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The Heilicher community gathered today to celebrate Israel Independence Day Yom Ha'atzmaut.
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Staffing Announcement from Yoni Binus
I am pleased and excited to announce that, beginning this July, General Studies Director Maia Poling will become Heilicher's new Associate Head of School.
Please join me in congratulating Maia and read more about her new role.
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Mark your Calendars
Upcom
ing School Events
- Now - May 13, MAP Testing
- Now - Friday, May 10, Teacher Appreciation Week
- Monday, May 13, 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m, Grade 3 Field Trip
- Monday, May 13, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Managing Anxiety at Home and School: How to Break the Worry Cycle with Lynn Lyons, Manny Fingerhut Auditorium
- Thursday, May 16, 8-9 a.m., Coffee and Conversation with Yoni Binus, Heilicher Conference Room
- Friday, May 17 - Library Books Due
- Friday, May 17, 9:40 a.m.-12 p.m., Grade 4 Field Trip
- Sunday, May 19, 3:30 p.m., Choir Singing at Yom Ha'atzmaut Community Celebration at St. Paul JCC
- Thursday, May 23, 10:30 a.m.-3:15 p.m., Grade 5 Big Stone Mini Golf Sculpture Garden
- Thursday, May 30, 6:30-7:30 p.m., Grade 2 Kabbalat Hasiddur
- SAVE THE DATE - Thursday, June 6 - Annual Meeting and School's Out Soiree (adults only), details to follow
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Last Day to Apply: Mindy and Dan Ribnick Family Tuition Grant Program 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 volunteer in the Jewish community. Details and a link to the application are on the website. The deadline for application is tomorrow: Friday, May 10
. If you have any questions, contact
Karen Hoppe
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Attention Parents of Incoming K-6:
2019-2020 Student Transition Form Due June 6
We are beginning preparations for the 2019-20 school year and need your help. To help guide us in your child's classroom placement, we ask that you please fill out this survey. Please complete one survey per student entering Grades K-6.
Deadline: Thursday, June 6. Forms will not be accepted after this date.
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As part of ongoing security enhancements, Heilicher has hired a plain-clothed, armed security guard who will be present during school hours from now until the end of this school year. Please know that there is no new threat to Heilicher. This additional security measure has been in the works for some time.
Our guard is Mike Woods, of Elite Protective Services, who is a highly experienced, U.S. military-trained guard, who happens to have lived in Israel and speaks several languages, including Hebrew, Arabic, Russian and English. Mike will work in coordination with Barry Family Campus security (EPG), but will be dedicated to the Heilicher school spaces both in and outside the building. Expect to see him at arrival, dismissal, all-school events, and patrolling in areas Heilicher uses.
If you have any questions, please direct them to
Rafi Forbush
, Safety & Security Coordinator and Physical Education Teacher.
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May Is Mental Health Awareness Month -
Join Us Monday for a Free Workshop on Childhood Anxiety
On
Monday, May 13, from 6:30 - 8:30 p.m., Heilicher is hosting Lynn Lyons, a licensed clinical social worker and psychotherapist, for a workshop on managing teen and youth anxiety for parents and teachers.
This program is sponsored in part by the Jacob Garber Endowment Fund at the Jewish Community Foundation of the Minneapolis Jewish Federation.
More information and registration found
here.
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Year-End Parent Coffee May 16
Please join us on Thursday, May 16, 8-9 a.m. for our final Coffee and Conversation with Yoni Binus in the Heilicher conference Room.
Ask questions and hear about the latest Heilicher news while enjoying coffee and some sweet treats.
RSVP to Ethan Tarshish.
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All library books checked out throughout the year are due Friday, May 17. Extensions are available for books being used for school projects. Please contact Mrs. Shimkus with questions or concerns.
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Third Grade Big River Journey Field Trip
On Monday, May 13, 8:45 a.m.-12 p.m.,
the third grade will experience a boat ride on the Mississippi while participating in educational activities about the river. Please have children dress for the weather, and keep in mind the temperature will be about 10 degrees cooler aboard the boat. We will return to school in time for lunch. We have room for limited chaperones, so please let Mrs.Steinberg know if you are interested.
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Fourth Grade Wells Fargo Field Trip
On Friday, May 17, 9:40 a.m. - 12 p.m., the fourth grade will be heading west as they explore westward expansion at the Wells Fargo Museum. They will be examining primary sources and how pioneers experienced the journey out west..
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Choir Singing at St. Paul JCC
The festivities are free and run from 3-5 p.m. We hope you can attend this great afternoon of celebration.
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Volunteers Needed for Girls on the Run 5K
Girls On The Run: Heart and Sole is looking for staff, friends, and family to help make their upcoming 5K a success. Help is needed from 8:15-10 a.m. on
Sunday, June 2 at the Sabes JCC tent. Please contact
Evelyn Sadlowski if you are interested in volunteering in one of the following roles:
- Caboose (to walk at the end of the runners)
- Cheer Squad (to pump-up the team beforehand)
- Floater (to help where needed)
- Runner (bring your friends - the more the merrier!)
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Registration Open for School's Out on June 6
Come one, come all, to an end-of-the-year carnival celebration with Heilicher's School's Out Programming on Thursday, June 6.
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Upcoming Games
Sunday, May 12
5-8 Ultimate vs Wayzata Junior High, 1:30 p.m., Benilde St. Margaret Field #2
5-8 Ultimate vs Benilde St. Margaret 7-8, 2:30 p.m., Benilde St. Margaret Field #1
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Mazel Tov to Solomon Lubka on his upcoming Bar Mitzvah, Saturday, May 11 (beginning at 4 p.m.) at Sharei Chesed Synagogue. The family would like to extend an open invitation to the Heilicher community to join in Sol's simcha.
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Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
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