Girl Scouts: Raingutter Regatta clarifications!

Hi everyone!

Just a couple quick clarifications on the raingutter regatta for 11/23:

Everyone getting this email can participate!  I said "Highland View Scouts" but that includes our whole troop, no matter what school you actually  go to!

The boat kits are $6.00, and Caroline Roberts the 1st grade troop leader will buy them all for us next week so I can get them to any participating scouts by next Friday.  I just need to give her a number by Monday.

I hope that clears things up!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Return of the Boy Scout vs. Girl Scout Raingutter Regatta!

Announcing the

SECOND ANNUAL

BOY SCOUTS VS. GIRL SCOUTS

RAINGUTTER REGATTA

November 23rd from 6:00-8:00 in the Highland View Gym, the Girl Scouts will take on the Cub Scouts in a race for the ages.  

What's a "Raingutter Regatta?"  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raingutter_regatta

I have to get numbers of interested girls to Mrs. Roberts to buy boats by November 2nd.  Boat kits are $6.00, so let's represent the girls!

The boats require minimal preparation, and the girls should have fun decorating them however they like.  This year, there'll be 4 racing lanes, so everyone can get a couple runs, and a contest for "best decorated" boat.  Patches for everyone will be provided, and the top boy and girl racers will get trophies!

Happy Scouting!

Aleks Skibicki

Girl Scouts: UWM Volleyball Saturday itinerary

Hi (again!)

Just a quick intinerary for Saturday.

The game starts at UWM at the Klotsche Center at 4:00, so we'll meet up at our house at 3:15 to get driving at 3:30.  I'm not entirely sure how long a college-level women's volleyball game takes, nor how long the post-game activity for the girls will be, but if we assume that we'll be leaving around 6:00, we should be back at our house at 6:30. 

Make sure you send emergency contact information with your scout.  You shouldn't need any extra money, since the $3 included the ticket, hot dog, soda, and patch.

Here's who I'm expecting at our house 3:15, (and the only people who'll have tickets!)  :

Driving with the Skibicki's:

Lauren P.

Alison D.

Evie S.

Makenzie S.

Megha M.

Aleks S

Kathleen S.

Driving with the Persike;s

Kendra P.

Skye P.

Michelle P.

See you Saturday!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Meeting at College Park today--attendance list and reminder

Hi everyone,

Just a quick reminder for everyone who signed up at the meeting at College Park today:

IF YOUR SCOUT IS A STUDENT AT COLLEGE PARK, AND IS GOING DIRECTLY TO SCOUTS AFTER SCHOOL, MAKE SURE THE SCHOOL/TEACHER KNOWS!

Here's who I'm expecting:

Bryn R.

Maya H.

Alexis B. 

Olivia K.

Megha M. 

Lauren P. 

Lara E. 

Hannah S. 

Sophia V. 

Ashlee F. 

Grace U.

Jane U.

Dea S. 

Jesialis P. 

Carrie J. 

Madison M. 

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Craft Update!

Hello!

As of 5 minutes ago, the envelopes with the bigger safety pins and direction sheets are in teachers' mailboxes.

Happy crafting!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Craft corrections!

Hello everyone!

It was a fun meeting today--thanks to Ms. Erica, Ms. Kathleen, and Ms. Kelly!  There was one misstep though:  the safety pins I brought to the meeting for the craft (a beaded pumpkin pin) were too small!

Every girl brought home a handful of what must have looked like safety pins with randomly arranged beads on them.   However, if you hang those pins in the right order from another safety pin, they'll make a cute pumpkin face.  

For the girls at the meeting today, expect to get an envelope home from school tomorrow with 2 things in it:  

1)  a larger safety pin, and

2)  a sheet showing the proper order of the beaded pins.  

In the end, the pin should look like this:

Happy weekend!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: October 17th Old World Wisconsin Halloween Event

Hello everyone!

Just some itinerary information for the 10/17 Old World Wisconsin Legends and Lore event.

1)  Plan on meeting up at our house between 4:00-4:15 so we can get on the road by 4:30. (That's both if you need a ride, and if you have any space available in your car.)

2)  We have enough car spaces available for folks who already told me they need rides, but there will be a lot of us, so if you have a seat in your vehicle, meet up at our house--we'd appreciate being able to spread the girls out a little more.

3)  While it sounds like a long time, there's a ton to do at OWW.  I don't expect we'll be getting out of there until pretty close to the end time of 9:00, so expect us to arrive back in Greendale between 9:30 and 9:45.

4)  There will be food available for purchase there, so you can plan on having dinner there.  If your scout is riding up with someone else, please send some money for something to eat--we may split into smaller groups to help us not have to wait in the same long lines, and it'll be handy if the girls have their own money for food.  If I remember right from years past, $5-$10 should be MORE than enough.  

5)  I have enough coupons for everyone to get the $2 admission discount, so kids 5-17 will be $5, adults will be $8, and under 5 year olds will be free.

If you haven't told me you wanted to go yet, there's no registration necessary, but you may need to drive your scout there--car space is limited.

ALSO:  There are scout meetings coming up the next two weeks.  Make sure, as always, to have your scout's agenda marked or have some other note to the teacher saying when they're going to scouts instead of home after school.

Thanks!

See you all soon,

Aleks

Girl Scouts: October Meeting, Events, and Rides

Hello Girl Scouts!

Welcome to October!  We have a fun month in store.  

First, we have our regularly scheduled meetings:

October 15th, or 21st at highland View or October 22nd at College Park.  For those of you new to the group, we repeat the same meeting three times because we have so many girls in the troop.  You can pick whichever one you want to go to.  We cap each meeting at 15 girls initially, but when a parent signs up to help, we can expand the numbers.  IF you know you can't help and really have to have a specific meeting date, sign up fast!  For safety (and sanity) reasons we have to stay at a certain girl to adult ratio.

Here's the link to sign up for the meeting you want:

www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AD22A13-october1

Second, we have our second annual scout trip to the Spooky Old World Wisconsin Halloween Event.

So far I have 16 Scouts interested in going.  I already have transportation for 8 of them, so I'll need a few more seats to open up!  Who can help drive?  If you're not on the list--no problem, there's no deadline for this one (except if your scout will need a ride, then someone has to know ahead of time!)  Also, this is one event that siblings are welcome to attend if they want.    Admission is:  Adults $10, children 5-17 $7, children 4 and under free (best enjoyed by children 8 and older).  I have coupons for $2 off for everyone though, bringing it down to $8 for adults and $5 for 5-17 year olds.

Here's who I have signed up to go:

Adrhia F.

Ashlee F.

Teagan A.(?)

Lauren P. PD

Lillian U.

Olivia Kr.

Alison D.

Maya H.

Evie S.

Alison D.

Aria K.

Kahlen W.

Dea S.

Portia P.

Alexis B.

Megha M.

Third, there's the UWM Women's Volleyball game on 10/24 at 4:00 at UWM.  $3 gets you a ticket, patch, hot dog, and soda.  I only have Evie and Lauren as interested so far.  Anyone else?

Thanks!  And happy scouting!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Last call for the 5 events I listed last email!

Last call for me to get your scout registered for these events:  (The list of scouts I have listed as attending is at the end of the email--if you want to go, check to make sure you're on it!  Also, if you can help drive or chaperone, let me know.  We'll definitely need drivers for some of these events already!)

1)  STEM Fest at Discovery World 5:00-8:00 November 6th.  Many STEM related activities, including make-your-own-salon products!  (As well as many other topics from the environment, to water science, to robotics, and beyond!)  $5 per scout, since we'll register for one of the two labs available.  (Make your own sugar scrub, or up-cycle a flower vase.)

2)  November 13 Junior Detectives Badge at Discovery World 6:00-8:00PM  $12/Scout  Discovery World Museum

A crime has been committed at Discovery World and we need your help to figure out who did it! Become a detective as you learn how to decode messages, identify fingerprints, and use microscopes to analyze hair samples left at the scene. Gather evidence from the crime scene and see if you can solve the mystery!

3)  January  13 or 20 WI Humane Society Program 6:00-7:45PM  $7/Scout, $4/adult

Wisconsin Humane Society Milwaukee Branch  Go behind the scenes at the Humane Society of Wisconsin.  Interact with cats and kittens, and make a cat toy to take home.  Learn about dogs and dog training in "Dog Town!"

4)  February  26-27 Playing the Past Overnight Event 6:30PM 2/26-9:00AM 2/27  $25/Scout, $10/Adult

Kenosha Civil War Museum  Spend the night during the Civil War era! "Meet" women from the Civil War era, play games, make and eat food, and create jewelry.  The overnight includes a living history event that the girls bring to life! An evening snack and Saturday morning breakfast are included.

5)  April  17 Little House on the Prairie 1:00-4:00 PM

$16/Scout, $5/Adult  Old World Wisconsin

We bring the Little House on the Prairie books to life! Experience life like Laura or Almanzo Wilder. Explore a log cabin like the one that Laura and her family lived in. Help make and taste butter and cornbread like Laura and Mary made. Make a craft from one of Laura's books and play games that Laura and Almanzo played.

FINALLY, The October 17th Halloween Legends and Lore event at Old World Wisconsin is coming up really quickly.  I'll get the coupons for the discounted tickets.  I know the girls that went liked it a lot last year!  If your scout needs a ride, let me know and we can arrange carpools!  Details:  October 17  Old World Wisconsin Legends and Lore 5:30PM-9:00PM

Adults $10, children 5-17 $7, children 4 and under free (best enjoyed by children 8 and older). Admission Special: Visit any WaterStone Bank branch to get a $2 off per admission coupon.

Here's who I'm expecting:

1) STEM Fest 11/6

Jesi

Adrhia

Lilian U.

Lauren

Olivia Kr.

Alison

Evie

2)  Jr. Detectives Badge 11/13

Jesi

Teagan

Lauren

Lilian

Kendra

Tiki 

Emmi

Alison

Evie

3)  Humane Society Trip in January

Jesi

Adrhia

Lauren

Lilian

Olivia

Alison

Evie

4)  Kenosha Civil War Museum Playing the Past Overnight February 26-27 

Jesi

Teagan

Adrhia

Lauren

Lilian

Alison

Evie

5)  Little House on the Prairie April 17th Old World Wisconsin

Teagan

Lauren

Lilian

Alison

Evie

6)  Old World Wisconsin Halloween 10/17

Adrhia 

Teagan (?)

Lauren

Lilian

Olivia

Evie

Girl Scouts: October Update--meeting recap and registrations needed!

Hello families!

What a fun and busy September!  Can you believe the Silverbrook campout was only 3 weeks ago?  I just wanted to recap the meeting with a few links for things to try at home, and then there are a few events coming up that I need to turn in registrations for ASAP.

Meeting recap:

We started out our meetings this year with a service project for Meals on Wheels.  They asked community members to make placemats and decorate lunch bags for folks getting the meals on wheels--so that's what we did!  I like the idea of starting our meetings with a little service project.  We'll do this one for a few days, but if anyone else has ideas of projects we can work on for the first 10-15 meeting minutes while we wait for scouts from other schools to meet up I'm all ears!

Then we got our patches for events we did over summer.  I included a checklist for each girl--if I missed something, just let me know!  The records of who was at each parade were kind of skimpy, and I'd hate for anyone to miss a patch!

We also got our Nut Sale materials for this year.  The Nut Sale isn't a big hullabaloo like the Cookie Sale each year, but it is important to the troop--remember, the girls are saving up to go on a big trip to Washington DC in 2 years!  (When the majority are done with 5th grade, and moving to the middle school.)  Please give it a look and join in!

Then we voted on what patch we want to start our year working on.  The big announcement will come next meeting, so I'll let the suspense build!

Finally we learned a girl scout tradition--braiding lanyards.  Some of the girls took right to it, and some had some trouble.  If you want to work with them on their lanyards at home, here's a site that may be helpful.  I linked to the video starting at 1:45 since most of the girls at least got their lanyards started, so you don't need that part.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9BU2WEFMJrI#t=1m45s

Moving on:

Some Girl Scout events get booked up really fast.  If we want to do them, I'll need to get our numbers in ASAP.  If you want to do one of these events, please let me know right now!

1)  STEM Fest at Discovery World 5:00-8:00 November 6th.  Many STEM related activities, including make-your-own-salon products!  (As well as many other topics from the environment, to water science, to robotics, and beyond!)  $5 per scout, since we'll register for one of the two labs available.  (Make your own sugar scrub, or up-cycle a flower vase.)

2)  November 13 Junior Detectives Badge at Discovery World 6:00-8:00PM  $12/Scout  Discovery World Museum

A crime has been committed at Discovery World and we need your help to figure out who did it! Become a detective as you learn how to decode messages, identify fingerprints, and use microscopes to analyze hair samples left at the scene. Gather evidence from the crime scene and see if you can solve the mystery!

3)  January  13 or 20 WI Humane Society Program 6:00-7:45PM  $7/Scout, $4/adult

Wisconsin Humane Society Milwaukee Branch  Go behind the scenes at the Humane Society of Wisconsin.  Interact with cats and kittens, and make a cat toy to take home.  Learn about dogs and dog training in "Dog Town!"

4)  February  26-27 Playing the Past Overnight Event 6:30PM 2/26-9:00AM 2/27  $25/Scout, $10/Adult

Kenosha Civil War Museum  Spend the night during the Civil War era! "Meet" women from the Civil War era, play games, make and eat food, and create jewelry.  The overnight includes a living history event that the girls bring to life! An evening snack and Saturday morning breakfast are included.

5)  April  17 Little House on the Prairie 1:00-4:00 PM

$16/Scout, $5/Adult  Old World Wisconsin

We bring the Little House on the Prairie books to life! Experience life like Laura or Almanzo Wilder. Explore a log cabin like the one that Laura and her family lived in. Help make and taste butter and cornbread like Laura and Mary made. Make a craft from one of Laura's books and play games that Laura and Almanzo played.

FINALLY, The October 17th Halloween Legends and Lore event at Old World Wisconsin is coming up really quickly.  I'll get the coupons for the discounted tickets.  I know the girls that went liked it a lot last year!  If your scout needs a ride, let me know and we can arrange carpools!  Details:  October 17  Old World Wisconsin Legends and Lore 5:30PM-9:00PM

Adults $10, children 5-17 $7, children 4 and under free (best enjoyed by children 8 and older). Admission Special: Visit any WaterStone Bank branch to get a $2 off per admission coupon.

Join us for an always spooky, sometimes scary, rain-or-shine event as we celebrate the immigrant legends we brought with us and the folklore we created here at home. Halloween Legends and Lore features the folk and fairytales of the Old World as well as Wisconsin ghost stories from the 19th and early 20th centuries.

Thanks for reading this far!

Aleks