August 19, 2021
We can't wait to welcome students back to Heilicher! Keep an eye out for the Roar on Thursday afternoons to get information about school events, programs, news, and “to-dos.”
Mark Your Calendars!

  • Thursday, August 19 (TONIGHT) - New Parent Orientation 7-8:30 p.m., Manny Fingerhut Auditorium, Sabes JCC.
  • Monday, August 23 and Tuesday, August 24 - Zoom Parent Meetings for incoming kindergarten students. More information in previous New Family Roar.
  • Wednesday, August 25 - Kindergarten Open House 4-5 p.m., kindergarten classrooms.
  • Thursday, August 26 - Heilicher Summer Social 6-7 p.m., Camp Olami White Tent on the Sabes JCC field.
  • Monday, August 30, or Tuesday, August 31 - Planned start-dates for kindergarten (K students will attend for a full day on either Monday or Tuesday of the first week of school. All K students will attend school together on Wednesday, September 1.
  • Monday, August 30, and Tuesday, August 31 - Back-to-school parent coffees 8:15-9:15 a.m., Camp Olami White Tent on the Sabes JCC field.
Heilicher Summer Social

Please join our family community for the Heilicher Summer Social on Thursday, August 26, 6 p.m, at the Camp Olami White Tent on the Sabes JCC field.

Bring your whole family and enjoy a casual evening of open sports, fun, and friends before school is back in session.
RSVP by August 19 to Ali Berdass.

We ask that families mask up for this event. Treats to go will be provided. Note this event will be canceled in the case of rain.
Back-to-School Parent Coffees

After dropping off your students, please join us at the Camp Olami White Tent on the Sabes JCC field on Monday, August 30, and Tuesday, August 31. Prepackaged muffins and coffee will be served.
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Sign Up for After-School Programs

We still have a space available in a few of our After-School Activities and Athletics programs! Registration closes for all fall After-School Activities and Athletics on Monday, August 23, at 8:00 am. 

The following activities and athletics have openings:
  • Tennis (grades 5-8) (off-site)
  • Biking (grades 2-5)
  • Girls on the Run (grades 3-5)
  • Chess (grades K-8) (remote)

You can register your students for HaBonim, after-school care, on the days they are not enrolled in activities or athletics. Sign up for HaBonim using myschoolaccount.com.

Before the deadline of this Monday morning, contact Rafi Forbush if you are interested in tennis and/or biking, and contact Evelyn Sadlowski for Girls on the Run or chess. Contact Evelyn about HaBonim.
Updated FAQs and Covid Policies for 2021-22

We have updated our FAQs to provide you with important and timely information about our school schedule, co-curricular programming, hot lunch, drop-off and dismissal, COVID-related policies and procedures, and more. We also have specific COVID procedures.

If you have any time sensitive questions regarding the FAQs included here, please reach out to Heilicher Returns.
School's Out Programming Cancelled for September

Due to low enrollment numbers, and consistent with our commitment to not mixing grade level grouping in K-5, we have made the difficult decision to cancel all September School's Out programming. We will reevaluate this decision at the end of September for School’s Out dates in October and beyond.

If you have already preordered School's Out programming for September dates through your MSA account, your account will be refunded. We apologize for any inconvenience.
Please reach out to Evelyn Sadlowski with any questions.
Class Lists

Class lists will be sent out next week. We are still waiting for a few families to complete their back to school forms so all classes can be assigned. If you have not completed your back-to-school forms, please go to Sycamore and do so.
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Dress Code for Grades K-5

For the safety of our students and their ability to participate in all school activities throughout the day, please make sure students in grades K-5 wear athletic shoes to school daily.
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Art Supplies for Grades 3-6

All students in grades 3-6 need a paint shirt labeled with their name to be kept at school. We ask that families keep the following art supplies to keep at home.
Heilicher Annual Benefit

Please join us for the 2021 Heilicher Annual Benefit as we celebrate our wonderful Heilicher community and honor Heilicher alumni parents and community leaders Stacy Pinck and Brad Birnberg and Jill and Jon Halper. 

Sunday, October 10, 2021
5:30 p.m.
Beth El Synagogue
5225 Barry St. West, St. Louis Park

Purchase tickets and learn more about our honorees here.
Heilicher Hallway Chat

Make sure to join "Heilicher Hallway Chat" on Facebook. The Heilicher Hallway Chat is a private Facebook group for parents run by parents. The purpose of this group is for casual conversation like the type you might have in the hallway or parking lot when you have five minutes to chat.
From the Desk of Nurse Katie

Immunizations

  • Incoming students will need to have updated immunizations before coming to school. These forms were sent to you in your enrollment packet. If you have misplaced your forms, please reach out to Heilicher nurse Katie Ruff.
  • When COVID-19 vaccines become available for your child’s age group, please get them vaccinated! Currently, the CDC says the COVID-19 vaccine can be administered at the same time as other immunizations.

COVID Testing

We encourage families to get tested frequently, even when asymptomatic.

  • Free at-home testing is available through Vault/MDH. You can order up to two spit tests at once, and there is no limit on frequency. Test results are usually available within 48 hours.
  • Families may also want to purchase over-the-counter antigen tests to have at home.
School Calendar

For up-to-date information on events such as holidays, family programs, and extracurriculars, go to the school calendar available on our website.
Condolences

Condolences to Heilicher parents David Jurisz and Sara Grimaldi and their child, Sollie, on the passing of David's father, Louis Jurisz.

Condolences to Heilicher teachers Jodi Danovsky and Sammie Danovsky as well as Jodi's husband, Jeff, and children, Carly, Isaac, and Maddie, on the passing of Jodi's father and Sammie's grandfather, David Roston.


Mazel Tov!

Mazel Tov to Heilicher student Shimshy Knobloch on his recent Bar Mitzvah on Thursday, August 12, in New York.

Mazel Tov to Heilicher student Benny Zweigbaum on his recent Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, August 14, at Beth El Synagogue.

Mazel Tov to Heilicher student Marco Melendez on his upcoming Bar Mitzvah on Saturday, August 21, at Beth El Synagogue.

Mazel Tov to Heilicher student Orly Resnick-Schwarcz on her upcoming Bat Mitzvah on Saturday, August 21, at Beth Jacob Congregation.
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