December Meeting

Wow! The weeks are flying by! I can not believe that December is here! Our monthly meeting is just days away on Thursday the 5th.  We will meet at 6 pm and commence at 8 pm.  

We are chugging along through our journey and we will be learning about robins!  The girls will be making "dirt pudding" complete with worms!  Fun!  Thank you Kayden and Stephanie for volunteering for the December snack!

We will also contribute to the Franklin Township Toy Drive.  I am going to pick up some art and crafts for our contribution.  Here is some information about the event if you would like get more involved!  Thank you Brandi for including us!

 

I have the circus tickets and patches for those who ordered! Please remember to bring your ticket money Thursday.  We will be sitting together (yea!!!).

I should have our meeting dates for the 2014 year added soon. 

November Meeting Reminder

Our November meeting is Tuesday, November 12th from 6-8 pm.  I have a lot of fun activities planned and I am excited to meet with my Daisies!  Some information that I would like to share:

*I need each girl to bring in an old solid colored t-shirt. We are making bags out of t-shirts to carry our scouting stuff to and from meetings.I did a test bag out of a girls size 6x and it was perfect.  I would not go smaller than a girl's 6x and no bigger than a woman's small. 

*We have the opportunity to purchase discount tickets to the Ringling Bros. Circus during the Girl Scout times. This will be a Troop Family event!  I know that the whole family will enjoy this experince.   I will not be transporting girls as I do not have the space in my vehicle. We will meet at our seats,  which should be together. You can arrive 1 hour before start time. Do we want to go Saturday, Dec 7 at 11 am or Sunday, December 8 at 1 pm.  There are also two seating options. Lower and club seats for $15 or balcony for $10. I want to submit our ticket order by November 20th or sooner to guarantee our seats as they are first come first serve.

*Our troop made $36.70 from the Fall Product Sale.  

Thank you Sophie and Madeline for selling!

Birthday Bash at Waterman's

The "perfect" pumpkins!

Troop 469 participated for the first time in the Franklin Township GS Service Unit's annual Birthday Bash at Waterman's.  Many troops gathered to participate in food and fun, and most importantly,  drop off our prepared birthday bags for children in need of a little something for their birthday!

Hayride!

Waiting for PIZZA!

Painting our pumpkins!

October Meeting Re-Cap

We had a blast at our October meeting! The girls put together the Birthday Bags for the Birthday Bash! This service project focused on being considerate and caring for others. The girls earned the Spring Green petal for this project!

We also started the "It's Your Story-Tell It" Journey.  The girls should come to the November meeting with their background patch attached to their tunic.  Please follow the Uniform link above if you have placement questions.

Here are pictures of the girls collaboratively working on our animal mural.  We will be adding animals that we have learned about throughout this journey.

Jayden earned her promise center! Way to go Jayden!

Some Information

Last week was our first Daisy meeting of the new scouting year and we had a blast!!!  We are happy to welcome two new members, Jadyn and Alyssa!!!  The girls earned the Violet petal, "Be a Sister to Every Girl Scout".  Our new Daisies are working on learning the Girl Scout Promise to earn the Promise center.  Our next meeting will be especially special as our Daisies will participate in the Investiture and Re dedication Ceremony.  

There are tabs above with important information such as upcoming meeting dates, snack schedule, and patch placement information.  Please refer to this blog for troop information.  

I would like to participate in the Franklin Township Service Unit Birthday Bash on October 27 at Waterman's.  I need a final head count by October 8th.  This event costs $10 and includes pizza and a juice box along with admission, a hayride, and pumpkin.  We will be assembling Birthday Bags at our October meeting which will include the following to bring to the event:

 A “Birthday in a Bag” care package consists of all the goodies for a home celebration: cake mix, frosting, candles, a small gift, tissue paper for the gift bag, a card appropriate for the parent(s) to give the child, and optional party decorations. These items are placed in a birthday-themed gift bag tagged with a note stating the sex and age of the recipient along with a short description of the toy included. 

I  will purchase the items for the bags if you can pay for admission for your daughter.  Adults are welcome to attend for $9.  Please let me know if you have any questions!

Stephanie

New Scouting Year Information

Our new year of scouting is about to begin and I encourage all of our Daisies to invite a fellow first grader to our troop!  This year we will be completing our Daisy Petals and two Journeys.  There will be one meeting a month and one event per month so be prepared for FUN!  This year we will also go on our first camp-out (squeal).  In addition to meetings and events there is the Fall Product Sale and the annual Girl Scout Cookie sale.  Our first meeting will be in August! I can not wait to see you all!

Please email Stephanie for more information at scgstroop469@gmail.com

Our Zoo Trip

The girls wanted to spend some of the cookie money on a field trip to the Indianapolis Zoo. Despite the crowd and the heat the girls had a blast! They were great examples of what a Girl Scout is and I was proud to be their troop leader.  

Here are some pictures from our day!

Lemonade Day Indianapolis

We had a great time at our first lemonade stand today!  The girls and a few helpers {Khloe, Wyatt and Luke}  raised $123.65 for the Southside Animal shelter!  Thank you Walgreens at Southport and Shelbyville Rd for hosting us and thank you to all the generous patrons! 

May 18th is Lemonade Day Indianapolis!

I am so excited for our troop to participate in Lemonade Day Indianapolis May 18th!  We discussed at our last meeting that we would donate the profits to the Southside Animal Shelter.   At a later date we plan to visit the shelter to deliver the funds and scratch pads.  Walgreens at Southport and Shelbyville is happy to host our stand!  May 18th is our normal meeting date.  I need a parent volunteer that can drive and assist at the stand.

This is the fun patch that we will earn for this activity:

Daisy Days

Daisy Days

Back in March the troop participated in Daisy Days with fellow Daisies at Thompson Crossing Elementary.  The girls did various activities from experiments to origami as they learned to be "friendly and helpful" and "how to make the world a better place" earning their yellow and rose petals!  The girls also completed the Between Earth and Sky Journey patch.

Here are some snapshots of our day!

Service Project

What to do with all of those cookie cases?!  This meeting the Daisies were using their resources wisely by reusing the cases to make cat scratch pads for a local animal shelter.  I was so proud of these girls who worked as a team to make the pads.  

Way to go Daisies!!!

Our First Cookie Booth

This past Saturday we set up our first cookie booth!!!  Three of our girls were able to help and they did a fantastic job!  We sold a little over 50 boxes which I think was great for our first time.  Most importantly the girls worked on people skills and learned to deal with people more confidently.   We would also like to give a big shout out to Lowe's for hosting a hot spot for Girl Scouts! 

Here is our booth!

The girls handing out samples of Thank U Berry Much and Dulce De Leches.

Cookie Time and Future Meeting Schedule

Happy New Year Daisies!  

I am so excited about the new year and what we will accomplish!  We have petals to earn, cookies to sell, and fun activities in the works. I hope that you are having a wonderful winter break and I can not wait to see you at the next meeting!  I would like to pass along some information prior to the meeting: 

Cookie Sales:

Cookie sales begin on Saturday, January 5th!!! Remember to wear your uniform and your smile when you sell.  The most important thing to remember is to be safe and always have a parent with you.  Don't forget to use the Cookie Club to sell cookies electronically.  Parents please let me know if you have any trouble accessing the Cookie Club.  

Upcoming Meetings:

We will meet the third Saturday of each month at 2:00 pm.  

Here are the following dates of future meetings:

January 19th

February 16th

March 16th- We will participate in Daisy Days at a different location. More info later.

April 20th

May 18th

As always I am available via phone or email if you have any questions!

Stephanie