Scout & Doll Tea Party With Daisy Troop at April 12th Meeting

Our Brownie Troop will be hosting a Scout & Doll Tea Party with a Framingham
Daisy Troop at our next meeting, on Monday, April 12 at 4;15 p.m..

***Each Brownie MUST bring a DOLL (not a stuffed animal) to the next meeting.
Each Brownies will be asked to talk about their doll for a few moments.

The doll can be anything from American Girl, Barbie, Disney, a rag doll, Cabbage Patch, even an action figure like Superman, if your daughter is not into "girly" dolls.

The Daisy & Brownie Scouts will be working on earning an out-of-state Doll Collector Try-It that day, as well as meeting the BRIDGING REQUIREMENTS to move to the next level of Scouting.

We will be serving Girl Scout Cookies, grapes, & juice.

Also during the meeting, as part of the Doll Collector Try-It, the Troops will be hearing a story about a doll, learning about types of dolls, including antique & collectible dolls, and more.

During the meeting, OUR Brownie Scouts will be teaching the Daisy Scouts Girl Scout & Brownie traditions, and showing off their vests.
***May be a good time to iron or sew on any of those badges & patches.

If anyone has any issues or questions, please contact one of the leaders.

Brownie Meeting This Afternoon

Just a quick rememder that we have a regular Brownie meeting today.
Sarah is the snack girl/ Shawn the snack Mom.
There have been several e-mails so just wanted to make sure the reminder of the meeting didnt get lost in all your messages!
As Susan mentioned we will be working on the ART TO WEAR patch.
- PAM

Brownie Meeting Monday, March 22

Just a reminder we have a Brownie meeting on Monday, March 22 at 4:15 p.m.

***For the Brownies, who have been working on their ice Skating Try-It badge individually, please bring your project work. We will display it during snack time.

***For Brownies who are attending the Globetrotters event on March 28th we have the tickets and will be distributing them, if payment has been made. (Tickets were $18.75 each). If you have questions, e-mail leader Susan.

On Monday, the Troop will be working on an arts & craft project as part of the Art to Wear Try-It badge.

Enjoy this weather.
See you Monday
-- Susan, Shawn, & Pam

Next Meeting is Monday & Cookie Money Due!!!

Our next brownie meeting is Monday, Feb. 22.
Our meeting will be in the regular location - Plymouth House.
Our bakery field trip has been moved to March)

Emily S's mom has snack. (need Juice & snack for 16 girls)
Please note one girl has a nut allergy & one has a strawberry allergy.

COOKIE MONEY DUE MONDAY at MEETING!!!

***Girls should collect CASH.
Checks MAY BE WRITTEN to the parent of the Brownie,
but then that Brownie Mom should write just ONE check for all the checks collected to the TROOP -- "GSEM Troop #72082"

Unfortunately, any checks that bounce mean less money for the Brownies to do something fun at the end of the year.

Enjoy the last of vacation week!!!
For the girls who attended Girl Scout Night at Disney on Ice, i'll post photos by the meeting.

Brownie Meeting Tomorrow

Quick reminder that we have a regular Brownie meeting tomorrow at 4:15.
See you all then.
-Pam

PLEASE IRON Your Daughter's Cookie Shirt

Your daughter created a t-shirt at our Brownie Meeting on Monday. The drawing will not be set for future washings, until the shirt is ironed. The markers are heat set markers.
Please turn the shirt inside out. And iron the markers to set the design. You might wish to put a pad between the shirt & your ironing board so the markers do not transfer. I would recommend ironing the shirt with one side of the shirt on top of the ironing board and one side underneath the ironing board.
The girls are to wear their "Cookie sale" t-shirts at our cookie booth sale on Monday, Jan. 25th. More details will be forthcoming on that event.
The shirt also filled a requirement for the art-to-wear TRY-IT badge. The girls still need to complete 3 more requirements.
If you have any questions, in regards to ironing the design, please call or e-mail me.
Thanks
Susan

Cookie Booth Sales - Jan. 25 & Feb. 7th

The Troop has a new cookie Mom, Jenn Fusi, Maddie's Mom.
She has arranged two both sales for us, both at the Stop and Shop on old Connecticut Path.
The first on is on our next meeting day - Monday Jan 25th 4-7pm and the second one is Sunday Feb 7th 1-4. We will dividing the troops into two shift.
On Monday Jan 25th the shifts will be 4-530 and 530-7.
Please let me know if your daughter is unable to do either of the shifts and what your preference would be.
We will do our best to accommodate preferences.
We also need a few parents to help supervise. let me know if you are interested.
Thanks!
Pam

Final Brownie Meeting of 2009 is Monday

Our final Brownie Meeting of 2009 will be held Monday, Dec. 21 at 4:15 p.m.
The girls will be icing and decorating mini cakes as part of a requirement to earn the Baking Try-It. The girls don't need to wear their vests.

Next Meeting: Monday, Nov 23

Snack moms: Please be aware that there is a girl with a tree nut allergy in our Troop, when sending snack. Please read labels when sending in snack.
There are 16 girls in the Troop.
Snack moms should send in either a drink (with cups) or drink boxes plus a "safe" snack for all 16 girls.
A list of who is responsible for each meeting's snack can be found on this Web site, on the right hand side.
Thanks!

Next Meeting, Monday, Nov. 9

There is no Brownie meeting tomorrow. It is next week, Nov. 9.
When the leaders planned the schedule for the year, we decided not to meet on the
2nd since we had rollerskating on the 1st.
When people asked today, we realized that we had not sent out the Brownie schedule for the year. We apologize.
The Schedule for the year, can be found on the right hand side of this Web site. Next to each meeting, is the Brownie responsible for bring drink & snack to the meeting.
- Pam, Shawn, & Susan

NEXT Meeting, Monday, Oct. 19

Reminder-

We have a Brownie meeting Monday at 4:15-5:30 at our new location, Plymouth Church on Edgell Rd.

Please let us know if you daughter will be attending the rollerskating party on Nov. 1st

--Pam

NEW MEETING LOCATION - Next Meeting, Monday, Oct. 5th

Hi Troop 72082-
We will be having our first official Browie meeting Monday Oct. 5th from 4:15 -5:30pm,
but AT A NEW LOCATION - PLYMOUTH CHURCH ON EDGELL RD
Take the driveway on the left of the church and follow it around back to the far side which is facing the preschool. The office door is under the overhang. Follow the stairs down and go down the hall and make a left down the hallway. We will be meeting in the last door on the right. The reason for our move is that we were out growing the room we were in and its lack of carpeting made it very loud.
My cell phone( in case anyone gets lost the first time) is 508-740-2115.
The door will usually be open for drop off and pick up.

We will be handing out a meeting schedule for the year and finishing up snack assignments.

Looking forward to seeing all the girls!

-Pam, Shawn and Susan

Meeting Tomorrow - Monday, April 6th

Hi troop 2082-
Just a reminder. We will be having a regular Brownie meeting tomorrow- 4:15.
See you then!
Sagan has snack tomorrow (There will be 15 girls there tomorrow).
- Pam, Shawn, and Susan

Meeting Summary: Penny Power and Learning About Money

At Monday's meeting, the Brownies began work on the Penny Power Try-It badge.
Before starting work on the badge, the new girls who joined the Troop, this year, were presented with their World Trefoil Pin.
Presented with the pin were: Ayushi, Alyssa, Erin, Tovah, Sagan, & Sasha.
Ask your daughter to tell you some of the symbolism behind the pin.
(Hint: ask her about the sun, sky & stars)
As the Troop began working on the Penny Power Try-It, we talked about money.
What does money look like?
Why there are different designs for coins and bills?
We talked about counterfeit money.
We discussed who is pictured on money.
Then, we had a discussion about earning money. We talked about our cookie sale.
As a Troop of 16 Brownies, the girls sold about 700 boxes.
At the two cookie booth sales, they sold about another 600 boxes of cookies.
We did a little math too. The girls figured out at $4 a box how much money was collected. Then, they tried to figure out how much money the Troop earned, if the Troop keeps 60 cents for each box sold.
After a discussion of cookie sales in the Brownie Circle, we then began some fun money/finance activities as part of the Try-It requirements.
The Brownies played a game similar to one found on the game show The Price is Right.
Two objects were placed in front of them and the Brownies guessed which item was more expensive.
(Surprisingly, a majority of the Troop thought a Magic Treehouse paperback book cost more than a hardcover book.) We explained that typically hard cover books cost more money.
The Brownies did better when it came to a battle between Barbie and a Webkinz (Barbie costs less.)
The Brownies also thought that a can of Progresso Soup cost more than a box of cereal.
Afterwards, groups of 3 0r 4 girls were shown an object (Game of Clue Jr., a Gymboree top, a pair of kids shoes, a video game cartridge, etc..) and had to try to guess what it cost.
The girls will finish work on the Penny Power Try-It at the next meeting.
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In the final Brownie Circle of the meeting, we reminded the girls of the importance of wearing their vest and Brownie uniform to Thursday's field trip to the Girl Scout Museum and about an optional activity -- Alice in Wonderland ballet and post-performance tea party.
Then the girls did the Friendship Squeeze and Girl Scout Out.

Cookie Payments Due This week!

IF you have yet to hand in your money please know that the deadline is quickly approaching. This Monday we are having our next Troop meeting - that would be a good opportunity to bring the money to the meeting during drop off or pick up.
You could also give the money to one of the leaders on Thursday afternoon, when we return from the Waltham Girl Scout Museum Field Trip.
Please remember that ONE check made out for the full amount is to be handed in.
Cash in the exact amount is also OK.
Checks made out to: GSEM Troop 72082 memo line - Initial order sales
Thank you,
Shawn
Cookie Mom

FIELD TRIP UPDATE: Girl Scout Museum on March 26

Just want to remind everyone that in additon to our regular meeting on Monday 3/23, we are going on a field trip the Girl Scout Museum in Waltham on Thursday March 26th.
***We will be organizing car pools and meeting in the church parking lot at 1:30.
***The tour runs from 2:30-3:30, so we should be back by 4:30.
***We need at least one other chaperone that can fit 4 girls in her car or 2 chaperones to fit 2 each.
***Can all of you respond to me ASAP to confirm your daughter's attending, so we know how many spaces in cars to arrange.
Thanks so much!
-Pam

Next Meeting: Monday, March 9

The Troop's next meeting is Monday, March 9.
It is Ayushi's turn for snack & juice. (Remember, no nuts or strawberries.)
The girls will be working on the Dancercize Try-It.
It was one of the 3 Try-Its they voted they wanted to earn this year along with the Animals & Brownies Through the Year Try-its.
Meeting starts at 4:15 and will end about 5:30 p.m.
If you have not signed a permission slip for the Girl Scout Museum Field Trip on Thursday, March 26 please see leader Pam either at drop-off or pick-up.
***Girls who attended the Disney on Ice Girl Scout event on Valentine's Day will be receiving their participation patches on Monday.
Bowling participation patches were handed out on Saturday.
Bowling Try-Its, along with other Try-Its earned in 2009, will be distributed at our year-end party.
--Susan

Troop Holiday Party

Hi-

Just wanted to remind everyone that Brownie troop 72082 will be having their holiday party on Monday 22nd at Uno's on Route 9. The girls wil be making theri ouwn pizzas. We will be meeting at close to 4pm as possible. ( I am willing to pick up all Brophy Kids at 3:45 if you send in a note- Kelly, Sydney, Emily, Talia and Alyssa and Auyshi (3:55 on the corner)) Just let me know. Parents should come at 5:15 as we will be reviewing cookie selling procedure and handing out patches. Also, if you are one of the working Mom's who dont usually come to pick up, we will be sending home an explanation sheet.

Because the school system has previously stated that they may close school on some days that do not seem that bad, we will not automatically cancel if school is cancelled. At 2pm we will send out and e-mail if the weather is questionable. If you do not have access to email at that time, please e-mail me back and let me know what number we should call you or your babysitter at to let them know.
Thanks!
-pam

SNACK MOM & Food Allergy Awareness

We wanted to let all the moms in our Brownie Troop be aware that there is a girl in the troop, who has an allergy to walnuts, cashews, almonds, tree nuts, etc.
When sending in snack for the troop please read labels and avoid products that contains these items and/or were processed in a plant/facility with these items.
A list of who has which meeting for snack is posted on the right hand navigation bar of this Web site.
If any parent has any questions, please e-mail any leader.
If you have specific questions about a certain food, feel free to contact co-leader Susan Petroni, as she is the first aider for the troop and an aunt of a niece with a peanut allergy.
Thanks in advance for your cooperation.
Susan, Shawn, & Pam
P.S. If you have not volunteered for a week, please e-mail one of us.

Meeting Monday -- Update on projects

Our next Brownie troop meeting is Monday at 4:15 at St. Andrew. We will be continuing our work on the All in the Family Try-it.
At our last meeting, 14 of the 16 girls presented their heritage item to the troop. The last two girls will present their heritage item Monday, the girls will begin work on a family birthday calendar, and if time permits we will start a family time capsule.
NEEDS: If you have extra family photographs that can be CUT, please have your daughter bring them to Monday's meeting so she can use with the family calendar craft. Individual photos of each immediate family member are better than a large group of people in a photo. Those girls who brought their photos at the last meeting, we saved them in her folder.
For the time capsule, we are looking for each girl to bring in an empty cereal box (ie Wheaties, Corn Flags, Fruit Loops, etc). The cereal box will be the capsule for that project. If you don't have a box for Monday's meeting, please try to bring a box for the first meeting in December. The girls will be working on the time capsule for likely two meetings.If you still don't have a cereal box and don't anticipate having one, please let a leader know as we can have extras brought in..
As always if you have any questions, feel free to e-mail any of us..
SPECIAL EVENT: Don't forget the Museum of Science checks, if you daughter wishes to participate. It is $47 for her and $47 for an adult. Please make checks out to GSEM Troop #72082..
FUNDRAISER: Packaged candy & nut boxes & cans will be distributed to those who participated in the fundraiser at the end of the meeting. Patches and prizes are still not available..
PATCH WORK: The Grandma & Me requirement work is not due until the first meeting in December. If your daughter has already completed her work, she can bring it to Monday's meeting and we will store it in her folder. The Grandma & Me patch requirement work is posted on this site.
SNACK MOM: Finally, please note that there is a girl in the troop who has an allergy to walnuts, cashews, almonds, tree nuts, etc. So when sending in snack for the troop please read labels. A list of who has which meeting for snack is located on the right-hand side of the site.