2008 HK Recreation Summer Camp

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SUMMER CAMP meets Monday - Friday, June 23rd - August 8th (no camp July 4th). You may sign up for: camp only (9:00 am - 3:30 pm), extended am (7:00 - 3:30 pm), extended pm (9:00 - 6:00 pm) or full-day camp (7:00 am - 6:00 pm). The program will meet rain or shine. The program will meet rain or shine.

Activities include: sports, games, arts & crafts, swimming, field trips, special events, and theme days. Weekly camp newsletters are provided. Newsletters include weekly activities, projects, detailed field trip information, important phone numbers, and other Recreation Department happenings.

Camp Discovery (Gr. 1 & 2)

Children in Gr. 1 & 2 will be located in the High School Cafeteria. Please escort your child to the cafeteria after parking at the circular drive located below the cafeteria. There will be greeter there to direct you upstairs. Signs will be posted. Campers will also go to the Sheldon Playscape every Tuesday, except Week Four which will be on a Thursday.

Field Trips:
6/26 Destinta Theater
7/3 Gillette Castle State Park
7/10 T-Bowl Duckpin Lanes
7/15 Kid City (Tuesday trip)
7/24 Club Kids
7/31 Great Escape
8/7 On-Site "End-of-Summer Medieval Madness"

Camp Adventure (Gr. 3, 4, 5 )

Children in Gr. 3, 4, & 5 will be located in the Old Middle School. Please escort your child to the Middle School courtyard. Signs will be posted.

Field Trips:
6/26 Club Kids
7/3 Destinta Theater
7/10 Monster Mini-Golf
7/17 Great Escape
7/24 Berlin Bowl
7/31 New World Laser Tag
8/7 On-Site "End-of-Summer Medieval Madness"

Middle School Explorers (Gr. 6, 7 & 8)

Children in Gr. 6, 7 & 8 will be located in the HK High School Rooms C-103 & C-104. Please drop off your child under the first overpass on the right hand side. There will be greeter there to direct you down the hallway. Signs will be posted. There will be two exciting and separate field trips each week.

Field Trips:
6/24 Berlin Bowl and 6/26 Monster Mini-Golf
7/1 Ropes Course and 7/3 New World Laser Tag
7/8 Lake Compounce and 7/10 Chatfield Hollow
7/15 Ocean Beach and 7/17 Destinta Theater
7/22 New Britain Rockcats and 7/24 Checkered Flags Go-Karts
7/29 Lake Compounce and 7/31 Chatfield Hollow
8/5 The Trampoline Place and 8/7 On-Site "End-of-Summer Medieval Madness"

2008 Camp Field Trips
Please note: when the camp goes on their field trips, there is no camp on-site during that time. If your child is enrolled in a sports camp, specialty camp or swim lessons during a camp field trip time - you must choose which program you are going to send them to. If they do not go on the field trip, it is the parents' responsibility to transport their child to the program as there will be no one at camp during that time.

Please sign up early! Any registrations received after 6:00 pm on the Wednesday preceding the week you wish your child to attend will be subject to a $25 late fee! Any registrations received on a Monday morning for that same week will be subject to a $35 late fee!

Important Information

1. Each camper will be receiving one camp T-shirt to be worn on all field trips. This will allow for easier identification of our group. Shirts will be a different color this year.
   
   
2. Please pack a daily lunch unless informed of a different arrangement. We do not have a refrigerator or microwave available so please pack "picnic style" lunches complete with an icepack. It gets HOT!
   
   
3. Please send your child with sneakers everyday. This is an important safety issue - sandals, flip-flops, & open toe shoes are not allowed. Label all items brought to camp - clothes, towels, swimsuits, lunch boxes. Items left behind will be put in the camp lost and found until September 10th.
   
   
4. We strongly encourage parents to provide sunscreen. Send a bottle clearly labeled with your child's name. Leave one note for the whole season requesting sunscreen to be applied as needed.
   
   
5. There are certified lifeguards at the pool during camp hours. Lifeguards call for buddy checks several times during free swim. Camp children may sign up for swim lessons from 10:30 - 11:20 am and we will walk them there. There is a separate registration.
   
   
6. Children are not allowed to bring toys from home (i.e. game boys, walkmans, scooters, etc.) The HK Rec. Dept. is not responsible for lost or stolen toys.

Busing Information: There will be bus transportation for Killingworth children for half-day camp only. The bus will pick up at St. Lawrence Church at 8:30 am. Drop-off will be at 3:50 pm. If you are not there to pick up your child when the bus arrives, your child will be brought back to the Old Middle School Site.

Camp Discounts: There is a $15 / $12 2nd child discount if a child attends Baseball Camp, Basketball Camp, Lacrosse Camp, Mad Science Camps, Soccer Camp, Performing Arts Camp, or the Summer Center. Other sport camps such as Mini-Hawk, & are not located at the High School. The discount will still apply for these camps if a parent provides transportation back to Summer Camp. We will walk your child to and from the program offered at the HS Complex. Please note: Campers must choose between attending the Field Trip or attending the Specialty/Sports Camp. There will be no day camp on-site during Field Trip hours.

Fee includes: All camp fees include field trip admissions, busing, and 1 camp T-shirt. Recreation Scholarships are available for families in need. Call for more information!

Health Record Policy: Due to new state regulations, a health record is required for each child. A copy of the health record from the child's school or physician must accompany the completed camp registration form along with payment. Any incomplete registrations not containing camp registration form, health record, and payment will be returned. Schools are not allowed to fax forms to us.Good for 1 year.

Camper Photographs: Please send a wallet size photo of your child attached to your registration form. This will allow to safely identify the campers. There will be a $5 fee if you do not provide a photo.


* Fees and dates are subject to change pending the number of snow days

2008 Summer Camp Fees (No Fee Increase this year)!

If you pre-pay for 6 + weeks, deduct $5 each week per child (Options 1 - 3 only).

Middle School Explorers Camp Surcharge: please add $15 per/wk for the extra weekly field trip.

Option 1: CAMP ONLY (9 - 3:30 pm): Must sign up on a weekly basis. No daily sign-ups.

Fees: $95 per week \ $90 2nd child \ $45 each additional sibling (Non-Residents add $10 per child)
Discounted Weeks: 6/30 - 7/3 (no 7/4) is $82 per week \ $78 2nd child \ $37 each additional sibling.

Option 2: EXTENDED AM (7 - 3:30 PM) OR EXTENDED PM CAMP (9 - 6 pm): Must sign up on a weekly basis. No daily sign ups!

Fees: $130 per week \ $108 2nd child \ $45 each additional sibling (Non-Residents add $10 per child)
Discounted Weeks: 6/30 - 7/3 (no 7/4) is $110 per week \ $92 2nd child \ $37 each additional sibling.

Option 3: FULL-DAY CAMP (7 - 6 pm): Must sign up on a weekly basis. No daily sign ups!

Fees: $140 per week \ $118 2nd child \ $45 each additional sibling (Non-Residents add $10 per child)
Discounted Weeks: 6/30 - 7/3 (no 7/4) is $117 per week \ $100 2nd child \ $37 each additional sibling.

Option 4: ALL-INCLUSIVE SEASONAL PACKAGE: 6/26 - 8/11 7:00 am - 6:00 pm

Fees: $845 \ $720 2nd child \ $195 each additional sibling. (Non-Residents add $10 per child)
Middle School Explorers Camp Surcharge: please add $105 for the extra weekly field trips

CALL FOR SPECIAL PAYMENT PLANS!