The first full day at the camp began fo some of the campers before the 6 am. That was the time some of the people were woken up by pouncing basketballs. After couple of minutes the bounces were more and more frequent and it was clear that most of the camp is awake.
Those noises were getting more and more audible until 7.50 when the bell rang and the whole camp assembled in front of the main hall. If there was anyone in Lake Placid still asleep definitely he wasn't after the whole camp answered Mr. Staysniak's "Good Morning", which was followed by the first morning talk and prayer.
After the breakfast there was first cleaning of the cabins, followed by inspection and
first classes. The kids got to know who are their teachers and who is in their classes. After writing and math classes half of the camp went for the first time to the pool and the other half continued classes with silent reading. The groups switched after an hour.
The activities in the pool began with introducing the "buddy system" Each of the rookies is paired up with a veteran who knows how to swim and is teaching it his younger buddy. That allows them to really quickly learn the basic swimming skills and feel more comfortably in the water. During the afternoon period in the pool there was a swimming instructor from Lake Placid who assessed the campers how well them swim. That allowed to divide them in differ
ent groups and master their skills according to their abilities.
Couple of minutes after lunch we welcomed Ms. Laguarda, a school psychologist who came here for the first week to get to know the rookies, help the boys adjust to being away from home, and to make sure that they are well here. She will be in the camp for the first and fourth week and during those times is going to talk individually to each of the boys.
We finished the day with dinner, first group discussion followed by the group activities and the first part of the first movie - "Remember the Titans". Lots of "firsts" today...
hey. erik.
ReplyDeletecomo fue tu primer dia espero que muy chevere .
Aqui aburrido igual que todos los dias.
sin emociones nuevas ni nada fuera de lo comun. Por tiempos pienso que estaras haciendo?.
Y me alegro porque estas haciendo cosas nuevas e interesantes.
Se que nos estranas, pero te digo disfruta mi hijo.. Por que esto. lo vas a RECORDAR despues como los veranos mas bellos de tu vida .
Hijo.. ORA, ORA MUCHO Y SE MUY FUERTE Y DE MUCHO APOLLO PARA LOS CHICOS NUEVOS Y APRENDE TODO LO BUENO DE CADA PERSONA QUE SE ACERQUE A TI.
DISFRUTA CADA SEGUNDO . OK
TE QUIERO MUCHISISISISMO TU MAMI YOIS.....
thank you mr. staysniak for giving us the oportunity to stay in touch with our boys.
ReplyDeleteHello Nativity Brothers,
ReplyDeleteI am so excited to be reading about the camp experience. I wish every camper strive for excellence. Remember you always have a Nativity brother to your left or your right if you need any help.
I hope to see you all soon.
hello christopher marte your mom misss you a lot i love you take care remember we thinking about you every day. grandpa and grandma miss you too love you byeee love you your mom .jeimi
ReplyDeleteHola mi gordito bello (Brandon A).
ReplyDeleteI hope you are having a great time at camp and enjoing every minute of it. We are all missing you specially "tata" he is asking for you all the time. Take care baby and always keep in mind what we talked about. Que Dios te Bendiga y proteja, te quiere tus padres hermanas (o) y abuelos.
Hello My Oldest: Adrian
ReplyDeleteI was so extactic to finally hear from u and to hear u sounded so energetic and enthusiastic. Although I know ur missing my cooking, always appreciate kindly all the cooks do to keep u all happy and nourished.stay strong and be a great leader, remember u were their once too, fill in those shoes proudly. Mr Stasniak, I am sure you are doing a great job as u always have.Take good care of all our boys and make them strong/healthy men, lolol. miss u son , luv mom