Charlotte Jewish News - August 2016 - Page 15
JPS Celebrates our Sixth Summer
By Beverly Wakefield
We kicked off our first day of
camp May 31. This is our second
summer operating a full summer
program and our sixth summer of
camp in total. Our goal for our
JPS campers is for every child to
have fun. To our counselors and
teachers, thank you for providing
opportunities for our campers to
grow, develop and express them
selves creatively through play. It
is a pleasure to walk into the class
rooms and feel the energy of our
counselors and the excitement of
our campers.
Camp is a time ot
making new friends
and building on es
tablished relation
ships. Morah Jayme
continued to develop
a love and apprecia
tion of Judaism in her
classroom through
prayers, songs, and
circle time. In cele
bration of Simchat
Torah, Rabbi Groner
visited and showed
our campers the parts
of the Torah and we
danced around the Torah. The en
tire school participated in a Torah
parade. Strollers, wagons, and
trikes were all decorated with
streamers. Challah making and
baking was every Friday so every
child had challah to take home for
Shabbat.
Enrichment classes also sup
ported our campers. Ms. Wanda
visited as a scientist. She encour
aged our campers to explore and
observe the world around them.
Ms. Kate visited and outfitted our
girl campers with party hats and
the boys with ties for a proper tea
party. They sipped on tea and ate
cookies with their napkins in
their laps. They now know how
to make a cup of tea. Ms. Kate
also made an appearance on one
of our Wacky Wednesdays. She
also came in sunglasses, enter
tained us by reading Pete, the Cat
and His Magic Sunglasses. Every
Tuesday was water day at camp.
The campers got to play outside in
the sprinklers. Morah Jayme spent
time sharing the importance of
water safety in the pool with our
campers. Ms. Debby came and
she made story time so much fun
for all of us, and our infants espe
cially enjoyed music with Ms.
Holly. We were also able to have
a representative from the Char
lotte Police Department talk with
our campers about bike and public
safety. As you can see, we have
been very busy.
We conclude our summer expe
rience on August 24 with an ice
cream social with our campers,
counselors and family members.
We hope your child has been con
tinuously enriched. Thank you
JPS team for another successful
and tun tilled summer. ^
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Jewish Federation of Greater Charlotte
Impact and Innovation Fund
are now available.
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inspire individuals, organizations, synagogues,
and agencies to provide innovative and
impactful engagement opportunities for the
greater Charlotte Jewish community.
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