| Girl Scouts Junior Troop 10151 Michigan Shore to Shore Council |
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| Girl Scout Levels Girl Scout Daisy (grades K-1) – girls learn more about themselves in relation to others. Girls participate in activities that help them understand the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Girl Scout Brownie (grades 2-3) – girls gain cooperative and team-building skills. Girls participate in activities that help them try new and challenging things to expand their horizons. Girl Scout Junior (grades 4-5) – girls are a part of a larger community while gaining a clearer sense of individual identity. Girls participate in activities that help them explore new skills and ideas, plan and evaluate, and make healthy choices. Girl Scout Cadette (grades 6-8) – girls strengthen existing relationships and seek new connections. Girls participate in activities that help them examine and address issues, practice and promote healthy behavior, and challenge themselves. Girl Scout Senior (grades 9-10) – girls recognize and address challenges to build healthy relationships and promote teamwork. Girls participate in activities that help them apply critical thinking skills, engage in and advocate for inclusiveness, and mobilize others. Girl Scout Ambassador (grades 11-12) – girls increase independence, seek community connections and partnerships, and strengthen relationship strategies. Girls participate in activities that equip them to pursue their future goals, live their values, and refine their leadership skills. |
| Benefits of the Girl Scout Program When Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low started the Girl Scouts in 1912, she knew girls needed a place where they always came first, a place that focuses on their needs and stimulates their interests. Our founder's vision has never waivered; girls are now and will always be the only reason for Girl Scouting. Girl Scouting is a place where a girl can just be a girl - and take pride in it - where she can talk about what matters to her with peers and adult friends. Why Girls Need Girl Scouts: Benefits of the all-girl experience: In our society girls and boys often face different expectations and learn different lessons. With boys around, girls are often allowed to expect less of themselves. That's why today's girls need a place where they can take risks, learn from their mistakes without pressure from boys, and have fun with other girls. Girl Scouts is focused on the girls: The Girl Scout program is designed for girls to develop critical life skills. Girl Scouting encourages girls to try new things, experiment with new ideas, make decisions, and be leaders. Girls need role models: A setting where female role models are the norm rather than the exception can help girls develop skills and self confidence they will need to succeed in tomorrow's world. |
| How can I Help? Girl Scouting needs you! Get involved today! Your support is important for your daughter to realize the greatest benefits from her participation in Girl Scouting. There are so many ways that busy parents can help make exciting opportunities available to all girls. Troop or Assistant Leader: Adult leaders guide the girls in planning and carrying out Girl Scout activities. Trainings are available to help leaders learn about the Girl Scout program and most are offered at no charge. Troop Committee Member: You can assist a troop leader by taking on one or more tasks which will help make the troop run smoothly: * Coordinating the cookie sale program or fundraisers *Keeping troop records *Driving or chaperoning *Planning and assisting with troop events and projects *Proving phone-calling assistance. Active Parent: You can support your daughter and her troop leaders by *Signing and returning permission slips *Helping your daughter attend meetings regularly *Arriving and departing meetings on time *Participating in parent meetings and family activities *Reading newsletters and information you receive *Get involved in some way with the troop *Become an adult Girl Scout member |
| Parents, Yes! It’s that time of year again for Girl Scouts to start meeting regularly. Our first meeting will be Tuesday, September 23rd, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at the Kaleva Elementary in the Art room. For those new to Girl Scouts, my name is Tasha Covell and this year I will have two levels of Girl Scouts. I will also take the role of Kaleva’s SUD (Service Unit Director). My duties as this entail working with the other Kaleva Troops to make sure we are all working together to make the year a successful one for all levels of Girl Scouts. I also have two assistant leaders that help me with activities and fieldtrips with the girls. Sandy Frees helps with the girls that are in 4th and 5th grade (Juniors) and our meeting times are on Tuesdays beginning at 3 and ending at 4: 30, Beth Sacksteder helps with the girls in 6th grade (Cadettes – beginning in November) and their meetings will start at 4 and end at 5:30 because the girls finish school at different times. Girls traveling from or to Kaleva will need to have a note sent in from a parent to do so. On the third Tuesday of every month, we will meet at the High School and then beginning in November we may change the structure of our meetings but I will keep you informed as this happens. The initial fee for girls joining Girl Scouts is $10 for the registration and the dues this year will be $1.50/meeting that can be paid weekly, monthly or yearly. As a troop, we ask that girls purchase a sash ($15.00) or a vest ($25.00) by Thinking Day in February, but we do not require that girls purchase any books; in fact we have many in our library that girls can check out for a limited time. We also ask each girl to bring in a snack or drink for 20 girls. Our meetings are very orientated to earning badges through fun, hands-on activities and we usually try to take a fieldtrip once a month and/or participate in council wide activities as well. I have created a website for the girls so that they can work on badge work at home as well as in the meetings without having to purchase the necessary books needed to do this. The link can be found at www. tlcphotograph.com (you will see our troop number in the upper right hand corner of the banner). We do occasionally meet in the evening where girls celebrate badges earned, special occasions or activities that are designed to include the family but parents are always welcome to join any of our meetings. There are three fundraisers that the girls participate in and they are the QSP Nut/Magazine, Home Interior (Candles) and Girl Scout Cookies. Our troop number is 10151 and last year we had 15 girls that were Juniors and this year four of these girls will advance to Cadettes. We will continue having the “Scout Bucks” incentive program in place. This incentive allows the girls to earn “Scout Bucks”. They receive one per meeting for the following: Attendance, Uniform, Dues, Home Assignment, and Good Citizenship. Girls can also earn two Scout Bucks for completing badges at home, giving a badge report to the troop, or earning a council patch. Girls can also loose Scout Bucks by missing an event that they signed up for without calling the leader, not returning a permission slip as requested, or failing to turn in money from product sales. When a girl earns $25, she is then allowed to pick a prize out of our prize box. A new incentive program this year for the girls will be a hands-on activity that they can do at home. Juniors will be given a list of upcoming National or Monthly Calendar Themes such as October is “Fire Prevention Month” or “Hunger Awareness Month”. They can then design a poster about this theme to display in the school for that month so they need to finish this by the first of each month. Cadettes will be allowed to design PSA’s (Public Service Announcements) like “Just Say No”, or “Click It or Ticket” to display. Girls participating in the incentive program will get to have lunch out on the town with the leaders. A couple of events that are fast approaching that have been planned already for the girls this year is a fieldtrip on October 7th to Kay Millers house. She will work on the Horse Fan Badge with the girls. The QSP/Nut fundraiser will kick-off on October 8th-27th and delivery dates will be around Nov. 20th. KND is also sponsoring the Girl Scout Thinking Day celebration in February, 2009 at Brethren High School. The girls should be thinking about which country they would like to display for this annual event. For girls returning this year, most of the above is not new to you and I look forward to another great year of Girl Scouts with you. We are always looking for ways to include the family so if you have talents, skills, or work experience that can be shared, we look forward to seeing you in a meeting as well. If you have any questions, concerns, or comments please contact me. |
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Upcoming Meetings:
If your daughter misses a meeting -
don't fret! Below is a list of things
we covered in that meeting and the
badge that we worked on.
June 24, 2008
September 23, 2008
If your daughter misses a meeting -
don't fret! Below is a list of things
we covered in that meeting and the
badge that we worked on.
June 24, 2008
September 23, 2008
| Troop 151 Library The following books/resources can be borrowed from my library to use on badges - participation patches - or fun stuff. JGSHandbook - needed for certain badge activities. JGSBadge Book - Lists all the badges with the requirements. "Talk About It" - great resource for family fun "Girls are Great" - great resource for badges that require another source. "Go Global" - great resource Global Awareness Badge "In the Zone" - workbook for In the Zone participation patch Junior "Journey" Book: It's Your World -- Change It "Agent of Change" Cadette "Journey" Book: "Amaze" Girl Scouts Against Smoking - great pamphlet that can be used while working on the Sign of the World Award. GS mini Song Book - great resource for teaching the girls new songs. If you would like to check any of this material out - please email me at vcovell@yahoo.com More will be available as we purchase them ... |
| Information about our Meetings . . Girl Scout Traditions Scout Bucks New Incentive Program for 2008-09 Safety Award Troop 10151 September Calendar |
| Home Assignments Safety First Badge: Requirement #1 |