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Dear Heilicher Parents,
Tonight's Annual Benefit promises to be a night to remember. Thank you for your continued support through the benefit, online auction, annual fund, and more. Your commitment to the school makes this an incredibly special community.
Speaking of community, last Friday we hosted our second Yom Dor l'Dor (Grandparents/Special Persons Day) of the year. With nearly 120 grandparents and special people here, it was one of our best attended Yom Dor l'Dor events in school history. We are happy that so many of our students were able to spend quality time in their classrooms with their biggest fans.
Finally, please save the date of Thursday, May 18, for our Annual Meeting, which is our opportunity to thank volunteers, celebrate staff milestones, elect our Board of Trustees, and provide a state of the school update.
I look forward to seeing many of you there and also at Beth El this evening.
Warmly,
Yoni
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Mark your Calendars
Upcom
ing Heilicher
Events
- TONIGHT! Thursday, April 27: Heilicher Annual Benefit, 5:45 p.m., Beth El Synagogue
- Monday, May 1: Yom HaZikaron Assembly, 2:30 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium (parents welcome to attend)
- Tuesday, May 2: Yom Ha'atzmaut Assembly, 8:30 a.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium (parents welcome to attend)
- Wednesday, May 3, and Friday, May 5: Art Adventures Field Trips to Mia (more information listed below)
- Wednesday, May 3: Heilicher Night at the Twins Game, 7:10 p.m., Target Field
- Monday, May 8: MAP Testing begins
- Wednesday, May 10: Gerten's Plant Sale Pick Up, 1:00-4:00 p.m., Sabes JCC Activity Center
- Friday, May 12: Kindergarten Children Around the World, 2:00 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium
- Thursday, May 18: Annual Meeting, 7:00 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium (8th Grade Capstone Projects on Display from 6:00-7:00 p.m.)
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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.
Please complete the survey by May 1. Only one parent per family should fill out 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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Gerten's Plant Sale Pick Up is Wednesday, May 10
If you ordered plants from your favorite eighth grader, pick up your plants on
Wednesday, May 10,
between 1:00-4:00 p.m.
in the Sabes JCC Activity Center. Please pick up all plants during these hours (even the ones
your child might be delivering to neighbors who purchased from them).
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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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Updated Teacher Newsletters are Now Available
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Grade Level News and Events
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Minneapolis Institute of Art - Art Adventure Field Trips
Wednesday, May 3 and Friday, May 5 (grade levels/times listed below)
Students in grades K-4 are off on their Art Adventure to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia). Students have studied eight works of art from Mia's collection on the theme, "Dressed for the Occasion." For more information on this program, visit the
- Grades 2 and 3 will have their tour on Wednesday. May 3, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. (travel and tour time included).
- Grade 4 will have their tour on Wednesday. May 3, 10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m. (travel and tour time included).
- Grades K & 1 will have their tour on Friday. May 5, 9:30 - 11:30 a.m. (travel and tour time included).
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Heilicher Athletics
There is still time to register for tennis and ultimate frisbee! Register here.
Stay tuned ... the
Heilicher Maccabi Games are coming soon.
Check out our volleyball scoreboards below.
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Order form is available
here
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Return form to Heilicher office with a check attached, or charge to your JCC account on file. Orders are due on Monday, May 1.
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Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Justin Kadet on his Bar Mitzvah at Adath on
Saturday, April 29
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Mazel Tov to Lexi Greenberg on her Bat Mitzvah at Beth El on Sunday, April 30.
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Condolences
Condolences to Heilicher alumni parents Bob Kaufman and Debra Glassman, and their children, Tess and Anna, on the passing of Bob's mother, Ruth Kaufman.
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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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