Thursday, September 15, 2016

Girl Scouts: I just renewed memberships--you may get an email from scouts!

Hi everyone,

I just renewed memberships online so we're all set to get going for 2016-2017.

If you were previously registered as an adult member of the troop, and I renewed your membership, you may get an email from scouts requesting you complete the volunteer background check.  If you're no longer interested in volunteering with the troop (as a chaperone, etc.) then you can ignore that.  Otherwise, if you could take a moment and fill that out it would be fantastic!

Thanks a million!

Aleks

Monday, September 12, 2016

Girl Scouts: September Meeting Sign Up!

Hi everyone!

Here's the sign up for September.  The first Highland View based meeting is coming up quickly.  Remember, any girl can go to any meeting--you don't need to be a College Park student to go to a College Park meeting, nor do you have to be a Highland View student to go to a Highland View meeting.


Also, I'm looking for ideas for things to look at for events and activities and field trips for this year.  If you have something, let me know!

See you soon,

Aleks

Thursday, September 8, 2016

Girl Scouts: More campout information!

Ok, hi again!

I have our activity lists in hand for camp, and here they are.  You'll notice 2 things somewhat quickly:

1)  No swimming this year.  So don't pack a suit!

2)  We do have a Tie-Dye session scheduled in.  We have some options here for the girls that already tie-dyed their shirts.  They can A)  just hang out in our cabin, and play some games or take a nap or just chat since tie-dyeing is right there.  Or, B)  I'll have alternative tie-dye items for them to do if they want. 

Here are the schedules.  We'll be split into two groups--if you're one of the families with girls leaving early on Saturday for soccer, take a look and let me know what schedule has the activities your scout  would prefer in the morning.  (Hopefully you agree, and if you're riding home together I can get you both in the same group.)

8035 A
10:00 Field Games
11:00 Herbs & Renaissance Food
12:00 Lunch
1:00 Princess Crafts
2:00 Tie Dye
3:00 Archery
4:00 Hike/Scavenger Hunt
6:00 Dinner

8035 B
10:00 Archery
11:00 Tie Dye
12:00 Princess Crafts
1:00 Lunch
2:00 Hike
3:00 Field Games
4:00 Herbs and Renaissance Food
6:00 Dinner

3)  Packing List:

!!EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION!!
Sunscreen
Bug spray
Change of clothes
Long pants/sweatshirt if it turns cold
Comfortable walking shoes
Something to tie your scout's hair back at the fire, if she has long hair
Rain/mud boots if it looks like the trails will be muddy
Snack for during the day
Light/small backpack (a drawstring bag is just about right.)
A water bottle (filled, because the water at camp tastes camp-ish)

In addition, for sleep-over scouts:  
Bedding/pillows/sleeping gear (there are mats to lay on the floor of the cabin, but that's it!), 
Toothbrush/toothpaste, 
Hairbrush, 

Thanks and see you soon!

Aleks

Wednesday, September 7, 2016

Girl Scouts: Wednesday Camp Update--Please read!

Hi again! (Again!)

Here's the transportation list, as I have it at the moment.  Please read it over, and make sure everything is right.

I'm still not entirely sure how a couple girls are getting to camp, so if you have made arrangements, let me know.  Also, if there is a family driving their scout to camp on Saturday morning, do you (please?) have any space for an extra scout or two to ride with you?  One scout is looking for a College Park family for a ride, and two others are just hoping not to have to get a ride with me at 5:30 AM!

How I think everyone is getting to camp, and getting home:

GOING TO CAMP FRIDAY:

Riding with Aleks, meeting at our house at 4:00PM
Evie S.
Ali D.
Mahi P.
Samantha S.
Katie B.

Riding with Kelly P. to camp Friday
Hannah P.
Alyssa S.
Isabel S.

GOING TO CAMP SATURDAY MORNING:

Riding with Aleks on Saturday at 5:30 AM
Liliana K.
Esabella K.
_________

Riding with Bonnie R. on Saturday (Portia's mom)
Portia P.
Madison M.
Ashlee F.

Riding up with their own families Saturday Morning (or made their own arrangements)
Kahlen W.
Teagan A.
Dea S.
Ellen W.
Aria K.

TRANSPORTATION UNKNOWN TO CAMP SATURDAY MORNING:
Megha M.

LOOKING FOR RIDE TO CAMP SATURDAY MORNING:
Maya H. 


RETURNING HOME FROM CAMP SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING:

Riding home with Kelly P. Saturday afternoon for soccer
Hannah

Picked up by Sue C. Saturday afternoon for soccer
Katie (maybe riding with Kelly P. and Hannah?)

Riding home from Camp with Bonnie P. Saturday Night
Portia

Riding home from Camp with Aleks Saturday Night (leaving around 8:00 with the goal to be home by 9:00)
Ali D.
Mahi P.
Samantha S.

Riding home from Camp with Amber (Alyssa's mom) Saturday Night
Alyssa S.
Isabel S.

RETURNING HOME FROM CAMP SUNDAY MORNING:

Riding with Aleks Sunday Morning (To Uihlein Soccer Park)
Maya
Evie
Madison
Megha
Ellen

Riding with Kathleen Sunday Morning (To Uihlein Soccer Park)
Liliana K.

Riding with Nikki W. (Kahlen's mom)
Kahlen W.
Teagan A.

Riding with their own family, or made their own arrangements:
Dea S.
Aria K.
Esabella K.
Ashlee F.

See you soon!

Aleks

Girl Scouts: Schedule Update, and Beach Clean Up Change of Plans

Hi everyone!

We'll start with the last, first.  Did anyone notice we had a beach cleanup scheduled for tomorrow evening?  Looking at the schedule, between soccer, and getting ready for camp, not to mention our current weather, would anyone be distraught if we held off on the beach cleanup until a slightly less crazy week?

Moving on to the beginning, we have a meeting schedule!  The dates I proposed earlier got OK-ed, so here are our meeting dates for this year.  Note:  They're all Wednesdays.  Generally I'll get a sign up genius out for the meeting at least a week before.  This month ought to be the only exception because of the amount of stuff going on right now and how long it took to get the schedules locked in in the first place.  Expect the first HV meeting sign up page to go live on Sunday night or Monday.  Here are our dates:

Highland View: 
9/14, 28
10/5, 12
11/2, 9
12/7, 14
1/4, 11
2/1, 8
3/1, 8
4/5, 12
5/3, 10

College Park:
9/21
10/19
11/16
12/21
1/18
2/15
3/15
4/26
5/17

We'll have to fill in the calendar with some events through the year.  If you know something, or have a good idea, let me know!

Now keep an eye on your inbox for a camp update in a few minutes!

Aleks

Tuesday, September 6, 2016

Girl Scouts: IMPORTANT CAMP INFORMATION! Also: a space or two open!

Hi everyone!

I'm still not entirely sure how everyone is getting to and from camp this weekend.  Here's the list as I know it.  PLEASE let me know if it is correct for your scout.

Also, if your scout(s) are still interested in going, but didn't sign up in time, there's still a chance to go!  Email me!

The ride situation as I understand it at the moment:

GOING TO CAMP FRIDAY:

Riding with Aleks, meeting at our house at 4:00PM
Evie S.
Ali D.
Mahi P.
Samantha S.
Katie(?)

Riding with Kelly P. to camp Friday
Hannah P.
Alyssa S.
Isabel S.

GOING TO CAMP SATURDAY MORNING:

Riding with Aleks on Saturday at 5:30 AM
_________
_________
_________

Riding with Bonnie R. on Saturday (Portia's mom)
Portia P.
Madison M. (I'll get you each other's contact info so you can organize the details!)

Riding up with their own families Saturday Morning (or made their own arrangements)
Kahlen W.
Dea S.
Ellen W.

TRANSPORTATION UNKNOWN TO CAMP SATURDAY MORNING:
Ashlee F. 
Teagan A. 
Aria K. 
Esabella K.

LOOKING FOR RIDES TO CAMP SATURDAY MORNING:
Maya H. 

RETURNING HOME FROM CAMP SATURDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING:

Riding home with Kelly P. Saturday afternoon for soccer
Hannah

Picked up by Sue C. Saturday afternoon for soccer
Katie

Riding home from Camp with Bonnie P. Saturday Night
Portia

Riding home from Camp with Aleks Saturday Night (leaving around 8:00 with the goal to be home by 9:00)
Ali D.
Mahi P.
Samantha S.

Riding home from Camp with Amber (Alyssa's mom) Saturday Night
Alyssa S.
Isabel S.

RETURNING HOME FROM CAMP SUNDAY MORNING:

Riding with Aleks Sunday Morning (To Uihlein Soccer Park)
Maya
Evie
Madison
Megha
Ellen

Riding with Kathleen Sunday Morning (To Uihlein Soccer Park)
________
________

Riding with their own families Sunday morning:
Kahlen W.
Dea S.

TRANSPORTATION HOME ON SUNDAY UNKNOWN:
Ashlee F.
Teagan A.
Aria K. 
Esabella K.

Sunday, September 4, 2016

Girl Scouts: Campout weekend!

Hi everyone!

Our first event of the school year is here already, can you believe it?

Our campout is this weekend (September 9-10-11).  At the end of the email is a list of who I have signed up.  

Some organizational details first:

0)  If you're signed up for camp, I'd like to pre-tie-dye our shirts this year.  So, Wednesday night at 6:00 we'll have a Dye-Party at our house.  Please plan to come if you're signed up for camp!  I'll be picking up the shirts tomorrow night or Tuesday night so we'l be all ready!  You don't have to come right at 6:00--imagine there's a Tie-Dye window open from 6:00-8:00, and show up when you can.

0.1) If your scout is signed up for camp, please send them with a copy of the bottom section of the attached permission slip filled out too.

1)  There are 7 girls signed up to go to camp Friday night and sleep over until Saturday.  I have room for up to 6 in my van.  Which means I'll need at least one scout family to drive down to camp on Friday.  If anyone can drive their scout to Silverbrook campground Friday night, that would be WONDERFUL!  I should be able to bring that group back Saturday night however, since Evie will be staying behind leaving me with only 6 riders.  

2)  We're staying in the Sandy Point building.  (Where we usually stay!)  I'm scanning in a map to include so you can find the building once we're at camp.  If all goes well, I'll be there already.  (If all doesn't go well, then I will be on my way!)

3)  Scouts going to camp on Saturday 9/10 will generally need rides (while I am returning to camp Saturday morning, I am returning very very VERY early in the morning to set up activities and games in the game field.)  If your scout needs a ride to camp on Saturday, let me know ASAP, and we can coordinate with other folks going up for carpools.  If you're meeting us at camp Saturday morning, we'll be waiting for you by JoAnn Mann lodge, which is the main building for the campground, not the one we're staying at.  Look for us on the grassy area south of the lodge.  Please be there as close to 9:00 as possible!

4)  My cell phone number is 414-595-6668 if you need to reach me.  After 8:30PM or so Friday night, Kathleen should also be at camp and her number is 414-241-3216 .  Reception isn't always the greatest so try both of us if you can't reach on your first try.

5)  If you're riding up with me Friday night in our van, please be at my house (4256 Teakwood Ct.) at 4:00 (or before) so we can get to Silverbrook on time.  I'd like to leave basically at 4:00 if possible.  

6)  We're planning to leave camp at 9:30 on Sunday.  If your scout would like a ride back home on Sunday morning, let me know now.  Kathleen and I will both have vehicles at camp, so we should have a decent amount of space available. HOWEVER, we aren't going right home.  Evie needs to be at Uihlein soccer park at 11:00 for a game, so we'll be heading straight there.  If your scout will ride with us and you want to pick her up there you can, otherwise the scouts we bring home can cheer at the game (several scouts will be playing!) and we'll get them back to our house in Greendale around 1:15.

7) Make sure to send/bring any medications or emergency supplies we hopefully won't have to use.  (Epi pens, etc.) 

8)  Have fun!  The packing list, and camp rules are here on the website too if you don't want to go back through your email.  

9)  Here's the list of scouts I have signed up:

Coming up to camp Friday Night and returning home Saturday Night

Mahi Patel 
Samantha Sarenac 
Alyssa Schwartz 
Alison Depp 
Isabel Schrank 
Hannah Patneaude 
Evie Skibicki + Dad and + (eventually) Mom

Coming up to camp Saturday Morning and returning home Saturday Night

Portia Pavelchik + Mom

Coming up to camp Saturday morning and returning home Sunday morning.
 
Megha Murali 
Katie 
Ashlee Fronek 
Jesialis Perez 
Teagan 
Kahlen Wnuk + Mom
Dea Sula + Mom
Ellen Walser 
Aria Kanable 
Maya Hartman 
Esabella Kreitlow 
Madison Meunier 
Evie + Mom

Welcome back!

Aleks