Day 32 Lower Division

We had a great day outdoors today! It was a bit cooler this morning so we spent time outside on the big playground. The children had so much fun going down the slides and jumping on the bridges. After we cooled down with water we davened and did circle time. After such an active morning we were starving. The children had lunch,  then made their own flowers on a straw. Then it was finally swimming time!!!!We splashed around in the pools. Before we knew it, it was time to go home!
MJ

Day 32 Lower Division

Today we had a fantastic time. We started the day with lots of lego building. Then we did an amazing job davening. The children sat beautifully for many wonderful stories. Mrs. Doran lent us books to read in camp, and the children enjoyed the tales. Everyone ate lunch after and got ready for pool time. The children cooled down in the water, as well as watered the grass. For our afternoon fun activity, we made our very own chocolate balls rolled in sprinkles or cinnamon. Everyone took turns measuring and mixing the ingredients. While the dough was in the fridge cooling down, we made our own brown bag puppets. It was so much fun.
MJ

UPPER DIVISION DAY 31

Upper Division:

Week six was a fun filled week. We went to the Children's Museum, did arts and crafts with Mirrors, Flip Flops,and so much more. Thank you to Rabbi Topek for davening with the kids and doing some inspiring Davar Torahs.   Rabbi Topek and Morah Julie drove the children to the museum, we thank you!

Week Seven is filled with water Play Fun, Water shooters, Water Balloons, and crafts.   Our field trip this week will be taking the Metro Rail and going to the Down Town Discovery Green. Remember to bring a lunch that is easy to carry and two waters or a large water bottle. Please wear modest swim wear and coverups. 
Looking forward to a great week...
MC

Day 31 Lower Division

WOW 7 weeks of camp have passed. Where in the world has this summer gone??? We have been having so much fun that the time has managed to sneak by. This is the last week of camp :( So sad...that means school is around the corner.
Today we started the day discussing health. We spoke about lots of different fruits and vegetables. Then we cut up our very own soup. We put in colorful zucchini, carrots, mushrooms, tomatoes, celery, cabbage, beans, and peas. The soup was scrumptious. While we waited for the soup to cook we enjoyed circle time and story time. We read about Ganzo and his treasure hunt. The children really enjoyed the story.
After that we ate lunch and changed for swimming.
We swam and splashed around. Then everyone came in and enjoyed a warm bowl of soup. We finished the day with yoga for exercise and talked about ways to stay healthy.
Looking forward to a great last week!!!
<3
MJ

Day 30 Lower Division

We had an amazing circle time today! Shabbos Party was extraordinary! We had kiddush, apple juice, challah, chips and salsa, pretzels, cookies, and ice pops!!! We said goodbye to Morah Shira, and Morah Jessica. Thank you all for an amazing summer. Then everyone had a blast splashing around in the pools. The kids had so much fun playing with cups and watering each other. Then we enjoyed a late lunch and quiet time with stories by Eric Carle. We cleaned the room for Shabbos, and got ready to go home. We are all ready for the last week of camp....so sad :(
Morah Merari's class had a great time coloring in camp posters and making animal name tags. Thank you Morah for helping us.
Have a great Shabbos,
MJ

THIS WEEK IS WEEK 7!! LAST WEEK OF CAMP :(

Day 29 Lower Division

Today we enjoyed playtime and swimming in the morning. After lunchtime, we played I Spy after reading "Harold and the Purple Crayon". We davened and did our circle time in the afternoon. Then we had a blast with more activity packs from the library. It was a great day!
MJ

Day 28 Lower Division

Today we read many many stories with many activities. The library provides activity packets for various ages. The children enjoyed several packets and the activities they provided. Swimming was a blast, and of course another great day flew by.
MJ

Day 27 Lower Division

Today we had a great time playing with our class centers. Then everyone enjoyed circle time. After davening and stories we had an enjoyable time in the pools. The children went down the slides and splashed around happily. For our afternoon activity we colored masks with crayons, then everyone got jewels, feathers, foam stickers and pom poms to decorate their masks with. We finished the day off with stories and songs. Can not believe this week is half way through!
MJ

Day 26 Lower Division

Week six has come! Wow, where has this summer gone? Today was a great day. We welcomed Liviya Schlacter to Houston and to our camp! Then we enjoyed circle time and three exciting books. Due to the kind weather we were able to enjoy our pools today. The children were ecstatic to finally swim again. After we were exhausted from swimming, we filled up on lunch and were ready for our afternoon activity. Today we made another batch of our own play-dough. One batch was pink and the other blue. The children had a great time rolling it with rollers, and making snakes. Looking forward to another fun filled week.
MJ

UPPER DIVISION WEEK 5

What a week we had this past week! Week number 5 was awesome.

Color war, popcorn, swimming, rain, davening, rain , Torah learning, zoo trip, and of course more rain.

The week started off with an exciting color war, with the blue team battling the red team. We had many wonderful activities, games, and races played.  Way to go RED team on your win!

The zoo trip was a blast and the children loved riding the metro rail to get there.  Thank you to the Troppe, Lieberman , Blum and Quinn families for sending in their membership passes!

To end of the week there was a lot of yummy baking, water fun and we were even able to sneak in some swimming!

A huge Texas thank you and good bye to Sora who left to return home to Baltimore last Thursday.  Thanks for all the help and memories !  Your the best!

Can't wait for another exciting week!!!!

MC

 

DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER FOR WEEK 7 (next week) IF YOU HAVE NOT DONE SO!!!!

Day 25 Lower Division

We had a fabulous day today! The rain came down hard in the morning. So the children enjoyed stories and a longer circle time. Then Shabbos Imas Chaya Reich and Reena Polatsek and Abbas Yehudah Jacknin, and Eytan Shmuel Liberman made our Shabbos Party so special. We enjoyed kiddush, challah, and a special treat of cotton candy. By mid day the clouds cleared and we finally got to go swimming. The children enjoyed the pools as well as chalk time out doors. After lunch we enjoyed a short Unlce Moishy Alef Bet video. The children reviewed their alphabet and even their Hebrew skills. They shouted out words they know with the beginning letters. Of course along with the movie we had our very own air popped popcorn. Week 5 was superb!
Have a beautiful Shabbos,
MJ

Day 24 Lower Division

Today was a great day for dancing in the rain! Unfortunately the water was too cold in the pools to be able to splash around. Instead the children enjoyed outdoor time in the rain, singing songs and playing games. Some of us even changed into bathing suits for the occasion. Our special activity was baking chocolate chip cookies. Everyone rolled their own piece of dough, some into snakes, others into balls and some even did pancakes. The cookies tasted delicious. After cleanup time we relaxed on the carpet with some books. It was a great week, and we are looking forward to an awesome Shabbos Party tomorrow.
<3,
MJ

Day 23 Lower Division

Mazal Tov to the Yaghobian family on a new baby boy! Since today was so rainy not everyone went swimming. For those that did, they had a great time in the pool and catching the rain drops. After swimming we made air popped popcorn. We went through all the senses we use to see, smell, taste, and touch the popcorn. Then the children enjoyed stringing their own necklaces and bracelets. We have black and white beads, and I encouraged the children to practice making a pattern and sticking with it. Everyone did great and had beautiful products!
Looking forward to a great Thursday,
MJ

Day 22 Lower Division

Welcome back to all those that were away last week, we missed you much! The weather has not been terrible. After circle time, davening, and many stories. The children enjoyed a special snack today of veggie straws, then we all swam and splashed out in the pools. Our pool time was shorter due to the temperature drop. But we did have more time to bake! The children enjoyed watching chocolate melt before their eyes. We then twirled our pretzel rods in the chocolate and everyone picked a color or sprinkles to decorate the chocolate covered pretzels with. They came out delicious. After much hand and face cleansing, it was time to go home. Rain or shine, we have a blast and the time flies :)
MJ

Day 21 Lower Division

Welcome to week 5 of camp! It is suppose to be a rainy week, but we are sure to stay busy and full of fun. Davening and circle time was so much fun! Followed by swimming. Today was a bit chilly out by the pool area, but we did swim for a while. The children enjoyed a "treasure hunt" and made their own treasure bottles to take home. We filled them with jewels and sparkles and colors of our choice. The children had a blast carefully putting them in. Looking forward to another fun filled week.
MJ

Day 20 LOWER DIVSION

Week four has come to an end!!! Where has the time flown??? We had so much fun davening beautifully and reading stories. It was very competitive and challenging trying to be the best, and earn Abba and Ima title for the Shabbos Party. Our Ima was Rachel Bendkowski and Rachelli Zweig. Abba was Gavriel Yurowitz and the Yaghobian boys. We lit the candles, sang shabbos songs, made kiddush ad hamotzei. Then we enjoyed our special treats out by the pool..Ice POPS. The children had a great time swimming.
This morning the Upper Division girls entertained us with a dance and this afternoon they put on a play for us. The Little Green Goody Hood. The children enjoyed the show. After we cleaned up from lunch, the class enjoyed legos then story time.
Hope you have a relaxing and wonderful Shabbos and weekend.
Looking forward to week 5!!!
Love,
MJ

Swimming lessons available at CAMP

To all Camp Fun-Key Parents,

Want your children to have swimming lessons, but just dont have the time to take them after camp ? The solution....

  

Ruchy Yurowitz, certified Lifeguard and Swimming Instructor will be coming to our camp twice a week to give lessons to your children during their swimming time. Ruchy has 15 years experience teaching young children and adults and has successfully brought all children she has taught to Level 1 swimming and further. Guaranteed results. Reasonable rates. 

Please call or email her to arrange your time slot  at camp at 832 647 8628 or rachelswimmingschool@gmail.com.

Upper Division Day 19

Wow what a great week we have had full of science and explosions. Today we made our own "snot", we had a contest on who can build out of wood most creatively...The winners were Dovid and Noahy. The children also made origami airplanes and flowers. Of course we went swimming and had so much fun! Thank you to Ruchi Yurowitz for teaching the girls to dive! Sponsored by our very own Shari Blum. We are going to Hermann Park and the zoo on Tuesday. If you have a family pass please let us know.
MC

WEEK 7 ADDITION

DO NOT FORGET TO REGISTER FOR THE 7TH WEEK OF CAMP!!!! IT IS DURING THE 9 DAYS AND RIGHT BEFORE CAMP SEED BEGINS....

PLEASE EMAIL US AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO SAVE YOUR SPOT

Day 19 Lower Division

Hope everyone enjoyed their day off! I sure did ;) Our project today included making our own fireworks on paper. The children chose different color dots of paint to place on their paper. Then everyone received their own straw to blow the paint around, which caused a firework look. We had so much fun blowing through the straw and on our paper and even on our neighbors papers. Swimming was so much fun together with Kindergarten. Thank you everyone who comes in dressed in their suits, as it does make the changing go much smoother. Tomorrow is our Shabbos party. We will pick Abba and Ima based on davening and circle time behavior. We aim for the best! Looking forward to another great week with all our children and staff!
MJ

Day 18

NO CAMP!!!! HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY !!!!

Day 17 Lower Division

The children had so much fun making paint with shaving cream today. Everyone got to pick their own colors and we mixed them, and then enjoyed the texture of shaving cream in our hands and all over the table. The children all wore smocks and we did our best to keep our clothing clean, although many of us went home with very colorful hands! Swimming was a blast and always looked forward to. Hope everyone enjoys their day off tomorrow!
MJ

Day 16 Lower Division

We had a great first day of week 4! The children had a great time playing, davening, and circle time. The pool was so much fun to splash in! But making our own donuts and decorating with red and blue icing was even greater fun! The day flew by, because we were having so much fun.
DONT FORGET NO CAMP WEDNESDAY JULY 4TH
MJ

Upper Division Day 15

Week three came and went...It was great! We baked delicious chocolate cupcakes today. Everyone had a great time cooling off in the pool. The Tie-Dye Shirts look phenomenal. We can not wait to bring them home to share with you. :) The scavenger hunt today was quite an adventure! Looking forward to next week...
Have a wonderful Shabbos,
MC
We wish the Davis Family an easy and safe journey and we will miss them much!

Day 15 Lower Division

Week Three has passed!!!! We are almost half way through camp! For those that are not aware, we extended camp through the entire July! July 27 will be our last day, all the way till Camp Seed! Make sure you let us know (register) for that 7th week. Today was a great day! We made summer collages, had an amazing Shabbos party with Ima Aviva Melmed, and Russie Troppe, and Abba Chanoch Kenzer. Shabbos songs, and davening really brought ruach to the room. Thank you Morah Jessica and Morah Shira for all your hard work this week. Looking forward to week four...
Reminder...We will be closed July 4th
Good Shabbos,
MJ

Day 14 Lower Division

Today we had a great time swimming and playing with our new staff member Shira Resnick from Israel! Circle time was wonderful, full of books and singing and davening. Swimming really cooled us down from the humidity. Then after lunch the children attempted to make their own soft serve ice cream. We decided on blueberry flavor, so our ice cream bags were blue. We shook and tossed our zip lock bags to freeze the ice cream. In the end we all enjoyed a refreshing smoothie, milk shake.
Tomorrow is our fun-filled Shabbos Party...
MJ

Upper Division Day 14

Today was a great day!!!!

We all had a fantastic time at the Art Car Museum.  Thank you to Tammy Topek, and Morah Merari for driving! (We are always in need of parent volunteer drivers for our trips and swimming)

We would like to give a special camp Fun-Key welcome to Natasha and Sara who have joined our staff from Baltimore!!!!!

We beat the rain back to camp and had a great time making TIE-DYE T-SHIRTS!!!!!  WHAT FUN!!!!  They all came out very colorful, along with our fingers and table.

Can't wait till tomorrow... baking for shabbos!

Hope everyone stayed dry on the  way home from camp.

See you all tomorrow!

MC

Upper Division Day 13

Welcome Sara and Natasha!The girls were busy with crafts and dancing today. They learned a new line dance. It was a blast learning. Today the girls began decorating their picture frames. The boys finished up theirs. We look forward to our weekly trip tomorrow which will be to the Art Car Museum. Bring extra snacks and water for the trip please. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO JOIN US OR VOLUNTEER IN DRIVING ON A THURSDAY FIELD TRIP DAY PLEASE CONTACT CATHY!!!
We will be tie dying in the next few days, if you have extra white "undershirts" please send in, or white socks, as well as aprons, skirts, etc. Don't wear your best clothes in case they may get stained. ;)
MC

Day 13 Lower Division

What a fun day of crafts and color! We had a great time outside today, although it was steamy hot. Circle time and davening was exciting as always. In crafts we made our own homemade paint. The kids had a great time measuring out the flour and other ingredients. We used paint brushes and our hands to paint. It was messy but the children enjoyed the feel of the paint. After all our art was hung up to dry, we colored in our very own bookmarks. Some of our children wore them home as bracelets, yet they are bookmarks!
Looking forward to more fun in the sun tomorrow,
MJ

Upper Division Day 12

After davening the girls had a great time by the pool, while the boys popped their own popcorn and even made a melted chocolate mixture for chocolate popcorn. Yoni is quiet the cook! :) Then the boys began a special project with rolling magazines into this rolls, which will be cut and used to design a beautiful wooden frame. After lunch  the boys went out to the pool while the girls made popcorn and crafts!
It was a great busy day.
Looking forward to tomorrow!
MC

Day 12 LOWER DIVISION

We started the morning out with play dough, the davening and circle time. Then we spent extra time out by the pool! We had a great time on the slip and slide. Morah even went down the slide a couple times. The children had a blast eating ice pops to cool down. After a late lunch we had story time and coloring. There was a donation of several coloring books and crayons the children enjoyed. After cleanup it was time to go home! Another day flew by.
Hope y'all have a great evening,
MJ

Upper Division Day 11

WEEK THREE= HOT HOT HOT!!!!!  It was a very fun and hot day today at Camp Fun-Key!  Of course the day began off with our beautiful davening, followed by some Learning about Chessed and Tzedakah led by Morah Cathy!

The children had a great time cooling off a bit in the pool today!  They also enjoyed a scavenger hunt, congratulation to our winner, Dovid Troppe!!

Tomorrow we will be swimming at the Young Israel Neighborhood pool next to the park.  If you have a key(wrist band) please send it in tomorrow.

We are very excited about our trip this Thursday if you are able to volunteer and drive please let Morah Cathy know ASAP.  More details to follow!

Can’t wait till tomorrow!!

 

MC

Day 11 Lower Division

The start of week three was awesome and hot. Monday has become our official cooking/baking day. We had an awesome circle time with an interactive story time. Davening was beautiful and well lead by Rachelli Bendkowski!!! GO RACHELLI!!!
We have three new pools out on the deck. The kids had a blast splashing around and staying cool.
After lunch we got busy with popping our own popcorn. We smelled it, saw it pop, heard it pop, and then we tasted it! We had two different flavors...one salt and pepper and one that was chocolate! It was very yummy. We had to make several batches upon request ;)
We have two new JCs that joined our team, Vivian Ohana and Juliana Leon. They were fabulous, creative and helpful with our children!
Tomorrow night I will be picking up our Baltimore girls and Israel girl! We are all very excited to have so many amazing and willing workers. The girls are full of energy, and smiles.
They are available upon request to babysit. Please contact me if you are interested and in need, I know they mentioned they are looking to make some extra spending cash!
Looking forward to an awesome week of fun and new activities,
MJ

Important announcement!!

We are very excited for another fun-filled week here at camp Fun-Key!!!

This coming week it is suppose to get EXTREMELY HOT- it is supposed to be 100 (or 100+) all week. While at camp Fun-Key we take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of the children in hot weather we ask that you send the following items with your children daily:

      

     Sun screen (please apply it before camp and send an extra bottle to camp so that we may re-apply when necessary).  This is extremely important for the older division who go swimming in non-covered areas. 

   

     Older division children must bring flip flops, crocs or other appropriate shoes to wear to and from the pool.  

 

     Water.  Please pack an extra water bottle with your children.

   Thanks,

   MC & MJ

Shout out to Rachel Yurowitz...

Aquatics Courses/ Summer 2012

American Red Cross Certified Lifeguard and Water Safety Instructor with over 15 years experience is offering many aquatics courses throughout the summer starting from infants all the way to adults.

Swimming Lessons for Children - Taught according to the American Red Cross Learn to Swim Levels 1-6. Taught in a comfortable and safe environment with a large emphasis on pool and water safety. Guaranteed results. Slots fill up very quickly! Book your time slot now and lock it in for the next couple weeks!   Private and group lessons available.   

Mommy and Me - Classes given twice monthly and divided by two age groups 12 -18 months, and 18- 24 months. Introduction to the basics of  water,  pool and  water comfortableness and basic safety skills. Including lots of toys and fun to enhance the experience. Come join our excited group of Mom's having as much fun as their children! Classes are 35 minutes.

Adult Crash Course in Stroke Dynamics- This new class is being offered monthly to women of all ages for improvement in stroke dynamics, breath control, and swimming endurance. Class is 1 hour.  

Serving the UOS, Meyerland, and Young Israel communities for the past 4 years.

For more information about courses, please email or call at rachelswimmingschool@gmail.com or 832 647 8628.

Looking forward to hearing from you,

Rachel

DAY 10 of LOWER DIVISION

I can't believe we are done with week 2 of camp!!! Where does time go??? Today we had an awesome davening and circle time. Dani Polatsek, Daveed Masri and Mindy Pfeffer were the best daveners and listeners. They each got a chocolate chip cookie from the bagel shop. We are very proud of them. Shabbos is finally here. Everyone enjoyed delicious grape juice, challah  and  ice pops. Thank you to Yosef Helfgot for bringing in shabbos treats to share with all our friends. Mindy lit the candles and Daveed made kiddush and hamotzei. The children sang shabbos songs and enjoyed stories while finishing their ice pops. Swimming was fun as always. Then lunch and games and it was time to go before we know it. The class enjoyed several read along tapes today. Everyone listened carefully for a change. Looking forward to another awesome week.
Have a great Shabbos,
MJ
I will miss all my kiddos that are gone the rest of the  summer. xoxo to you and I look forward to having yall back in Aug.!

UPPER DIVISION END of WEEK 2

WOW!! Two weeks have really flown by and what a day today was!

Starting the day was of course our wonderful davening. We are so proud of how nicely everyone davens!  Today we all enjoyed a wonderful pre-Shabbos D’var Torah by Yoni Cohen!  Thanks for the Torah Yoni, you’re the BEST!

We were able to fight off some of the heat today with swimming.  We had a wonderful time cooling off there for a few hours.

Today was cash in tickets day... The children have been given tickets for competitions, davening, behavior etc…and today we had prizes for sale that they were able to purchase with their tickets.  Everyone had a great time picking out prizes.

We hope you all enjoy the yummy homemade Challah that we baked once again L’Kavod Shabbos Kodesh!

Have a gret Shabbos and can’t wait to see everyone back for week 3 of Camp Fun-Key!

MC

Upper Division Day 9

After an energetic davening, lead by Michal Soloman on the girls side!!! Go Michali!!! While the girls went swimming today, it was a pleasure to see the more experienced swimmers giving swimming "lessons" to those in need. The girls enjoyed decorating their art deco boxes with pictures, tissue paper, glitter, jewels and ribbons. The boys had a fun filled day of sports. After finally coming to an agreement on which sport goes first and in which order they will be played they all had a great time! The pool was a great place for them to cool down! The day flew by!
Have a great evening,
MC

PLEASE SEND IN...

If your child has a food in need of cutlery PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE send it in!!!! I try and wash and reuse, but we are still short!
Thank you
MJ

Day 9 Lower Division

Another awesome day at camp! No rain today but lots of sprinkler, slip and slide, and pool fun. The children all had a blast after davening and circle time. We splashed around in the water, and enjoyed the slip and slide. After the pool everyone dried off out out in the Texas heat. Then we all enjoyed lunch time followed by play dough, story time, and freeze dance. The children are so creative with their playdough, and they all share the playdough toys so nicely. Everyone had a great day, and we look forward to our Shabbos Party tomorrow!
Have a great day,
MJ

UPPER DIVISION DAY 8....

The numbers are in...Drum Roll.....

and the WINNER FOR THE 2012 CAMP FUN-KEY COLOR WAR IS

………..GREEN!!!!!

Today was another great day filled with sports competitions and of course swimming!!

We would like to thank Hannah Tucker for the time she has spent with us and wish her much fun and luck as she leaves us tomorrow for sleep away camp!  Bye Hannah we will miss you much!!!!

See y'all tomorrow,

MC

LOST AND FOUND

There are two bluish colored towels, and some other various items such as socks, tzitzit, and shorts that are unclaimed.
SOMEONE IS MISSING A FULL BATHING SUIT- BOYS TWO PIECE...BLACK SHIRT WITH MATCHING SWIM SHORTS.
ALSO MISSING A PAIR OF GREEN BOY CROCS
Please email me if you are missing anything, or if your child was sent home with the wrong items.
THANK YOU

DAY 8 Lower Division

Another rainy day in the neighborhood! The children enjoyed swimming and dancing in the rain. We sang "If all the rain drops were lemon drops and gum drops" and attempted catching the rain on our tongue. Circle time was great. We read "There is no such thing as monsters", "I am your bus", and "Chugginton". The children love story time, and sometimes even the same stories daily. After swimming and outdoor play, where the children put all the outdoor playscapes to construct a "castle", everyone enjoyed lunch followed by building with blocks. Our craft activity today was getting all messy with shaving cream. The table was covered in it, as well as our little hands and arms. I called out various shapes, letters, and animals while the children had to make it in the cream. It smelled so clean in the room ;). We then read some stories and got ready to go home. Day number 8 was fantastic.
Please remember to send in two snacks, a  healthy main, as well as drinks, and maybe a fruit or vegetable.
Also please make sure we have a clean change of clothes for your child in case of mess or wetness.
Have a great one,
MJ

Day 7 Lower Division

Today was rainy yet it was another busy, fun packed day. After toy playing, and our big circle time with everyone together the children listened to stories about rain and thunder. We spoke about how it is nothing to be afraid of and that the rain is good for the grass and trees. After snack time we had a great time splashing in the pools. The children made me lots of "coffee" with their pool toys. Boy do they know their morah well ;). After pool and lunch we enjoyed quiet book time. The children imitated their morah and held their books out while reading to each other. The our favorite time of day...CRAFTS. We made our very own bath soaps. The children made a pink mixture, followed by a blue one. I kept them over night to harden, they should be ready to go home tomorrow. The different shapes included dolphins, ducks, hearts, and rectangles. I hope they will be useable in the bath.
Kindergarten enjoyed making their own clay today that smells like delicious cinnamon. They cut out shapes and left it to dry overnight. Once it is dry they will be able to paint it and decorate it. Then bring it home. We look forward to swapping projects tomorrow, and on Thursday we will make our own finger paint and collages.
Please send in spoons with the necessary foods for lunch. And make sure your child has enough food... snacks, drinks, and a main.
Have a great evening and looking forward to day 8!
MJ

Upper Division Day 7

COLOR WAR DAY! GO GREEN GO RED!!! WHO IS GOING TO WIN THIS COLOR WAR???
What an AWESOME day of color war!!!!!

Both teams did great... the final score has not yet been announced. 

Color war activities and competitions were enjoyed by everyone throughout the day. 
Some highlights:
The green team winning balloon toss
The red team winning kickball
Way to go both teams!!!!

Baruch Hashem we were able to work around the rain schedule today. Not only did we enjoy swimming, we enjoyed picnic lunches by the pool side.  What FUN!!!!

Looking forward to another excellent day tomorrow!!!!!!

MC

WEEK 2, Day 6 Lower Division

Welcome back to camp! Hope everyone enjoyed Father's Day and the beautiful weather we had yesterday. I sure did! The weekend was relaxing and re-energizing. We came back to camp with many smiles for week 2 at Camp Fun-Key. Swimming and circle time were a blast. Davening was beautiful, Mindy Pfeffer and Daveed Masri did a beautiful job singing and following along. Everyone sat very quietly through our story time today. After reading three books it was time for swimming! The children had a blast in the water, especially with the slides. After lunch and some toy playing we made our very own chocolate chocolate chip cookies! Oh boy did the entire building smell good enough to eat for a change ;) Before we knew it, it was clean up time and time to go home.
We are looking forward to a great week.
MJ

Upper division day 6

I hope everyone had a great Shabbos!

The week got off to a great start today.  Following davening we began the day with our trip to Palace Lanes!!  All the children had a wonderful time!

When we returned to camp it was crafts time….The girls enjoyed jewelry making and designing beautiful berets, while the boys enjoyed making and decorating wooden airplanes and cars.

This afternoon we had a color war Break out!!!!!!!!!!  Morah Cathy “acted” angry at everyone to trick the children into thinking she was really upset, and boy were they excited when they found out it was color war breakout!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  The colors are green and red for this year!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can’t wait for all the color war activities to begin!
We would like welcome Yoni Cohen and his friends Akiva and Reuven who have joined our staff!!!!!!!! This will be a great week of sports, action, swimming and crafts.
MC

DAY FIVE SHABBOS!

Week one has ended. It was fantastic and full of action. Today we had a Shabbos Party with kindergarten, toddlers and nursery. We first davened together...then the best davener, Esther Friedman, was selected as Ima, and Nesanel Weisman and Reuven Bergida were both Abbas. They were fabulous daveners. We lit candles, made hagefen, as well as hamotzei. Our Shabbos party was deliciously sweetened with ice pops! I hope everyone enjoyed. We reiterated the idea of "you get what you get and you don't get upset". After Shabbos party the children enjoyed an hour outside with the pools and hose. Everyone dried off on the playgound riding cars and playing ball. After changing into dry clothes, and eating lunch we made our very own bouncy balls. After a few hours the mixture is suppose to become bouncy. Yet it was challenging having all the children keep the dough in ball shape. they definitely enjoyed watching the "goo" harden. Of course the day flew by once again.
We had the best week yet, and I am truly looking forward to another fun-filled week at Camp Fun-Key :)

Have a great Shabbos,
MJ

UPPER DIVISION END OF WEEK 1...

What a fantastic week we had!!!! I cannot believe one week of camp has flown by already. Today we started out the day with our lovely and lively davening.  We are so proud of how the kids are davening so beautifully EVERY morning.  What a great way to start out the day!!!

The girls spent time weaving with loops, while the boys had a MASSIVE water fight.  They managed to stay fairly dry, while drenching their counselors.

Please enjoy the fresh baked Challah that we baked today in camp special L’Kavod Shabbos, hope some made home.

Reminder next week we will be going bowling... please DO NOT forget to sign your children up at  www.kidsbowlfree.com/palacelanes and send the pass in along with your child(ren's) shoe size(s).

If you are available to drive to and from bowling on Monday please let Morah Cathy know ASAP!

Good Shabbos to all!  Can't wait for another great week!!

MC

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UPPER DIVISION WEEK ONE UPDATE

The first day of camp was amazing, with everyone getting to know each other from first to sixth grade. Swimming was so much fun (thank you so much to the Nuzsens for allowing the campers to use their pool)! Girls went swimming in the morning followed by arts and crafts (cast bowls created with real casting materials) in the afternoon, while the boys played kickball and capture the flag before heading to the pool after lunch.  Our team leader was Zack Serotta.

The second day was full of water sports and play.   Akiva Quinn hit a grand slam on the playground at baseball - way to go, Akiva!  The boys had a huge spontaneous, fully clothed water fight that the kids have not stopped talking about, that's what the Texas heat does here ;)

Wednesday was another fun filled day. The girls made friendship bracelets as well as "gak" and a fully clothed Morah Cathy somehow found herself in the pool!  We are very happy with how the campers are getting into a routine, with davening in the morning and all of the activities throughout the day. 

Next week we hope to go on some exciting trips...  Details to follow!

 Please sign up your kids online for free bowling at Palace lanes in Bellaire and send in your pass next week. 

 www.kidsbowlfree.com/palacelanes

Have a wonderful Shabbos, and looking forward to another great week of camp!

Morah Cathy

Day Four

It is almost the end of the week and I am pumped up for the weeks to come. This week went amazingly smooth! The weather was great. Our pool is in the shade and in a covered patio so we are enjoying it immensely.  The children all tell me that swimming is their favorite part of the day! I don't blame them in this Texas heat;) On Thursday we all got slimy and messy making our own "goo, gak, silly putty" as some may call it. It is made of water, glue, borax and food coloring. Our gak was blue, and kindergarten went with green this time. The kids enjoyed rolling snakes and baking challah with it. I hope it wasn't problematic once it made it home.
Apparently my uploads and sharing of our picasa albums haven't been too successful. I am uploading to snapfish at the moment. Those should work and be ready to go very soon. I apologize for the many emails, yet I am very eager to share with you our fun filled summer days!
Have a wonderful day,
MJ

Day Three

Today was packed with davening, circle time, discussing the mitzva of tzedaka-along with a story about the very best place for a penny, snack, pool time and sprinklers in the grass. Then before lunch we played basketball and rode bikes to dry off. We were all starving for lunch after an action packed morning. After lunch we made fruit loop jewelry!  The kids did amazing stringing the cereal onto the ribbon. Once they were finished they went off to help their friends. We had a superb day, and looking forward to day four. Routine is picking up, the children are grasping the schedule and we are just having so much fun.
Have a great day tomorrow!
MJ

Day Two

Day Two was great! The children enjoyed davening with Morah Julie, circle time with songs and games, and a favorite book called "A bad case of stripes". We had so much fun outdoors by the pools and sprinklers, and we even made a water slide. Then everyone dried off outside on the playground before lunch. Lunch was followed by library time and stories. Then we all gathered around the table and took turns putting in the ingredients for our own homemade play dough. The vote was for orange, so that is the color of the week. Pizza making and cookie creating was followed by clean up and pick up! Time flew once again at Camp Fun-key. 
Thank you parents for a great day! Cant wait to see the smiles tomorrow...
MJ

Day One

Dear Parents,
 We had a blast first day of camp. Everything ran smoothly and we all had so much fun! We played many games, we had snacks, we had circle time and davening ALL together! Then we had so much fun splashing in the sprinklers and pools. After lunch we enjoyed quiet story time as well as a baking cup cakes, decorating them and singing happy birthday to the Morah. The day flew by... as they say, "time flies when you are having fun" I am excited about a great summer.
Thank you,
Julie Quinn

Reminder: Please send in everything labeled as well as lunches, snacks, swimsuits, and extra clothes. Coming in a swimsuit is helpful in terms of time of changing into it and out of it. IF your child wears a diaper please send along a swim diaper. Don't forget sunscreen and a smile.

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