough loss on Monday, but bounced back and got a much needed win in their TAPPS district opener on Tuesday. The girls are 1-1 overall (1-0 in district) as they prepare for two more tough games before the seniors leave for their Israel trip.
High School Boys opened their season with an impressive TAPPS district 9-2A opener against Briarwood. The boys, who are 1-0 on the year (1-0 in district) are also preparing for two more tough games before the seniors leave for their Israel trip.
Middle School Boys JV opened up on Tuesday with an impressive win against Grace. The JV boys are 1-0 on the season.
Middle School Boys Varsity opened up on Tuesday with a tough loss against Grace. The varsity boys are 0-1 on the season.
Middle School Basketball
Middle School Basketball has officially started. Here are a few reminders for all parents.
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All girls MUST wear an undershirt under their jersey. This shirt must be the same color as the primary color of the uniform (Home games - white; Away games - Royal blue). Boys don't need to wear an undershirt, but if they choose to do so, the same rules apply.
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All players (boys and girls) need to purchase a royal blue pair of shorts if they do not already have. The shorts need to be completely royal blue with no stripes down the side. They can be purchased at Academy for about $6.00.
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Some schools will charge admission at their schools to watch the game (most will not charge). We do not charge admission at Beren for middle school games.
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Transportation to and from away games are the parents responsibility. The middle school girls do not have any away games until January. Both boys teams play away for their first game next week.
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There will be games in which the middle school players will need to leave their last class early to make it to the games on time. I will send out a list of what games those are and when you are able to pick them up from school.
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A list of Away game locations is posted on the website.
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Updated practice and game schedules can also be found on the school website and calendar.
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Please use the Greenwillow gate for picking up students after games or practices.
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If you have any questions, please e-mail me at chriscole@berenacademy.org.
High School Basketball
High School Basketball has officially started. Here are a few reminders for all parents.
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All girls MUST wear an undershirt under their jersey. This shirt must be the same color as the primary color of the uniform (Home games - white; Away games - Royal blue). Boys don't need to wear an undershirt, but if they choose to do so, the same rules apply.
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Some schools will charge admission at their schools to watch the game (most High School's will charge). We charge admission at Beren for some high school games. Each player will receive 20 tickets to games that anyone in your family can use. They are reuseable at any home Beren game. They are NOT able to be used at any away games.
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A list of Away game locations is posted on the website.
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Updated practice and game schedules can also be found on the school website and calendar.
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Please use the Greenwillow gate for picking up students after games or practices.
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If you have any questions, please e-mail me at chriscole@berenacademy.org
To review the upcoming athletics schedule on our website calendar cick here.
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CLICK HERE FOR CARPOOL PROCEDURES
Always drive slowly and cautiously along Greenwillow and Cliffwood Drive.
If there will be a change to your child's pick up situation during carpool please email this information by 3p.m. that day to office@berenacademy.org
ATTENDANCE
If your child is going to be late or not attending school on any given day please email office@berenacademy.org
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