Hashem is everywhere!

Camp Gan Camarillo is off to a beautiful start! This year's theme is "Book Buddies". Each week we will focus on a different Jewish book.

We welcomed our friends the first day with their very own book buddies album they will fill in throughout the summer. 

This week's featured books is "Hashem is truly everywhere".

This beautiful book showcases how we are always surrounded with Hashem's presence no matter where we are.  

As we shaped cars, and animals out of simple vegetables, we are reminded that Hashem is everywhere! In every color, shape, and part of His creation. each little veggie reminds us that the wonder of the world is truly filled with hashem!

                                                     

            

One of the amazing highlights we had this week in camp was our puppet show. Even though we could only see the puppets on stage, there was someone behind the scenes bringing each one to life. just like even if we cant see Hashem with our eyes, he is still always there.

Nothing beats the excitement of sports time! Running, laughing, and making lots of amazing fun memories.

     This week, we had a special gardening activity where we planted our very own plants! As we watched our seeds go into the soil, we learned that hashem is everywhere. In every flower, tree, and seed that grows. The beautiful world around us reminds us of Hashems kindness and the amazing life he creates each and every day.

            

In honor of Shivah Asar B’Tamuz, Rabbi Lang came to visit, and taught us about the beginning of the Three Weeks and how every mitzvah brings us closer to the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash.     

 Through hands-on activities that highlighted teamwork and unity, they discovered that when we come together with kindness and good deeds, we can make a meaningful difference.

Getting ready for Shabbos, one braid at a time! We loved braiding the challahs, adding our own special touch as we prepared to welcome the holiness and joy of Shabbos.

We ended an incredible week together with a joyful Shabbos party, celebrating the beauty and excitement of Shabbos. Wishing all our camp families a beautiful, peaceful, and uplifting Shabbos! 

Welcome Book Buddies!

Camp Gan Camarillo is off to a beautiful start! This year's theme is "Book Buddies". Each week we will focus on a different Jewish book.

We welcomed our friends the first day with their very own book buddies album they will fill in throughout the summer. 

This week's featured books is "Hashem is truly everywhere".

This beautiful book showcases how we are always surrounded with Hashem's presence no matter where we are.  

Decorating our own books helped our friends transition into the first day. Feeling ownership and way to connect to our friends.

After reading this book, we documented where they felt Hashem's presence most. 

We welcomed new friends to the Gan family this week! Was so precious to watch our friends who have been here make them feel comfortable and loved.

Swim days are fun!  Friends helping us set up just adds to the fun.

Thank you Kiddie Karoo Puppet show for making us giggle!

We also made vegetable people and silly scenes this week. 

We love encouraging healthy eating and what better way to do that than by getting involved in the process of creating some thing visually delicious. 

A huge thank you to the amazing students from Rancho Campana High School for spending the morning with us! They shared their project to help make Camarillo greener and taught our friends how connecting with nature helps our community. Together, we planted beautiful new additions to our garden, learned what kinds of butterflies, bees, and other pollinators these plants will attract!

Making delicious challahs!

                

                                                                      Good Shabbos!

Ending off each summer camp day with yummy cold ices (zero coloring and high fructos corn syrup;). 

A Week of Brachos!

This week, we learned all about the brachos we say before we eat, starting with Hamotzi for bread! The children practiced rolling playdough and shaping it into challahs, and then we discovered a secret message.

It's time to practice the bracha of Hamotzi! Chana showed us how to wash our hands before eating bread, pouring water three times on the right hand and three times on the left hand.

Theo, passed around slices of sourdough, and the bracha of Hamotzi was said loud and proud throughout the classroom!

Everyday this week, we got to learn and practice a different bracha! For HaEitz, we tried grapes and apples and learned that this bracha is said on fruits that grow on trees.

Yossi and Yosef, found fruit in their lunchboxes and proudly said the bracha of HaEitz before eating them!

The children created beautiful artwork of fruit trees using only the primary colors, red, yellow, and blue, and toothbrushes for painting!

For Mezonos, we got to celebrate Eli F.'s birthday and say the bracha on the special birthday cake he designed! Happy Birthday Eli!

Our classroom turned into a vegetable garden to help us learn which foods we say HaAdama on! 🥕🥒🌽

We made vegetable soup to celebrate our HaAdama learning! Thank you Hashem for the June Gloom weather, it gave us the perfect cozy day to enjoy a warm bowl of soup together 😊

Yehudis, helped pour the soup into bowls and serve it to her excited friends!

Throughout the week, our friends created their very own Bracha Books, practicing their Hebrew writing and drawing skills along the way.

By the end of the week, the children were ready for the Mystery Bag Test!  Yehudis reaching into the bag and she pulled out a carrot and knew right away to place it under HaAdama!

 

Pre-k Kria

We finished the whole Alef-Beis this week!! 🎉

K Kria

We learned the names of shapes in Hebrew! The children had fun identifying different shapes and moving their bodies as they jumped onto the correct shape.

Academics

As part of our Social Studies curriculum we have been learning about wants/needs & financial literacy.  A game of coin bingo is a fun way to reinforce coin recognition.

At Circle Time each student took a turn to “buy groceries” & figure out the correct coin configuration to make their “purchase.”

Aftercare

We made edible candy bracelets from scratch! The children had so much fun creating their own sweet designs while practicing fine motor skills and creativity. It was a tasty and exciting activity, and everyone was proud to wear (and enjoy!) their delicious creations. The kids were as sweet as the treats!

Shabbat Shalom!