Brownie Troop 4607
September 2011
Welcome to another year in the adventures of Brownie girl scouts! Girls Scouts as a National organization is making some changes on us and I hope that they prove to be for the positive. They have prepared new program books for this year so the try-its are out. We could still use the try-it book if there is something in it that we are particularly interested in doing, however I may not be able to find the badge to go with it anymore. I am eagerly awaiting for the arrival of the new program books so we can see what they look like and how they will fit with our group of girls. They should be coming out by the end of this month so hopefully I will be able to pick one up by our next meeting. What I think we will work on at first is one of the Brownie journey books, they are keeping those. I have a few from a troop that dissolved so we can share and be off to a good start.
There are a few changes I would like to make to our troop this year. The first one is I would like to extend our meetings from 1 hour to 1.5 hours. We just seemed to run short on trying to get our activities done last year and I think an extra half hour would help a lot. The second thing is I would really like to ask for your help as parents a little more this year. I would like to start a program where I work with each child and a parent to help plan and run 1 meeting this year. I think this will really teach the girls leadership skills and give them a sense of pride and responsibility. I have a sign up sheet available, please let me know which meeting you would be willing to help with and we will either get together or talk over the phone separate from the group to plan that meeting. I also believe that since we all have different strengths and resources this will provide for a more well rounded experience for all the girls.
Fall Product sale or $20 dues? We need to decide tonight if we would like to participate in the fall nut and candy sale or if we would like to collect dues and be done with it. If we participate in the sale each girl will need to sell about 3o items to earn $20 for the troop. If we do not please plan on brining $20 to our next meeting.
Here is a list of meeting dates through the end of the year. Oct 3 & 17, Nov. 7 & 21, Dec. 5th & 19th. I really look forward to helping our girls grow again this year! I updated the blog today. I will keep current information on it through out the year so check it often. Ourscoutingadventure.blogspot.com You may also contact me anytime call or text 402-707-3742 or email bbrokenicky@hotmail.com
I look forward to a great year!
Brenda Brokenicky
