Girl Scouts: Meeting recap!

Hi everyone!

We had a lot of fun yesterday getting rolling on our MEdia Journey work.

As usual, we started with a snack yesterday we did some cookie decorating, and followed up with a little discussion of how media influences how we think of the world around us.  To get a fun feeling for how we're influenced by media, we played a game of "Brand Boggle" where the girls all raced to see who could name the most brand names in certain categories (foods, drinks, technology, etc.)  The girls could see how the media they paid the most attention to affected how much advertising and branding they were exposed to in those areas.

After that we moved on a to second snack, our traditional Caramel Apple Buffet and created some pretty crazy caramel apple concoctions.  While eating our apples, we talked more about advertising and some of the techniques that companies use to manipulate you into buying their products.  The girls had a lot of ideas, and there are definitely more tricky advertising techniques today than there were when I was young!

To get a feel for detecting these techniques in real life, the girls split into groups and each group made a commercial using as many of those advertising tricks as possible while the other girls watched and tried to figure out what techniques they were using.  Ask the girls about their product--some of them got a little crazy!

Finally, we closed up with a discussion about the positive roles of media around us and shared examples of how we have been inspired by media, or uplifted by something we've seen, read, or listened to.  

There were a few minutes left, so we took that time to brainstorm ideas for a movie the girls could make about a social issue which they could get shown for a world premier at Ferch's later this year.  Soon I'll put up a Google form with the various ideas and spaces for the girls to put support for their ideas and vote for their favorites so keep an eye out for that.

That was all for October!  Happy Scouting!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Reminder--Meeting Wednesday Room 149 after school until 5:00

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder that we have a scout meeting after school Wednesday.  We'll start working on our MEdia Journey project, have a snack, and maybe do something Halloween-ey or fun too.  This is an action meeting, so we're scheduled until 5:00.

See you there!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Bench/Sign Ribbon Cutting OCTOBER 28th 3:00PM Greendale Health Department

Hi everyone,

The Greendale Health Departmetn wants to celebrate the official "open for business" on our troop's signs, benches, and the brochure (published any day now) on 10/28 right after school.

They're inviting village representatives, and representatives from the AARP, and I'll invite representatives from Girl Scouts.  There'll be snacks too!

It shouldn't take a lot of time, but we may make a trip out to visit one of the benches/signs--probably the one in the attached picture.  But I believe the plan is to start at the health department (in the CLC behind the library).

Girl Scouts: Missing anyone for Saturday?

Hi everyone!

Here's my list for Saturday.  Am I missing anyone?

Evie + 2 

Colette + 2 

Katie

Teagan

Ellen

Carrie

Eva + 1

Meet at our house at 5:00, back home 10:00-ish (we'll text when we're on our way.)  Our family schedule is cutting it pretty tight getting to our house at 5:00--Evie's second soccer game ends at 4:30 at Grant Park so we're going as fast as we can.  If for some reason we're not there right at 5:00, assume we're just a couple minutes away and will be pulling up any second!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Productive time! Fun Meeting on Monday

Hi everyone,

Just a quick recap of Monday:

We started by eating pizza and getting a jump on monthly activities throughout the year.  They're subject to some variability depending on how schedules go (except for doing a dance class in May--we promised Kendra that stays on the list no matter what!)

Here's what the girls are hoping to as activities in addition to our regular meetings:

October:  Legends and Lore at Old World Wisconsin

November:  Volunteer on a day off at Trickle Bee, a "pay what you can" restaurant dedicated to helping everyone enjoy a good meal, regardless of their ability to pay.

December:  Visit Discovery World

January:  Museum Overnight Adventure

February:  Crime Scene Investigators Girl Scout Event

March:  Program Assistant Core Training

April:  Pool Party at GHS Pool

May:  Dance Class at Danceworks

After that we took to the trails and found one of the benches that we got installed and put up two more of our directional signs at trail crossroads; they look great!  And then as you know, we hurried back to GMS just a little late--sorry again!

Girl Scouts: Meeting rescheduled to MONDAY 10/14

Hi everyone!

The GMS office was able and willing to move our cancelled Friday meeting to Monday (I hope everyone enjoyed the dance!) so the official new plan is:

Monday 10/14 Room 149 3:00-4:30PM

We'll do some planning, and then we'll also put up some more (maybe all) of the silver project signposts that are left.  The girls got a couple practice signposts put up on Thusday to see how to do it, and even had time for one official one too!  (Pics attached)

In other good news, the project is going to be featured in the "Life in the Village" magazine in November with a full page (maybe 2) spread!

Woohoo!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: URGENT SCHEDULE CHANGE!

Hi everyone!

No meeting Friday!

I can't believe I didn't notice I was double booking our scout meeting with the Student Council Dance.  (Neither did the office though, so I don't feel too bad!)

Anyways, our Friday meeting will NOT be Friday.  I'm asking the school to move it to Monday, and will let you know as soon as I hear anything.

I WOULD still like to get some scouts together Thursday for a sign-planting-practice and photo-op.  Is anyone available after school for about an hour?

Thanks, and sorry for the rescheduling!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Reminder and an Extra

Hi everyone!

3 things:

1)  Just a reminder that our first meeting for 2019-2020 is Friday 10/11.  It's a "planning" meeting so it's right after school until 4:30.  IF the weather is nice, we will also go outside and put in some of the walkway directional signs for our silver project that just arrived at the Health Department!  (They look awesome!!!  Nice job design girls!)

2)  Speaking of that, since the weather might be rough Friday, I would like to get a couple girls out after school on Thursday (tomorrow) to practice installing signposts, and get some pictures to use for the Life in the Village Magazine that will be featuring this project in its November issue!  Would any girls be available for an hour-ish right after school?

3)  If you plan on joining us at Old World Wisconsin on 10/19 for the "Legends and Lore" Halloween event, please let me know if your scout is coming solo and needs a ride, or if you're coming with family and if so, how many?  I'll pre-order tickets to save some time and just need to know how many.

Thanks!

Aleks

Just a quick look at the walking path map the girls put together at the campout!

Hi everyone,

We just got the draft back from the map company showing the final result of the girls work at the campout this year measuring walking loops and distances.

This is one side of the brochure, the other side has information about the benefits of walking, etc. that some of the girls put together earlier in the year.

This looked really good, so I figured I'd show it to you right away!

Aleks