Town-Wide Roller Skating Event -- UPDATE

Hi Troop 2082-

Just touching base about the rollerskating town-wide event at Roller Kingdom in Hudson.

We have 4 chaperones who will be driving and attending the event. We need to limit the number of adults, so unfortunately not all parents can attend. Also, the chaperones must be registered adult members for insurance purposes. We will coordinate carpooling once we have confirmation of who is attending. ( Of course, you are welcome to drop off you own child if you wish, but we are offering car pools to make it easier).

The $4 entrance fee will be taken out of each girl's account. If they have their own skates, please bring them. If they need to rent skates the fee is $3. Please have your child bring the money that day.

We realize the time of the event 5:30-7:30 is during most peoples dinner time. There is food being sold - pizza etc. However, it might be difficult for the girls being so young to manage money in a crowded situation. If at all posssible, please try to feed them something beforehand. The troop will be bringing cupcakes for a snack. ( unfortuantley, no outside food is permitted). If you do want your daughter to buy something, please let the chaperone driving her know so they can oversee things, so money isnt lost.

If you daughter has not signed up and still wishes to go, I need to know NO LATER than this weekend.
--- Pam

BROWNIE Troop 2082 Meeting Schedule - UPDATE

BROWNIE TROOP 2082
2007-2008 Meeting Schedule


Time: 3;45-5:15 pm

Dates: Mondays twice a month (variable Mondays the first half of the year due to Monday holidays and 2nd and 4th Mondays of the month after the new year)

October 1st, 15th
November 5th, 19th
December 3rd, 10th
January 14th, 28th
February 11th, 25th
March 10th, 24th
April 14th. 28th
May 12th, 19th
June 9th

Place: St. Andrew’s Church, 3 Maple St. ( Corner of Union and Maple- enter door to basement from parking lot off Maple St.)

Math & Computer Workshop tomorrow - Sunday, Oct. 21

Hi Troop 2082-

Reminder tomorrow is the townwide Girl Scout Math and Computer Workshop
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Time: 1:30-4:30pm
Place: St. Bridget School Hall, 832 Worcester Road (Route 9) Eastbound, Framingham
Pull into parking lot and the school is directly toward the back. Go in the door and down the stairs. The hall is on the left (the same place that the Dasiy bridging ceremony was held last year).

This is a drop off event. The leaders will be there to meet you.
Please plan to arrive a little before 1:30 as the program will begin at 1:30.
***Have the girls wear their vests - brown and tan clothing optional***
See you tomorrow!

Brownie Investiture Ceremony & Girls Earn Friends Are Fun Try-It at Last Meeting

At our meeting earlier this week, the girls of Brownie Troop 2082 took part in an Brownie Investiture Ceremony and were awarded their official Brownie pin. The pins were put on upside down. The new Brownies were asked to do 3 good deeds at home, just like the Magic Elf in the Brownie Tale, in order to turn their pin right-side up.
Later during the meeting, the girls earned their Try-It Friends Are Fun. (The leaders will hand out the badge at a later date.) As a troop we had a discussion on what is a friend, how a Brownie can make new friends, and how Brownies can make other girls feel welcomed and included. Later, the girls made a a friendship card and a friendship bracelet to give to a friend or close relative. And the girls worked individually on breaking an alphabet code. (The answer was -- "Make New Friends, But Keep the Old. One is Silver and the Other is Gold."
Below are some photos from the ceremony and the arts & craft activity:

Oct. 15: Brownie Meeting & Ceremony

Just a reminder that we have a Brownie Meeting tomorrow ( 3:45-5:15 in the basement of St. Andrews).

Please have the girls wear their vest with patches and pins on it. (Shawn will be bringing newly ordered vests for Rebecca and Madison). If you need any help give me a call 508-877-3436.

Also, have the girls wear their "uniform" brown pants, skirt, skort with an off white or cream top if you have gotten one already. If not, don't stress out. (Also, Susan Petroni has size 5 velour brown pants, that Bella has outgrown, that she will bring tomorrow if anyone needs them.)

For girls that were Daisys last year, put your daisy pin and world trefoil pin (blue one) on the vest as well.

At the beginning of the meeting, we will be having a small investiture ceremony - where the girls receive their brownie pins. We welcome parents who are able to stay and watch the ceremony. If you can't be there, please know that we will take a picture of each girl.

Also, at drop off we need parents of anyone attending the math and computer workshop next weekend or rollerskating outing to sign a permission card. If you are carpooling with someone else, we can make other arrangements to sign the cards.

Lastly, since the church building is locked until we arrive and leaders need some time to get the room set up, we ask that girls don't come into the building until 3:40. If we have time to get settled, we can better greet the girls and tend to any questions all of you may have.
Thanks for your understanding.

We are excited for a fun year with the troop!
See you tomorrow

-Pam, Shawn and Susan

Saturday, Nov. 3: Roller Skating Party

Join fellow Framingham Girl Scouts in celebrating JULIETTE GORDON LOW's birthday at a PRIVATE roller skating party on Saturday, Nov. 3 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Roller Kingdom in Hudson (978-562-3440)

Deadline to register for this event is: Thursday, Oct 25.
Please e-mail one of the troop leaders if you plan to attend, as a permission form needs to be filled out.
$4 will need to be deducted from your daughter's Brownie account. (The cost to attend this Framingham-wide Girl Scout event is $4 and includes a participation patch.)

If you child needs to rent skates, the cost is $3 and that money is paid that night at Roller Kingdom. Chaperones may rent skates that night too for a $3 fee.

As a troop, we will bring a plate of cupcakes to celebrate the Girls Scout founder's birthday.
PLEASE do not bring any other food or drinks.
It is not allowed!
Roller Kingdom will sell pizza, hot dogs, drinks, and snacks at its counter for an additional cost.

We also are looking for 2 moms to carpool and be chaperones.
(Moms, who are registered as a volunteer with Girl Scouts, may be a chaperone.)
Chaperones/Troop leaders are the only adults allowed to attend.
No siblings are allowed, unless they are a registered Daisy, Brownie, Junior, etc..

Directions: to Roller Kingdom: Take Rt. 495 north to exit 26 (Rt 62 east). Just before the Dodge dealership watch for signs on the right. Or take Rt. 85 north to Rt. 62 west and it is just after the Dodge dealership.

E-mail any of the tri-leaders with questions or to RSVP
Susan Petroni spetroni@rcn.com
Shawn Granoff shawn@granoff.net
Pam pammeroc@verizon.net

Juliette Low Fall Festival: Sunday, Oct. 28

Celebrate Girl Scout's founder Juliette Gordon Low's birthday at Juliette Low Fall Fest on Sunday, October 28th at Camp Cedar Hill in Waltham from 1 to 4 p.m.

We have decided not to attend as a troop, but individual Brownies are welcome to register for this Eastern Massachusetts council (Patriot's Trail) event. Girl Scouts from all over Eastern Massachusetts are registering.

Troop leader Susan Petroni may attend with her daughter Bella. If you would like to car pool or have questions about the online registration please don't hesitate to e-mail her at spetroni@rcn.com

The cost to attend is $7 per Brownie.
Parents & siblings may attend this council-wide event for free. To register, visit http://www.ptgirlscouts.org/events_programs/juliette_low_fall_fest.html
It is recommended you register no later than Sunday, Oct. 21. Council events typically fill up quickly. Not sure if there is a # cutoff for this event.

Registered Girl Scouts and their families are invited to join the celebration by participating in fun activities such as decorating a mini birthday cake, playing games, singing around a campfire, and much more!

Juliette Gordon Low founded the first Girl Scout troop in 1912 with only 18 scouts.
Today, there are over 3.7 million registered Girl Scouts! In developing the Girl Scout movement, Juliette brought girls of all backgrounds together to develop girls of courage, confidence and character. Juliette encouraged girls to prepare for future roles as professional women in the arts, sciences and business.


This event is sponsored by the former Patriots Trail Girl Scout Council of Eastern Massachusetts. Girl Scouts, Patriots' Trail Council is one of the largest organizations in Eastern Massachusetts dedicated to girls and is a leader in innovative girl programming and collaboration. Patriots' Trail Council and nearly 10,500 dedicated volunteers serve 23,000 girls, ages 5-18, from 65 communities in and surrounding Boston. It offer more than 100 programs and opportunities that engage and challenge girls of every age and collaborate with more than 100 organizations from all over the region. At some point this year, the Patriots Trail Council and two other Eastern Massachusetts Girl Scout Councils will merge to form the Eastern Massachusetts Council.

Brownies Earn MY BODY Try-It

At our first Brownie Meeting, Oct Monday, Oct 1, the 13 girls in the troop earned the My Body Try-It. We started the meeting, by having each girl trace her hand on a sheet of paper and write 5 things about themselves. When the girls were done with their project, they moved into the Brownie Circle where they learned about the Brownie Sign (http://brownie2082.blogspot.com/2007/10/brownie-glossary-of-terms.html). As a troop, we recited the Girl Scout Promise (http://brownie2082.blogspot.com/2007/10/girl-scout-promise.html) and and the Girl Scout Law (http://brownie2082.blogspot.com/2007/10/girl-scout-law.html) (Daisy troop members learned about the promise last year as they earned a new petal for each part of the promise. Each girl was given a copy of the Promise & Law and asked to learn them.)

In the circle, each Brownie told the others about the 5 things about themselves on their hand. (Leaders also explained to the Troop, that by tracing their hand, they were starting to earn their first TRY-IT.)
After Brownie Circle, the troop had snack; while listening to the The Brownie Story.
The girls learned that Brownies are "helpful elves."
The girls were then asked what it means to be helpful and several gave examples of how they have been helpful at home or at school.
After snack & storytime, the girls worked on tasks to complete their first TRY-IT.
They all enjoyed playing a game called "Body Volley" with balloons. Facing their partner they had to try to keep a balloon in the air using only the body part called out by a leader. For example, hands, elbow, knees, etc. Afterwards, the girls took turns calling out body parts while playing.
Following the Body Volley game, the girls learned about how their muscles work. Each girl was partnered with another Brownie. One girl kept her arms straight down by her side. While that girl tried to lift her arms up, her partner held her arms down. After counting to 20, the girls stopped holding their partner's arms and learned that muscles would continue to work on a process even after a process had stopped (The girls arms involuntarily were rising.)
Then, the Brownies had a discussion about how to take care of themselves. Some of the girls suggested eating healthy, exercising, brushing hair, brushing teeth, taking a shower etc. From there, the troop played a game of exercise. A leader would call out a type of exercise (galloping, hopping, frog jumping, crab crawling, etc) and the girls would do it. Later, the girls were asked to create their own type of exercise to call out. One example, was Jumping Jacks.
Finally, the girls returned to the Brownie Circle where we participated in a Friendship Circle and did the Friendship Squeeze. Just before the meeting ended, each girl was given her Brownie vest and several patches. (To learn where to put each patch, visit http://brownie2082.blogspot.com/2007/10/brownie-uniform.html)
Below are a few photos from our first meeting. We are putting a photo of each girl and her personalized handprint in a troop scrapbook.

Make New Friends -- Brownie Song

Make new friends,
but keep the old.
One is silver,
the other is gold.

A circle is round,
it has no end.
That's how long,
I will be your friend.

BROWNIE SMILE SONG

I’ve got something in my pocket, it belongs across my face,
I keep it very close at hand, in a most convenient place.
I’m sure you couldn’t guess it, if you guessed a long, long while
So, I’ll take it out and put it on, it’s a great big brownie smile!

Computer & Math Workshop Registration Deadline is Friday, Oct. 5

Hi Brownie troop 2082-

Each year Framingham Girl Scouts have a town wide workshop open to all troops ( in the past they have had a health and wellness one and a science one). All three leaders are planning on attending. Like the bowling last year, the activity fills up quickly. If your daughter is interested in attending please let me know ASAP- preferably by Friday- so we can give our troop count. The fee will be deducted from their individual brownie account. They will earn a patch and fulfill requirements towards a badge.
You can just reply back to me - Pammeroc@verizon.net or call 508-877-3436. Since all 3 leaders are attending, kids can be dropped off. I believe ( but will check) parents, or a
limited number can stay if they wish.

Girl Scout Computer & Math Workshop
Sponsored by the Town of Framingham Girl Scouts

Place: St. Bridget School Hall, 832 Worcester Road (Rte 9) Eastbound, Framingham , MA
Date: Sunday, October 21, 2007
Time: 1:30-4:30pm
Who: Daisy, Brownie, and Junior levels
Cost: $5.00 per Brownie and Junior (covers cost of Patch, supplies, and use of computer lab)
$2.50 per Daisy (covers cost of Patch and supplies) – they can try the Brownie Math activities
Adults are free
Contact Person: for the event: Mary Ann Sager at 508-872-4989 or http://us.f840.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=Masager5@yahoo.com
We are fortunate to be allowed the use of the computer lab at St Bridget School for the program. Their computer specialist, Jennifer Trombino, will teach the computer program!

Badge Workshops: (girls will have the opportunity to meet requirements for 2 badges at their level – once earned; badges may be purchased separately at the Girl Scout store)

Brownie = “Computer Smarts” and “Math Fun”
Junior = “Computer Fun” and “Math Whiz”

Participation Patch: all girls attending will receive a patch (style TBD)

Brownie Uniform

Please wash the vest before you iron on the patches.
1) Put top of Flag patch about 1 ¼ to 1 ½ away from the shoulder seam.
2) The Girl Scouts USA ½ patch should go ½ inch from the bottom of the flag patch.
3) Place the second ½ of Eastern Massachusetts patch touching the bottom of the Girl Scouts USA patch.
4) Number Patches: Place the 0 and the 8 first. About ½ inch from the “Eastern Massachusetts” patch.
The number patch edges should touch each other (no space in between numbers). Suggestion – line up the where the 0 & 8 patches touch and eyeball to the middle of the patch “Eastern Massachusetts”. Don’t forget to place the two 2’s.
5) IF you have the Bridging Rainbow patch…. place that 1’ below the numbers.
6) IF you have the Gold star with blue disk, put that under the first #2.
7) IF you have a Daisy pin, place that to the left of the Rainbow patch, but below the star.
· Non triangle “Try It” patches are put on the back of vest.
· IF you are not a sewer or don’t have an iron, use Patch Attach/Attack found at any craft store.
Any questions please don’t hesitate to email or call me
shawn@granoff.net
(508) 872-8753
Good Luck!

BROWNIE GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Girl Scout sign: Hold the middle three fingers up by putting your pinky and your thumb together.
Girl Scout handshake: Shake hands with your left hand while making the Girl Scout sign with your right hand.
Friendship circle: This stands for an unbroken chain of friendship with Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all around the world. Everyone stands in a circle and places their right arm over her left and holds hands. Everyone makes a silent wish as a friendship squeeze is passed from hand to hand.
Friendship squeeze: After someone shares something in the circle, they squeeze the hand of the person standing next to them and then it gets passed around the circle.
Girl Scout motto: “Be prepared!”.
Girl Scout slogan: “Do a good turn daily!”
Brownie ring: A circle that Brownie Girl Scouts sit in to share ideas.
Brownie Try-It: Recognition earned by Brownie Girl Scouts. Girls have to complete a required number of activities for each Try-It. There is no minimum or maximum number of Try-Its to earn throughout the year. As part of Troop 2082, girls will earn on average 3-5 Try-its per year. Brownies may also earn a Try-It on their own (ask your troop leader for more information.) Try-Its maya lso be earned at special events and Girl Scout Camps.

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.

GIRL SCOUT PROMISE

On my honor, I will try:
To serve God and my country
To help people at all times,
And to live by the Girl Scout Law.