Parent Meeting Recap

Brownie Troop 1980's Parent Meeting was held on Monday, September 12.  I am including a simple bulleted list of what we talked about and things that need to be done before the next meeting. 

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• Meeting Time:  Meetings will be held at 3:45-5:00 p.m. on the following dates:  9/26, 10/10, 10/24, 11/14, 11/28, 12/5, 12/19, 1/9, 1/23, 2/13, 2/27, 3/12, 3/26, 4/16, 4/23, &5/14.  I will send this as an attachment with snack sign ups as well.
• Snack Sign-up went around, if you did not get a chance to sign up for snack, don't worry I am sure I will have a simple request at some point this year and I will contact you.  Simple snacks like Teddy Grahams,Goldfish, Cheez-Its work best.  They do not have to be individually wrapped.  I will email a reminder the Friday before the meeting.  You can either put the snack in their backpack or drop it off at my house.
• Any adult that stays in the cafeteria during meetings, drives for fields trips, or participates in an way with the troop, MUST be a Registered Adult Member.  Adult member pay an annual registration fee of $12 to Girl Scouts of Eastern Missouri and must submit to a one time background investigation.  Please let me know if you need a copy of the paperwork for becoming a registered adult.
• Troop Dues is the money collected for use within the troop.  It covers pins, badges, crafts supplies, etc.  We are collecting $18 for troop dues this year. 
• Girl Scout Registration Fee is the annual fee that we pay to Girl Scouts.  If your daughter was in the troop last year, her registration has already been paid from the money they earned in cookie sales.  New girls will pay the $12 Girl Scout Registration Fee this year, but next year (after selling cookies) it will be covered with troop funds.  Please let me know if you have any questions about that. 
• Financial Assistance is available.  There is a "financial assistance" section on the bottom of the registration forms.  Just complete the statement of need when completing those forms. 
• The girls will be dismissed to Girl Scouts on meeting days per the form you have completed.  If I am missing your form, I will email a copy to you.  I will check the girls in.  If your daughter is sick, please send me an email or leave me a message.  I am a little neurotic about things like that and will call you if I do not have your daughter and haven't been notified. 
• Please come inside to sign the girls out at 5:00 p.m.
• Uniforms can be purchased at Checkered Flag (new location near Ronnie's Plaza), Ben Franklin the Girl Scout Shop, or online.
• Brownie Vest $17.25
• Brownie Numbers: 1, 9, 8, 0 (9 & 6 are the same numbers) $1.25 each
• Brownie Council ID Set $4.00
• Wavy Flag $1.25
• Girls are encouraged to wear their vests to school on days of meetings. 
• A HUGE thanks to Debbie B. for volunteering to be our troops Fall Product Sales Manager and to Debbie W. for volunteering to be our Cookie Sales Manager. 
• Another HUGE thanks goes out to Joan K. for the AWESOME JOB she has done the past 2 years in being not on Fall Product, but also Cookie Sales.

I think that is everything.  If you have any questions at all, never hesitate to contact me!

Meeting Recap and Holiday Meeting Planning

What a great meeting we had!  I want to thank all of the parents that helped us out last night.  Thank you also to Isabella for the snack!!!

We worked a little more on our Journey badges.  A part of the Between Earth and Sky Journey is using our senses to really experience the things around us.  Last night we talked about our favorite colors.  Once everyone shared their favorite color, we made a list of those colors and split into 4 groups.  Each of the groups had to decide on a name for their group.  For some of the groups this was easy, but others had to work on compromising with the others in their group to agree upon a name.  Once everyone decided on this, the girls took a walk through the halls to find an object for each color listed.  As lame as this sounds, the girls loved this. 

Holiday Meeting Plans
Santa Pals - The girls drew names to discover their Santa Pals.  They loved that this was a secret. The girls are to bring something that they made for their Santa Pal.  No money is to be spent.  This can be a picture that they have colored or a craft that they have made from things already at home. 

Ice Cream - Last year at our holiday meeting we had an ice cream party.  The girls remembered this and requested it again this year.  So we will have ice cream and a few toppings at the next meeting.  I would be happy to bring the ice cream, spoons and bowls, but if anyone would like to bring a topping that would be great.  Thanks!!!

Nail Painting - One of the activities that the girls LOVED this summer at Troop Round Up was manicures.  So, I gave this as an option for our holiday meeting. It was the overwhelming choice.
This is where I will need a little help.  I will need a few adults to help me paint nails on the girls.  I asked them to come to the next meeting with clean nails, but I will bring polish remover just in case.  I also told the girls that they can bring nail polish if they are willing to share and if it labeled with their name. 

A huge thanks to all who sold Fall Products!!!  We made $188.40.  Also, cookies are coming soon!

I will start to research options for a January/February Field Trip where we can spend our money.  If anyone has any ideas on field trip ideas, I would happily explore them. 

As always, if you have any questions/concerns/suggestions, please don't hesitate to contact me!

Early December Meeting

Just a reminder that our December meetings will be on the first and third Mondays. This means that we will meet this Monday, December 6th. Isabella has snack.

Also, ALL MONEY from fall product sales IS DUE to Ms. Joan on SUNDAY, Dec. 5.  Please get the money to her so she doesn't have to spend her day tracking you down. 

I hope everyone enjoyed their pinecone turkeys. The acorns were actually from the MANY that we collected on our hike.

Speaking of our hike, I have a few pictures and Ms. Margie sent me a few pictures. I am going to post them, but if you have any pictures that you would like to have included, just email them to me. I promise I will get them up this weekend.

One of our mom's shared this with me, and I thought it was super cute so I wanted to pass along the info/email that she shared with me.

Hello Everyone,
I have just received this email from the organization that has helped us so much since the death of Jeff and continues to help us through this difficult journey.  All funds raised will benefit the children and families of Annie's Hope.   Also, if you would like some additional information regarding Annie's Hope please visit the website at annieshope.org.  You will see on the right hand  side Camp Erin - St. Louis is featured on ESPN's E:60, this is a great video which will give you some insight on children and grieving and a little about what they do.  I know that I have missed people in this email and I am sorry.  Please feel free to pass this along to family and friends. 
Thank you,
Debbie Wampler
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for the form.  Last order date to guarantee Santa's letter reaches anywhere in the world before he delivers the gifts is Friday, December 10th.

And lastly, someone dropped there Journey Patch on the way out after last meeting.  I have it in my bag, so ask me for it, otherwise I will forget.

Looking forward to seeing everyone on Monday!

Meeting Reminder

Just a reminder that we have a meeting on Monday, October 24.  Norah will be bringing a snack.  I will need just a couple of minutes of parents time either at the beginning or the end of the meeting for you to sign a permission slip in order for the girls to receive their Nut Sales Order Card. GO Day is October 30, which means that even though the girls will have their order forms, they cannot take orders before October 30.  If we anyone does, GSEM can take away our entire troops portion of funds raised.  I will write a completely separate blog regarding nut sales probably Monday night/Tuesday afternoon.  If you aren't dropping off or picking up on Monday, let me know so that I can work out a way to get that permission slip signed.  Thanks and I will see everyone on Monday!