Zoals ik al eerder schreef is het thema van dit jaar het Wilde Westen. Zoals altijd wilde Joram niet verkleed naar De Beuk en ging dus in zijn gewone kloffie. Toch waren er heel veel verklede kinderen. Als eerste mogen de kinderen altijd hun eigen onderkomen bouwen voor de week en in dit geval was dat ook in het thema: Joram en zijn groepsgenoten wonen de hele week in de paardenstal!
Een van de dingen die voor Joram altijd heel belangrijk is: Wie zitten er bij mij in de groep? Eigenlijk moet dat helemaal niet zo heelbelangrijk zijn want van de 100 kinderen die er meegaan kent hij er zeker 80. Maar zoals er zoveel dingen geheim blijven rondom de Beukweek: de groepsindeling ook. Maar gelukkig gaat dat natuurlijk ook goed en zit hij bij Merel, Tess, Nienke, Loek, Madelon en Paula in de groep. Allemaal kinderen uit zijn klas. Daarnaast kent hij alle andere kinderen in de groep ook. Wat een zorgen om niets! Ieder jaar is er ook weer een lied in het thema: Dit jaar dus het Westernlied. Ze zullen het de hele week zingen en daarna net zo lang totdat alle ouders er gek van worden!
Today was the start of probably the best week of summer vacation for Joram: De Beukweek (childrens vacation week). Last year he went for the first time so he did know how it would work but he was still nervous this morning (to be honest: His nerves started yesterday). Five whole days without his parents. The parents bring their children to 't Oude Raadhuis' (our former city hall) where they are been picked up by the people of De Beuk and then go to Het Wasven (green monumental area in our neighbourhood) where all the activities take place. The parents are not allowed to see any of the activities nor visiting their children at the site. Thursday night is the first time when parents are allowed on the sight when they pick up their children after their evening full of events and thne on Friday when parents pick up their children and see the closing ceremony. Other than that: I have no clue, we have to wait until the DVD with pictures arrives. O, I wish I could take a little peek here and there.
As I have written before: This years theme is The Wild West and children can come all dressed up. As usual Joram did not want to get dressed up and went in his regular clothes. Though there were lots of children who were dressed up to the nines. The first thing thechildren have to do when they arrive at the site is build their own 'house' where they will be 'living' the whole week. As as it should be: The houses are also in the theme: Joram and his group mates are in The Stables this year.
One very important thing for Joram is to know who wil be in his group during the week. But, together with lots of other things, that is a secret until the week finally starts. But that always turns out well and Joram is in a group with Merel, Tess, Nienke, Loek, Paula en Madelon. All kids from his class. And he knows all the other ones in his group too. A big fuss over a very small issue. Every year they have a song in the annual theme: So this year there's the Western song. They will be singing it the whole week and even more after that until it will drive their parents crazy!