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MARK YOUR CALENDARS: 

FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL FOLLOWING WINTER BREAK
TUESDAY JANUARY 5, 2016 

FIRST DAY OF THE 2016/17 SCHOOL YEAR
TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 2016


THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
TEVET IS MENUCHAT HANEFESH - CALMNESS
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STUDENT PHOTOGRAPHS 
To view and order photographs, please click here. 
Username: RMBA 2015
Password: 7447
Thank you to Eric Kleiman Photography. 
SABAS SCHOOL LUNCH
Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the rest of the school year catered by Saba's Restaurant.  
SAVE THE DATE 
RMBA ALUMNI SOCIAL 
Saturday, January 9, 2016 
7:30 p.m.
Genesis Steakhouse
To RSVP click here 
RMBA GALA 
Sunday, April 10, 2016 
Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston
Beren Carnaval honoring Rick Guttman and Robert Levy 
Click here for more details 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
HS First Semester Finals
Until Friday Dec 18
Ballet Recitals 
Thursday,  December 17
EC 2 - 12:15 p.m.
EC 3 - 2:00 p.m.
EC 4/K - 2:30 p.m.
Lower School Talent Show 
Friday,  December 18
1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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 Spring After School 
Activities 

Soccer Shots - Monday

Kids Robotic Academy - Tuesday

Mad Science - Wednesday

Ballet - Thursday 

Happy Hands - Friday 

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
COMMUNITY EVENTS 
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.

BNEI AKIVA EVENTS 
Bnei Akiva Super Bowl Fundraiser 
Click here for more details

LA WINTER SHABBATON
Grades 9-12
February 25-28, 2016
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
I am looking for parents volunteers to help with lice check on January 5th, after winter break. Please contact me at astern@berenacademy.org if you can help. Thank you in advance!

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 are in the 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
February 7 (register by Jan 8)
April 10 (register by Mar 4)
June 19 (register by May 6)

SAT Test Dates 
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 17, 2015                                                  5 Tevet, 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
Our 3rd grade students gave a stellar Chanukah performance filled with music, dancing and acting while sharing a unique Chanukah inspired story for family and friends. Below is a little taste of the performance. For those that would like to watch it in its entirety, click here. 

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
BIG FRIENDLY STUDENTS 
5th Grader  Gali Hampel enjoys her turn reading the classically tongue twisting BFG by Roald Dahl with her classmates.  


X's AND O's
Giverit Erlichman makes sure her 2nd graders have a little fun while learning Hebrew. Shir Ogorek enjoys a game of Chanukah themed tic tac toe in Hebrew with his peers. 


BUBBLE TROUBLE
5th grader Noa Geralnik hangs out with Ms. Massey's resident class friend and comic relief, Einstein. This hamster provides joy to all students who love to be rewarded with hanging out and looking after this little guy. 


HIGHER EDUCATION
(l-r) Sharon Ben Hamo congratulates Shayna Guttman along with Tehilla Teigman and Gabriella Elfezouaty. Shayna received early acceptance into Barnard College while Asaph Kupferman was accepted to Penn! 


ANIMAL ART 
EC4 students Shayna Hassid and Noah Rosenblat are working on their 4th and final Rodeo art competition entry. They are diligently recreating an image of a red barn on a farm with the assistance of art teacher Ms. Bryant.


BEREN BUGLERS 
High School students Tania Blanga and Gaby Abramson enjoy the illusive Beren Bugle publication. This is the 3rd edition of the student driven publication that provided some lighthearted reading for students ahead of Finals.  


CATCHY KIDS 
EC 2 students Ben Ackerman and Abigail Zonana work with Ms. Cole on their hand-eye coordination by working on ball skills including catching, throwing and kicking. 


LAB WORK 
Ms. Cedano is overseeing Ms. Kusin's Middle School 8th Grade English students while in the computer lab researching and creating Victorian era class presentations.


CULTURED KIDS
Kindergarten student Lielle Stern (l) and Leenoy Jarufi (r) joined their classmates for a fieldtrip to the Main Street Theater to enjoy a delightful performance of Lyle the Crocodile.   


HOT WHEELS
EC 3 students (l-r) Maor Jarufi, Perry Aronov and Meira Meckley test out some of the new rides that PTO has generously donated to the Early Childhood playground. 


PINBALL WIZARDS
Mrs. Rosenzweig has challenged her 9th grade Geometry students by tasking them to create a Pinball Machine. Students used a variety of math skills including: percents, area, proportions, scale, measurement, dimensional analysis and Trigonometry.

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
Basketball
High School Girls
Holiday Practices can be found on the calendar.  Regular practices will start back up on January 3rd.

High School Boys
Holiday Practices can be found on the calendar.  Regular practices will start back up on January 3rd.

Middle School Boys
Regular practices will start back up on January 3rd.

Middle School Girls
Regular practices will start back up on January 3rd.

Practices for all teams will resume at the end of winter break.  This information will be posted on the calendar.  If your child will miss a practice or a game, please let the coach know prior to the practice.  It can come in the form of a text or an e-mail.  Please do not have another player relay the message as it often forgotten or not accurate. 
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.

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