Guess what starts this week??! Are you ready?
We have a really fun year in store for the girls. Remember, that what you get in is what you will get out of it- so if you can choose what you are able to do!
We will be camping and we will be doing horseback riding and archery and that's only in the next two months (and that is just the beginning).
We will be having a theme for each meeting and you will hear ahead of time with those meetings are so you are aware of what we'll be doing.
Below are going to be a list of the dates that we will be meeting for the troop. Please note that the dates may change but likely will not. The most likely dates to change are on Thanksgiving and Christmas time.
Please click on each of the dates to RSVP for the meetings because it's helpful for us to know how many people plan to be there and you can also put it on your calendar.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask. This calendar will be updated with links to either the monthly calendar or the calendars for the events.
We highly suggest coming to every meeting-- they will get a bead for each meeting they come to that coordinates with a point of the scout law-- and in the end, will be able to make a bracelet or pin with those beads, showing that they know the scout law!
Troop Meetings At-a-Glance for 2017-2018
* This does not include camping or events
* RSVP links are the dates themselves so you can click and RSVP directly from here.
5th- First Meeting/Parenting Meeting
This is the parent meeting. The girls will be prepping for the Folk Festival on the 10th and doing a craft. Please bring your dues and medical forms have done or your medical numbers and info to fill out the health forms!
19th- 630pm Literacy
Right now, we are planning a meeting around literacy. They can bring in their story about the Eclipse and share it.
Other important things this month::
High Adventure Girl Scout Camp Outs For Fall 2017
All about Fall Product (a council fundraiser)
*** October 2017 ***
3rd Manners and Etiquette-- No Bullying
17th Camping Prep
Other important things this month::
High Adventure Girl Scout Camp Outs For Fall 2017
Patches Earned between Sept and Oct:
* Solar Eclipse Patch
*Shenandoah NPS
* Junior Ranger Badge
* Horseback Riding
* Fall Camp Out
* Fall Product Sales
* No Bullying (for those that finish the reqs)
*** November 2017 ***
7th Food and Community ** Food Drive **
21st Being Thankful (may do the 14th instead, will update)
Patches Earned:
* Food Drive
*** December 2017 ***
5th Gift Wrapping For Local Kids (and try to do international as well)
19th Holidays Around the World
Patches Earned:
* Gift Wrapping (different than below) or Secret Santa
* Holidays Around the World (different than below)
*** January 2018 ***
9th New Year. Cookie Rally.
21st MLK theme
- Dorina will look at starting the meeting with some MLK fun facts/educational pieces
- Activities for the girls afterwards
* Cookie Rally
* Cookie Tech if they sent emails (can be done at home-- see here how to do it)
*** February 2018 ***
6th Presidents Day theme
- Homework at end of previous meeting = name draw of a President with a worksheet to answer a few "get to know this President" fun facts for the girls to fill out and bring to this meeting
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing the President they "researched"
- Activities for the girls afterwards
Here is the link to the homework sheet for our next meeting: http://activitiesfork
20th Engineering/STEM theme
(Patches = How It's Built and/or STEM)
- Girls are encouraged to attend the February 17th Family Engineering Day at the Building Museum prior to this meeting and pick their favourite experiment/lesson to bring back to the group for the meeting. For any girls who don't attend, they can otherwise pick an experiment that they've enjoyed or tried to bring back to the group to discuss
- Start the meeting with the girls having an opportunity to share a fun experiment or STEM lesson
- Activities for the girls afterwards
* STEM
*** March 2018 ***
6th Reading & Little Library theme (Patches = To Read)
- Homework at end of the previous meeting = pick your favourite Dr. Seuss book and bring it with to the meeting
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing their favourite Dr. Seuss book and why
- Girls can then work on creating bookmarks and/or the building of the Little Library
20th Womens' History
- Homework at end of previous meeting = name draw of a famous woman from history with a worksheet to answer a few "get to know this woman" fun facts for the girls to fill out and bring to this meeting
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing the woman they "researched"
- Activities for the girls afterwards
Possible Patches Earned:
* Love to Read
* Free Little Library
* Women's or Girl Power Patch
*** April 2018 ***
3rd Trash to Crafts theme (Patches = Trash to Crafts)
- Homework throughout March = start a collection of "trash" that might have a repurpose. Things like bottle tops, boxes, paper, etc.
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing what they collected throughout the month and why. Continue with some suggestions for other items and let the girls brainstorm ideas for reuse
- Girls can then work on building or creating things from their repurpose items
17th Earth theme (Patches = Save the Monarchs/Bees & Rock Painting)
- Homework at end of the previous meeting = pick either Monarchs or Bees to focus on and let the girls each do a little research about them to bring to the meeting
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing their research
- Rock-Painting - perhaps led by Erica & Melany (our two oldest Girl Scouts?) - they can work ahead of the meeting to figure out best way to present and lead this activity for the girls during this meeting
* Trash to Crafts
* Save the Monarchs
* Rock Painting
*** May 2018 ***
1st Latino Heritage theme
- Perhaps led by our Latina girls? They can work ahead of the meeting to help present and kick-off this theme
- A fun activity for the girls at the end - maybe cooking? Pupusas / guacamole / quesadillas?
15th Camp Prep theme
- Homework at end of the previous meeting = we're going on a camping trip and what will you bring?
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing the items they would choose to bring camping
- We can then make a list together as a trip for our upcoming camping trip
- Activity = Journal making (Girl Scout Cookie boxes)
* Spring Camp
* Latina/Hispanic Heritage
*** June 2018 ***
5th Summer theme
- Homework at end of the previous meeting = pick a Summer activity to plan and present - can by a hypothetical like... you have 3 days this Summer to go anywhere, do anything, what would you do and how would you plan this? or they can share an actual summer plan - vacation/activity/summer camp that they or their family has planned for the Summer
- Start the meeting with the girls each sharing
- As a troop, we can discuss any fun troop activities/events we want to plan during our Summer off
19th Party!!!
*** JULY & AUGUST ***
No regular meetings but special activities/events as determined.
Remember, that these are just the troop meetings- we will have a lot of other fun things! We are excited for the new year!
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