We Sang!

Our visit to Barrington was a success! Most of Troop 696 joined the other Johnson Troops for a festive night of caroling and some hot cocoa at Starbucks.




It's a fabulous start to the holiday season! Enjoy!

Straws!

Who doesn't love a good "pass the paper with a straw" game? It's a great teamwork game and total entertainment for those watching!

More Singing!

We are still getting ready for our Carol Singing at The Barrington and hope we have a huge audience! Hint, hint...

Fun Photos!

The Kaper Chart

One of the great motivators behind Girl Scouts is to teach young girls responsibility. One of the ways we do that at every meeting is to use a Kaper Chart (photo above). The responsibilities include:

1. Friendshiper - starts the friendship squeeze and the song at end of meeting.
2. Picture taker - documents meeting.
3. Craft starters - two girls help set up for the craft.
4. Game girl - starts, leads or explains game.
5. Snack starter - passes out snacks.
6. Drink starter - mixes and pours drinks. In addition, we reuse the same cups each meeting to cut down on waste as part of our "recycling" and "make the world a better place" patches - BONUS!
7. Pledge leader - leads our Girl Scout pledge.
8. Bell ringer and meeting starter - calls meeting to attention and rings bell to call order at other times.
9. Kaper Charter - changes Kaper chart after each meeting.
10. Promise leader - leads the promise (on my honor....) at the beginning of the meeting.

Our regular meeting go a little something like this:

Opening: Say Promise and Pledge.
Circle time: Sit in circle and discuss events or just share things. During our last meeting, each girl shared something nice about the girl to their right.
Snack
Activity
Games/songs
Closing - return to circle.

Please continue to expect the girls to do responsibilities at home and ask them what they are learning in Girl Scouts. Hopefully they have a lot to share!

Meeting News

The holidays are upon us and we are preparing!

We have been practicing our carols and will be singing at the Barrington next week with another Johnson Troop. It is so nice to see how much the residents enjoy this and it gets everyone into the spirit of the season!

For more spirit spreading, we designed cards to send to the troops overseas in hopes of brightening their season a little since they won't be home for the holidays. We want them to know how much we appreciate their service and sacrifice.

Stay tuned for the upcoming cookie sale information. This is the troop's largest fundraiser and keeps Girl Scouts as one of the "best bargains" in town!

Birthday Outing!

There was a local birthday celebration for Juliette Low (see earlier post) and several girls from Troop 696 attended. Here are a couple photos.



Stay tuned for more meeting news and upcoming events. There are some fun-filled plans to come. And don't forget about the cookies...

Meeting Fun!

This past week the girls received their decorated plates, which turned out great! They were all unique and beautiful, just like the girls!

We also decorated cupcakes in celebration of Juliette Low's birthday. She was born on October 31, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia and was affectionately called "Daisy" by her family and friends.

Less than a year after meeting Sir Robert Baden-Powell, founder of the Boy Scouts and Girl Guides, she made her historic telephone call to a friend (a distant cousin), saying, "I've got something for the girls of Savannah, and all of America, and all the world, and we're going to start it tonight!" On March 12, 1912, Juliette Low gathered 18 girls to register the first troop of American Girl Guides. Margaret "Daisy Doots" Gordon, her niece and namesake, was the first registered member. The name of the organization was changed to Girl Scouts the following year.

In developing the Girl Scout movement in the United States, Juliette brought girls of all backgrounds into the out-of-doors, giving them the opportunity to develop self-reliance and resourcefulness. She encouraged girls to prepare not only for traditional homemaking, but also for possible future roles as professional women—in the arts, sciences and business—and for active citizenship outside the home.

Happy Birthday Juliette!

And Just a Couple More...

More Pizza Pictures!

We Made Pizzas!

Our first field trip this year was to our local LaRosas. We got a tour of the kitchen (and the freezer) and each Daisy got to make their own pizza. Yummy!

Girl Scout Law

I will do my best to be:
Honest and Fair
Friendly and helpful,
Considerate and caring,
Courageous and strong, and
Responsible for what I say and do,
And to,
Respect myself and others,
Respect authority,
Use resources wisely,
Make the world a better place,
And be a sister to every Girl Scout.