Parashat Beshalach
Candle Lighting 5:29p.m.
Havdalah 6:30 p.m.
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Parsha Minute
It is amazing for teachers when students say "oh I get it!" In this week's parsha, the Jewish people make the connection about all of Hashem's plan!
Shabbat Shalom!
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1992-1993
The Rambam Chapter of the National Honor Society was proud to have as its members (from left to right) Courtney Marks, Naama Rogatinsky, and Shira Lipsky. All three maintained high academic averages, while participating in a variety of extra-curricular activities and numerous community service endeavors.
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This week, Honors Chumash Parsha focuses on the scene at the Yam Suf (Red Sea) where the Israelites have a final "face off" with the Egyptians.
Tali Miller
(Class of 2019) explores the question "In the end, what happened to Pharaoh?"Click
HERE
to read Tali's summary.
Natanya Ruben
(Class of 2021) highlights some beautiful artwork depicting the Splitting of the Sea and the drowning of the
Mitzrim (Egyptians)
. Click
HERE
to read Natanya's summary.
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From the desk of our
S.T.E.A.M. Lab
Inspired by the upcoming holiday of Tu B'Shvat, we focused our STEAM activities around trees. We learned about their life cycle, what they give us, and how to take care of them. Then we turned our used spoons and forks into art. Instead of throwing them away, the kids used them to make a tree. During our second class, we learned about recycling paper. We used our paper trash to make paper pots for planting seeds on Tu B'Shvat.
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Branching Out
EC3 students in Morah Alissa's class had a fun time painting a big branch and learning all about trees in honor of Tu B'Shvat
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Big Bright Sunflowers
EC2 and EC3 students enjoyed learning about Vincent Van Gogh’s sunflowers in Mrs. Bryant's class this week, viewing his work, and then creating their own using torn paper collage.
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Stone Soup
The Kindergarten students in Mrs. B.'s class enjoyed a unit on the story "Stone Soup." They read 3 versions of the story, compared and contrasted all 3, and did a writing activity about the characters in the story. The children brought in vegetables from home, and they peeled and cut them. They used stones as well as the vegetables, and made a graph showing their guesses as to what would happen to the stones while the soup was cooking. Finally, they enjoyed eating the delicious soup, some of them even eating 3 bowls! After eating the soup, they found the 3 stones intact at the bottom of the pot, and discovered that heat does not change the state of rocks. The big lesson of the unit was learning to share with others.
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Rodeo School Art Competition
Congratulations to our Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo School Art competition winners! RMBA judges voted in December to help choose our school’s top 25 rodeo art pieces, ranging from EC4 through 10th grade, which then moved on to the Rodeo Art private school competition. We are so proud of our artists:
Finalists:
Asher Samet and Ezra Samet
Ribbon winners:
Shmuel Gottlieb, Mia Tessler, Ruth Shamooelian, Abigail Zonana, Shayna Melnik, Joshua Bershad, Emma Yellin, Miles Bryant, Avi Gross, Ryan Gonik, Lielle Stern, Passig Katz, Elisheva Koual, Elana Yanowitz, Yonatan Alon, Maya Diner, Sarah Plumb, Hannah Leah Gross, Leeor Catran, Natalie Bublil, Tomi Weisz-Hubsman, Shelly Binjamin, and Shifra Zonana.
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Geometric Kites
This week the students in Mrs. Rosenzweig's Geometry class completed a chapter about quadrilaterals. The students practiced their newly learned math skills by building their own kites. Next week, the students will teach a geometric kite lesson to third grade and they will get to fly their kites with their younger friends.
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Tu B'Shvat Activities
EC4 students in Morah Aviva's class were busy this week planting grass heads, painting individual pop-up
shkediot (almond blossom trees), and making
Besamim (spices) out of oranges and cloves.
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Chess Club
Students in EC3 through 5th grade loved their first Chess Club extra-curricular activity class. The students learned the basics and strategy, and most importantly experienced friendly competition!
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Cooking Class
Students in EC3 through 5th grade enjoyed their first cooking class with Chef Shoshi! The students made and tasted parfaits and discussed their favorite foods to eat. Click
here to see their answers!
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Siddur Ceremony
Mazal tov to all the first grade students and their families on the
Mesibat Siddur (prayer book party) that took place on Monday. Students received their first
Siddur (prayer book), sang all the new songs and prayers they learned, and enjoyed a dessert reception with their families. Thank you to their wonderful teachers Morah Miriam, Gveret Erlichman, and Morah Rivkie for preparing them so well.
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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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Tu B'Shvat Fun Day
at Robert M. Beren Academy
Sunday, January 20, 2019
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Come celebrate Tu B'Shvat and enjoy a nature walk, arts and crafts, and playground play time.
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Calling all RMBA
Lower School Students
Do you like a challenge?
Want to run with a group of friends?
Join the
School Marathon at recess time.
Please
click here for the permission slip, and return to Mrs. Schneider
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R
obert M. Beren Academy's
50th Anniversary Scholarship Gala
Sunday, March 17, 2019
Marriott Marquis Houston
For more information and to purchase seats/tables
CLICK HERE
or contact
(713) 723-7170
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Click
HERE
to order your copy of the 18-19 RMBA Yearbook
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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.
Middle School Basketball
The Middle School Basketball teams have continued to compete well in their games as they improve every week. Both teams have games on January 17. The girls will play against Grace at 4:30, while the boys will face Logos Prep at 5:30.
High School Basketball
The Boys will continue their district slate with a game vs. Faith Academy from Bellville on Thursday, January 17. Both girls and boys with play district away games next Tuesday, January 22 vs. Oaks Adventist.
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Accessing the current schedule
Please re-sync your calendars weekly.
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The Federation’s 25
th
Annual Yom Limmud
, a day of Jewish learning for all ages, will take place on
Sunday, February 17, 2019 from 9:00 am until 4:30 pm
, hosted at
Congregation Beth Yeshurun
. More than 90 classes will include topics in categories such as Arts and Culture; Modern Society and Social Change; Israel; Mind, Body and Soul; and Torah and Philosophy.
Parenting Through a Jewish Lens
is a special track so parents can participate in Yom Limmud while their children enjoy quality child care programs.
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Mazal Tov to Jordie Yoshor on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah!
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