Cookie Sale Info

Since our meeting is canceled for tonight, here are the details for this year’s cookie sales. I will be sending the packets to school either tomorrow or Monday. In the attachments, you will find the “Imagine If….” Parent packet and a Goal Getter order card. We can use the Goal Getter card until you have the colored, multi-fold form. Please transfer any orders to the colored form when you receive it.

Please note on the Goal Getter order card, the Dulce De Leche cookie is new and the All About is not being offered this year.

To celebrate our sales, we will be meeting at Action City on February 4th. Order forms must be turned in at this event. Let me know if your daughter will be able to attend. If she cannot, we can make arrangements for the order form to be returned. Again, February 4th, is the last day they can be turned in.

To return the money, our troop will be meeting at Skate America on March 18th. Because this is Spring Break week, it will be important to make arrangements to return the money if you will not be in town or cannot attend on the 18th.

Important dates to remember:

1/16 – 2/1 Cookie Sale Dates
2/4 Cookie orders due to Troop.
Action City 5:30 – 7:30, pizza or hot dog and drink will be provided.
2/5 Normal meeting - Canceled
3/7 – 3/18 Girls deliver cookies and collect money
3/18 Money due to Troop
Skate America 6-8, snack and drink will be provided.
3/20 Cookie money is due to the Girl Scout Office

Money does not need to be collected until cookies are in. All money is due to the troop at the assigned date even if the cookies haven’t been delivered yet. All checks should be made out to Girl Scouts. Please write on the back of each “for deposit only”.

Program recognitions are a little different this year. All items except Cookie Dough are accumulative. Prizes will be distributed to the girls after money has been collected.

Cookie delivery information will be sent out as soon as we receive more details.

Permission/Parent responsibility agreement is on page 6 of the “Imagine If….” Packet. The information can be emailed back to me. Please make sure to include slipper and shirt sizes.

I cannot stress the safety portion of the packet enough. Please discuss this with your girls. Especially “Girls should NEVER enter a customer’s house.”

In our meeting with the girls tonight, we would have discussed goal setting, making your sales pitch, what to say and safety. I will include some of the items in the packet to be sent home.

From page 1…..
Orders need to be turned in to by TCM by: 2/4 at Action City 5:30-7:30
All money needs to be turned in to my TCM by: 3/18 at Skate America 6-8

From page 6…..
TCM – Troop Cookie Manager
My Girl Scout’s Troop number is: 3354
My Girl Scout’s TCM is: Jennifer or Maria
My Girl Scout’s phone number(s) are: 379-5391 (Jen) or 858-8055 (Maria)
My Girl Scout’s TCM’s email is: JenJenFer@aol.com or mroberts@group-health.com

I know I’m forgetting things…. So, if you have any questions please let me know.

Happy selling......

Meeting Recap - 12/18

I hope they all had a good time at our party last night. Here are some pictures of the festivities.......

At our meeting on December 4th, we brainstormed some things the girls would like for their party. Among the ideas were playing games, having candy, a Christmas tree, Christmas music, pizza and hot chocolate.

The girls signed Christmas cards for their second grade teachers, Mr. Otto, Mary, and Jeff (the custodian). They also decorated gift bags for the presents they made at our meeting on 12/4.

Our next meeting will be January 15th. We will be discussing cookie sales. Cookie Sales start January 16th. Like last year, we will have a brief parent meeting after our regular meeting.

Next Meeting 11/20

Good Afternoon!!!
Our next meeting will be Thursday, November 20th.
We will be working on the "Working It Out" Badge.

Snack will be brought by - Emily

I will have the candy/nut products at Thursday's meeting to pick-up.

If there are any questions, please let me know.

More Interviews

The other interviews can be found in the Meeting recap 11/06 entry.

Reporter - Maddy
Who you interviewed - Katelyn
What is your favorite animal - dog
What is your favorite toy or game - Brats
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born -
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - gym
What do you want to be when you grow up - Vet

Reporter - Amber
Who did you interview - Ingrid
What is your favorite animal - dog
What is your favorite toy or game - Track and field
Do you have any pets - no
Where were you born - Washington
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes, 1
What do you like best about school - science
What do you want to be when you grow up - vet

Reporter - Ana
Who did you interview - Alyssa
What is your favorite animal - cat
What is your favorite toy or game - Brat doll
Do you have any pets - no
Where were you born - Sacred Heart Hospital
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - art
What do you want to be when you grow up - athlete

Reporter - Alex
Who you interviewed - Taylor
What is your favorite animal - dog and cat
What is your favorite toy or game - no favorite, likes them all
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born - Boyceville
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - science
What do you want to be when you grow up - Artist

Reporter - Alexa
Who did you interview - Madison
What is your favorite animal - Hamster
What is your favorite toy or game - playing with baby
Do you have any pets - yes, two dogs, two fish and sharks
Where were you born - Wisconsin
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - I like learning in school
What do you want to be when you grow up - Singer

Reporter - Alyssa
Who you interviewed - Ana
What is your favorite animal - dog
What is your favorite toy or game - Guitar Hero
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born - Wisconsin
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - art
What do you want to be when you grow up - Teacher

Reporter - Madison
Who you interviewed - Alexa
What is your favorite animal - Kitten
What is your favorite toy or game - Charlie and the Chocolate Factory on the computer
Do you have any pets - yes, dog and cats
Where were you born -
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - I like lunch
What do you want to be when you grow up - Teacher

Reporter - Taylor
Who you interviewed - Alex
What is your favorite animal - Cat
What is your favorite toy or game - Barbies
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born - Tennessee
Do you have any brothers or sisters - no
What do you like best about school - recess
What do you want to be when you grow up - Vet

Meeting recap - 11/6

Thursday we worked on the Badge called "Write Away". We read the story about Juliette Low, the girls wrote a letter and worked on addressing it. We also made up a Group Giggle where Ingrid started a story and we went around the room adding sentences to it until everyone had contributed. Our story was about a stinky cow with spots on it's butt and nose and everywhere else. When the farmer came to milk the cow, the milk was sour. And, a fly flew by and died because the cow was so stinky. They all giggled for quite some time after that. Our final activity was to become a reporter. Each girl interviewed a friend and wrote their answers.
Below are some of their questions and answers.

Reporter - Ingrid
Who you interviewed - Amber
What is your favorite animal - dog/puppy
What is your favorite toy or game - webkinz
Do you have any pets - yes, 1
Where were you born - Wisconsin
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes, 3
What do you like best about school - recess
What do you want to be when you grow up - Scientist

Reporter - Allie
Who you interviewed - Emily
What is your favorite animal - Dog
What is your favorite toy or game - Trouble
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born - Rochester, MN
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - Guided reading
What do you want to be when you grow up - Teacher

Reporter - Katelyn
Who you interviewed - Maddy
What is your favorite animal - Cat
What is your favorite toy or game - Webkinz
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born - Luther Hospital
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - recess
What do you want to be when you grow up - Vet

Reporter - Emily
Who you interviewed - Allie
What is your favorite animal - Monkey
What is your favorite toy or game - Hide-n-seek
Do you have any pets - yes
Where were you born - Luther Midlefort
Do you have any brothers or sisters - yes
What do you like best about school - Guided reading
What do you want to be when you grow-up - Actress

Brownie Meeting 11/06

Our next meeting will be tomorrow, 11/06.
We will be working on the Write Away Badge.

A big thank you to Mr. Otto as - Our meetings will now be in Mr. Otto's room!!!!

YEAH!!!!!

Snack will be brought by - Alexa.

Have a great evening! If there are any questions please let me know.

Meeting - October 16th

Our next meeting with be October 16th.

We are planning, weather permitting, to walk to Bank Mutual by Pinehurst.
Reminder - Girls should wear something comfortable and tennis shoes.
We will have our snack prior to leaving for the bank.
The meeting will end at the normal time of 5:15.

Snack - Maddy (plan for 12)
Badge - Penny Power

Please remember to return your Candy/Nut/Magazine order forms and money to this meeting!!!!

Please let me know if you have any questions. :)

Sash information

Sorry about the delay.....

The Brownie Basics Sash Kit - $20.85
Includes: Flag Patch, 4 troop numbers, Brownie Pin, Insignia Tab and Sash

The Brownie Sash Kit w/ books - $47.39

The Vest Kit - $30.33
(includes the same as the Basics Sash Kit)

The Vest Kit w/ books - $56.87

I believe the books included were the Girl Scout Handbook and the Book of Try Its.

Last year we needed to order the Kits. It took a couple of weeks to come in.
If you are interested, please let me know. A check can be made out directly to Girl Scouts and can be brought to a meeting.
If your daughter was in Brownies last year, We will be supplying the additional troop number within the next couple of meetings.
If there are any questions, please let me know.

Candy/Nut Sale

Starting today, 10/3, we can sell the Candy, Nuts and Magazines that were in the purple envelope your daughter brought home.

How the troop earns money:
$2.50 - for every magazine subscription
$3.00 - for every address booklet completed
$.75 - for every item (Candy or Nuts) sold

How the girls earn badges:
Polar Bear "Mama" Patch - 2 magazine subscriptions
Polar Bear "Cubs" Patch - sell 5 nut/candy items (The information only says Nut items, but I did call to verify it's both.)
Reduce & Reuse Patch - Complete the online ordering activity

Things to remember:
Collect money at the time of the order
Money and orders need to be turned in at our meeting on 10/16
Checks need to be payable to GIRL SCOUTS

Any orders made online will also benefit our troop as listed above.

If there are any questions please let me know.

Meeting recap - Girl Scout Ways

Yesterday, we worked on the badge "Girl Scout Ways".

Some of the things we discussed were, the Girl Scout Law and Girl Scout Promise, What makes Brownie Girl Scouting Special, the Friendship Circle, and some of our hand signs.

During our Brownie Ring and Planning, we brainstormed things the girls would like to know for our Bank outting on 10/16.



Some of the questions we would like answers to are:

Does the bank make the money?
Will we get money?
What is the money made of?
How do they count the money?
What do you do with riped money?

When discussing the Girl Scout Motto, Be Prepared, we talked about several different senerios that the girls need to be prepared for. Here are their ways to be prepared.

Field Trip
Wear Tennis Shoes
Stay with the group
Wake slowly, no running
No pushing
Walk with a partner
Wear a jacket

Bad Weather
Go to the basement
Tuck into a ball by the wall (They all did a very nice demonstration of this)
Bring Blankets - you might be there a while

Power Outtage
Get Flashlights
Light Candles
Give a hug - you may be scared.

Fire
Get out of the house
Call 911
Stop, Drop and Roll (Another great demonstration moment)

The meeting ended with the Friendship Circle and Squeeze. We also played "Juliette says".

Your daughter was sent home with a permission slip for the field trip, a permission slip for the Candy/Nut sale, the Candy/Nut sale info, the meeting calendar, and a Girl Scout Law coloring packet.

Meeting Location

Mr. Mahoney has approved us to use the cafeteria for our meetings. I do have some concerns with this location as the YMCA after school also uses it. But, we will try a couple of meetings there and then make changes if needed.

Meeting - October 2nd

Our first meeting will be Thursday, October 2nd.
Meeting focus will be "Girl Scout Ways"
Snack - Katelyn (plan for 14 girls)
Parent Helper - Crystal

Location - still awaiting room designation from Mr. Mahoney.

Meeting recap email

Meeting Dates and Times
1st and 3rd Thursdays of each month. 3:40-5:15
A calendar will go out the first meeting with all of our meeting dates.
The first meeting will be October 2nd.Contacts and Email addressesMost information will be sent via email. I have also created a blog for the troop. Only invited guests can view the blog. The blog will contain meeting information, snack schedule, comments from the girls and pictures of our activities.

http://ectroop3354browniebites.blogspot.com/

Snack Schedule
A snack schedule is available. When bringing a snack, the troop will provide the drink.

Parent Helpers
Some have expressed interest in helping out at the meetings. Please let me know if you are available.

Dues
$20, one time due. Checks can be made to GSNWGL #3354.
$10 registration fee can be made out to Girl Scouts.

Beaver Creek Youth Camp
Looking into date in June for an overnight stay at the Youth Camp. We will also have a presentation within the observatory.

Field Trips
Bank Mutual - October 16th
PHD - January
Eau Claire Animal Hospital - March 21st

Badges
Many of our badges will be based on our end of the year trip to Beaver Creek. Dealing with planning, budgeting and camp-out activities. We will also be working on badges called "Penny Power", "My Body", "Plants" and "Animals.

Maria and I are very happy to welcome our new mother's and girls to our great group. If at any time you have questions, please feel free to let us know. We are looking forward to an exciting year. :)

Our contact information:
Jennifer Maria
715-379-5391 715-858-8055

Welcome to Brownie Bites

Welcome to Troop #3354's Brownie Bites. We will have updates for meetings, badges, upcoming events and most importantly meeting snacks. Please feel free to leave comments and ask questions. Maria and I can also be reached via email at JenJenFer@aol.com and mroberts@group-health.com or by phone at 715-379-5391 and 715-858-8055.