Dear Parents and Campers:
Aloha! We’ve had such an amazing seventh week of camp! We can’t believe the summer’s almost over. Monday was our trip to Cheesequake Park, and it couldn’t have come at a better time! It was so hot, but we stayed cool in the lake and under the shady trees. Wednesday was our annual YCD Carnival. What a fun time! We had so many fun booths and activities! We had a visit from a basketball camp in Highland Park, and we’re happy to share that our Bunk 7 boys were the champions in the game!! 19 to 12!! Way to go Bunk 7!! Thursday was Surfin’ Safari Day and we had a great time. We played with beach balls, played sports like crabs and even learned to hula!
Our cast of the Wizard of Oz has been practicing really hard! We can’t wait until Thursday to show off what we’ve done. The play will take place at 10:30am. Please join us!
Please remember to send in your Chai Lifeline Swim-A-Thon money, if you haven’t already.
Rebecca & Alisha
YOUNGER DIVISION
Lindsay Kessler – Division Head
Candyland:
On Monday we all had a blast at Cheesequake Park. Macaria had so much fun swimming in the lake and playing in the park. On Tuesday we had Cooking with Morah Cindy. Eliana and Gabe really enjoyed the mini chipwhiches. On Wednesday, the carnival was awesome! Justice and Elizabeth got so many lollipops as prizes. On Thursday we had a wild time on Surfin’ Safari Day! Kati and Adi had a lot of fun doing the hula with Alisha. On Friday, Michal had an amazing time on the waterslide, and Eliana did great kicks in Fun Fitness. Have a great weekend!
Counselors: Batsheva, Kayla & Ezra
CIT: Josette & Tara
Hi-Ho Cherrio:
Oh no! We only have one week of camp left! What a shame that this summer flew by so quickly. Cheesequake Park definitely made our week much cooler. Brendan and Sam built a huge sandcastle with Hannah while Joshua and Mateo splashed around in the lake. At cooking, Juliana was a great help to Morah Cindy. The carnival was a blast! Our lollipop tree was amazing and the entire camp loved winning lollipops! We limboed the day away on Surfin Safari Day and our campers were really good at it! We’re so sad that camp is almost over.
Counselors: Ana & Shoshana
Chutes & Ladders:
This week we had a great trip to Cheesequake State Park! It was a beautiful day. We swam in the lake and played on the playground. Jason, Sara and Eliana all enjoyed swimming. This week we made ice cream sandwiches in cooking. Ryan and Jason loved them. Also, everyone has been enjoying the waterslide. Joshua and Miriam are always the first ones sliding down. Happy Birthday Ryan! Thank you for the yummy cupcakes! Have a great weekend!
Counselors: Allison, Lauren & Davida
CIT: Rachel & Emily
Pretty Pretty Princess
Bunk 3 had an awesome 7th week of camp! Monday, we went to Cheesequake and had so much fun swimming in the lake and building sandcastles in the sand. Tuesday, we had a great time at dance with Alisha. The carnival on Wednesday was so much fun; we were awesome at all the games! Surfin’ Safari Day was totally groovy on Thursday, and Friday we had a blast at Fun Fitness. We can’t believe camp is almost over. We’re so excited for our last week of camp!
Counselors: Lindsay, Elyse & Amanda
CIT: Michelle & Haley C.
Clue
Week 7 of camp was pure awesomeness! On Monday, we splashed around at Cheesequake Park. On Tuesday, we made messy but delicious ice cream chipwiches in cooking. Wednesday the whole camp had a super fun carnival and Bunk 4’s face painting booth was the highlight of the day! Thursday was Surfin’ Safari Day and we celebrated by playing Limbo and dancing the hula. Our boys really know how to move! This week rocked, but we’re really going to make our last week our BEST WEEK EVER!
Counselors: Rachel, Ari & Esther
CIT: Justin
Older Division
Ally Barrett – Division Head
Battleship & Rush Hour
Bunks 5 & 6 started off the week with a splash in the lake on our trip to Cheesequake Park. Everyone had a great time in the water and Roey especially loved the playground! Benji and Gabe had so much fun in Mad Science this week learning all about the parts of the tongue. Our carnival on Wednesday was awesome! Everyone loved our lollipop battleship game. Phillip was awesome at it! Ryan and Elan are leaving us this week, and we’re so sad to see them go! We can’t believe camp’s almost over. We’re looking forward to next week!
Counselors: Ally & David
CIT: Miles
Counselors: Jonah & Aliza
CIT: Noah
Apples to Apples
What a great week! We had an awesome time at Cheesequake Park. The lake was beautiful and cool and we loved playing in the sand. We had a great time at the carnival on Wednesday and to top it all off, we had the best booth! On Thursday, we won our intercamp basketball game! Way to go Bunk 7!! We can’t wait to see what’s in store for us next week!
Counselors: Austin & Danielle
Monopoly
Bunk 8 had such a great week! We started off our week at Cheesequake Park, swimming in the lake and playing on the playground! During our basketball game on Tuesday, Jessie and Gabrielle T. were our big scorers. Wednesday, we guessed the number of chocolate chips in fluff at our booth at the carnival. Batsheva was an awesome goalie in our soccer game on Thursday. We’re so excited for next week, but we’re sad to say goodbye.
Counselors: Amanda & Dahlia
CIT: Shaina & Nikki
Trouble
Week 7 was awesome for bunk 9! We kicked off the week with a splash at Cheesequake Park for a super day of fun in the sun. We played in the water and enjoyed the sand. The carnival on Wednesday was so much fun. We had a guess the number game of Trouble, just like our bunk name! Surfin Safari Day was gnarly! Paul and Aaron were awesome in basketball this week and Mark dominated the Dodgeball court! We can’t wait for the last week of camp!
Counselors: Devorah & Jeremy
Art Shed
The younger division made animal critters. The older division finished their clay creations and started making bird feeders.
Cooking Corner
This week in cooking, we made Mini Chipwiches – Ice Cream Sandwiches. Here’s the recipe:
Place a scoop of ice cream on the bottom of a cookie. Gently press a second cookie on top of the ice cream. Roll the sides in sprinkles. Freeze for an hour. Eat and Enjoy!
For more variations, consider using M&M’s, chopped nuts, shaved chocolate, toasted coconut or crushed candy on the sides.
~Morah Cindy~
Have a great weekend!
Mad Science
The human body was our focus in science this week! The younger groups focused on taste and sound. We tasted lemon juice, tonic water, sugar and salt and labelled the tongue maps accordingly! Interestingly, everyone’s tongue map was unique. The younger groups also learned that vibrations make sound. They heard a cup and rubberband make a “mini guitar”. We also made our own horns!
The older division focused on hand-eye coordination and memory. We started doing experiments involving reaction time by catching a ruler that a friend dropped. Each camper got to do this 5 times. Many kids found that their 3rd or 4th catch was the best because of practice and quicker reaction time. We played with our brains; we read lists of words and numbers and the kids tried to memorize them. We found that the brain works best when memorizing chunks or organized information. It was also easier to memorize lists of concrete words, rather than abstract or made up words.
All of the campers had a great time doing experiments with their minds and bodies!
~Morah Emily~
Y COUNTRY DAY CAMP
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