Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Day One of the 2009 season - June 29, 2009

Hello, parents! Camp is off to a great start this year. Despite the liquid sunshine this week, the campers have had more dry programming space thanks to our new roof on the chapel porch. It is wonderful! So far this week, we have studied bugs, including a hissing cockroach from Madagascar. At electives, campers have played many games that children from all over the world play. They have created all kinds of clay pottery in the deco shack to which they will be applying aboriginal dot painting to later in the week. In elective arts & crafts, the children made worry dolls from Guatemala and African drums. At sports, we are playing a popular sport in many countries: soccer! There is more fun to come tomorrow! Who wants to come to our English Tea party? Or would you rather paint a blarney stone? Maybe make a beaded Leprechaun? If you did not get to try the French bowling game called Quilles, you may try it tomorrow. Wait till Friday when we get to see Andrew, the nature specialist, battle it out with his sensei in the Japanese marshal art form called laido. The staff will also be making dishes for you to sample from their countries of origin. We will celebrate our country’s birthday by exploring cultures and traditions of the Americans who call this country home.

I would like to introduce you to the wonderful staff who take care of your children each day. Please read this document to learn a little more about them. They are a gifted group and have much to share with our campers. We will post their bios in a separate post.

Remember to check for tics when your camper comes home. There are many deer roaming around the camp at night, which helps the little critters travel. It is best to be vigilant.

We will be hosting our usual Thursday Overday tomorrow. If you need to sign up your child, the form is available on the website with the other registration paperwork or you can fill in the form below. Just fax it in before 1:00PM.

OVERDAY
On THURSDAY, we offer our first Overday program this summer from 4:30 to 8:00 P.M. for $20. Campers have an evening program that includes hotdogs or pizza (depends on the weather, the numbers and at this point, how many dogs we have left after lunch) for dinner, a camp fire sing-a-long and s’mores from 7-8 pm. Parents and families are invited to attend this camp celebration from 7-8 pm. Overday will take place rain or shine. Just a reminder, our buses leave camp at 4:30 daily so our bus riding children attending Overday will need to be picked-up by you from camp by 8:00 pm. If your children are not pre-registered for this program, sign them up now as our numbers for this program are steadily increasing. Please return the attached sign-up sheet with your method of payment. Even if you are pre-paid, we still need the permission slip. Thanks!
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _____________________ OVERDAY PERMISSION SLIP – THURSDAY, July 2, 2009

I give permission for __________________ (my child) to attend the July 2nd Overday at Camp Woodhaven. I understand dinner will be provided. My child has [ ] No or the following dietary restrictions:_____________________________________________________________
CAMPER’S NAME:____________________________________________GROUP_____________
Parent Name__________________ Parent Signature________________Emergency PH:___________
PLEASE PRINT
[ ] Prepaid for Overday

Method of payment: check, or credit card (Visa/MC or Discover)
Name on credit card_____________________________________________________
Credit card billing address________________________________________________
Credit Card #__________________________________________________________
Expiration Date:________________________________________________________
Trading Post is open for Overday from 8:00 pm to 8:30 pm

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