Dear Circle F Families,
Today we started summer camp. We had an awesome day. After Lunch we did our swim test and had a general swim. There were over 150 children swimming, playing and building sand -castles. Our Waterfront staff performed magnificently running buddy checks and making sure that all the children were having safe-fun.
After swimming, the campers got ready for dinner and many of them played kickball and volleyball before our opening dinner. The opening dinner was started with a traditional song and we had chicken, salad, rolls, mashed potatoes and cake. There was also peanut butter and jelly and a fruit bowl for campers who did not want to eat the main course. During the meal there were the traditional "knit one pearl two" shout outs where a table will call on a camper or staff member to do a funny dance up on stage. The counselors also led the "give it to me one time" table clap. After each meal we sing songs and we sang some of the campers favorites including: The Welcome Song, Bananas, Hi My Name is Joe, and The Little Canoe.
The evening activity was a Photo Scavenger Hunt followed by the infamous Counselor Skits. For the Photo Scavenger Hunt, campers went with their cabin group and counselors all around camp taking pictures of themselves at different areas of camp. The goal of this activity is help campers learn where everything is while building a strong cabin group. Some examples of the pictures they took were: a group toe touch on stage, sit inside the soccer net, Robin Hood pose at Archery, take a picture with Beau (one of the camp dogs), make funny faces with the head counselors and a whole lot more. After the Photo Hunt, the counselors put on some hilarious skits. Some of the characters included a dancing banana, a pink gorilla, robots from the year 2080 and dancing cowboys/girls. The event was hosted by me (Roger - Assistant Director) and we ended by having everyone scream so loud that you could hear us at home (did you?.
The campers are now all in bed and we are doing our final check-ins and evening thoughts with the campers. It has been a day to remember. Pictures from today will be posted tomorrow morning. Be sure to check the blog periodically for more updates.
Cya,
Roger Hanafin
Assistant Director
3 comments:
Thank you, Roger, for your very detailed and informative description of the first day of camp. While, our house is very quiet without Colleen and we miss her very much, we know she is having a wonderful time in a safe and happy environment. And yes, we definitely heard the campers down here in the southern part of the state. Sounded like all were having a great time! Keep the posts comin'. We sure appreciate all the staff's efforts in making camp such a fantastic experience!Thanks!
Cindy & R.A.
I coulda sworn I heard some screaming from far away, LOL
Amanda Buckle
Roger--I live in Gainesville, and I think I might have heard everyone screaming on Sunday night! Keep posting so I can find out what my first-time camper in B3B is up to. I tried to view the photos, but it may not be working yet (1:30pm Tuesday).
P.S. "Hi" to Mark and Ari.
--B3B Camp Mom
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