First meeting update

We were originally planning to have our first meeting on Sept 13 from 6-7pm, but last night I learned that the 1st grade parents meeting is going to be from 6-630 that same night.

Instead of having a full meeting on 9/13, I want to have a brief parent's meeting from 6:30-7 (possibly shorter!) instead - I'll have a coloring page for the girls & we can get registration forms filled out & discuss the year.

Our first full meeting will be on Sept 27, 6-7pm. We have secured the Truman Primary cafeteria again, so meetings will be held at the same location as last year.

See you then!

Swim party a huge success!

Thanks so much to the Boswell's for hosting the Daisy swim party yesterday (and thanks to Stacy for the tasty shakes)! The girls had a wonderful time playing together & us moms got time to chat! We didn't really ever get around to a parents meeting, other than briefly discussing registration procedures & deadlines. We'll go over everything in September.

A couple of people are having trouble viewing the blog, so I have also started a closed Facebook group as another source of information. Only the members of the group can see the group's info, and group members cannot see each other's information unless they are "friends". Please search on Facebook for the "Troop 3412" group & ask to join if you would like access.

The link for online registration is here if you are paying by credit card. You can also cut & paste the following to your browser: https://gsusa.ebiz.uapps.net/vp/Home/tabid/166/Default.aspx?pid=43. I have paper registration forms to fill out at the first meeting in September, if you would rather pay by cash/check or cookie dough incentives (if you haven't received yours yet, I have it).

Don't forget, our first meeting is the second Tuesday in September (9/13) from 6-7pm in the Truman Primary Cafeteria.

See you in September!
Misty

Registration information

The link for online registration is here. You can also cut & paste the following to your browser: https://gsusa.ebiz.uapps.net/vp/Home/tabid/166/Default.aspx?pid=43.

I will have paper forms with me on Saturday as well. If you do renew online, please let me know!

Thanks,
Misty

ZooSnooze overnight

What a blast! The girls got to hear about local nocturnal animals & even pet a couple of them. Then we took a walk through the zoo after dark with our guide, Rachelle. We saw many animals that aren't as visible during the day visits. We stayed up REALLY late, and then took a morning zoo walk to visit the OKC Trails exhibit before packing up the party. Thanks to the 2nd grade Brownie troop for the invite!

Our next activity is the pool party at the Boswells on 8/13. Hope everyone can come! I'd like a chance to have a brief parents meeting sometime at the party to plan the upcoming year, hand out cookie dough & discuss a good meeting day/time for fall. I will also have registration forms and information.

Thanks!
Misty

Zoo Invite from 2nd grade sister Brownies!

From their troop leader:

Here's a fun question for you!

Would any of your girls like to join us in our Zoo Snooze sleepover at the OKC Zoo on Saturday, July 30th? We've gotten the rsvps from our troop and we have room for more girls. We'd love to invite our sister Truman troop to join us. There should be no cost to your troop since we have to pay for a minimum anyway. Moms will come and stay over too! We get a animal program and a night time tour of the Zoo. We leave the Treehouse in the morning but are welcome to stay at the Zoo for as long as we want on Sunday. Just let me know if you all are interested. We'd love to have you!

I need firm RSVP's no later than July 22nd. I am not sure if Abby & I can attend yet (I hope so!), but Niki & Hailey are planning to attend.

Thanks!

Misc summer info

Hi all! I've got a couple of updates:

1. Cookie dough incentives & cookie patches are in! If you haven't received them yet, feel free to contact me & arrange a time to pick them up. I will also have them at the pool party in August and at our first meeting in September (tentatively scheduled for 9/15/11). Each girl that participated in cookie sales have at least a $15 gift card they can use at the http://www.gswestok.org/ shop. It can also be used for the fall membership fees!
2. The fall membership drive is coming - I'm not too concerned about recruiting members, as we already have a big group. However, if anyone knows a first-grade Truman girl that is interested, please have them contact me for membership info.
3. I will have membership forms at the pool party, but you can also fill out the forms online (you will need to fill out online if you want to use the cookie dough incentives gift card). If you do decide to submit your girl's membership form online, please get me a copy for my files as well.
4. Please check the Patch Progress section of the blog to make sure your girl has all her patches. Please let me know if she's missing something.
   
5. Finally, I am starting to plan our meetings for fall. I am also working on dividing up some of the group responsibilities so that volunteers can take on small projects to help the troop & troop leadership. I'll get more info about what we might need soon. Everyone has ideas/skills/resources that are valuable! Please consider what you might be able to do to help the girls. Feel free to contact me with any ideas or to make us aware of your special skills. We appreciate you all!

Thanks,
Misty

Strong and courageous!!

We had a blast at the self-defense class this week! Only four girls were able to come (darn summer schedules!) but we still had a great time. The girls learned some basic techniques of self-defense, and got to hit things & scream! :)

Master Rugh said he would be completely fine with setting up a second class if some of the girls would like to do it somtime this summer. His summer class schedule is lighter, so we were able to join in a regularly scheduled class that he turned into a self-defense lesson for us. If you would be interested in participating in another class later this summer so your Daisy can earn her red petal, let me know. If there is enough interest, I'll talk to him about it. The class would be on either a Monday or Wednesday from 6:15-7.

Looking forward to the pool party in August! More info to come on that soon.


Garner was so serious the whole time - this is the only pic I have of her smiling. She was going to learn how to beat people up! :)


Ava got into it more & more. She really shined in this part of the session where several black belts help "attack" her.

This pic of Aubrey cracks me up! She worked really hard the whole time.

Abby was her usual dramatic self - she was on a mission!

The girls and Master Rugh. What a nice man!!

Self-defense class tomorrow!

Hi all - I hope everyone is having a wonderful summer!

Don't forget that tomorrow night we are having a self-defense class from 6:15-7 in the girls' gym at the Norman High School. Park in the one of the circle drives off of Main Street & follow the yellow signs that direct you to Tae Quan Do.

As the instructor is providing us this class free of charge, please try to make all or part of it if at all possible! He is a really nice man & is doing this as a favor to me so that the Daisy girls can earn their red petal patch.

Also, we are considering August 6 for our pool party - please let me know ASAP if you know that date is already an issue.

Cookie incentives are finally here! Each girl has at least $15 of 'cookie dough' to spend at the Girl Scout store and at least one patch for participating in cookie sales. I'll bring them with me tomorrow night. Don't forget the cookie dough can also be used for the fall enrollment fee or be donated to the troop.

Thanks!
Misty

Butterflies!

OK, the butterflies are not cooperating! They came early, and then gestated early, and have now emerged early!

They emerged the first part of this week, and were never going to make it all the way to the next meeting. So, we released them today and took lots of pictures!

We are still planning a butterfly craft for next week - please share these pictures with the girls!

Meeting notes 4/28/11

This meeting we focused on more outdoor science. We learned about ladybugs and even had a ladybug release! It was insane :).

Our last meeting is scheduled for May 12 at 6:30, the usual location. We will be discussing butterflies, making a butterfly craft, and we will also have a special guest! A friend of Niki's will be coming to offer the girls the feather extensions that are so popular right now. This is a troop-sponsored activity, so there is no cost to the families.

We are planning on at least one summer activity, but no definite plans yet.

Thanks,
Misty