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Parashat Shmini
       Shabbat Candle Lighting 7:23 p.m.       Havdalah 8:31 p.m.

Click here to purchase your tickets for RMBA's High School Drama performance of Aladdin Jr. 

If you wish to purchase tickets to the RMBA Gala, click here 
by 
Friday, April 1!

The Class Gala Raffle Challenge ends today so if you haven't purchased a raffle ticket please do so today and click here


THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF 
ADAR BET IS ACHDUT - UNITY 

RMBA is a proud partner of

SAVE THE DATE 
RMBA HIGH SCHOOL PLAY 
Saturday, April 2 at 9:15p.m. and Sunday, April 3 at 3p.m. 
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
Click here to purchase your tickets

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
Elementary and Middle School Science Fair 
Thursday, March 31
6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
CPT4 Testing Grades 1-5 
Monday, April 4 - Friday April 8, 2016
ACT Testing 
Sunday, April 10
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. 
RMBA
CPT4 Testing Middle School
Monday, April 11 - Thursday April 14, 2016
5th Grade Austin Trip
Tuesday April 12 - Wednesday April 13
4th Grade Pesach Play  
Thursday April 14, 2016
3:30 p.m.
RMBA High School Athletic Banquet 
Thursday, April 14, 2016
6:30 p.m.
RMBA Middle School Athletic Breakfast
Friday, April 15, 2016
8:30 a.m.
SAVE THE DATE 
Sunday, April 17th
Help send the 11th grade class to Israel for their senior trip! The 11th graders are having an Israel trip Car wash and breakfast fundraiser. We will be sending out more information about the fundraiser next week.
Early Childhood Pesach Performances 
Monday, April 18, 2016
8:30-9:00 - EC15 
9:00-9:30 - EC2 
9:30-10:00 - EC3 
10:00-10:30 - EC4
Early Dismissal   
Wednesday, April 19, 2016
11:30 a.m.
Pesach Break - School Closed 
Thursday April 21, 2016-
Friday April 29, 2016
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
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...

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.
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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

Emory University and Georgia Tech 
invite you attend an information session
Thursday, April 7, 7:00 PM 
Strake Jesuit College Preparatory

Good program for juniors, sophomores and freshmen and parents.

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 [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 31, 2016                                                           21 Adar II 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
For something a little different, Mrs. Rosenzweig teaches her 6th graders about polygons through singing. 


PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
PESACH TIME 
EC3 students Avishua Silverstone, Emma Cohen and Daphna Agranov proudly share part of their Pesach themed work including wine, a seder plate and candle sticks. 


EXPERIMENTAL ART 

EC 15 students (l-r) Amalya Kalman, Alexander Fink and Billie Aranov stand infront of their process art work where they experimented with creating patterns and designs by blowing paint through the tip of a straw. How cool! 


PRACTICE MAKES PERFECT 
Our drama crew have been putting in lengthy after-hours rehearsals as they put the finishing touches on Aladdin Jr. as they prepare for their weekend performances. 


SCIENCE FAIR PREP
Ms. Bigham's class is working on their Science fair project together where they experimented with the laws of aerodynamics. 


BUGGING OUT
EC 2 students are working on a storybook art unit. This week they read 10 Black Dots by Donald Crews and painted ladybugs based on the story. Students practiced painting red ovals first, and then painted the black heads and dots on the body of their ladybug.

 
CREATIVE SPARK
Morah Gross had her 5th graders work in two groups to design the front and back of their class hagadah using Judaic themes in the style and inspiration of artist David Moss who visited our students earlier in the school year. 


ATHLETICS UPDATES 
Tennis intermurals are coming
We will be having Beren Academy tennis intermurals coming soon. Details will be sent out Friday, April 25th. 


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

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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