Posts Tagged ‘summer camp creative writing’

High Lights Part Three – The Answers

Sunday, July 31st, 2011

Here are the answers to yesterday’s cryptic quiz.  How did you do?

Q – What three days can you name but they can’t be days, years, months, holidays or weekends?

A – Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Q – Imagine you are inside a locked metal box and you have nothing inside it with you.  How do you get out?

A – Stop imagining!

Q – If there are five sons and each son has a sister plus a mother and father, how many people are in the family?

A – Eight – five sons, one daughter and mom and dad.

Creative writing – a new camp song?

Friday, July 29th, 2011

In creative writing option today, the girls were asked to write new words to a song.  Alyssa M and Arie C from Bunk 11 wrote the following, to be sung to the tune of, “Wave your Flag.”

Ooooooo give me stuffed shells

Give me wacky mac

Give me canteen, everyday

Now see the counselors

Up and cheering now

As we get up on

Waterskiiiiiiiiiiiis

In the bunks our

Friendships get higher

As we get a ten

On inspection

Fun at camp

Everyday

We never want to

Leeeeaaaavvve

On the camp road

Hearts are pounding

As we pull into

Our home

Celebration is around us

Every bunk all around us

Me forever, at Camp Starlight

We all say

When I get older

I’ll be a CA then

Become a counselor!

Camp Starlight is…

Monday, July 18th, 2011

According to Hannah in her creative writing class:

Spiritful

Terrific

Amazing

Rambunctious

Loving

Interesting

Great

Happy

Thoughtful

We couldn’t agree more!

“High Lights” – Guest Bloggers

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

Four of the boys in Bunk 1 have spent the last few weeks writing an amazing book called “High Lights”.  They are hoping to get it published but have very kindly agreed that it can be serialized on the Camp Starlight blog this summer – thank you boys.

This first installment introduces each of the authors and shows the fantastic illustrated cover.  Future blogs will include sports quizzes, cryptic puzzles and a word search.  We hope you enjoy it as much as we did.

Hi, my name is Jake B.  I live in New Jersey and I love playing basketball, soccer, football and lacrosse.  I like the Yankees, Giants, Knicks, Rangers and Nets.  My favorite foods are cookie cake, pizza and chicken.  I am on the Wayne County league 4th grade basketball team.

My name is Aidan C and I like sports.  My favorite sports are baseball, football and soccer.  I like the Yankees, Giants, Jets and the Knicks.

Hi, my name is Jonah S.  I like sports.  I don’t usually write books but this has been fun.  I like hockey, lacrosse and soccer and I like to sleep!

My name is Ben W.  I like to play sports – my favorites are football, baseball and soccer.  My favorite foods are pasta, steak, chicken, tacos and steak.  I live in New York.

Bye until next week!