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THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
ADAR BET IS ACHDUT - UNITY 
RMBA is a proud partner of

RMBA 15/16 YEARBOOK
To order your 2015/16 RMBA Yearbook click here
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
SAVE THE DATE 
RMBA HIGH SCHOOL PLAY 
Sunday, April 3, 2016 
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
3:00 p.m.
Click here for more details
Tickets will be onsale through RMBA website soon...
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
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.
Themed Costumes Days for Purim
Monday, March 21-23
Visit the school calendar  for details...
Fast of Esther 
Wednesday, March 23
Upper School Early Dismissal at 
2:45 p.m. and no Lunch Service for US
Purim Early Dismissal 
Thursday, March 24
11:30 a.m. 
Costumes encouraged!
Elementary and Middle School Science Fair 
Thursday, March 31
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 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 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
CAMP MOSHAVA HOUSTON
Summer Camp at RMBA 
June 6 - July 29
15 months - 6th Grade
For more details click here 
BNEI AKIVA EVENTS 
ZA"CH Shabbaton Take 2 
Moved to May 6/7 2016 
Dallas is coming to Houston...

COMMUNITY EVENTS 
Friendship Walk 
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Join hundreds of adults and children across Houston for the annual Houston Friendship Walk at the Beth Yeshurun Pulaski Rauch Auditorium. Rain or shine, come show your support for The Friendship Circle as we walk together to create awareness for children with special needs. Let the children and adults with special needs, their families, and all the dedicated volunteers know how much you care. Make a difference!

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.  
PHOTOS TO ORDER
Class, sports teams and Senior cap & gown images are ready.
Please click here to sign in, view and purchase.
Username:          RMBA 2015
Password:            7447
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

University of Chicago 
Yavneh and Hillel invite students to Shabbaton 
April 8 and 9.

Cornell University students
invite Beren students to Shabbaton 
April 15 and 16.

See Mr. Stabell for details.

ACT Tests Dates
April 10 (registration passed)
June 19 (register by May 6)

SAT Test Dates 
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.
March 10, 2016                                                           30 Adar 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
In honor of Rosh Chodesh Adar II, Morah Gross gathered her students to sing Mishe mishe mishenichnas Adar!

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 

MYSTERY READER 
The Kindergarten students were treated to a mystery reader and  two stories by Meena Dhanjal who recently visited our school during the "ReelAbilities" week from the JFS. Meena has been confined to a wheelchair for over 15 years due to an accident. She has created her own series of stories for children about people in wheelchairs that illustrate how a person with this type of disability can do the same things as others but somewhat differently.


SHABBAT 
Shabbat celebrations are always special at RMBA and last Friday in EC2, Oshri Ratchovski(r) and Emma Chorev (l) were the esteemed Abba and Imma in their classroom. 


FACTORING FRACTIONS 
Sixth graders have being working very hard on fraction operations. As a final activity before the test, the students made and sang cheers about each of the fraction operations. This is a way for students to have fun while reviewing the steps to add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions.


TORAH FAIR 
Torah Fair was an incredible event where we welcomed close to 300 guests to our school to experience the work of our students who created detailed projects and interactive games for their family and friends. Guests then enjoyed a wonderful Houston evening dinner outdoors.


FAMOUS FRIENDS 
Morah Elisheva's grade 2 class each selected a historical figure to impersonate and present their life history to their family and peers. From Rosa Parks to Babe Ruth, the room was filled with remarkable individuals and talent.  


CAMP IS COOL
While our teachers participated in an engaging Professional Development course, some of our students signed up for mini camp run by our 11th grade students who are fundraising for their Israel trip later this year. students enjoyed time in the gym, art room and computer lab to name a few of the fun and fabulous activities. 


 IMPRESSIVE ARTIFACT
Joshua Danziger shared a remarkable Jewish artifact with his peers during show and tell in Morah Gross's 4th grade class this week. Joshua's father collects Judaic artifacts and recently procured a Menorah made out of wood, made by a Jew in the Stanislawow Ghetto in Ukraine during WWII. It is engraved with the Latin phrase "Through hardships to the stars". 


MASKED
Purim fever is upon us as EC 3 students learn the story and message of Purim while making fun and exciting masks. Kuti Schoen (l) is the a friendly lion while Orli Goldstein (r) is Hello Kitty. 


STRONG BONES
Following a visit to the Health Museum, 3rd grade classmates (l-r) Mae Vesgrozki, Jordi Yoshor and Hodaya Vaknim prepare to present their project on bones to their peers. 
 
LINE UP 
Here are some pics of Kindergarten working on large scale paintings of different types of line.


CREATIVE FOLK
Our 5th grade students are beginning the work for our Judaic Yaakov Agam- inspired sculpture! 5th graders are working on the creation-themed side of the sculpture, and other grade levels will continue with the panels for the "Destruction" and "Re-creation" themed sides.We have 21 total panels that need to be painted before the sculpture can be built- a goal we are aiming to complete before Pesach.


WAX ON WAX OFF
Morah Rinat's classes are engaging in a fun experiment in honor of Purim. Students each get to experience being the role of the teacher for 15 minutes with a prepared assignment for their students to complete. 

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
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 on April 15th at 8:30AM.  More details will be available soon.

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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 
WAYS TO SUPPORT RMBA...
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Purchase your coffee from Primos Coffee Co and support the annual RMBA Senior Trip to Israel. For every bag purchased RMBA receives $2! Enter fundraiser code RMBA2015. 


 
Use Code: RMBA and a portion will be donated to our school.  Visit www.theseforimsale.com

                                                                                    
 
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