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Dear Parents,
This week I want to recognize all of our volunteers and the many ways they make the Heilicher experience possible. Throughout the school year, parents, alumni, friends, and grandparents (even some great-grandparents) give generously of their time and talent for the benefit of the school community. Thank you to volunteers in the lunchroom and classrooms, on field trips and in the office, at the book fair and in the library, on the Board and committees, in the PTO or at the Annual Benefit, as Shabbat hosts and parent ambassadors, and a few more I'm sure I forgot to mention. Thank you for saying "Yes!" when we asked.
A special shout out to a group of volunteers who work behind the scenes to organize meals and assistance to school families. The
H
esed Committee cooks and delivers meals to families who have had a death or are suffering from illness, or who have a new baby. We are in need of funds to purchase ingredients for
H
esed meals. Please consider an online donation (select the Hesed Committee Donation option as your Type of Gift), or contact the chairperson, Wendy Khabie, to lend a hand to the committee.
Looking ahead, I hope to see many of you next Thursday night, May 18, for our Annual Meeting. Among the many reasons to attend is the chance to hear Helen Siegel deliver a D'var Torah
as we celebrate her retirement and 27 years of service at Heilicher. And a good reason to come early is to see and hear our 8th graders present their Capstone projects - the culmination of their Heilicher career. As you look toward your student's future, these presentations are a great demonstration of what a Heilicher education is all about.
With appreciation,
Yoni
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Mark your Calendars
Upcom
ing Heilicher
Events
- Friday, May 12: Kindergarten Children Around the World, 2:00 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium
- Monday, May 15: Grade 1 Siyum Otiyot, 6:30 p.m., Fiterman Beit Knesset
- Thursday, May 18: Annual Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium (8th Grade Capstone Projects on Display from 5:30-7:00 p.m - families only from 5:30-6:00 p.m.)
- Friday, May 19: Kindergarten Shabbat Dinner, 5:30 p.m., East Commons
- Monday, May 22 - Thursday, May 25: Grade 6 Northern Minnesota Trip
- Tuesday, May 23: Grade 2 Kabbalat HaSiddur, 6:30 p.m.
- Thursday, May 25: Grade 5 Field Trip to Big Stone Mini Golf and Sculpture Garden, 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
- Friday, May 26: Grade 5 In-School Retreat (all day)
- Monday, May 29: Memorial Day, NO SCHOOL
- Wednesday, May 31 and Thursday, June 1: Shavu'ot, NO SCHOOL (School's Out Programming available on June 1 - sign-up below)
- Friday, June 2: Heilicher Maccabi Games (more info to come)
- Sunday, June 4: Girls on the Run 5K, St. Catherine University, 9:00 a.m. (click HERE for details - there are up to 25 spots available for guest participants)
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Optional Student Transition Form for Returning Students Entering Grades K-6 in Fall 2017
Your child's new class assignment requires partnership between home and school. If you have information concerning your child's learning or social needs that should be considered, please use
this form to share that information with the school. Although you may have articulated information in previous years, please give us that information again so that we know it is still current.
Along with the information gained from parents, a team of classroom teachers, specialists, resource teachers, school counselors, and administrators considers the following areas when balancing classes:
- Learning styles
- Academic peers
- Social dynamics
- Teaching styles
- Gender balance
Children are often flexibly grouped in academic areas and have the opportunity to interact with a variety grade peers and teachers.
We value the insights you have about
your child, but will not accept requests for specific teachers. It is important for all of us to trust the process and the team of professionals to make the best choice for your child.
If you have more than one child, please fill out an additional form for each child. Forms are due by Thursday, May 18.
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MAP (Measures of Academic Progress) Testing for Grades 3-8
Students in grades 3-8 will participate in
MAP testing
May 8-12 and 15-19. Students will complete
MAP tests in math, reading, and language usage.
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Library Book Roundup
All library books are due back to the
Heilicher library by
Monday, May 15,
unless still needed for a class report or project.
The cost for unreturned books will be charged to the families' Heilicher account on file.
Be sure to look in lockers, cubbies, and around the house. Thank you!
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Cluttered Garage? Donate to the 5th Grade Bike Drive for White Earth Reservation
Heilicher fifth graders are holding a bike drive for RezCycle, a non-profit, mobile community bike shop that helps kids on White Earth Indian Reservation earn bikes.
You may drop off used bikes or bike parts in ANY condition, scooters, and/or monetary donations at the Sabes JCC field during carpool drop off and pick up on Friday, May 26.
More information about how your donation can make a difference can be found
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Shavu'ot School's Out Program on
June 1
Heilicher will be closed for Shavu'ot on
Wednesday, May 31, and Thursday, June 1
. We are excited to offer full-day school's out programming on
Thursday, June 1
. Join us for a fun-filled day of activities, games, art projects and spending time outside. Register here; registration deadline is Thursday,
May 25.
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Grade Level News
Upcoming Kindergarten Programs
The Kindergarten is looking forward to performing Children Around the World for their families tomorrow,
Friday, May 12, at 2:00 p.m
. The performance will be followed by a brief reception.
We are looking forward to our
Kindergarten Family Shabbat Dinner on
Friday, May 19, at 5:30 p.m. It will be a wonderful evening of crafting, singing, dancing and socializing as we gather together as a community to welcome Shabbat.
Please RSVP to Jenny Palmer or Jodi Danovsky by TOMORROW, Friday, May 12.
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Monday, May 15, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Please join us for an evening celebrating the completion of learning the Hebrew alphabet and highlighting the students' accomplishments this year. Light refreshments will be served at the end of the program. Younger siblings who are able to sit quietly are welcome to attend.
Please send your students in white tops and blue bottoms. The children will be gathering at
6:10
p.m. in the Fiterman Beit Kenesset to prepare and organize by class.
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Eighth Grade Capstone Presentations
Thursday, May 18, 5:30-7:00 p.m.
We look forward to seeing eighth grade families at
5:30
p.m. on
Thursday, May 18,
as the students present their Capstone Projects about social justice issues. Come ready to be impressed and to ask some thought-provoking questions of our student experts.
Doors open to 8th grade family members at
5:30
p.m. and to all community members at
6:00 p.m.
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Grade 5 Field Trip to Big Stone Mini Golf and Sculpture Garden
Thursday, May 25, 9:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m.
As a culmination of our sculpture unit, Grade 5 students will be visiting Big Stone Mini Golf Sculpture Garden on May 25. This is the home studio and sculpture garden of sculptor Bruce Stillman. He will host and tour our students, teachers and chaperones, and share his design and fabrication process. We will also play mini golf and have a picnic there. Parents are welcome to join us.
Please send your child with a dairy or pareve bag lunch, sunscreen, walking shoes, a refillable water bottle, and a camera (optional). Field trip permission slips are going out this week and are due back on
Monday, May 15.
Chaperones please RSVP to Aimee Orkin o
r on permission slips. The bus will leave Heilicher at
9:30 a.m.
and return before 1:30 p.m.
The alternative rain destination is Can Can Wonderland in St. Paul.
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Heilicher Athletics
Heilicher Maccabee Games!
The entire school will be participating in the Heilicher Maccabi Games on Friday, June 2. Students will be divided into four teams and will participate in a variety of field and team sports as part of a color war. Teams will be meeting to sign up for activities during lunch this Friday. Parent volunteers are welcome throughout the day. If you'd like to volunteer, please email Susie Kaufman.
Check out our ultimate frisbee scoreboard below.
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Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Alana Weiser on her Bat Mitzvah on Friday, May 12.
Mazel Tov to Heilicher staff member Liz Kaplan on the birth of her son, Ivan.
Mazel Tov to Heilciher teacher Cyrstal Reese on the completion of her Master of Education degree from the University of MInnesota.
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Condolences
We offer our condolences to Heilicher faculty member Patti Baskin, along with her family: Jennifer and Richard Ezrilov, Sarah and Mike Duffin, Heidi and Jeremy Dee, Susan and Drew Hagen, and Sammi, Ben, Julia, Charley, Maddie, and Blair, on the passing of their husband/father/grandfather, longtime Heilicher volunteer Jev Baskin.
We offer our condolences to Heilicher grandparent Florence Miller, Heilicher parent Eve Miller and her daughter Nina, alumni parents Riva and Craig Kupritz and their children Noah, Jonah and Maya, and their many other family members, on the passing of their husband/father/grandfather, Beryl Miller.
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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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