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THE MIDDAH (JEWISH VALUE) FOR THE MONTH OF CHESHVAN IS KIBBUD AV V'EM - HONORING PARENTS

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Save the Date
Lower School Grandparents and Special Friends Day 
Wednesday, November 23, 2016
8:30 a.m. 
International Festival
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
5:30 p.m. 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
HS Better Together Program Visit to the Medallion #3
Thursday, November 17, 2016 
4:30 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. 
MS Girls Basketball Home Game v.s. Emery
Thursday, November 17, 2016 
4:30 p.m. 
MS Boys Basketball Away Game v.s. St. Thomas
Thursday, November 17, 2016 
5:30 p.m. 
HS Girls Basketball Away Game v.s. Southwest Christian Academy
Thursday, November 17, 2016 
6:00 p.m. 
HS Boys Basketball Away Game v.s. Southwest Christian Academy
Thursday, November 17, 2016 
7:30 p.m. 
Senior Trip to Israel Sendoff 
Monday, November 21, 2016 
3:30 p.m. 
Senior Trip to Israel Departs
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 

HS Boys JV Basketball Away Game v.s. Northeast Christian Academy
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 
5:30 p.m. 
HS Girls Basketball Away Game v.s. Kipp Academy
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 
6:00 p.m. 
HS Varsity Boys Basketball Away Game v.s. Northeast Christian Academy
Tuesday, November 22, 2016 
7:00 p.m. 
Lower School Grandparents Day 
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 
8:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Early Dismissal Thanksgiving Break  
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 
11:30 a.m. 
Thanksgiving Break  
Thursday, November 24, 2016 - Friday November 25, 2016
SCHOOL CLOSED
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 Loren Chorn
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
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.   
MAZAL TOV
Mazal Tov to Judith Roisman (7th Grade) on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah.  
BEREN BUGLE LIVE
The RMBA student newspaper has gone digital! To catch up with the latest Beren Bugle click here 
SCHOOL FUNDRAISERS
Challah and Pita Sales
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.
COMMUNITY EVENTS
NCSY and JSU - First Annual Comedy Night Save the Date
Sunday, January 22, 2017
NCSY and JSU is honoring Rabbi Urkowitz for his many years of dedication to NCSY and inspiring the lives of many Houston teens.    
PTO  ANNOUNCEMENTS
Click  here to sign up for your PTO membership, order Pizza for Thursday Lunch and ensure your child will enjoy Early Childhood Shabbat celebrations. 
LIBRARY ANNOUNCEMENTS
The library is selling old VHS that were in the library for $1 each.  If you have a VHS at home and are interested in purchasing some of them, please contact Barbara Freilich or Melissa Bernosky.   We have childrens videos, young adult videos and family videos.
COLLEGE CORNER
IMPORTANT COLLEGE CORNER ANNOUNCEMENTS


Yeshiva College Open House 
Sunday, November 20 
9a.m. - 4 p.m.

SAT Test Schedule 
Test Date:                Register By:
December 4              Passed
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.

UNIFORM ANNOUNCEMENT
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
SAFETY FIRST
As a reminder, Cliffwood and Greenwillow are neighborhood streets. Please obey all speed limits and courtesies in respect to our neighbors.
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

November 17, 2016                                                 16 Cheshvan 5777
FROM THE DESK OF THE ADMIN TEAM
 
This week's administrator blog titled "Why can't I skip my 20 minutes of reading tonight?" is written by  Lower School Principal Helene Lubel here.

VIDEO HIGHLIGHT   

Morah Judy's 2nd Grade Judaics class are learning about the shoresh (root) of various important words in addition to understanding the use of vowels. Take a look... 



PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
  NEW BEGINNINGS!
We are thrilled to announce the recent opening of our second EC15 class! We welcome (l-r) Romy and Odelle Mizrahi, Liam Levenstein and Shirel Karo (not pictured) in addition to lead teacher Jamie Novick(r) and assistant Sarah Sebit(l).  We look forward to even more students joining the class in January! 

WE KNEADED THIS 
A number of our High Schoolers attended a Shabbaton last weekend and the administration decided to create  a special day of learning for the remaining students. High Schoolers were able to select classes that appealed in terms of topics of discussion and activity. This included Challah Baking, Learning about Megillat Esther, Coping with Stress, Election Decompression, Interviewing Skills to name a few. (l-r) Tali Miller and Ariel Schneider. 

TOUCHY FEELY
Morah Esther's EC2 class is learning about fall and exploring different items in their sensory bins such as gourds and leaves. (l-r) Billie Aronov, Rhonda Harari, Emma Saar and Yael Agranov.  


LIGHTNING SPEED
Students in Ms. Bigham's class studied the Cheetah and together created a project of their work with an engaging puppet show depicting their findings. (l-r) Ella Navon, Nitzan Yanir, Lexie Brown, Talia Goldfine, Ariana Ackerman. 


COUNTING ON YOU
Morah Aviva assists Evey Murchison as she organizes her numbers and counts to 20 with Natalie Cohen (r) waiting for her turn and Shayna Melnik (l) looking on. 


ISRAEL EDUCATED
Juniors and Seniors have welcomed a variety of Yeshiva and Seminary representatives these past few weeks as they navigate selecting the right program in Israel following graduation.  Below, the boys are meeting with a representative from Lev HaTorah. 


MAGNETIC SMILE 
Orli Goldstein in EC4 enjoys one of the many new manipulatives and puzzles purchased for our EC classrooms this year. 


PROUDLY REPRESENTING
Akiva Levy, Adam Hoffman, Maya Wadler, Brian Shepetofsky and chaperone Rafi Engelhart participated  in the  AIPAC High School Summit. Adam shared some insight into the trip, "The AIPAC Summit was more than just one experience, it was an opportunity to build on tools that will last me well into my college career. I was able to learn how to deter detractors, combat BDS on campus, lobby my congressmen, and a wealth of other relevant answers to today's challenges. Personally, I was most touched and motivated by the words of Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks who spoke of his own connection to Israel and our common obligation to support the Jewish State. The AIPAC Schusterman Summit really was an incredible conference of education, training, networking, and commitment."

ATHLETICS UPDATES 
Basketball

Middle School Girls - The MS girls basketball team will play against Emery on  Thursday, November 17th at 4:30 PM.

Middle School JV Boys - The MS JV boys have are now 3-2 on the year as they head into the Thanksgiving break

Middle School Varsity Boys - The MS Varsity boys travel to St. Thomas Episcopal on November 17th.

HS Girls
The HS Girls are off to their best start  in 4 years as they have jumped out to a 3-0 record.  Next up for the Lady Stars is a tough Southwest Christian team on November 17th.  

HS Boys
The HS Boys will look for their first victory of the season when they travel to Southwest Christian on November 17th.


Access the Athletics Calendar Click Here
Please re-sync your calendars weekly if it is something that you do.
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 
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