Shalom Galil Parents!
A lot has been happening here at machaneh since we last posted. Today was a successful first full day of second session, and we are pleased to welcome the newly arrived chanichim.
First session finished off with a flourish of fun activities. Thursday night saw a magical turn of events when the machaneh was temporarily transformed into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. After the First-years (aka Amelim [aka 4th and 5th graders]) were sorted into houses, the house elves served a delicious dinner. We watched the first half of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire before moving out to the Quidditch pitch (soccer field), where the entire machaneh participated in a giant game of Quidditch, the sport that the young wizards in Harry Potter play. The older kids were house prefects and team captains while the younger kids were responsible for finding the Snitch (the objective of Quidditch). The older kids also led cheers for each house, and supported a spirit of friendly competition amongst the teams.
Final Mesiba, the party that concludes first session was a blast. The pavilion was transformed into an underwater paradise for the theme, “Under the Sea.” We listened to the soundtrack to A Little Mermaid (obviously!) and blew lots of soap bubbles.
Intersession was a great time for the kids to hunker down with their newly-arrived copies of Harry Potter Seven. After the great Final Mesiba, everyone was ready for some much needed rest and relaxation. When the second session-ers arrived Tuesday, we were all refreshed and excited to start the new session!
Love,
Nora v’Dusty
