PGMA Girl Scouts

As salaamu alaikum,

The next regularly scheduled troop meeting will be tomorrow, Friday, Dec 15, 2017, 6 – 8PM, inshaAllah. Please be timely. Arrivals after 6:15PM are disruptive to troop meetings and strongly discouraged.

Note: This Friday will be our last troop meeting of 2017. The first troop meeting of 2018 will be Friday, January 5 inshaAllah.

BROWNIES

• Brownies will continue to present their Snacks badge assignment and enjoy the homemade snacks their Brownie sisters have prepared and brought in to share.
• Brownies who will be attending the Making Games and Dancer badge workshops at Montpelier Mansion on December 30, must turn in permission forms and $14 payments at Friday’s troop meeting.

JUNIORS

• Juniors will complete the second part of their Drawing badge with teaching artist Sis. Najiyyah. The cost of this two-part workshop is $15/girl.
• Turn in permission forms and payments for the Junior aMuse Journey-in-a-Day, Saturday, Jan 6.
• Junior Cookie Mom, Sis. Zakiya, will meet with Junior parents whose girls plan to participate in Cookie Season at 6:15 – 6:45PM . Girl Scout Cookie Season begins Monday, December 18.

SENIORS & AMBASSADORS

• The Seniors and Ambassadors are planning a camping trip on December 29 – 31, 2017, where they intend to work on camping survival skills.
• Girls are currently working on the Science of Style badge and have completed the Girl Scout Way badge.
• A visitor will be presenting a talk about conflict resolution and cyber bullying.
• Turn in permission forms and payments for Sky Gazing Party, Dec 16
• The Nova Fencing Fun Patch has been rescheduled for Feb 17 inshaAllah.

PARENTS

• The second deposit for the PGMA Girl Scouts Trip to Savannah is due this Friday.
  • 12 and under: $50
  • 13 and up: $150
• PGMA Girl Scouts is recruiting troop leaders who would like to be actively involved with building girls of faith, courage, confidence and character. Please connect with Sis. Alia if you are interested.

As salaamu alaikum,

The next regularly scheduled troop meeting will be tomorrow, Friday, Dec 1, 2017, 6 – 8PM, inshaAllah. Please be timely. Arrivals after 6:15PM are disruptive to troop meetings and strongly discouraged.

BROWNIES

• Brownies will be completing the My Promise, My Faith pin activities.
• Girls will also present their Snacks badge assignment and enjoy the snacks their Brownie sisters have prepared and brought in to share.

JUNIORS

• Juniors will begin work on their Drawing badge with teaching artist Sis. Deborah. The cost of this two-part workshop is $15/girl.

CADETTES

• Cookie season is almost here. Cadettes would love to sell cookies but will be unable to do so unless we have a Cookie Mom. Two people can share the job. Please email Sister Rahmah at rahmah825@gmail.com if you are interested in being the Cadette Cookie Mom, Dad, Duo or Team.
• Cadettes will be working on their Special Agent badge. We can get this done in one meeting!

  Steps:

  1. Investigate investigation
  2. Reveal reality
  3. Try the Science
  4. Key in to body language
  5. Practice the art of detection

  Come learn the secrets of forensic science and criminal psychology.

SENIORS & AMBASSADORS

• Seniors & Ambassadors will have a guest this week who will discuss her work at NASA as well as give information about the Girl Scouts STEM collaboration with STI and NASA.
• Girls will be finishing up their Girl Scout Way badge. Anyone who needs to make up steps should make sure to mention that at the troop meeting.
• Seniors & Ambassadors who are interested in First Aid training should let Sis. Asma know. The training will take place in January and money is due to Sis. Asma by January 1, so that payments can be submitted to the third-party trainer. See Sis. Asma for details.
• Only 4 girls have signed up for Nova Fencing Fun Patch on December 16. The cost is $15 per girl. Girls who are interested should make sure to mention that at this Friday’s troop meeting.

PARENTS

• PGMA Girl Scouts is recruiting troop leaders who would like to be actively involved with building girls of faith, courage, confidence and character. Please connect with Sis. Alia if you are interested.