Welcome from the Head of School

Dear Friends,

On behalf of our teachers, staff, and Board of Trustees, I want to welcome you to the 2022-23 school year. Over the past few weeks, I have had the opportunity to meet many of you during our grade-level get-togethers. I have appreciated getting to know everyone and hearing from you about why Heilicher is such a special place.

We at Heilicher are excited to continue our partnership and offer an outstanding educational experience for your family. We look forward to inviting you back to campus and reconnecting with friends during our back-to-school parent coffees. I sincerely hope that you are as excited as I am about our upcoming school year - this year is going to be a great one.

Thank you for joining the faculty, staff, and me as we inspire our students to find their passion and reach their highest potential.

Dr. Dan Ahlstrom

Head of School

Mark Your Calendars!

• TONIGHT! Thursday, August 25 - Kindergarten Meet and Greet, 5:30-6 p.m., meet at dove statue
• TONIGHT! Thursday, August 25 - Heilicher Summer Social, 6-7:30 p.m., Sabes JCC field
• Monday, August 29 - First Day of School!
• Monday, August 29, and Tuesday, August 30 - Back-to-School Parent Coffees, 8:15-9:15 a.m., outside at the main (south) entrance
• Wednesday, August 31 - Heilicher Opening Ceremonies, 8:30-9 a.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium, Sabes JCC (families welcome)
• Monday, September 5 - NO SCHOOL: Labor Day
• Tuesday, September 13 - Back-to-School Night:

K-4 6:30-7:15 pm | All School 7:15-7:45 pm | 5-8 7:45-8:30 pm

View the full Heilicher calendar online

Key Dates for 2022-2023

Extracurricular Pickup Procedures

After-school activities, athletics, and HaBonim begin on the first day of school. If you have a student signed up for any after-school programming, you must read the After-School Pickup Procedures to help our programs run smoothly and safely.

TONIGHT: Heilicher Summer Social

The Heilicher community is invited to the PTO-sponsored Heilicher Summer Social TONIGHT, Thursday, August 25, 6-7:30 p.m, on the Sabes JCC field.

Bring your whole family and enjoy an evening of fun and friends before school is back in session. You'll also have the chance to learn more about Heilicher's extracurricular offerings and meet some of our new Heilicher staff.

Ice cream treats will be provided at 6:30 p.m.; feel free to bring a parve/dairy dinner for your family.

First-Day Photo Opportunities

Let's celebrate the first day of school with fun photos! Students can take pictures with Roary, balloons, and signs.

If you want a first-day photo, please park and walk with your students to our photo stations at the main JCC entrance. Please be considerate of time in taking photos, as all students need to be in class by 8:15 a.m.

Photo opportunities will also be available on the second day of school.

Back-to-School Parent Coffees

Join us for coffee after drop-off on the mornings of Monday, August 29, and Tuesday, August 30. Meet us outside the main (south) entrance from 8:15 to 9:15 a.m.

Heilicher Opening Ceremonies

Join us for Heilicher Opening Ceremonies on Wednesday, August 31, at 8:30 a.m. in the Manny Fingerhut Auditorium.

Special for incoming eighth-grade and kindergarten/new families: bring your cameras and see our oldest students escorting our newest students into the Heilicher community! 

Heilicher Sweatshirt Sale

Order a Heilicher sweatshirt! Orders are due by Monday, September 19. Sweatshirts are expected to arrive to the school in mid-November and will be distributed at that time.

As the school year gets going, we will open a spirit shop with water bottles, hats, shirts, and more.

Health Policies

To help protect our community, please keep students home when they are sick — COVID or otherwise. For policies regarding health, refer to the Heilicher Handbook.

As a reminder, you can also find answers regarding Heilicher’s COVID-19 policies for the beginning of the 2022-23 school year in our COVID-19 FAQs.

All COVID diagnoses, symptoms of illness, or close contact exposures must be reported immediately through the Heilicher Communication Center. Questions about our COVID-19 protocols may be directed to Nurse Katie.