1st Day of Camp

The kids started at Camp Gan Israel this week and so far it is going well. They were so excited to go, Zoe got a new pink lunch bag but Zachary wanted to stick with the one he had used this year at school. This is Zachary's 3rd year, 2 years in Mini Gan Izzy and now he is a Junior Izzy! It was quite a change for him and also a new location ... so Zachary was a little anxious the first day. Zoe had a little trouble when we dropped her off and again at pick up (she wanted to bring the purple baby doll home) but in between she had a great day.

Day 2 Zachary went on a field trip to the Aquairum and although he did spend some time running around the place going to all the levels, riding the elevator, and also playing on their playscape, he described seeing lots of fish and touching the sting ray. He also said he was much less anxious and had a great time. He also apparently was rewarded for good davening ... not sure what he did, but either way we are proud. Zoe got dropped off and picked up by a friend and was a star. She even actually at her lunch this time. She was excited to head back over to camp to pick up the big kids in the afternoon and even described some of her activities.

We think that camp will be a big success for both kids and give them each an opportunity to experience something very different from their Montessori days. We expect them to grow up a little before they start at their new schools in the fall. How scary is that!