YMCA Summer Day Camper Call – Palermo Public School

YMCA Summer Day Camp is a chance for everyone to create endless summer memories: playing games, exploring the outdoors, learning new skills and making friends for life! With a fresh selection of traditional and specialty camps this summer there is something for everyone! We look forward to helping campers unplug from screen time and plug into rediscovering the outdoors, sports, trips, fun activities and more.

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Site Director: Wall-E
Assistant Director: Apollo
Assistant Program Director: Peach

General Schedule – Day in the Life

TIME EVENT DETAILS
8:00am-9:00am BEFORE CARE
9:00am-9:30am Transition to song circle, followed by Welcome/Song Circle
9:30am-9:45am Nutrition Break
9:45am-11:00am Camp Specific Programming (Program Block 1)
11:00am-11:15am Transition Time
11:15am-12:30pm Camp Specific Programming (Program Block 2)
12:30pm-1:00pm Lunch
1:00pm-2:15pm Camp Specific Programming (Program Block 3)
2:15pm-2:30pm Nutrition Break
2:30pm-3:45pm Camp Specific Programming (Program Block 4)
3:45pm-4:00pm Value Beads Closing Circle (Rose/Thorn/Bud)
4:00pm-5:00pm AFTER CARE

WHAT TO BRING

Please ensure that your camper is coming to camp each day with the following:

  • Hat / Sunglasses
  • Sunscreen/Bug Spray
  • Refillable water bottle
  • Please ensure you are packing your camper with a FULL lunch as they have two snack times and one 30-minute lunch break
  • All lunches MUST be peanut free
  • Comfortable clothing and closed toe shoes (mandatory)
  • Bathing suit & towel for swimming or splash pad time
  • Water shoes / flip flops for the pool deck

SPECIAL EVENT

Every Friday there is a special event where campers and counsellors dress to the week’s theme. We encourage campers to dress up with us on Fridays based on the theme of the week!

FUN FRIDAY

Every Friday, we celebrate the week’s theme with Fun Fridays, a special event featuring four exciting stations: Passive Play, Active Games, Food Crafts, and Memory Frames. At the Memory Frames station, each camper receives a group photo to decorate and take home as a keepsake. Group photos are taken every TUESDAY, so to ensure your camper is included, please make sure they attend camp on that day.

WEDNESDAY WALLAROO

Every Wednesday, campers take part in a special camp-wide event called Wednesday Wallaroo. These large-scale games are designed around the weekly theme and offer a fun, engaging experience for all campers to enjoy together. It’s a highlight of the week that brings the entire camp community together for excitement, teamwork, and unforgettable memories!

ABSENCES / EARLY PICK UP / LATE DROP OFF

If your child will not be attending camper for any of the camp days, we ask that you send me an email to the Director, Sarah (aka Wall-E) at [email protected] between the times of 7AM – 9AM so I am aware of this absence and I can let the bus marshals know regarding this absence. The same process goes if you are going to be picking up your child early from camp, or dropping them off later at camp. Please send me a message between 7:00 AM – 9:00 AM

SIGN IN/OUT

Sign in/out will be at the front of the YMCA. When signing in you must WALK YOUR CHILD TO THE SIGN IN STATION and provide us with a signature. We will not be able to take any child into our care without the signature of the person dropping off.

Sign out works like sign in, it will be at the front of the YMCA. You will be required to bring at least one government-issued photo ID that must match the name on our authorized pick-up list. We will not be able to let any child out of our care without seeing ID and having the signature sign out. We will also not be able to let any child out of our care to anyone who is NOT on the authorized pick-up list.