Girl Scout Sunday at the Presbyterian Church that hosts the troop meetings.  The girls were honored in the morning service.

 

Another photo of the girls that attended with us leaders.

Following a quick lunch with the troop we gathered at another location for the annual “Sing and Swap.”  Here the girls are enjoying sing-along circle where if chosen you had to dance with the choosing girl.  Lots of fun.

 

Here the group with all the troops spread out to follow along and learn other songs.

 

 

 

 

At the end of their afternoon together they went to each troop to exchange ‘swaps’.

Just wanted to drop everyone a line about next Monday night for the Girl Scout meeting.

1.  Please meet at the church no later than:  5:45 promptly - we will be leaving for Friendship Manor at that time

2.  Please have the girls wear khaki pants and a Christmas top/sweatshirt/sweater of their choice.  They may also wear a santa hat if they have one.

3. At the last meeting the girls that attended took home crafty items to make cards for the staff at Friendship Manor.  Please complete the cards or make cards on your own if you missed the last meeting-  by creating a couple cards from construction paper and colored markers or pencils - With a Christmas greeting and Thank you inside.

4. Parents will need to sign permission forms when you arrive for the girls to go with us caroling.  Please don't forget when dropping them off Monday.

5. And last (but not least) here is what we have parents signed up to bring as treats for the party next Monday night:  Kayla - drinks; Haley - chips; Kassity - cookies.

Please email me what you plan to bring (number 5) so I can watch for any duplicates or missed items we need. (kshinault@gmail.com)

I think that is everything....

See you girls next week!

Jordin Sparks

Jordin Sparks won American Idol.  With her money, she went over to Africa to give mosquito nets to children.  In Africa there are mosquitoes that give away really bad diseases when they bite you.  A mosquito net is like a canopy that hangs over your bed (or the floor because people in Africa are really poor) and stops mosquitoes from biting you when you are asleep.  The only bad part is that the mosquitos can bite you when you are awake. 

--By Morgan

 

 

Selena Gomez

In Girl Scouts we are doing a project on American women Hero.I’m doing Selena Gomez.Selena Gomez was born on 22 July 1992 in Grand Prairie,Texas,USA.Her nick name is Sel or Selly.She started out on Barney and Friends and was on so much more.Selena’s best known role is Alex Russo on Wizards of Waverly Place.She sighed a record deal in Holly Wood before her 16th birthday for an album due summer 2009.One of her personal quotes are “Be yourself always, there’s no one better.

--By Kassity

 

 

Julliete Gordon Low

                  Julliete Gordon Low is the founder of girl scouts.If she had not founded girl scouts,it might not exist. During Julliete’s childhood her nickname was “Daisy.”Julliete Low married a very good man named “Andrew Gordon Low.”Hewas a very great,kind,and nice man.When they got married they moved into a very nice house in Savannah,Georgeia this house is now known as the Andrew Low house.Then a couple streets over from the Andrew Low house,is the Julliete Gordon Low birthplace.Both of the houses are very large in size,and very pretty inside and outside.

--By Kayla

 

 

Kate Gosselin

     Kate Gosselin is very brave.She decided to create a TV show called Jon And Kate Plus 8. Jon and Kate had a set of girl twins named Cara and Maddy. After the twins she had six kids all at once,their names are Hannah, Joel, Collin, leah, Aidan, and Alexis. Kate Gosselin gave birth to all eight of those kids.  A lot of people are giving Kat a hard time about she and Jon’s divorce.  I feel very bad for Kate and wish people would think about the good things Kate did that helped her family, instead of maybe the one or two things that she could have done better.

--By Jasmin

 

Photo Credits:

1.http://earsucker.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/jordin_sparks.jpg

2.http://static.blogstorage.hi-pi.com/…Selena-Gomez-diz-que-nao-precisa-de-um-namorado.jpg

3.http://www.artsjournal.com/outthere/juliette%20gordon%20low.jpg

4. http://www.zimbio.com/pictures/hpbNwaTgRcK…/8fHBlHnoKjR/Kate+Gosselin

The juniors are presently working toward their Power of One Badge.  It is the first in a series of three badges in the Change your World program.  We have been learning about our own individual “powers” as girls scouts, getting to know ourselves better and what we can accomplish by helping others in our every day worlds. 

 

We also began researching other women heroes (or heroines) from history, our community, and even amongst our own families.  This is meant to be a fun exercise they will complete by our next meeting by doing an interview with a woman from their family or researching about a woman in history – and her accomplishments.  (Did I hear someone say GOOGLE her?)

 

As we pool our information together in the coming weeks, the juniors will be learning more about other women that have accomplished great things, using their power to change our world.  These same women will be able to inspire our juniors to work toward doing the same – making a difference where they can – even today at the tender age of junior girl scouts.

Submitted by Katherine S.

Please check out flickr photo stream from the Savannah trip photos. We had such a great time visiting the Juliette Low House, the Andrew Low House, the first Girl Scout Headquarters, and many other sites while we were there. The city was so full of history, and the locals didn't mind sharing a ghost story or two along the way.

Besides taking tons of pictures we learned so much about how the Girl Scout organization came to be and the history of the founder, Juliette Low. She made quite a name for herself in the city.

Here are only a few of the snapshots:
Juliette Low House
 Andrew Low House




The girls in the garden at Juliette Low House.

A few of the girls were able to make it to the sing and swap on Sunday March 8... They had a great time participating.

Here the girls are selling cookies at the Sam's Wholesale Club a week ago.  At least during this day at the booth they weren't shivering from cold rain and snow of the weekend before.

Monday, December 15, 2008

We sang various Christmas tunes that night at Friendship Manor. The girls had a good time and the residents seemed to enjoy the visit.

The temperatures were chilly starting out at low of about 28 degrees but our spirits were high as we anxiously waited to meet with the Roanoke Valley Bird Club who were also participating in this Girl Scout event. Their information they shared sparked an interest in the girls (or at least the parents). The girls learned how to use binoculars and then went off on a mad search for ducks, geese and anything flying or swimming on the pond. We saw Canadian Geese, Turkey Vultures, Mallards and at least one Bufflehead. The day was a success.