RMBA is a proud partner of
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CAMP MOSHAVA HOUSTON
June 8 - July 31
Click here for more details about our early bird pricing.
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PTO HAMANTASHEN SALE UPDATE
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Thank you to those students and families that purchased Hamantashen for Purim and to those that volunteered to help bake them! Orders will be distributed on March 3.
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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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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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Go Texan Day
Friday, February 27, 2015
Early Childhood and Elementary School students are encouraged to dress in Go Texan theme.
No toy guns or weapons please.
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Boys Basketball TAPPS Area Playoffs
Friday, February 27, 2015
2 p.m.
RMBA vs. Saint Paul XXIII
1800 N Grand Pkwy, Katy 77449
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5th Grade Purim Play
Friday, February 27, 2015
2:20 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Themed Purim Dress Up Days
Monday, March 2
LS: Favorite Character Day (book, movie, etc.)
MS: Disney Character Day
HS: Mismatch Day
Tuesday, March 3
LS: Sports Day
MS & HS: Crazy Hair/Hat Day
Wednesday, March 4
LS: Dress up like your favorite person from the Torah
Thursday, March 5
Choose your Own Costume
Costumes must be modest (boys - wear kippot or hat, no shorts or skirts / girls no shorts or pants) and have no sexual or violent images.
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March 17th Parent Teacher Conference Online Scheduler
To schedule your appointment between March 2 - March 12 click here
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Fast of Esther
Wenesday, March 4
No lunch service for Upper School and Upper School early dismissal at 2:45 p.m.
No US Torah Cafe today.
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Purim Celebrations
Tursday, March 5, 2015
Early Dismissal at 11:30 a.m.
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4th Grade trip to San Antonio
Tuesday, March 10-Wednesday March 11, 2015
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Online Safety and Mobile Device Addiction Presentation by Paul Silverman
Tuesday, March 10
7p.m.
Elementary and High School parents are invited to attend.
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RMBA Drama Club Presents "The Little Mermaid"
Thursday, March 12, 2015
8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
9:00 p.m.
Sunday March 15, 2015
9:00 a.m.
Teatro Billingue
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4 p.m. Friday Dismissal begins
Friday, March 13, 2015
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SAT Testing
Sunday, March 15 2015
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
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Middle School Overnight
Monday, March 16, 2015
6:30 p.m. - 8:00 a.m.
MS Students are invited to come back to school at 6:30 p.m. for dinner, fun activities, and a sleepover. Pickup is at 8:00 a.m. in the morning.
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Parent Teacher Conferences
Tuesday, March 17 2015
8:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m.
No Classes for students
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YU Sarachek High School Boys Basketball Tournament
Wednesday, March 18 - Monday, March 23 2015
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3rd - 8th Grade Geography Bee
Thursday, March 19 2015
1 p.m. - 2 p.m.
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Middle School Science Fair
Thursday, March 19 2015
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Calendar of Weekly Events
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Chess Club 1st- 3rd Grade
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Happy Hands EC3
Tuesdays
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
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Mad Science EC3
Wednesdays
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 pm.
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Mad Science EC4/K
Wednesdays
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
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NO TORAH CAFE THIS WEEK DUE TO TAANIT ESTHER/PURIM
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe for a week, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
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Ballet - EC2
Thursday
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
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Ballet - EC3
Thursday
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
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Ballet EC4 and K
Thursday
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Bricks 4 Kidz K-5
Thursday
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
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EC & K Oneg Shabbat
Friday
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
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Bnei Akiva Purim Carnival
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
UOS
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Kosher Chili Cook Off
Sunday, March 8 2015
ERJCC
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Mazal Tov to Ari Berti (Grade 7) and his family on the occasion of his Bar Mitzvah this weekend.
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Houston Bnei Akiva, UOS and RMBA wish Mazal Tov to Minya Goldstein (Houston Bat Sheirut 2011-2012) on her upcoming marriage to Dor Shaulie!
We will be having a Houston Sheva Brachot coordinated by Shulamis and Avi Pollak and Temima and Shlomo Stern on Thursday evening, March 19th.
All who are in Israel are invited to attend!
If you are interested in co-hosting the Sheva Brachot (whether you are able to attend or not), please contact Shlomo Stern at
sstern@bneiakiva.org for more details.
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Show your school spirit and purchase RMBA Spirit Wear Shirts for the whole family here! |
If your child has to take medication while in school, please remember to fill out and hand in our medication form.
Students ARE NOT allowed to carry medication around school with them (unless there is an extenuating circumstance).
Thank you in advance!
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There are only 40 2015 Yearbooks left, available on a first come first serve basis!
Please purchase your yearbook here as soon as possible and enter Robert M. Beren Academy and 2015 Yearbook when prompted. Yearbooks are currently on sale for $55.
We are now selling yearbook advertisements! Click here for more details.
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BunkConnect is a user-friendly referrral platform designed to help middle and lower class families access Jewish camp at special introductory rates courtesy of the Foundation for Jewish Camp. Interested families can visit www.bunkconnect.org
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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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February 26, 2015 8 Adar, 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 HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA PLAY
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We have added a Sunday Morning Performance at 9:00 a.m.!
Online Ticket Prices: $12 for adults and $10 for children
Tickets purchased at the door will be $20
To purchase your online tickets click here
For questions or to place an ad in our Playbill contact Colleen Bryant 
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MISHE MISHE MISHE
As our tradition teaches us "Mishenichnas Adar Marbin Besimcha" therefore, we would like to wish you a very happy Rosh Chodesh Adar with lots of joy. Students loved donning funny hats and dancing around the school and classrooms to celebrate Rosh Codesh and the joyful month ahead of us.
SEPHARDIGRAS
This past Rosh Chodesh we were excited to celebrate Sephardi style. The chairs were uniquely arranged in a circular fashion and we invited Rabbi Masri and Rabbi Soussan to join us and lead the festivities. Students of Sephardi descent shared passionate stories including Tania and Joseph Blanga who spoke about their father from Lebanon, Avi Passy spoke about the Jews of Greece and their part in the Holocaust and Salvi Bentolila spoke about his mother's special Moroccan soup called Adafina. Students then enjoyed a delicious Sephardi style breakfast including Shakshuka that was generously underwritten by the Kleiman family in honor of Jacklyn's Bat Mitzvah.
RECHARGED
In honor of the birthday of Alessandro Volta who invented the first battery, our 4th and 5th grade students created their own batteries in class with a little help from some vinegar and coins.
ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
EC 15 students are working on their brush stroke techniques with water colors while incorporating shapes into their paintings, notably the triangle which is symbolic of Purim and Hamantashen which we all love to eat!
EMPOWERING THE FUTURE
11th and 12th grade students enjoyed a presentation from Rabbi Jeremy Stern who is the Executive Director of ORA, Organization for the Resolutation of Agunot. Rabbi Stern discussed the core issues of what a classical Agunah is, what it means for someone to be denied a get and the halakhic solutions that are available to resolve this issue and educate students about one day signing a Halakhic Prenup.  HAMANTASHEN TREATS EC 3 students are eagerly learning about the story of Purim and created their own giant hamantashens on paper. First they outlined the shape of a large triangle and a smaller triangle inside of it, painted inside the larger triangle and then used tissue paper to create their favorite fillings!
PARTY TIME 4th graders celebrated the culmination of learning Parshat Vayeshev from the book of Bereishit with a siyum and enjoyed Israeli snacks such as Bissli and Crembo, the "winter ice cream" of Israel while acting out scenes from the Parsha.
HOT TOPIC The high School debate club were at it again discussing whether intelligent design had a space for instruction in education. This was a challenging topic for many, especially those that had to debate against what they truly believe but naturally this will only make them more skilled in debate.
WHAT LIES BENEATH THE SURFACE Elementary students enjoyed a feast for the senses while learning about the crust of the earth and tectonic plates. Teachers created clay models depicting layers of the earth and allowed students to create their own wearable models. Following instruction about the properties of these layers, a fun experiment was conducted to replicate molten lava and the tectonic plates with students using graham crackers and strawberry flavored icing. Naturally students could eat their delicious experiments when all was said and done. |
BEREN ACADEMY STARS
To review the updated upcoming athletics schedule on our website or synch any updates with your own calendar click
HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL
Girls wrap up their season
- The Beren Academy Girls ended up winning TAPPS District 9-2A for the second year in a row. Congratulations to all of the girls for their accomplishment.
- Congratulations to the following players for receiving District 9-2A honors
Tehilla Teigman, Shayna Guttman, Elisheva Teigman - 1st Team All-District
Anabella Berti, Lauren Mueller, Melissa Stock - 2nd Team All-District
- The Girls lost a tough playoff game to The Woodlands Prep 34-28. The Stars were led by Tehilla Teigman who scored 12 points.
Congratulations on a great season.
Boys advance to the second round
- The Beren Academy boys ended up the district season by representing District 9-2A in the second seed. The Stars took on a tough Huntsville Alpha Omega team and ended up winning to advance to the next round where they will take on CASA (27-1). The game will be Friday, February 27th at 2:00 pm in Katy, TX.
- Congratulations to the following players for receiving District 9-2A honors
Hersh Bootin, Asaph Kupferman, Ben Yoshor - 1st Team All-District
Roni Buchine, Zach Katz - 2nd Team All-District
Alex Ghelman - Honorable Mention
Senior Night
On February 19th, the Beren Stars hosted CHSA on Senior Night for RMBA. The seniors and their parents were honored at half time of their games for their contributions to the Beren Academy Basketball Program.
TENNIS
Middle School
The Stars played in their first match last week and all did well. Keep up the good work.
High School Tennis
The high school teams are set and everyone is working hard to get better.
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To review the upcoming athletics schedule on our website calendar click here.
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ATTENDANCE
If your child is going to be late or not attending school on any given day please email attendance@berenacademy.org
Always drive slowly and cautiously along Greenwillow and Cliffwood Drive.
Please refrain from parking in the assigned RMBA Auction Winner parking spot during pick up as this is reserved.
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Parents are reminded that the student handbooks are available online on our website. To review our guidelines and rules, please click here.
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