Camp Woodland Blog

Monday, June 28, 2010

Dear OD Log,

First day of activities yeiii… Today I woke up at 6:30 because my cabin decided to go on a run at that hour, so I stayed in bed for 1 hour and then I went to ring the bell and went to Starshine to wake up Jenny. I wanted to back to bed but we are hoppers so I couldn’t During assembly Carolyn got camper of the day. First I did cabin inspection with Wendy and then I got to do counselor’s profiles and send all the letters home, which I had to re-address because some campers didn’t know how to address their letters. Then we had lunch and a quiet rest-hour, which I enjoyed a lot. Then ski help!!!! Wuuu… It was actually really fun; I got to talk to my friend, Grace W. I did canteen and everything worked out perfect. And it got more than perfect in my hour off in which I took a really hot shower and slept like a baby. Can’t wait to be OD again!

-The W2 (Shants)

P.S. GET SOME!

Sunday, June 27, 2010

Dear OD Log,

As another summer begins I remember how ridiculously fun being OD is. Jamie woke me up at the crack of dawn to begin the new day, but I accidentally forgot that OD has the enjoyable job of ringing the wake up bell and waking up the hostess. As the morning began, Suzanne gave Caroline camper of the day, GOOD JOB CAROLINE! To start off the day, everyone began activity rotations. I know everyone is excited for the new bunnies. And that new game everyone is raving about, Quotation Fugation? What kind of name is that? Walking around looking for people has nothing to do with a quotation. But I guess it looks pretty fun. It was weird how during Alien Invasion it randomly started pouring. Those Hilltop girls sure looked crazy. Everyone did a great job of singing; I could hear it all the way down at the beach. I looked pretty weird sitting behind the canoes by myself reading when the boaters came by. It’s pretty sad that a 10 year old can run faster than me. And then there was the counselor campfire. Don’t worry Lisa, if I was a TP boy I would’ve totally gone for you! Well that’s all for now, see you next time Camp Woodland!

-Mandy

Cher OD BLog,

Hé oui, un petit mot de français de la part de la CIT française de Woodland. Etre OD ( Officier du Jour ) environ une fois toute les 2 semaines fait partie des responsabilités d un CIT. C est une journée un peu spéciale où on ne participe pas aux activités. Il faut tout d’abord se lever à 7h30 pour aller sonner la cloche qui réveille le camp puis s assurer que la cabine chargée se dresser la table est bien éveillée- c’est parfois dur ! – Après le petit-déjeuner, il y a l Assemblée, que l OD est chargée de diriger. Cette cérémonie a pour but de partager des annonces concernant la vie du camp et bien sûr de monter le drapeau américain ( le dimanche, les citoyens américains prêtent allégeance au drapeau). À 9 heures, l OD se dirige vers le bureau et est chargée de divers petits travaux : trier le courrier, passer des commandes, passer l aspirateur dans le réfectoire, arroser des plantes ou organiser les événement spéciaux qui ont lieu assez fréquemment au camp. La matinée est donc assez bien chargée. L après-midi, après l’heure de repos, il faut se diriger vers le Waterfront au bord du lac pour aider les campeurs voulant faire du ski nautique, puis a la fin de l heure, ouvrir la cantine et vendre des sucreries. Enfin, la meilleure partie de la journée arrive, la 6e période, l heure libre, ou on peut profiter d’avoir la cabine pour soi ou tout simplement se reposer sur la plage.

Lors de ma dernière journée, j’ai dû préparer la ‘Woodland fair’, qui est ne sorte de fête foraine. Les campeurs du camp des garçons TP viennent a Woodland pour labres midi. Il y a différents stands, comme jeu de fléchettes, popcorn… c’est très amusant.

Dans les dernières nouvelles du camp on peut aussi les jeux Olympiques : nous sommes divises en 3 équipes et chaque membre de l’équipe doit s’inscrire a différents concours comme natation ou course… À la fin de la journée, on a les résultats par un feu de camp.

Au revoir et venez nombreux a Woodland c’est génial,

A+++

Camille.

THE CAMPERS ARE HERE!!! Summer 2010 started off with a little bit of Woodland Dew but the campers have been enthusiastic and ready for fun! Yesterday we played a game of “Alien Invasion” hosted by the CIT’s and watched last year’s Camp Reunion video. Then we enjoyed picnic and the counselor-hosted Campfire. It was a BLAST! The first day was a complete success and a great start to the summer!

Pre-Camp has officially started! The counselors have arrived and things are starting to look mighty spiffy around the grounds. We’ve cleaned the cabins, organized the activity areas, and are starting to brainstorm activities for when the campers arrive. We’ve also welcomed several new counselors and staff members into the Woodland family! In the kitchen we have Po, Amanda, Hillary, and Kraig. And for our new counselors we have welcomed Lisa and Sam. Also, we have a new nurse, Wendy, who will be working with Barb in the Healthcare Center. As we progress further into pre-camp, the excitement level grows and our eagerness for the campers to arrive increases exponentially! More updates will be posted as the summer goes on and we hope that our fun at pre-camp influences the campers to have an awesome summer of their own. Because this summer’s motto is: Start a New Trend in 2010!

We’re kicking off to a great summer!

Hannah