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 Shabbat Candle Lighting 6:32 p.m.       Havdalah 7:38 p.m.

THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
CHESHVAN IS RACHAMIM - COMPASSION
RMBA is a proud partner of

HOUSTON ROCKETS FOOD DRIVE 
Benefiting Casa Espranza and Target Hunger 
Started Wednesday, October 14 - Ends 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 and the school that wins will get a visit from Clutch, the Rockets mascot! 
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 morning, October 18. or October 25  For more details click here.
SAVE THE DATE 
GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY 
Wednesday, November 25 
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
RMBA Gala 
Sunday, April 10, 2016 
Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston
Details to follow...
Calendar of Upcoming Events
High School Volleyball Home Game vs. Chinquapin
Thursday,  October 15
6:00 p.m. 
Middle School Retreat Returns 
Thursday,  October 15
Approximately 7:00 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.
YACHAD National HS Leadership Seminar 
Friday,  October 30 - Sunday November 1
AIPAC  HS Summit
Sunday November 1 - Tuesday November 3
Staff Professional Development Day 
Monday,  November 2
NO SCHOOL 
Senior Trip to Israel 
Wednesday, November 4 - Wednesday, November 18
Friday 3:00 p.m. Early Dismissals Begin  
Friday,  November 6
SAT Testing 
Sunday, November 8
7:45 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
K-3 Parent Teacher Night 
Tuesday,  November 10
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Click here for more details 
4-5 Parent Teacher Night 
Wednesday,  November 11
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Click here for more details 
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
MAZAL TOV 
Mazal Tov to Tchelet Carmel (grade 7) and her family on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah this weekend. 
BNEI AKIVA EVENTS 
Sunday Funday with Bnei Akiva
Sunday October 25, 2015
Details to follow soon...
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
Ehud 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.

A Four-Part Parenting Series for Young Parents 
ERJCC
Starts October 27 , 2015 
Click here for more details.

CYJ Family Camp 
November 6-8, 2015 
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 
November 8 (registration passed)
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
CREATE A LEGACY CAMPAIGN
"Every individual is a pillar on which the future of Judaism rests." - Abraham Joshua Heschel 
Legacy giving will ensure the success and vitality of Robert M. Beren Academy for generations to come. For more information about the Create a Legacy Program please contact 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 15, 2015                                                    2 Cheshvan, 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
The Middle School Retreat was held this week with an incredible two days filled with team building, bonding and growth. Enjoy this short video illustrating the amazing
Ruach at the bonfire on Wednesday night. 

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
GO ASTROS 
RMBA students got into the Spirit of the MLB Playoffs and enjoyed a "Go Astros Day" and wore Astros shirt or team colors. There will always be next year Astros! 


GET SORTED
EC 15 students (l-r) Orin Gonik, Agam Jarufi, Ruth Shamooelian, Ariel Karo, Amalya Kalman, Teacher Alissa Frenzel, Eden Bliberg and Yael Agranov sorted jumbo farm animals. Sorting is a beginning math skill where they begin to understand that things are alike and different as well as that they can belong and be organized into certain groups. 


TICKLED PINK 
Mrs. Blumberg brought special apples to share with her Kindergarten class that are pink inside.  She cut them up in front of the students and they were so surprised to see the unusual color. It was then tied to Morah Gelman's Hebrew lesson since they had just finished learning letter vav and learned that "varod" which starts with a vav means pink.

ETROG ENVY  
Yisrael Carmel (r) shows classmate Itamar Yanir (l) an impressively sized Yeminite Etrog brought all the way from Israel. 

IN THE BEGINNING 
Morah Aviva assists EC 3 students (l-r) Kuti Schoen, Miles Bryant, Meira Meckley and Ariella Levine create their intepretation of the first day as they learn about Breishit in class. 

TORAH TORAH TORAH 
EC 2 students (l-r) Liel Karo, Oshri Ratchcovski, Natalia Yadan, Ben Ackerman, Gavrielle Footnik and Lianne Kazaz each created their own Torah and will use them throughout the year to while davening and during circle time. 


TRAVELLER'S TALES 
In honor of Columbus Day this week, Ms. Fowler's class is learning about Christopher Columbus by reading the timeline of his life and discovered that he did not know he had found a new land.


FIRE SAFETY WEEK
Lower School students enjoyed a week filled with fun activities and visits courtesy of the Houston Fire Department. 



Roni Bardugo (Grade 2) posing an interesting question to the firefighter. 



Joshua Long (Grade 3)  is stepping up. 

Hats on firefighter Avishua Silverstone (EC3)!  

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

Basketball Season is Near
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 middle school basketball season will start on Sunday, October 18th.  The girls will practice from 10:30 - 12:00.  The boys will practice from 1:00 - 3:00.
  • Once we see exactly how many boys we have playing, we will decide what time they will practice on Tuesday's and Thursday's.
  • The game schedule is just about finalized and will be sent out and posted on the calendar soon. 
  • The first game is November 3rd at home.  Girls will play at 4:30, JV boys at 5:30, Varsity Boys at 6:30.
  • The high school boys will start on Monday, October 19th with tryouts from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM.
  • The high school girls will start on Wednesday, October 21st with tryouts from 5:15-7:00.
 
Middle School Volleyball
The middle school volleyball team won in impressive fashion at Cornerstone Christian last week to finish their season.  "The girls had been working really hard and that hard work paid off.  What a way to finish off the season! ALL the girls were exceptional team players & displayed beautiful sportsmanship. So proud! Thank you for your hard work this season Coach Cole!" - Middle School Parent Donna Silverman 


High School Volleyball
The High School Girls Volleyball Team won an exciting district game vs. Community Christian last week.  The girls finish the season with an away game next Tuesday at Briarwood.  
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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