Important Phone Numbers

Highland Heights City Hall

(440) 461-2440
Highland Heights
Camp Phone
(216) 319-0051 Day Camp
Absences should be texted or called into the camp
phone before 9:30a.m.
Camp Staff
Day Camp Coordinator
Toni DiLillo
highlandhtsdaycamp@gmail.com
Assistant to Camp Coordinator
Victor Puskas
Activities Coordinator
Katy Kent
Arts and Craft Coordinator 2017
Janine Johns
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 What to bring to Dress
camp: Dress your child according to the weather.
Lunch (unless Send child in tennis shoes and socks daily. Sandals are per-
noted on the mitted for the pool but please pack them in his/her bag.
calendar)
Send a bag that is easy for your child to carry that will hold
Daily Camp Schedule Tennis Shoes a swim suit, towel, sunscreen and other articles they may
and socks need. They will walk daily to and from the pool.
7:00-9:00 - before care
Backpack General Information
9:00-9:15 - drop off and attendance
containing:
9:15-9:30 - group time If you need to reach us for an emergency during the camp
Extra change of day and there is no answer on the camp phone, please call
9:30-10:00 - rotation 1* clothes the Highland Heights City Hall at (440) 461-2440 and they
10:10-10:40 - rotation 2 * Bathing suit can reach one of us on our personal phones.
10:50-11:20 rotation 3 * (even on field We do however, have voicemail on our camp phone and
trip days) we do check it periodically during the day, even when we
11:30-12:00 - rotation 4 *
Sunscreen (must are on field trips.
12:00-12:30 - lunch
be applied at
Swimming and Tennis Lesson
12:30- 1:00 park clean up home in A.M.)
If your child is signed up for swimming or tennis please
1:15 - 3:30pool time Sweatshirt
check with the coordinator to confirm times.
3:50-4:00 pick up Towel
Your child will be escorted to and from lessons daily.
4:00-6:00 after care Water bottle Campers will not attend lessons on days that we have field
Bug spray trips.
*Rotations consist of Arts and Crafts, (optional) Please notify the counselors of
Playground Time, Free Group Choice, Money any changes in swimming or
and Activity Station. The order chang- (optional) tennis lesson scheduling.
es daily for each group.
Hat for extra
sun protection
General Rules: Preparation Camp Groups
1. Listen to staff. If a child consistently refuses to follow direc- The groups are organized by grade Counselors TBD
tions, especially those that apply to his or her safety or the level with a combination of female
safety of others, camp staff will contact the parents/ and male counselors supervising each
guardian immediately. group.

2. Respect other participants, staff, equipment, supplies, facil- Please put your childs name on his/her
ities and yourself. personal possessions. Our lost and Kindergarten
found becomes excessive by the end and First Grade
3. Keep hands, feet and other objects to yourself. Avoid all of the season.
forms of horseplay including piggyback rides, pool dunk-
A lunch and beverage should be
ing, hitting, kicking, pinching and picking each other up.
brought every day unless otherwise Second and
4. Participate in the program activities, always show good stated. There is NO refrigeration avail- Third Grade
sportsmanship and support others ideas. able for the lunches.

5. Sticks, rocks, dirt, sand and mulch should never even be Please do not allow your child to bring
picked up! toys and other personal articles to
camp. We cannot accept responsibility
6. Participants should never leave the staff members, espe- for any damage or loss that may occur Fourth and Fifth
cially while on field trips. to such articles while at camp. Camp Grade
7. Profanity or negative talk will not be tolerated. supplies enough toys and activities that
will keep your child busy throughout
8. Always pick up and put away any equipment, games or the day. Examples: Gameboys, iPods,
supplies that you used. CD players, trading cards, Kindles, etc.
9. Always tell the truth.
NO CELL PHONES! Sixth and
If your child must have a cell phone at Seventh Grade
10. Soiling of clothes repetitively is not permitted.
camp for emergency reasons we ask
11. If its not yours, please leave it alone. that it be in their backpack the entire
day. If a camper is seen on their cell
12. If there is a problem, notify a staff member immediately.
phone at any time during the camp
PLEASE BE SURE TO REVIEW THE CAMP RULES WITH day it will be confiscated and locked in
YOUR CHILD AND REFER BACK TO THEM THROUGHT the camp office to be returned at the
end of the day.
THE SUMMER.
 Extended Care Highland Heights Recreation Department
Behavior & Discipline Policy
Extended Care is offered on a drop in basis.
Programs offered by the Highland Heights Recreation Department are a
A.M. extended care is held at the Park Barn Pavilion from privilege for the participants, and therefore participants are expected to
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. exhibit appropriate behavior at all times. The staff will strive to provide a
safe, fun, educational and secure environment for the participants of its
P.M. extended care is also held at the Park Barn Pavilion programs. The success of each program depends directly on the behavior
from 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. of each participant. The following procedures will be followed if a partici-
pant misbehaves or breaks the rules. This procedure is used as a guideline,
ALL campers MUST be signed in/out of extended care by a however, steps may be skipped if the situation warrants and will be up to
parent or guardian. the discretion of the Camp Coordinator and Recreation Director.
Extended Care must be paid in cash at drop off (before Minor Participants: Parent cooperation and involvement is vital to the
care) and pick up (after care) successful implementation of our discipline policy. We ask the parents to
read and discuss the rules and policies with their children. Parents must
Extended care costs are paid PER CHILD. realize that their childs behavior may determine what the staff and di-
rectors allow him/her to do while participating in the programs. Please
answer any questions the child may have regarding your expectations as
A.M. (Drop Off Time) P.M. (Pick Up Time) well as our behavior policies.

7:00 - 7:29 a.m. = $14.00 4:00 - 4:29 p.m. = $4.00 Immediate Dismissal: The Highland Heights Recreation Department
reserves the right to remove and suspend a participant from a program if
7:30 - 7:59 a.m. = $11.00 4:30 - 4:59 p.m. = $7.00 they pose serious continual discipline problems, especially those in which
their behavior endangers the safety of themselves or others, whether or
8:00 - 8:29 a.m. = $7.00 5:00 - 5:29 p.m. = $11.00
not all of the steps in our discipline procedure have been completed.
8:30 9:00 a.m. = $4.00 5:30 6:00 p.m. = $14.00
Documentation: All behavioral issues will be documented and may
warrant an Incident Report. If needed, an incident report will be immedi-
ately completed by the staff, and submitted and reviewed by the Day
Any child dropped off at camp prior to 9:00 a.m. Camp Coordinator. They will then be furnished to parents for their review
will be charged a half hour of Extended Care. and signature.

Suspensions: The staff would like the campers to have the best experi-
If your child is picked up after 6:00 p.m., you will be
ence possible while participating in the program. The staff will use a car-
charged $2.00 per minute per child thereafter. (We do not ing and positive approach with regards to discipline. The staff will differ-
have the staff available after 6:00 p.m. to watch your entiate discipline and use corrective action (e.g., positive reinforcement,
child.) firm statements, and redirection) in working with the campers to use ap-
propriate and positive behavior while enrolled in our programs. Although
the staff is committed to correct inappropriate behavior, suspensions may
be necessary for repeat offenses or in the instance of a severe infraction.
Illness Swimming
Please, do not send your child to camp if he/she claims to Once again we will be returning to the Highland Heights
be sick. We will send him/her home if they are unable to Pool for swimming this year each day from 1:15 to 3:30 p.m.
participate in camp activities. Campers are not required to swim but they must come to the
pool with their group.
Accident Procedure
HH Pool has a baby pool, in addition to a large play area
In the case of a serious accident, we will call you immedi- containing play features with zero depth entry.
ately. Please be informed that if we cannot reach you, we
There are two water slides at the Community Center where
will contact the person that you have indicated on the
the children must be at least 48 tall to go down.
medical history form.
If a child is not tall enough for the slide they may take the
If necessary, emergency transportation will be conducted
swim test. The child must be able to swim two lengths of the
by a Rescue Squad to the nearest hospital. deep end in order to use be issued a pass for the water slides.
A copy of the accident report will be sent home with your This test is given by a lifeguard, but the camp counselor will
child. escort the child to take the test if desired. If you feel that your
child is a good enough swimmer and would like them to be
Liability tested please let their counselor know.

All medical forms should be accurate and up to date. All There will be a concession stand at the Pool. If you would like
special needs should be noted on these forms. The better to send your child with money to purchase a snack, please do
informed we are, the better we can care for your child. so. However, we are not responsible for their money. Please
put it in a safe place where your child will not lose it and
If there is any information changes during the course of please do not send an excessive amount of money ($2.00 -
the summer, it is the parents/guardians responsibility to $3.00 should be plenty for a snack).
call the summer camp office with the updated phone
If you have any restrictions you would like us to en-
numbers or changed information.
force with your child, please note it on the emergency
Medications are handled through the camp staff; Coordi- medical form and discuss it with your childs counse-
nator, Assistants and Head Counselors. We must have lors.
written permission from you enabling us to administer the
medication, along with the nature of the medication, the
route and amount to be administered as well as the time
in which it is to be taken. Please include any side effects
each medication may have.
Field Trips Important Drop Off / Pick Up Policy EARLY
On field trip days, your child will be Cars should enter the Highland Heights PICKUP
transported by Mayfield bus to the
Information parking lot at a reasonable speed and in
scheduled location. an orderly fashion.

Please pull into the large GRAVEL parking
Each group will divide the children We are asking
into small groups depending on the
Please be lot after passing the pool.
that if you need
age and needs of the children. sure your Everyone should form a single file line that
conforms with the parking lot around the to pick up your
child is at
All campers are required to wear cones. Please DO NOT get out of your cars child early, please
camp on to drop off or pick up your child if you are
the 2016 Camp T-shirt at all send a note in the
time on field in line.
times while on field trips. We will morning or text
not issue additional camp t-shirts for trip days. There will be cones set up for guidance as
to the traffic pattern in the gravel lot. the camp phone
campers on field trip days. The T- If you do not
Pick up will be in the large lot before com- prior to pick up.
shirts serve as an identifier to both the want your ing to the pool (where you would park for This allows us to
campers and the counselors.
child to go fields 2 and 3)
make arrange-
Guests can not join us on field trip on a partic-
days. We do not have the proper re-
You must exit the car for pick up at the ments and have
ular field end of the day.
leases or paper work for them. him/her ready to
trip, do not Each camper will need a dismissal form
leave when you
Lunches are carried individually by filled out prior to the first day of camp.
send them Counselors WILL ask for ID if they do not arrive.
the campers on field trip days. Lunch-
es should contain a drink and be to camp know the adult picking up your child.
A staff member
packed in a disposable bag. Please that day. Please make sure anyone on the dismissal
form is aware of our ID policy. will be stationed
do not send lunch boxes or plastic Please call
ware, these items are easily lost on Attendance at the pool en-
to let us trance if you
field trips.
know they Attendance is taken daily in each
group.
need to pick your
Money that is brought on field trips is
will not at- child up from the
the sole responsibility of each camper. If your child will be absent from camp,
The counselors are NOT responsible tend. pool. Please
PLEASE TEXT or CALL the camp
for any money that is brought that phone 216-319-0051. If we have not check in with
day. Please do not send your child received a call by 9:30am we will be them at the door.
with an excessive amount of money. contacting you.