Girl Scout Meeting 7/27/2015

Greetings!

Yesterday the girls finished up their Bug Badge.  Whew, I'm glad that's over - I don't like bugs!  But the girls really enjoyed it and we all learned so much about the insect world!

Email Update:

Parents: emails will no longer be sent to you by your Girl Scout leaders.  Instead, you are asked to sign up for email updates on this website so you can stay in the loop on our events and activities.  Submitting your email address will allow you to automatically get an email every time the troop website is updated!

There's a box to the left to enter your email address to sign up for email updates.  If you're having trouble, click here for instructions on how to do it.

Coming soon!

Next week, we're going to start the Brownie First Aid badge!

Make-Up

For the Girl Scouts who weren't able to make it to the Bug meetings for the Bug Badge, here are the requirements to do it at home.  This must be completed within the next 2 weeks (by the meeting on August 10th) for your Girl Scout to get credit for the badge.  Then have a parent/adult and the Girl Scout fill out and sign the Badge Make-up Form and bring it in to the next meeting.  (Click here for the Badge Make-up Form.)

Requirements for the Bug Badge

1. Catch a bug in a container.  Observe the bug.
2. Click on this link to get the form to fill out about the bug (return the form to the Girl Scout Leader).
3. Print this Insect Word Search (click here), complete and return to the Leader.

Upcoming Event: Field Day Fun!

Family Night Cookout!

Thank you to all the families who came out to the park for our family night cookout!  After a late start in getting the grill up and running, the cookout was a success!

There was so much food there to choose from!  And the girls had so much fun playing in the creek, on the playground, and in the water.





Next Monday's meeting will be back to the church as usual where we'll finish up the Bugs Badge.

See you then!

Courtney & Amy

RESCHEDULED - Amazing Race

We are all so bummed that Mother Nature was against us having the Amazing Race yesterday, but on the bright side...we needed the rain!

Amazing Race has been rescheduled for next Monday, July 20th, from 1 - 3 p.m.  I hope that everyone is still able to attend, I know they have all really been looking forward to it!  And if you did not sign up and are able to go, please let me know and I will get you registered.

Because of the change this week,  we have decided to stay on our previously planned schedule and meet next Monday in addition to the Amazing Race.  We will be changing it up a little though and meeting at the Fremont Lake Pavilion for a family night!  The girls have been dying to get near water and this gives them a chance.  The troop will be providing hot dogs and table service, if everyone else could plan on bring a dish to pass and your own beverages.  After dinner and the "meeting" is done, the girls will be able to swim with parental supervision.  This is due to the stringent guidelines we must follow for water safety! 

Family night is a great way for parents to get to know the leaders as well as the other parents better and helps build a stronger troop!  And we have a couple of newer girls so this will be a great way to introduce those families to the amazing group of girls we work with.

Wrap up: Friday nights campfire was a huge success!  The girls had a blast!  The shirts that were made will be delivered to them at the pavilion next Monday.  If your daughter did not attend - no worries - we made extra shirts so that everyone will be able to have one. I also have a couple of registration forms for girls that qualified for the 2016 free membership through cookie sales that need to be filled out at Monday's meeting before they expire.

Hope to see everyone on Monday!