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THE NEW MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
IYYAR IS DERECH ERETZ - CIVILIZED MANNERS
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WORLD ZIONIST CONGRESS ELECTIONS
April 30 - To is the last day to cast your vote for the Religious Zionist Slate (VOTE TORAH!) at the World Zionist Congress elections! To read Rabbi Shaul Feldman, Director of Bnei Akiva U.S. and Canada, and the Campaign Chair of the Religious Zionist Slate's passionate plea, click here.
YEARBOOKS
There are less than 20 2015 Yearbooks left, no additional books will be ordered so that are available on a first come first serve basis! 
Please pre-order your yearbook by bringing a $60 check made out to RMBA to Ms. DiGulio in room 206 as soon as possible. Books will arrive in early May and will no longer be sold at that time so order yours now!  
SMOKE DETECTOR DRIVE
RMBA Lower School Student Council is sponsoring a community wide Smoke Detector Drive. 
Click here for more details. 
CAMP MOSHAVA HOUSTON
CAMP MOSHAVA HOUSTON 
June 8 - July 31
EC2 - 6th Grade 
Click here for more details about pricing and to register your spot click here!
And to learn about our Beit Midrash Camp for boys going into 7th-9th grade click here.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
SAT Testing 
Sunday, May 3, 2015
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
AP EXAMS 
Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 15 2015
CTP 4 Testing
Grades 1-8
Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 15 2015
Teacher Appreciation Week 
Monday, May 4 - Friday, May 8, 2015
Students to bring their Stars for the PTO bulletin board on Monday, May 4. 
Students are asked to bring a flower for their teacher/s on Friday, May 8. 
2nd Grade Yom Yerushalayim Concert
Friday, May 15 2015
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Torah Fair 
Grades 1-5
Monday, May 18
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Family and friends are invited to join us for dinner during event. 
To RSVP click here 
Rosh Chodesh Sivan
Tuesday, May 19 2015
Elementary School Special Dress Day 
Name That Book Competition
Tuesday, May 19
2:45 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
5th Grade Trip to Austin
Wednesday, May 20 -
Thursday, May 21
High School Awards Banquet 
Thursday, May 21
6:30 p.m. -9:00 p.m.
Middle School Awards Banquet
Friday, May 22 
8:30 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Shavuot 
Sunday, May 24 - Monday May 25 
SCHOOL CLOSED
Memorial Day
Monday, May 25 
SCHOOL CLOSED
High School Graduation 
Wednesday, May 27 
6:30 p.m. at UOS
EC Splash Day 
Friday, May 29 
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
Calendar of Weekly Events
Chess Club EC4/K
Mondays
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Chess Club 1st- 3rd Grade
Mondays
4:00 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Happy Hands EC3
Tuesdays
12 p.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Mad Science EC3
Wednesday
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 pm. 
Mad Science EC4/K
Wednesday
3:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m.
Upper School Torah Cafe
Wednesday
4:00 p.m.
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe  for a week, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
Ballet - EC2
Thursday 
12:00 p.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Ballet - EC3
Thursday 
2:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Ballet EC4 and K 
Thursday 
2:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bricks 4 Kidz K-5
Thursday
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
EC & K Oneg Shabbat 
Friday
10:30 a.m. - 11 a.m.
COMMUNITY EVENTS

MAD Frisbee Tournament 
Sunday, May 17 
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
RMBA 

15/16 YEAR AT A GLANCE 
Click here to view the RMBA 2015/16 Academic Year at a Glance Calendar. 
COLLEGE CORNER
IMPORTANT COLLEGE CORNER ANNOUNCEMENTS

Dartmouth invites interested students and parents to an information session on Thursday, April 30 at 7:00 PM at Strake Jesuit College Preparatory School 8900 Bellaire Blvd.

See Mr. Stabell for details.

Time is running out to take the ACT before summer!

Test dates:     June 14      Registration Deadline is May 8.


The same is true for the SAT.

Test dates:    May 3       

                     June 7       Registration Deadline is May 8

If it is your first time to take the SAT,  you must use the paper registration available 
in Mr. Stabell's office.


Yeshiva University is pleased to announce the fall Open House date for next year.

Women's Open House and Israel Fair:  Sunday, November 15, 2015

Men's Open House and Israel Fair:  Sunday, November 22, 2015

See Mr. Stabell for details or look for the announcement on the College Bulletin Board.

HOT LUNCHES
Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant. 
HAVE YOU GOT THE SPIRIT?
Show your school spirit and purchase RMBA Spirit Wear Shirts for the whole family here! 
NURSE'S NOOK

Sunny hot weather has arrived! Please send your children to school wearing sunscreen and any other sun protection they may need. You can also send a bottle of sunscreen to school with them.

 

Please remember, if your child needs to take prescription medication at school, please remember to have this form filled out by your pediatrician.

If your child is out of school for any medical reason, please let me know. You can email me astern@berenacademy.org. 
COMMUNITY CAMP CORNER
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
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
April 30, 2015                                                                 11 Iyyar, 5775
WEEKLY VIDEO FROM OUR HEAD OF SCHOOL


Click on the photo above to view Rabbi Carmel's Weekly Video 

Wishing you and your family a Shabbat Shalom.

Sincerely,

Rabbi Aharoni Carmel
PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
PRIME TIME
In honor of the recent Israel focused events and activities, Morah Rinat's 8th, 9th and 10th grade students studied about past Israeli Prime Ministers and the major milestones occuring during their time in office. Below students worked in groups to correctly place the Israeli Prime Minster in chronological order based on their years of service. 


REACH FOR THE STARS
Morah Elisheva's grade 2 students created their own Chinese lanterns in honor of learning about the Chinese calendar as part of their studies of the various calendars observed around the world.  


RAINFOREST READY
In preparation of their Moody Gardens field trip, first graders selected an animal that lives in the rainforests, created a written project about the animal and then painted their animal of choice on a t-shirt that they wore on their field trip this week. 

CHALLAH CHAVERIM
Savta (grandmother to Shayna Guttman, Ariana, Noah and Ben Ackerman) came to make Challah with our Kindergarten students and shared touching photographs and stories about her family's experiences living Israel during the Six Day War. 


MAKE SOME NOISE
EC 15 students enjoy their music time where they each get an instrument to shake and use while they learn and sing during their daily music sessions. 


CUPCAKE WARS
5th graders are in the process of making cupcakes as a clay project in Art class. They have completed the bases, will still need to make the covers and then have the pieces fired in the kiln followed by painting to look like delicious cupcakes. 


ANALYZE THIS 
Dr. Harel came several weeks ago to discuss bacteria with the Middle School students. He returned last week to help swab the inside and outside of the each student's cheek, with hopes of determining if there was a difference in bacteria types inside and outside of the mouth. The students came to the class during each lunch period to count the number of colonies. He then returned to help students analyze the bacteria found. 

CHECK MATE
The 1st annual battle of the Chess minded folks took place this week with BYDS pitted against our Beren Stars. The students displayed determination and maturity with BYDS being victorious overall. Kol Hakavod to all participants and our students who are part of our recently created after school chess program. We look forward to the rematch next year for the coveted crown. 


WIGGLE TIME
Early Childhood enjoy their weekly music and movement sessions where they sing-alon and learn new Judaic songs in addition to some fun activities to get the body moving such pretending to be jellyfish, octopuses, sharks and more while imitating their movements! 


EARTH DAY 
In celebration of Earth Day the traditional second graders discussed ideas of how to make the earth a cleaner and safer place. We then walked around the campus and collected lots of trash in the hope of not only beautifying the grounds but also helping to protect animal and bird that may be out there.


CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROGRAM 
Our Middle and High School students each enjoyed informative presentations by Crystal Collier from the  Council on Alcohol and Drugs in Houston about the effects of chemical dependency that delved into the science of high risk behavior.


CLASS COMES TO LIFE
First graders visited the Rainforest exhibit at Moody gardens in Galveston this week that included a classroom visit, saw real animals and enjoyed a guided tour followed by a picnic lunch. 

ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

ATTENDANCE 

If your child is going to be late or not attending school on any given day please email attendance@berenacademy.org

 

CAR SAFETY

Always drive slowly and cautiously while on the school campus and along Greenwillow and Cliffwood Drive. Please enter and exit the school property through the applicable gates and be considerate during car pool.

 

Please refrain from parking in the assigned RMBA Auction Winner parking spot during pick up as this is reserved.   

 

STUDENT HANDBOOKS
Parents are reminded that the student handbooks are available online on our website.  To review our guidelines and rules, please click here. 

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