Parashat Mishpatim
Candle Lighting 5:41 p.m.
Havdalah 6:42 p.m.
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Parsha Minute
What does this week's parsha say about being a bystander to teasing? Find out in this week's parsha minute.
Shabbat Shalom!
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The Hebrew Academy
1995-1996 Preschool Class
Back: Mrs. Pollack and Mrs. Blumberg
Second row: Ethan Martinez, Jacob Moscovitz, Matthew Sarafzadeh, Daniel Huvard.
Front row: Ellen Farber, Rachel Kobernick, Elana Braunschweig, Clarice Shkedy, Chaya Miriam Nimchinsky, Sheena Razi.
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From the desk of our
S.T.E.A.M. Lab
This week we continued learning about recycling and working on our mural. Students learned that to keep our oceans clean we need to reduce, reuse, and recycle. Everyone enjoyed seeing the mural come together. Please keep sending in your caps. We can't wait to show you our finished product (which will be auctioned as part of the 50th Anniversary Gala silent auction).
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Character Building
Students in Ms. Bigham's 1-3 Montessori class enjoyed an interactive activity with students in Ms. Rantz's second grade traditional class. Students from 2T surveyed students in 1-3M about how they feel about bullying, acceptance, and kindness. The classes enjoyed working together and having a lesson on character building.
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Stand Strong Stay Safe
Childbuilders visited Kindergarten this week and presented the "Stand Strong - Stay Safe" curriculum to teach students assertiveness skills that they can use to stay safe - at home, at school, and in the community. Students learned what to do when faced with a potentially dangerous situation and how to get help.
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Bluebonnet Art
Students who participated in the Texas Bluebonnet Reading Program were treated to a special art activity with Ms. Bryant. One of the books they read is entitled Grand Canyon. Ms. Bryant used a Georgia O'Keefe paining as an inspiration for students. Once student work is completed, a date will be set for a gallery walk and reception for our readers. We hope that we can do this by the end of March when it is warmer and we can use our beautiful outdoor space for a gallery stroll. Details and dates are forthcoming.
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Talmudic Friendships
High school students in Rabbi Ouzzan's class enjoyed learning
chavruta (small group study) style this week in the Bet Midrash.
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Kite Day
Mrs. Rosenzweig's Geometry class and Mrs. Bernosky's third grade class had a collaborative lesson this week about quadrilaterals, polygons, and kites. The HS students taught the third grade students their math lesson by using technology, singing a polygon song, and going outside to fly their kites.
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Keep Houston Safe
On Tuesday faculty and staff received training on surviving an active shooter. Thank you to HPD Senior Community Liaison Stephen Daniel for the informative presentation. The presentation was 1.5 hours in length and can be arranged at no charge. Click
here to email Stephen Daniels.
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Headed to Dallas
We are thrilled to share that RMBA has been selected as one of only 10 Jewish day schools nationally for a pioneering program called IDEAS (Institute for Day School Excellence and Sustainability). IDEAS is an 18-month program designed to address every aspect of school sustainability, and thereby help schools move toward long-term excellence and stability. Robert M. Beren Academy is grateful for being chosen to participate in IDEAS and looks forward to sharing with you how this program positively influences our school. The team is composed of Paul Oberman, Raquel Cedano, Loren Chorn, Tania Levenstein, and Board Chair Barry Diner. Our team is headed to Dallas on Sunday for coaching and training and we look forward to sharing more information with you. Stay tuned!
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Outdoor Learning
EC4 students in Morah Heather's class enjoyed their time outdoors planting carrots as part of their unit on nutrition and Parsha Mishpatim.
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Cheez-It
Students in Chef Shoshi's extracurricular cooking class enjoyed baking fresh cheese crackers from scratch. The crackers were made to resemble a class favorite snack, Cheez-Its!
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3rd Annual
Rabbi Joseph Radinsky
Yom Chesed
Community Service Day
Sunday, February 24, 2019
9 am - 12 pm
Additional details to follow
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BIMA Tool Drive
Please donate your new or gently used tools to help grow our makerspace!
Click on flyer for more details.
Drop off bins located in RMBA office
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WIN A 2018 JEEP COMPASS!
To purchase a ticket call 713.723.7170 or stop by the RMBA office.
Only 250 tickets will be sold
$100 per ticket
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R
obert M. Beren Academy's
50th Anniversary Scholarship Gala
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Marriott Marquis Houston
Reception 5 pm
Dinner 6 pm
RSVP by Friday, March 1, 2019
For more information and to purchase seats/tables
CLICK HERE
713.723.7170
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Click
HERE
to submit a yearbook ad. The deadline is 2/22/19.
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Please see the Beren Academy Calendar as your most up to date source for information. The
Week at a Glance
is a snapshot, but does not reflect any changes made after that date.
Senior night moved to February 7th
Due to the conflict with Model UN, we will be honoring the seniors on February 7th.
High School Girls Basketball win district
The HS Girls Basketball team beat Southwest Christian on Tuesday to move to 5-0 in TAPPS play and clinch the district championship. The girls will play a non-district game on February 7th vs. Salt and Light. Congratulations to the girls.
High School Boys Basketball
The HS Boys Basketball team beat Southwest Christian to move into a tie for the district lead. The boys will travel to Covenant Christian on Tuesday before coming back to play a home game vs Salt and Light on Thursday.
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Accessing the current schedule
Please re-sync your calendars weekly.
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Don’t forget to register!
The Federation’s 25th Annual Yom Limmud, a day of Jewish learning for all ages, is coming up soon on
Sunday, February 17, 2019
from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm, hosted at Congregation Beth Yeshurun.
Register now for more than 90 classes which will include topics in categories such as Arts and Culture; Modern Society and Social Change; Israel; Mind, Body and Soul; and Torah and Philosophy. For more information and a complete schedule of classes, visit the Federation website at
www.HoustonJewish.org/YomLimmud
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