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Dear Parents,
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding as we handled the bomb threat to the Sabes JCC yesterday.
As we worked to evacuate the building, staff and students acted quickly and efficiently. I heard many words of reassurance and comfort, saw students helping others, and greeted many of you who came almost immediately to retrieve your children. We are so glad it was not found to be credible. But at the same time I was proud to witness how beautifully the school and the campus came together to ensure everyone's safety.
Our faculty discussed the incident with students in an age-appropriate way in classrooms first thing this morning. They praised students for their excellent behavior during the evacuation and reassured them that our number one priority is to keep them safe. Counselors and clergy were available in school throughout the day to assist us as well. You might find these articles helpful in speaking with your children about threats like the one we experienced:
If you are in need of additional resources, please contact our School Counselor, Josie Steelman.
I met many of you this morning at our parent coffee to reflect and debrief about the day's events. I always welcome you to
connect with me
if you have concerns about school safety and security.
B'shalom,
Yoni
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Mark your Calendars
Upcom
ing Heilicher
Events
- Tuesday, January 24: K-2 Basketball Practice Begins
- Thursday, January 26: Grade 4 Field Trip to Como Planetarium
- Thursday, January 26: 3-4 Basketball Practice Begins
- Thursday, January 26: Grade 6 Ethics Round Tables, 7:00 p.m. (TOPICS: Immigration, School Sports, Hunting, Student Internet Use)
- Friday, January 27: Kindergarten Hebrew Skit (Saba Eliezer v'HaGezer), 2:30 p.m.
- Saturday, January 28: Lower School Movie Night, 6:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, February 1: Continuous Enrollment Forms Due
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School Year 2017-18 Calendar Highlights
Calendar highlights are now available for the 2017-18 school year!
Click
HERE for a list of 2017-18 school year calendar highlights.
Please note that we have decided to adjust the dates of Winter Break to better match the public school calendars. Additional program dates and school's out information will be available later this school year.
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REMINDER: Continuous Enrollment Documents Due by February 1
If you have questions about the new policy or deposits please see the FAQs.
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FACULTY NEWSLETTERS are now updated!
Click
here to access updated teacher newsletters for Grades K-3. For grades 4-8, please check Haiku.
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Mid-Winter and Spring Semester After-School Programs & Athletics Registration Now Available!
We are excited to announce that after-school registration is now available for HaBonim, After-school Classes, and Mid-Winter & Spring Athletics. New this year, we are offering a Robotics class and Girls on the Run! Be sure to
read the brochure to see all of the after-school opportunities for January through June.
For more information or questions about after-school care and activities:
Mid-Winter & Spring Athletics:
HaBonim, Chess, Girls on the Run, and Robotics:
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DUE TODAY! Support the Heilicher Theater Department - Order your "Into the Woods" Apparel Now!
This year's shirts will be customized with the play logo, our school name, and the play production dates, as well as a list of the names of students in the seventh and eighth grades. Please return this order form to the Heilicher office by TODAY, Thursday, January 19.
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Lower School Havdalah and Movie Night
Saturday, January 28, 6:30 p.m.
Calling all families with children in Grades K-4! Join us for a Havdalah service and movie night at Heilicher.
Saturday, January 28
6:30-9:00 p.m.
Manny Fingerhut Auditorium
MOVIE: Zootopia
Join us in your pajamas (with a blanket) for Havdalah, a movie, snack bar, and fun. Please make sure your children eat dinner before the program. Cost: $10/family (cash or check at the door). A parent or guardian must be in attendance. Feel free to invite your friends from outside of our Heilicher community.
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You're Invited! A Celebration of Helen Siegel
Friday, February 10, 2:15 p.m.
As many of you know, our beloved Helen Siegel will be retiring at the end of this school year after an amazing 27 years of service to Heilicher. Join us in celebrating all that Helen has done for our students, faculty and community!
Friday, February 10
2:15-3:15 p.m.
Manny Fingerhut Auditorium
Barry Family Campus
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Heilicher 2017 Online Auction - Help Make it a Success!
Do you have a special talent that you could donate to the Heilicher Online Auction? Baking, ice skating, tennis lessons and graphic design are all items people have donated in the past. Think about a skill you could share and donate today!
The auction will take place April 19 - 26, 2017. We are starting to collect items now.
Click here
to access the donation form.
PLUS, we need your help in securing items from local businesses. Most of the phone calls are to repeat donors so the calls are easy and quick to make. Just a few minutes of your time could make a huge difference in the dollars we raise to support our school. To volunteer, email Sue Freeman, Benefit Coordinator at
susandfreeman@gmail.com.
Stephanie Bell and Sara Schlipp-Riedel
Online Auction Co-Chairs
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Heilicher Athletics
Heilicher basketball season is underway! Practices and games will run through mid-February (grade 5-6 co-ed team) and early March (grade 7-8 teams). Come cheer on the Heilicher Lions!
The K-2 basketball program will kick off on Tuesday, January 24. The 3-4 basketball program will kick off on Thursday, January 26.
Register today!
Become a Heilicher Fan on GameChanger! Click here to follow the Heilicher 7-8 Boys Basketball team!
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Mitzvah Projects
Heilicher seventh grader Zachary
Nathan
, who has been wearing glasses since he was 4 years old, is collecting glasses for the Lions Club International as a service project for his upcoming Bar Mitzvah. The Lions Club cleans, evaluates, and distributes the donated glasses internationally to those in need. They accept prescription glasses, readers, and sunglasses, as well as used hearing aids. Please drop off any gently used glasses in the labeled box in the school or give them directly to Zachary.
Heilicher sixth grader Isabel Nathan, a voracious reader and self-proclaimed bookworm, is collecting book donations as a service project for her upcoming Bat Mitzvah. Young adult books will be used to boost the library at Herzl Camp and other books will be donated through the MN Literary Council. Please drop off any gently used books that you are willing to part with in the labeled boxes in the school or give them directly to Isabel.
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Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Toby and Jacob Khabie on their B'nai Mitzvah on Saturday, January 21, at Darchei Noam.
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Condolences
Condolences to Heilicher parents Nina and Bryan Badzin and their children, Sam, Rebecca, Elissa, and Nate, on the passing of their nephew/cousin, Joshua McFadden.
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Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
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