Welcome to 6th grade camp parent night

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Welcome to 6th grade camp parent night!!!

• Your 6th grade team
• Miss McKenna Mr. Ball

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History of 6th grade camp

• First done by Mt. View in the spring of 1978
• Idea spread to other schools in 1985-86
• Designed to be hands-on science in the outdoor
  classroom
• Used to teach 6th graders about the abundance of
  resources in the Pacific Northwest
• Develop an awareness and appreciation of our
  resources and understand how they affect our lives

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What will they learn?

• Classes they will be taking
• Fire
• Shelter
• EcoTrail/Wildlife
• Teambuilding
• Boating
• Archery

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Other things to learn

• Social lessons
• Cabin unity
• Cooperation
• Keeping a cabin clean
• Participating in flag ceremony
• Planning a skit
• Choosing recreational activities
• Table setting and cleanup in the mess hall

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About Island Lake

• Located in Poulsbo
• Address
• 12500 Camp Court NW Poulsbo, WA 98370
• Phone
• 206-377-1442
• Set up with a separate boys and girls camp

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More about Island Lake

• Each cabin will have approximately 8-10 6th
  graders and 1 counselor
• Counselors are chosen from a pool of responsible
  students at the Puyallup School District high
  schools

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Permission/Medical Forms

• Pink or blue card needs to be filled out and back
  to school no later than FRIDAY, APRIL 14 (4
  permission slips in 1)
• Important to
• Be honest with all questions
• Sign in all required areas

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Permission/Medical Forms

• All medication must be accompanied by a doctors
  signature
• MUST be in the original container issued (no
  baggies will be allowed)
• This includes ALL medication including aspirin or
  allergy medication
• Camp nurse on call 24 hrs. a day for medical
  emergencies
• If you dont have medical insurance simply write
  No insurance
• Student must have parent permission to ride the
  water slide while at camp
• All forms are kept confidential between parent,
  student and teacher

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Money

• 170 camp fee pays for room, board and
  transportation
• All money will need to be to the students teacher
  by WEDNESDAY, April 19th
• If you are in need of the amount that your
  student still owes, let a teacher know

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What exactly is camp?

• Pre-Camp
• Combine both classes to instruct lessons to know
• Hands-on practice with camp activities
• Build survival kits
• Begin camp log book
• Go over camp rules and camper contract with all
  students

• Post-camp
• Discuss camp as a class
• Finish log book
• Assess what was learned
• Have memories to last the rest of their livesand
  pictures to put in the 6th grade slide show

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What exactly is camp?

• During camp
• Students will attend all classes previously
  mentioned once while at camp
• Have free periods to attend recreational
  activities of their choice
• Eat 3 meals a day and 1 snack before bed (great
  food!)

• Attend flag ceremony every morning and evening
• Attend campfire every night and partake in skits
  developed by their cabin
• Have the opportunity to earn beads and awards
• MOST IMPORTANTLY HAVE FUN!!!!!

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What to take

• Sleep related items
• Appropriate clothing and shoes
• Toiletries (including towel and washcloths)
• Pens camp binder
• Flashlight
• Camera (disposable with name and school written
  on it)
• 3 1bills for camp store
• Checks made out to Island Lake for 15
  (t-shirt) 25 (sweatshirt)

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Luggage

• Everything students take should be clearly marked
  with their name, school, and teacher using duct
  tape
• Students should have
• Some sort of suitcase or duffel bag (with
  identifying tap on outside)
• A sleeping bag and a pillow (preferably put into
  a large garbage bag) with identifying tape on the
  outside

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Luggage

• Include the What to Take list for students to
  use when coming home
• All luggage will go in the luggage truck at 800
  the morning we leave
• Luggage night will be Tuesday, May 2nd
• Between 630-730 luggage may be brought into the
  library and left for the morning.
• If not brought that night, luggage must be here
  by 730 am on May 3rd

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Luggage

• Students may take a backpack on the bus to carry
  anything they need
• NO ELECTRONICS allowed at camp, even on the bus
• We also ask that students not bring foodthey are
  well taken care of at camp
• parents may send food in mailed package, but need
  to be sure that there is enough for the entire
  cabin

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Camp Rules

• Students will all be given a copy of the camp
  rules to be discussed in class prior to leaving
  for camp
• All students will be required to sign the camper
  contract to acknowledge that they understand the
  rules and consequences

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Camp Rules

• Important notice to parents students will
  understand that their first offense of breaking
  any camp rules will result in their parents being
  called to come and pick them up
• They are also well aware that this can happen any
  time of day and that in the middle of the night
  its a long drive home over the Narrows bridge ?

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So when do we go?

• We leave Mt. View at approximately 915 am on
  Wednesday, May 3rd
• Students will come to school however they
  normally comeno special accommodations necessary
• All students will ride the bus to camp together

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So when do we come back?

• We return to Mt. View at between 130 and 2 pm on
  Friday, May 5th
• All students will need a ride home from their
  parents
• If it necessary for students to carpool home a
  note needs to come to school prior to departure
  on the 3rd

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One last thingMAIL!!

• Mail is a must!!!!
• Students get to receive mail in a special
  ceremony every night at dinner
• Can send letters, packages, etc.
• 2 ways to do it
• Either bring in the mail on luggage night and we
  can take it with us to camp
• Send it about a week ahead of time with the name
  of the student, school and week written on the
  outside (were week number 5)

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Questions???

• Last minute concerns?
• Parent comments?
• Teacher comments?
• Thank you for coming ?