Parashat Behar-Bechukotai
Candle Lighting 7:50 p.m.
Havdalah 8:51 p.m.
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Parsha Talk
When students walk into my classroom seconds late, I sometimes share with them a lecture about the slippery slope of soon arriving minutes late, then skipping class entirely, then skipping school, then becoming friends with the wrong crowd, never finding a job or a family, and ending up destitute on the side of the road. Students are often left with the question "all of this from being 2 seconds late for class?!"
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In Case You Missed It
We are so grateful and appreciative of our amazing parents, and also non-parent volunteers and lay leaders, who have made such a tremendous difference through their volunteering, creating a strong and resilient RMBA family. The chart below represents only the recorded volunteer opportunities in an abridged school year.
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This week's One Text - Many Voices features Aaron Ayach, Molly Goldstein, Ilay K., Daniel Gross, Jeremy Morgan, and Ezra Miller.
Click here for their views on this week's parsha.
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Tell Us How You Really Feel
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How many books have you read in the last 9 weeks?
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The results are in...
How are you celebrating Mother's Day this weekend?
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Butterfly Flowers
It was a busy week in Ms. Bernosky's 4th grade class! Students made Mother's Day cards last week, inspired by a science lesson that discussed butterflies and how they camouflage themselves. They also learned about the salt water cycle and how water from rain as it travels through rocks down towards the ocean picks up salt and adds to the salt content of the ocean. This is depicted above in a computer drawing.
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School Marathon
Students in 1st through 5th grades resumed their participation in the School Marathon Project this week, on which each day they run one mile, culminating in 26.2 miles, the length of a full marathon.
If your children are interested in completing their marathon - please follow these steps!
Step 1- Discuss with your children if they are interested in completing it.
Step 2 โ Email Mrs. Schneider at
RMBAschoolmarathon@berenacademy.org
to let her know and she will tell you how many miles your child has left to complete the School Marathon.
Step 3 โ Keep Mrs. Schneider posted every mile your child runs and send pictures!
Step 4 โ When they have completed the Marathon let Mrs. Schneider know and she will drop off the finishersโ medals and shirts your children has earned! Good Luck! Run Strong!
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Circuitry Coding
8th graders in Ms. Goldsteinโs physical science class have started to integrate coding into their circuitry lessons. Last week they learned how to write code that will turn lights on in a sequence, and used the code to control a traffic light byte. They learned how to wire the board correctly to complete the circuit, then how to manipulate the code so that the lights flash on, then off, for different lengths of time to create a pattern.
Click here to watch the short clip.
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American Girl
Girls in 4th and 5th grade were eager to resume their weekly lunch group with lower school Guidance Counselor Ms. Stacey Laves-Khalifa. They enjoyed showing their connection to American Girl paraphernalia.
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I Always Stay
Students in Kindergarten enjoyed their virtual class with Avital Borvick, one of our Bnot Sherut, who has been teaching them all the way from Israel! This week they learned about emotions, and all the students drew a picture depicting how they were feeling. They also learned the song
ืื ื ืชืืื ื ืฉืืจ ืื ื which translates to "I Always Stay Me."
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Planting a Seed
Students in Ms. Bigham's lower Montessori class learned all about the parts of a seed and different plants in the grasslands. They were also given a bonus science assignment to plant a seed and observe it.
Click here to watch Hannah talk us through her observations of planting an avocado seed.
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Kindness Flowers
As part of their lessons on chesed, friendship, and Lag B'Omer, students in Morah Aviva's ECE4 created "Blooming with Kindness Flowers."
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In Honor of Friends and Friendship
Students in Morah Esther's ECE2 class drew pictures of themselves holding a friend's hand. They talked about what it is about friends that makes you choose to be their friends. They each spoke about the qualities they like in their friends.
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This Yom Yerushalayim join us for our
Judaic Siyum
brought to you by the upper school students of RMBA
Friday, May 22, 2020
9:00 a.m. Tfila and Hallel
9:45 a.m. Siyum
Meeting ID: 918 0322 4182
Password:
1700V4
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Please join us for the
Graduation Celebration
of Robert M. Beren Academy's
Kindergarten Class of 2020
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
2:00 p.m.
Virtual details to follow
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American Friends of Sheba Medical Center
in collaboration with the
Israeli Consulate to the Southwest
invite you to a webinar
How Sheba Medical Center's Headline-Making Tech Battled Covid-19
Monday, May 18, 2020
10:30 AM CST
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UOS Presents
Arguing with God
Join us for five fascinating and provocative sessions
Dates:
5/18, 5/25, 6/1, 6/8
8 PM
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