6/7s Update, Weeks 1-2

6/7 Boys

       Hillcrest 2019 only started last week, and our campers have already created bonds with each other! So, what’s camp like at HJC? In Drama, the Super Grovers learned to express themselves with dance and with imagination exercises, such as making up an imaginary friend and describing what they look like. We also had Arts and Crafts, where the campers created frames for pictures, drawings, and firework paintings for the 4th of July. We then had Jewish Culture, where we learned about Jewish holidays and traditions such as Hanukkah and the lighting of the Menorah. We’ve played Bingo to win prizes, and played in the Teen Lounge and Wii Room too! In addition, The Super Grovers have been on so many fun trips. First, we went to the movies and got to see Toy Story 4, which was SO AWESOME! Then we got to go to the Carousel for a fun ride. This week, we went to Glaze-A-Riffic and made our own bowls, and painted them too!

       Our Camper of the Week is Jeremy. Jeremy has shown such amazing manners and has been so well-behaved over the past week. He listens to instructions, helps other kids with water fountains and holds doors for everyone as well. He has truly been a super camper.

       We cannot believe that the 1st session is almost halfway done! The Super-Grovers cannot wait for the rest of the Summer.

6/7 Girls

       The summer season has only just begun and The Abby Cadabbys are already having SO much fun. Camp began on July 1st; on the first day, we came to the lunchroom and listened to Howie as he explained the rules of camp. Then, we saw our home base and group poster, which features the magical Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street! Afterward, we played some ice breaker games like Popcorn. Throughout the day, we enjoyed lots of fun activities such as Drama, Jewish Culture, Gym, Arts and Crafts  and Swim! On Tuesday, we saw Toy Story 4 at the movie theaters, ate some snacks, and had a great time. Then we had our first barbecue on Wednesday with hot dogs, corn, veggie burgers, watermelon, and chips. We also played at the park. On Thursday, we enjoyed even more fun at-camp activities, such as the park, swimming in the pool, bowling with the 6/7 Boys and playing Basketball, Pool, Ping Pong and Foosball. On Friday, we went to ride the carousel and the Abby Cadabbys had a fantastic day. We're all still getting to know each other and are super excited for what the rest of summer entails!

​       ​Our camper of the week is Mia Belluzzi, A.K.A Mini Mia! She is just full positivity, always ready to help out, and has super duper listening ears.