Just a really quick update.
First, I put pictures up in the gallery of the girls at the Rennaissance Faire on Scout Day and working on the Greendale Community Garden. Enjoy!
Second, I'm starting work on scheduling for next year. Our first Girl Scout meeting will be the usual time and place: the last Wednesday of the month with school, in Mrs. Bushman's room. I will have a parents (new and old!) meeting the second Wednesday of the school year after school to get folks registered and introduce new parents to the group. (By my calculations that's September 12th.) Unless I hear otherwise, I'll actually have 2 meetings that day, one right after school, and one later in the evening. You don't have to go to both--I just want to make sure as many parents have the chance to go as possible. I'll send home information in the BEE folders the first couple days of school.
I'm also looking at events and fun things to do throughout the year. I'd like to have a tentative schedule of events ready early on. So, if you have ideas, send them over, and we'll work them in!
In September a couple of things are already pretty ready-to-go:
Sept 16th (Sunday) is BUG DAY at Wehr Nature center. That's 1:00, and when we've gone in the past it's been pretty fun. $2.00 per person, $3.00 parking. There'll be a bug zoo, "The Insect Whisperer," insect crafts, and even a chance to EAT BUGS!
The second Thursday of the month, Sept 13th, has a Beach Clean Up at Bay View Park. I thought this would be a fun way to get the girls involved in a service event--ESPECIALLY if we go to Dairy Queen, or someplace fun afterwards. It's from 6:30-8:00 that Thursday evening (after soccer practice!) Here's the website for more information: http://www.bayviewneighborhood.org/clean-ups
That ought to be enough for September, so we'll start looking ahead to October! I know there's a Girl Scout Day at the "How To Train Your Dragon" live extravaganza, so we might put that on the calendar. I'll get in touch with Girl Scouts to get the details!
See you all soon!
Aleks
Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, July 23, 2012
End-of-July and Beginning-of-August Announcements!
Hi again!
A few things are going on in the near future that I wanted to stay on top of:
1) Tomorrow is our next playground-passport day. We'll be hitting the Greedale Community Center Playground. It's the one behind the tennis courts off of 76th street south of Grange. 5:30, as usual. If history is a guide, we'll stay until late, so feel free to come by any time!
2) August 4th is the Laura Ingalls Wilder day at Old World Wisconsin:
"Come for a day the whole family will enjoy. In addition to activities straight from the pages of the "Little House" books, you can experience draft horse power, see a steam threshing machine and the work done by turn-of-the-20th-century gasoline engines such as grain grinding or corn shelling. Try your hand at making rope or watch our special guests, the SeatWeavers' Guild, as they share the nearly lost art and craft of chair caning and chair seat weaving. Join the look-alike pageant, dressed up as Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, Almanzo or naughty Willie and Nellie. You're also welcome to help with the chores and games Laura and her family experienced"
Ticket Info:
Adults $16; children (5-17) $9 (children under 5 are free); students and senior citizens (65 and over) $14; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $43. Fees include an all-day tram transportation pass.
3) (This one's not really a girl scout thing, just something fun for friends.) On August 7th (a Tuesday) we're heading to Six Flags Great America to use the ticket Evie got for a reading event at school. It might be fun if there was a bunch there, so if anyone wants to join us, let me know! We can figure out car pool or ride arrangements too if a girl wants to go but some parents can't.
4) Our Troop gets to tend (and harvest!) the community garden behind the high school from August 9th through the 18th. Are there days and times that people would like to sign up to water/weed/harvest?
5) Keep the Renaissance Faire on your calendar for the 18th of August! We'll meet up at our house at 11:00, and carpool out there and have a day of fun. As always, if there's a girl that wants to go, but parents can't, we can definitely arrange rides! We'll buy tickets when we get there to get the scouting discount. Only one member of the group has to be in "scouting uniform" so I'll wear mine and have us covered. If girls want to wear princess dresses or scouting gear that's a-ok too, but certainly not required!
6) If you haven't registered for next year yet, I can send you a form to fill out, or I can bring registration forms to any event you want to meet at, or you can stop by our house and pick one up too--just let me know when to expect you (423-1224).
I think that's all for now! See you at the Community Center Playground tomorrow!
A few things are going on in the near future that I wanted to stay on top of:
1) Tomorrow is our next playground-passport day. We'll be hitting the Greedale Community Center Playground. It's the one behind the tennis courts off of 76th street south of Grange. 5:30, as usual. If history is a guide, we'll stay until late, so feel free to come by any time!
2) August 4th is the Laura Ingalls Wilder day at Old World Wisconsin:
"Come for a day the whole family will enjoy. In addition to activities straight from the pages of the "Little House" books, you can experience draft horse power, see a steam threshing machine and the work done by turn-of-the-20th-century gasoline engines such as grain grinding or corn shelling. Try your hand at making rope or watch our special guests, the SeatWeavers' Guild, as they share the nearly lost art and craft of chair caning and chair seat weaving. Join the look-alike pageant, dressed up as Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, Almanzo or naughty Willie and Nellie. You're also welcome to help with the chores and games Laura and her family experienced"
Ticket Info:
Adults $16; children (5-17) $9 (children under 5 are free); students and senior citizens (65 and over) $14; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $43. Fees include an all-day tram transportation pass.
3) (This one's not really a girl scout thing, just something fun for friends.) On August 7th (a Tuesday) we're heading to Six Flags Great America to use the ticket Evie got for a reading event at school. It might be fun if there was a bunch there, so if anyone wants to join us, let me know! We can figure out car pool or ride arrangements too if a girl wants to go but some parents can't.
4) Our Troop gets to tend (and harvest!) the community garden behind the high school from August 9th through the 18th. Are there days and times that people would like to sign up to water/weed/harvest?
5) Keep the Renaissance Faire on your calendar for the 18th of August! We'll meet up at our house at 11:00, and carpool out there and have a day of fun. As always, if there's a girl that wants to go, but parents can't, we can definitely arrange rides! We'll buy tickets when we get there to get the scouting discount. Only one member of the group has to be in "scouting uniform" so I'll wear mine and have us covered. If girls want to wear princess dresses or scouting gear that's a-ok too, but certainly not required!
6) If you haven't registered for next year yet, I can send you a form to fill out, or I can bring registration forms to any event you want to meet at, or you can stop by our house and pick one up too--just let me know when to expect you (423-1224).
I think that's all for now! See you at the Community Center Playground tomorrow!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
July Updates and Thanks!
Thanks to everyone who marched in the parade today! The girls were great, even in the heat.
I (finally) got some pictures from the camp-out up in the picture gallery at the right so check them out if you want.
There's not a lot of Girl Scout stuff lined up for July. On the 29th there's the Firefly Walk at the Botanical Gardens 6:00 PM-8:00. I've never done that one but I understand it's a lot like the fairy Garden party, which the girls seemed to really enjoy.
I don't know if any of you have seen the Greendale Playground Passport that the library and Ferch's are sponsoring. It's a 'quest' to play at all 11 of Greendale's playgrounds this summer. You can pick up a passport at the Library or at Ferch's downtown greendale location, then visit all 11 playgrounds in Greendale, turn in your passport, to be entered in a drawing for a prize. I thought this might be nice to do with friends too. Starting next week, we'll probably hit them on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting from the top of the list down, around 5:30 if that works for a lot of you?
Here's the list:
Daffodil Park (behind Ferch's)
Jaycee Park (by the end of BroadStreet by the High School)
Lions Park (Edgehill and Eaton ?)
Greendale Community Center (North of Root River on 76th Street, by the Tennis Courts)
Ambruster Site (Montgomery and 68th)
Canterbury School
College Park School
Across from College Park School
Highland View School
St. Alphonsus School
Scout Lake Park
Finally, we have a couple pretty fun sounding August events:
FIRST, the weekend of August 18th and 19th is Bristol Renaissance Faire's Scout-Days, with discounted tickets for scouts and their families. I know Evie loves loves loves it, and it sounds like a lot of other girls would enjoy it too, so if there are any families that can either surely do, or surely NOT do one of those days, let me know know so we can schedule it out.
SECOND, Laura Ingalls Wilder Days are August 4th at old World Wisconsin. Check out the website here:
http://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org/Events/EventDetail/Event2399.aspx
"Come for a day the whole family will enjoy. In addition to activities straight from the pages of the "Little House" books, you can experience draft horse power, see a steam threshing machine and the work done by turn-of-the-20th-century gasoline engines such as grain grinding or corn shelling. Try your hand at making rope or watch our special guests, the SeatWeavers' Guild, as they share the nearly lost art and craft of chair caning and chair seat weaving. Join the look-alike pageant, dressed up as Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, Almanzo or naughty Willie and Nellie. You're also welcome to help with the chores and games Laura and her family experienced."
Adults $16; children (5-17) $9 (children under 5 are free); students and senior citizens (65 and over) $14; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $43. Fees include an all-day tram transportation pass.
THIRD, We are still signed up to work in the Greendale Community Garden the week ending August 18th. I haven't heard anything from Heidi though, so I don't know exactly what the details are, but just keep in mind I may call on the girls to help weed and water, and maybe even bring home some of the harvest--based on your schedules that week, of course.
I think that's all,
Thanks again--and keep cool!
I (finally) got some pictures from the camp-out up in the picture gallery at the right so check them out if you want.
There's not a lot of Girl Scout stuff lined up for July. On the 29th there's the Firefly Walk at the Botanical Gardens 6:00 PM-8:00. I've never done that one but I understand it's a lot like the fairy Garden party, which the girls seemed to really enjoy.
I don't know if any of you have seen the Greendale Playground Passport that the library and Ferch's are sponsoring. It's a 'quest' to play at all 11 of Greendale's playgrounds this summer. You can pick up a passport at the Library or at Ferch's downtown greendale location, then visit all 11 playgrounds in Greendale, turn in your passport, to be entered in a drawing for a prize. I thought this might be nice to do with friends too. Starting next week, we'll probably hit them on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting from the top of the list down, around 5:30 if that works for a lot of you?
Here's the list:
Daffodil Park (behind Ferch's)
Jaycee Park (by the end of BroadStreet by the High School)
Lions Park (Edgehill and Eaton ?)
Greendale Community Center (North of Root River on 76th Street, by the Tennis Courts)
Ambruster Site (Montgomery and 68th)
Canterbury School
College Park School
Across from College Park School
Highland View School
St. Alphonsus School
Scout Lake Park
Finally, we have a couple pretty fun sounding August events:
FIRST, the weekend of August 18th and 19th is Bristol Renaissance Faire's Scout-Days, with discounted tickets for scouts and their families. I know Evie loves loves loves it, and it sounds like a lot of other girls would enjoy it too, so if there are any families that can either surely do, or surely NOT do one of those days, let me know know so we can schedule it out.
SECOND, Laura Ingalls Wilder Days are August 4th at old World Wisconsin. Check out the website here:
http://oldworldwisconsin.wisconsinhistory.org/Events/EventDetail/Event2399.aspx
"Come for a day the whole family will enjoy. In addition to activities straight from the pages of the "Little House" books, you can experience draft horse power, see a steam threshing machine and the work done by turn-of-the-20th-century gasoline engines such as grain grinding or corn shelling. Try your hand at making rope or watch our special guests, the SeatWeavers' Guild, as they share the nearly lost art and craft of chair caning and chair seat weaving. Join the look-alike pageant, dressed up as Mary, Laura, Carrie, Grace, Almanzo or naughty Willie and Nellie. You're also welcome to help with the chores and games Laura and her family experienced."
Adults $16; children (5-17) $9 (children under 5 are free); students and senior citizens (65 and over) $14; family (two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17) $43. Fees include an all-day tram transportation pass.
THIRD, We are still signed up to work in the Greendale Community Garden the week ending August 18th. I haven't heard anything from Heidi though, so I don't know exactly what the details are, but just keep in mind I may call on the girls to help weed and water, and maybe even bring home some of the harvest--based on your schedules that week, of course.
I think that's all,
Thanks again--and keep cool!
Saturday, May 26, 2012
2012 Troop 8035 Daisy Jamboree Schedule!
Ok everyone, here's the tentative timeline and schedule for the first ever troop 8035 Jamboree! I expect there'll be some time shuffling as the event goes on, since, well, it's our first time. But this should be the gist of it.
Before that though, the Sign-Up list is available now, so if you want to sign up to bring something we need, please check it out here:
http://www.SignUpGenius.com/go/10C0A4FA5AD22A13-daisy
Schedule
Saturday 6-9
3:00-3:30 Setup
3:30-5:00 Woodland scavenger hunt
We'll split into teams and search the park in a nature scavenger hunt. A grown-up will get the fire (fires?) going in the meantime so we can get back and start dinner. There'll be prizes for the first team to complete their list.
5:00-6:00 Campfire dinner & make ice cream
We'll cook our hot dogs on the fire, and eat some dinner. When we're done, we'll make our own ice cream!
6:00-6:30 Graduation
We'll get our 1-year Daisy Stars, and recite the Girl Scout promise. If any girls want to share what they've liked best about Girl Scouts this year they can do that too.
6:30-7:30 Rock painting
We'll paint rocks we find in the park, to help remember our day.
7:30-8:30 sing & marshmallows & popcorn
We'll fire up the fires again, roast marshmallows and cook some popcorn. We'll all learn new (and old) Girl Scout songs around the fire!
8:30-9:00 Clean up
We'll clean up outside, to be good scouts.
9:00-9:30 Stories and fingernail painting
We'll bring it inside to paint toenails and tell stories.
10:00 Bed
We'll take it to our beds, or tents, or sleeping bags, and see if we can get some sleep.
Sunday 6-10
7:30-8:30 Wake up, and morning hike
We'll wake up, and get ready for the day by seeing the morning birds and sunshine on a walk through the park while a grown up gets the fire ready to cook breakfast.
8:30-9:30 Eat
We'll eat eggs, pancakes, and bacon cooked on a fire!
9:30-10:00 Pack
We'll pack it up, and make sure the site is Girl Scout clean!
10:00-11:00 Clean up and play in the park
Finish up cleaning and play in one of the great playgrounds nearby in Whitnall.
Before that though, the Sign-Up list is available now, so if you want to sign up to bring something we need, please check it out here:
Friday, May 18, 2012
Re-Announcing Greendale Daisy Jamboree 2012!
Ross Park Lodge in Whitnall Park: 6750 S. 92 St., Greendale.
No charge.
Please RSVP so I know how to plan. I’ll send out a sign up sheet if you want to help bring supplies. 423-1224 or kwaterk1978@yahoo.com
Friday, May 11, 2012
Another little update...
I posted the certificate I made for the girls' badges in a link on the right. If your girl lost one of hers, or needs another copy, feel free to print one up!
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Quick Update!
The swim at the Village Club is officially scheduled for:
Thursday, June 21st 5:00PM.
Mark your calendars!
Mark your calendars!
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