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REMINDER: MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 28 AND TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 29 
 - SCHOOL CLOSED FOR SUKKOT


THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
TISHREI IS ZERIZUT (ENTHUSIAM OR PASSION)
RMBA is a proud partner of

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.  
SUNDAY MORNING BAGEL DELIVERY FUNDRAISER 
To support the annual Senior  Trip to Israel, don't miss out on buying fresh bagels delivered to your home on Sunday October 11 or 18.  For more details click here.
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
MS Volleyball Game vs. St. Thomas Episcopal
Thursday, September 24
4:30pm
RMBA Gym 
Flag Football Game vs. Lighthouse Baptist 
Thursday, September 24
5:30 pm. 
RMBA 
HS JV Volleyball Game vs. FBCA
Thursday, September 24
5:30 pm. 
RMBA Gym  
HS Volleyball Game vs. FBCA
Thursday, September 24
6:30 pm. 
RMBA Gym 
Sukkot Day 1 
Monday, September 28
SCHOOL CLOSED
Sukkot Day 2
Tuesday, September 29
SCHOOL CLOSED
Sushi in the Sukkah
Wednesday, September 30
Levitt Sukkah
9th and 10th Grade students -
6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. 
11th and 12th Grade students - 
7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. 
Flag Football Away Game vs. Brazosport Christian 
Thursday,  October 1
5:30 p.m. 
High School Volleyball Away Game vs. Brazosport Christian
Thursday,  October 1
5:30 p.m. 
5th Grade Sukkot Play 
Friday,  October 2
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Shmini Atzeret
Monday, October 5
SCHOOL CLOSED
Simchat Torah 
Tuesday, October 6
SCHOOL CLOSED
SAT Testing
Sunday,  October 11
7:30 a.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
EC & K Oneg Shabbat 
Parents will be notified when our Oneg Shabbat services will begin for families to attend.
BNEI AKIVA EVENTS 
Bnei Akiva Shuk Sukkot
Sunday September 27, 2015
10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
Click here for more details 
Bnei Akiva High School Sukkah Hop
September 28, 2015
5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Bnei Akiva Middle and Elementary School Sukkah Hop
October 3, 2015
5:30 p.m. - 6:40 p.m.
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
Matan mother-daughter bat mitzvah program 
UOS 
starting  on October 11th 2015
Cost $180 
Click here for more details.

Torah Umesorah is pleased to invite the staff and parent body of RMBA to a Holocaust Seminar 
Monday October 19th 2015
8:00 p.m.
I"YH
Click here for more details.

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

ACT Tests Dates
October 25 (registeration has passed)
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 11 (registration passed)
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.

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENT
We are thrilled to announce that Lands End is an RMBA uniform provider!  Click here to easily order!
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
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 24, 2015                                                    12 Tishrei, 5776

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
ONLINE AWARENESS
Our Middle and High School students participated in a lecture from Michelle Sacks with Crime Stoppers who shared an insightful presentation about Internet safety and cyberbullying. 


SHAPES AND SIZES
EC2 students Natalie Cohen, Michaella Bublil, Evey Murchison and Eliya Vaknin proudly display their latest work. This week they discussed tashlich and are beginning to learn about colors starting with green. They practiced tearing green paper into likesize pieces and to create fun images of one of their new vocabulary words such as cat, rainbow and train.


SPIRITUALLY THROUGH SONG
High school students enjoyed a Kumsitz last Friday, an informal gathering where they sat together singing spirtually moving songs in Hebrew. Students then dined on delicious cholent to mark this special gathering. 


FRIENDS TILL THE END
(l-r) Yael Agranov, Eden Bliberg and Agam Jarufi are enjoying a little down time in the EC15 outdoor play area. This past week they have focused on Yom Kippur, enjoyed making shofars, talking about "friends", making new friends and helping each other. Our tiny tots have also explored the color blue, creating blue square art and painting blue skies with Ms Colleen.


WHALE OF A TIME
Grade 2 student Michael Sulman assists Morah Judy while she shares the story of Jonah and the Whale to his peers as they learn about Teshuva - repentance in the days leading up to Yom Kippur. 


MINIMILISTIC MAVENS 
Abstract art has left an impression on our youngest minds and in art class, EC 4 students (l-r)  Oriya Vaknin and Naomi Micha creatively explored the use of primary colors and cut outs in the style of Mondrian. 

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
Accessing the current schedule
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 Grace this week and look to win a tough match against St. Thomas Episcopal this week. 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 have been competeing very hard in their TAPPS district.  They have some tough games coming up and are looking forward to the challenge. 
  • 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.
  • Please make sure the girls wear knee length shorts for practices.
  • If you have any questions, please e-mail me at chriscole@berenacademy.org
Flag Football
  • The flag football team is now 3-2 on the season  and will play their last home game on Thursday, September 24th at RMBA at 5:30 p.m.
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.
If you have any questions about the two sports, please contact Coach Cole at chriscole@berenacademy.org.


SAFETY FIRST
As a reminder, Cliffwood and Greenwillow are neighborhood streets. Please obey all speed limits and courtesies in respect to our neighbors.

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