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Wishing you and your family a sweet New Year. L'Shana Tovah! |
Customs to Celebrate the New Year
Though we've been in school for five weeks already, this week we turn our attention to the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah. To begin our school year, Heilicher faculty studied the words, "
keva
" (fixed), "
kavannah
" (spiritual intention), and "
minhag
" (custom). We have fixed prayers, such as the Shema, prayers with specific spiritual intentions, such as Debbie Friedman's
Mi Shebeirach
healing prayer, which is based on a fixed prayer, and customs that have developed over time, but feel like fixed "laws", such as inviting people to say the Torah blessings (
aliya
) when celebrating something.
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Mark Your Calendars
Upcom
ing School Events
- Friday, September 27: Fall Conferences, NO SCHOOL
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Monday, September 30 and Tuesday, October 1: Rosh Hashanah,
NO SCHOOL
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T
uesday, October 8,
Yom Kippur Assembly, 10:40 a.m
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- Tuesday, October 8: Erev Yom Kippur, Early Dismissal (11:30 a.m.)
- Wednesday, October 9: Yom Kippur, NO SCHOOL
- Friday, October 11: Annual Benefit Kick-Off Meeting, 8:15 a.m.
- Friday, October 18: Simhat Torah Experience, 8:30 a.m.
- Sunday, October 20: Save-the-Date: Heilicher Grade-Level Sukkah Parties, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
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High Holidays School's Out Registration
Register for all High Holiday School's Out Programming on
myschoolaccount.com
today.
Tuesday, October 8 - Erev Yom Kippur: Pool Party and Film Celebrations, 1
1:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Tuesday, October 15 - Second Day Sukkot: Special Guest-Rabbi Weininger,
7:30 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Tuesday, October 22 - Simhat Torah: Rain, Wind, and Harvest Celebrations
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Be a Part of the Annual Benefit Planning Team
We hope you will join us, Friday, October 11 at 8:15 a.m. (after morning drop-off), for the Annual Benefit Kick-Off meeting. Come learn more about how to get involved and what the Annual Benefit entails.
We are looking for people who want to help spread Heilicher pride and get involved with the 2020 Annual Benefit. We need your help to build excitement for the event, serve as a sounding board on benefit issues, and sit on one of our benefit committees. The time commitment is not overwhelming - it usually entails just a few conveniently-scheduled meetings, over the next few months, with some additional emailing back and forth.
The benefit is taking place on Thursday, March 19, 2020. The benefit will honor Heilicher parents Nancy and Neil Fink. There are several committees where you can help serve to make the Annual Benefit successful for our school.
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Family Directory and Health History
If you have not done so already, please
fill out a current Health History Form for each of your children.
- Login to Sycamore using the login information you use to retrieve report cards.
- On the right hand side of the Home Page in the "Online Forms Events" section, click the Student Health History Form.
- Complete for each student. Note: you may need to scroll down to complete all of the questions depending on the screen size you are viewing it on. If you have more than one student you will need to click on the same Health History button to start a new form for each subsequent student.
This is not a form that needs to be provided by a doctor's office. It is just a recap of your student(s) health from year to year, so we have current and pertinent information enabling us to provide a safe and effective learning environment.
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Project FootPrint - Join the Green Committee
Join us Thursday, October 17, 5-6 p.m., for our first Green Committee meeting, as we continue building upon Heilicher's environmental commitment. We will have pizza, share ideas and make a plan for what we want to accomplish for the new school year. The Green Committee is intended for parents, families, and staff to empower the Heilicher community to enhance their environmental awareness, their personal connection to nature, and stewardship of the Earth.
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Grades 7 and 8 High School Information Evening
Save the date for a high-school information event on
Wednesday, October 23, 6-8 p.m. at Lake Country School. This event will feature area high-schools, both independent and public. Each school will have a booth and representative. Additional information coming via Constant Contact in October.
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Grades 6, 7, and 8 Theater Program
All sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will participate in a theater program designed around themes of the Jewish New Year, run by Exposed Brick Theater, over four days between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. This workshop will take place at Heilicher.
At the Jewish New Year we engage in self-assessment, called Cheshbon Ha-Nefesh, in which we make amends with people. In the workshops, Exposed Brick will help our middle schoolers examine what it means to make up with other people by acknowledging our transgressions, apologizing, and asking for forgiveness.
Parents are welcome to attend the All-School Yom Kippur assembly on Tuesday, October 8, 10:40 a.m., to catch a glimpse of their students' work.
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The Roar Holiday Schedule
The Roar will be sent on Friday afternoon during short school weeks, due to the holidays.
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Time to Register for Basketball - Grades 5-6 and 7-8
There is still time to sign up for basketball. If your student(s) is interested in playing basketball this winter, please register today. Heilicher needs to submit our league registration by September 30. Sign-up today to be a part of the team.
Upcoming Games
Thursday, October 3
6-7-8 Soccer v. Holy Family, 4:30-5:45 p.m., Heilicher Soccer Field
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Heilicher Minneapolis Jewish Day School
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