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THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF IYAR
 IS 
SHALOM- PEACE

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Calendar of Upcoming Events
MAD (Making a Difference) Annual Frisbee Tournament
Sunday May 15, 2016
1pm-4pm 
RMBA Campus
AP Statistics Exam 
Wednesday May 18, 2016
AP Physics I Exam 
Thursday May 19, 2016
Name that Book Competition
Thursday, May 19 2016
3pm-4pm 
High School Senior Field Trip
Friday, May 20 2016 
Senior Final Exams 
Monday May 23, 2016
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Economics 
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Gemara/Halacha
Senior Final Exams 
Tuesday May 24, 2016
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Math 
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Chumash
Senior Final Exams 
Wednesday May 25, 2016
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. Science 
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Jewish History
First Grade Field Trip to Moody Gardens
Wednesday May 25, 2016
8:30am - 2pm 
Senior Final Exams 
Thursday May 25, 2016
9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. English
EC4 ABC Aleph Bet Siyum 
Thursday May 26, 2016
9:30am - 10:30am 
Kindergarten Graduation  
Thursday May 26, 2016
10:30am - 11:30am 
High School Final Exams 
Friday May 27, 2016
Grades 9-11 Students 
9 a.m.-11 a.m.: Monday/Wednesday Period A Class 
11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.: Tuesday/Thursday Period D Class
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
COMMUNITY WIDE YOM HAATZMAUT CELEBRATIONS
ERJCC
May 12, 2016
4:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. 
For more details click here
Israel House Event -Transitions in Life and returning to Israel 
ERJCC
Monday, May 16, 2016
7:00 p.m. 
For more details click here 
AIPAC Community-Wide Event 
Congregation Brith Shalom
May 17, 2016
7:00 p.m. 
For more details click here 
MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Isaac Merwis (Class of 2012) on his recent engagement to Sophia Berman. 
CAMP MOSHAVA HOUSTON
Summer Camp at RMBA 
June 6 - July 29
15 months - 6th Grade
For more details click here 
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.  
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

Duke, Penn, Georgetown, Harvard, and Stanford will host an information program at the JW Marriott 5150 Westheimer 
Monday, May 16 at 7:00 P.M. 

Attention Juniors, The essay prompts for the Common Application for 2016-2017 are available in Mr. Stabell's office.

ACT Tests Dates
June 19 

SAT Test Dates 
May 8 
June 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.
May 12, 2016                                                           4 Iyar 5776
VIDEO HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK 
Yom Haatzmaut celebrations at RMBA are in full swing. We started our day following davening with an inspiring Hallel along with dancing and a Daglanut performance. Thereafter, the students are participating in creative activities around the school that capture a taste of Israel. Enjoy this video of our Daglanut performance below as we celebrate Israel 68!

PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
 
WE ARE ALL A LINK IN THE CHAIN
Last week, our high school students were honored to have Chaja Verveer, a Holocaust survivor visit and share her story followed by a visit to our Holocaust Exhibit as seen with Rabbi Carmel. 

PINWHEELS FOR PEACE
Students from EC3 and upwards participated in a special project titled "Pinwheels for Peace" where they each decorated 

COUNTING STARS 
Mrs. Schneider's 1st grade students are learning about solving addition and subtraction problems using coins. 


BLUE FOR YOU
EC 2 students are working on Yom Haatzmaut projects and Lila Jacobs is creating her portion of a class created degal (flag). 


IT TAKES A VILLAGE 
Kindergarten students are collaborating during free play time to create a unique village of various houses, castles and structures. 


ROCKETMAN 
Todd Guthrie's High School Astronomy class worked in small groups to create rockets that they then launched to much success. 

To mark the end of their coursework, the Astronomy class enjoyed an informative field trip the Johnson Space Center.


ROLLING WITH MY FRIENDS 
EC2 students are enjoying some play-doh time where they shared they were practicing to make "pizza, pita and challah!"


SOMETHING LOOKS DIFFERENT... 
In an effort to update and upgrade our campus, Nachum Yanowitz, our Board of Directors VP of Facilities and Bob Richard, our Building Manager have led the efforts to repaint the building exterior with energy efficient materials that will ultimate decrease our future energy costs.

CHIDON HATANACH
Mindy Pollak has coached two students, Rena Schwartz and Yarden Harel who volunteered for the Chidon HaTanach program. This extra-curricular activity involves rigorous studies and an immense dedication of time and commitment. Both students qualified for the national tournament that takes place in NYC on Friday. Kol Hakavod and good luck to Yarden who has decided to go on to the next round. 


FLAG FRIENDS
Morah Roza Gross's 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students worked on decorating an Israeli flag that is displayed in the lower school hallway together that is comprised are Stars of David that were individually decorated by each student. 


YOM HAZIKARON
A group of 10th and 11th grade students led a powerful tekes (ceremony) where upper school students were reminded of the sacrifice so many have made for the State of Israel and its freedom.


GIVE BLOOD 
Sara Gerlitz is donating in honor of our RMBA Yom Hazikaron Blood Drive surrounded by our Lower School Student Council who organized the event. 


GIFTS FOR ISRAEL 
To honor Israel's birthday, 4th graders wrapped presents that included personal messages of their hopes for Israel in addition to decorating the gift table with images depicting their individual connections to Israel. 

ATHLETICS UPDATES 


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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.


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