October 25th Meeting Notes and Announcements

Hi everyone!

Thanks for letting your girls be a part today.  We all had a lot of fun.

Our meeting had two themes:

1)  Birthdays!  Juliette "Daisy" Lowe, the founder of Girl Scouting, has her birthday October 31st.  To celebrate, we decorated a beautiful bottle to give as a birthday present to someone we love.  We also made a giant birthday card, showing her our favorite parts of being a Girl Scout.

2)  Making the World a Better Place.  Our pink Daisy Petal represents the Girl Scout's promise to "Make the World a Better Place."  We talked about, came up with ideas about, and drew pictures of what we could do to make the world a better place.  We also read and talked about a "Flower Friends" story where the Flower Friends worked on making the world a better place.  Finally we heard a story about Martin Luther King Jr. who definitely made the world a better place.

A couple announcements:

1)  I only have 5 Nut Order forms turned in.  They make great gifts, and are priced pretty reasonably--within the same ballpark similar products sell for at the grocery store--and these really do help the Troop out.  And of course, if you skip the Nut Sale, I'll really have to hound you when Cookie time rolls around! :)

2)  STEMfest special sessions seem to be filled up.  However, if you want to join us, everything else at Discovery World is wide open to Girl Scouts Friday and Saturday.  Admission is free for Scouts and their families, so come right along.  Parking might be tough, so carpooling is encouraged.

3)  I don't have Health Information/Emergency Contact Cards from some of you.  I'm going to the Girl Scout Headquarters tomorrow, and I'll pick some up.  I'll send them home with the girls who need them--so if you see a card in the BEE folder, please fill it out and send it back.  It's important for us to make sure we have information on record about allergies, emergency contacts, and the like.  We've not had any emergencies so far, and with any luck at all it'll stay that way forever, but "it's better to have it and not need it,", as they say.

Thanks again, and have a great weekend!

Aleks Skibicki

Great October everyone!

What a busy, but fun October!

The UWM Women's Soccer Girl Scout Day was great fun.  The weather was perfect, and even though our UWM Panthers didn't get the win, everyone had a lot of fun.

Just a few reminders:

1)  The first of our "Last Thursday" meetings is this Thursday (Oct. 25th) right after school, and goes to 5:00.  We'll be doing some painting, so dress appropriately.  

2)  Nut order forms are due October 26th.  Feel free to turn them in at the meeting on the 25th.  Bring in the permission slip too if you haven't filled it out yet.  

And, November dates to remember:

1)  Nov. 2nd and 3rd, STEMfest at Discovery World.  Science, Technology, Engineering and Math fest.  We'll go both days, but the programs repeat so pick one day to go.  You only need to be registered if you want to do any of the special programs there (squishy circuits, carbonation chemistry, the Tesla electric show).   Let me know which day you want to go, and which programs you want to register for and I'll get it all set for you.  The program times and descriptions are here:  https://www.gswise.org/events-and-activities/stemfest.aspx 

2)  Nov. 13th and 29th, November meetings.

3)  Nov. 16th, "Around the World" celebration at Highland View.  Not a Girl Scout Event per se, but it was a ton of fun last year, so keep it in mind this year!

4)  Nov. 15th, Milwaukee Holiday Lights Kick-Off.  A parent sent this idea over, and it looks like it would be great to do as a group:  City's largest holiday party with specialty acts, guest of honor Santa Claus who will lead the countdown. Then with a flip of the switch he'll light the night with thousands of lights and a thrilling fireworks display. Afterward, free Jingle Bus rides will take families past all the festive lights.  Thursday, Nov 15th, 5:45 pm  Intro  & 6:00 pm  Kick-off, Pere Marquette Park

Mid October Announcements

First of all, thanks to everyone that came out to the Jungle Explorer Night at the Domes.  It sure was fun.  It was cool to see another Girl Scout Troop there too!

Second, our next meeting will be Oct. 25th, the last Thursday this month.  Meetings go until 5:00, but if a girl needs to leave early, they certainly can!  It's going to be tough to top last month (making those happiness necklaces was a huge hit!) but I have some ideas!  We may do some painting, so keep that in mind when picking clothes for the day.

Third,  I sent Nut Sale information home with the girls on Friday.  If you didn't get it, let me know and I'll send out a new packet.  The important things to know right away are:

• Your girl must be registered to participate in the nut sale.
• You have to sign the permission form and get it back to me at some point.
• You don't need to collect money or pay for anything until the week after you pick up your order (Nov. 17th pickup).
• The timeline is Oct. 12--start selling.  Oct. 26--turn in forms.  Nov. 17th--pick up order.  Nov. 28th--money due.

Fourth, some shameless beggary: As far as I can see, no one has signed up to help out at the meeting on the 25th.  The Troop is big enough that I really need the extra hands, so if anyone at all can spend the time after school that Thursday to help out, I would really really REALLY appreciate it.

Fifth, I still have some tickets available for the UWM Women's Soccer Team Girl Scout Day.  $3.00 gets the ticket, a patch, a hot dog, and soda.  The game is this Sunday (21st) at 1:00 at UWM's, Engelmann field.  If you're interested, let me know.  If your girl needs a ride, or just wants to go with the group, let me know too and we can totally arrange it!  

Sixth, don't forget the Halloween Haunt this Friday.  If you are using the tickets I got, remember to show up at 7:00 to watch the magician while we wait for our walk at 7:33.  Speaking of that, one parent doesn't need her ticket, so if you know someone that wants to join in, I have a spare!

A BUSY October!

Just the quick list of upcoming events:

October 9th  Our first "Second Tuesday" meeting

After school, we’ll meet in our usual meeting room—Mrs. Bushman’s classroom #103. We’ll have a story, snack, and make magic necklaces.  As usual, the permission slip is at the bottom to let me walk your girls over after school.

October 12th  Jungle Exploration Night at the Domes

6:30 Friday Oct. 12th, explore the rainforest dome with just your flashlight.  Learn about the resources of the rainforest, and even make a sundae with ingredients from the jungle!  $5 for kids, $6.50 for adults. As always, if someone needs a ride, or wants to carpool, let me know!

http://county.milwaukee.gov/RainforestNight13118.htm

Also October 12th  The Girl Scout Nut Sale Starts

The Girl Scout Nut sale starts the 12th.  I'll give out packets at the meeting.  If you have any questions, ask!

October 13th  The Park Clean Up

This Saturday, since there’s no Soccer Game, we’ll be meeting up at 1:00 at the playground at Scout Lake Park to do  the clean-up the girls planned.  I have rubber gloves and plastic bags.  Come dressed appropriately, and we can play on the playground afterwards! 

October 18th  Marquette Women's Soccer Girl Scout Clinic

The MU Women’s soccer team is hosting a clinic for Girl Scouts on Oct. 18th.  I emailed registration forms and will have some at the meeting.  I’ll be taking them in the Wednesday after the meeting, so get them back to me at the meeting or fill one in there.  It’s $10 and you get a  ticket to the game on the 20th, a t-shirt, and a snack, as well as the clinic itself.

October 19th  Halloween Haunted walk at the Wehr nature center!

The Halloween Haunt walk the Wehr center comes HIGHLY recommended.  We have a lot of families going on walks between 6:50 and 7:30 on Friday Oct. 19th if you want to join in, and don’t have tickets yet, make sure you get them before they’re sold out!  ($7). 

http://county.milwaukee.gov/HaloweenHaunts11368.htm 

October 21st  Girl Scout Day with UWM Women's soccer

Girl Scout Day at UWM Women’s Soccer!  Game is 1:00 at Engelmann Field at UWM.  $3.00 gets a hot dog, soda, ticket, and patch!  (Or Everything but the patch for parents and siblings.) 

October 25th  Our "Last Thursday" meeting for October

That’ll be our first “Last Thursday” meeting.  After school, we’ll meet in our usual meeting room—Mrs. Bushman’s classroom #103. 

September Meeting Recap and Announcements

Hello again!

We had a great September meeting!

We:

Chose a troop name (Rock Star Girls)
Made up a troop cheer
Started planning our park clean-up
Made posters for our park clean-up

Everyone seemed to have a good time, and are excited about our next meeting.

Announcements for parents:

#1) Since we started planning our park clean-up, we'll have to pick a time for it. It turns out there's no soccer game on the 13th, so I think that makes it a great day for the park clean-up.  We can roll the time a bit earlier, to 1:00, and with luck have some great sun and weather!

#2) Thanks to everyone who has signed up to be a helper volunteer or a snack helper this year! I really appreciate it. If you're still interested, I think there are snack spots open on the sign up page that's linked to the website. ( http://www.greendaledaisies.blogspot.com )

#3) Remember our next meeting is the second Tuesday of October, which is next Tuesday! As always, I'll send home a sheet on Monday.

Thanks, and see you soon!

Aleks