Dear Moms, Dads and our Happy Little Campers,

Another school year has come and gone. Time really flies when you’re having fun!

The sun is already shining, and we are so excited to share a beautiful summer with all our Gan Shalom friends! We look forward to welcoming back our friends who shared school and camp with us last year, and meeting new friends who will be joining us for the first time.

Our camp preparations are well under way and so we are delighted to share with you, our camp calendar- highlighting some of the amazing activities and adventures we have in store for our camp friends this year.

At Gan Shalom, campers’ time is filled with activities, games, songs, laughter and plenty of camp spirit. A busy and well - rounded schedule of activities, water play, as well as many fun and exciting special events await your child at camp Gan Shalom! Our teachers and summer staff are dedicated to creating a warm, loving, happy and safe environment for your child and making memories of a summer that they are sure to remember.

 

Daily camp activities will include:

Circle Time, Morning Snack, Outdoor water play, Lunch, Rest time/quiet play, Outdoor play, Art, Afternoon Snack/Storytime.

Specialties include:  

  • L’Dance
  • JSTIXX
  • Field Trips
  • Splash Pads
  • Music with Mirel
  • Little Chefs in the kitchen
  • Sports with Josh
  • Jumping Castles
  • Bubble Shows
  • Foam Parties
  • Shabbat Parties
  • And SO much more!

 

Special Event and Field Trip Fee:

As you can see from our Camp Calendar, which is filled to the brim with exciting activities, crafts, special events, and field trips, we have an amazing summer planned!  To help offset the increasingly high costs of those events, field trips, and bus transportation, we are asking Prenursery parents to pay a special events fee of $50 per child, and Nursery and JK parents a trip fee of $100 per child.  

This fee can be paid Here

We love being able to give the children at Gan Shalom a fun and memorable summer filled with new and exciting activities! 

 

Swimming and outdoor play:

 At Camp Gan Shalom, we aim to have our campers enjoy as much of the outdoors and sunshine as possible! Campers will have water play daily including sprinklers, little pools and water tables, our inflatable bouncy water slide, trips to local splash pads and parks, and more! We will be sending out more information closer to the start of camp regarding time slots for swimming and whether to send your children dressed in their swimsuits.  

Sports & Fitness –keeping little bodies moving:

The first component of our Sports & Fitness program this year is daily activities within the classes, including action songs, daily stretches to instructional movement music, gross motor activities outside such as hoola-hoop and parachute games and more.

The second is sports instruction led by professional coaches. Children will be taught warm up practices, skills and techniques, including hand‐eye coordination, concentration, basic rules/strategy, and conditioning to advance their sports abilities.  We are very excited to welcome back the very talented and amazing Sports with Josh!  L’Dance, which the children loved last year, will be holding dance and gymnastics classes focusing on coordination, movement, and fun! Morah Mirel will be leading the children in music and movement, during which she will be teaching us new songs; keeping us dancing, jumping and moving.  This year we welcome back JStixx! - we look forward to drumming, learning rhythms, beats and many new songs.

Shabbat Party and Challah Baking: 

Each Friday, all children will spend time making Challah for Shabbat, which campers will take home to enjoy at their Shabbat Dinner. We will also enjoy a Shabbat Party with grape juice and challah and singing along to our favourite Shabbat songs. We will be inviting parents to join us for two very special Shabbat Parties lead by Morah Toby; one for the Prenursery group, and one for Nursery and JK classes!

Procare and Daily Communications:

The teachers will be posting updates and photos through our childcare app, Procare. Procare is used by parents to sign in/out your children daily by scanning the QR codes posted around our school, as well as sending and receiving communications with the classroom teachers.  We will be posting photos of the children throughout the day, along with updates and information regarding the childrens’ day, reminders, and upcoming events.  The teachers first priority is being present with the children in their care, which means that they may not see messages immediately.  If an urgent situation presents itself, please call Sarah Nacson or Toby Bernstein in the office at 905-303-1880, and we will be happy to help you.

We will be making Procare accounts for all new students, which can be set up through any mobile device by following the prompts in the set up email.  If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to reach out!

As you can see, we have a fantastic summer lined up for your children!

We are closed on Monday July 1st and begin camp on Tuesday July 2nd. 

What to bring on my first day:

*Sunscreen (to be applied at home for all children in the mornings) we will re-apply before afternoon play.    

*A summer hat

*A change of clothes

*A bathing suit and towel

*Outdoor shoes for water play- such as crocs or flip-flops

*A labeled water bottle

*A blanket/sleep sack for nappers

*Pacifier (if necessary)

*Pre made bottles of milk/formula (if necessary)

*Diapers (if necessary)

*Wipes (if necessary)

*Any other items that help comfort your child

Please ensure ALL items are labeled

 

We are looking forward to an amazing summer, filled with so much learning and fun!