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