<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">July 27th: Imagine and Build</span></strong></h3>
This week the Ducks had tons of fun! On Tuesday the Ducks saw the solo circus act and got to see the solo circus man do tricks on a unicycle! Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday they got to go on the water slide and had so much fun!! In Art we got to paint make things with putty such as donuts, wild animals, and other awesome stuff! In Hollywood we’ve been practicing for the camp show by remembering the words and the dances to “Time Warp”, and “Hard Knock Life”! In Science the Ducks got to experiment with shaving gel and shaving cream, we also got to take spices and put them in paint and got to make art. All week the kids wanted to play Duck Duck Goose in the gym!! We went in the panda room with other groups and the kids had an opportunity to read to one another. We decided to play silent ball with the Eagle Gators! The Ducks were well behaved this week and had a blast!!

This week’s been big for the Gophers! We had the Solo Circus visit on Tuesday – one guy performing a whole bunch of circus tricks! Karenna got to help him by tossing juggling balls to him, and got a lot of applause from the audience. Two of the girls in our group, Rebecca and Charlotte, got solos in the camp show at the end of the summer, to “Firework” and “Popular.” All of the Gophers have been practicing our singing and dancing in Hollywood, though, to “I’ve got Rhythm,” “Fun Fun Fun,” “Time Warp,” and “Thoroughly Modern Millie.” Miss Chelsea has been keeping us busy!   We also got to have a water slide for the last half of the week, which everyone’s enjoyed! We practiced our dives and freestyle stroke in pool, too. Because this week is about innovation, we’ve been working on drawing kooky animals and wacky robots in Art, as well as painting like Monet on real canvases. In Science, we did watercolor-oil paintings, and spice paintings, made with paint that had different spices in the different colors. We also had a building competition! In computers we’ve been playing building games, making roller coasters and card houses. We hope next week is just as fun!
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">July 20th - Blue &amp; Gold Week</span></strong></h3>
Monday, John Cassidy came to camp and entertained the Ducks with his record-setting balloon creations and hilarious magic tricks. Obviously, campers loved the show. On Tuesday, Vincent led the Ducks in Cheer Day with his powerful voice. On Wednesday, the Ducks enjoyed cheering for their counselors in counselor knockout (which was rescheduled earlier) and the free-swim that followed at Pool. On Thursday, the Ducks were welcomed to camp by two bananas, and entered camp through the banana tunnel and enjoyed spin tag in Sport. On Friday, after learning the dance to <em>“Shut Up and Dance”</em> through the week, the Ducks performed it alongside the whole camp on camera to be sent to the TV Show <em>“So You Think You Can Dance”. </em>They hope they get on TV!
<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="color: #ff9900;">July 13th - Carnival</span></strong></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">The Ducks truly enjoyed this week’s theme of carnival! Monday we were lucky enough to see Stu the Magician. The Ducks talked about the magical appearance of a bird and the trick Miss Rachel helped with, magically pouring water. On Tuesday we made popcorn pictures in art to go along with our carnival theme. The Ducks couldn’t wait to show their parents their masterpieces. Wednesday we were entertained in Hollywood with a musical show. Campers were amazed by the different instruments they could make with household products, like a bucket as a drum. Thursday morning campers released their energy by doing the banana dance to start off our day. We are all super excited for carnival Friday and can’t wait for games and more!</p>

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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #0000ff;"><strong>July 6th - Fueled for Fun</strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">Starting with Monday, the Ducks welcomed many new campers and even two new counselors. We got to know each other and got along like peanut butter and jelly! On Tuesday, the Ducks put their creative minds together to create a cheer about energy, this week’s theme. It went like this….”Ducks like to move it, move it. Ducks like to move it, move it!” Even though we didn’t win the spirit stick the Ducks were very proud of their cheer and sang loud and clear. On Wednesday, we had a ton of fun during Hollywood, where we learned an exciting dance to a Beatles song that tied in with the theme. We’re looking forward to the rest of the week filled with pool fun and some new games! GO DUCKS!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"> Ducks Rock,</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">-MacKenzie, Liam and Brandon</p>

<h3 style="text-align: center;"><span style="color: #339966;"><strong>June 29th - If I Ran The Rainforest</strong></span></h3>
<p style="text-align: center;">The Panda/Ducks had an ecstatic week at Future Stars camp. The campers were on their best behavior for these first two weeks of camp. Their behavior especially showed during pool time when the lifeguards told the campers to do certain things and they did it all when asked.  They all participate in every activity that Future Stars has provided for them such as: Bungee Jumpers, a very talented group of young ladies on a jump roping team. The Panda/Ducks love going to Hollywood where they dance and play with each other and the smiles on the campers’ faces are priceless. The campers also love the Art room where they are allowed to show off their creative side and let their imagination run wild through craft. It has been such an honor to take care of these campers and hope to see them again next summer.</p>