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Ahoy, Mateys!

Yo-ho-ho! It has been a great week at Pirate Camp!

Monday

Today the campers learned about pirates. In the morning, the Seniors made wanted posters while the Juniors learned about pirates. Midday, both classes made pirate costumes and pirate flags. 
Pirate Hooks and Swords
Making a Pirate Flag

Tuesday

Today, the campers learned about how pirates used to navigate the seas. In the morning, both classes designed their pirate ships. Midday, they constructed them. After lunch, the senior campers made compasses. Both classes went on a scavenger hunt (using compasses) to find a Geocache. 
Pirate Ships
 Compass Making!
Reading a clue for the Geocache

Wednesday

In the morning, the Junior campers had a friendship circle on teamwork. They had to create a pirate ship using their bodies. Communication was key for this task! Their next task was working at their tables to create pirate ships using an assembly of materials, such as popsicle sticks, straws, cups, and tape. The seniors made parrots. In the afternoon, the Juniors made nice messages in a bottle to give to the Senior class. The seniors learned about pirate flags and made their own. 
Senior Parrots
Junior Room Team Building Boat
Senior Room Flags

Thursday

Today, the campers learned all about treasure. They made treasure chests and treasure. The Juniors also completed the parrot project that the seniors did yesterday.
 Parrots!
 Treasure Making
Free Time Legos

Friday

Today, the campers reviewed all the pirate information that they have learned this week. The Juniors even made a giant mural to celebrate all the things that they had learned! They had a camp-wide treasure hunt that resulted in them finding treasure.
Working on the Pirate Mural!
Junior Treasure Hunt!
Seniors Playing Shipwreck Game

Thanks for a Great Week! 😀




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