Booth Summer Program 2016 Welcome to the Booth Summer Program! Wednesday, June 22 to Friday, August 19 We re excited to have your child join us for a fun-filled summer! Foxboro Recreation offers cost-effective programming in conjuction with maintaining a non-competitive, safe, structured environment for playing, learning & creating. Our summer staff, many with years of experience, brings enthusiasm and high energy to the Booth Summer Program. We offer an assortment of activities, games, arts & crafts, music, dance, swimming & much more. Our goal is for each child to make friends, learn new skills and have a great summer experience with us. We will send your child home happy, dirty, tired & always ready to come back the next day for more fun! Debbie Giardino, Recreation Director Foxboro Recreation Department 508-543-7255 www.foxbororec.com foxbororec@foxboroughma.gov
Foxboro Recreation Booth Summer Program Daily Schedule (may occasionally change) 9:00am-9:45am Sign in and free play 9:45am-10:00am Clean up and pick organized activity 10:00am-11:15am Organized activity 11:15am-11:45am Clean up and free play 11:45am-12:30pm Lunch, snack bar is open 12:30pm-12:45pm Clean up 12:45pm-1:15pm Program-wide field activity for all 1:15pm-2:15pm Organized play 2:15pm-2:45pm Clean up & snack, snack bar is open 2:45pm-3:00pm Pick up and get ready to go home GENERAL INFORMATION Each age group has an assigned area with their counselor for drop off, lunch and pick up. Please note: lunches cannot be refrigerated and staff cannot reheat food. In the event of rain, we ll be inside the IGO; please use the back door. Tips to make sure your child s experience is successful: * Send plenty to drink! * Don t wear your best clothes. * Check your email on Sundays for the most up-to-date schedule. * Socks and shoes work best; sandals can be a problem in the sand. * Do wear a smile and come to have fun! * Do not bring electronics, ipods, hand-held games or items of value as we cannot be responsible for loss or breakage. * If you bring a bike, scooter or skateboard, please label it with child s first & last name. Children MUST bring and wear a helmet. * Staff is not allowed to administer any medication (including aspirin). * Snack bar is open twice a day at 12:30 & 2:15. Soda, snacks & frozen treats are all priced at 50 cents to $1.00. Field Trips Please see the attached schedule. All trips are optional. You MUST pre-register and pay on www.foxbororec.com as most trips have limited spaces available. Pre-registration MUST be done 3 days in advance of trip. Children must wear the issued gold Foxboro Recreation T-shirts on ALL field trips. If your child loses his or her camp T-shirt or does not have it on a field trip day, you may purchase a shirt for $7. Before & After Care and Extended Week Before Care is available daily from 7:30-9am for $4 per day, per child. After Care is available from 3-5pm for $7 per day, per child. You can pre-register or use this service whenever you need. More info regarding billing will be available prior to the start the summer. Families two weeks delinquent in payment will not be able to participate until balances are paid in full. Extended Week: We will NOT be offering any additional weeks of our Summer Program. The last day of camp will be Friday, August 19.
2016 Field Trips & Special Events Calendar JUNE 6/21 End of the School Year Pool Party! CRRA Pool, 68 Mill St. Celebrate the beginning of summer with us, play fun games & dance with the DJ s music. Fee: $5 per person, family max of $20 6/22 Welcome! It s our first day of Booth Summer Program! 6/22 Free Movie Night at Booth Playground. Bring your family & set up a blanket or chairs to enjoy a movie under the stars. Concessions can be purchased. Movie: TBA 6/23 Swimming at CRRA Pool. We ll take a bus at 11am to the CRRA pool on Mill St. & return to Booth at 2:45pm. Please send or wear a bathing suit. Don t forget sunscreen & labeled towel. Activities & games planned, free play at playground. Refunds NOT given if your child decides not to go to the pool. Fee: $2 6/24 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 6/27 Crazy Hat Day. Have some fun and wear a crazy or silly hat. 6/28 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 6/29 Breezy Acres field trip. Fun adventure in Douglas, MA with three 300 waterslides & swimming in Whitins Reservoir. Certified lifeguards at waterslides & beach. Children must be able to swim to attend! Bus leaves Booth at 9:30am, returns at 3pm. Bring lunch or purchase food at snack bar. Fee: $23 6/30 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 6/30 Parched Painter field trip. Campers 9+ can take part in this painting field trip. Bus leaves at 9:30am, returns at 12:30. Lunch to be eaten when we return. Fee: $30 JULY 7/1 Stars & Stripes Day. Wear your red, white & blue! We ll play fun patriotic games too. 7/1 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 7/4 Booth Summer Program is closed for 4th of July holiday weekend! Enjoy the holiday! 7/5 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 7/6 United Skates field trip. Campers 9 & older can go roller skating. Must wear socks! Price includes admission, roller skates (not inline skates), choice of laser tag OR rock climbing, pizza slice & drink. Fee: $20 7/7 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 7/8 Color Wars. Wear your assigned color and we ll see which age group wins! 7/8 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 7/11 Make Your Own Sundae! We all scream for ice cream! We supply the ice cream, bring a topping to share. 7/12 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 7/13 Roger Williams Zoo field trip. Visit with more than 100 species of animals. Bus leaves at 9:15 & returns at 3pm. Bring a lunch or $ to purchase food, and don t forget sunscreen & water! Fee: $18 7/14 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 7/14 Monster Mini-Golf field trip. We ll head to Norwood at 11am & return at 2:30. Fee includes round of mini-golf, $4 for arcade, slice of pizza and drink. Fee: $18 7/15 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 7/18 Christmas in July. It may be hot out, but we re thinking of winter! It will be everything Christmas this day...crafts, games, etc. 7/19 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2
2016 Field Trips & Events (continued) 7/20 Spring Lake field trip. A day at the beach in Burrillville, RI. Bus leaves at 9:15, returns at 3pm. Bring suit, sunscreen & towel. Pack lunch or buy at snack bar. Arcade on premises & sand toys are allowed. Fee: $11 7/21 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 7/22 Tye Dye Day! Bring something to dye (ex. t-shirt, pillowcase, socks) for a wearable piece of art! 7/22 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 7/22 Free Movie Night at Booth Playground. Bring your family & set up a blanket or chairs to enjoy a movie under the stars. Concessions can be purchased. Movie: TBA 7/26 Splash Day! Wear your bathing suit and cool off on water slides. Don t forget a labeled towel! 7/27 Kimball Farm field trip. A new adventure includes mini-golf, 2 bumper boat rides, bucket of balls at driving range, lunch (burger or hot dog, chips, drink, ice cream) & more. Bus leaves at 9, returns at 3. Price: $35 7/28 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 7/29 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 7/29 Free Family Event: Children s Performance on the Common. Our summer theater camp class with Laura Canfield performs their show at 6:30pm. Bring a blanket & picnic dinner, and enjoy the show on the Common! AUGUST 8/1 A Very Common Day! We ll walk up to Foxboro Common for a picnic lunch and games on the grass. 8/2 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 8/3 Launch field trip. Jump at Launch Trampoline Park in Norwood if you re 9 or older. Includes slice of pizza & drink. Bus leaves Booth at 10:30am; returns at 1pm. Fee: $22 8/3 Plymouth Harbor Pirate Cruise. Ages 5-8, rain or shine. We ll set sail on a pirate ship in Plymouth Harbor, wear an eye patch and pirate hat, battle the enemy with water guns & learn some pirate songs. Bus leaves at 10:30am & returns at 3pm. Bring a lunch for a picnic & don t forget sunscreen. Fee: $25. Limited to 44 kids. 8/4 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 8/5 7th Annual Pet Show! Bring your pet to show off or perform tricks. Pets must arrive at 10am & leave by noon. If you don t have a pet, it s still a fun show. Then watch New England Reptile & Raptor show after. 8/5 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink for all campers. 8/8 3rd Annual Circus Day. Booth turns into the Big Top with carnival games & prizes, fun food and more. 8/9 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 8/10 Water Wizz field trip. Kids ages 10+ can have a blast at Water Wizz s pools, lazy river, slides & more. Bus leaves at 9:15am, returns at 3pm. Bring your lunch or buy food at the park. Don t forget sunscreen. Fee: $32 8/10 Launch field trip. Jump at Launch Trampoline Park in Norwood if you re 9 and under. Includes slice of pizza & drink. Bus leaves Booth at 10:30am; returns at 1pm. Fee: $22 8/11 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 8/12 Luau Party, Watermelon Hunt & Cook-out. Wear a Hawaiian shirt, hunt for watermelons and have fun at our tropical luau. DJ all day too! Free hot dog, chips & a drink for lunch. 8/16 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 8/16 Talent Show. Perform your favorite song, dance, magic trick or jokes for all. Watch the bike stunt show after! 8/17 Breezy Acres field trip. One last trip to the waterslides! See 6/29 for details. Fee: $23 8/18 Swimming at CRRA Pool. See 6/23 for details. Fee: $2 8/19 Free Friday Cookout! Hot dog, chips & a drink. **Last day of camp! No after care available.**
You asked. We LISTENED! We have listened to your suggestions and have plenty of new changes this summer! Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures: Drop Off We have perfected our morning driving drop off zone. Cars will follow the painted arrows around the Booth parking lot (staffers will be onsite directing traffic as well), campers will exit vehicles, then check in with our management staff before continuing on to their designated grade area. If you need to come into the Rec Office to pay a bill or field trip, or simply ask a question, please park to the right of the Rec building and walk with your child to our management staff to be checked in before visiting the info desk. *Any child who arrives before 9am will be charged BEFORE CARE rate.* Pick Up When picking up your child from Booth at 3:00 pm, please park to the right of the office and proceed to the building front. We will have your child there with their belongings ready to be checked out. Please do not enter into the park area to pick up your child. *Any child here after 3:10pm is considered attending AFTER CARE & will be charged so.* Free Hot Dog Fridays: We re continuing our tradition of our Friday cook-outs! Free to all campers, Foxboro Recreation will provide a hot dog, chips and a drink each Friday. Improvements and New Additions for 2016! * Increased staffing * New snack options * More fun field trips * More theme days * Tons of new crafts & games * Additional picnic tables under the tent * New pool furniture & sun awning at the CRRA pool