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

HOUSTON ROCKETS FOOD DRIVE 
Benefiting Casa Espranza and Target Hunger 
Wednesday, October 14 - Wednesday, October 21
All students are encouraged to donate non-perishable food items. The class with the most items will win Houston Rockets t-shirts. 
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.
SAVE THE DATE 
GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY 
Wednesday, November 25 
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Middle School Volleyball Away Game vs. Wesley Academy
Thursday,  October 8
4:30 p.m. 
Flag Football Away Game vs. CentralChristian 
Thursday,  October 8
4:30 p.m. 
High School Volleyball Home Game vs. Community Christian
Thursday,  October 8
6:00 p.m. 
Houston  Astros Spirit Day 
Friday,  October 8
Students can wear Astros shirts or blue, orange and white 
SAT Testing
Sunday,  October 11
7:30 a.m. 
High School Volleyball Away Game vs. Chinquapin
Monday,  October 12
5:00 p.m. 
Elementary School Special Dress Day 
Tuesday,  October 13
Middle School Volleyball Away Game vs. Cornerstone
Tuesday,  October 13
4:30 p.m. 
High School JV Volleyball Away Game vs. First Baptist Christian Academy
Tuesday,  October 13
5:00 p.m. 
High School Varsity Volleyball Away Game vs. First Baptist Christian Academy
Tuesday,  October 13
6:00 p.m. 
Middle School Retreat
Wednesday,  October 14-Thursday October 15
Coffee, Croisants and Conversation with Ms. Stacey
Wednesday,  October 14
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Topic: How to have healthy relationships with your kids
High School Volleyball Home Game vs. Chinquapin
Thursday,  October 15
6:00 p.m. 
High School JV Volleyball Away Game vs. Briarwood
Tuesday,  October 20
5:00 p.m. 
High School Varsity Volleyball Away Game vs. Briarwood
Tuesday,  October 20
6:00 p.m. 
ACT Testing
Sunday,  October 25
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Staff Professional Development Day 
Monday,  November 2
NO SCHOOL 
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
Wednesdays 
4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
If you are interested in sponsoring Torah Cafe for a week please contact Rabbi Levitt
BNEI AKIVA EVENTS 
Sunday Funday with Bnei Akiva
Sunday October 25, 2015
Details to follow soon...
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
Matan mother-daughter bat mitzvah program 
UOS 
starting  on October 11th 2015
Cost $180 
Click here for more details.

David Banai in Concert 
Monday October 19th 2015
7:30 p.m.
ERJCC
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. 
NURSE'S NOOK
Please remember to email or call the nurse if your child is out of school for any health issue. This is especially important as we enter cold and flu season. Thank you in advance.

If your child needs to take medication on campus for any reason, please make sure you fill out the medication form and bring the medication to clinic. Under no circumstances may a student have any medication in their possession while on campus.

HEALTH SCREENINGS
November 3 - November 20 
Nurse Aliza Stern will be conducting Health Screenings for all new students over the age of four and any students in the following grades: 
EC 4 
K 
Grade 1 
Grade 3 
Grade 5 
Grade 7
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.


Coast to Coast College Tour 
Wednesday October 21 
7p.m. - 9p.m.
The Westin, Memorial City
Information evening with admission representatives of Dartmouth College, Northwestern University, Princeton University,  University of California, Berkley, Vanderbilt University. 



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
SAFETY FIRST
As a reminder, Cliffwood and Greenwillow are neighborhood streets. Please obey all speed limits and courtesies in respect to our neighbors.
October 8, 2015                                                    25 Tishrei, 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
Our 5th Grade students performed their Sukkot play for friends and family filled with incredible songs and monologues entirely in Hebrew. Enjoy! 
PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
CAVE ART
(l-r) Devyn Dunivan, Abigale Agranov, Ariana Ackerman, Lior Levi and Liam Samet are learning about the history of languague and communication and students worked together in groups to create communicative images they drew in their "caves".


MOVERS AND SHAKERS 
EC Music Teacher Elizabeth Juarez brings fun and excitement to each class once a week with an engaging music and movement session that gets the students buzzing including the EC 2 class as seen below. 


DO IT YOURSELF
Elementary and Middle School students enjoyed creative and unique Sukkot activities outdoors where they made their own pita and hummus, learned how to build a Kosher Sukkah, participated in a scavenger hunt in teams and then dined on falafel that they helped to make. 




LEARNING LETTERS 
Kindergarten students (l-r) Gavriel Amir, Daniel Zonana and Itamar Shitrit are practicing to perfect writing all the letters of the alphabet and once a letter is mastered they then get to create it with the aid of a Geo Board. 


SIMCHAT TORAH 
EC 3 students (l-r) Odia Shitrit, Meira Meckley, Yael Shitrit, Perry Aronov and Daphna Agranov proudly wave their newly made flags in honor of Simchat Torah. 


COUNT ON ME 
EC 4 teacher Sarah Herbst works with Jacob Levit and Sivan Melnik on number identification, ordering and counting.  


ZOOKKOT
Check out this video recapping the fun Houston Zoo experience our Upper School students enjoyed last week in honor of Sukkot. 

PAINTING PALS 
EC 15 student Emma Saar adds to the class painting to hang outside the classroom.   Our budding artists are practicing and gaining fine muscle control and strengthening eye-hand motor coordination while having loads of fun! 

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
Accessing the current schedule
Please re sync your calendars weekly if it is something that you do.

Basketball Season is Near
  • The middle school basketball season will start on Sunday, October 18th.  The times will be announced early next week.  Middle school basketball is open to boys in grades 5-8 and girls in grades 6-8.  The practices and games will mostly be on Sundays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.  If you have any questions, please email me at chriscole@berenacademy.org.  The practices will be posted on the school calendar by the end of next week.
  • The high school boys will start on Monday, October 19th.  
Middle School Volleyball
The middle school volleyball team is coming down to the end of the season.  The girls have come a long way and continue to work hard.
  • 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 competing 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.
Flag Football
The flag football team is now 4-3 on the season  and will play at Central Christian on Thursday, October 8th, at 4:30
If you have any questions about sports, please contact Coach Cole at chriscole@berenacademy.org.

Check out RMBA Sports Program featured in this week's Jewish Herald Voice Newspaper here. 

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