Parashat Vayechi Candle Lighting 5:22 p.m. Havdalah 6:24 p.m.

Parsha Talk I used to wonder if the ideal school was one where all teachers are completely aligned, teaching students in exactly the same way. Find out what the Torah suggests in this week's Parsha Talk!

A Heartfelt THANK YOU to our parent volunteers Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they have the heart Eli Banks Jenny Wolfe To add your name to the list, be sure to document your hours in our parent hitnadvut (volunteer) binder located in the front office.

Tell Us How You Really Feel

In 2020 I am going to try to Read more books Select Gossip less Select Volunteer more Select Lead a healthier lifestyle Select

The results are in... During winter break I am

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From the desk of our S.T.E.A.M. Lab Welcome back to STEAM! We are kicking off 2020 with a unit on simple machines, things that move, and innovation. Our younger students are exploring basic simple machines such as levers, wedges, and screws. Our older students will be learning how to make their own simple machines through various engineering challenges.  Please continue to bring in your plastics. We are in need of blues for the ocean part of the Zoo mural. Anything helps: buttons, beads, bottle caps,container lids, plastic utensils, broken toys... if it is plastic and fits in the palm of your hand, it's perfect! Thank you! Beary-Fun! Students in kindergarten used bear manipulatives to learn to break down the teen numbers into tens and ones. This led to a fun activity making letters using the bears.

Houston Winter The 3rd grade girls Judaics class took advantage of the stunning Houston winter weather and learned all about Asara B'Tevet (the 10th of the month of Tevet) and began a new perek (chapter) in sefer Bereshit (Book of Genesis). Little Explorers Students in early childhood enjoyed the beautiful weather this week by exploring in the Magical Forest and picking fruit from the trees!

Marbled Designs 1st and 2nd graders started off the new year in art class with shaving cream and food coloring paper marbling. Using a squeegee to reveal the beautiful marbled designs resulted in “oohs" and "ahhhs” from the students every time. Back from Break Students in Rabbi Ouzzan's Chumash class enjoyed working in Chavruta (pairs) to review the 18th perek (chapter) of Parashat Shoftim (Judges),

Save the Date

Calling all RMBA Moms: Join the RMBA PTO for a Moms Night Out enjoy wine and cheese as we kick off the Spring semester! Thursday, January 16, 2020 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. at the home of Sigal Yeudai

Sunday Funday at RMBA! Sunday, January 19, 2020 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Come enjoy the amazing outdoor facilities at RMBA which will be open for all to enjoy. Cheer on our upper school students and RMBA staff as they compete in an exciting ultimate frisbee tournament. Pizza from Saba's will be available for purchase (served around 2:30 p.m.). Please email Tania Levenstein by 1/15 if you plan on attending and would like to order pizza. Open to the community!

Athletic Updates

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 Schools Girls Basketball The MS Girls have two games remaining and both will be at home. Both games will be at 4:30 and will take place on Tuesday and Thursday. Middle School Boys Basketball The 5th/6th grade boys will play their next game at home on January 14 at 5:30.  High School Girls Basketball The HS Girls will play FBCHSA next Tuesday at 7:00. This game is at Beren. High School Boys Basketball The HS Boys will host Southwest Christian on January 9 at 6:45.

Accessing the current schedule https://www.berenacademy.org/apps/events/2019/9/?id=5 Please re-sync your calendars weekly If you have any questions, please email Coach Cole at  chriscole@berenacademy.org.

Community Events

Chevraya Bet Shabbaton in Silver Spring, MD January 9- January 12 See flyer for details

CYJ is Coming to Houston! Parlor Meeting with Camp Director Frank Silberlicht Sunday, January 12, 2019 4:00 p.m. At the home of Neil and Annie Scheckter Please email Neil or Iris Toth to RSVP and for address

TPG Parent-child learning and games January 18, 2020 7:30 p.m. at RMBA Grades 1-6 $5 per child

No Snif this Shabbat Snif returns January 18

UOS Monthly Kids Breakfast Minyan Tfilah! Breakfast! Arts 'n' Crafts! Sunday, January 19, 2020 9:00 a.m. at UOS Geared towards ages 0-6

USA Basketball Tour Tu Bishvat 2020 Dallas Akibah Yavneh Academy Elitzur Petach Tikva Houston RMBA

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