Money Manager Homework

Step Four the Money Manager Badge

Take your Brownie along on your shopping errands to visit a store that has school supplies. How much of her list can she pretend to buy with $15? She can add one "fun" school supply item to her list if she still has enough money.

 

1st Grade Supply List (Claire and Sophia)
Set of Expo2Dry Erase Markers (1)
24 Pack of Crayons (1)
Pack of #2 Pencils (1)
Large Glue Stick (2)
Box of Colored Pencils (1)
Pencil Case
Pair of Youth Scissors (1)

3rd Grade Supply List (all other Brownies)
Vinyl Folder (1)
Marble Composition Books (2)
Soft Pencil Bag with Zipper (1)
Pack of #2 Pencils (1)
Set of Expo2Dry Erase Markers (1)
Large Glue Stick (1)
Box of Thin Tip Markers (1)
Pair of Youth Scissors (1)

Please have her turn in her homework during our next meeting.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Family Homework

At the December 14 meeting, your Brownies got some homework.

1. Make a Story Tree - Knowing who your family members are is only half the fun! Find a special detail about each person to write on your family tree. ~ you can draw or paint your tree or get an adult's help to do it on the computer.

Special Family Details :
~ the person's nickname
~ the person's favorite color
~ the person's favorite thing to eat
~ the person's pet
~ a funny story about the person
~ the person's favorite joke
~ the person's family

Sample Family:
~ Brownie Elf: loves making new friends
~ Grandma Elf: once met a unicorn
~ Grandpa Elf: always loses his glasses
~ Aunt Bonnie: favorite color orange
~ Uncle Fergis: once swallowed a fly
~ Cousin Cloudberry: loves to paint

Bring the Story Tree to the Family Celebration on January 25th.

2. Find an object that means something to your family.
Ask about an old photo. Learn what was happening when the photograph was taken. Share the photo and the story with a family member who doesn't know about what was happening.

This is a family activity, I just need to know your Brownie completed it!

Upcoming Events - This Weekend

Just a friendly reminder of two upcoming events this week.

Friday, November 2nd

7:15pm - 8:00pm

Self Defense Workshop

Action Karate 

2235 York Road, Jamison

Your Brownie should come dressed in comfortable clothes. 

Saturday, November 3rd

1:00 pm

Investiture/Rededication Ceremony

Guiseppe's Pizza and Family Restaurant

1380 W. Street Road, Warminster

During the Investiture/Rededication Ceremony we will also have our Court of Awards where the girls will receive the badges/patches that they have earned until now. 

Brownies being rededicated should wear their uniforms. New Brownies should bring their uniforms and will get to put them on during the ceremony,

You Brownie should also bring her Brownie Bucks earned to date. They will have the opportunity to "shop" after the ceremony. 

Please remember that if possible your Brownie should complete her first aid homework prior to the Court of Awards on Saturday. You will need to send me an email once you Brownie has completed the homework.

First Aid Badge

Requirements

Step One
Find out how to get help from 911 - Get advice from an expert. Learn the importance of calling 911 in an emergency and what you need to say to get help. (Got this information at school from experts during Fire Prevention Week)

Step Two
Interview the school nurse. (10/19 meeting)

Step Three
Make a First Aid Kit. Make a kit for your troop. (10/19 meeting)

Step Four
Learn how to treat minor injuries. (10/19 meeting)

Step Five
Read all about it. Ask an adult to go online with you and make a list of local plants, animals, and insects to avoid and how to protect yourself from sunburn. Get information about treating a bug bite, bee sting, sunburn, or poison oak or ivy rash, then discuss what you find with family. (homework assignment)

Homework Assignments

After today's meeting (10/19), your Brownie will have three homework assignments to complete before our next meeting on November 30th.


1. Healthy Living Family Activity ~

Your Brownie is practicing her leadership skills. An important one is showing that she cares about her family! Sometime before our next meeting (November 30th), she will be leading you in a healthy-living activity.

A few healthy-living activities are listed below, but feel free to let the conversation with your Brownie guide you to a new activity! What matters is giving your Brownie a chance to take the lead and show how much she cares about her family. Once she has, help her fill our the activity sheet on page 58 of her Journey book .

Possible Healthy-Living Actions

Find the healthy ideas and recipes in the Brownie Quest book. With your Brownie, pick one for your family.

Try a new healthy drink (for example, water or low-fat milk)

Be active together - walk, bike, ride or play catch or tag or another active game.

If your family already does many of these things, see how creative you can be with coming up with something new.

We look forward to hearing how your Brownie led your family!

Please have your Brownie bring her Journey Book with completed activity (page 58) to the November 30th meeting.



2. Lip Sync Song

Lip Sync's theme for this year is the tv show Glee. Please look for some Glee songs with your Brownie and send us a suggestion of a song she would like to do for the show. Please send us your song choice before our November 30th meeting, so that we may vote at that meeting.


3. First Aid Badge - Step 5

Know how to prevent and treat outdoor injuries.

Read all about it. - Go online with your Brownie and make a list of local plants, animals, and insects to avoid and how to protect yourself from sunburn. Get information about treating a bug bite, bee sting, sunburn, or poison oak or ivy rash, then discuss what you find with friends and family. Please send me an email when your Brownie has completed this assignment. If possible, have her complete it prior to the November 3rd Investiture Ceremony.

If you have any questions about the homework assignments, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Meeting Reminder - October 19th

Just a friendly reminder...our next meeting is this Friday.

October 19, 2012

Art Room

3:15pm - 5:00pm

Ava is scheduled to be our snack buddy!

Things for your Brownie to remember to bring to the meeting:

1. Meeting Dues ($1)

2. Signed Permission Slips - deadline to submit for them for the following events is this Friday.
    Dance Studio Tour
    Juliette Low Celebration
    Trunk or Treat
    Self Defense Workshop

3. RSVP and payment deadline for the Investiture/Rededication Ceremony is also this Friday.

4. My Family Star Homework 

5. Scrapbook

6. Health Form (if you have not turned it in yet)

7. Nuts about Reading Paperwork (end of sale)

8. Terracycle Donations



If you have any questions about Friday's meeting, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

My Family Star Homework

Making a Family Star instructions for your Brownie

Read the Girl Scout Law with your family:

I will do my best to be
Honest and fair,
Friendly and helpful,
Considerate and caring,
Courageous and strong, and
Responsible for what I say and do,
and to
Respect myself and others,
Respect authority,
Use resources wisely,
Make the world a better place, and
Be a sister to every Girl Scout.

What line from the Law is most important in your family?

Why?

Write your family's favorite line and the reason why in the center of your star.

Here's an example:

     Courageous

     Sometimes it is hard to do what you know is right - that's why being courageous is so important!

Who's in your family (mother, father, grandfather, aunt, sisters, brothers)? Write their names in the points of your star.

What special quality or skill do your family members have? Write those under their names.

After you fill your star, decorate it if you want to! Add colors, stickers, glitter, or whatever else  you have handy and bring it to our next Brownie meeting (October 19th)

Your Brownie will receive her star at tomorrow's field trip. There is also information on this assignment on page 51 of her Quest Book. Also, remember she should be reading Chapter 1 of her Quest book.

If you have any questions about this assignment, please do not hesitate to contact me.

First Aid Kit Wish List

We will be putting together a first aid kit as one of the steps in earning our Brownie First Aid Badge. We will need each Brownie to bring in at least one item from our First Aid Kit Wish List.

First Aid Kit Donations:

Anti-Bacterial Antiseptic

Rubber Gloves ~ Paree
Soap ~ Paree
Calamine Lotion ~ Cianna
Tweezers ~ Sophia
Scissors ~ Jayden
Adhesive Tape ~ Katerina
Gauze Pads ~ Ava
Gauze Roll ~ Claire
Bandaids ~ Katerina
Red Washcloth ~ Katerina
Case ~ Allison


Please let me know what you can donate. Items can be brought to the first meeting. Thank you!

Summer Homework Assignment

I would love for each Brownie to sit down and think about what they would like to do during their first year as Brownies. Please have them write down at least 3 things (more would be great) that they would like for the troop to do this year. Have them bring this list to the first meeting, so that we can discuss it.

I usually ask them this at the meetings, but I know it can be difficult to come up with some ideas on the spot. So, by having them think about this at home and write a list, I am hoping they will be able to come up with some wonderful ideas.

If you have any questions about the home assignment, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Scrapbooking

One new activity that we will be working on this year, is our Brownie Scrapbook. We will try and have time at every meeting to work on our scrapbook.

I am asking that each Brownie bring their own 12 X 12 scrapbook. They will be responsible for bringing it to each meeting. The design and color of the scrapbook is up to you. Scrapbooks can be purchased at Michaels, Target, Wal-Mart, etc.

I found a great scrapbook on Ebay for Katerina. So, you can always look there too...



Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions about the scrapbook.