PGMA Girl Scouts

As salaamu alaikum,

The next regularly scheduled troop meeting will be tomorrow, Friday, October 18, 2019, 6 – 8PM, inshaAllah. Please be timely. Arrivals after 6:15PM are disruptive to troop meetings and strongly discouraged.

BROWNIES

• Brownies will be troop camping this weekend. Please turn in permission forms and $20 payments.
• Girls will make sit-upons. Please bring a nice strong reusable plastic bag, 1 or 2 large newspapers for stuffing, and duct tape.
• Brownies will also be preparing to do historical interpretation at Riley’s Lockhouse on November 3 inshaAllah. Turn in health forms, permission forms and be ready to learn about how a family lived in 19th century Maryland.

JUNIORS

• Juniors will be getting ready for troop camping this weekend by learning/reviewing how to:
  • pack a sleep system,
  • set up a kaper chart
  • make a sit-upon
  • build a fire safely
  • leave no trace when venturing outdoors
• Permission forms and $20 payments are due Friday for troop camping this weekend. Girl health forms must be on file with a troop leader and at least half of the $50 dues paid.

SENIORS & AMBASSADORS

• Seniors and Ambassadors will begin working on the Cybersecurity badge. Girls should bring their laptop or tablet to the troop meeting Friday. This is the first in a series of STEM badges the troop will be working on. The tool kit can be purchased online at the Girl Scout Shop. Contact Sis Asma with any questions.

PARENTS

• Parents should see the Sis Maryam during the troop meeting to sign up to bring snacks for upcoming troop meetings inshaAllah.
• Please turn in health forms and troop dues ($50/girl) for your Girl Scout. Troop dues pay for badges, supplies and cover/supplement activity fees.

As salaamu alaikum,

The next regularly scheduled troop meeting will be tomorrow, Friday, October 4, 2019, 6 – 8PM, inshaAllah. Please be timely. Arrivals after 6:15PM are disruptive to troop meetings and strongly discouraged.

DAISIES

• Daisies will be earning their Promise Center by learning the Girl Scout Law and Promise. Each girl will also make a name tag and talk about their plans for the year as a Daisy.

BROWNIES

• This Friday, the Brownies will have their Investiture & Rededication Ceremony starting at 6:15PM. Please be on time at 6PM. The investiture welcomes all new Girl Scouts and the rededication is for returning Girl Scouts to renew their commitment to the Girl Scout Promise and Law. Parents are welcome for the ceremony.
• Please turn in all dues and forms, if you haven’t already done so: health form, Bug Badge and Discovery Hike and Fall Camping with payment. Girls cannot attend without a completed health form.

JUNIORS

• Juniors will be getting prepared to do historical interpretation at Riley’s Lockhouse. Turn in health forms, permission forms and be ready to learn about how a family lived in 19th century Maryland.

CADETTES

• Cadettes will be working on their Science of Happiness badge. Please remember to bring pencils/pens and paper so that you can fully participate. We can get this badge done in one meeting!

  Badge Steps:

  1. Make yourself happier.
  2. Think differently for happiness.
  3. Get happy through others.
  4. Do a helpful happiness experiment.
  5. Create a happiness action plan.

  Come ready to help your fellow Cadettes enjoy life more!

PARENTS

• Parents should see the Sis Maryam during the troop meeting to sign up to bring snacks for upcoming troop meetings inshaAllah.
• Please turn in health forms and troop dues ($50/girl) for your Girl Scout.