Sabraim 3

Dear Sabraim Parents,

It has been another wonderful week at camp! Monday was the start of another session at camp, so our group was introduced to some new campers. During music on Monday, Molly the Music Specialist taught Sabraim “Chopsticks” on the boomwackers. You could clearly tell that the campers have a lot of musical talent when the song came together quite nicely within a half hour. If you don’t know what a boomwacker is, please just ask your camper and I’m sure they would love to tell you all about it. Tuesday, was Rock Star Day at Camp Chaverim. It was fun to see all of the counselors who dressed up. We had the pleasure of seeing The Wiggles, Carrie Underwood, Justin Bieber and even all five Spice Girls. It was nice to see many campers participate in the dress up day. There will be many more to follow. On Wednesday, Sabraim sang at the end of the day. We learned a song in music earlier in the day and gave a killer performance for the camp. As you all know Thursday was the Tzofim Overnight. After a full day of camp, all of Tzofim was very excited for the special activities that would come later in the night. For dinner we had Hot Dogs, Watermelon, Chips, Carrots and much more. The kids got the opportunity to go swimming for a third time, and were excited to go swimming with the supervisors who don’t get to regulary go swimming. It was then time to go to the bonfire with the whole unit and sing songs. Each group performed a unique song. All and all it was a great first overnight. Friday was a play it easy kind of day. Most of the campers and counselors were tired from all of the fun they had at the overnight so we watched a movie and did quiet activities for parts of the day. We ended the week with Shabbat, where we sang songs and watched a play performed by some of the campers.
Next week we have Israel day/Food festival where we learn about the Israel culture and eat some great food. The kids will have the opportunity to attend a shuk (Market) where the can use fake shekels (Israeli Money) to purchase neat items. On Wednesday, we will have our second Tzofim field trip to the Saratoga County Fair. The campers and counselors are very excited. We hope you have a great weekend and can’t wait to see you all next week.

Sincerely,


Sarah, Gillian and Jacob.