First Meeting Greetings

First Meeting Recap 

Daisy Troop #62147 has officially entered the building!!

On my honor, it was with great pleasure to meet all of the parents and daisies yesterday! What a great group of girls we have to start our first troop! I know both Christine, Benares, and I are thrilled to get to know all of the Daisies!

 

Joining the girl scouts is a wonderful journey these amazing little girls will take together while forming everlasting friends and a sister bond. 

We had a great time getting to know each other and finding out what our favorite colors, movies, and animals were. We started to talk about our journey together as Daisies and learned our Girl Scout Promise.

Girl Scout Sign is a Traditional Greeting that is done by raising three fingers of the right hand with the thumb holding down the pinky. The three fingers represent the three parts of the Promise. 

Girl Scouts can greet each other with the Girl Scout handshake, used by Girl Scouts and Girl Guides all over the world. The handshake is made by shaking hands with the left hand and making the Girl Scout sign with the right. The left hand is nearest to the heart and signifies friendship.

During our meeting our Daisies learned the Girl Scout Sign when they said the Girl Scout Promise. They traced and decorated their hand and cut it out and pasted it to the colorful Girl Scout Promise. We will continue to practice this at the beginning of each meeting. Wonderful job girls!!

As Troop Leaders we will strive to help each girl learn the Girl Scout Law that states:

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. 

Another Girl Scout tradition is the "Friendship Squeeze" used to close the meeting. It represents the unbroken chain of friendship among Girl Scouts and Girl Guides around the world, the Friendship Circle involves Girl Scouts standing in a circle, crossing their right arms over their left, and clasping hands with their friends on both sides. Everyone then makes a silent wish as a friendship squeeze is passed from hand to hand around the circle.

Finally, we ended the meeting by calling each Daisy up by name to receive a "Beginning Certificate", which welcomes them to Troop 62147 and a year of Daisy Scouting Ahead!!

Our Next Meeting: 

December 14, 2015 

All Daisies will be released to Troop Leaders at CS and our meeting will begin directly after at CC. The meeting with be adjourned at 4pm. Please remember to send a note to your child's teacher and a nut-free snack. 

Welcome Girl Scout Daisies and Families

Welcome Girl Scout Daisies and Families, 

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all Daisy Girls!  We can’t wait to experience blossoming friendships, creative activities, and exciting journeys with all of you. This is going to be a spectacular year with some amazing little girls! 

MEETINGS:

Our meetings will be held on Monday every other week after CS students are dismissed from school at  2:40pm.  Troop leaders will meet Daisy Troop girls in the gymnasium and will promptly walk them over to the meeting place. 

The meeting will end at 4pm.  Parents can meet us in the hall and we will bring the girls to you at that time.  

 Please write a note giving your daughter permission to stay after for our GS meetings.  Your daughter's teacher should know what days she will be staying after for our Girl Scout meetings to avoid any confusion.   (Please see dates below.)  One permission note is okay to use throughout the year.  Christine and I will also be sending teachers a list of dates and the names of the girls that will be participating in our meetings to ensure the safety of each Daisy:-)   

The meeting dates are:

December 7: Open House Meet & Greet

December 14: First official meeting! Don’t forget to send a note to your child’s teacher today!

January, 4, 11, 25

February 8, 22

March 7, 21

April 4, 11, 25

May 9, 23

UNIFORMS/BADGES:

We would like the girls to come to each meeting wearing their daisy vest to add to the spirit of Girl Scouts! The cost for the tunic, petals, flag, pins, etc. will be sent out via email.  We recommend providing a check to your Troop Leader in the amount of $27.00, or going to the local Girl Scout store located in Middleboro.  However, if you prefer you can go online too. 

http://www.girlscoutshop.com/

Girl Scout Daisy Tunic $16.50

Daisy Petal Set: $8.50

Membership Pin: $2.00 

* Additional costs may be incurred for more badges/pins

Each parent is asked to  help with assembling the uniforms with pins and patches.  We ask that provide the petal set to a Troop Leader for safe keeping and a special ceremony at commencement. We will include a picture so that you can see where each patch goes.  Please let us know if you have any questions and we would be happy to help.

GOALS

This year we plan to focus on crafts, songs, games and FRIENDSHIPS, of course!  In addition, the girls will earn "petal patches" throughout the year.  

Girls earn these by doing activities that embody the 10 parts of Girl Scout promise:

I will do my best to be

1. Honest and fair,

2. Friendly and helpful,

3. Considerate and caring,

                                                                                           4. Courageous and strong, and

                                                                    5. Responsible for what I say and do, and to

                                                                                               6. Respect myself and others,

                                                                                                               7. Respect authority,

                                                                                                          8. Use resources wisely,

                                                                               9 . Make the world a better place, and

                                                                                        10. Be a sister to every Girl Scout.

Girl Scout Honor

 

The Girl Scout Parent’s Promise

On my honor, I will try:

To encourage and support my Girl Scout daughter,

To help her troop at all times, and

To obey the Girl Scout Parent’s Law

The Girl Scout Parent’s Law

A Girl Scout Parent understands the true purpose of Girl Scouting.

A Girl Scout Parent gets his/her daughter to and from meetings on time.

A Girl Scout Parent knows a troop is a team effort.

A Girl Scout Parent sees the job through to the end.

A Girl Scout Parent sets a good example at all times.

A Girl Scout Parent is enthusiastic and cheerful.

A Girl Scout Parent does not consider the leader a babysitter.

A Girl Scout Parent brings troop problems to the leader first.

A Girl Scout Parent always does his or her part willingly.

A Girl Scout Parent is aware that Girl Scouting is for all girls.

We look forward to our next meeting! Troop #62147