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Thank you for sharing your art creations!
Credit clockwise from top left to: Isa M., Carmela C.-L., Adriana C., and Daniel S. |
A Message from Yoni
Dear Heilicher Families,
Heilicher's distance learning program, Heilicher@Home, will continue for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year consistent with Governor Walz's directive to Minnesota public schools.
I want to acknowledge the incredible dedication and hard work of our teachers who have transformed their classrooms and lessons under conditions of unprecedented uncertainty and pressure. I often find myself in awe of the work teachers do each day to make Heilicher a place of learning excellence, and now, given these past few weeks, I am searching for a word that goes beyond 'awe'. The entire Heilicher staff has maintained incredible focus, poise and innovation throughout this ordeal, and they show no sign of stopping now. I thank them all.
Now, it is time to look toward the future.
As the weeks progress, we will continue to evolve Heilicher@Home while we also prepare for next school year. Rather than articulate in this message all of the factors and questions my leadership team is discussing as we plan for next school year, my commitment will be to keep you informed on a weekly basis on any progress we are making towards planning for next year and beyond. With any number of eventualities at play, these weekly updates will help us all stay on the same page as we navigate our shared journey together.
Finally, all schools must now consider the best options for commencement ceremonies for their graduates. Heilicher teachers and administrators will work together over the next couple of weeks, consulting with other schools and collaborating internally, to determine the best way to acknowledge the graduation of our eighth graders. This milestone is a precious one to our students, our families, and our staff, and we will do our best to honor it appropriately within the parameters of our current reality. More information will be provided about graduation, as well as other grade-level specific programs, in the coming few weeks.
Thank you all for your continued support and patience, and for all you do for Heilicher and our wonderful community.
B'shalom,
Yoni
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Heilicher/Sabes JCC Student and Senior Partnership
Heilicher has teamed up with the Sabes JCC to connect our families with JCC senior citizens. We hope Heilicher families will volunteer to reach out and call a senior to brighten their day. The commitment would be about 10-15 minutes a week, and would involve calling to check in on one of the seniors. If you choose to volunteer, we ask that an adult be present to help guide the conversation.
This volunteer opportunity is geared towards Grades 5-8 families. If you have a younger student and would like to participate, we ask that the adult lead the conversation over the phone. If you are interested in volunteering, please contact
Evelyn Sadlowski
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Apply Now! Mindy and Dan Ribnick Family Tuition Grant for Community Volunteers
Don't miss this exciting opportunity to
apply
for the Mindy and Dan Ribnick Family Tuition Grant Program for Community Volunteers. This program will provide grants of 18% of tuition to approximately four students per year whose parents or guardians volunteer in the Jewish community. The deadline for application is Monday, May 18
. If you have any questions, contact
Beckie Skelton
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Yom Ha'atzmaut (Israel Independence Day)
Everyone is invited to this Heilicher all-school celebration!
Students, please wear blue and white, create your own Israeli flags to wave, design your own posters, and let's celebrate Israel's 72nd year of independence together.
Wednesday, April 29 at 2:30 p.m.
Please note, a Yom HaZikaron commemoration program is scheduled for
2 p.m. on Tuesday, April 28
, for students in Grades 5-8. A Zoom link will be included in the Grades 5-8 homework documents sent out on Sunday, April 26.
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Celebrate our Heilicher Heroes (Teachers)!
Our teachers have always been our heroes, and during Heilicher@Home they have gone above and beyond. May 4-8 is Teacher Appreciation Week. While we won't be together at school to celebrate our amazing teachers, we still want to recognize them. We are hoping that your family can make a sign, or print and decorate the one attached, to thank teachers for their hard work.
Please take a picture of your family with the sign and send it to Ali Berdass. Ali will create a slide show that will be sent to teachers to show our appreciation. Please submit your photos by Friday, May 1.
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Cooking with Chef Liz
Hello Heilicher students and families! This is Chef Liz here. I hope you all have been enjoying my cooking videos, I know I am. I would love to hear from you about some of the things you would like to make. Whether it's something we used to have for lunch or just something you want to learn how to cook. Please send me an email with your requests.
Be sure to check out this week's pizza and veggie dip video and recipe.
Next week we are going to take a tour of my garden and see what's growing. Miss you all and hope you are getting plenty of sunshine.
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Thank you to our 36 families who have already registered for Good Deeds Day At Home! We hope you can join us along with our partner agencies,
PJ Library and Talmud Torah, to bring Good Deeds Day to your home.
While we can't gather in person this year, in the spirit of Good Deeds Day, Sunday, April 26, we're inviting families to participate in a different way. When you register your family, a Kindness Kit will be mailed to your home. The kit contains all you need to have fun, nurture compassion, and make a difference - right from your own kitchen table. When you've completed your kit, upload your photos using the hashtag #GoodDeedsAtHomeMPLS to the
Facebook event page
to showcase your work.
Additionally, half of your $18 registration fee will be donated to PRISM food pantry, JFCS' neighbor agency. PRISM is committed to responding to the needs of the community during these challenging times. Donations to PRISM help ensure food is available to our most vulnerable neighbors.
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Mazel Tov
Mazel Tov to Karen D. on her Bat Mitzvah this Saturday, April 25 through Beth El Synagogue via Zoom.
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Refuah Shlema
Refuah Shlema to Heilicher Past President and Honorary Trustee, Bernie Goldblatt.
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Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
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