Macabee Week 2

Dear Macabee Parents and Campers,

We have concluded week two of camp which also marks the end of session one. The weather this week may go down as one of the hottest weeks we've had at camp in years. Finding ways to beat the heat and having a good time doing so was a priority!
This week's theme was Log B’Omer and Shavout. We got to learn a bit about each holiday and their impact on Jewish life and culture during theme time with our unit head, Val. Many thanks to Val who has put forth a lot of effort and planning into making theme time such a fun time for all our Tzofim groups!
Tuesday was Tie dye day where campers came in wearing their favorite multi-colored clothing. If your child forgot to participate in tie dye day, thats ok as every Tuesday marks a special day (next Tuesday is Rock Star Day). Tuesday was also a very hot day so in order to beat the heat, we watched Princess and the Frog. The Macabees were all very grateful to take a break from outside and just cool off inside!
Wednesday was our first Tzofim field trip. All four groups took the bus and headed to Creative Sparks and Congress Park in Saratoga. We got the chance to design and paint our very own tiles. After coloring in tiles and eating lunch, we spent the rest of our time hanging around in the park doing activities such kickball, catch, Disney Trivia, and listening to music. Concluding our trip to Saratoga, we also got to ride on the carousel. It was a lot of fun and being able to jump right into free swim when we got back made the day that much better!
Thursday and Friday were also very warm days. The supervisory staff struck again as they came to the rescue and brought an Snow Cone maker to camp. Swim lessons and Chugim also came to a conclusion on Friday. Starting on Monday, your camper will be in another Chugim and possibly another swim group. Please be sure to check for the swim progress report in your child's backpack and be sure to ask any of us or the Camp Aquatics Director, Mallory, if you have any questions of concerns!
Next week's theme of the week is Passover. It’s going to be a big week as we have our first Tzofim Overnight on Thursday! It is a popular tradition here at camp and we all look forward to this big day! Permission slips will be handed out in the beginning of the week so please be sure to have those filled out and returned as soon and possible! Just a reminder to please make sure all of your child's items are labeled and again feel free to talk with us if you have any questions or concerns. We all hope you have a great weekend and look forward to starting session two and week three here at Camp Chaverim!

Sincerely,
Devon, Kirsten, and Rebekah