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Parashat Vayetzei 
 Shabbat Candle Lighting 5:06 p.m.       Havdalah 6:13 p.m.

THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
KISLEV IS SHEM TOV - A GOOD NAME

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STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHS 
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Thank you to Eric Kleiman Photography. 
SABAS SCHOOL LUNCH
Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the year catered by Saba's Restaurant.  
SAVE THE DATE 
GRANDPARENTS AND SPECIAL FRIENDS DAY 
Wednesday, November 25 
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
5th GRADE INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL AND HIGH SCHOOL ART EXHIBIT 
Wednesday, December 2
5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
RMBA GALA 
Sunday, April 10, 2016 
Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston
Honoring Rick Guttman and Robert Levy 
Click here for more details 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Moms and Muffins 
Monday,  November 23
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
PTO invites elementary school to daven with your children, enjoy a light breakfast and visit the PTO RMBA Book Fair.  
Dads and Donuts 
Tuesday,  November 24
7:45 a.m. - 9:00 a.m.
PTO invites elementary school dads to daven with your children, enjoy a light breakfast and visit the PTO RMBA Book Fair.  
Grandparents and Special Friends Day 
Wednesday,  November 25
8:00 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. 
Early Dismissal 
Wednesday,  November 25
11:30 a.m.
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR THANKGIVING
Thursday,  November 26 and Friday, November 27. 
5th Grade International Festival and Upper School Art and Photography Exhibit 
Wednesday,  December 2
5:30 p.m - 7:00 p.m.
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SAR VARSITY BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT 
Thursday,  December 3. - Sunday December 6. 
New York, NY
SAT Testing 
Sunday,  December 6
7:45 a.m - 1:00 p.m.
First Night of Chanukah
Sunday,  December 6
Middle School Chanukah Parties at Teachers' Homes 
Monday,  December 7
5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m.
High School Chanukah Parties at Teachers' Homes 
Tuesday,  December 8
5:30 p.m - 6:30 p.m.
EC-K Chanukah Performances 
Wednesday,  December 8
ACT Testing 
Sunday,  December 13
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 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
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 ANNOUNCEMENTS 
Supporting Israel Project - RMBA in cooperation with "Connections Israel" presents a unique opportunity - if you would like to purchase donuts for Israeli soldiers in honor of Chanukah please click here for more information. 
 
Zach Shabbaton in Dallas
December 6-7, 2015 
Interested 7th and 8th Graders
can sign up here.
Click here for flyer. 

Bnei Akiva - UOS - GMS Chanukah Bash 
Wednesday, December 9
5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Freedman Hall at UOS
 
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
A Four-Part Parenting Series for Young Parents 
ERJCC
Tuesday December 1 , 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.
COLLEGE CORNER
IMPORTANT COLLEGE CORNER ANNOUNCEMENTS

ACT Tests Dates
December 13 (registration passed)
February 7 (register by Jan 8)
April 10 (register by Mar 4)
June 19 (register by May 6)

SAT Test Dates 
December 6 (registration passed)
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.

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!
To purchase RMBA Spirit Wear Shirts  for the whole family click 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 click here or 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.
November 19, 2015                                                  7 Kislev, 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
Our 9th through 11th grade students went on a field trip to the Fine Arts Museum of Houston, where they had guided tours of both the Mark Rothko Retrospective and the Roman Vishniac Photography exhibit. Students learned about the backgrounds of both of these Jewish artists, and saw the span of their artwork over their lifetime. After the guided tours, students got to experience a contemporary, interactive work of art, where they were able to build structures out of white legos and put them on display in the museum. 
Click on the photo below for a peak...



PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
FAREWELL TO ISRAEL 
Our seniors returned this week from an epic adventure in Israel. They explored the beauty and rich history of the land while fostering a strong spiritual connection with Eretz Yisrael. 


LETTERS TO ISRAELI SOLDIERS 
Students got behind the "Supporting Israel Project" where for $3 a soldier would receive donuts for Chanukah in addition to supportive letters written by our students. To support this project email our Shlichim Ilan and Sheli Ehrlich by November 30.  


EGG AND SPOON
(l-r)Yael Shitrit, Kuti Schoen and Ariella Levine are working on balance and hand eye coordination by taking turns to walk with an egg on a spoon in EC3 physical education class with Coach Cole. 


MULTIPLES 
First grade students  (l-r) Emma Yadan, Maya Bublil and Zach Morris are working on counting in mutiples of 1, 10, 100 and 1000 in Ms. Bigham's class.


FALL TIME FANS 
EC4 students are working on Thanksgiving and Fall themed workbooks with (l-r) Naomi Micha and Anaelle Levenstein practicing their writing skills. 


STICKS AND STONES
Mrs. Fowler's class is learning about the Geological Timeline of Life.  It gives the children an impression about life on earth and how fossils have helped geologists give names to the time periods. 


LIFE CYCLE LEARNING 
Rabbi Rabinowitz's High Ethics elective class welcomed Mr. Josh Serwatien, a member of the Chevra Kadish of Houston and parent at the school to share the process involved when a Jewish loved one passes as they are completing a unit on "Comforting Mourners". 


GIDDY FOR G
EC 15 students (l-r) Eden Bliberg, Amalya Kalman and Agam Jarufi are glueing the letter G onto a piece of paper to highlight their letter learning focus this week in addition to preparing for Thanksgiving and Chanukah.  


BEST FOOT FORWARD
Ms. Roisman hosted group of our High School students during parent teacher conferences this week who will serve as Student Ambassadors in a pilot program for the school.  These students will be designated to represent the school in outreach events, tours, and communications.



SOUP FOR THE SOUL
Rachel Garner (l) and Sarah Plumb (r) assist Morah Roza to hand out delicious lentil soup for the students that her 4th grade students helped to make while learning about the story of the claim to the birthright between brothers Esau and Jacob. 


EXPLORING THE MIND
Inspired by the release next month of the movie "Concussion" dealing with head trauma in football, Rabbi Block's 11th Grade Gemara class has been learning about the Halachic perspectives of entering into dangerous lines of work and engaging in practices that may be hazardous to ones health. Science teacher Mr. Guthrie gave two presentations about the scientific and medical ramifications of both practices that greatly enhanced this unit.

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
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If you are interested in printing the latest Game Schedules click here and scroll to the bottom and download the latest schedules.

Basketball

High School Boys
The high school boys have had a very busy week.  They earned 2 wins last week and are now 2-3 for the season.  The JV boys will play Thursday against Lighthouse Baptist. 

High School Girls
The girls moved to 3-1 by beating Lighthouse Baptist and falling to a tough Southwest Christian team.  They will take on a tough St. Thomas Episcopal on Thursday night.

Middle School Boys
The boys varsity play Thursday vs. St. Thomas Episcopal before taking on YTE on Sunday at the JCC, at 10:00am. 

Middle School Girls
The girls play at Emery on Thursday at 4:00pm.

If you have any questions about sports, please contact Coach Cole at chriscole@berenacademy.org.

Check out our RMBA Basketball Program featured in a recent Jewish Herald Voice Newspaper edition here

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