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JUNE 12 - AUGUST 25, 2017
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Issue 1 • Wednesday, June 14, 2017 • (858) 362-1132 • Hotline: (858) 362-1113
FROM THE DIRECTOR
Director: Sandy Siperstein Rafner
We are so happy to welcome you to Camp Jaycee. We have an amazing group
of staff who have had a great week of training thus far and are pumped up for
camp to start next week. We are looking forward to seeing the faces of our
many returning campers and welcoming our new campers into the Camp Jaycee
family. We have a wonderful program put together once again for this year.
The campers will experience swimming, music, Judaica, sports, arts and crafts,
nature activities, fieldtrips, theme dress-up days and so much more. Besides
just having the best summer ever, our goal is to have every camper develop their
self-confidence, learn to get along with their peers, work on problem solving
skills, have a chance to develop new interests and skills, and learn to appreciate
diversity and nature all in a fun and creative setting. Please make sure that your
child comes to camp in closed toed shoes daily and not in sandals or crocs so
they can participate fully in all of our exciting, active activities. Please feel free
to call us at the camp office if you have any questions or concerns regarding
camp at (858) 362-1132. Also please feel free to use our camp communication
message line (858) 362-1113. The message line will be checked twice a day and
we will return your call in 24 hours (please contact the camp office if you need
immediate attention). We are excited about our summer and look forward to the
great experiences that we will all share.
Finally, we are excited to build on our Camp Jaycee alumni program that will
include networking opportunities, a FB page, alumni attire and events.
CAMP JAYCEE CHAIRS
Co-Chairs Camp Committee: Gayle Blatt & Meryl Flam
Welcome to Camp Jaycee 2017! It’s wonderful to see so many campers returning
this summer. We have a terrific group of counselors who are in the midst of
an exciting week of orientation. Sandy and our committee have worked very
hard to make this summer a ton of fun! We extend a big thank you to them.
We hope everybody has a great summer!
INCLUSION
Director: Lori Kauffman Faison
We are excited to welcome kids with special needs to Camp Jaycee again this
year. We have a wonderful group of inclusion aids who will be supporting their
campers within all age groups—from preschool to CIT/LIT. Melissa Peterson
will be retuning as the Assistant Inclusion Director and we are happy to introduce Wendy Smith who will be our Behavioral Specialist this summer.
KESHET
Directors: Judi & Nataliya
Fieldtrip Day: Thursday
Field Trip: Nobel Park Library
Dress-Up Day: Wednesday Dress-Up Theme: Hat Day
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Wow!! It is SO exciting to start a new camp year…we promise you fun, giggles,
singing, arts & crafts, new friends, sports and of course…swimming! Our first
dress up day will be on Wednesday, June 21. Break out all of those cool hats
kiddos! On Thursday, our oldest full day campers will go on their first fieldtrip to
Nobel Park Library. Please make sure to label everything, apply sunscreen before
drop off and leave sunscreen so that we may reapply during the day.
GESHER K
Unit Leader: Amanda Marks
Field Trip Day: Tuesday
Field Trip: Strawberry Fields
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Favorite Color
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Gesher K, we are so excited to kick off summer 2017 with each and every one
of you! For those of you coming from Camp Keshet, welcome to the big side!
We are looking forward to some awesome field trips, fun-filled days, and new
adventures! Remember your sunscreen, a water bottle, and your smiles for day
1 as we kick off the best summer yet!
GESHER 1 & GESHER K-1 SPANISH
Unit Leader: Melissa Overland-McKay
Field Trip Day: Tuesday
Field Trip: Ceramic Cafè
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Favorite Color
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Hey campers and welcome to camp! We can’t wait to have a terrific summer
full of fun, smiles and great memories! For those of you joining our Spanish
group, bienvenidos a campamento! This first week we will start off by bringing
out the artist in all of us at ceramic café on Tuesday and then having favorite
color dress up day on Thursday! We can’t wait to see you all on Monday with
bright smiles and that Camp Jaycee spirit!
GESHER 2/3
Field Trip Day: Thursday Field Trip: Bowling
Dress-Up Day: Tuesday Dress-Up Theme: Favorite Underwater Pizza Day: Wednesday
Creature
Welcome Gesher 2-3 campers and parents! We cannot wait to meet each and
every one of you. Just a few quick reminders for the first week of camp: please
remember to bring sunscreen, a bathing suit, towel, a dairy(nut free lunch), and
a big smile everyday. Please also remember to label everything you bring to
camp. Can’t wait to start the best summer yet. See you all next week!
GESHER LEGO
Unit Leader: Melissa Overland-McKay
Field Trip Day: Tuesday
Field Trip: Ceramic Cafè
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Favorite Color
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Hi LEGO engineers welcome to camp; we can’t wait to have a terrific four
weeks with all of you!! This summer is going to be great. We will start our
summer fieldtrips off by bringing out our artistic skills at Ceramic Café on
Tuesday and then having dress up day on Thursday! Bust out those favorite
colors…might they be the same colors as your favorite LEGO? See you on
Monday with bright smiles and your Camp Jaycee spirit!
Our Confirmation Packet and all required forms
are online and available for you to download in
your CampInTouch Account. Please login at
www.campjaycee.com
GESHER THEATRE
KADIMA
GESHER SPORTS
MACCABIAH
Unit Leader: Hannah Scheierman
Field Trip Day: Thursday Field Trip: Birch Aquarium
Dress-Up Day: Wednesday Dress-Up Theme: Decades
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Hello everyone and welcome to Gesher Theatre! We are so excited to learn
how to sing, dance, act, and most importantly, have fun! Please remember to
pack and label sunscreen, a towel, swimsuit, a snack, and a dairy lunch. The
only day that a lunch is not needed is pizza day on Wednesdays. We will also
be having our dress up day on Wednesdays, starting with Decades Day! Dress
up from your favorite era- 50’s poodles skirts, 80’s pop, all are welcome! We
will be doing field trips on Thursday, stay tuned for this week’s trip! We are
looking forward to an awesome summer with you!
Unit Leader: Hanna Perkins
Field Trip Day: Friday
Field Trip: Birch Aquarium
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Under the Sea
Sport: Soccer
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Welcome campers and family to Gesher sports! We are so excited to kick off
our first week with some soccer! Our dress up days this summer will be on
Thursday’s and this weekend theme will be under the sea! So come dressed as
your favorite sea animal or in your best beach attire! A few friendly reminders
for parents please pack water, sunscreen, and bathing suit and towel everyday
for our swim time! Also please be sure to label everything so we can make
sure everything comes home with your camper! We are so excited to get this
summer started with you guys!
KOCHAVIM
Unit Leader: Kimberly Marron
Field Trip Day: Friday
Field Trip: TBA
Dress-Up Day: Tuesday
Dress-Up Theme: Disney
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Hello and welcome to Kochavim! We’re so excited to spend the summer with
you making music, dancing, and having fun! Please remember to pack a dairy
lunch (no meat) for your child every day except pizza day. Pizza days will be on
Wednesdays this year! However, please remember to still send your child with
snacks for during the day. Our dress up days will be on Tuesdays this summer.
This Tuesday is Disney Day! Dress like your favorite Disney character. Please
remember to pack a swimsuit, towel, and sunscreen every day except for field
trip days. LABEL EVERYTHING! Can’t wait for the summer!
DANCE INTENSIVE
Dance Specialist: Leasa Thernes
Dress-Up Day: Wednesday Dress-Up Theme: Circus
Pizza Day: Thursday
We are so excited to start dancing with you all on Monday. We will dance
through multiple styles in the weeks to come. Please come dressed in
comfortable clothes to move in as well as a lunch, bathing suit, sun screen,
towel and water bottles! See you all Monday!
THEATRE INTENSIVE
Unit Leader: Michael Mizerany
Dress-Up Day: Friday
Dress-Up Theme: Crazy Hair Day
Pizza Day: Thursday
It’s going to be a fun an exciting two weeks as we write, produce, direct,
design and act in a brand new show!! We will also have wonderful classes
in art, music and swimming. And don’t forget to bring your bathing suit and
plenty of sunscreen.
HEVRA
Unit Leader: Taylor Horrex
Field Trip Day: Wednesday Field Trip: Strawberry Fields
Dress-Up Day: Tuesday
Dress-Up Theme: Mismatched
Pizza Day: Thursday
Hello campers! We are so excited for the summer to finally start. We have so
many amazing activities for you and we can’t wait to meet you all. Make sure
you bring your swimsuit, lunch, sunscreen and lots of water every day. See you
all soon!
Unit Leader: Malcolm Glover
Field Trip Day: Wednesday Field Trip: Torrey Pines State Reserve
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Favorite Color
Sport: Soccer
Pizza Day: Wednesday
Welcome to Camp Kadima!!! Happy to have you with us to enjoy another great
summer!! Your counselors and I have put together a great summer and look
forward to seeing you on Monday. For our first fieldtrip, we’ll head to Torrey
Pines Park, where we’ll hike and explore. In camp, we’ll play a bit of soccer
and learn the basics of the game. Our dress up day will be on Thursday…come
dressed in your favorite color! Can’t wait to start with all of y’all and begin
this fun filled summer, WELCOME!!! Please note: our field trip day will be on
Mondays every week, except this week and week 5.
Unit Leader: Taryn Wilmers
Field Trip Day: Wednesday Field Trip: Tide pools
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Theme: Favorite Sport Team
Sport: Basketball
Pizza Day: Thursday
Shalom and welcome to camp Jaycee new and returning campers! We are
so stoked to begin this amazing summer with basketball this week! We will
also be going to Cabrillo national monument to explore the tide pools and on
Thursday we’ll sport our favorite team jerseys. We have an amazing summer
ahead of us, we can’t wait to get started!
TSOFIM & FRESHMAN CARAVAN
Unit Leader: Ethan Roseman
Overnight Day: Wednesday
Field Trip: San Diego Zoo
Dress-Up Day: Friday
Dress-Up Theme: Jersey Day
Pizza
Day: Thursday
TSOFIM NATION SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE! We cannot wait to meet all of
the balling Tsofim and Freshman Caravan campers this week! We have a fun
packed summer in store and it starts off with our overnight trip to the San Diego
Zoo on Wednesday! How cool is it going to be seeing the animals at night and
falling asleep to the sounds of monkeys playing? Our first week is going to be
filled with sports, swimming, games, icebreakers and more! In honor of the
NBA finals make sure to wear your favorite sports jersey on Friday! Don’t have
a jersey? No worries, just let Ethan know and he can bring you one! See you all
on Monday! WooooWooo!
CIT–LIT
CIT/LIT Director: Terry Schein
Welcome all! I’m looking forward to starting our summer of fun and learning.
Please arrive at 8:45 a.m. on Monday June 19. We will meet at the drop off /
pick up area by the tent at the back of the JCC Eastgate Mall entrance where
I will be signing you all in. Please bring a dairy lunch ( no meat). Make sure
that you wear closed toed shoes, no sandals or flip flops. You will receive your
camp T-Shirt on the first day and you are expected to wear them when you join
your groups on a field trip.
Just to re-cap we will be doing all our activities in the morning, and in the
afternoon you will be assigned to your individual camps. Each of you will have
the opportunity to choose which camps you would like to be in. Please note
that we will not be able to accommodate your requests all the time but each
week you will have a new camp. Let me know if any one of you play a musical
instrument such as guitar, drums, etc. If you have any outside appointments
during camp hours and need to leave early you will need to give me a written
letter from your parents and they will be able to pick you up at the camp office.
Can’t wait for a great summer!
AQUATICS
Specialists: Andrea & Mary
Welcome Campers! We are so excited for another great summer full of
sunshine and splash! We hope that each camper takes away pool safety and
swim techniques they can use all year long. Please remember that your campers
will be outside plenty hours of the day, so please pack sunscreen to keep their
skin safe. We look forward to a great summer!!
TENNIS
Unit Leader: Keila Ashkenasi Tennis Pro: Ken Heidman
Dress Up Day: Thursday
Dress Up Theme: Pajama Day
Pizza Day: Thursday
Welcome to Tennis Camp! We are all so excited for camp to get started.
This summer, we plan on having fun practicing tennis technique as well as
enjoying traditional camp activities. Please send your camper with a dairy
lunch, a bathing suit and towel, and sunscreen everyday. Thursday is pizza
day as well as pajama day! We are looking forward to meeting all of you and
kickstarting this summer with a lot of fun!
assistant I am responsible for all medications distribution, I also handout epi
pens in the morning. I collect them in afternoon. If your camper requires any
medication or has an allergy that requires an epi pen, please see me as soon
as possible. Please remember to label all items that your child brings to camp.
Also please send your camper with a hat, sunscreen, and a water bottle everyday. Hydration and Sun protection is very important here at Camp Jaycee. I am
looking forward to caring for your campers this summer.
THOUGHTSTEM COMPUTER PROGRAMMING
Unit Leader: Keila Ashkenasi
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Pajama Day
Pizza Day:Thursday
Hello and welcome to ThoughtSTEM and Computer Programming Camp!
On behalf of myself and the staff, we are so excited to meet all of you. This
camp is designed to give campers an opportunity to learn basic computer
programming in the morning as well as participate in regular camp activities
in the afternoon. Just a couple of reminders: your camper should bring a dairy
lunch, a bathing suit and towel, and sunscreen everyday. Thursday is pizza day
as well as pajama day! Again, we are so excited to start camp and have an
amazing summer!
YOUTUBE VIDEO CAMP
Unit Leader: Kaydon Schanberger
Dress-Up Day: Thursday
Dress-Up Theme: Favorite YouTuber!
Pizza Day: Thursday
Welcome to YouTube Video Camp! The next two weeks will be packed with
filming, editing, skit writing, story boarding and more! On top of all this we will
still have art, sports, Judaica and swim. So please bring your lunches and water bottles as well as you bathing suit, sunscreen and towel! See you Monday!
JUDAICA
The “Schlichim” Noam, Talia & Or
Shalom everyone! the Shlichim are in the house and we hope you are ready to
have one of your best summer’s of your life. We are so happy and excited to be
here and cannot wait to meet everyone. We have some awesome, new Israeli
activities that include dancing, singing and fun new games that Camp Jaycee
has never had before. By the end of the summer, you all will be able to dance
and sing the top Israeli hits! We have some big plans for this year Israel day,
and here a tip from us: we recommend you to notice the signs that we hang
around the JCC…looking forward to seeing you guys soon!
ART
With paintbrush and crayons in hand we are ready for an amazing summer of
arts and crafts. Each week will include a variety of arts and crafts including
paper crafts, recycled art, and much more. Our traditional Friday camper art
shows will continue, so be sure to check out what the crafty campers create
every week in the galleria!
SPORTS SPECIALIST
Sports Specialist: Homer Reed
Greetings everyone! Welcome to sports activities at Camp Jaycee! We will
be playing variety of sports this summer. We’ll also learn the basic skills,
sport techniques and then we will start playing each sport itself in a FUN
and EXCITING environment!
MUSIC SPECIALIST
Specialist: Cara Freedman
I’m so excited to see all of our campers for another amazing summer! This
year we have a great Shabbat Band- you don’t want to miss the fun! We hope
to see all of our parents, grandparents and friends every Friday at 2:30 p.m. in
the theatre for Camp Shabbat. Come and be part of an unforgettable summer
experience. You won’t want to miss it!
CAMP MEDICAL
Certified Medical Assistant: Amiee Albright
I can’t believe summer is here already! I am looking forward to meeting
new campers as well as seeing the returning campers. As the camp medical
Camp Jaycee
Alumni Late Night
at Camp Jaycee!
OPEN TO ALL CAMP JAYCEE ALUMNI
AND FAMILIES
Remember late night at camp?! Staying at the JCC after camp,
playing games, dance parties, watching movies and bbq dinner?
JOIN US FOR A CAMP JAYCEE ALUMNI
LATE NIGHT BBQ!
THURSDAY, JULY 6, 2017
6:00–7:30 P.M.
PRICE: $13; JCC MEMBER PRICE: $10
(RSVP by Monday, July 3 to www.lfjcc.org/alumnight
or by calling (858) 362-1132)
At the JCC in the Mandel Weiss Eastgate Park
4126 Executive Drive • La Jolla, CA 92037
Please bring a blanket for sitting and eating on.
We can’t wait to see you
at our Camp Jaycee Alumni Late Night!
ORIENTATION BREAK-OUT
GROUP LOCATIONS
• Keshet: NIERMAN PRESCHOOL
• Gesher K, Gesher 1, Gesher K-1 Spanish, Gesher LEGO,
Gesher K-1 Prep, Gesher Music: DRESSING ROOM
• Gesher Theatre, Gesher Sports: REHEARSAL ROOM
• Gesher 2-3, Kochavim: MUSIC ROOM
• Kadima, Maccabiah: GREEN ROOM
• Hevra, Habima, Bidur, Theatre Intensive, Dance Intensive, YouTube Video Camp: ART GALLERY
• Tsofim Caravan, Freshman Caravan: THEATRE
• CIT, LIT: GALLERIA
• Specialty Camps (ThoughtSTEM Computer Programming, Photography, Kibbutz Farm to Table, Digital Music, Tennis, Lacrosse, Strings, Musicology): GALLERIA
Camp Jaycee Feeling-2017 Camp Song
(Cut to the feeling) Carly Rae Jepson
Lyric Adapted for Camp Jaycee by Cara Freedman
VERSE 1:
Two thousand, seventeen is real
Yeah- now it’s time, the summer’s ON!
Yeah- now it’s time- the summer is ON!
And so excited’s how I feel
And so excited’s what we want
At Camp Jaycee, Camp Jaycee, baby
We are the main attraction, all of us are stars
Just like ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ahh
Chorus:
I wanna sing from my heart with my new friends
I wanna dance on Shabbat and not be alone
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I wanna play Ga-Ga, play, hoops, and soccer
I wanna surf, wanna swim, be a rocker
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
VERSE 2:
Can’t wait for late nights, all those great nights, awesome field trips
This is on, can’t make it stop, Camp Jaycee, we’ve got
We’ve got each other- we’re like sisters, we’re like brothers
You’re like fa-mi-ly to me, let’s get real baby
We’re friends forever let’s get moving arm in arm
And let’s just ah, ah-ah, ah-ah-ahh
Bridge:
Hey! Woo!
Want to learn new trends- well, we do it everyday (everyday)
Hang out with my friends- we do it everyday
Want to learn new trends- well, we do it everyday
Hang out with my friends- we do it everyday
Everyday, everyday, everyday, everyday Ah ah ah ah ah
Chorus 3:
I wanna sing from my heart with my new friends
I wanna dance on Shabbat and not be alone
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I wanna play Ga-Ga, play, hoops, and soccer
I wanna surf, wanna swim, be a rocker
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling, oh yeah
I wanna sing from my heart
I wanna dance on Shabbat (oh-oh, oh-oh-oh)
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling (I got that Camp Jaycee feeling)
I got that Camp Jaycee feeling (I got that Camp Jaycee feeling)
MEAT-FREE LUNCH IDEAS
*Also, when sending pre-packaged snacks and food with your child, please check the
nutrition label for allergy warnings. Although the food many not contain nuts of any kind, it may
have been made or packaged in a facility where nuts are present. Therefore, we ask you to
please avoid sending foods with PEANUT or TREE NUT allergy warnings.
Vegetable Wrap or Sandwich • Veggies and Cheese • Cheese Sandwich • Bean, Rice, Cheese Burritos •
Cold Pasta with Sauce • Yogurt • Garden Salad • Potato or Pasta Salad • Caesar Salad • Cold Cheese or
Veggie Pizza • Vegetables & Ranch Dip • Celery Stuffed with Cream Cheese • Tuna or Egg Salad • Pudding
Cups • Fruit Kabobs • Cheese Quesadillas • Bagel and Cream Cheese • Rice • Veggie & Tofu Stir Fry •
Hard Boiled Egg • Crackers and Cheese • Salmon Tacos • Hummus and Pita • String Cheese
We know and understand that a dairy AND nut free lunch considerably narrows the lunch options, and
we greatly appreciate your cooperation in this matter!!! If you have any other nut free lunch ideas,
please let us know. We’d love to share your ideas with everyone else.