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MONDAY MARCH 7, 2016 - 
SCHOOL CLOSED FOR STAFF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
K-5 GRADE MINI-CAMP AVAILABLE CLICK HERE


THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
ADAR IS ERECH APAYIM - BE SLOW TO ANGER 

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COFEE AND BAGEL FUNDRAISER
Don't forget to order your bagels and coffee on Sunday March 13 and support the 11th grade trip to Israel!  Click here
CAMP MOSHAVA HOUSTON
Summer Camp at RMBA 
June 6 - July 29
15 months - 6th Grade
For more details click here 
SAVE THE DATE 
RMBA HIGH SCHOOL PLAY 
Sunday, April 3, 2016 
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
3:00 p.m.
RMBA GALA 
Sunday, April 10, 2016 
Royal Sonesta Hotel Houston
Beren Carnaval honoring Rick Guttman, Robert Levy, Laura Mitzner Paletz and Chris Cole.  
Click here for more details 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
School Accreditation Visit
Thursday, March 3 - Friday, March 4
SAT Testing 
Sunday, March 6
7:45 a.m. -1:00 p.m.
Staff Professional Development Day - SCHOOL CLOSED  
Monday, March 7 
For details click here
High School Rodeo Trip 
Monday, March 7
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Elementary School Rosh Chodesh Special Dress Day  
Thursday, March 10 
Middle School In-School Shabbaton   
March 11-12
TPG#5 
Saturday, March 12
8:00 p.m. -10:00 p.m.
Bagel and Coffee Fundraiser for 11th Grade Trip to Israel 
Sunday, March 13
To order your bagels click here
Coffee and Croissants with Ms. Stacey 
Wednesday, March 16
8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
7th-12th Grade Alcohol Awareness Speaker 
Thursday, March 17
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Parents welcome 
1st Grade Purim Play 
Friday, March 18
3:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Friday 4 p.m. Dismissal Begins 
Friday, March 18
4:00 p.m.
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 [email protected]
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 
ZA"CH Shabbaton Take 2 
April  1-2, 2016
Dallas is coming to Houston...
Click here for more details

COMMUNITY EVENTS 
JCC Fitness Boot Camp for Teens 
March 1-May 3, 2016
Click here for more details

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.  
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 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
April 10 (register by Mar 4)
June 19 (register by May 6)

SAT Test Dates 
March 6 (registration passed)
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 [email protected]
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.
March 3, 2016                                                           23 Adar 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
Our 1st-5th Grade Torah Fair was held this week and welcomed over 300 guests who enjoyed visiting and learning with our students about their projects followed by a tasty dinner! Our Bnot Sherut created this video shared at the event recapping our Judaic and Hebrew experiences to date this academic year. Enjoy! 
PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
EXPLORE MORE
Middle School Science and Social Students students were treated to a field trip to the Museum of Natural Science. Students visited the energy exhibit and learned about natural energy sources, how we find and extract petroleum and solar energy and spent time at the African wildlife exhibit. They capped off the experience at the weather center and tried their luck at being meteorologists. 


PURIM BUILDERS 
EC 2 students (l-r) Sion Moshe Shamooelian Eliya Rozental  and Oshri Ratchcovski help to build the city of Shushan as they learn about the incredible story of Purim. 


GEOMETRY 
This week, the 9th grade Pre-AP Geometry students learned about the properties of a kite. Students applied what they learned in class by constructing a kite that satisfied all properties. Students will attempt to fly their kites on Friday March 4th.


TESSLER TEFILLIN 
Ohad Tessler marked the first time he lay tefillin this week with his family there to join him followed by delicious donuts for the students. Mazal Tov! 


READING TIME 
Every week, our early childhood classes visit with librarian Cynthia Jones to be read a fun and vibrant book in the library. This week, EC 4 experienced "Mr. Seahorse" by the always enaging author Eric Carle. 


SHINY AND PRECIOUS 
Eden Amir (r) with assistance from Shir Tzion Carmel (l) sharing her research on crystals and gems after a trip to the Museum of Natural Science.


GO TEXAN DAY 
If you didn't catch the video last week, here it is again recapping our awesome Go Texan Day last Friday! 


ATHLETICS UPDATES 
Basketball

Golf
All RMBA students, grades 6-12 who are interested in playing golf, please meet in the gym on Wednesday, March 9th at 12:20.  We will create a schedule according to availability of coach and players.

Tennis
The tennis league that we had been a part of the last few years disbanded in early February because of low interest.  I am currently looking for alternatives and will let everyone know if I find something.

Sports Awards Ceremonies
The High School Sports Banquet will take place on April 14th at 6:30PM.  The Middle School Sports Athletic Breakfast will take place onApril 15th at 8:30AM.  More details will be available soon.

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 [email protected].


      For questions related to the Beren Buzz please contact Leigh Levine at [email protected] 
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Houston, TX 77035

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