Hi everyone!
Sorry for the delay, but here's what we did last Wednesday:
We started with our usual challenge to put the Girl Scout Law in the right order--the girls are getting very good at it! ( In case you need a reminder, here it is) then moved on to some "Make the World a Better Place" style fun.
After a short discussion about invasive species and their dangers, we went outside, and did our part to rid Greendale of Garlic Mustard, an invasive species driving out local undergrowth. We made sure the girls knew how to identify Garlic Mustard by leaves, stems, and smell, and we all went out to the woods behind GMS and collected bags full of it.
THEN, to "Use Resources Wisely" we washed the leaves, and turned that Garlic Mustard into a delicious pesto. I want to give a huge shout out to Evangeline, who, even though she was "pretty sure she wouldn't like it" was willing to give it a try and it turned out she really liked it! (So much so that she ate seconds, and even asked for extra to take home with her!) Her bravery and willingness to try something new, even if she didn't think she'd like it opened her up to a new experience that turned out great! There's a life lesson in there somewhere...
Once we all had plates of crackers and home made pesto, the girls talked about whether we should use our next meeting(s) to finish up the patches we've started, or start something new. They decided to try to wrap up what we had left to do. One task to complete our "sportsmanship" badge is to go watch a sports event together, and think about how the spectators and the players can all be good sports. After a discussion on options, and looking up schedules, the girls decided that e will choose between three options, based on which one more girls can go to:
Choice 1) GHS Baseball Game @ GHS Friday May 17th 6:00 PM
Choice 2) Milwaukee Milkmen Baseball @ The Rock Saturday May 25th 5:05
Choice 3) Milwaukee Milkmen Baseball @ The Rock Sunday May 26th 12:05
The girls decided to base their choice on going to something local, something outdoors, something that didn't already conflict with too many schedules, and something not too expensive.
If you have a strong opinion on which of these would or would definitely not work, please let me know. The May 17th GHS Baseball game is next Friday, so if that's our pick, we'd need to decide pretty quickly!
That discussion and planning took up the bulk of the meeting, but was surprisingly productive, so we wrapped it up afterwards, and will move on from there.
REMINDER: BECAUSE OF OUTDOOR EDUCATION THIS WEEK, THERE IS NO MEETING THIS WEDNESDAY!
Happy Scouting! (Let me know what sporting event we should choose!)
Aleks
No comments:
Post a Comment