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Welcome to our Camp Baker Family! We are so excited to have you join us this summer. We hope that this guide will help provide the answers to your questions about Camp Baker. Of course, should you have any questions or concerns that are not answered here, please don’t hesitate to contact us. There are a variety of ways to do so.

Camp Office: 843.614.6486 • 8:00am – 5:00pm

Camp Cell: 843.259.7014

Camp Email: campbaker@charlestonjcc.org • tamars@charlestonjcc.org Charleston JCC Main Line: 843.571.6565 www.charlestonjcc.org/campbaker

Reporting Absences We understand that sometimes situations arise where your child may not be able to attend Camp on a particular day. If this should arise, please call the Camp Office at 843.614.6486 prior to 8:30 am just to let us know. If no one should answer, please leave the message on our voicemail so that we can appropriately notify our staff.

Dismissal and Arrival Each day when you come to drop off your child and pick up your child, you will notice the Camp Baker staff in the front of the Charleston JCC building. Due to the volume of traffic coming through the parking lot, please do not park your car and bring your child in. Carpool will take place between 8:20 and 8:40 each morning. If you should arrive before or after that time, please be prepared to walk your child into the Camp Office and we will connect them with their group. In the afternoon, carpool will run from 4:45 - 5:00 pm. If you are picking your child up after 5, they will be in the after-care room. We will be happy to get your child out of your car and walk them to their camp group in the morning. Your patience is greatly appreciated.

Early Dismissal If your child needs to be picked up early, please send a written note with your child and we will have your child waiting in the Camp Office, where you can meet them and sign them out.

Out of Town If you should find yourself out of town during Camp, please notify the Camp Office in writing of who will be responsible for your child during that time, including an emergency phone number and pick-up authorization.

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Communication In order to communicate in the most effective manner, emails will be sent home to parents throughout the summer. If you do not receive these emails, please contact Tamar Sternfeld at tamars@charlestonjcc.org to be added to our list. In addition, we send home notes in the backpacks throughout the summer. Be sure to check your campers’ backpacks each day for any notes that may have come home.

Be on the lookout for Camp Newsletters at the end of each session, pictures of the fun we have, and even our twitter updates. Follow us on twitter at www.twitter.com/JCCCampBaker

Camper Security We welcome parents to visit while their children are at camp. All visitors, however, must check in with a photo ID at the Camp Office upon arrival and we would be happy to show around Camp. Doing so allows us to maintain the level of security for all campers during the summer.

If your child arrives or leaves at any time other than the normal arrival or dismissal times, we ask that you sign your child in or out at the Camp Office.

If any special arrangements need to be made during the Camp Season in relation to pick ups and drop offs for your child, please notify Tamar Sternfeld in writing, either in the Camp Office or via email at tamars@charlestonjcc.org

Please submit to the Camp Office the names of anyone who has permission in advance to pick up your child from Camp. This will help us maintain the safety of your child.

Lunch Camp Baker is pleased to be able to offer kosher lunch to all children every day. The JCC kitchens are under Orthodox supervision. If your child has any food allergies, please be sure that the Camp Office is aware in writing.

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Safety at Camp We at Camp Baker are fully committed to keeping each and every camper and staff member safe. With this in mind and the understanding of the world in which we live in mind, we will take all precautions necessary in the event of an emergency situation. The JCC auditorium will serve as the central location in which all campers and staff will gather in such an event until it is deemed safe by the proper authorities to exit. Should an event occur which would prevent the main building from being the central location, campers will be gathered, accounted for, and kept safe off-site until the situation is resolved and campers can safely return to Camp. In such an event, please call Tamar on the Camp Baker cell phone or call the Charleston JCC main line to find out more information.

The Campers’ Day 7:00am - 8:30am: Morning Care (Advance Registration Required)

8:30 - 8:45am: Arrival & Attendance

8:45 - 9:00am: Morning Assembly We “warm up” for our camp day with energizing songs, dances, and other fun Camp Baker traditions

9:00am: Campers start their first activities A group schedule will be sent home during the first week of each session

4:30 - 4:45pm: Afternoon Assembly Announcements, snack and dismissal

4:45 – 5:00pm: Dismissal

5:00 - 6:00pm: Aftercare (Advance Registration Required) ***After 5:00pm any children not picked up will transition to Aftercare.

Swimming Camp Baker campers will swim in the Pearlstine pool. On all non-field trip days, all non-specialty camp Campers will swim twice. The first swim time will consist of skill-building lessons, and the second time will be free-swim for the campers. Please feel free to send your child with two bathing suits to accommodate the multiple pool times. Specialty campers will swim once a day on most days. Our pool staff is made up of lifeguards and water safety instructors (WSI), certified by the American Red Cross, with skills in helping campers adapt to the water and to develop stronger swimming skills. Camp staff will be in the water with the campers during their pool times. Children under the age of 4 will receive one on one swim instruction with a member of the aquatics staff, with the focus on building up their comfort level in the water, when accompanied by a written request from the parents. If you have any questions about swim instruction, please don’t hesitate to contact the Camp Baker Office.

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Trips and Bus Safety Camp Baker offers a lot of fun and exciting field trips for campers over the course of the summer. In order to take campers on these fun adventures, we need their help…and yours. During a field trip, the campers will be expected to stay seated and safe on the bus at all times—which includes listening to the instructions of the staff and bus driver. While on field trips, campers are expected to stay with the group and follow directions from their counselors. In order to help Camp Baker staff keep everyone safe on their trips, please be sure to send your child to camp in their Camp Baker T-shirt on field trip days. Camp Baker will provide a Kosher packed lunch for your child(ren). Please do not send money to camp.

What to Wear and Bring to Camp Camp Baker is filled with engaging and creative and at times, messy adventures. Please be sure to send your child to Camp in clothes that are okay to get dirty. We ask that every day your child wear closed-toed shoes. Flip-flops, sandals, and other open-toed shoes have the potential for hurt toes and can prohibit your child from maximizing their full potential in Camp activities. Flip-flops and sandals are welcome at the pool but will be placed in your child’s backpack for the remainder of the day.

• Please send your child daily with a backpack, hat, tennis shoes, water bottle, sunscreen, bug spray, bathing suit, towel, and plastic bag for wet items.

• Please be sure to label all items brought to Camp clearly with your child’s first and last name.

For Children Ages 4 and Under Please send your child with a clearly labeled nap mat to be kept at Camp for the duration of your child’s time here. Also with items previously stated. Bug spray and sunscreen will be kept in the classroom, out of their reach.

For Children in Diapers Please send your child with diapers, wipes, a change of clothes, diaper cream, and swim diapers in addition to all other items listed above to be kept at Camp for the duration of your child’s time here.

What NOT to Bring

Please do not send your child with CD players, tapes, video games, cell phones, iPods, trading cards, or toys from home, and money. Camp is filled with activities, to keep your child engaged, and by keeping those items at home, campers can more fully enjoy their time at Camp.

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Lost and Found Lost and found items will be kept the in Camp Office each afternoon for pick-up. Items not claimed within two weeks will be donated to charity.

Weathering the Weather At camp, we take the weather very seriously, but we do not let it spoil our fun. Camp is open rain or shine. You can help your camper stay comfortable by sending them in appropriate attire.

Rain and Thunderstorm Watches/Warnings When the rain comes, we will move to sheltered areas. The counselors will tell stories, play small group games, and carry out other creative activities until the storm has passed.

Tornado Watches/Warnings In the event of a tornado watch or warning, all campers will be immediately transported to the closest safe location—taken to designated areas within those buildings until the storm has passed and the all-clear has been given.

Trip Procedures Should we encounter severe weather while on or en route to or from a field trip, the staff will take all necessary precautions to ensure the safety of all campers and staff.

Medical Information It is very important to all of us that campers coming to camp are in good health and free of any infections. For the health and safety of your child, all children must have a current health form and immunization record on file at the Camp office before camp begins. By insuring that this information is complete and up-to-date, we can best care for your child during their time at Camp Baker. All campers’ medical forms will be kept confidential and in the care of Tamar Sternfeld, Camp Director.

In addition, in order to help us keep all Camp Baker campers healthy and safe, we ask the following: • Please keep your child at home whenever there are symptoms of illness, especially contagious diseases.

• If a child shows signs of illness during the day, the child will be sent to the camp office. If a child needs to return home, the parents will be notified. We ask that parents make prompt arrangements for the child’s return home.

• Please notify the camp office if your child is suspected of being exposed to any contagious diseases. We will send home information sheets to the entire camp as warranted by the Health Department regarding contagious diseases.

• Campers must be fever free for 24 hours before returning to Camp.

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Medication In the event that your child needs to take any prescribed medication while at camp, written consent and instructions are REQUIRED from the parent/guardian before it will be dispensed to the camper. Medicines will only be administered to the campers from the original package and/or container.

We strongly prefer not to dispense over-the-counter medications. Should this become necessary, it will be dealt with on a ‘case-by-case’ basis and written instructions will be needed. Over-the-counter medications cannot be given for more than three days consecutively.

In all cases where medications need to be given to a camper, the parent/guardian must hand deliver the instructions as well as the medication to the Camp office. For the safety of your child, we are not able to dispense any medication delivered by the camper.

All medications will be administered by the Camp Director and Camp Head Staff only.

Medical Emergency In the case of a severe medical emergency, it is our policy to contact 911 prior to calling the parent/guardian. Parent(s)/guardian(s) will be notified as soon the situation allows. If we are unable to locate you and emergency treatment is necessary, your child will be transported to the nearest hospital. A senior staff member will accompany your child and stay with him/her until a parent/guardian can assume responsibility.

In the event of an accident or injury, you will receive a copy of the incident report.

Illness Management of Communicable Disease If your child shows signs of illness, you will be contacted immediately and your child will be isolated and sent home. In some cases, a doctor’s note may be required for the child to return to camp. Parents of the children in the group will be notified of exposure to the communicable disease.

Many of the staff members have been trained in First Aid, CPR, communicable disease and/or child abuse.

Please keep him/her at home if he/she has had a fever within the past 24 hours or you deem your child not fit for the camp day. This will help avoid extraneous phone calls to you during the work day.

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Camp Exclusion List: A Quick Reference for Parents

Please  keep  your  child  home  from  Camp  if  he  or  she  has  one  of  the  conditions  or  illnesses  listed  below.    Call  your  child’s  Camp  to  let  them  know  why  your  child  is  absent.    Send  the  appropriate  note  when  your  child  returns  to  Camp.    Chicken  Pox  /  Varicella  Children  with  chicken  pox  may  return  with  a  Parent  Note  once  all  of  the  sores  and  blisters  are  dried  or  scabbed  over,  or  if  there  are  no  scabs,  until  no  new  sores  appear.  Diarrhea:    For  most  kinds  of  diarrhea  (defined  as  3  or  more  loose  stools  in  24  hours),  Campers  in  1st  through  5th  grades  should  stay  home  until  diarrhea  stops,  or  until  a  doctor  clears  the  child  to  return  to  Camp.  Your  child  can  return  with  a  Parent  Note  when  the  diarrhea  has  stopped.    Older  children  in  6th  through  12th  grades  with  diarrhea  do  not  have  to  stay  home,  unless  they  are  spreading  illness  in  the  Camp  setting,  or  have  diarrhea  with  blood  or  mucus.  Campers  of  any  age  must  have  a  Medical  Note  to  return  to  Camp  after  having  diarrhea  that  contains  blood  or  mucus.  Campers  who  can  use  the  restroom  or  whose  stools  are  contained  in  diaper-­‐type  underwear  do  not  have  to  be  excluded  if  the  diarrhea  is  known  to  be  from  a  non-­‐contagious  condition,  or  if  it  continues  after  the  child  completes  antibiotics  for  a  diarrhea-­‐causing  illness.    A  medically  fragile  child  or  child  who  needs  help  with  toileting  may  be  excluded  for  fewer  than  3  episodes  of  diarrhea  if  her  condition  makes  it  hard  for  her  caretakers  to  maintain  sanitary  conditions  in  the  classroom.    Diarrhea  from  Campylobacter,  E.  Coli,  Giardia,  Norovirus,  Rotavirus,  Salmonella  or  Shigella:  Campers  of  any  age  are  excluded  for  one  of  these  infections.    Your  child  may  return  to  Camp  with  a  medical  note  for  the  following  conditions:  Campylobacter,  Norovirus,  Rotavirus,  Shigella  and  most  types  of  Salmonella  after  diarrhea  stops.    E.  coli    For  the  most  severe  type  of  E.  coli,  Campers  of  any  age  must  be  out  of  Camp  until  the  diarrhea  stops  and  2  lab  tests  taken  24  hours  apart  test  negative  for  E.  coli  O157:H7.    Giardia    When  diarrhea  stops  or  child  has  taken  antibiotics  for  at  least  24  hours.    Salmonella  typhi  (Typhoid  fever)    After  24  hours  without  diarrhea,  if  a  doctor  clears  the  child  to  return.    Fever  by  itself    Keep  your  child  home  for  a  fever  101  degrees  or  higher  by  mouth  or  100  degrees  or  higher  if  taken  under  the  arm.    Your  child  can  return  to  Camp  with  a  Parent  Note  when  the  fever  is  gone.    Fever  with  Rash,  Behavior  Change  or  other  Symptoms    Campers  with  a  fever  should  be  out  of  Camp  if  they  have  signs  of  severe  illness  such  as  a  rash,  change  in  behavior,    earache,  vomiting  confusion,  sore  throat  or  irritability.        German  Measles  /  Rubella  /  3  Day  Measles    Keep  your  child  home  until  7  days  after  rash  starts.    He  may  return  with  a  Medical  Note.    Head  Lice    Camp-­‐age  with  head  lice,  who  are  not  medically  fragile,  should  be  sent  home  at  the  end  of  the  Camp  day.    Your  child  may  return  with  a  Parent  Note  after  her  first  treatment  with  a  Camp-­‐approved  lice-­‐removal  product.    Your  child’s  Camp  may  recommend  options  for  head  lice  treatment.    Hepatitis  A  /  Yellow  Jaundice  Children  with  acute  hepatitis  A  may  return  with  a  Medical  Note  1  week  after  the  start  of  the  jaundice.        

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Camp Exclusion List: A Quick Reference for Parents cont.  Hib  (Haemophilus  influenzae  Type  B)    Campers  with  proven  Hib  infection  need  to  be  out  of  Camp  until  at  least  24  hours  after  they  complete  their  antibiotics.  A  Medical  Note  is  required  to  return.    Impetigo    If  your  child  has  dry,  honey-­‐colored  crusty  sores  that  cannot  be  covered,  he  will  be  sent  home  at  the  end  of  the  Camp  day  until  24  hours  after  starting  antibiotics.  If  the  sores  are  weepy,  oozing  or  wet  or  cannot  be  covered,  the  Camper  will  be  sent  home  immediately.  He  may  return  after  24  hours  of  antibiotics,  if  the  sores  have  stopped  oozing  and  are  starting  to  get  smaller.    A  Medical  Note  is  needed  to  return  to  Camp.  Influenza  or  Influenza-­‐Like  Illness  (ILI)    A  Camper  with  ILI  or  the  flu  will  be  excluded  for  a  fever  of  100  with  cough  and/or  sore  throat  until  he  is  fever  free  for  at  least  24  hours  without  any  fever  medicines.      Measles  /  Red  Measles  /  10  Day  Measles    Children  with  measles  can  return  with  a  Medical  Note  4  days  after  the  rash  begins,  if  they  have  no  fever  and  feel  well  enough  to  participate  in  regular  Camp  activities.      Meningitis  A  Camper  with  signs  of  meningitis  (high  fever,  rash,  stiff  neck)  must  remain  out  of  Camp  until  a  healthcare  provider  says  that  the  Camper  may  return.    Mononucleosis    Children  with  “mono”  can  return  to  Camp  when  cleared  by  a  healthcare  provider.    Mumps    Children  with  mumps  can  return  with  a  Medical  Note  5  days  after  the  beginning  of  swelling.    Pink-­‐eye  /  Conjunctivitis    Campers  in  1st  through  5th  grades  whose  eyes  are  red  or  pink,  and  who  have  eye  pain  and  reddened  eyelids,  with  white  or  yellow  eye  discharge  or  eyelids  matted  after  sleep  may  have  Purulent  Conjunctivitis.    They  should  not  be  in  Camp  until  they  have  been  examined  and  treated.    A  Medical  Note  is  required  to  return.  Campers  in  6th  through  12th  grades  with  Pinkeye  do  not  have  to  stay  home  unless  there  is  a  recommendation  from  the  health  department  or  the  child’s  healthcare  provider.    Rash  Campers  who  have  a  rapidly  spreading  rash  or  a  rash  with  fever  or  behavior  change  are  excluded  from  Camp  immediately.    A  Medical  Note  is  required  to  return.    Ringworm    1st  —  5th  graders  with  ringworm  of  the  scalp  must  remain  out  of  Camp  until  they  have  begun  treatment  with  a  prescription  oral  antifungal  medication.    Your  child  may  return  with  a  Medical  Note.    1st  —  5th  graders  with  ringworm  of  the  body  may  return  with  a  Parent  Note  once  they  have  begun  oral  or  topical  antifungal  treatment,  unless  the  affected  area  can  be  completely  covered  by  clothing.    Older  Campers  with  ringworm  of  the  head  or  body  do  not  have  to  remain  out  of  Camp  unless  they  are  spreading  illness  at  Camp.      Scabies    Children  with  scabies  should  be  out  of  Camp  until  treatment/medication  has  been  applied.    A  Medical  Note  is  required  to  return.    

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Camp Exclusion List: A Quick Reference for Parents cont.  Shingles    Keep  children  home  who  have  shingles  lesions/sores/blisters  that  cannot  be  covered.    Your  child  may  return  with  a  Parent  Note  once  the  lesions  are  dried/scabbed.      Staph  or  Strep  Skin  Infections  (includes  MRSA)    A  child  with  a  draining  sore,  boil,  or  abscess  that  cannot  be  covered,  or  with  sores  that  ooze  through  and  soak  dressings,  should  remain  home.  She  may  return  once  the  draining  stops,  or  if  the  drainage  (oozing)  can  be  contained  in  the  dressing,  so  that  no  one  else  comes  into  contact  with  the  drainage.    Because  treatments  vary,  there  is  no  requirement  for  numbers  of  hours  on  an  antibiotic.        “Strep  Throat”  /  Streptococcal  Pharyngitis    Your  child  with  “Strep  throat”  can  return  to  Camp    with  a  Medical  Note  24  hours  after  starting  antibiotics  if  there  is  no  fever.  Tuberculosis  (TB)    A  child  with  TB  should  be  kept  home  until  the  doctor  treating  the  TB  writes  a  Medical  Note  that  says  that  the  child  is  no  longer  contagious.      Whooping  Cough  /  Pertussis    Children  with  whooping  cough  can  return  to  Camp  with  a  Medical  Note  after  completing  5  days  of  prescribed  antibiotics,  unless  directed  otherwise  by  DHEC  or  your  Camp  nurse.  -­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐-­‐  Children  with  the  following  conditions  do  not  have  to  be  excluded  from  Camp,  if  they  feel  well  enough  to  participate  in  regular  Camp  activities:  Bronchitis    Canker  Sores    Colds,  without  fever    Cold  Sores    Croup    CMV:  Cytomega-­‐lovirus    Ear  Infection    Fifth  Disease    Hand-­‐Foot-­‐and-­‐Mouth  Disease    Illnesses  from  Tick  Bites    Lyme  Disease    Malaria    MRSA,  if  child  is  only  a  carrier    Pinworms    Pneumonia    Rash  without  fever  or  behavior  change    Red  eye  without  yellow  or  green  discharge,  fever,  or  matting    RSV:  Respiratory  Syncytial  Virus    Rocky  Mountain  Spotted  Fever    Roseola    Thrush    Warts,  including  Molluscum  contagiosum    Urinary  Tract  Infection    West  Nile  Virus    Yeast  Diaper  Rash    If  you  have  any  questions  about  the  Camp  Exclusion  List,  please  contact  your  child’s  Camp  or  your  local  health  department  

The  South  Carolina  Department  of  Health  and  Environmental  Control  Revised  June  13,  2011  

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Tipping Policy We take a great deal of pride in the quality of our Camp Baker staff, and we hope that your child’s experience with them will be a memorable and wonderful one. We are thrilled when parents want to recognize the hard work and excellent job that our staff does for our campers. However, the Charleston JCC has a no tipping policy, of which counselors are made aware during our staff orientation. Should you want to recognize the service provided by a certain staff member or the staff as a whole, we welcome your contribution/donation to Camp Baker in their honor. Please contact the Camp Office at 843.571.6565 for more information.

Camp Baker Contact Information

Need to reach us in an emergency? Had a change of plans? Don’t hesitate to call! Camp Office: 843.614.6486 • 8:00am – 5:00pm Camp Cell: 843.259.7014 Camp Email: campbaker@charlestonjcc.org

tamars@charlestonjcc.org Charleston ‘J’: 843.571.6565 Website: www.charlestonjcc.org/campbaker Facebook: facebook.com/charlestonj

Camp Baker is an opportunity for your child to grow, explore, and find his/her “voice”. If at any time you have any questions, concerns, or feedback to share, please don’t hesitate to contact me, Tamar Sternfeld, Program Director. We welcome you and your child into our Camp Baker family and hope that this summer will be one filled with love, laughter and memories for your child.

L’shalom

Tamar & The Camp Baker Staff