Week 5--Highlights!

It's the end of the 5th week of camp and we thought we would share in our week! 

Look at all the fun we had!

Jr. and Varsity Softball/Baseball Clinic with Coach Rick!

Take me out to the ball game! 

Coach Rick hit a homerun this week and last as he led our campers in baseball clinics. We had perfect weather and happy campers as they worked on skills and had fun playing ball.  Hitting, catching, pitching and sportmanship were all on the agenda! And we think everyone enjoyed some major league size fun! 

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Performing Arts & Dance at Stonybrook

Our Dance Specialist:  Diana Batino

Our campers have expanded their horizons this summer; they have been dancing Salsa, Merenge, Hip-Hop and other Latin dance styles and this is due to the passion of one amazing staff person.  

Diana, who was born in Columbia, is all about dancing.  It is such an important part of who she is.  "It is part of my culture....it runs in my veins, and as a Latin person it's a way to express my emotions. I danced for over 8 years traveling all over my country to participate in different carnivals and parades". 

And this summer she is the performing arts teacher here at Stonybrook Day Camp.  "I have been teaching Latin rhythms such as Salsa, Merengue, Latin Hip-hop, Reggaeton, Tango and Samba. I'm really happy that even though  most of them are not familiar with this type of music, they all look forward to go to my class, they really enjoy doing it!"  

We are beyond thrilled Diana- THANK YOU and DANCE ON!

Don't forget to check out all our photos from today on SMUG MUG!

And don't forget to enter our Discount on Tuition Giveaway!

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Van Challenges: Updates and a Little History.....

It is all about the van challenge at stonybrook day camp and this year our campers and staff have brought creativity and spirit to the next level.  We are WOWed daily with costumes and props and songs.

It is just amazing to see tradition come to life as our van challenge dates back to 1983.  We used to ask that van counselors get their campers to sing songs on the way to camp but surprise, surprise..... not everyone liked to sing!  One creative counselor had the idea that he would dress up in costume to try to motivate his campers.  Soon other counselors started to do the same.  Every day campers would guess what the counselors would dress up as for the next day.  And before we knew it, campers started joining in the fun.  The following year, theme days were implemented and all were encouraged to participate.

Two years ago the van challenge became even more fun as Jen Mambelli suggested that we award those who were the most spirited by having them come up to perform in front of everyone at flag pole.  And this is now something we look forward to daily.  Every day we are amused and amazed as our campers show their spirit and it is truly all about camp fun starting on the van!

Our current Van Challenge leaders are:

Vans 3, 4, 7, 8, 9, 12, and 15

Here is a look at today's Van Challenge: Rock Star Day!

Stonybrook Spirit Week Winners and Honorable Mentions!

Even with record heat last week, our Campers didn't lose a step performing and singing their hearts out for Spirt Week. Energy levels were high and creativity was at it's all time best all week!!  We all had such a blast watching each group get up on stage and perform!

Here are this year's Winners and Honorable Mentions 

for Stonybrook Day Camp's 2011 Spirit Week Competition!

JUNIOR CAMP

1st Place and the "Jelly Belly" Award

The Jelly Beans

2nd Place and the "Most Creative Use of Props" Award

Kung Foo Pandas

Honorable Mentions

The "Purrrrrfection" Award

Hello Kitties

The "RogeRRRRRRR" Award

The Pirates

The "Camp Heroes" Award

The Captain Americas

The "Echo" Award

Bubble Guppies

The "Bite Size" Award

The Munchkins

Week 1 --Discount on Tuition Giveaway--$250

It's Week 4 of Camp but it's Week 1 and the start of our month long giveaway!

Let's get started!

Have fun!

Here is how to gain up to 4 ENTRIES PER WEEK.

1.  FACEBOOK  

LIKE our Facebook Fan Page--if you have already LIKED our page then you can share this giveaway on your FB wall.

https://www.facebook.com/stonybrookcamp

Instructions:

• Liking:  click on the URL above.  At the very top of the FB page there is a LIKE button. Click it! 
• Sharing:  click on your status area.  Copy and past this --LINK-  http://stonybrookdaycamp.blogspot.com/2011/07/dear-parents-family-and-friends-we-dont.html
• Next-Click attach. 
• Write something fun! 
• Click share.

To be entered into the giveaway--come back to the blog and leave a comment that you did so!

2.  SMUG MUG

Share a photo of your child from smug mug either via email to friends and family or on your Facebook Wall.

http://stonybrookdaycamp.smugmug.com/

Instructions:  

• Sharing:  Go to the URL above.  Find the thumbnail of your child.  Click the blue FB Share button, it will ask you to allow FB to link to Smug Mug.  Click okay.  It will automatically post to your wall!  

To be entered into the giveaway--come back to the blog and leave a comment that you did so!

3.  BLOG

Subscribe to our blog.  If you are already a subscriber then you can share this blog link on your Facebook wall or email to your family and friends.

http://stonybrookdaycamp.blogspot.com/

Instructions:  Many ways to do this.  

• Subscribe:  There is a little box in the right hand side of our blog that asks, "do you want email delivery?".  Simply type in your email.  Hit okay.  Go back into your email box and make sure to confirm/activate!
• Emailing: cut and paste this link --to the blog post--- http://stonybrookdaycamp.blogspot.com/2011/07/dear-parents-family-and-friends-we-dont.html on your email/facebook wall.
• Via the Blog:  At the bottom of every blog post there is a bunch of little icons  M--email.  F--facebook post. T--tweet! Click on them and follow instructions!

To be entered into the giveaway--come back to the blog and leave a comment that you did so!

4.  TWITTER  

Follow Stonybrook Day Camp on Twitter.  If you are already a follower tweet about the giveaway.

http://twitter.com/#%21/stonybrookcamp

Instructions:  

• Following: Click on the URL above. Click Follow (StonybrookCamp) on twitter.
• Tweeting: Cut and paste this Tiny URL - http://tinyurl.com/3gs28s4 for this giveaway onto your twitter account.

To be entered into the giveaway--come back to the blog and leave a comment that you did so!

BLOG COMMENTS

Remember, please come back and comment on the blog that you did one or more of the requirements.  Make sure to leave an individual comment for each thing you do!  At the end of each week we will be picking a winner (via random generator at random.org).

Instructions on how to comment on blog: 

1.  At the end of the blog post there is a little red link that says "Comment Here".  

2.  Enter your comment into the white box.  

3.  Click on  post comment as "Name/URL". (Don't worry, you don't need a URL to enter)

4. Voila....see your comment in the comment section!

***Again, make sure to leave separate comments for each entry!

RULES:

• Giveaway ends at the end of the Camp week (Friday) at 4 pm.  
• Winner will be announced over the weekend!
• Discount is good for 2012 camp season only. 
• Discount is non-transferable.
• Only allowed to win one time....you can play along but once you win you will not be eligible to win again. We want to spread the love!

Good luck, have fun, and thanks for participating!

Roger and the Stonybrook Team

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Ice Storm Hits Stonybrook Day Camp!

With record setting heat across the NorthEast, Stonybrook Day Camp didn't miss a beat on doing whatever it took to keep our kids safe and cool!

2000lbs of ice was delivered to Stonybrook today and Staff worked hard to put together Stonybrook's first ever Ice Luge!! And boy was it a success and very popular!!

We hope everyone has a wonderful and cool weekend!

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