TROOP NEWS: Week of 10/28/12

YES, there WILL be a Girl Scout meeting this Wednesday, October 31st.  
It has been brought to my attention that many other activities have been cancelled in light of it being Halloween.  I am aware of that, and understand the desire to get home early.  However, October 31st is also the birthday of Girl Scouts' Founder, Juliette Gordon Lowe.  We will be taking this opportunity to celebrate her birthday in true Girl Scout fashion.  We will sing Happy Birthday, as well as several Girl Scout songs.  We will try on our new Troop T-shirts, and take a group photo.  We will discuss our upcoming service projects and make plans for November activities.  I hope you can appreciate our mission and understand the importance of attendance this week.  <3

1.  Leader & Snack for this week: Madi Hope.  Remember to be able to explain why the snack is a healthy one, and earn Step #1 of the Cooking Snacks badge!

2.  T-shirts:  The girls tie-dyed last week and the shirts came out GREAT!  They will bring them home this week.  Now that EVERYONE will have at least one Girl Scout shirt, let's try to remember to wear Girl Scout attire for meetings and events- to make ourselves easily identifiable.  :)

3.  Shoebox project:  Each girl should be working to fill a shoebox with small gifts for a girl their age.  If filling a box on her own is going to be too much, we can partner up.  There is also a required $7 donation to accompany each box, for processing, shipping.  I have several shoe boxes, but feel free to use your own if you have one.  Boxes will be due at our 11/14 meeting.  Please visit this link for details.  WEBSITE

4.  Interfaith Hospitality Network meal project:  Our meeting on 11/14/12 will be held at the Hope's residence (on McDaniel Mill, directions will be given out at the meeting prior).  Girls will need to be picked up at school (or follow their usual dismissal procedure) and have transportation to the meeting.  Please let me know if this will be an issue.  We will be making Taco Soup to take to the church.  At this week's meeting (on 10/31) the girls will sign up for a can(s) to bring to this meeting- all of the cans together will create the soup.  There is a possibility of us staying to eat with the families at the church- we are just waiting on a few answers.  Please let me know if you/ your girl/ your family would like to attend, and if so how many- we will need to prepare the proper amount of soup!  :)  Please see this link if you'd like to know more about the program.  WEBSITE

5.  Girlapalooza is next Sunday, November 4th!  This has snuck up on me, and I assume the rest of you as well.  We only made enough through our fall fundraiser to cover ONE ticket, so if no one objects, I think we'll leave that money in the bank for now.  If you are interested in attending Girlapalooza at Six-Flags next Sunday, please let me know!!  Check out the WEBSITE for details.

6.  November-December events: We did not schedule an official November event, because we were under the assumption that the Gingerbread House Contest would be held again this year.  Well, I heard this week that it will not be happening this year- so at the moment, there is no official November event.  See events that we could attend below, and let me know if you/your girl(s) would be interested in attending any of them. :)  
GIRL SCOUTS OF ATLANTA EVENT CALENDAR

Nov. 3rd Girl Scout Badge workshop @ Zoo Atlanta  -Reg. Admission + $20
Nov. 4th Girlapalooza @ Six Flags  -$34.95
Nov. 10th &/or 17th Brownie Dance Badge workshop (in Atlanta)  -$8
Nov. 17th Scratch Animation workshop at GaTech (includes software)  -$30
Dec. 15th Lego STEM event (in Mableton) - Must be in 1:1 girl/adult pairs  -$20 per pair
*I'm still hunting down info on this year's Nutcracker performance.  :)

For the Girls!

A second page was added to the website, with lots of fun links for the girls!  Let them explore! :o)

TROOP NEWS: Week of 10/21/12

1. Snack & Leader for the week:   Amelia!
Remember- be ready to explain what makes it a healthy snack and you earn step of your "Cook: Snacks" badge! :)2. For the meeting this week: Girls need their notebooks, should wear Girl Scout gear if they have it, and should be ready for a messy craft project.  If you are able to contribute $2 for the troop t-shirts (that is this week's project), it would be greatly appreciated.  There will be an oral quiz on the Girl Scout Promise and Law on October 31st.  Girls should be practicing!   Daisies who can recite the promise from memory will earn their Daisy center.  :)

3.  Any ideas for what the girls can make for the dinner we will take to the Family Promise families on November 14th?  Again, we want it to be something  affordable that the girls can do primarily on their own, with minimal adult interference...  We will be serving 3-4 families.  Any and all suggestions would be helpful.

4.  Events this week:  Tuesday the 23rd is Girl Scout Skate Night at Romp N' Roll in Conyers.  $5 includes admission, skate rental, and use of play structure.   All proceeds go to Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta.  (Abby and I may not be at this event, but you are encouraged to attend if you are can!)

10.20.12 Corn Dawgs Outing

We had a great time!  Thanks for coming Abby, Amelia, Gabby, Rachel, Madilyn, & Faith!  :)  (If you click on the photos, you can see them at their original size.)  If you took pictures, I'd love to see/share them!  I didn't get one of EVERYONE, and would love to have one.  :) 

Upcoming Events

 

Saturday, October 20, 2012: Corn Dawgs @ 11am until ...
                955 Leone Avenue  Loganville, GA 30052                
                If there are 15+ of us, we can get the group discount ($11 instead of $12 ea.)
                *This was an activity we agreed upon as a troop.  It is on the calendar.



Tuesday, October 23, 2012: Girl Scout Skate Night 
       @ Romp 'N Roll 6:30-8:30
       3174 Salem Road Southeast  Conyers, GA 30013
       Cost is $5 for which admission, skate rental, and access to play structure.
       Proceeds go to Girl Scouts of Greater Atlanta



Saturday, November 10, 2012: Outdoor Day!  
                 @ Salem United Methodist Church 1-3pm
                 3962 Salem Road  Covington, GA 30016
                  $5 - must register by Nov. 1^st!  
                  cook on a fire, learn camp songs, play outdoor games and make crafts
                  adults learn about the 2013 summer day camp and registration 


                              Wednesday, November 14, 2012:  Cooking for "Family Promise" @ 3:30-5:00 
                       We will meet at the Hope's residence (see contact sheet)
                       girls will prepare a meal for the families staying at Rockdale Baptist
                       http://www.familypromiseofnewrock.org/ 
                       *This was an activity we agreed upon as a troop.  It is on the calendar.



                              Wednesday, December 5, 2012:  Christmas Caroling  
         @Azalea Gardens @ 3:30
          1358 Manchester Drive Northeast  Conyers, GA 30012 (near hospital)
          We will meet in the lobby and carol around the residence.
          Afterwards, we will have a short badge presentation.
          *This was an activity we agreed upon as a troop.  It is on the calendar. 

TROOP NEWS: Week of 10/14/12

I hope everyone had a wonderful break!

1.  Snack & Leader for the week: Carmina
     Remember- be ready to explain what makes it a healthy snack and you earn step of your "Cook: Snacks" badge!  :)

2.  For the meeting this week: Girls need their notebooks, should wear Girl Scout gear if they have it, and should bring empty TP rolls if you have them.

3.  If you have fundraiser orders/ money/ address books that have not been turned in- everything is entered and will be finalized as soon as I get confirmation from everyone that there's nothing left to turn in.  ;o)  Please let me know one way or the other.

4.  Event for next weekend: We've scheduled a group trip to Corn Dawgs on Saturday.  Cost will be $11 per person (provided we have at least 15 people attend, regular admission is $12).  Please let me know how many will attend in your party.  We will meet outside the front gate of Corn Dawgs at 11:00AM.  To get the group discount, we must arrive/enter together.

5.  Badges & Petals: Who's working on Brownie Badges and Daisy Petals?  We will be working on some during meetings as well, but make sure to let me know when you complete an activity (even just one "step"!) so we can mark it off in the log book!  :o) A few girls asked to borrow badge books over break- remember, you can always borrow a book- please just return it! 

6.  Service:  We will talk about our Operation Christmas Child project this week.  Just a reminder- each girl will fill a shoebox with items for a needy child.  Click here for a list of items to include.  

7.  Upcoming meetings:
10/24:  Leader/Snack is Amelia.  The girls will make troop t-shirts.  The girls will each need cardboard (flattened, empty cereal box- or something similar- should work).  We will be buying t-shirts from WalMart.  If you could send $3 for the shirt, it would be greatly appreciated (dues are still covering fees, badges, etc- no surplus yet!).
10/31: Leader/Snack is Madi.  Juliette Gordon Low was born on October 31st, so we will celebrate her birthday at our meeting that day.  Madi- let's see if we can come up with a festive AND healthy birthday snack.  :)

Meeting 10/03/2012: Recycling Craft & Girl Scout Bingo!

This week, the girls broke into two groups.  (Big thanks to Ms. Collinsworth & Mrs. Leigh for leading the Bingo group!)  One group used empty toilet paper rolls and leftover cupcake liners to make cute little Owls! The other group practiced their Girl Scout trivia by playing Bingo with facts and symbols.  Next week (10/17) they will switch activities... and the following week (10/24) will be T-SHIRT week!  :)