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STAFF HOLIDAY GIFT CAMPAIGN
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Thank you to all who have already supported our Staff Gift Campaign. To show your appreciation of the RMBA staff, make your online donation here and scroll down to Staff Gifts.
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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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First Semester Finals Continued
8th - 12th Grade
Thursday, December 11 - Tuesday, December 16
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Bingo Night Phonathon
Thursday, December 11, 2014
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Committee will be contacting RMBA families to ask for their support for our fundraising event.
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Torah Pizza Gym TPG#2
Saturday, December 13, 2014
7:30 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.
2nd-6th Grade students and families
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ACT Testing
Sunday, December 14
7:45 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
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First Night Chanukah
Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Candle Lighting after
6:03 p.m.
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Chanukah Class Performances
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Early Childhood -
9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Kindergarten -
10:15 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
First Grade -
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
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Upper School Chanukah Parties at Teachers' Homes
Thursday, December 18
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
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Lower School Talent Show
Friday, December 19, 2014
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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End of First Semester
Friday, December 19
3:00 p.m.
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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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Mad Science EC3
Wednesday
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.
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Mad Science EC4-K
Wednesday
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
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Upper School Torah Cafe
Wednesday
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Thank you to the Teller family for generously sponsoring this week's Torah Cafe.
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe for a week, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
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Girls on Track
Wednesday
4:15 - 5:30 p.m.
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Girls on the Run
Wednesday
4:15 pm. - 5:30 p.m.
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Ballet EC2
Thursday
12:15 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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Ballet EC3
Thursday
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Ballet EC4-K
Thursday
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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EC & K Oneg Shabbat
Friday
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Camp Nesher - now in their 20th year of serving Jewish communities worldwide!
Camp Director Jeff Braverman will be speaking and answering all questions about Camp Nesher, a modern orthodox summer sleepaway camp for children entering 3rd - 10th grade, located in Lakewood, PA. Short Stay options are available for younger first time campers entering 3rd - 6th grade.
Sunday December 14th 8:00PM The Abramson residence. 4323 Lemac Dr. For more information about Camp Nesher, please email
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Consulate of Israel to the Southwest Presents
Idan Raichel in Concert
ERJCC
Sunday, December 14 at 8 p.m.
Click here for more info
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Community Chanukah Bash
Wednesday, December 17
5:15 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
UOS
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 help keep our students healthy! If your child has an illness, infection or has something that is potentially contagious, PLEASE let me know! All information told to me will remain strictly confidential. Making me aware of your children's ailments will enable me to help prevent the spread of infection to others.
We are in the midst of cold and flu season. To prevent the spread of infection please remember to always practice excellent hand hygiene!
If you have not already done so, please get your flu shot!
Lastly, I am looking for parents volunteers to help with lice check on January 6th, after winter break. Please contact me at
Thank you in advance!
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Interested in getting to know our wonderful Bnot Sheirut, Aya and Neta who work with our children at school? They are free on Wednesday nights for dinner. Families are encouraged to invite them for a Kosher dinner and get to know them. You do not need to cook, you can order in or take out from any of the
Kosher establishments in Houston. If you live in the UOS eruv, you are welcome to sign up for a Shabbat meal.
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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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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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December 11, 2014 19 Kislev, 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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RMBA Families and Supporters,
We are thrilled to be hosting Beren's Bingo Bonanza at 8:30 P.M. at Robert M. Beren Academy. We invite you to break out your bell bottoms and join us for a groovy evening of dinner, drinks, auction, playing blacklight bingo and a chance to win fabulous prizes. All proceeds benefit our generous Financial Assistance Program. we are proud to offer over $1.2 million in financial assistance on an annual basis to nearly 60% of our student body. We would greatly appreciate your support and attendance. To purchase your tickets online, click here. |
AN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
This week, RMBA hosted their annual 5th Grade International Festival. Families and friends were invited to enjoy the festivities that included sampling delicious bites from a particular country, view dioramas of synagogues and learn about the unique history of countries through Hebrew projects that these students had diligently created. The evening was capped off with students presenting Hebrew teacher Rina Erlichman with a cake to celebrate her 75th birthday!
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS
Mrs. Berger's 3rd grade class has been studying clouds and were taken outside to examine the clouds in the sky and determine their names based on their size and layout.
CANDY CELLS Ms. DiGulio's 6th grade Middle School students enjoyed a fun and delicious activity where they could create a plant or animal cell out of candy based on two diagrams provided. ADVOCATE FOR ISRAEL Representatives from Israel Connections, an Israel Advocacy group shared some wonderful insight and ideas with our high school students about how to combat the misconceptions about Israel and to become a better ambassador on her behalf.
CHANUKAH IS COMING TO TOWN The Chanukah energy throughout the school is palpable with many grades and classes working on projects or themes related to Chanukah. Morah Judy Pollak's first grade class is working to create drip mats for their Menorahs at home while the Kindergarten students are learning the skilled art of playing Dreidel. 
EYES ONLY FOR YOU EC 15 Teacher Marla Reiner leads her group during circle time daily for students to enjoy stories, music or educational games. The students seen below are learning to cover their eyes while the Shema is being recited.
SCULPTURE THIS Middle school boys are working in small groups on a project in their art class that they are truly enjoying! The assignment was using hot glue and popsicle sticks, build a sculpture that is at least 5 feet tall and building up by combining smaller shapes such as triangles or pyramids or even Stars of David.
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
As an exciting incentive towards their current studies, Mrs. Fowler's elementary students who have been learning about Native American Indians each gain a feather in their headbands with a newly acquired skill or to mark their achieved progress.
HOOPS FOR HEART
Through "Hoops for Heart," K-5th grade students have been learning all sorts of basketball and hula-hoop related skills in P.E. as well as fundraising for the American Heart Association. Here are the first few students who have raised money towards our $1,000 school goal. We have less that two weeks to go and we hope you can support this cause as all money raised helps educate others about heart health and provides funds for research. Culminating "Hoops for Heart" activities will take place in each grade's regular P.E. class just prior to Winter Break.
A WOMAN OF WORTH This past Motzaei Shabbat the middle school girls and their moms were invited to enjoy a melaveh malka at the Carmel home. There was a great turnout and everyone enjoyed delicious desserts and treats. There was also beautiful singing and divrei Torah. The highlight of the evening was when the mothers and daughters each said why they appreciate the other, sharing the special qualities of each other. Many thanks to Emuna Carmel for such a lovely evening! DELIBERATE DISPUTE Mrs. Janice Kusin's debate class met for a hotly contested discourse regarding the pros and cons of vaccinations. Students shared a variety of facts and figures coupled with stellar debating skills as they duked it out in a mature and professional manner.
AM YISROEL CHAI
This year the state of Israel passed a law that every year on the 17th day of Kislev, will be a day of honor for the soldiers that were injured in Israeli wars. Schools all over the world sent thank you letters to the injured soldiers and our 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders wrote letters with the Bnot Sheirut who then took pictures of the students forming the words Toda (thank you). These kinds of pictures are being taken all over the world and sent to soldiers in Israel.
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BEREN ACADEMY STARS
Accessing Practice and Game Schedule
Reminder: The spreadsheets that were sent out at the beginning of the year should not be used anymore. The school calendar will be your only source of updated practices and games.
To review the upcoming athletics schedule on our website calendar cick here.
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Middle School Basketball Reminders
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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.
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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.
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A list of Away game locations is posted on the website.
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Updated practice schedules are on the school calendar and game schedules can 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 Reminders
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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 family should have received tickets to games that anyone in your family or friends can use. They are reusable at any home Beren game. They are NOT able to be used at any away games. If you have not received these tickets, please let Coach Cole know.
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 3 p.m. that day to carpool@berenacademy.org
ATTENDANCE
If your child is going to be late or not attending school on any given day please email attendance@berenacademy.org
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Parents are reminded that the student handbooks are available online on our website. To review our these guidelines and rules, please click here.
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