The girls donated 32 pounds of food to our closest foodbank. We also got a great tour of the facility, and the near by family resource center.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Thursday, October 29, 2015
Pottery Badge
Hey everyone,
I'm setting up an activity for the girls to complete the pottery badge. It will involve having a professional potter come in and teach the girls. They will get to make a piece of pottery, glaze it, and then have it fired. She suggested that they could make traditional bowls, to correspond with their study of indigenous people at schooo. I think this experience is worthwhile, and will be popular.
My only hesitation is that the class costs $20/session/girl. We will pay for one session out of our dues money. But, I'd thought having two sessions would be beneficial, since our girls sometimes have a hard time completing something that complex in one session.
I wonder if anyone has comments on the following -
Should we a) do one session, for $20/girl, or b) do two sessions for $40/girl. At the two session rate we'd be spending all of our dues money, so we'd probably want to ask for additional funds. There may be an option c) do one session but expand our ending time for that meeting to 6pm.
Any commentary, suggestions, etc, are welcome.
I'm setting up an activity for the girls to complete the pottery badge. It will involve having a professional potter come in and teach the girls. They will get to make a piece of pottery, glaze it, and then have it fired. She suggested that they could make traditional bowls, to correspond with their study of indigenous people at schooo. I think this experience is worthwhile, and will be popular.
My only hesitation is that the class costs $20/session/girl. We will pay for one session out of our dues money. But, I'd thought having two sessions would be beneficial, since our girls sometimes have a hard time completing something that complex in one session.
I wonder if anyone has comments on the following -
Should we a) do one session, for $20/girl, or b) do two sessions for $40/girl. At the two session rate we'd be spending all of our dues money, so we'd probably want to ask for additional funds. There may be an option c) do one session but expand our ending time for that meeting to 6pm.
Any commentary, suggestions, etc, are welcome.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Weekly meeting snacks
Hey guys,
Our new arrangement with snacks is working out awesomely. It is really nice for Martha and I to know that they girls will have a snack, plus, the snack-bringer has generally been excited to be in charge of snacks and the girls have really liked the options.
Now that I have most of our forms in, I can re-affirm that we don't have any major allergies in our group, but we do have a number of vegetarians.
Here is a link to the sign up for future reference:
http://www.signupgenius.com/
Our new arrangement with snacks is working out awesomely. It is really nice for Martha and I to know that they girls will have a snack, plus, the snack-bringer has generally been excited to be in charge of snacks and the girls have really liked the options.
Now that I have most of our forms in, I can re-affirm that we don't have any major allergies in our group, but we do have a number of vegetarians.
Here is a link to the sign up for future reference:
http://www.signupgenius.com/
Bug Badge
Our first troop outing was a success. The Bug Badge activity at the zoo was well organized, and most of our girls could attend. The activities were fairly basic, but did cover things in a more organized fashion than we had when we explored bugs last spring.
The day was incredible, though, and having the girls all digging around in the mud and wandering around the zoo was worth every penny.
*Girls who attended will receive their badge from the troop, at some point when we get to the store to pick them up. Girls who were unable to attend can complete the badge on their own, if they wish. This one is pretty doable with some time outside and some reference books.
The day was incredible, though, and having the girls all digging around in the mud and wandering around the zoo was worth every penny.
*Girls who attended will receive their badge from the troop, at some point when we get to the store to pick them up. Girls who were unable to attend can complete the badge on their own, if they wish. This one is pretty doable with some time outside and some reference books.
Tuesday, September 8, 2015
44401 Third Grade
Martha and I have been working on our plans for this year. I'm pretty excited about them.
Our girls - we have a full complement returning, plus three new girls (so far). It should be a really great group.
Our first meeting is Monday, 9/21, and we will meet every Monday there is school after that. On meeting days we will collect the girls out front directly after school and walk to the church. We'll be looking for parents to pick up the girls at 5:30.
We are planning to collect $40 in dues from each girl. This will cover materials for any meeting activities, and some of our extra activities. We will also be using the money from last year so that we can work on big projects such as the pottery badge.
We are working on a plan to organize snacks. This year we are asking parents to supply the snacks themselves. Information on this will be forthcoming, but we are asking each parent to take a week or two and supply a simple snack. These can be sent to school, or dropped off with Martha early.
During our first meeting we will focus on introductions and some ice breaker games. During our second meeting we will be focusing on plans for the years. The girls should be able to make a wish list, and come up with some plans. This planning is Girl Led, so encourage your girl to speak up for her wishes.
For our first 'extra' event we are proposing that the girls earn their Bug Badge at the Woodland Park Zoo. In this event zoo educators will work with the girls to complete the entire badge, and at the end of the day, we will award the badge to the girls. I think this is right up their alley. Since the day is coming right up, we'll be looking for an early RSVP.
Details -
Saturday, October 3., from 10am - 12pm, at the Woodland Park Zoo. Extra adults at $10/, but the girls' cost will be covered with troop funds.
As always - questions, comments, speak up!!
Our girls - we have a full complement returning, plus three new girls (so far). It should be a really great group.
Our first meeting is Monday, 9/21, and we will meet every Monday there is school after that. On meeting days we will collect the girls out front directly after school and walk to the church. We'll be looking for parents to pick up the girls at 5:30.
We are planning to collect $40 in dues from each girl. This will cover materials for any meeting activities, and some of our extra activities. We will also be using the money from last year so that we can work on big projects such as the pottery badge.
We are working on a plan to organize snacks. This year we are asking parents to supply the snacks themselves. Information on this will be forthcoming, but we are asking each parent to take a week or two and supply a simple snack. These can be sent to school, or dropped off with Martha early.
During our first meeting we will focus on introductions and some ice breaker games. During our second meeting we will be focusing on plans for the years. The girls should be able to make a wish list, and come up with some plans. This planning is Girl Led, so encourage your girl to speak up for her wishes.
For our first 'extra' event we are proposing that the girls earn their Bug Badge at the Woodland Park Zoo. In this event zoo educators will work with the girls to complete the entire badge, and at the end of the day, we will award the badge to the girls. I think this is right up their alley. Since the day is coming right up, we'll be looking for an early RSVP.
Details -
Saturday, October 3., from 10am - 12pm, at the Woodland Park Zoo. Extra adults at $10/, but the girls' cost will be covered with troop funds.
As always - questions, comments, speak up!!
Friday, August 28, 2015
Girl Scout rangers
I think we should keep an eye on this program, although I'm putting here as a placeholder until I can learn more about it.
http://blog.girlscouts.org/2015/05/5-steps-to-earning-your-ranger-badge.html
http://blog.girlscouts.org/2015/05/5-steps-to-earning-your-ranger-badge.html
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Nascent plans
I have been spending some time this summer lining up activities for the girls. I'm pretty excited about some of them.
Today I have confirmed with a local potter that she can work with the girls this year to finish their pottery badge. We still have the iron out the details, but, I'm happy we'll be able to let the girls do this badge with a real skilled artist.
I am anticipating that our first meeting will be on 9/21 or 9/28 (in other words, not quite the beginning of school). I'm open to feedback on that. I'd like to give new girls a chance to join our troop (although, if you are a potentially new parent, we are open to girls joining at any point during the year).
Call for Volunteer: I am looking for someone to coordinate snacks. We'd like to have a sign up genius, so each family can choose some weeks during which they would be able to provide the snacks. The coordinator position would help run the sign up genius, make sure each week has a contributor, and work with the parents to make sure the snacks can get to the church after school. It is not a position where you would need to provide all the snacks or be present for each meeting. Let me know if you think you could do this.
Today I have confirmed with a local potter that she can work with the girls this year to finish their pottery badge. We still have the iron out the details, but, I'm happy we'll be able to let the girls do this badge with a real skilled artist.
I am anticipating that our first meeting will be on 9/21 or 9/28 (in other words, not quite the beginning of school). I'm open to feedback on that. I'd like to give new girls a chance to join our troop (although, if you are a potentially new parent, we are open to girls joining at any point during the year).
Call for Volunteer: I am looking for someone to coordinate snacks. We'd like to have a sign up genius, so each family can choose some weeks during which they would be able to provide the snacks. The coordinator position would help run the sign up genius, make sure each week has a contributor, and work with the parents to make sure the snacks can get to the church after school. It is not a position where you would need to provide all the snacks or be present for each meeting. Let me know if you think you could do this.
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