Pediatrician at Camp

Yesterday, a UW pediatrician, Dr. Zimmerman, came to talk to us about her job.  She demonstrated what happens during a check up on Winnie the Pooh and talked about other healthy habits.  The kids were very involved during her talk!  Afterwards, they even got to take home a UW-Health Bucky Badger bag!

 

Fire Safety Day

Yesterday the firefighters came to visit camp to talk about fire safety.  After showing us all of their cool gear and giving everyone the chance to explore the fire truck, we got to run through the fire hose - what a nice way to cool off!

Magic at Camp

Today we had a magician visit camp!  He showed us some really cool tricks.  There was a ton of audience participation, too!

Polly

Phoebe, Annalivia, Adyson, and Frances

Counselor Jack

Penelope, Lucy, Olivia, Lincoln, and Emerson

Meredith

Counselor Tom

Grace C. and Tom will be gone for the remainder of the week, but Grace D. and Ethan are subbing for them, respectively. 

Superhero/Character Day!

Today was another successful day at Camp Ya-Gotta-Wanna!  We had quite a few people dress up - Spiderman, Superman, The Hulk, The Flash, and Super Girl, to name a few.  We even had some members of royalty visit us - Princess Rapunzel and Queen Elsa!  A big thank you goes out to everyone who participated.  We will also be having another themed day in a couple weeks, so make sure you're ready for that one, too.  I hope everyone enjoyed their fifth week of camp - I know all the staff did!  See you on Monday!

Animal Safety Presentation

Yesterday was a very exciting day at camp! We had an animal safety presentation by two Dane County Humane Society volunteers. After practicing their animal skills on a stuffed dog, the kids got to meet Sam, the dog who visited camp yesterday.

 We also had a delicious snack of chocolate pudding.  More may have ended up on faces than it did in mouths!

On Friday, Coleman will be subbing for Jack in the Lion group.

Camp This Week

Hello everyone! As some of you may know, Camp Ya-Gotta-Wanna will have a float in the 4th parade this Friday.  All campers are welcome to join us, either riding in the trailer or biking alongside the float.  Tomorrow at camp, we will be finishing decorating the trailer as well as the truck pulling the trailer.  Campers are also encouraged to bring bikes to camp tomorrow to decorate with streamers in preparation for the parade. 
With regards to the parade itself, campers will meet a small group of counselors at the beach house Friday morning by 10:00.  The parade does not officially begin until 10:30.  If you are considering participating in the parade, please email me at sjoakley@wisc.edu.  Contacting me does not mean you are required to show up, or that you may not walk with us in the parade if you did not email me; it simply allows us to have an approximate headcount for the number of kids to expect Friday morning.