Meeting summary - Exploring Nature, Embracing Differences, and Creating Rules

At yesterday's meeting, the Brownies worked on two Try-Its -- "Citizens Near & Far" and "Eco-Explorer."
During snack, Bella talked to the Brownies about attending a Council Movers Try-It workshop before school vacation. She showed the girls her flyer/glider she made and told them about creating and flying a paper helicopter and making a wind sock.
Also during snack, the girls reviewed the Try-It badges. As there are more than 60 possible Try-Its badges Brownies can earn, we asked the girls to identify a Try-It they wished to earn before they bridge from Brownies at the end of third grade. The girls when they made a decision wrote the name of the Try-It they wish to earn individually on a poster sheet. Before the end of the second year, we will provide parents will information on how their daughter can earn that Try-It over the summer by completing four requirements and completing a Try-It worksheet.
After snack, we joined in a Brownie Circle. The girls recited the Promise & Law.
Then, we talked about upcoming events, including a potential fall overnight camping trip outside.
Then, as a group we made Troop 2082 rules. (I'll post the Troop rules on this Web site later this week.) This was one of the requirements of the Citizens Near & Far Try-It.
Post creating rules, leader Pam led the girls in a discussion on getting along with people who are different than us. This was part of the Citizens Near & Far Try-It. In a group, we talked about situations that involve differences. The girls shared experiences in which they were treated unfairly - based on the color of the their skin, wearing glasses, or for no reason at all. We talked about how to react if the situations happens again to them or to a friend.
The girls have now earned 3 of the 4 requirements to complete the Citizens Near & Far Try-It.
*** After the two group activities, we then went outside and began work on the Eco-Explorer Try-It. The girls explorer nature in the area outside of the church. They tried to find both living and non living things in the natural environment. The girls found green leaves with insect holes, identified a ladybug, watched ants, discovered a feather, uncovered a spider web, and more.
Afterwards, the girls joined a Brownie Circle again for the Friendship Squeeze and to play Girl Scout Out.
Each girl was then given a photograph of them at the Girl Scout Museum Field Trip last month and a memo to parents about upcoming events and the possible fall camping overnight. Some girls were awarded a ballet patch for the back of their vest for attending an optional activity earlier this month.
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NOTE: Parents if you have not signed a permission slip for the hike next Monday or the bank field trip please contact a leader. We need these signatures for your daughter to attend. We will post directions to the Framingham hike site later this week, along with information on what we will do in a downpour or thunderstorm.
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