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Dear Heilicher Parents,
On Monday evening, as we sit down with family and friends to recount our Exodus from Egypt, we will relive our story of redemption and freedom. The story helps us realize how fortunate we are to have a strong community, just as our ancestors did, to support us on our life journeys. I am proud of Heilicher's vibrant and supportive network of students, parents, grandparents, faculty, and staff; indeed, it is our school's greatest asset.
During Pesach, and throughout the year, let us celebrate our Heilicher community and the blessings it brings to all of us. Hag Kasher V'sameah/חג כשר ושמח/Wishing you a Happy and Kosher Passover!
An early Shabbat Shalom,
Yoni
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Mark your Calendars
Upcom
ing Heilicher
Events
- Monday, April 10 - Tuesday, April 18: Passover Break/NO SCHOOL (office will be closed - School's Out will be offered on select days)
- Thursday, April 20: RESCHEDULED Grade 2 Curriculum Evening, 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, April 20 - Friday, April 21: Grade 7 Overnight Retreat
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Friday, April 21:
Yom Dor L'Dor (Grandparents/Special Persons Day), 1:30-3:10 p.m.
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Monday, April 24: Yo
m HaShoah (Holocaust Remembrance Day) Commemoration, 8:30 a.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium (Grades 5-8 will attend)
- Thursday, April 27: Heilicher Annual Benefit, 5:45 p.m., Beth El Synagogue
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Early Bird Registration for the 2017 Annual Benefit ENDS TOMORROW!
Registration for the 2017 Annual Benefit is available online. Click here to reserve your tickets today. Early bird pricing of $50 per ticket is available until TOMORROW,
April 7.
The Benefit, taking place on Thursday, April 27, will begin at 5:45 p.m.
at Beth El Synagogue. It will be a night to shine as we celebrate the stars that make Heilicher so special, including our teachers, students, parents and donors.
Come enjoy delicious food from Crave, specialty cocktails, plus a few surprises! Invitations are in the mail. We look forward to seeing you there!
Heilicher Online Auction Coming Soon!
The Heilicher 2017 Online Auction will launch on Wednesday, April 19.
That's just 13 days away! We've got incredible items that will be up for bid from amazing restaurants, sports tickets, spa treatments and so much more!
Click here
for a sneak peek. New items are arriving every day! The money we raise will directly benefit our school.
It's not too late to make a donation to the auction. For more details, contact Sue Freeman, Benefit Coordinator.
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Parent Survey about Hebrew Language Education
As you read in the follow-up email to our Jewish Life and Learning Town Hall, the first phase of developing Heilicher's Hebrew program is to articulate a mission statement that will enable us to focus the scope (what we teach) and envision the portrait of a graduate of our Hebrew program.
Drs. Alex Pomson and Jack Wertheimer with Rosov Consulting and the AVI CHAI Foundation are conducting a survey on the goals and expectations for Hebrew language education in Jewish day schools. In order to ensure that the views of all of our school's stakeholders are taken into account as the Hebrew faculty works to articulate a mission statement for our Hebrew program, it's vital that our parents participate in this survey. We will also be inviting our 5th and 8th grade students to participate later this year.
As a benefit of participating in the national survey, our school will receive our own individualized data report and resources to help support the planning and provision of Hebrew language. Responses from our school will be compared to the aggregate collected from all participating schools.
Only one parent per family should complete the survey. It will take only 5-10 minutes to complete. You can access the survey by following the link here.
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Spring Yom Dor l'Dor
Grandparents and Special Persons Day
Friday, April 21, 1:30-3:10 p.m.
Please invite grandparents or other special persons to attend Spring Yom Dor l'Dor/Grandparents and Special Persons Day on April 21.
The theme of the
event will be "Music." We encourage guests to bring any recording materials (vinyl, cassette tape, 8-track, CD), song lyrics, and stories about music from their childhoods to share with the students.
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Heilicher Night at Target Field
Wednesday, May 3, at 7:10 p.m.
Heilicher Night at Target Field will be on
Wednesday, May 3, 2017, at 7:10 p.m.,
when the Twins play the Oakland Athletics. Purchasing your tickets through PTO is one of the most affordable ways to see a Twins game.
Students, family members and staff can purchase MAIN LEVEL - OVERLOOK Twins tickets for the discounted price of only $20.00. To register, fill out and return this form to the Heilicher office with payment (PTO mailbox). Deadline for ticket sales is TODAY:
Thursday, April 6.
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Community Volunteer Opportunities for Heilicher Families
A reminder that this year, in lieu of the VOICE community service night night, we will be piloting a series of smaller parent-child community service options this spring, with a goal of offering a number of these types of opportunities throughout next school year.
Spaces for these three experiences are limited and there are some age restrictions. We will look for more opportunities to add to this list over the next few weeks. Sign-ups are linked below.
In addition to these evening opportunities, we have been working with faculty to identify ways for volunteerism to be woven into the curricular experience at every grade level. Examples (which will unfold over the coming months) include a kindergarten book drive to benefit Books for Africa, sixth graders volunteering with the inclusion program for people with disabilities at the Sabes JCC, and seventh and eighth graders visiting with residents of Sholom Home locally and with Jewish seniors during their Washington DC trip.
If you have suggestions or questions about Heilicher's community service programming, please contact
Susie Kaufman, Experiential Education Director.
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School's Out Programming During Passover Break
Passover Break begins on Monday, April 10, and runs through Tuesday, April 18. HaBonim will run School's Out Programming, as it has in past years, on the intermediate days of Passover, but not on the first and seventh days of the holiday.
As we wrote earlier this year, since HaBonim is now part of Heilicher, we will be reviewing and evaluating future School's Out offerings when they coincide with a Jewish holiday to ensure our programming is in line with our inclusive philosophy. Please contact Etan Dov Weiss, Director of Jewish Life and Hebrew, with any questions, suggestions or concerns.
HaBonim programming is available for a fee on these days:
Monday, April 10
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7:30 a.m.-4:00 p.m.
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Wednesday, April 12
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7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
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Thursday, April 13
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7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
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Friday, April 14
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7:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
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Tuesday, April 18
(
7:30 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
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Click here to sign up for School's Out Programming during Passover Break.
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Grade Level News and Events
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Grade 2 Curriculum Night - NEW DATE!
Thursday, April 20, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium
Parents and second graders - learn some interesting facts about pioneer life while getting a "taste" of the second grade science and social studies curriculum.
Dairy food will be sampled. Regretfully, we cannot accommodate siblings of any age.
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Heilicher Athletics
BASKETBALL Players:
Reminder to return your uniforms ASAP!
TENNIS and ULTIMATE FRISBEE for grades K-8 will kick off right after Passover Break. Register here.
Check out our volleyball scoreboards by clicking below.
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Bat Mitzvah Project: Read-a-Thon to Raise Funds for the Library
For Lauren Vegas' Bat Mitzvah project, she is sponsoring a read-a-thon to raise money for the library.
The goal is to raise $5,000 for the library.
The read-a-thon will run from Friday, March 17, until
Friday May 19
. There will be prizes for the winning students and classrooms. Here is the
read-a-thon pledge sheet.
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Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
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