Dog Walking Service Project

Saturday we had our Service Project that the girls chose to do. They went down to Los Lunas to a rescue group called "Almost Home New Mexico". Marie and Laurel took the girls down to walk dogs. The girls had a blast. And they really want to go back and walk the dogs again. Here are some pictures...

Bronze Award Service Project

The girls started working on their Bronze Award Service Project. They are making little pillows and bean bags for the Lovelace NICU. I talked to the women in charge of the NICU again yesterday and she was so excited that the girls were making these items for the babies.

I think it was a great idea to work with Lovelace. Savannah's sister was just released from Lovelace nicu and Kellsie's brother was in the Lovelace nicu for a couple weeks. Brianna and Joann's nephews were born at Lovelace hospital. So the some of the girls already have a connection to the hospital.

The girls worked hard. They learned how to cut a basic pattern, cut the fabric, pin and sew. I was impressed! YOU GIRLS ROCK!!!

Bronze Award Pictures

Here the girls are working on their bronze award service project.

Give Three!

We are working with our Service Unit and with council on a new and fun service project. It is called "Give Three". Each month our service unit choose a charity or organization to help. Each Girl Scout has been asked to donate three items for that organization. 3 Packs of Bubble Gum, 3 Used or new books, etc.

These items are due at the 2nd Troop meeting of the month. The information is on the Troop Calendar (in the info section for the 2nd troop meeting) and on the calendar that your daughter filled out at the first meeting.

We will then give the items to the troop in our service unit who is in charge of the organization that month. Your items will be added to our troops, who will be added to our service unit troops.

We are excited about this project. If you have any questions, please call me or Laurel.

Planning Meeting

Our planning meeting went great!

Each of the girls picked their favorite badge to do and planned the troop meeting to do it at. They also wanted more Service Projects. We added some of those in on a couple of Saturdays and the Giving Tree will be in December on a school night. More information to follow.

They are earning their Bronze Award this year as a troop. This is the highest level a Junior Girl Scout can earn. This is a very big deal and will go on their college and job resumes. They have completed everything but the 15 hour Service Project. They have chosen to sew bean bags for the NICU at the local hospital. When we do these activities at the troop meeting we added 1/2 hour to the time (6pm to 8pm). If your daughter cannot attend one of these troop meetings or one of the ones planned on a Saturday, that is ok. But to earn the award, she will need to make up those hours on her own. She can take home supplies and do them with you.

Take note of the Mag nut sale dates in October and the Cookie Sale dates in January. We will also be having a Golden Corral Fundraiser on October 19th. Please start having your daughters tell their teachers, friends and families to put this on their calendars. We will have flyer's soon.

Check on the right of the website for the Troop Calendar. Click on the day of the event to see who has snack and other information.

Girl Scout Meetings Start

Don't forget our first meeting is:

September 2nd at Katie's home.

Allyson has snack.

Bring your badgebook (if you have one) and a list of the badges, activities and service projects that you would like to do this year!

Time to plan and get ready for the Scout year!

Building Bridges

We have our building bridges on Saturday. Check the troop calendar to see if your daughters signed up for the event. Meet at my house at 12noon. We will be leaving by 12:15pm. They will return to my house at 4:30pm. Email me with any questions. If your daughter cannot make it, please let me know, so we don't take more cars than we need.

Sleep Over at the Explora

This year the girls who sold over 200 boxes of Girl Scout Cookies got to go on a cool event that they choose. Our girls choose to go to EXPLORA and have a sleep over. We got there at 6:30pm, had a snack and went out to the exhibits to play. At 7:45pm we ate pizza and then went to more classes. We watched a movie and went to bed (well, that was suppose to be the plan). Allyson at breakfast.

Savannah using electricity to move the soda can. She was in a race with Kellsie and three other girls to see who could move their can the fastest.

Mariah and Joann at exhibits.

Kellsie and Jessica...just having fun.

Joann getting ready for the next class. They woke us up at 7pm, to clean up our stuff and eat breakfast. Then we were able to play at more stations until pick up time. Some of the taller girls were able to ride the bike if they had time or wanted to. Kellsie was able to stay and ride the bike.

We had a blast! Thanks to Ms. Summer who came and helped. The girls had fun and learned (but I dont' think they understood that part).

Sleeping at Explora...WHATEVER!

Lights out were at 10:30pm, we went to bed a little late because the movie went longer. So we were in sleeping bags by 11pm. I stopped looking at the clock at 12:45am, so I am not sure what time we ended up going to bed.

Most of our girls stayed up to read books (what amazing girls we have). And just as a side note, prego women should not sleep on the floor in their last trimester.

Classes at explora

We went to a class on electricity.

We went to the "Air" area
Jess trying to blow the paper off without blowing directly on it. VERY HARD!

Savannah trying to count all the gum balls.

Girls had to blow bubbles and keep the bubbles up in the air for as long as possible using only their hands and not touching the bubbles.

Experiments at Explora

One of the work shops was on electricity...need we say more?

Allyson trying to fill up the bag with one breath of air. I think she was the closest.

More Explora Pics

The girls really wanted to sleep in the mirrors area, but another troop had already claimed it and it only fit about 4 girls anyways. Bummer...

Here is a pic of all the Girl Scouts who attended the Sleep Over Event. I think there were three or four troops there. Perfect size to have fun!

Early Bird Registration

We just got our registration packets for 2009-2010. The fee this year is 12.00. We need to get these completed and turned in ASAP! I have these forms, if we see each other before the next troop meeting, please remind me to give you one and fill it out.

Mom and Me Scrapbooking Tea

The service Unit is having a:

mother and me scrap booking tea.

May 30th from 10-12pm

Cost 12.00 per couple ( if you have another GS then it is an additional 6.00)

This will be at West Mesa Community Center
(5500 Glenrio NW across from John Adams Middle School)

Enjoy a splendid morning sipping tea and making new memories! Don't forgot to bring your Mother's Day pictures or pictures of you love ones!

*** YOU need to pre register by May 15th. There is only enough room for 7o people.

I have the registration forms! Let me know if you need one and we can get together!

Thanks,

Katie

May 20th from 6:00 to 7:30

our last Girl Scout meeting of the scout year.

We will be meeting at Ms. Jennifer's house for a BBQ.
The troop will provide hamburgers and hot dogs.
We will need help with chips and drinks.
More info to follow.

This is for the family.
The girls will be getting their patches from the past couple months.

See ya there!

Cancelled

The Camp out in Ms. Sharons back yard on May 8-9th is cancelled. Please let your daughters know. SORRY!

Back Yard Camping Trip

We are camping out in Ms. Sharons back yard on May 8 to the 9th. Times to follow. If your daughter does not have a warm camping sleeping bag, please email me so I can get mine out.

Friday night they will be setting up the tent in the back yard and cooking their dinner and dessert. Saturday they will be cooking their breakfast and taking down all the camping stuff.

Sound like fun? I could use some moms to stay and help out. Let me know if you are able and willing.

April 15th Meeting

Origionally we were going to do swing dancing with our dads, but we are not doing that now. We will be working on our Sign of the Star badge that we were supose to do last meeting. This is a big badge and the girls have been working on parts of this badge all year.

The girls will need to bring something to show for a talent. Drawing, poem, a book they love to read, a musical instrament, etc.

Line Dancing and Cookies

Tomorrow (the 18th) we will be meeting at the LDS church on Sage to learn line dancing. Have the girls come in comfortable clothes to dance the night away!

Also all cookie money is due to Summer. She will have a little table set up to count money.

Your daughter can still continue to sell cookies, but the cookies money for the ones you have already sold need to be turned in. Any questions, please contact Summer.