It was Rain Forest Week, and what a week it was! An incredible week of fun and games to start camp off the right way! All of our activities followed the theme of the rain forest, where campers made themed crafts and played themed games!

In Science, we had so much fun learning about how nature is all around us! We had a blast making bird feeders and germinating seeds.<strong> Isaac M.</strong> and<strong> Ethan C.</strong> had a great time collecting pieces of nature for our sensory boards! <strong>Gwen R.</strong> and<strong> Amelia C.</strong> also had fun learning about conservation by making Dr. Seuss' Lorax Truffula Trees!

In Hollywood, we worked hard all week to put together a play called "Rumpus in the Rain Forest." <strong>Sarah P. </strong>and <strong>Graham W. </strong>really worked hard as our storytellers, narrating the play. The play was about how different animals live together within the forest. <strong>Mackenzie B.</strong> took the lead role of the Frog, who was trying to get the other animals to help her climb up to the canopy so she could see the sun. Along her journey, she encountered many animals including <strong>Zackery W.</strong> who played a very convincing sloth and <strong>Thomas C.</strong> who lead an army of ants in a march through the jungle.

We also had the opportunity to learn a bunch of new sports and games. <strong>Guiliana B.</strong> really stepped up to the plate as the shark in the game Sharks and Minnows.<strong> Amanda S.</strong> and<strong> Jude R.</strong> showed great skill and finesse when we played Team World Cup Soccer!

In Art, we made a plethora of fun and interesting crafts, including chain snakes, paper plate animals, and animal poems. <strong>Leah C.</strong> and<strong> Grace S.</strong> had a blast painting their favorite animals while <strong>Jillian V.</strong> and<strong> Tessa G.</strong> worked very diligently to make lovely tissue paper animals.

Our Dragon campers worked really hard and had a wonderful time in swimming this week! There was much success in learning how to freestyle swim.<strong> Madalyn Z.</strong> and<strong> Katie D.</strong> showed great understanding of the appropriate techniques to freestyle swim with ease!

Finally, it's time to reveal our camper of the week. This was such a difficult decision to make since all of our campers were really well behaved and enjoyed every minute of camp this week! After careful consideration, we chose <strong>Jude R. </strong>as our Camper of the Week! <strong>Jude</strong> showed great enthusiasm and respect to all of the campers and counselors, and he is an absolute pleasure to have as a Dragon this year!

Overall, this has been a fantastic first week of camp with many more great weeks to follow!!!

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Sincerely,

Brian, Harris, and Alison