Hello UEW Families,
We leave for Widji on Tuesday! Important info below:
Widji Health Forms are due! If you haven't turned in a youth health form for your child, please do so immediately. They are required for all campers and we need some time to get them organized and check our records. If you have dietary concerns or your child requires a special diet, please add that information to your form and the Widji kitchen staff will accommodate your child. They make food from scratch for us! You can get the form here:
https://www.ymcamn.org/sites/d efault/files/wi_OLP%20Health%2 0History%20Youth.pdf?145622046 8=
There has been a change in MN state law regarding medications administered at school. If you would like your child to take any medication at camp or at school including over the counter medications, you must submit a form with your signature and your provider's signature on it. Here's a link to the form:
https://drive.google.com/file/ d/0ByXtjxjC707UaWdSbTh3aE1KMlE /view
Please arrive by 7:00am Tuesday. We will load up buses, take attendance, and hope to be on the road before 7:30. We will return around 3:30pm on Friday, depending on traffic. We will keep in touch with GRS about our specific ETA on Friday, so please watch for updates.
Your child may not have electronic devices on this trip. If you'd like to send a camera, we recommend a disposable film camera. We can allow ipods if you'd like your child to use them as a camera (please send an email confirming this), but considering how many children fell into puddles and bogs last year (fell = jumped), we recommend finding another photo option.
Please help your child pack a bag of quiet activities for the bus. Handwork, books, playing cards, madlibs, and sudoku are all great options.
Please pack extra socks and ziploc bags for your child. Many things will still be wet Friday morning, and they'll need a way to take soggy shoes and clothing home.
If you need to contact us in case of an emergency, call GRS and they'll get in touch with us via cell phones or the camp office.
A reminder about our attendance/tardy policy: Children that arrive later than 8:30 will be marked tardy. Three tardies equals an absence. We realize that it is difficult for many families to get their children here on time, but we highly value our work time and believe that the work children do in our community cannot be made up or replaced in another context. Please see page 28 of the student and family handbook for our attendance policy: https://drive.google. com/file/d/ 0ByXtjxjC707UbVpLR2tOWEUyRVE/ view
A note from our artist in residence:
Hello, Parents of Upper Elementary Students!
I'd like to reintroduce myself. My name is Mariann Bentz. I had the pleasure of working with the Upper and Lower elementary students last year as the weaving teacher. This year, I will be teaching the students embroidery and quilting Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. We've already had a few sessions, and it is going very well. Your student is hard at work on a name tag. After that, each student will be embroidering their own napkin, for use during "beautiful lunch" at school. Our final project will be a group quilt. I'll be updating you periodically in this newsletter.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. You can contact me at mariannbentz@earthlink.net.
The students are busy finishing up their first round of research. This research will be presented on Monday. In addition to working on research, they are practicing their letter writing skills and working on prefixes and synonyms. We are all so excited for Widji!
Best,
Jean and Amanda
