August 19, 2010

Dear Parents,

The final week of camp is coming to a close and the campers are preparing for the camp show.  All parents and siblings are invited and the show starts at 1:30 in the gym.  Leah, Allie, and Ella have been practicing their dance moves.  Eric, Graham, and Emily helped decorate the presents the group is using in the dance.  Carter, Kyle, and Dean have been enjoying free sport and playing lots of knock-out.  On Tuesday, Puppets Pizazz came to camp and didn't disappoint.  Natalie, Jackson, Tommy, and Raj loved singing and dancing with the puppets.  Owen, Nicol, and Jason enjoyed free swim in the pool.  Lex, Finn, and Morgan danced The Banana Dance and had fun on Cheer Day.  Thanks for a great summer and have a terrific school year!

Your counselors,

Rebecca and Nick

August 13, 2010

Dear Parents,

It was Birthday Week at Future Stars.  In art, Maeve, Natalie and Nicole made birthday cards to Future Stars for its 40<sup>th</sup> birthday.  On Friday the campers will decorate cupcakes to celebrate.  Jackson and Ryan really enjoyed the magician who came on Tuesday and did tricks like making 3 pieces of rope into 1 and putting a needle through a mirror.  Emily and Jason loved having free swim in pool.   Sophia and Lilia liked listening to the songs for camp show and dancing around in Hollywood. Raj and Alex liked to watch the movies in Science about bugs and boats.  Graham learned that a cockroach can live for a long time with its head cut off.  Lex and Dean enjoyed playing knockout in sport.  Tommy, Jordyn and Ella enjoyed making mosaic picture frames in Art.  It is Nigel’s, the ducks and penguin CIT, last week at camp and all the campers will greatly miss him! Thanks for a great summer, Nigel! Next week is camp show week and we are all looking forward to it!

Your counselors,

Rebecca and Nigel

August 6, 2010

Dear Parents,

Future Stars had a great Blue and Gold week! Campers were split into 2 teams and competed to earn points for their respective teams.  Dean and Carter played camper knockout for the blue team while Kyle and Jason played for the gold.  Natalie, Emily and Lilia received points for doing head bobs in pool.  Lex and Ryan also received points for doing different jumps into the pool.  In sport, Jackson, Nicole, and Graham helped their teams score goals in soccer and those points were added to the Blue and Gold teams.  Sophia and Jordyn helped their teams with morning inspection as the instructors judged how well the teams came into the gym and how creative their cheers were.  Elena, Raj, and Morgan did the banana dance and earned points for their teams.  Ella and Karen made foam megaphones in Art so they could cheer for blue and gold.  Friday the camp will have different games the campers compete in and a counselor basketball game.  Then the winner will be announced! Friday is also pizza day. Hope to see you next week.

Your counselors,

Rebecca, Josh, Mallory and Colin

July 30, 2010

Dear Parents,

This was Creepy Crawler week at Future Stars. In Art, Natalie and Alexandria loved making bug jars to use to collect insects. Nicole and Alex enjoyed the nature walk and looking for bugs. Kyle and Sophia liked learning about static electricity and watching a movie about insects in Science. Lilia, Ella and Tommy painted bug wind chimes in Art. Graham and Owen loved learning how to play Q-tip ball in sport. Elena and Anshu did a great job on Cheer Day and Banana Day. We were so close to winning the cheer! Hope to see you next week for Blue and Gold week!

Your counselors,

Rebecca and Nigel

July 16, 2010

Dear Parents,

This week at camp was dinosaur week.  The campers had a great time watching dinosaur movies is science.  Kendall and Nicole had an awesome time learning about all the different types of dinosaurs that live in the water.  Also, The Academy of Natural Science came to camp on Wednesday and showed the campers all different types of dinosaur bones and fossils.  Tommy had a good time watching the presentation and looking at the dinosaur models.  Jordyn had a nice time in pool playing all different types of games.  Graham had a great time learning how to swim in the deep end and jumping off the diving blocks.  On cheer day Lilia did an awesome dinosaur walk and cheered very loud and helped the group do their best. In computer class, Sophia did very well playing Icy Tower and enjoyed trying to get to the top floor.  In Hollywood Leila did a great fish face and acted out finding Nemo really well.  The Ducks had a great dinosaur week and we hope to see you back for carnival week on Monday.

Counselors,

Christina, Ben, and Nicole

July 9, 2010

Dear Parents,

This week at camp was Dr. Seuss week! As you all know, Tuesday is cheer day and our cheer had to rhyme just like Dr. Seuss.  Graham wore a fox mask in our cheer and Ella was a mouse.  We won cheer day and with our win came the responsibility of making our own spirit stick.  Using glitter, finger paint, feathers and drawings of ducks and penguins the campers created a showcase of our artistic talents. Kyle, Lex, and Carter showed our instructors that they are picking up on diving with ease! It sure has been hot this week but for Sport in the gym, Eric, Asha and Alex love to play Q-tip ball.  Nicole, Emily and Leila were engaged in watching a life-like roller coaster experience during a movie in Science.  The zoo came on Thursday and all the kids really enjoyed it.  Friday the campers should wear their camp shirts and be hungry for lots of pizza!  Future Stars will be having Dr. Seuss themed relays in the gym.  We hope to see all of the campers back next week for Dinosaur Week!

Your Counselors,

Rachel, Rebecca, Nigel and Jeanette

July 2, 2010

Dear Parents,

We had another fabulous week with Stars and Stripes theme! Carter, Dean, Jason, Kyle, Alex and Alex all have been doing excellent during pool time.  They are in the deep end and are advanced swimmers. Lilia and Nicole enjoyed using the parachute in Sport.  Alex and Sophia did great during the relays in Sport where the campers learned how to use teamwork in order to complete the relay. Natalie and Ella have been working hard on their commercials in Hollywood.  In Science, Emily and Asha have learned about electricity using balloons and felt.  Leila, Jordyn and Graham enjoyed learning our cheer on Tuesday to the theme of “Party in the USA”.  Wednesday campers wore Red, White and Blue to show their spirit and Thursday was banana day where we do the banana dance!  Friday we will be having a cookout with lots of yummy food to celebrate the 4<sup>th</sup> of  July! We hope to see all the campers back next week!

Your Counselors,

Rebecca, Danielle, Heath, and Nigel

June 25, 2010

Dear Parents,

We had a terrific start to summer with Under The Sea Week at Future Stars! In Art class with Patti the campers made sea themed projects. Natalie, Lilia and Ella drew underwater scenes and used their hands to make octopuses with their hands. Jordyn, Asha and Sophia N. decorated their beach balls with crayons.  Kristen taught the ducks and penguins in Science how a see-saw works and Alex L. and Emily helped build the experiment.

In Sport with Corey, Dean and Carter learned how to use a scooter 3 different ways.  Kyle and Tommy also learned how to dribble a soccer ball.  Sophia R., Eric, Leila and Graham love being in the pool learning how to float on their backs, blowing bubbles underwater and swimming with a kickboard. Alex Watson and Alex Wu have become good friends and like to play Icy Towers in Computer class.

On Friday the camp will have a luau with food and fun!  Make sure the campers wear their white camp t-shirts! We will also watch their videos the campers make in Hollywood for Camp Idol.  We hope to see you on Monday for Stars and Stripes Week!

Your counselors,

Rebecca, Nick and Colin