Heritage Girl Power

Easter Party

2010-03-27T12:08:00.001-04:00

EASTER PARTY

Where: Becky's House
When: Saturday, April 3
Time: 4:00-6:00
I am having an Easter Party for both the Daisy's and the Brownies on the date above. I hope everyone will plan on attending. There will be a "HUGE" Easter Egg hunt, crafts, games and food. I am hoping the weather is nice for us. If it does rain, call me the morning of the party and I will tell you of our alternate party site. The girls who attend will get an Easter Fun Patch. Siblings can come and join in the fun. Please let me know how many are coming and their ages so I can plan accordingly. Thanks!

Call me for directions

Updates from March

2010-03-27T11:56:00.002-04:00

We have finally had a month of no missed meetings due to snow!!! The girls are trudging right along in their activities. The Daisy's are very close to finishing their journal books. At the last meeting, we decided on our clover project. They are going to be making posters that shows how we can use our resources wisely and also they will be planting sunflowers in order to help keep our soil clean (we hope to be able to do this at the lake). They are also working on getting a garden fun patch.

The Brownies have also been plenty busy. They have progressed in their journal book. At the last meeting, they worked on several activities to complete the requirements for 2 Try-Its: Girl Scout Ways and Girl Sports. Over the next few sessions, we will be finishing our journals, the last activity for the above Try-Its and starting on 2 more Try-Its: Colors and Shapes and Hobbys.

Exciting times!! So don't miss out! If your daughter has or has to miss one of the meetings, let me know and I will make sure they get the opportunity to complete the activities in order to earn the Try-Its.

Cookie stuff is about over with!!! Yeah!! I have counted out the cookie $ and sent out individual emails to all of you telling what was sold, how much was given and how much was needed. When all the $ is in and the last few extra boxes are sold (the ones left over from the booth sales) the troops will have earned a profit of between $500-$600 each. (I don't want to post the exact amount, ask me if you want to know). GOOD JOB GIRLS!! Let me know what prizes they want by the 29th.

2010-02-23T19:48:00.001-05:00

Here is some info and I hope it is not too confusing!

Today we are going to be sorting cookies and also going to do activities for the World Thinking Day and receive our Trefoil pins.

The cookie booth sales are scheduled for March 5th from 5-7 and March 6th from 4-6. I am going to have the Brownies and Daisy’s both coming on those days, this way it will give more chance for everyone to get their booth badge. I do have extra cookies on hand if someone asks you for extra boxes when you deliver cookies or you come across someone who didn’t get to order. Call me and I could very well have what they want.

If you are interested in a summer camp for your girl, let me know and we can possibly help with the cost of it. I am going to double check on the final day of payment for camp. If possible we could raise money for camp for those who want to go.

We will continue with girl scouts during the summer (what we have of it!) I will let you know of activities and meeting date and times in the future. This will also allow us to participate in the Memorial Day parade.

Continue to practice with your child on how to sell cookies at the booth. Remember: look cute, smile, be polite, use manners, don’t get upset when someone tells you no, review the price of each box (3.50) and the kinds of cookies available. Role play with them so they feel comfortable doing this. Also, the girls will need to wear their vests/sashes at the booth sales. If you are having problems with them, let me know and maybe I can help!

I really want the girls to attend an activity that is located in our county and our council is putting on for a council fundraiser. It is a spaghetti dinner and karoke night and will be held at Gregoryville Christian Church and will be on Friday, March 12th from 6:30-9:00. They will get a patch for this activity. I HAVE TO KNOW BY FEB. 24TH IF YOUR DAUGHTER IS ATTENDING. The cost is $10. If anyone needs help in paying that, don’t be afraid to tell me and we can help out. I also need some adult volunteers to be there to help out since I am helping out during the event. Tell me, call me or email me if your daughter is going (I can always get the $ from you at a later date)

MEETING DAYS (barring no snow)
Brownies: March 1st, 15th, 29th
Daisy’s: March 8th, 22nd.

2010-02-19T09:25:00.002-05:00

Ok, the Saturday event is cancelled for tomorrow. Not many girls were able to make it and I want to do it when most of the girls can be there to get their Trefoil pins. I have decided to do it on one of our scheduled meeting dates and combine both troops for it. So, if we have school on Monday, I want both troops to meet after school. So the Brownies and Daisy's will be meeting Monday, Feb. 22nd if there is school. Reason #2 for doing this---I will be picking up the cookies Monday during the day. If there is school, I will be bringing the cookies to the school where we will all sort them and send them home with the girls as they leave the meeting. If for some reason your daughter cannot make the meeting, notify me so that we can make arrangements for me to get the cookies to you. I think this will be the easiest way to get the cookies to you is to give them out at the meeting. So, if any of you moms are able to come and help out at this meeting Monday, please come. I will definitely need as many hands as I can get! If, heaven forbid, we don't have school on Monday, I will make alternate plans and let you know what those are next week. I will have to see what the weather is going to do and then decide when and where we can meet to give you your cookies. Thanks!

I will let you know of the booth sales days and times on Monday.

it has been awhile...

2010-02-08T11:41:00.002-05:00

I am not sure if anyone visits this site, but I am sorry to be so long in updating the page and sending out info. I sent this email out earlier today:

Since we are now having school on Feb. 15, (pending no snow on that date) we will be having a Brownie meeting on both Feb. 15 and also on Feb.22. The Feb. 15 meeting will make up for the one missed Feb.1 and the Feb. 22 meeting is our regulary scheduled meeting. The Daisy's meet this evening and then again on March 1st. I will be letting you know about booth sales as soon as I find out. Thanks for being patient and understanding during this time of bad weather we are having. I know it gets confusing, but I am just a call or email away.

I am still getting approval for a few places in town to sell cookies for the booth sale. Bear with me, you will know as soon as I know! I am also, waiting to hear back from the school to see if they will let me and both troops set up a table up in front of the school one Monday for the girls to sell cookies as parents come and pick up their kids. On that Monday, I will have a combined meeting with both troops. This way everyone gets the opportunity to earn a booth patch. I am hoping to also have two more places and times to sell the cookies. Over the next couple of meetings, I will be going over how to sell cookies with the girls, making signs and thank you cards to hand out to the cookie buyers. We will be role playing how to polietly yet effectively selling cookies. I encourage you to also practice with your girls on how to do this so they will become comfortable with approaching people while using their good manners. Thanks for all you do and for getting me your cookie orders! I know it was a bit crazy due to the snow and all! Thanks!

Repost from Feb. information

2010-01-25T20:52:00.001-05:00

There are a few items of interest I wanted to make sure everyone knew about. First of all, I need the cookie orders in my hands on Jan. 30th. I will be at Dairy Queen in Grayson from 10:00 AM to 12:00 AM. If you are not able to bring the sales paper to me at this time, please contact me beforehand. Another option is to bring the order forms to school on the 29th and give it to the secretary and I will pick it up that afternoon after school. A third option is to bring it to my home at some point that weekend. I will leave it up to you which you choose, but please let me know if it is some other time than Saturday the 30th. I will be inputing these orders over a few days time and the cookies should be in towards the end of February. I will not be able to apply for a cookie booth sale site until after January 25th. I will let you know the information about that as soon as I find out.

There are other patches the girls can get for cookie sales (I just discovered): the booth sales patch, goal getter patch, smart cookies patch and the cookie share path. For the Goal Getter Patch, go to gskentucky.org and click on cookie info. Go to bottom of page and click on “catch goals” and fill out information. As the selling goal for our troop I put 1000 boxes. For the Booth sales patch, the child has to help in booth sales. For the Smart Cookies Patch, go to abcsmartcookie.com, click on volunteer tab, then click on girl age level (brownie or daisy) and complete 2 activities from the list. It says to print out the final sheet to show to me for proof—I will take the parent at their word, but please let me know when you turn in your order form if the girls met the requirements for the patch. For the cookie share patch, we aren’t doing anything formally, but I have been asking people if they want to buy extra boxes of cookies to donate to the Food Pantry in town. Then we are responsible to get those cookies to the food pantry when they come in. That is how to get that patch.

In February, the Girl Scouts celebrate “World Thinking Day”. This is an important day when girl scouts around the world celebrate other countries and the fact that there are girl scouts everywhere. I am going to have a special meeting for this day on Saturday, February 20th, from 12 PM till ??? at First Church of Christ in Grayson.
This activity is for both the Brownies and Daisy’s. We will be learning about a particular country and will have activities and snacks that celebrate that country. The girls will also be getting their Trefoil pins. I really would love for all the girls to attend this activity if possible. If any of them need a ride to or from the activity, let me know. Hopefully the cookies will be in by then and you all can pick them up—we will see with fingers crossed!

Thanks for all you do!

daisy's meet

2010-01-25T20:38:00.002-05:00

The Daisy's met today. Thanks to Tammy for providing snack---the girls LOVED it!! Today we continued on our journey from our journal books. We followed the story of Lupie the Lupine flower and her friends as they traveled to Maine. They stopped at a beach that had sparkly stones instead of sand and saw many other Lupine flowers. We took our own journey looking for our favorite shapes around school. We also decorated and made origami butterflys. Fun was had by all and I can't wait until we find out where the journey takes us next!

Make-up Brownie meeting

2010-01-25T20:02:00.002-05:00

The Brownies finally got to meet this past Friday. We enjoyed our time together! We continued with our lessons in our journey books, "Wonders of Water". The girls are learning to appreciate and love water. They decorated jars to place water in that they got from a favorite place. We discussed ways to conserve water and to implement that in their own homes. To round it up, we talked about how they were doing in their cookie sales and I reminded them that they had one more week till the sales end.

tidbits

2010-01-19T22:07:00.002-05:00

We will be having a Brownie meeting this coming Friday from 3:30-5:00 to make up for the one we missed due to school cancellation. So don't forget to write your daughters a note to stay after school for this Friday.

Cookie sales orders need to be turned into me by Jan. 30th. I will set up a time and place to be for you to bring it to me. I will keep you updated.

There are several patches the girls can earn for cookie sales in addition to the one they get for selling 12 cookies. Check out www.gskentucky.org, go to the cookie sales sections and click on incentives. Scroll toward the bottom and there are the other patches, it will give instructions on how to earn them. any questions, call me!

Hope everyone is having good and successful cookie sales!

Cookie sales

2010-01-10T18:11:00.002-05:00

I hope everyone is happily selling cookies!! I know we have been at it--burning the phone lines and internet lines up since the snow has slowed down getting out!! lol! Keep up the good work--don't be afraid going door to door. It is good experience for the girls and I promise the cookies will sell themselves! Call me if you need anything!

Well, school has been cancelled for tomorrow--Monday. Sorry Brownies!! Since next Monday is a holiday, I will work on getting a meeting together for us--it may be somewhere besides school though. I will let you know!

Everyone stay warm out there!

Daisy meeting

2010-01-07T23:22:00.002-05:00

What a nice welcome back from Christmas break--to spend it with my Daisy's! And to add to the fun, we had a newcomer join us!! Wonderful! During our meeeting today, the girls and I began our journey book. We started our trip with Lupe the Lupine and Clover in traveling from Maine to Alaska! We talked about our favorite colors and took a "trip" around school to find some. We also talked about how to encourage our friends when they need it. Last, but not least, we talked about our cookie sales starting this Friday. Lots of fun was had by all and I can't wait to meet with everyone again!

And the cookie sales begin!

2010-01-07T23:20:00.001-05:00

In an hour, the cookie sales are to begin!! So get out there and sell those cookies!! lol! I received a letter about cookie sales. It is really neat and you can even sell your cookies online!! I am going to copy and paste the info into this email. I recommend for you to visit this site and let the girls go through it with you. Maybe it will help get them excited about cookie sales. Remember if they see you excited, they will get excited too! Happy saleling!!

PS for those of you who do not have your order forms yet, you can still sell, just keep track of it on regular paper and maybe use this website to get some orders going online! I will get the forms to you, we'll see how the weather does this weekend. If you need a form, please email or call me so I know who I need to get in touch to get them to you. Also, I have to have the permission form to sale from you before you sell. Thanks!!

Becky Copeland

Are you looking for ways to get your girls and their families excited about the 2010 Girl Scout Cookie Sale? Go to www.abcsmartcookies.com

and find information for troops, girls, families and volunteers in an easy-to-use format.

New this year!

Girls may market their cookie sales ON LINE by sending e-cards, email messages to their friends, family and others by using this link.

Go to www.abcsmartcookies.com – catch goals – on line marketing. From there, the girls can send out email cards (all ages) and messages to their facebook friends (13 years and older) through a SECURE SITE.

Patch requirements for Goal Getter Patch and Smart Cookies Patch can be found on our website on January 8th. www.gskentucky.org.

Back at it!

2010-01-03T15:30:00.001-05:00

It is back to school time. I hope everyone had a great holiday season and enjoyed some time off. I hope the girls are all ready to get back to school--I know I am ready for my kids to get back into school! lol! Girl Scouts start back also! On Monday, January 4th, we will be having a DAISY meeting. So Daisy mom's don't forget to send a note home with your child so they can stay after school.

Keep Jan. 8th in mind---that is the official start date for selling girl scout cookies!! I am excited! We will have the month of January to see those cookies! Yeah!! Remember, call or email me with any questions or concerns!

See you Daisy's tomorrow!!

Becky

Caroling

2009-12-21T22:39:00.002-05:00

Tonight the Brownies and Daisys had a very successful evening of Christmas caroling! We sang to several people in the Grayson area and passed along much Christmas cheer! The girls did great! They sang beautifully and were such good sports. I was really impressed that almost all of them were wanting to be in the front row. There were hardly any complaints about the cold or the walking. GREAT JOB GIRLS--I AM SOOO PROUD OF YOU! What wonderful young ladies we have--give them an extra hug today and tell them how great they are! After we caroled, we ate lots of Christmas goodies and drank some hot beverages. While everyone ate and drank, I introduced the Cookie sales. It begins Jan. 8th, so if you weren't able to make it tonight, we need to be sure you get your sales papers before the 8th. I also passed out the January calendars. We will start off with the Daisy's meeting on January
4th. EVERYONE HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A GREAT NEW YEAR!!

Brownie meeting completed

2009-12-15T00:18:00.003-05:00

I was very proud of the girls at the meeting today! They were soooo good!! They really listend and followed directions today! Go girls! We completed our service project today. All the girls should have come home with a wrapped present (jar with the dry ingredients for hot chocolate). They are to give it to someone in their community that is either elderly or a shut-in. I would rather it go to someone who is not a grandparent. Try to encourage them to give it to someone they aren't as "comfortable" with being around. They need to do this before Christmas. Also, I gave out all the patches/badges they have earned up till now. I also gave them their sashes and identifying badges. Some are iron on and some are to be sewed onto the sash. If you have any questions ask me! I also sent out the info for caroling. I REALLY need someone from the family to be there so we can start to discuss cookie sales. Thanks!

2009-12-15T00:14:00.001-05:00

Good evening everyone! I hope you all are having a good holiday season so far! Well, I have scheduled the last activity for the Brownies/Daisys for this year. We will be going caroling. This will happen on Monday, December 21 at 6 PM. Everyone is to meet at the First Church of Christ in Grayson promptly at 6 PM. From there, we will be walking the neighborhood while Christmas caroling. Depending on how the weather is, will determine how far we go and how long we do it for. Even if it is rainy, we will still carol--we will just go to Kmart or Ralphs and carol there under the eaves for a bit. After caroling, we will return for the church for hot drinks and Chrismas sweets! I will also have a craft for the girls to complete while I talk with you all. It is REALLY important for a parent/grandparent/family representative to be there for the caroling event. I tried to make the time so that most of you will be off work. If you can't make it while we are caroling, please come on in. I will need a few of the parents to stay behind at the church and get the hot water and drinks ready and the sweets set out. Also, I will be telling everyone the cookie sales info. I will handing out the sales pages for the cookies. Cookie sales begin January 8th, so I want you all to have it in hand so it won't be such a mad dash at the first of the year to gather everyone. So please, please, please, come to this event or have someone come for you so they can relay the info to you.

For the caroling, dress the girls warmly and let them wear their sashes/tunics that displays their badges and such. They will be excited to show them off! I really want to take a group picture of the girls at this time also.

So--Monday, December 21st at 6 PM at the First Church of Christ in Grayson--Be there and have fun!!

Daisy meeting

2009-12-08T08:03:00.002-05:00

The Daisy's met after school yesterday. They did a great job with all the activities. There was a lot to accomplish and they got it all done. Of course, we wouldn't have been able to do it without Loretta and Elizabeth to help. Thanks moms!!! You're the best! The girls made their Christmas cards and made their jar of dry ingredients for hot chocolate. At the end of the meeting, they were able to take their "gifts" home to give away to someone who could benefit from a bit of Christmas cheer (an elderly person or shut in). The next time the Daisy's will be getting together will be for our Christmas caroling the Monday before Christmas. I really need at least one parent/family representative there on that date. After caroling, I will be presenting all of the cookie information. So it is important for a parent to be there to receive it. I will be mailing a letter to you later this week that will have all the necessary info on it about the meeting. Thanks!

We survived!!!

2009-12-05T10:09:00.003-05:00

Everyone survived the overnight (including the moms that went!)(I soooooo appreciate you brave moms who went with us, I couldn't have done it without you!) We all had lots of fun. The dance studio ladies came and taught the girls some jazz, ballet, and basic dance movements. Our own Mary won her groups dance step game and Seria and Markita came in second in their groups! Way to go girls! We ate lots of pizza, popcorn and extra snacks that Seria's mom sent for all the girls. Thanks so much Loretta! We then set up our sleeping pads and snuggled in to watch Snow Buddies (very cute movie!) Everyone was finally asleep by midnight (yeah!) It was rise and shine by 7am and we packed up, ate poptarts, cold pizza and milk and trudged home. Imagine our surprise when we walked outside to be greeted by snow!!!! What a wonderful sight! Moms, dads be proud of your young ladies, they were polite and minded their manners and smiled all night long! I was proud of them!

Now, off to get things together and to get ready for the parade. See all of you at 3:30 by First Baptist church in town for the parade!! Dress warm! How wonderful to have snow for the Christmas parade!!

Don't forget the Daisy's meet after school this Monday--write your girls a note that will allow them to stay after school!!

2009-12-01T23:17:00.001-05:00

Ok--I have some information for you parents. The first part of this pertains to those going on the overnight in Olive Hill this Friday evening, December 4th. I need to know from those going who needs a ride to the sleepover and back. This way I know for sure about who will be riding with whom. Also, for you moms who are going, I would love to know if you are willing to transport a child or two if needed. So please, please, please, let me hear from all of you (email or phone) as soon as possible. For those who need a ride there or wants to follow me up there, we are meeting at Farmers parking lot in Grayson at around 5: 35-5:40. I want to leave Grayson no later than 6PM. When we get to the sleepover I need to register and pick up the patches. Activities start at 6:30. Activities run till around 11-11:30 PM then we will bed down and try to get some sleep. We will get up at 7 AM, poptarts and milk by 7:30 and leaving there by 8am. We will meet back in Grayson at 8:30 AM at Farmers for you to pick up your girls. The sleepover is not a lock in, so if you need to leave before 8AM, that is fine. Just let me know what time you want to pick them up at the school and I will be sure they are ready to go by that time. I will have my cell phone with me (831-3479) so call me if you need to. I recommend the girls pack light. Here are some recommendations for what to bring: pajamas (or loose clothing like sweat pants--something warm to sleep in would probably be better), house shoes/socks, clothes to change into on Saturday, toothbrush/toothpaste, comb, any medicines that are needed to be taken in a baggie that is labeled and has instructions with it, pillow, sleeping bag, blanket, and a can of food or nonperishable item to donate to the food pantry. There is no need for the girls to bring money or anything valuable. If an air matress is brought, the only rule they have is a big air mattress can't just have one person on it, because of room constraints. If you have any additional questions for me, please contact me!

Now, for the parade. Very simple, we need to meet at the First Baptist Church parking lot beside the courthouse at 3:30 Pm on Saturday. My dad will be pulling the girls on a trailor down Main street. Have the girls dress warm, coats, gloves, scarves, hats, etc. If your daughter wants to throw candy during the parade, they can bring a bag of candy with them. The parade may seem like a small thing, but it really means alot to the kids and will be a fun memory for them. If they don't have a previous commitment, I hope they are able to attend.

I have tenatively scheduled the girls to go Christmas caroling on the Monday before Christmas. I am still working on details, but am hoping we can go caroling at the Friendship and chapel houses and possibly outside Kmart for a bit. It will be great fun and the girls that participate will get patches for it. After the caroling, we will go to First Church of Christ in town and have some hot drinks and cookies. Speaking of cookies, I will at that time give everyone information on our upcoming cookie sales that begins the first of the year. So keep that date in mind (it will be during the evening). Possibly beginning at 6 PM. I will let you know when I have things pinned down a bit more.

Brownies met today....

2009-11-30T20:09:00.002-05:00

Let's just say that the girls were certainly "energetic" today! It was good to see everyone again--especially those who have been out sick recently! Today we began some work on our service project for the Christmas season. But first, as a group, the girls came up with some rules of behavior for our meetings. Things were getting kinda crazy, so we thought it would be good to have some set rules. Along with the rules, the girls came up with and voted on what the punishments should be if the rules are broken. After the basic business was completed, we made Christmas cards to go in the baskets we are working on. They did a great job and the cards look great!! Another successful meeting!! I do encourage any parents who are free during the meeting time to come and join us or come early and join in! Thanks!

Here are some don't forgets!!

2009-11-29T20:51:00.002-05:00

Tomorrow--Monday, Nov. 30th is our next Brownie meeting. Moms/dads, don't forget to write a note for your daughter to stay after school!! We will be starting work on our service project!

If you haven't already turned in your product money--I will be at the school Monday morning (tomorrow) to pick it up. Hopefully I can get a parking spot directly in front of school. I am driving a Honda Odyssey. Thanks! If for some reason I am not there or you can't find me, drop the money off at the office and I will check in there! Thanks!

I am attending my monthly region leader meeting this Tuesday,so hopefully I will get an itinerary for the sleepover this coming Friday. As soon as I know, you will know. So for those of you that are planning on going to the overnight, expect a call/email from me Tuesday or Wednesday!

The Christmas parade is this Saturday (the 5th). We have a spot reserved for our Brownie and Daisy's. I really hope everyone will be able to attend! It is so much fun for the girls and they can take pride in their being a girl scout while going down Main street. As of this point, we are to meet at the First Baptist Church parking lot (next to the courthouse) at 3:30. It is looking like our sashes and tunics won't make it in time for the parade, so dress warm!!!!

Any questions about anything--call me!!

This past Monday...

2009-11-29T20:43:00.002-05:00

Sorry I am late updating the site! It has been a crazy Holiday weekend as I am sure you all have had also!

The Daisy's met this past Monday and we worked on our Bells we are using in the Christmas parade. We also began some work on our service project. As Girl Scouts, one thing we do is Service Projects. This is where we do something that helps those around us. For our first service project, we are going to make small "baskets" that are filled with different items the girls are going to make. Each girl will then be given a few baskets to hand to an elderly neighbor or family member or a shut in. So moms and dads, be thinking of a few people who might be encouraged by getting one of these baskets. So we had a very "crafty" meeting! Thanks Loretta for bringing snack--the kids loved it!

a few reminders and outlook...

2009-11-19T19:00:00.004-05:00

Don't forget we have a Daisy meeting this coming Monday since the kids now have school! Over the next few meetings with both groups, we will be starting our first service project. For our service project we are making some small items to put in a basket and take to the elderly or shut in's. If you have any around where you live let me know and we will make up a basket for them and your daughter can deliver it. I have been doing this in my neighborhood for several years and the older generation love it and appreciate it! The girls will get patches for this service project. It will be lots of fun! We will also be making some jingle bells for the parade.

Speaking of the parade, remember it is December 5th. We will have a tractor pulling us on a trailor. We will try to decorate it somewhat (with lights and hay bales) and the girls will be shaking their bells (our theme is jingle bells). I would love to see ALL the girls attend if they are not out of town or sick.

For those attending, don't forget about the sleepover coming up on the 4th. I will post more details when I get them as far as when we will meet and who is driving and all of that.

To keep in mind, at some point in December, we will be going caroling in town. The girls who attend will also get a patch for this. When I get a date set, I will let you know.

REMEMBER--the money for the fall product has to be in my hands by early morning on the 30th of November. I will be at school that morning to get any money I haven't received yet. Contact me about getting the money from you. Thanks!

New Series

2009-11-16T20:16:00.003-05:00

The Brownies met this afternoon. Today we started the first lesson in this year's Brownie book. It is titled "the Wonders of Water" otherwise known as WOW. It is a journey of learning about water and ways we can love it and respect it as a resource. The girls will earn 4 different badges as we go through the journey. We aren't going to complete it straight through the next 4 weeks. It will be spread out over the rest of the year. On today's journey we talked about things we love about water and about the water cycle. We also made real rainbows and then drew rainbows and talked about how they are made. We also discussed what it would be like if we had a limited amount of fresh water.

I would like to encourage any Brownie moms that aren't busy during our meeting times to come and join us a few times. It would be great to have an extra pair of hands, if for nothing else than just crowd control. lol!! I hope everyone is staying healthy!

Info...

2009-11-14T15:16:00.003-05:00

Thank you everyone for picking up your product today--there are only a few left to hand out and arrangements have been made for most of these! Good job!! If you come across any extra product or are missing any let me know. Right now we are short 5 Deluxe Pecan Clusters--so if you come across any, please let me know! The $ for the product (if you haven't already turned it in) is due to me NO LATER than early morning of NOv. 30th. I can be at school that morning if anyone wants to bring it to me, or we can meet up sometime that weekend before. Please contact me and let me know. I know that is a Holiday weekend, but I am sure we can work something out!
The incentives and badges will be given to me Tuesday evening on the 1st at my meeting.

Don't forget the Brownies are meeting this Monday after school (Nov. 16th) and the Daisy's will be meeting the next Monday (Nov.23rd). So don't forget to write excuses for the girls to stay after school on their respective days.

Thanks!!

Fall Product pickup

2009-11-10T08:03:00.002-05:00

Fall product comes in this Friday!! It will be easier on me to set up a time and place to pick up the product. I will be at First Church of Christ in Grayson on Saturday, November 14th, from 10 AM-12PM. Please come and pick up your product at this time or make arrangements for someone else to pick it up for you. If it is absolutely impossible for you to pick it up or have someone pick it up for you, call me and I will figure a time I will be home, you can come pick it up at my house. Thanks all!

The Daisy's meet!

2009-11-09T19:28:00.003-05:00

What a good meeting today! We had a new Daisy join us today and a new one last week--welcome girls!! Today we started our new Daisy book for this year--"Between Earth and Sky". It is about taking a trip with some flowers from the Daisy Flower Garden. They are taking a trip from Maine to Alaska. We will be on the journey with them learning about our Earth, nature, water and the world around us. Inbedded in each lesson is parts of the Girl Scout Law that as Daisy's it is important to learn in order to know the basis behind being a Girl Scout. We got to take a "nature hike" around the schoolyard and learned the Friendship handshke and circle. AFter these lessons are complete-the girls will earn several badges. Thanks to Seria's mom who brought materials for the girls to make a necklace or bracelet and brought treat bags for the girls. We weren't originally scheduled to meet the Monday of Thanksgiving due to school being out. But now it looks like school will be in session on that Monday, so our Daisy's will be meeting that Monday. Thanks moms (and dads)for all your help and for letting be a part of your child's life.

Meeting summary and sleepover info..

2009-11-03T23:22:00.003-05:00

We had a great meeting this past Monday! It was a crazy big crowd though! Both the Daisy's and Brownies met together. We had time to let the girls who where unable to attend the party to complete a task in order for them to get their Juliette Low Fun Patch. We also spent time talking about the upcoming "Thinking Day" for the Girl Scouts (in Feb) and what the theme will be for this year (extreme poverty and hunger). We related that to the food drive the school is having and how we can make a difference in our own community. We talked about the World Trefoil pin that we will be getting soon and what it stands for. (Ask your girls to tell you something about it). We also played a game called "cabbage" that the Brownies in Zimbabwe, Africa like to play. Special thanks to the 3 moms who were able to stay for the meeting--you were all such a huge help!! Thanks!

As for the part of the uniform the girls decided on: The Daisy's voted to get the tunic and the Brownies voted on the vest. I will hopefully be able to purchase those by the end of November. I sent home a copy of the flyer I received for the overnight in Olive Hill to be held December 4th. I need to know at least by Monday (11/9) if your child will be attending and have the fee by then. I want to send registration in early enough for our girls to be guarenteed a spot. Activities begin at the sleepover at 6:30--we will try to get there shortly after 6pm so I can complete registration there and pick up our badges. I am not sure yet what time it is over on Saturday. Ideally, I would love to get some vehicles to drive the girls over there in. I will wait and see how many are going and what I can come up with--this way, not everyone needs to make multiple trips to Olive Hill. I will figure this out and let you know. Don't let transportation keep your daughter from going. If I have missed anything in the giving of information, let me know!

Becky Copeland

A Fun Halloween!

2009-10-31T19:43:00.002-04:00

Thanks to all of you who were able to attend today's festivities and to all of you who helped out! We had a successful ceremony/party. We had our investiture ceremony where the girls received their pins and they also received what badges they had earned so far. We also decorated pumpkins and busted a pumpkin pinata! We also spent some time talking about Juliett Low and her bringing Girl Scouts to the US and how her nickname was "Daisy"--sound familiar! We had a birthday cake in her memory and sang happy birthday to her. The girls played and sang karoke and a good time was had by all! We are sad we didn't get to see the girls who weren't able to make it, but we will see all of you at our meeting Monday (both Daisy's and Brownies). Don't forget to bring a note to school giving you permission to stay after for the meeting!

Becky Copeland

This and that from up on the hill....

2009-10-26T20:45:00.003-04:00

Because of no school today our Daisy meeting wasn't able to meet.
But I do want to remind everyone that we are still having our party on Saturday. I hope all the girls are able to attend. We will be having our pining ceremony, then celebrating our American Girl Scout founders birthday, Julliette Low, then we will end with some good ol' fashioned Halloween fun! Don't worry about bringing anything, just your girls and yourself if you are able. It begins at 2PM at my house. If you are unsure where I am at, please call me and I will help out! Don't ever hesitate to call me about anything big or small. See you all Saturday!

Becky Copeland

The zoo trip

2009-10-26T20:37:00.002-04:00

We had a great time at the zoo!! It was pretty chilly in the morning, but we kept warm by walking. We saw lots of different animals and talked about where they lived and things they ate. The girls did so good and seemed to really enjoy themselves. Thanks to all who went, or helped out. Thank you for letting me be with your daughters on this day! What a treasure! I hope your girls enjoyed themselves and learned something!

Becky Copeland

Uniforms

2009-10-20T09:59:00.003-04:00

I am going to use some of the fall product money to buy the girls their sash/vest (whichever they decide on). If they aleady have their sash/vest then I will let them choose another piece of the uniform that equals the cost of the sash/vest. I hope to have these by Thanksgiving. That should give everyone time to get their numbers, pins, etc on them before the Christmas parade. We are going to do a float for the parade, and I want all the girls to have their sash/vest to wear during the parade. It will be great fun!!! I will be talking with you and the girls more about this over the next month. Some of you had been asking about uniforms, so I wanted to let you know what was in the woodworks. I will have the girls decide on what they want (sash vs. vest) at the next meeting and I will let you know what they decided on!

Becky Copeland

2009-10-20T09:46:00.002-04:00

Good morning!! Our Brownie meeting yesterday went really well! I have such fun with the girls! We did activities that will help in working towards two different Try-its. The Eco-awareness and animal patch. For the girls going on the zoo trip, they will complete the activities needed to obtain these two Try-Its. For the girls unable to attend the zoo, they can do a short activity at home to complete their tasks. I will let these girls know what they need to do in order to finish up for their patches. Ask your girls what we talked about at the meeting. To give you a heads up so you can prompt them if they have forgotten: we thought of an animal and talked about what "habitats" were and had the girls draw a picture of that animals habitat, we alo did an animal movement charade. Hope the girls had fun and have learned a bit about animals and how they live, move and act.

Becky Copeland

2009-10-19T20:10:00.000-04:00

A few tidbits:

Great job selling the Fall Product! Be very proud of yourselves and your girls! I don’t have final totals, but everyone has done wonderful!!!

The zoo trip is coming fast! We will be meeting at a new time, we are now meeting at 6:15 AM. I know this is early, but it opens at 9am and I want to get there close to opening and get back to Grayson by dark. Make sure you bring jackets/raincoats and umbrellas just in case!! Also, I am going to have several coolers in my van for holding drinks and snacks for the girls. You might want to bring a favorite drink or snack for you daughter to have or share. I will try to have some waters in the cooler to drink. If you want your daughter to have extra money—put it in a baggie with their name on it and the amount in there and I will keep it in my bag if you want. Remember, if you are driving any child that is not your own, you need to be a registered adult with Girl Scouts in order for the insurance to cover them on the ride up and back. See me if you want to register as an adult ($12).

See separate flyer for information on the get together on Halloween.

If you have not given me your child’s registration papers or money, I need them ASAP. If you have not paid dues yet come see me when you get the chance. If you signed up to pay snack and just let me bring it, come see me or contact me and I will let you know how much. For those of you who opted to bring snack to meeting, I will be putting your name on a meeting date on future calendars to cover that meeting for snack.

VERY IMPORTANT!! EVERYONE HAS TO SIGN A PERMISSION SLIP BEFORE THEIR CHILD CAN GO TO THE ZOO. I WILL HAVE THEM AT THE MEETING AND ALSO THE MORNING OF THE TRIP SO YOU CAN SIGN. NO CHILD CAN GO UNLESS ONE IS SIGNED AND GIVEN TO ME!

Lastly, I have a blog site on the internet set up to help keep everyone informed of the goings on of the troops. The website is: heritagegirlpower.blogspot.com
If you have trouble accessing it, let me know! I will be adding more to it over the next little bit, hope it is helpful!
Thanks for all you do!!

Becky Copeland (475-9425, 831-3479, becdaven@yahoo.com)

2009-10-19T19:57:00.000-04:00

OCTOBER 31ST 2:00-????at Becky Copeland's house
On the date above we will be celebrating several things: our investure/rededication ceremony, Juliette Lows Birthday, and Halloween! We will begin with our ceremony where the girls will receive their girl scout pins, then we will have a birthday party for Juliette Low (one of Girl Scout's founders in the US) and then end with some fun activities for Halloween. All you need to do is show up with your daughter! The girls are encouraged to wear or bring their Halloween outfits. I hope to see everyone there! Please let me know if your daughter (and you) plan on attending so I will have an idea on how many to expect. Here are directions to my home. Coming the Willard way: Take Route 1 through Willard and turn Right on 486, Turn Right on 1122. Go to the top of the second hill and turn Left onto gravel driveway called Pennington Lane. Go one mile to the end of the gravel driveway and end at a brick house with green tin roof and wood playset out front of house. Hope to see everyone!!

BROWNIE AND DAISY TROOPS FROM HERITAGE ELEMENTARY

2009-10-18T15:21:00.000-04:00

Welcome to our website! I am soooo excited to be the troop leader to these troops! My hope is for the girls in this troop to learn how to be strong and courageous women, to take pride in their own thoughts and ideas, to be able to stand firm in their beliefs, to be truthful and honest citizens, to treat others with respect and kindness and to overall have FUN!!! Our meetings are a mixture of learning what it means to be a Girl Scout and to learn new ways of thinking and to figure out what interests each girl. We will take our journey together and learn to be a team and sisters to each other. During this year, we will take trips together, have overnights, do projects to earn Try-its and Petals, have ceremonies to show our accomplishments and lift each other up in spirit. This website will keep everyone informed as to what is coming up on our schedule and also, keep everyone aware of what Badges we are currently working toward. I will try to keep up with posting schedules, events and brief summaries of our meetings or accomplishments. I hope everyone enjoys this and finds it to be helpful. I am open to any suggestions on how to make it better, so comment away! Thanks! Becky Copeland