Fifth Grade Camp 2018

1. Fifth Grade Camp 2018

2. What is Camp? • 3 day, 2 night Outdoor Environmental Education adventure. • Why do we go? • Builds camaraderie • Learn about science and nature outdoors in a beautiful northwest setting • Teamwork, independence, responsibility • FUN!

3. Who goes to Camp? • 117ish 5th graders with their classroom teachers: Jenny Schaffer, Megan Calamaras, Kristin Page, Cheyen Herseth, Christin Bird, Jilian Murdock • Tia Kleinkopf, Principal • Patti Foryan, Dean of Students • Anne Bourne, Camp/School Nurse • 24 chaperones

4. What happens at Camp? • Meals • Classes • Activities

5. Meal Times • 8:00 am Breakfast • 12:00 pm Lunch • 5:30 pm Dinner • Meals are very good! There is plenty of food for everyone. If your child has a special dietary situation—you will indicate that on the health forms that come home (including allergies and vegetarians!!) . • We will provide healthy snacks at other times during the day.

6. Classes and Activities at Camp • Combination of Camp Warm Beach science/nature classes and teacher directed classes • Whole group activities • Swimming • Students are grouped with their regular 5th grade class for classes and will rotate by cabins for activities.

7. Activities at Camp • Campfire • Group games

8. Camp Map

9. Camp Warm Beach Facilities

10. Medical Issues • Trained school district employee will attend camp as Camp Nurse. • Be sure to fill out the confidential health form completely (checking all areas) These forms are in your camp packet. • If your child is a bed wetter, sleep walker, or has nightmares the child HAS to be on a bottom bunk. • ANY medication—from Tylenol to allergy meds and beyond have to have a medication form filled out and signed by a doctor. (1 form for every med). Make a doctor’s appt. soon to meet the deadline. • Parents will need to bring the medication (in original container) and form to the office by April 27, 2018. • Any dietary restrictions should be included on the health form: i.e. vegetarian, peanut allergy etc… • Tell your child what medications you are sending and what will be available to them. • Contact Anne Bourne (school nurse) with any questions at 425-837-5506.

11. Cabins • 10ish kids per cabin with 2 adult chaperones • Students will be in their cabins to sleep, change clothes, organize skits, and for cabin time. • Student are not left unsupervised. • All students are given the opportunity to request cabin mates. • The 5th grade team makes the cabin assignments. • Each student is guaranteed one person on their “wish list.” • Chaperones will stay in the cabin with their child. • Chaperones are moms of girls and dads of boys.

12. Chaperones • Chaperones are with the kids during classes, activities, and meals for the entire time. • Mandatory Chaperone Training May 15 • Lottery will happen tonight!

13. What’s in my Packet? • White form: Camp “To do” timeline • Purple form: How to pay for camp, $270 • Blue forms: Permission slips, waivers • Pink forms: Confidential health forms • Yellow form: what to bring to camp

14. Blue Forms

15. Health Forms. Fill out both sides One form for each type of medicine

16. Tuesday Afternoon, May 29 • Kids find out cabins at school Tuesday afternoon. • Drop off luggage to the chaperone’s vehicle in the Cascade Ridge parking lot between 4:30 and 5:30.

17. Wednesday Morning, May 30 • Kids arrive at school at 8:10. • Buses leave for Warm Beach at 8:30. • Kids and chaperones bring a big disposable sack lunch.

18. Friday Afternoon, June 1 • Students board the bus after lunch • Depending on traffic, it takes about 1 ½ hours to return. • Parents pick up students and their luggage at Cascade Ridge about 2:30 pm.