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SOMAPY TIMES

SPOTLIGHT SOMAPY Splashing Fun!

SOMAPY camp got wet, wacky, and became kinsman warriors in our Clash of the Clans Week friendly games! Mr. Jonathan had each group create a castle with shields to defend against other teams as we had a great day of water balloon and sponge fun.

CURIOSITY AND EXPLORATION

Trips and events:

WEEK:

4. July 20th FunPlex

5. July 26th All Camp Carnival

July 27th Sensei Carmen Karate Festival

6. Aug. 2nd- LEGOLAND Discovery Center

7. Aug. 9th Gary the Frisbee Guy

8. Aug. 15th SOPAC Movie Day,

Aug. 18th Camp Show

9. Aug. 24th Seven Presidents Beach

Theme Weeks

JULY 17TH A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN JULY 24TH CARNIVAL JULY 30TH WIZARDS AUG. 7TH MEDIEVAL MADNESS AUG. 14TH STORYBOOK SHOW AUG. 21ST MARVELOUS MASQUERADE

IMPORTANT INFO: CAMPERS ARE REQUIRED TO WEAR

CAMPER T-SHIRT ON TRIP DAYS (GET AT FIRST DAY OF CAMP)

BUS SCHEDULE WEEK 4

Trips and special event fees in-cluded with camp tuition.

Please do not send spending money on any trip.

Always include lunch, snack and drink on trip special event days.

Include bathing suit and towel on trip days unless otherwise in-formed there is no swimming that day.

Lots of Camp Spirit!

Questions?

Contact Coach Dave

SOUTH MOUNTAIN YMCA

13 Jefferson Ave, Maplewood

July 14th Newsletter

smountainymca.org

Next Week: SOMAPY campers showcase

sports skills in our Olympic games! Olym-

pic events are led by Sports Specialist

Coach Steven all week. Let the games

begin!

Tuesday July 18th: We encourage camp-

ers to wear their favorite sports team

hat, jersey, t-shirt, or the attire of any

team they play for.

Thursday July 20th: SOMAPY invades

Funplex located in East Hanover. Camp-

ers are given tokens for arcade games

Foam Frenzy and get unlimited rides including bumper cars. Campers

bring lunch. We have regular swim at the Y after lunch.

On Friday JULY 21st: Coach Steven engages campers in entertain-

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Staying Cool!

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Aquatics/Swim Lessons Certified swim instructors, including

our staff, teach skills that reduce the

risk of drowning and give children the

confidence to be in and around water.

With safety as our top priority, we

have very strict guidelines for campers

to advance themselves to the next

swim level. Because of our lessons,

there is a high success rate of campers

advancing by the end of the summer. In

our first 3 weeks we have advanced

about 15 campers to the next swim

level. All campers advance at their own

pace so be patient with your child’s

progress. Try to encourage them to

progress.

CAMPER’S BACKPACK:

What to Bring Every Day:

Backpack without wheels.

Swimsuit, towel & plastic bag.

Reusable water bottle labeled with name

Sunscreen

Shorts, t-shirt & sneakers are pre-ferred. No open-toed shoes or flip flops.

Lunch and snack. No nuts. We are a nut safe camp. No refrigeration for lunches is available, use ice packs.

Way to Go Campers !

Another reason camp is so much fun is because our campers follow our four core values. Lets give a big round of applause to our Camper Excellence Award Winners for week 2.

PHOTOS FROM OUR SWIM TIME AT CAMP

To see more amazing photos of weekly activities on Shutterfly click here

INFORMATION YOU NEED Just imagine that it’s1:00am and you’re just now getting all your child’s

things ready for the morning and you need camp answers. You can go di-

rectly to our SOMAPY webpage and find the information you need.

Click here.

On our webpage you will find Camp Parent Guide (all our Y Camps’ general

details), 2017 Themes and Trips including special event/trip dates, Permis-

sion to Medicate form, Bus Schedules and Information. See camp director,

business office, bus counselor or extended camp coordinators for Alternate

Pick Up form.

Questions? Contact Coach Dave