Girl Scouts: That was fun--and a couple other things

Hello!

That was a great meeting!

We're focusing on using stories to show how people (even young people) can make a changes in the world.  The girls all spent some time thinking about issues in their home, school, community, and globe, about which they can make positive changes.  

We also talked about how puppets and dolls have been used throughout history and around the world to tell stories and deliver lessons.  As part of the meeting the girls made corn husk dolls, and as homework, it would be great if they could think about (they don't actually have to do a show) creating a puppet show about how a girl can make a positive change on an issue they see.

And speaking of changes!

First:  Make sure the girls wash their hands well after playing with their corn husk dolls.  They were made by a company that also dries peppers.  If a girl is very sensitive to peppers it could cause her to feel itchy.  

Second:  Some teachers have asked (and I think it would help too) that if girls are scheduled to go to scouts that you write something about it in their agenda.  I send attendance lists to teachers that I draw from the sign up genius lists, so they have it in email, but it would be nice for everyone to have a backup.  

That way if a girl thinks they should be at scouts, but really shouldn't, or if they weren't on the signup list, but you'd like them to go to the meeting, or if I misread an attendance list, we'll have a final authority to appeal to.  I realize I didn't send a reminder email with who was signed up on the SignUp Genius list, relying on the automatic SignUp Reminder to do the job.  I'll go back to personally sending out a list before each meeting of who I'm expecting.  If your scout's name isn't on the list but you are sending her, you can let me know then!

Thanks a million!

Aleks