Dubim

Dear Dubim Parents,

It has been a wonderful first week of camp! With the theme of the week being High Holy Days/ Days of Awe we learned about Rosh Hashanah which is the Jewsish New Year. On Monday, in theme time with Dan, the Bonim Unit Head, we read the book It Was a New Year at the Pier. Also on Monday, we had a great time swimming and going on a nature walk. The day ended with the whole Dubim group performing on stage the “Gum-drops” song in front of the whole camp with some help from the camps music specialist, Molly. Tuesday was fun and we were very impressed with all the great work done in the pool during swim lessons! We had a great time with Eric, the sports specialist when it came to racing to see who could collect the most toys while competing against the rest of the kids in the group. On Wednesday, was the Bouncy Bounce. Although, there was not just a Bouncy Bounce, but an obstacle course which the kids could climb up and down through to race to the other side. That was a lot of fun, even for us counselors! During drama class with Daniele on Wednesday, we play a kind of “duck- duck- goose” game where instead of being tagged as a goose we got tagged as an animal and we had to act out that animal. It was great seeing the kids’ impressions of say an elephant or even a cat. The counselors had a great time playing that with the kids too. On Thursday with the swimming getting a bit more chilly, we enjoyed doing an art project with Dan and more games with the Daniele. The highlight of Thursday was the dance party at the end of the day when the whole Bonim Unit got to take turns rapping Collin in toilet paper to look like a mummy, while dancing to some great songs. The dance party got even better when the whole camp formed a conga-line and danced to Cotton-Eyed Joe. On Friday during Field Day/ Counselor Olympics, we got to watch the Counselors of the entire camp act goofy in front of the entire camp to see who could win the most points. It was a great time!
Next week on Tuesday is the first of the two Bonim Late Nights. Please make sure to send your child/children with a third dry bathing suit and dry towel because we will be going swimming again. Also, please make sure to send your child with his/ her permission slip so they can attend. Also, as a reminder please label all of your child’s/ children’s belonging with his/ her name. Have a safe and happy Fourth of July and have a great weekend! See you on Monday!

Sincerely,
Collin, Emma, and Haley