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

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Individual Photographs
To view and order student individual photographs by December 30, 2016 click here
Save the Date
International Festival
Tuesday, December 13, 2016
5:30 p.m. 
Calendar of Upcoming Events
Early Dismissal Thanksgiving Break  
Wednesday, November 23, 2016 
11:30 a.m. 
Thanksgiving Break  
Thursday, November 24, 2016 - Friday November 25, 2016
SCHOOL CLOSED
HS Boys JV Basketball Home Game vs. CHSA  
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 
4:30 p.m. 
MS Boys JV Basketball Away Game vs. Logos Prep 
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 
4:30 p.m. 
HS Girls Basketball Away Game vs. Logos Prep 
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 
5:30 p.m. 
MS Girls Basketball Away Game vs. Logos Prep 
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 
5:30 p.m. 
MS Varsity Boys Basketball Away Game vs. Logos Prep 
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 
6:30 p.m. 
HS Boys Varsity Basketball Home Game vs. Logos Prep 
Tuesday, November 29, 2016 
7:00 p.m. 
Lower School Rosh Chodesh Special Dress Day 
Thursday, December 1, 2016 
HS Boys JV Basketball Home Game vs. Salt and Light 
Thursday, December 1, 2016 
6:00 p.m. 
HS Girls Basketball Away Game vs. St. Thomas Episcopal
Thursday, December 1, 2016 
6:30 p.m. 
HS Boys Varsity Basketball Home Game vs. Salt and Light
Thursday, December 1, 2016 
7:30 p.m. 
SAT Testing 
Sunday, December 4, 2016 
7:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Senior Trip to Israel Returns
Sunday, December 4, 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 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.   
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
Torch Grand Opening 
Saturday, December 3, 2016
8 p.m. 
For more details click here 
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.    
BNEI AKIVA 
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Zach Shabbaton Pizza Sale 
December 3, 2016 
7:30 p.m. 
For more information click here
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 23, 2016                                                 22 Cheshvan 5777
FROM THE DESK OF THE ADMIN TEAM
 
This week's administrator blog titled " Preparing Our Students For College " i s written by  Judaic Studies Principal Aaron Levitt  here .

VIDEO HIGHLIGHT   

We said goodbye to our seniors this week who embarked on an amazing adventure in Israel! Lehitraot!


WELCOME!
We are excited to welcome our new Bat Sherut, Adi Jerbi, who will arrive in Houston next week! Please give her a warm welcome...
Adi was born and raised in Yerushalaim, and went to Horev High School for Girls in the city. She was a madricha in the Ezra youth movement, and also created a new youth organization called "Oz" for grades 1-3. Her first year of Sherut Leumi was with the Haifa branch of Simcha Layeled, an organization which works with children who have chronic or genetic diseases, providing them emotional and moral support, as well as much needed love and happiness. Adi plays the piano, and completed a professional makeup course.
 
PAST RMBA HIGHLIGHTS 
  GOBBLE GOBBLE
EC 3 students Chana Koual and Michaella Bublil share their decorated turkeys creatively made out of pine cones.  

YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND
Shmuly Rosenzweig and Noam Krispil enjoy some peer to peer on level reading time in Mrs. Schneider's first grade class. 

IT'S HOT IN HERE
Students Devora Gerlitz, Ilana Katz-Warmflash and Gavriel Seifert in Mr. Plummer's class working on layers of the sun and layers of the atmosphere!


TIME TO DANCE
Morah Esther's EC2 students love to move around and dance with their special Torahs in the morning. 

HIGH FIVE
High Schoolers (l-r) Nathan Plumb, Jeremy Morgan, Molly Goldstein and Orly Lashak create their own interpretations of famed artist Geoff contemporary depictions of hands.  


WHERE IS THIS HEADING?
(l-r) Perry Aronov, Ariella Levine, Daphna Agranov and Meira Meckley are preparing for grandparents day with festive headbands. 


BRACHA BEE
4th Grade Bracha Bee Finalists (l-r) Yuval Milo, Mae Vesgrozki and Simcha Levitt share their remarkable knowledge of the various brachot used for a variety of foods and events. 


TURKEY TALES
Liel Karo works with EC 3 Teacher Morah Helee to create her turkey while identifying the letters to spell her name to attach to her creation. 


BETTER TOGETHER
Our Better Together program at the Medallion Assisted Living Facility is full of cheer and friendship as a group of our High Schoolers participate in monthly visits that include games, arts and crafts and deep discussions as everyone gets to know one another better. Leora Geralnik is pictured with her friend Rae.


ATHLETICS UPDATES 


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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