Meeting notes, 3/24/11

Tonight's meeting was small, as we were missing several Daisies. However, we still had a great time completing Claire's Investiture, reading Fancy Nancy's book on Earth Day, discussing what it means to "Be Green", and finally decorating a flower pot & planting a Daisy to take home.

Activities at tonight's meeting and the last meeting have earned the girls another petal patch for their uniforms. If your Daisy missed either or both meetings and you would like the supplies to complete these activities on your own, please let me know.

Cookie sales are over this weekend!! THANK YOU to everyone who has promptly made their payments so that I haven't had to spend time chasing cookie money! If you have not turned in your final payment, PLEASE DO SO ASAP so that I can get our final deposit made.

I have received the girls' Cookie Participation Pins, and will complete the Troops for Troops patches soon. We are still five boxes short for the Troops for Troops patch, so please let me know if you can donate a box or two.

Our next meeting is 4/14 - please note that there are two weeks in between our meeting this time, as there are five weeks in March.

Thanks all!

Meeting Reminder for 2/24/11

Hi Daisy moms!

Our next meeting is scheduled for this Thursday at 6pm. We will have a brief Investiture ceremony for our newest Daisy, Claire, and then will proceed to discussing the plant lifecycle and planting a seed. Laryssa is signed up to bring our snack.

We are nearing the end of the cookie sale, so PLEASE BRING YOUR COOKIE MONEY!

Hope to see everyone there!

Meeting Notes - 3/10/11

This week we focused on learning about Mardi Gras and Earth Day. We made Mardi Gras feather masks and discussed a little about the history of Mardi Gras. We also talked about recycling and the history of Earth Day. Some girls even brought recycling items to put in our recycling bin! In all, another great meeting!

If you were not able to attend the meeting, I have a couple of packets put together for your girl so she can cover what we missed, as we were working towards a couple of patches this week. Also, I handed out the patches we have earned to-date. I will send out a digital copy of where the patches go on the girls' vests as well.

Next meeting we will be continuing our discussion about Earth Day and learning about the plant lifecycle, including planting a seed. Hope everyone can be there!

Cookie sales are coming to a close - I will be sending out individual emails to everyone with your current balance. Please arrange to get your cookie money to me or bring it to the next meeting, as we will need ALL FUNDS in by March 30th. Also, we are within 7 boxes of earning the Troop for Troops badge for each girl who sold cookies! Please help our girls make their goal so that they can earn this extra patch! I have already ordered and received our cookie participation pins, and they are way-cute!

Thanks all!
Misty

Meeting reminder / cookie updates

Hi all! Don't forget we have a Daisy meeting this Thursday, 3/10 at 6pm in our usual location at the Truman Primary Cafeteria.

1) This week we are making Mardi Gras masks, as Fat Tuesday falls this week. We will also begin a 2-part lesson on recycling, the plant lifecycle and environmental awareness, in honor of Earth Day which falls later this month. Please have your girl bring a couple of things to put in our recycle bin - preferably no cans with sharp edges please! :)

2) Cookie sales have gone wonderfully! The sales are starting to wind down, and as we have opted not to have a booth sale, I don't have nearly the cookie stock I had a few weeks ago. However, there are still a couple of moms wanting more cookies and a few moms with some extra boxes. If you have extra cookies, please bring them with you to the meeting - we will try to connect those who need cookies with those who still have some!

3) Please don't forget to bring the cookie money you have collected - we have met all withdrawal deadlines with ease so far, thanks to everyone being so prompt about turning in their money!

4) For those moms who are still paying out their girls' supplies fees, please don't forget to send your March payment with your girl. I'm so excited that we may not have to pay any supplies fees next year because of cookie sales revenues!

5) Lastly, we are one case of cookies away from meeting the 5-case minimum for the Troops for Troops program - what that means to everyone is that if we can all work together to get one more case (12 boxes) of cookies donated to the Troops for Troops program, then all of the girls who have participated in selling cookies this year will get a special badge to put on their uniform!! If everyone can get 1-2 boxes donated to the program, we will meet our goal!

See you Thursday!

Meeting Notes - 2/24/11

We had another great meeting, and the girls got to wear their new vests! We discussed the Girl Scout Thinking Day, what we might eat in different countries, colored flags from other countries, and made rainmakers.

Next meeting the girls will be getting an envelope containing all the patches they've earned to-date (I had them last week, but forgot to give them out). We still have more in reserve that they will earn in the coming months, and will hand them out as they earn them.

If you have ordered more cookies, please contact me ASAP to schedule a pickup. I don't think we will have to worry about handing in more cookie money before our next meeting, but I will let everyone know if that changes.

Thanks all!
Misty

Cookies!!

I picked up 108 cases of cookies last night, so we are ready to sell!!

They are $3.50 a box, and we have Thin Mints, Samoas, Tagalongs, Do-Si-Dos, Trefoils and Lemon Cremes. Girl Scouts of Western OK doesn't sell the other varieties.

I am planning on bringing cookies to Investiture, but if you want cookies before then, please let me know. Abby started selling the minute we got home last night!

I am planning on disbursing the following to each girl, but I can make an adjustment if you want more or less for your girl to start with. We have to be a little careful, because we can only return unopened cases through February 25th, though cookie sales go through March. If we run out, I can get more in a couple of weeks:

Each girl will receive
6 boxes of Lemon Creme
12 boxes of Trefoils
6 boxes of Di-Si-Dos
12 boxes of Samoas
12 boxes Tagalongs
12 boxes of Thin Mints

Abby has already sold over 40 boxes of cookies since last night - people have been willing to come out in the snow for them! I haven't been able to stay out of them either.... :)

Misty

Pictures!

For the families who joined us in January, please send me a picture of your girl if you haven't already. I'm trying to make sure I know all their names by the Investiture. I won't post them on the blog, they're just for my use to learn their faces better.

Thank you!!

Investiture signup

I have the following list:
Apple Juice - Harris
Pink lemonade tea - Koop
Finger sandwiches - Bell
Cut fruit & dip - Bell
Something sweet - Gray
Small clear plastic plates - Windes
Silver-colored plastic ware - Kight
Pink rose china tea sets - Osburn
Daisy flowers for decoration - Boswell
Tablecloth & silver tea set - Bell

If you have ideas or something you'd like to bring, please let me know.

I will be fairly busy this week with cookies and won't have much time to decorate for the ceremony. Nikki has unfortunately had a family emergency and won't be able to do much this week either.

Anyone that can help us prep for Saturday would be appreciated!! We will meet at the Bell residence between 515-530 to set up.

Supplies update

Everyone should now have their supplies, except for the badges the girls will get at Investiture on Saturday. I have a book and a Badge Magic kit that for some reason don't seem to have an owner...if you are missing either item, please let me know!

Investiture Invitation