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Dear parents,

Friday July 29th will be carnival day at camp. All campers will participate in relays, carnival games, water games etc. In the afternoon, the different groups will show their peers some of what they have learned or otherwise done during camp. Half-day campers are welcome to stay all day. Due to space limitations we unfortunately cannot invite parents to the show.

Please make sure your campers bring their swim suit, a towel, shoes that can get wet and sun protection for this day!

Malheuresement la derniere semaine du camp!! For the last week of camp we will be playing games that require a lot of communication and team work!

Monday: To start of the week there is nothing better than a good game of hot lava to get the kids to get the kids active and communicating with each other, which is a great ice breaker for the first timers.

Tuesday: Everyone knows the name of the game… Dodge ball!!!

Wednesday: Four way obstacle race!!! Four teams all against each other who’s ever team completes the challenge the quickest wins!!!

Thursday: Nous allons jouer au Football!!!!!!

Friday: The long anticipated end of the camp Festival!!! there will be many fun games like sac races and water balloon toss and many more fun exciting games!!

I truly enjoyed every moment of working with your children this summer, they made coming to work great pleasure every single day. I wish they have a great remaining summer and hope to see those bright faces again next summer

Dear Parents,

As we start our final week of language camp, I’d like to share with you what camp was like from a teacher and counselors perspective. It was great experience for the kids during the French immersion program. Kids enjoyed every aspect of the culture of every country we have visited. They enjoyed flying by Helicopter from the Greek Islands to Nice, to Italy feeding their curiosity about the sea, and its animals, the boats from above. They learned more about France while visiting the French Embassy. We ended our journey tasting croissants, and delicious crepes “au chocolat” that we made at the camp to celebrate Bastille Day.
The campers enjoyed daily singing and learning new vocabulary through songs; to every subject its song (fifteen songs in all) throughout our project about the family. One of the campers was surprised to know that I was a baby before I became a mom of three girls.
You will be amazed to discover how far they can go with their imagination, and creative drawings to illustrate the booklet of songs they learned.
You may want to have a look at pictures taken during the class, to watch your child working on his project cutting, gluing and coloring, even swimming or participating in an other activity, listening to any presentation at the camp.
Enjoy the rest of the summer, and I hope to see your child again next year!

Tonie .
Emily and Gabrielle

Bonjour!
After touring and learning so much about the West African country rich culture of the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire, our trip around the world does not stop yet and continues. This week 6 we are going to Federal Republic of Brazil where once again there is a lot to explore. Brazilian demographics, cultural events, contemporary life! Our young campers along with their counselor and I are so excited! Wonderful you can join us on our journey.

Themes, Destinations & transportation

“Brazil”
Officially the Federal Republic of Brazil
Travel by Airplane

Brazil travel by bus to visit the North East beaches
Brazil travel by bus to visit the South side modern & natural settings

General Introduction & Areas of exploration

1. French Language
• Greetings & Introduction
• Enrichment of French vocabulary: Calendar: Days of the week, months of the year
• Colors
• Shapes
• Body parts
• Transportation uses

2. Brazil

• Brazilian Geography
• Brazilian Flag
• Brazilian Independence
• Brazilian Official language
• Brazilian Culture
• Brazilian Economy
• Brazilian Major Cities
• Brazilian Cuisine
• Brazilian Climate & Time zone
• Brazilian Customs: Subject & discussion about Brazilian life
• Brazilian Transportation uses

Activities

• Let’s speak French:
French Dialogue between our young campers: i.e.
Bonjour les amis = Hi friends
Je m’appelle Mme Clarke =
My name is Mme Clarke
Comment allez-vous aujourd’hui? =
How are you doing today?    & more…
• Map of Brazil
• Localize Brazil on the world map, plus topography
• Projections, videos of Brazil major cities, plus view of its important sites i.e. Sao Polo, Rio de Janeiro
• Learning technique by using songs, poems, stories
• Brazilian arts
• Brazilian music & traditional dances, Carnival de Rio
• Our young campers will learn some of their popular dances steps: i.e. samba, lambada, axe
• Celebration of our young campers accomplishments at the end of the week

Please note that this has been wonderful to have spent great time traveling with our young campers to all these places. I suspect they kept and will continue to keep great memories from their learning experiences.  Most of all, for what they were able to accomplish, during their French summer camp. Hope they enjoy the rest of their summer. Bravo!

After being on safari and in the jungle, we took the boat in a cruise to the Mediterranean sea, visiting Greece where we had the opportunity to taste the Greek salad. With our friends Jean Marc and Paul we took the plane to go on a virtual trip to Italy and explore Toscany and Sicily. We ended this four week trip in France to celebrate Bastille Day on the 14th of July.

For the two remaining weeks we will take advantage to visit our FAMILY explore the neighborhood, discover the MARKET, the FIRE STATION, and go to the circus.

Daily routines:

• morning greeting, singing, learning new songs
• reinforce friendship, caring for the new comers
• playing together including everybody.

Themes:

• The Family:
  • Vocabulary: Papa, Maman, Frere et soeur, Grand-pere Grand-Mere
  • Crafts: Family Tree
  • Songs:
    • Toute la famille
    • Mon papa
    • A vous dirai-je maman

• The fire station:
  • Review pictures of the fire track and fireman from a previous visit to school.Talk about safetyWatch a documentary about the fire station
  • Song: Au feu les pompiers

• The circus
  • Le clown, les acrobates, les Trapezistes, le Chapiteau, la menagerie des animaux.
  • Projects and Craft: Masks
  • Animaux du cirque
  • Song: Le clown

• The Market:
  • Fruits, Legumes
  • Song: Pomme, Peche, Poire, Abricots
  • Making fruit salad

We hope your child will keep the booklet to continue singing and remembering the great time in the French immersion program.
Have a great summer!
French teacher: Tonie Dumit
Assistants: Gabriella and Emily

Bonjour!
This week 5, I like to set up a virtual trip to West Africa to visit the Republic of Cote D’Ivoire where our young campers along with their counselor and me will be exploring many of its culture & traditions. Cote D’Ivoire is bordered to the north by Mali and Burkina Faso, to the east by Ghana, to the south the Gulf of Guinea of the Atlantic Ocean and to the west by Liberia and Guinea.
We will have a wonderful journey learning all about this region.

I/ Themes, Destinations & transportation

“Cote D’Ivoire”
The Republic of Cote D’Ivoire

Travel by Airplane
Transport by railway, bus from Abidjan to Yamoussoukro, plus view of some big cities in between

II/ General Introduction & Areas of exploration

1. French Language
• Greetings
• Introduction
• Enrichment of French vocabulary
• Calendar: Days of the week, months of the year
• Colors
• Shapes
• Weather: i.e. summer

2. La Cote D’Ivoire
• Cote D’Ivoire Geography (location on the African map & the world map),
C.I. Flag, the coast of arms
• C.I. Independence
• C.I. Official & Administrative Capitals
• Official language, local language “ethnics”
• Ivoirian Culture, Money, Agriculture
• C.I. Major Cities
• Ivorian Cuisine
• Subject & discussion about Ivorian life & their transportation uses; i.e. Railway, bus

III/ Activities

• Map of Cote D’Ivoire
• Localize C.I. on an African map
• C.I. map, flag, bus
• Art: i.e. C.I Masks
• Games: i.e. “dame”, “ludo”
• Projections, videos of C.I. with its important sites. I.e. The Basilica in Yamoussoukro Cathedral in Abidjan, music from C.I, traditional dance
• Learning technique by using songs, poems, stories
• Ivorian Cuisine
• Make “couscous yogurt”, plus tropical fruits & celebrate our young campers accomplishments at the end of the week