Director`s Notes - Solebury School

Solebury School
6832 Phillips Mill Rd
New Hope, PA 18938
215-862-5261
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Director’s Notes
CAMP OUT
WEEK 6
CAMP OLYMPICS
It’s hard to believe we’re already here at
the Talent Show – with only 10 days of
camp left after today! It’s heartbreaking
on so many levels – I’m not looking forward to not having my daily fill of hugs
and high fives, and I think all of us (even
those of us who love school) prefer the
general rhythm of summer to that of the
school year. But I’m trying hard to stay in
the moment and to enjoy every second of
the summer. And there’s been so much to
enjoy! Seeing non-swimmers become
swimmers, friendships form and deepen,
campers discover talents or interests they
didn’t know they had, watching former
campers take on the responsibility of caring for those younger than them; it’s all
wonderful. Today is the Talent Show which
is something I always look forward to as I
get to see the campers showcase talents I
otherwise might not know they have. I love
that they’re willing to put themselves out
there and perform – it’s something I certainly wouldn’t have been able to do at their
age! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend, and thanks as always for being with us!
Groups of the Week
Congratulations Group 4
Kate Andreoli
Vienna Ajmeri
Chloe Arnold
Jonah Endress
Jocelyn Freer
Kyra Kenton
Sophia Kerins
Griffin Laing
Norah Levinson
Alex McQuisten
JT Rukowksi
Newsletter created by John Petito
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Monet
(as well as other famous artists) inspired artwork this week.
Group 2
had the best time playing Gaga, due to his
win in the gaga court. We also played HuBy: Rachyl Rackin
man Tic Tac Toe which everyone went nuts
over. Gabi Solis said her favorite part of this
Group Two had a spec- week was playing icy towers in computers
and beating her high
tacular week! We all
score at 191 floors! In Flex we practiced for
made tremendous prothe talent show. Everybody was dancing
gress in swim. We
around and singing our favorite songs. For
played kick board tag
and Red Team won! We the talent show, the whole group is dancing
also did jumps and dives along to “Watch Me” by Kidz Bop.
in the deep end. In art we
Group 2
mimicked famous art
camper
works and made our very
staying cool
own art museum. In
in the
pool—a
Sports we played Gaga,
must on hot
which everyone loved.
days.
Logan Farwell said he
mous artists to put in the art show. In
flex we played the couch game, mummy, and team building activities. Sports
By Nicole, Jonathan & Michael
was great because we played dodgeball,
bombadeer, human tic tac toe, and line
This week was a great week! In
swim we played Sharks and Minos tag. Some of our group 4 campers are
looking forward to performing in the
and had lots of fun in lessons.
talent show including Kate, Norah,
They all have been improving so
“I THINK
Kyra, Vienna, Chloe, and Jocelyn.
much in the pool this summer. In
WHAT WE’VE
campout for groups
art we made pieces inspired by fa- Next week we are looking forward to our annual
CREATED IS
4-7!
A GOOD EXGroup 5 had
so much fun
By Cynee Catalano
this week! in
art we made
famous art we made trees to put in the Art
show. In sports we played red rover,
dodge ball, West Chester volleyball, and
we played hand ball. In flex we played
capture the flag, the couch game, we also
played 4 square. For option we had Talent
show practice whiffle ball and 4 square. In
Science we made dinosaur models and we
Jr counselor Lucy Davis-Hup and
watched a video. In swim we did relay
Campers in Group 5 get ready
camper Cynee Catalano at snack.
races we practiced our strokes we also spit for a relay race in the pool.
up into groups and played different games.
Group 4
Group 5
WEEK4
Group 3
Group 3 had an amazing
week this week! In art we
By Olivia Lutz
have been imitating famous
artist to create masterpieces
to put in the art show. Science has been filled with animals
and learning all about them. We have enjoyed playing games
and hanging out with Juliet and Paul in flex. Sports has been
so much fun, we have been playing red rover, volley ball,
and human tic-tac-toe. TM Nations has been a big hit in
computers along with Icy Tower. In swim we have been perfecting our strokes and our dives. We enjoy free time by playing games with rings, or coming up
with crazy jump. We are excited for the talent show this Friday and we have been working on our
performances. See you next week!!!
DON’T BE
AFRAID TO
ASK FOR
MORE
CAMP!!!
We do have
space available
in some groups
(3 & 4). If
you’ve had fun
this week and
want to add
more, don’t be
afraid to ask.
Talk to Scott
and let’s see if
we can figure it
out.
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By: Paige Addis
IT’S NEVER TOO
EARLY!!!
If you enjoy spending your summers
with us, it’s never
too early to start
thinking about
attending school
here. If you would
like some information, please talk
to Scott.
Group 1
This week we had a blast doing do many fun things, like swimming in the
deep end of the pool, and making ice cream pictures with shaving cream! In
sports we played soccer, and Red Rover. In Flex, we played Red Rover,
watched Magic School Bus, and made curler beads. In swimming, we worked
on swimming on our own and now we have more than half of our kids swimming by themselves in the deep end! In Art, we made many cool creations
like Splatter Paint pictures,
and ice cream pictures. Our
newest camper Evan Kearney
told us that his favorite thing
to do this week was swimming
in the deep end. Hudson Underinner told us that his favorite part of the week was
playing race cars in computers. We have many campers
preforming in the Talent
Show, and look forward to
Group 1 campers staying cool on a hot day playing
their performance!
games with counselors
CIT Brief
Throughout our eventful week, the CITs participated in many different team-building activities
that encouraged us to work together, adapt to situations, and learn more about each other. On
Wednesday we went to Amazing Escape Rooms where we had 1 hour to escape a themed room
such as the dorm room, bank robbery, and carnival. We worked together and most of us escaped our rooms. We owe this to Julie our favorite best awesome great cool hip young supervisor. We also learned some new buzz words.
By: Jake Schmukler, Justin Luo, Charolette Davis-Hup
Group 6
By: James Connolly & Conner Perry
This week we did many fun things including walking for peace in sports, and
writing this very report. In swimming we did laps, played
games, and, worked on jumps and dives. In art we recreated
Claude Monet’s Water Lilies. In flex we played the organize
game where you organize yourself by category.
Violet Rudnick is always having a blast in computers.
Group 6 campers getting ready to ROCK out at the Talent
Show!!!
Group 7
Playing four square never gets old with group 6 & 7!
By: Ryan Howard & Brian Burns
This week was great for group 7. We had a blast in swim
by practicing diving, ring competitions, and of course free
time. In art we have been painting a panting by Van Gogh
for an art gallery. How could we forget flex we played four
square and bomb a deer. In sports we played Westchester
volleyball and handball. Lydia and Ali are jump roping,
Maya is playing piano and singing, and Skiles is hosting.
Daniel says he lost his phone this week and it was the
worst day ever!!!!! Gavin says
“I loved seeing
my friends especially Beckett”.
The girls of Group 7 get in on the photo
bombing action in this group picture.
That was group 7’s week.
Henry Eastburn playing catcher in a summertime classic—
wiffleball.