Girl Scouts: Meeting Attendance List Feb. 27th

Ok,

Here's my list for the meeting tomorrow.  Is there anyone else I should expect?

From College Park:

Maya 

Bryn 

Olivia

Alexis  

Lauren

Esabella

From Highland View:

Kennedy

Samantha  

Liliana

Adriana 

Abby

Gretta

Caiya

Xiomara

Sara

Girl Scouts: Meeting Thursday For Scouts Who Missed February 6th

Hello again!

Just a reminder that girls who didn't attend the 2/6 meeting have their February meeting coming up this Thursday 2/27.  

We'll be finishing up getting our cooking badge by playing some cooking and food related games.

If your scout is coming this Thursday, but not on the list let me know.  You can do it by email, or at the SignUpGenius page here:

http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AD22A13-february2

Thanks a million,

Aleks

Girl Scouts: One more call for World Thinking Day Tomorrow

Hello again!

This Friday, the 21st, there's a Girl Scout World Thinking Day event being held at Whitnall Middle School From 6-8PM. Several High School Troops from the area each took a culture from around the world, studied a celebration from that culture and put together a game that's associated with it.  

It includes all the activities, a snack, and the 2014 World Thinking day Patch.

We were able to get 12 spots for girls to attend, so if you're interested in going, let me know and I'll get you on the list!  If your scout needs a ride, let me know and I can arrange that too.

Aleks

P.S. Don't forget to vote tomorrow!

P.S.  Don't forget to vote tomorrow.  (Tuesday 2/18) There hasn't been a lot of press, but 2 seats on the Greendale Village Board are being contested this year.  There are 7 people running in the primary, so this is one of those times where your vote has a real chance to make a difference.  

Girl Scouts: Some Summer Fun!

Hello again everyone!

Because our troop increased in size this year, we're able to register for a special trip by Girl Scouts.  Here are the details, does it sound like something a lot of folks would be interested in? And if you're getting this email, as always, you're a part of the troop, so I'd like to hear from you!

Saturday, June 14^th.

Visit the Wisconsin Dells and enjoy a day of splash-tastic fun in America's Largest Water Park. Includes bus transportation, admission to waterpark and lunch (hotdog, chips and soda).

Bus stops will be at park and ride lots throughout Southeastern Wisconsin.

Arrival at Noah's Ark 10:00 a.m..; Departure- 5:00 p.m. A bus schedule, including pick-up and drop-off times, will be sent to you in your event confirmation. 

(Bus space is limited, we ask that troops only register the required number of adults to meet Safety-Wiseratios. No Tagalongs.) (Tagalongs are non-girl scout friends/siblings)

Girl Scouts: World Thinking Day This Friday (2/21)

Hi again!

I hope you all had a great weekend.

This Friday, the 21st, there's a Girl Scout World Thinking Day event being held at Whitnall Middle School From 6-8PM. Several High School Troops from the area each took a culture from around the world, studied a celebration from that culture and put together a game that's associated with it.  

We were able to get 12 spots for girls to attend, so if you're interested in going, let me know and I'll get you on the list!  If your scout needs a ride, let me know and I can arrange that too.

Aleks

Girl Scouts: "Only our troop" means everyone getting this!

Just a quick clarification in case anyone felt left out!

In the last email, when I said "ONLY OUR TROOP" I meant everyone who participates with our troop--regardless of grade or school. I just wanted folks to know that it's not like the September camp with 20 different troops participating in a big group outing.

So if you got that email, you're invited!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Save the Date! Summer Troop 8035 Camp Jamboree!

Hello,

After hearing back that no one minded switching our winter campout to June, that's exactly what I did!

We're in Ross Lodge the weekend of June 6-8th (Friday through Sunday).  We check in at 3:00 on Friday and Check out 11:00 on Sunday. What we'll do is have the girls choose between staying overnight Friday->Saturday or Saturday ->Sunday, and have the bulk of our activities on Saturday. 

Your scout can choose to camp After School Friday->Whenever she wants to go home Saturday Night or

10:00AM Saturday through 11:00AM Sunday.

Unlike the September campout, This will be ONLY OUR TROOP.   We'll do a lot of fun things from crafts and games, to hikes, and maybe geocaching.  We'll learn to build our own campground ovens and hobo-stoves, and generally make some great memories. 

So, I'll get a SignUp Genius online soon.  But start thinking about saving the date you prefer!  Remember, no charge for our troop campout, though when the dates gets closer I will put up a SignUp Genius for supplies if you want to help bring something.

Aleks

Girl Scout Cookie Booth Tomorrow at Greendale High School

Hello everyone!

Just a quick request on the GHS Basketball Game Cookie Booth tomorrow--so far Kayla's the only girl signed up.  If no one else does, we may have to cancel it.  Because of scheduling issues, I have to leave it for at least a little while around 4:20-4:40 (to get Evie from Mad Science) and then again sometime between 6:30 and 8:30 to attend a Board of Trustees candidate forum to ask them about issues our PTO is working on (getting elections out of our schools.)

Can anyone else do it?  It's not the end of the world if you can't.  Missing one cookie booth won't break us.  If someone could at least come sometime between 6:30-8:30 so I don't have to leave it unattended, that would cover it well.  Starting a little after the Freshman game starts probably wouldn't make a difference, so if I have to start after getting Evie from Mad Science that's ok too.

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Patches and Summer Camp and our Troop Campout

Hello again (today)!

Three quick announcements:

1)  I dropped off Ice Fishing (Winter Fun) badges at school today.  So keep an eye open for those coming home.  I also realized I have a solid pile of parade patches from summertime to pass out, but don't entirely remember who marched with us.  So, if you were in either of the parades, let me know and I'll get the "Girl Scouts on Parade" patch over to you too.

2)  Don't forget to register quickly if you want your scout to go to one of the GS Summer Camps (day camp or overnight).  A couple girls went last year and had amazing times.  registration started Feb. 3rd, and they do fill up fast.  You should have received camp brochures in the mail back in January.  If you need one, let me know and I can grab some when I go to the GS store,

3)  Based on the winter we're having, and conversations I've had with a couple families, I'm thinking of moving our troop's Winter Campout to a Spring/Summer Campout instead.  Would anyone object if we moved it over to June, instead of scheduling it in February/March? 

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Bucks Game Last Call

Hello again,

I'm ordering up the tickets for the Bucks game today.  

There are only 4 families who've said they're interested in going, but that'll still be a-ok to go as a group.  The general feeling was to get lower-level tickets, as long as they're 2-for-1 ($38 for 2 tickets).  So how many folks are coming with, and, as long as we're about it, will anyone need rides/etc.?  And, since we'll call it a troop outing, and there's a patch involved, if you want the troop to cover the cost, let me know.

I went on the site today just to get a feel for where we can be, and it's pretty good seats--they're seats that are normally $50.60 per seat, but are $19/seat ($38 for 2).

Here's who I have interested so far:

Kayla

Maya

Olivia

Evie

Thanks!  

Aleks

Girl Scouts: News News News! Read All About It!

Hello everyone!

A lot of news for you all:

1)  First, I am so sorry!  I forgot to give huge thank-you's to all the parents that helped with our meeting on Thursday.  I couldn't have done it without them, so a big "Thanks!" goes out to Kayla's mom, Kahlen's mom, Kendra's mom, and Teagan's mom.  You are amazing!

2)  Ice fishing was pretty amazing too.  We have a lot of up-and-coming fisherwomen in our troop.  Our troop caught at least 4 fish, including Maya's catch--the largest park-caught perch I've ever seen.  More importantly, I think I'm just as happy with what we didn't catch--colds!

3)  I've set us up a few more cookie booths at Greendale High School home basketball games coming up.  They're on 2/11 (boys), 2/18 (girls), and 2/20 (boys).  The first game of the night (freshman) starts at 4:15, JV at 5:45, and the last (varsity) starts at 7:30.  I'll get a signup genius page up for those ASAP, so look for it to come. 

Have a good night!

Aleks  

Girl Scouts: Bucks basketball update

Hello!

Ok, I've mentioned the Bucks game a couple times.  So far there's not a lot of interest, but enough to put a small group together.  I've heard from:

Maya

Olivia

Sara

Kayla

as interested in going.  

Evie and I could go too, bringing it up to 5 of of the scouts.

Anyone else?

Do we want to go as a group?  If we do, $19 for upper level 2-for-1 tickets, or $38 for lower level 2-for-1 tickets?  And of the folks going, let me know if you want to work out ridesharing or if you'd like the troop to cover the tickets.  Once we decide, I'll get our ticket order in and we'll be all set!

See some of you tomorrow ice fishing!  Dress warm!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Great Meeting! (But there's some homework!)

Hi again,

That was a great meeting!  I think the girls have totally earned their cooking badge, so I'll get them tomorrow when I stop by the GS Store to pick up ice fishing badges. (Anyone else going?  No need to bring gear--just show up at Scout Lake Park dressed for the weather.)

We had a lot of fun.  First we played a game to see who has tried the most different kinds of food.  It was neat to hear how many different kinds off food the girls have tried!

Then we moved on to "Chopped!  Brownie Style!"  For anyone not fans of the cooking TV show, contestants are given secret ingredients, and then told to make a dish out of them.  Our girls split into three groups, and each group had to make their own dish using bananas, yogurt, and graham crackers.  They had spoons, knives, cups, bags, plates, and their imaginations to work with, and they came up with some great dishes.  Ask your scout what she invented--if she's willing to make it for you, you'll be in for a treat!

Finally, while eating our inventions, we talked a little bit about foods we've tried that may have been a little "different" but that we enjoyed anyways.  Did you know we have girls that have eaten all sorts of things--from octopuses to frogs to bugs!  After talking about that we watched a few minutes of a special Children's episode of "Bizarre Foods with Andrew Zimmern" about some of the things other kids eat that we might think are strange, and things we eat every day that other kids might think are strange.

I forgot to give them their homework, so here it is:

Their job is to keep trying new foods until they find something they like that  they've never tried before; then either write about the experience or try to remember it to share at the next meeting.

It was a great time--and if your scout is coming to the Feb 27th meeting--don't give away the spoilers! 

Thanks for being a part of scouting,

Aleks Skibicki

Girl Scouts: Just a couple important notes

Hello again!

I'm excited to get back into town tomorrow evening and get back into scouting!  I just had a couple quick things I had to run by everyone:

1)  The Father-Daughter Dance has relocated.  It's still Feb 9th 4-6PM, but instead of the Greenfield Community Center, it's in the Greenfield High School  cafeteria.  Everything else is the same.

2)  I hope everyone's signed up for the February meeting of their choice ( http://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AD22A13-february2 )  Since I'll only be able to pick up the permission slips on Thursday morning, it's really nice to have the extra time Wednesday night to get things ready.

3)  I don't think we talked about times for Ice Fishing on Saturday.  From what I've heard so far, it sounds like the best time is to get there for the noon clinic start-up.  Will that work for scouts that are interested?  

4)  I didn't hear much back at all about the Bucks game ( http://greendaledaisies.blogspot.com/2014/01/girl-scouts-ps-one-more-thing.html ) Should I assume there's no real interest?  If anyone wants to go on their own, that's super-OK!  You still would get the BOGO tickets.  You should be able to print the flyer from that site, but if you want a new one emailed to you I can do that too.

5)  Most important!  It turns out Kathleen has to work on Thursday, so I may be all alone for the scout meeting.  If anyone's able to come by for the meeting and lend a hand, I'd really really appreciate it.  Sorry for the late notice, it was unexpected for me too!

See you soon!

Aleks Skibicki