Upcoming Meetings and Events


Our next meeting will be SATURDAY, November 14, 3-5pm at the Rivermark Wells Fargo bank (Rivermark Village, 3920 Rivermark Plz. Santa Clara, CA 95054).

Peggy Lim has organized a visit to the bank for the girls to learn more about financial literacy as they will be pursuing these badges this year.

Please drop your daughter off with Kristin at Live Oak Park:  http://santaclaraca.gov/Home/Components/ServiceDirectory/ServiceDirectory/304/2654.

Kristin will return the girls to the park by 5pm for pick up.

Following this meeting we will next meet, Friday, December 11 at Bowman. Kristin and I are hoping to organize a field trip this afternoon so stay tuned for further details.

Due to holidays and the Bowman schedule our next meeting is scheduled for Friday, January 8.

Please remember to get concerning the proposed outings for 2016. I have only four responses for the January 23 tour (see previous blog post for details) and I need to book soon.

It's Your World-Change It!


During the first meeting of the year the girls freely expressed their ideas about what they wanted out of Girl Scouts for 2015-2016. Popular suggestions for excursions included: ice skating, horseback riding, camping, visiting an animal shelter or zoo.

The Daisies and Brownies voted to pursue the journey entitled It's Your World-Change It!. Both Daisies and Brownies will pursue this journey in tandem. Brownies will also earn some of the accompanying skill-building badges; they also voted for the Brownie crest depicting a bee and symbolizing hard work but having fun while you're doing it. For more details see: http://www.girlscouts.org/en/our-program/journeys/it-s-your-world-change-it-.html

Esha and Elise, the two new members to our troop, were welcomed by their Girl Scouts friends. Many girls shared their favorite things about each of the girls as a manner of introduction. As a result, the girls earned the Make New Friends badge, below. This badge can be placed on the back of the vest.

Did you know that the founder of Girl Scouts, Juliette Gordon Low, will celebrate her birthday on October 31? Her nickname was Daisy! The girls made birthday cards for Juliette while learning about her life.

The girls ended the meeting by decorating a troop banner with their handprints and names. We hope to use the banner for yearly events such as parades, picnics, etc.

Housekeeping

Kristin will be sending out a reminder regarding uniforms shortly, please connect with her if you have any questions.

There are several upcoming events which will either be attended by the troop, and covered by dues, or could be interesting to your Girl Scout and/or family.

They include:

January 2
Oracle Arena, Oakland

Cheer on the 2015 NBA National Champs as the Golden State Warriors take on the Denver Nuggets. Girls will get a fresh GSNorCal + Warriors patch and the opportunity to participate in a dance clinic with the Warrior Girls and perform it on court during the evening festivities!

http://www.nba.com/warriors/tickets/groupnights/girlscouts

My family and I love basketball and have yet to see the Warriors play. This is a 7:30 tip-off so we are still deciding if we want to go but let me know if your family is interested. This event is not a troop event but as go/pay on your own opportunity.

January 23
Hiller Aviation Museum
10am-12pm

Girls build and fly their own balsa glider and tour the museum. A Hiller Aviation Museum patch is provided.

This would be a troop event if enough girls are interested and would be covered by dues. Please let Gina know if you are available by November 1.

February 13
Tech Museum, San Jose
2-4pm

Many science experiments, including making your own silly putty, which culminated in the Home Scientist Badge (a skills-building badge for Brownies).

This will be a BROWNIE-ONLY event. It is not being offered as a troop event as the cost is $35/girl. However, we can coordinate transportation as I hope many girls choose to go. Matilda and I plan on attending. Please let Gina know if you are interested and available by November 1. Spots are filling up quickly. Gina will register the interested girls, pay for the group, and can be reimbursed later.

April 4
San Jose
time, TBD

A craft-centric event run by older Girl Scouts which can relate to various aspects of the journey badges.

This would be a troop event if enough girls are interested and would be covered by dues. Please let Gina know if you are available by November 1.

Finally, there are still a few girls missing paperwork and dues! Please submit at your earliest convenience.

Kristin and I are very excited to start the Girl Scout year with your Daisy and Brownie daughters!

Our first meeting is scheduled for next Friday, October 23 from 4-5:30pm. We will be meeting downstairs in the staff lounge this year.

We will gather the girls upstairs at 4pm and then proceed to the meeting area.

Please don't hesitate to contact us with questions/concerns. We plan to have blog posts after every meeting and/or field trip this year!