Camp 2's Mystery Creature Revealed!

Hi Campers

Today we reveal our Mystery Creature but before we take guesses, here's are the clue's again

1.   Even though I like coastal waters, some kinds of me can be found in a depth of 20,000 feet.

2.   I can reach almost 60 cm’s in length. Females of my kind are larger than the males.

3.   I can change the color of my body to blend with the colors of the environment in 2 seconds.

4.   I have an oval and flat body with large mouth with bulging eyes on one side of the head.

The Mystery Creature is a

Flounder!

Schedule for Friday, July 28th, 2017

Hi Everyone:

Another fun and exciting week zipped by and tomorrow we end big with our weekly end of camp, Island Amazing Race!  Here's a look at Friday's Schedule:

Peace. Love, and Loose Parts,

-IPYNC Staff

Camp 2 Mystery Creature: Clue 3 and Clue 4

Hi Campers:

Friday we take guessed on what this weeks Mystery Creature is but first, let's review the first two clues you have:

1.   Even though I like coastal waters, some kinds of me can be found on a depth of 20, 000 feet.

2.   I can reach almost 60 cm’s in length. Females of my kind are larger than the males.

Here are the last two clues:

3.   I can change the color of my body to blend with the colors of my environment, such as the color seaweed or a rock in just 2 seconds.

4.   I am a fish with an oval and flat body with a large mouth with bulging eyes that are located on one side of my head.

Remember, keep your guess until Friday!

- IPYNC Staff

Schedule for July 27, 2017

Hi Everyone:

The warm Sun came back today as we went to Blue Beach where we found lots of cool fossils.

Here's a look at Thursday's schedule:

Peace. Love and Tetrapods,
-IPYNC Staff

Schedule for Wednesday, July 26th, 2017

Hi everyone:

Despite one of the coldest and wettest days ever at camp, we had lots of fun inside and out. Lots of art, good food and even a few brave campers got to swim. 

Tomorrow is the fieldtrip to Blue Beach.  A reminder that we start at 8:30 am and not 9 am and we are asking for $10 to help pay for the camp bus. 

Camp ends at 4 Pm ( even for campers that stay until 3 pm) in order to have the after camp special that a parent or guardian has to be present.

Here's the schedule for Wednesday:

Peace, Love and Crunchy Mealworms,
-IPYNC Staff

Camp Schedule for Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Hi everyone:

We started off the camp with an action packed day with lots of paint splatter and swimming and lawn games. Too bad our Prime Minister and family, who was on Micou's Island,  just up the shore from camp at the time, didn't  join in fun with us :)

Here is a look at Tuesdays schedule:

 Peace, Love and Bumper Balls,

-IPYNC Staff

Mystery Creature, Clue 1 and 2

Every week we give four clues for our weekly Mystery Creature that's revealed on Friday.

Here are Camp 2's first clues:

1.   Even though I like coastal waters, some kinds of me can be found in a depth of 20, 000 meters.

2.   I can reach almost 60 cm’s in length. Females of my kind are larger than the males.

  Keep your guesses to yourself until Friday.

Peace. Love, and Mola Mola's

-IPYNC Staff

Schedule for Monday July 24, 2017

Hi everyone:

We are kicking off our second camp of the summer with an action packed day.  Please remember to bring an old swimsuit or shorts for the Paint Splatter Party and an empty tissue box for our whale art tomorrow.  Here's a look at Monday's schedule:

Peace, Love and Puffin Poop Smoothies,

-IPYNC Staff

Island Amazing race Rules

The campers are split into 3 teams with a team leader to compete in an Amazing Race competition.  Each team and leader starts at a different station, and at each station, they must complete a challenge to receive a puzzle piece from the challenge leader.  Once they have completed the challenge, the challenge leader will give them the puzzle pieces to lead them to the next challenge location.  Once the teams have finished all the challenges, they will have all the pieces to complete a puzzle; once they complete the puzzle, it will lead them to the finish line.  All team members, including the team leader must go to the finish line to complete the race!

The team that finishes first will receive 4 points, the second team 2, and the last team 0.5 points.  There will be opportunities to gain extra points in each challenge, so the fastest team may not necessarily win!  There is a 20 minutes maximum time limit on each challenge, although the teams do not have to stay the whole 20 minutes at each station once they have finished it.

Schedule for Friday July 14th, 2017

Hi everyone:

Another week of camps is coming to an end tomorrow and that means we end with our weekly Island Amazing Race!  Here's a look at Friday's Schedule:

 Peace. Love and Creamy Mealworms,
-IPYNC Staff

Schedule for Thursday July 13, 2017

Hi everyone:

Tomorrow we will be introducing a n ew activity her at camps  called "Loose Parts, finishing off our fossil art and a camp favorite, Deep fried meals worms for everyone :)

Here a look at Thursday's schedule"

Peace, Love and 350 million year old foot prints

-IPYNC Staff

Camp Schedule for Wednesday July 12, 2017

REVISED AND UPDATED JULY 12 @ 7;45 AM!! 

Hi Everyone:

Tomorrow is our exciting  field trip to the Blue Beach Fossil Museum!  A reminder that campers need to be here at 8:30 am and the cost for the bus is $10/ camper.

DRIVE LIST:

Our Rising Community Bus: (16)

Naomi, Mitchell, Sophia, Ryan, Emilie, Jasper, Will, Adam, Henry. S, Henry. E, Nigel, Charlie, Adison, Noah, Lauren, Elizabeth

Scott's Car: (4)

Scott. Kyra, Kira, Emma

Heather's Car:  (2)

Eddie, Heather

TOTAL 22

SCHEDULE:

Peace, Love and Veggie Wraps, IPYNC Staff

Schedule for Tuesday, July 11th, 2017

Hi everyone:

After a great start to the 2017 camps we keep  the fun going with an action packed day tomorrow.  Here's the schedule

Peace, Love and Sunshine,

-IPYNC Staff

Camp 1, 2017 "Mystery Creature: Who Am I?" Clues

Hi everyone:

Each week of camps we give clues to the campers to try to guess a mystery creature.  

Clue 1:  I am small and live in forests areas with lots of bush and open spaces.

Clue 2:  In the wild, humans and foxes eat it me. 

Clue 3: I am considered a tasty treat in the Far East. Maybe that is why I am a very nervous bird!

Clue 4: I love to eat grass and bugs in the wild but here at the camps I eat turkey crumble

What I am will be revealed Friday just before the island amazing race.

-IPYNC Staff

Camp Schedule for Monday, July 10th, 2017

Hi9 everyone:

We are about to begin the 14 summer of camps tomorrow.  Just a reminder that all campers should an old swimsuit or shorts tomorrow to wear for the Paint Splatter pArty.  We also want to remind everyone to bring an empty Kleenex/ tissue box tomorrow for art with our dolphin expert in the afternoon.   Here is a look at Monday's schedule:

 Peace love and ready to go!

- IPYNC Staff

Reef Ball Project Update: June 2017

Hi everyone:

Its been a while since we checked in and gave an update about the camps Reef Ball project.  Our reef ball has been the bay for over 45 days now and life is slowly taking a liking to the artificial reef.  So far, we've seen Seastars, periwinkles, barnacles, Cunners (a small perch-like fish) and a rock using the artificial reef.

We will be collecting data and submitting it to iNaturalist.  I great app for your computer, tablet or smart phone for all of us to become citizen scientist and contribute to document the amazing life all around us.  To learn more and to create your own account, please visit the iNaturalist website at http://inaturalist.ca/ Once your logged in look for our Indian Point Young Naturalist Club's Reef Ball project to see our latest observations.

Below are photos of the reef ball Scott took the begin of June with the camps underwater camera that all the campers will have a chance to use this summer.

Peace, love and having a looking forward in having a reef ball this summer,

- IPYNC Staff