Director`s Notes - Solebury School

Solebury School
6832 Phillips Mill Rd
New Hope, PA 18938
215-862-5261
COMING
EVENTS AT
CAMP
W E E K 1
J U L Y
1 ,
2 0 1 6
WEEK 2
CAMP CARNIVAL
Director’s Notes
WEEK 3
WET & WACKY WEEK
WEEK 4
TALENT SHOW
WEEK 5
CAMP OUT
WEEK 6
CAMP OLYMPICS
What a wonderful start to the summer
we’ve had! The weather literally couldn’t
be better, but the true warmth and energy
comes from the campers and counselors. Seeing them all so excited to be back
at camp, or to have jumped right into the
fun and the routine if this is their first
summer, is as fun a thing as I can imagine! The teachers have done a great job
planning a variety of activities and there
are smiles everywhere I go on campus. In
general, I couldn’t be happier with the job
the staff has done to get the summer rolling – so a huge thank you to them! Next
week, we’ll have the annual carnival, with
the 2nd annual Wet and Wacky week happening Week 3. While I know it will fly
by all too fast, the truth is the fun has just
begun! Have a wonderful and safe holiday
weekend, and I’ll see most of you on Tuesday or later this summer!
Group of the Week
Congratulations GROUP 5!!!!
Payton Anderson
Frankie Astor
Skylar Carter
Cynee Catalano
Josh Eckstein
Lawrence Elmgren
Miles Faigle
Evan Glassner
Tess Gola
Oliver Horan
Will Malone
Amelie Marino
Daniel Perez
Lyla Petito
Felix Roberts
Nicole Segler
Tyler Silverman
Blaise Slifer
Lucas Solis
Dario Taborda
John Whelan
AJ Zolkewitz
Newsletter created by John Petito
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Group 2
By: Racyl Rackin
Group Two campers
take in a game of stick
ball during Flex with
Juliet
Group 4
By Nicole & Jonathan
This week group 4 had lots
of fun. In art we made
scratch CDs, Americans flags
out of sticks, puffballs, and
had a great time on freedom
Friday. In science we got to
build Legos and created stop
motion projects. In flex we
got to play the couch game,
Group 2 had a fantastic
start for the summer. In
flex we played “Heads Up
7 Up” and went outside to
play with chalk and jump
ropes. In science we perfected our building skills
with a Lego building contest. In sports with Paul and
Jimmy, we played “Ten
Ten Double Ten”, “Red
Rover” and “Butt Wars”. In
computers we all played
games like “Icy Towers”
and “Disney Junior”. We
also had lots of fun dance
parties with Petito. In art we
molded mini cakes out of
model magic
and decorated
them. Swim
with Britta was
a blast! We refreshed our
memory on the
different types
of strokes and
got lots of free
time. On Friday we had so
much fun watching the
presentation from the Franklin
Institute. It was so interesting
and extremely silly. This was
a fantastic start to a fantastic
summer!
kick the cone, and get to know each
other. Sports was fun with jimmy as we
played four square, tag, and many other
things! Swim was great because it was
so hot out. In option we got to do
friendship bracelets, kickball, or basketball. Computers was great because we
played racing games and roblox. Overall we had a great first week. Have a
great 4th of July weekend!
Group 5
Group Two campers
showing off their
LEGO sculptures
“I THINK
WHAT WE’VE
C R EoffA their
T Eairplanes.
D IS
Group Four showing
A GOOD EX-
It was a great start to a
nothing but excited to continue
new camp year for the
the summer especially now that
Group 5 campers and
we wear the crown of group of
By Jacob Gleason
counselors. Everyone start- the week! Congrats group 5! We
ed the week with a smile
look forward to an awesome
on their face and throughout the week it has done nothing but
summer!
get bigger. We did all kinds of fun stuff throughout
the week that returning campers knew and loved and
new campers learned and loved. In swim we dove
right in and practiced all our strokes and even started
learning how to do flip turns. In flex, sports, and
option we did a multitude of fun games and activities such as basketball, kickball, four square, turtle
tag, mummy, and even made friendship bracelets. In
art we made very cool optical illusions that left all
the Counselors in aw. In science we built with Legos
and created our own Lego city stories and each
group had their own. And finally in computers, the
infamous John petito welcomed us to his room, with
Science class LEGO designs are
the usally charm and excitement, to play lots of fun games,
out of this world
dance to the music, and have a nice place to cool off during
the hot days. As week 1 comes to a close, group 5 should be
WEEK1
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Group 3
Group 3 has had an amazing first week at camp! We have been
playing many games with Jimmy and Paul in sports, and jamming
By Olivia Lutz
out with Petito in computers. We have been working on our strokes
(both back stroke and free style) in swimming, and we look forward
to jumping in the deep end of the pool! The kids have been
enjoying flex with Juliet and Paul where we play games (“10,
10 double 10”) and do crafts. With Lauren in art class we have
been perfecting our weaving skills, and lastly in science we
have been enjoying a Lego fun week! We are looking forward
to another great week at camp and a fantastic summer.
Group 3 enjoying a perfect
afternoon of games and good
times with Flex teacher Paul.
DON’T BE
AFRAID TO
ASK FOR
MORE
CAMP!!!
We do have
space available
in some groups
(3 & 4). If
you’ve had fun
this week and
want to add
more, don’t be
afraid to ask.
Talk to Scott
and let’s see if
we can figure it
out.
Camp QUESTIONS ????
Across
3. Name for the Flex teacher.
4. Nickname for Daniel Cosner.
6. Name for Samantha in group 7.
8. Color of the camp shirt this year.
9. Name of the new nurse.
Down
1. Theme for this week at camp.
2. Nickname for group 7 counselor.
5. Name for Computer teacher.
7. A name that rhymes with banana in group 7.
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IT’S NEVER TOO
EARLY!!!
If you enjoy spending your summers
with us, it’s never
too early to start
thinking about
attending school
here. If you would
like some information, please talk
to Scott.
By Emma, Jackson & Kelly
Group 1
Group 1 has had a great start to the summer; we have had so much fun! In
flex with Juliet & Paul, we have played so many fun games such as, “10
10 double 10”, “red rover,” “duck duck goose”, and “red light, green
light”. In Art we made some paper peacocks and fairy houses. In swim we
worked really hard on kicking, swimming under water, and having fun! In
computers, we played lots of fun games and had dance parties.
Veteran Swim teacher Britta Milks helps instruct
Group 1 campers in the art
of free style stroke.
CIT Brief
The CIT’s (AKA Cool Interesting Teens) had a great first week with their groups. We have
been getting to know each other and have been bonding over games in the morning. There have
been a ton of laughs and great memories already. We have learned lots of great skills, such as
teamwork, idea sharing, and trust with our awesome EMPEROR J dawg (AKA Julie). In the
afternoons we have learned to help kids and already bonded with our groups. Sometimes it can
be crazy, but we love playing with the kids. CIT’s is more than just kids begging for piggy
back rides, it’s also setting us up with the skills we need for the rest of our lives.
- Grace Hanley & Holden Brasoff
Group 6
By: JR Madey
Group 6 hit the ground running, literally, with an awesome first week of
camp. We carefully crafted some thrifty duct tape wallets and flowers in art
class along with some fancy-shmancy quills. We mastered the art of kickball,
basketball, and friendship bracelets in Option and they’re even better than
their counselors at ten-ten-double-ten in Flex. We had a blast playing tic-tactoe relay in Sports with Jimmy, capture the rings in Swim with Britta and Riley, and jamming out to cool tunes in Computers with Petito. We had an incredible time at the Trenton Thunder game and we cannot wait to see what
adventures Week Two brings along.
Brady McQuisten wearing a
very “bedazzled” new shirt
Group 7
By Ali Eckstein, Lydia Eastburn, Maya
Thompson, and Zoe Horan
Group Seven on the first day of
camp! Friends reunited again.
This week at camp, all of Group seven was reunited for their last year as campers. On Thursday, Groups six and seven had an amazing time
at the Trenton Thunder game. We played fun
games in sports and a blast with Petito making
Musical.lys and playing games. In swim, we
stared our life-guard training and worked on
our high-dives. In art we made ink tiles and watercolor paintings. In flex, we alternated between fun games and Paul. During the week,
Daniel Cosner making
some of the girls styled camp shirts for some of mixed medium watercolor
pictures in Art.
the staff. (This means you Potato and Pauline.)
Overall, this was a great first week and we
can’t wait to continue our adventure through camp!
Trip Week Candids
Grounds for Sculpture
TRENTON THUNDER VS. FLYING SQUIRRELS
Franklin Institute Traveling Science Show