O-FILES

A Camp Ora Newsletter

Volume 12, Issue 6 August 3, 2012 Candle Lighting 7:50

A Message from Division Head, Kelly Yedid:

Surfing. Point Pleasant. Cake decorating. Carnival. Go karting. Hershey Park. Bowling. Crazy Group Games. How much can we squeeze into one week? But amazing activities and nonstop action alone is not what makes this camp the great camp that it is. What we have here is that special spirit, the bond we all have and the new friendships we have forged. No matter what age you are, or what school u go to, everyone is truly one big happy family. It's not just about interacting with your immediate friends or group, it's about everyone bonding together no matter what it is we are doing, whether it be teaching another camp how to ice skate, walking around with pictures of Heshy taped to us, hanging out in Hershey or jumping into a massive dodgeball game. That is what's truly special about our camp and campers and I wouldn't trade it for anything! Shabbat Shalom everyone! Kelly

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Attention Parents of 1st- 4th graders: ~This Tuesday August 7nd we are going to Attention Parents of 5th- 8th graders: ~ This Tuesday August 7th we will be going to Camelbeach Waterpark Bowcraft Amusement Park

HERSHEY PARK

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A Message from Division Heads Danny Ash & Evan Bailey:

This week in Camp Ora was really one for the books. We started off the week learning to surf in Pier Village and painting cupcakes in art. Our boys have really improved in leagues and sports. We expect they will be part of the Olympics next year at the rate theyre going! On Tuesday we packed our bags and hopped on the bus to HESHY PARK!! We expected rain but we got extra lucky and didnt see a drop on Wednesday. On Thursday we baked yummy goodies and boogied down at roller-skating on Friday. Like every other week, Camp Ora did not let us down and we truly had an awesome week. See you all right on time next week for a trip to the City. Shabbat Shalom, Danny & Evan
Attention Parents of 9th- 10th graders (Including CITs): ~This Monday August 6th we are going to _This Tuesday August 7th we are going to Camelbeach Waterpark NYC

GJ1 GJ2 GK GL GM GN 1 GN 2

Katie Antebi Sara Mirwis Bella Tawil Rachel Sitt Susan Ezon Sarah Tawil Rachelle Nahum Jenny Levy Lori Sardar

BJ BK BL BM BT GT

Joey Azrak Albert Zetune Ness Soffer Joey Galapo Yoseph Mirwis Sarina Mamiye

GW Marilyn Sitt Raquel Levy

Aaron Chaiklin. Wow what can we say!! On the Hershey Overnight he ran the boys minyan. Best of all, he was the hazzan!!!

07/29 07/29 07/30 07/31 07/31 07/31 08/04 08/04 08/04

Michael Noam Albert Zetune Morris Sutton Isaac Alfaks Daniel Zakaria Tina Ades Joseph Kraiem Max Rishty Jacqueline Oved

AX 2 BK BM AY 3 AY 3 Office BJ AY 2 GM

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A Message from Sports Director Aaron and Ike Yedid:

Another amazing week at Camp Ora!! The girls basketball league is so competitive. What a change from the first week which was basically a game of indoor rugby. Now a month later I see floor spacing, passing with a purpose, and improved shooting and ball handling. Keep up the good work girls! The boys basketball and football leagues are in full swing. Team Galapo looks strong with their methodical half court pound it down low, bludgeon the opposition style. Doge and crew will be a tough out especially if Doge gets hot from three. Maleh and his crazy looking shot will be tough, but right now my money is on Mirwis and gang if they can keep their composure when the going gets tough. Oh, almost forgot Heshy Park was a blast. No better wooden roller-coaster then the Wildcat. My bones still hurt. Giver or Taker? Lov ya, Ike STANDINGS FOR 7TH, 8TH, & TNT Team Wins Loss 2 3 Lakers 4 1 Thunder 3 2 Rockets 1 4 Knicks Player of the week: Yoseph Mirwis with 24 points and 3 Rebounds.
Dear Readers, This week was a great week; we started off Tuesday with an overnight trip to Hershey Park. After a long bus ride to the park it started to thunder storm!! We ended up at the Chocolate Factory where they showed us how to make chocolate. After that, we went to the hotel to settle in for a good night sleep. Wednesday morning I woke up refreshed and ready to start my day. It began with a delicious breakfast. After everyone ate we headed to the park where everyone waited on lines for the best rides. At the end of a long fun filled day we headed home! ~Murray Zalta

This week the girls of GN 1 and GN 2 went on an overnight to Hershey Park. free Whether chocolate factory, we were conquering at had the a our fears on Storm Rnner of getting samples the chocolate girls

blast. The fun didnt stop once we left the park because when we got to the hotel but we thanks for of went we were to night back Heshy It swimming. in camp, Kellys a very and was Lori Thursday

payday, GN 1 and GN 2 went to Dougies campers lunch! the fun- packed week! Congrats to the week Sardar and Jenny Levy. Shabbat Shalom, Inez Sharaby, Jacqueline Hakim, Naomi Terzi, Shelly Sitt
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Dear Parents, Camp Ora is a Nut Free Camp. Please check your childs snacks to make sure theyre nut free. Thank you for helping keep all our campers safe this summer. If you have any concerns you can contact me. Please have your children wear sneakers or closed toe shoes in camp to avoid toe/ foot injuries. Flip flops should only be worn to swimming. There has been a reported case of nits in the community. Please make sure to check your childs head nightly. Also, please tell your child not to share brushes/ hats/ kippot with other children. I will be checking the campers heads. If you have any questions please call me. Thank you, Mrs. Schacht, RN Camp Nurse 732-531-6807

5. At the request of parents and staff members, please do not publicize via email, text, or postages online pictures of campers or staff members in Camp Ora as it is an invasion of privacy. Thank you. 6. Please be advised that our camp phone number is: 732-531-6807

Experienced Judaic Studies teacher available to tutor and prepare your child for the upcoming school year. ~Elementary age ~Great rates Call 732-364-3834

A Friendly Reminder
1. Please make sure your child is wearing socks and sneakers so he/she can participate in ALL activities and trips. Most of our trips require socks and shoes. 2. In order to accommodate changes in your childs pickup please call the office before 2:00 and on Friday by 1:00. Any calls after 2:00 will not be able to be delivered. 3. ALL PARENT PICK UPS ARE IN THE PRAYER ROOM. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SIGN YOUR CHILD OUT BEFORE LEAVING CAMP. 4. Please Note: Friday Dismissal for 3 year olds is 2:00PM all other campers 3:00PM.
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A Message from Division Heads, Dina Kraiem & Liba Rosenbaum: Wow! What an amazing week its been. On Monday we went hunting on Monday for a treasure. The groups ran from clue till clue until they found the treasure box! Congrats to the Dancing Dolphins and the Mischievous Monkeys for tying in first place. On Tuesday we had our GRAND ANNUAL CARNIVAL! We went all out- a giant moon bounce, train ride, cotton candy, face paint, and super cool booths! Thanks to all the staff for setting up amazing booths- fluff n chips, soda tasting, licorice racing, and lots more!! All the kids walked away with tickets, prizes and huge smiles! Wednesday was action packed with gymnastics and dance! Thursday, the three year olds were off to Seven Presidents Parkbeautiful!! Then we cooled off with ICES! Four year olds and five year olds went bowling! Theres nothing like watching kids learn a new sport. There were lots of strikes, spares and happy kids (due to the bumpers- of course!) Friday was PAYDAY!! The kids would do anything and everything to get camp money (with Heshy, Rabbi J, and Kellys faces!) At the end of the day the groups pooled their money to auction prizes- fun! Fun! Fun! The summer is flying!!! Enjoy every moment- cuz we sure are!!! xoxo, Dina & Liba P.S. Check us out on Instagram @campora2012

NOTICE:
1. 2. THE IF
FIRST SWIM BUS LEAVES AT

9:15

AM

YOU ARE BRINGING YOUR CHILDREN TO

CAMP PLEASE BRING YOUR CHILDREN TO CAMP ON TIME.

3.

PLEASE
SHOES

LABEL EVERYTHING SHIRTS

TOWELS,

WATER

BATHING SUITS

4.

PLEASE

SEND YOUR CHILD TO CAMP WITH

SUNBLOCK APPLIED AND IN A BATHING SUIT AND

BIG SMILE! SEND A FULL CHANGE OF CLOTHING IN BAG.

5.

PLEASE
A

ZIPLOC

6.

PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOUR CHILD HAS IN HIS/HER CAMP BAG: AN EXTRA BATHING SUIT, TOWEL, AND WATER SHOES.

Here comes that Choo- Choo train, thats right a train came to camp! It was so fun and bumpy we didnt even cry. The kids had so much fun at the carnival. They had cotton candy, did face painting and won a lot of prizes. Our music teacher Morah

AX-1 Little Angels

Edna gave us all instruments and we

UPCOMING TINY TOT EVENTS: Birthday Week Monday- Birthday Hunt Tuesday- Party Gym Thursday & Friday- Tiny Tot Color War

marched all around camp. We had a special treasure hunt this week. We figured out all the clues and found the treasure. It was a whole bunch with another for surprise sharing for them the with kids. us. of ices just for us!! Every day is filled They are having the time of their life. Thanks
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Congratulations our Shabbat

to Ima

the

campers and

of

Rina- our best dancer!! She puts a smile on everyones face. Shabbat Shalom,

the week Iris and Ruby. Thank you to Leah David. Angel, Frances, Dori, & Flora Love always,

Aba

Chayala, Lauren & Mariel

The Dolphins are having a great time

AY-1 Dancing Dolphins

at Camp Ora

We love playing together and doing many fun things in camp. Heres what we do best! the room. Jack- loves driving the car all around Jamie- knows so many songs and loves to sing them. Renee & Lillian- our best swimmers!! Theyre like little fish. Eddieloves playing with Jack and

AX-2 Teddy Bears

Were having so much fun and always listening to Morah! On Monday we had a treasure huntwe ran all around can cool down! And the treasure was ices so that we On Tuesday was the carnival- we had so many booths to do! We had a moonwalk and train ride On Wednesday was art room- we painted pillowcases such fun! We also had dance with Joyce! We love that a ton!! real pros! On Thursday was bowling, we bowled like We knocked over pins and did not drop the ball on our toes Thank you Henri Simhon, Adina and face paint too!

Lillian! They have so much fun. Alex- runs to listen. Hes the first one cleaning up. Bonnie- makes stunning art projects. Linda M.- great at sharing, always lets everyone use her toys. Solomon- loves coloring pretty pictures. Jacob- slides down the colorful twirly slide at the playground. Its favorite! Michael- we loved his birthday party!! He gave out so many yummy snacks and cool toys. Linda L.- loves the Fun Bus. She has the best time. his

Barsano,

Jacob

Nahum,

and

Irene

Cohen for being our Shabbat Abbas and Immas! Congratulations to Shai Braun and

Rebecca Sutton- our campers of the week!

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Shabbat Shalom, Morahs Gitty, Linda, Esther & Allie

so much fun and we cant wait for another fun filled week here at Camp Ora!! Shabbat Shalom, Morahs Yaffa, Bluma & Pearl

What an exciting week in camp! We went bowling and had the best time!! Carnival. Playful Pandas booth Our favorite part of the week was the was Can You Guess the Soda? with all the

AY-2 Playful Pandas

The the

week

AZ-1 Pudgy Parrots

began with a camp looking for

scavenger the

hunt where we went running through whole "treasure." The next day we had a blast at the carnival with tons of booths, ours was fluff and chocolate chips! Then we got popcorn and cotton candy. There was even a giant bouncy house! Wednesday we went outside and saw the fun bus, what a fun workout next day we were off to bowling! It was so much fun learning how to bowl! Today we had a yummy Shabbat party, thank you Michael and Paulette for being the Shabbat Ima and Abba!! Looking forward to another amazing week! We all have our favorite things we like to do at camp; here are a few of them: -Jack-basketball -Jacob-swimming in the big pool and getting prizes -Paulette-playing house with the dolls -Morris-the "jumpy thing" at the carnival we got! As if that wasn't enough the

yummy sodas. We loved the Choo- Choo Train that went all around the field. We got to eat yummy cotton candy and popcorn. We also loved the bouncy house and all tried to see how high we next week brings can jump! Cant wait to see what Shabbat Shalom,

Marcy, Raquel, Rena, & Katie

Hey all you adorable Cuddly Kittens!! Isaacs and Daniels birthday party. We booth was the batman booth and we Batman Super Heroes! We went on had an awesome carnival.

AY-3 Cuddly Kittens

We had the best week EVER!!! We had Our

made Daniel, Joshua and Steven our the HUGE moonwalk and had races with Morah. Everyone showed Morah all the tricks they can do. We cant forget about the bumpy train ride that took us all over camp! On Thursday we went bowling and all the kids scored soo high You guys are all

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-Lynn-playing with the kitchen and the dolls -Joshua-Swim and trips -Solly-swimming -Michael-riding on the bouncy horse -Raquel-coloring princess pictures -Jacklyn-ICES!!! -Abie-hitting the smiley face beach ball with Jack -Joseph-riding on the red scooter -Sophia-getting candy from the canteen and music with my mommy brother Nathan -Lillian-the train ride and cotton candy at the carnival -Joy-cotton candy at the carnival -Mark-"I like to go on the red scooter cuz it goes fast" ices!!! Molly, Jessica, Sabrina & Raquel Shabbat Shalom, -Raquelle-swimming in the deep and -Victor-going to swim and seeing my

train, face paint, and we even got cotton and Wednesday, we went on the fun bus, danced pillow with Joyce, in and picture frames art! candy and popcorn! On

made On

Thursday we went bowling. There were so many strikes and spares! We can't wait for next week! Raizy, Katy & Gabriella Shabbat Shalom,

AZ-2 Mischievous
This week in camp we did so many fun and exciting activities! We had a treasure hunt; we had to go to from treasure, which was ices! And

Monkeys

one clue to the next till we found the AZ2 found the treasure first!! On Tuesday, we had a carnival. So many amazing booths, a moonwalk, a choochoo
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