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Announcements from RMBA Winter Friday Dismissal Starts Tomorrow 3:20 PM Monday, November 9th - No School for Early Childhood Classes Wednesday, November 11th Early Dismissal 12:15 PM - no lunch will be served See you all at the Gala this Sunday, November 8th!
Whole School 1. Book Fair is Coming! Submitted by: rjacobson@berenacademy.org and ssteinberg@berenacademy.org Friday, Nov 20th 7:45 AM - 4:00 PM Saturday, Nov 21st 7:00 PM - 9:30 PM - come for the basketball game and check out the Fair! Monday, Nov 23rd 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM - Family Reading Night (K - 5th Gr) 5:45 PM - 8:15 PM Tuesday 7:45 AM - 4:30 PM Tax Free Days - Nov 23rd and 24th - take advantage of this special saving opportunity! Enjoy a wide selection of quality books for all ages, both Judaic and General Look for your child's wish list in his/her folder 2. International Festival, School Wide Art Exhibit and Open House - Nov 16th Submitted by: ssteinberg@berenacademy.org RMBA's 5th Grade class and Geveret Gadot invite you to take a tour around the world. Meet the people, hear the music, see the customs and taste the food. Don't miss this special event! Also featuring the 2nd Annual RMBA Art Exhibit. Each student in K - 12th grade will have art displayed. Let your child show you their creation. Invite your friends and family! This event is a fabulous opportunity to invite our friends and family to see our beautiful school. The campus will be open for viewing from 6:00 - 6:30. Contact ssteinberg@berenacademy.org for a guided tour. 3. No School for ECE Monday, Nov 9th Submitted by bonnieblumberg@berenacademy.org This is a reminder to all ECE parents that the Preschool will be closed on Monday, November 9th due to a city wide educational workshop that is being offered by the Bureau of Jewish Education. This closure has been on the calendar since the beginning of the school year, and I’m sure you are all aware of it. Our teachers will be spending the day receiving continuous education which will be very beneficial to our children. Thanks to you all for your continued support. 4. Before you head to the Gala this Sunday, take your kids to the JCC's Book Fair Family Day Event featuring our very own second grade teacher, Mrs. Bobbi Frank. She'll be reading Terrible, Terrible, A Folk Tale, by Robin Bernstein promptly at 1 o'clock. We hope you will support Mrs. Frank's participation as she represents our school in this community event. 5. Saba's November Menu and Order Form Submitted by: mattymalca@berenacademy.org See Attached 6. Parent Book Club Submitted by: helenelubel@berenacademy.org The Parent Book Club will meet Nov. 19th at 8:00 am in the library instead of Nov 12th so that interested parents can attend Love and Logic Seminar. 7. Chanukah Toy Drive Submitted by: shoshanayaffee@gmail.com This Chanukah, RMBA will be donating presents to Jewish families experiencing financial difficulties. In order to assist in this effort, please bring an unused gift for a child between the ages of 13-17. Each gift will truly help make a difference in the lives of local Jewish children. Thank you for sharing your generosity with families in our community. We wish you and your family a very Happy Chanukah. 8. Library Jewish Books Wish List Submitted by: cschultz@berenacademy.org 37th Annual JCC Jewish Book & Arts Fair November 1 - 15 The RMBA Library has created a Wish List at the JCC Book Fair of Jewish books we would love to add to our Library. If you are able to purchase any of the books to donate, we would be so grateful for your help in growing our Jewish book collection! Ask the front desk at the Book Fair for details. PTO 1. Sally Foster Gift Wrap Sale Submitted by: Oritcm@yahoo.com Sally Foster and Cookie Dough Sale – All orders are due back to the school NO LATER THAN Monday, November 9th. The Sally Foster Rep will be picking up the orders Tuesday morning as they must be entered by Tuesday to guarantee delivery in time for Hanukkah. Please be supportive of the school’s PTO and help us raise money for different programs for our children. If you need more time to order or have out of town family & friends that would like to support our school, you can place your order at www.sallyfoster.com and use our school’s account number 610504. For questions contact Orit Lagnado oritcm@yahoo.com . Lower School 1. Lower School Community Gardens Submitted by: Helenelubel@berenacademy.org Help create our Community Gardens! Help can come in many forms: Planning and designing the gardens Working with children to prepare the gardens Working with children to sustain the gardens Researching and writing grants for our gardens Please see attached flier for more information 2. Lower School Reading Night Submitted by: rjacobson@berenacademy.org Family Reading Night for K-5th will be held on Monday, November 23, 2009 in conjunction with RMBA's Book Fair. This year grandparents and special friends are being encouraged to join at this wonderful event. All grandparents and special friends for whom we have contact information have been sent an invitation to this special evening. If you would like your child's grandparent/special friend to be mailed an invitation, please send their address to rjacobson@berenacademy.org Upper School 1. Dear Seniors and Senior Parents: Submitted by mschlueter@berenacademy.org On Wednesday afternoon, November 11, 2009, Senior Pictures will be taken at the school. Eric Kleiman will be on campus to take the photographs. The sittings will begin after 12:15, since there is a professional development afternoon and no classes. Each student will be able to take pictures in three outfits. Pictures in two specific outfits are required: one in cap and gown and one in dress clothes. The third picture is not specific; it can be a casual picture, sports picture, etc. Males should wear white shirts, dress pants, and dark ties with their caps and gowns. Females should wear dresses with their caps and gowns. All students should wear dark shoes. Please remember that modesty requirements should be followed. Female students will be required to show their outfits to Ms. Schlueter or Rabbi Pollak for clearance by Tuesday, November 10, 2009. If you have any questions, please email or call me. Thank you, Misi Schlueter 2. Author visits RMBA Submitted by: debrakira@berenacademy.org Kim Ablon Whitney, author of The Other Half of Life, visited Robert M. Beren Academy on Wednesday, November 4, 2009 to discuss her latest novel with grades six through nine. Students read the book and were able to talk about the novel with the author during her interactive lecture. After her presentation, Ms. Whitney led a creative writing workshop for ninth grade students. All students were then given a replica of a ticket from the MS St. Louis with a real passenger’s name whom they could research to find his/her fate. The novel is based on the MS St. Louis. In May of 1939, the MS St. Francis sets sail from Hamburg, carrying German Jews and other refugees away from Hitler’s regime. The passengers believe they are bound for freedom in Cuba and eventually the United States, but not all of them are celebrating. Fifteen-year-old Thomas is anxious about his parents and didn’t want to leave Germany. His father has been imprisoned and his mother could only afford passage for one. Fourteen-year-old Priska has her family with her—she’s determined to enjoy the voyage and looking forward to starting a new life. Based on the true story of the MS St. Louis, this historical young adult novel imagines two travelers and the lives they may have lived until events, and immigrations laws, conspired to change their fates. Kim Ablon Whitney moved back to her hometown of Newton, Mass. where she lives with her husband, two young sons, and greyhound. She is a graduate of Tufts University, and has an M.F.A. in creative writing from Emerson College. She is a member of the PEN New England Children’s Book Caucus and is the coordinator of the PEN New England Susan P. Bloom Discovery Award. A lifelong horse lover and rider, she is a nationally licensed judge and officiates at horse shows around the country. She’s also a passionate Boston sports fan, and an excerpt from her baseball-themed novel-in-progress will appear in the anthology FENWAY FICTION. RMBA Programs are made possible, in part, from funding by the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston
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