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Parashat Vayeshev 
 Shabbat Candle Lighting 5:04 p.m.       Havdalah 6:12 p.m.

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

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STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHS 
To view and order photographs, please click here
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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 
BEREN CARNAVAL 
Sunday, April 10, 2016 
Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston
Gala honoring Rick Guttman and Robert Levy 
Click here for more details 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
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
6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m.
High School Chanukah Parties at Teachers' Homes 
Tuesday,  December 8
6:00 p.m - 7:00 p.m.
EC-K Chanukah Performances 
Wednesday,  December 8
ACT Testing 
Sunday,  December 13
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
8th Grade/HS First Semester Finals
Tuesday,  December 15 - 
Friday Dec 18
TPG #2 
Saturday,  December 19
7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
RMBA
2nd-6th grade students and families
Winter Break 
Monday,  December 21 - 
Monday January 4, 2016
School Closed
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
Grade 7-8
December 3-6, 2015 
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
Click here for details 
 
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
Chanukah Fest 
Houston City Hall 
Sunday, December 6, 2015 2 p.m. 
Co-hosted by Chabad and City of Houston
Click here for more details.

United Orthodox Synagogues of Houston Gala 
Royal Sonesta Hotel
Sunday December 6 , 2015 
5 p.m.
Check here for more details 

Winter Break Carnival
ERJCC
Friday December 25, 2015 
10:00 a.m.
Click here for more details.

A Four-Part Parenting Series for Young Parents 
ERJCC
Tuesday, February 2, 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.

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.
December 3, 2015                                                  21 Kislev, 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
Upper School students Rebekah Lemeshev and Shifra Zonana share insight into their photographs that are on display on the Middle and High School Photography wall. Please stop by and take a look at the impressive display.
 

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIR
Grade 5 students hosted the 12th Annual International Festival.  Students selected a country and presented a project in Hebrew based on their research while offering a taste of the country through traditional dress, a diorama of a synagogue and a delicious treat to share. Jonnie Katz below, proudly presented Turkey.


A GRAND DAY
The school was filled with VIPs for our Grandparents and Special Friends Day last week where visitors could get a taste of RMBA lower school life.  Below Maya Diner works on an art project with her grandmother Anna Lichtiger To view more photos visit our website here.
 

READING READY
Students have switched hats and are now focusing on learning about the story of Chanukah. EC4 teacher Sara Herbst introduces the awe inspiring story to her students this week.


POTTERING AROUND 
Middle School art students are working with clay to create unique mugs, bowls or serveware. 


HANDS ON
EC 3 student Ahava Carmel is using her hands for a fun menorah art project for Chanukah. 


ALUMNI ALWAYS WELCOME
Alumni Amit Ben Hamo (class of 2015) stopped by the school this week to visit with friends and teachers while on vacation from Israel. Geveret Chen asked her for an impromptu presentation to her class in Hebrew, about her experiences in the Israeli army thus far.  


SYMETRY IN MOTION
As part of their Math studies, Kindergarten students Itamar Shitrit (l) and Matti Katz-Warmflash (r) are learning about symmetry and to illustrate this concept, are creating a design on half a page that will be folded and replicated on the other side.


DREIDEL YOGA
Morah Esther's EC 2 students are playing the dreidel game using their bodies as dreidels to spin, and then creating the hebrew letter they land on once again with their bodies. Lianne Kazaz (l) and Ben Ackerman (r) are partaking in this fun game of Dreidel Yoga! 


STARS AND STRIPES 
Ms. Schneider read "A Bad Case of the Stripes" by David Shannon to her Grade 1 students and they then completed a worksheet where they had to illustrate and write about their most vivid memory from the story. (l-r) Ellanor Navon and Gabriela Bunin are in the midst of their worksheet. 


EXPRESS YOURSELF 
EC 2 students have completed their fall projects in art class with Ms. Bryant and will be taking home their portfolios this week to share with their parents. Their new theme they have begun working on is titled "Things that Go!". 


ROCKETS READY 
Our Kindergarten class is pumped to receive their Houston Rockets gear for collecting the most items for the Rockets Give Back Food Drive. 

ATHLETICS UPDATES 

Accessing the current schedule
Please re sync your calendars weekly if it is something that you do.
If you are interested in printing the latest Game Schedules click here and scroll to the bottom and download the latest schedules.

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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