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Parashat Ki Tavo       
 Shabbat Candle Lighting 7:22 p.m.          Havdalah 8:29 p.m.

REMINDER: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 - LABOR DAY - SCHOOL CLOSED 


THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
ELUL IS TESHUVA-REPENTANCE
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PTO ANNOUNCEMENTS
Support PTO Fundraisers!

Click here to sign up your child/ren for Thursday Pizza lunch.

To sign up as a PTO member for $36 click here 

EC parents, for $36 ensure your child receives challah and grape juice during weekly Shabbat celebrations click here.
SABAS SCHOOL LUNCH
Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant.  
8TH GRADE FUNDRAISER 
To support the annual 8th Grade Trip to Washington DC, please consider signing up for challah or pita for your child to bring home on Friday by clicking here.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Labor Day
Monday, September 7
SCHOOL CLOSED
Middle School Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Veritas
Tuesday, September 8
4:30 p.m.
RMBA Gym 
High School Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Brazosport 
Tuesday, September 8
Time TBA
RMBA Gym 
12th Grade College and Israel Guidance Night  
Tuesday, September 8
6:30 p.m.
5th - 8th Grade Parent Child Erev Limmud
Wednesday, September 9
7 p.m. - 8 p.m. 
RMBA 
Upper School Student Council Elections
Thursday, September 10
Middle School Girls Volleyball Away Game vs. The Honor Roll School
Wednesday, September 10
4:30 p.m.
ACT Testing 
Sunday, September 13
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Erev Rosh Hashana 
Sunday, September 13
Rosh Hashana 
SCHOOL CLOSED
Monday, September 14
Tuesday, September 15
Tzom Gedaliah 
Wednesday, September 16
Upper School early dismissal at 2:45 p.m.
Middle School Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. The Cornerstone School
Thursday, September 17
4:30 p.m.
High School Girls Volleyball Home Game vs. Briarwood School
Thursday, September 17
5:30 p.m.
Calendar of Weekly Events
EC2-K After School 
Activities 

Soccer Shots - Monday

Happy Hands - Tuesday

Mad Science - Wednesday

Ballet - Thursday 

For more details and to sign up for activities click here

Questions? Contact groisman@berenacademy.org
Middle School Torah Cafe Club
Wednesday
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe  for a week, please contact Rabbi Aaron Levitt
EC & K Oneg Shabbat 
Parents will be notified when our Oneg Shabbat services will begin for families to attend.
BNEI AKIVA EVENTS 
Bnei Akiva Cafe Dilemma
Saturday, September 5 
10 p.m.
9th-12th Grade
For more details click here  
Bnei Akiva Arba Minim for Sukkot
All orders to be made by Monday, September 7. 
For more details click here  
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
Matan mother-daughter bat mitzvah program 
UOS 
starting  on October 11th 2015
Cost $180 
Click here for more details.

MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Molly Goldstein (Grade 7) on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah this weekend. 

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

Brandeis University will be on campus to speak to our seniors Wednesday, September 16 during the GS Elective period.

ACT Tests Dates
September 13 (registration passed)
October 25 (register by Sept 18)
December 13 (register by Nov 6)
February 7 (register by Jan 8)
April 10 (register by Mar 4)
June 19 (register by May 6)

SAT Test Dates 
October 4 (register by Sep 3)
November 8 (register by Oct 9)
December 6 (register by Nov 5)
January 24 (register by Dec 28)
March 6 (register by Feb 5)
May 8 (register by Apr 8)
June 5 (register by May 5)

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.

NURSE'S NOOK

HAVE YOU GOT THE SPIRIT?
Show your school spirit and purchase RMBA Spirit Wear Shirts for the whole family here! 
SCHOOL DIRECTORY
A reminder that the school directory is available to parents on RenWeb. 
ATTENDANCE PROCEDURES

ATTENDANCE 

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

 

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
September 3, 2015                                                            17 Elul, 5775
WELCOME TO OUR BNOT SHERUT 
We are pleased to welcome our newest Bnot Sherut for the coming school year, Shani Breslauer and Renana Spiegelman.  To learn more about these wonderful young women who will be spending the next year with us at RMBA please click here.

Shani Breslauer (left) and Renana Spiegelman (right)
PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
ALEPH BET 
EC 2 students Natalia Yadan, Liel Karo and Daniel Sharur enjoy working with play doh and cutting out shapes using Hebrew letters. 


CHALLAH BAKE
Kindergarten students Leenoy Jarufi, Samuel Rosenzweig and Shirli Hochman enjoy making Challah every Friday with Noah Ackerman's safta. 


EVERY VOTE COUNTS
Simcha Korn (grade 11) signs up to support Adam Hoffman's (grade 10) run for student council. Students need to collect signatures from their peers in order to be eligible to represent their class.  


THE BEGINNING 
Elementary School Montessori students learning the story of creation with an interactive and engaging demonstration courtesy of Ms. Fowler and Ms. Bigham.


SUNSHINE GANG
The youngest RMBA students enjoying some outdoor fun in the dedicated EC 15 play space. (l-r)  Eden Bliberg, Ms. Regina, Yael Agranov, Ariel Karo, Maytal Kellerman, Orin Gonik, Natalie Cohen.


ROPED IN 
The Cole coaching team has a firm handle on the athletics program at RMBA as we welcome Coach Sophia to our staff to oversee the our Early Childhood and Elementary School physical education program. 


THE BEES KNEES
EC 4 students working on painting between the lines as they create beautiful images of bees (l-r) Noam Levi and Shira Cohen. 


SHAPE UP
4th grade students (l-r) Jacob Silberlicht and Joshua Danziger working on tessellations in math. 


CHARITABLE MINDS
EC 3 student Miles Bryant enjoying the honor of collecting Tzedakah from classmate Yael Shitrit. 


WELL READ 
Ms. Berger's 3rd grade students visit the school library to select a new book and enjoy some quiet time as they dive into their adventure (l-r) Rina Levitt, Liel Vaknin, Joshua Long, Donny Silverstone and Simcha Levitt. 

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
To visit the Athletics Calendar on our website and view upcoming practices and games click here.  Please re-sync your calendars weekly if it is something that you do.

Middle School Volleyball
  • The middle school volleyball team played a tough match against Wesley this week.  The girls are working hard everyday and getting better.  They will look to bounce back next Tuesday.  Here are a couple of things to think about as we start to play games on the road...
  • 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.
  • Transportation to and from away games are the parents responsibility. The middle school girls away games are on September 10, September 21, October 8, October 13 and October 15th.
  • 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.
  • Updated practice schedules are on the school calendar and game schedules can be found on the school website calendar.
  • The gate code is 233# for anyone picking up their child from basketball practice or games. Please use the Greenwillow gate.
  • If you have any questions, please e-mail me at chriscole@berenacademy.org.
  • I am always looking for adults to call lines, do the book and do the clock.
High School Volleyball
  • The girls won their first game of the season against Northwest Christian.  The Stars were led by freshman Ruthie Palla and senior Tehilla Teigman.  Here are a couple of reminders about the season.
  • Some schools will charge admission at their schools to watch the game (most High School's will charge).
  • Updated practice schedules are on the school calendar and game schedules can be found on the school website calendar.
  • The gate code is 233# for anyone picking up their child from basketball practice or games. Please use the Greenwillow gate.
  • If you have any questions, please e-mail me at chriscole@berenacademy.org
Flag Football

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    The flag football team has started practice and will play their first game next Thursday at Beren, at 5:30.

     

BASKETBALL TO START IN LATE OCTOBER
 
All middle school and high school basketball teams will start in the later half of October.  Exact dates will be published in a few weeks.

Questions? email Coach Cole

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