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Camp Tecumseh. A Fourth Grade Adventure. Important Forms. Every student needs to have the Health Form and P ermission Slip completed before going to camp. These forms will be going home in mid March. We Need Parent Instructors At Camp Tecumseh!.
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Camp Tecumseh A Fourth Grade Adventure
Important Forms Every student needs to have the Health Form and Permission Slip completed before going to camp. These forms will be going home in mid March.
We Need Parent InstructorsAt Camp Tecumseh! • Be an instructor and help teach our campers about pioneer life. • This is a scripted leadership activity in one of the 7 different sessions. • Instructors will attend a half day training at Camp Tecumseh. Training Dates: March 8th and March 15th from 9:30a.m. to 1:00p.m. You can carpool with other parents!
Parent Instructors Needed! • We need at least 18 parents to become instructors. • When you are not instructing a pioneer activity, you will chaperone your child’s trail group. • Parent Instructors attend camp for half price.
If you can’t be an Instructor, you can still be a chaperone. • Chaperones guide groups to each activity. • Chaperone the students at all other times including meals, free time, and campfire. • Chaperone cost $53.00.
Camp Rules for Chaperones and Campers • No running after dark. • Campers stay inside cabins at night. • No bare feet in camp. • Children should always be supervised. • Please throw all trash in trash cans and • recyclables in recycle bins. • No fires in camp except as allowed by camp • director in designated areas. • 10 M.P.H. speed limit when driving through camp. • No alcoholic beverages allowed! • No smoking in any building or around students.
Sample Schedule- Tuesday 11:30 - 12:15 Arrive, Move in, Orientation 12:15 - 12:45 Sack Lunch 12:45 - 1:00 Head to Settlement & Opening Story 1:00 - 1:45 Period 1 Pathfinders 1:45 - 2:30 Period 2 One Room School House 2:30 - 3:10 Period 3 Yankee Ingenuity 3:20 - 4:00 Period 4 Indian Sign Language 4:00 - 4:40 Period 5 Necessities of Life 4:40 - 5:20 Period 6 Pioneer Cooking 5:20 - 5:30 Head back to flag pole 5:45 Supper 7:30 Campfire
Sample Schedule-Wednesday 7:00 Wake up, Pack up, Move gear to cabin porch 8:00 Breakfast 9:00 - 9:45 Period 7 Barnyard & Recreation 9:45 – 10:30 Period 8 Trappers Trade 10:30 –11:15 Period 9 Log Cabin Building 11:15 Closing Story 11:30 Group Picture 12:00 Lunch 1:00 Head for Home 1:30 (our time) Arrive at Joan Martin and Go Home! All students are dismissed
Suggested Packing List -Sack lunch for lunch on Tuesday -Sleeping bag or blankets -Pillow -Toothbrush/paste and towel Student should only have one duffle bag and bedding/pillow roll.
Clothing to bring: -2 pairs of old jeans -2 T-shirts and underwear -2 pairs of warm socks-2 long sleeve shirts or sweatshirts-1 warm old coat, gloves, and hat **Rain gear (rain coat/poncho)-1 extra pair of old shoes or boots
Optional: Cabin Activities Snacks Games Crafts
Cost of Camp • Student cost- $60.00 (camp and bus rides) • Instructor cost- $26.50 • Chaperone cost- $53.00 • This price covers: 2 bus rides, 3 meals, 9 pioneer activities, lodging for the night, a life time of great memories.
Want to attend camp for free? • Participate in our school’s Spring Candy Bar Fundraiser to help lower your camp costs. • Each box of Fanny May Candy Bars sold earns a $26 credit towards camp. • Sell 2 boxes of candy bars and go to camp for only $8!
Sell 3 boxes and a parent instructor can attend for $0.50!! ($26.50- $26.00= 50 cents) • Fundraiser starts NOW and ends on February 24th!
Camp T-shirts • We would like to place an order for Camp Tecumseh t-shirts. • An order form will be sent home with permission slips. • Cost-$9.00 S-XL $11.50 XXL