RMBA is a proud partner of
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Click here to sign up for your PTO membership, order Pizza for Thursday Lunch and ensure your child will enjoy Early Childhood Shabbat celebrations.
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8th Grade Trip Fundraiser - Challah and Pita Sales
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As an 8th Grade student fundraiser to support their annual trip to Washington, they will be selling Challah and Pita to families on Fridays.
Click here to purchase your weekly Challah or Pita orders for the semester or year ahead.
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Calendar of Upcoming Events
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MS Girls Volleyball vs. Veritas (Home)
Thursday, September 8, 2016
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HS Girls Volleyball vs. Southwest Christian (Home)
Thursday, September 8, 2016
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HS Boys Flag Football vs. Christo Rey (Home)
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
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HS Girls Volleyball vs. Pasadena First Baptist (Away)
Tuesday September 13, 2016
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Senior Information Night
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
6:00 p.m.
Seniors and parents welcome
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MS Girls Volleyball vs. Honor Roll (Home)
Wednesday, September 14, 2016
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MS Girls Volleyball vs. Cornerstone Christian (Away)
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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HS Boys Flag Football vs. Living Water (Away)
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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HS Girls Volleyball vs. Brazosport Christian (Away)
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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Flu Shot Clinic
Monday, September 19, 2016
7:00 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
RMBA Library
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MS Girls Volleyball vs. Veritas Christian Academy (Away)
Monday, September 19, 2016
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Middle School Retreat
Tuesday, September 20 -
Wednesday September 21
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MS Girls Volleyball vs. Honor Roll (Away)
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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HS Girls Volleyball vs. Chinquapin (Away)
Tuesday, September 20, 2016
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MS Girls Volleyball vs. Grace (Away)
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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HS Boys Flag Football vs. Chinquapin (Away)
Thursday, September 15, 2016
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HS Girls Volleyball vs. Baytown Christian (Away)
Thursday, September 22, 2016
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Calendar of Weekly Events
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EC2-K Spring After School
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
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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
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MATAN REGISTRATION
5th grade girls and their mothers
Matan is a mother-daughter pre-bat mitzvah class that teaches about Great Jewish Women throughout history, via text and creativity. Girls and their Moms discover where they fit into the great chain of Jewish women.
Matan classes begin:
Sunday, September 11, 2016
4-6pm at UOS
Will run on Sundays through December.
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ISRAEL HOUSE HOUSTON EVENT
Sunday September 18
4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
ERJCC
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Mazal Tov to Raziel Gerlitz (6th Grade) and Ahava Ronn (7th grade) and their families on the occasion of their Bat Mitzvahs.
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Please click here to order and purchase your hot lunches for the rest of the school year catered by Saba's Restaurant.
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Arba Minim
Order by Monday, September 12.
Click here for details
Shuk Sukkot
Sunday October 16
10 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
UOS
Click here for details
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We have a number of overdue library books that to be returned as soon as possible.
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FLU SHOT CLINIC
Monday, September 19, 2016
7:30 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
RMBA Library
Please remember to email or call the nurse if your child is out of school for any health issue. 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. |
IMPORTANT COLLEGE CORNER ANNOUNCEMENTS
Rice University
Open House
Sunday, September 18 1:30-5:00 PM.
Poster is available on the college Bulletin Board.
Washington University in St. Louis
Student/Parent Information Session
Sunday October 2 2:00 - 3:00 PM
Hilton Houston Galleria
6780 Southwest Freeway
No reservation is needed.
Experience Penn Wednesday, October 5 7:00 PM Hattie Mae White Educational Support Center 4400 West 18th Street, Board Room Auditorium Three universities have invited Beren students for a Shabbaton.
Cornell September 16-17
MIT September 16-17
Yale October 14-15
Interested students, please see Mr. Stabell.
Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Worcester, MA will visit RMBA Thursday, October 13 9:15 a.m.
SAT Test Schedule
Test Date: Register By:
October 2 Passed
November 6 October 7
December 4 November 3
January 22 December 21
March 12 February 10
May 7 April 7
June 4 May 9
First time SAT testers must register with the paper form found in Mr. Stabell's office.
See Mr. Stabell for details or look for the announcement on the College Bulletin Board.
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Lands End is an RMBA uniform provider! Click here to easily order! To purchase RMBA Spirit Wear Shirts for the whole family click here!
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A reminder that the school directory is available to parents on RenWeb.
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RMBA SCHOLARSHIP ENDOWMENT FUND
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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 |
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As a reminder, Cliffwood and Greenwillow are neighborhood streets. Please obey all speed limits and courtesies in respect to our neighbors.
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"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 |
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September 8, 2016 5 Elul 5776
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On Friday, we proudly revealed our year long Judaic Art Installation to students and families. Enjoy this video that shares the genesis of this remarkable project.
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ELUL IS UPON US
Morah Rivkie's 3rd graders are learning about the current month of Elul and the necessary steps it takes to do Teshuva-Repentance. The students were asked to first reach step #5 without using steps 1-4 and it was quite difficult. The students were then asks to climb the steps in order 1,2,3 and found it to be easier to accomplish!
BAGELS WITH A TWIST
This week the students in the History and Halacha of Jewish Cooking elective created visually inspiring rainbow bagels!
 
SMOKEY SITUATION
Ms. Bigham and Ms. Fowler performed a number of exciting experiments for their elementary classes that illustrated the effects of smoke, fire and water to name a few.
LEAFY GOALS
To mark the beginning of their unit on plants, Mr. Riklin takes his 2nd grade class outdoors to explore and discuss the difference between healthy and unhealthy plants. The students also completed a neat experiment with celery and water.
HANDS ON
Tzvi Meckley is loving the hand printing inspired art project for EC 15 as they learn and explore "All About Me" this week.
PROPERLY DONE
Matthew Morgan works on identifying plurals for improper nouns in Ms. Massey's English class.
CLASSROOMS UNVEILED
Last Friday, we welcomed guests and students for the first look at the beautifully appointed new classrooms for EC3, EC4, Kindergarten and Music.
WHAT'S UP?
Grade 3 students in Morah Rinat's Hebrew class are loving working on their iPads exploring the animated Hebrew Learning App titled "Ma Kore".
SHOFAR SOUNDS
The sounds of the Shofar permeate our hallways every morning after davening as look ahead to the Jewish New Year.
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Flag Football
The Beren Academy Flag Football team beat Westside on Tuesday 12-6. The Stars will host Cristo Rey on September 12th.
To access the Flag Football Schedule, please click here High School Volleyball
The Stars dropped a tough game against Westbury Christian on September 6th. The girls will try to win a revenge games against Southwest Christian Academy on Thursday, September 8th.
Complete Volleyball Game schedules can be found by clicking here Middle School Volleyball
The Beren Academy MS Volleyball team lost a game against Holy Spirit Episcopal School on Tuesday, but look to bounce back against St. Thomas Episcopal today.
Complete Volleyball Game schedules can be found by clicking here Basketball Tryouts will take place during the last week of October.
Access the Athletics Calendar Click Here
Please re-sync your calendars weekly if it is something that you do.
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