FEBRUARY NEWS

Junior Troop 1256

February 2015 News

Leader: Jill Schmidt   #307-871-0704

Co-Leader: Megan Nielsen   #801-837-8690

Co-Leader: Tanya Sorrells  #307-297-0297

Upcoming Troop Meeting Dates:

March 10^th & 24^th, April 7^th & 21^st & May 5^th

These are our normal troop meetings planned at the moment; we will let you know if any changes are made.

FYI-Girls are interested in visiting one of our local Dams to have a tour and learn about Hydro-Energy. We will be doing this event in the spring. This event will go towards one of our Journey badges.  

Our meetings from here on out will be focusing on the girls making plans to finish their Journey badges. They will be choosing an activity to accomplish together that will help our community with the knowledge they have learned about energy this year.  It should be a great time, but may add to our schedule depending on what the girls choose.

Service Unit Events:

          Daddy Daughter Dance:  April 11^th, 2015 (Tentative)

          Mom and Me Tea: DTBA

         

Important Dates for Cookies:

Cookies Delivered anytime the week of St. Patrick’s Day, March16th-21st

Will keep you updated on this date as it gets closer. We get short notice on when the truck will actually deliver our service unit cookies. Delivery will be @ the same location as last year.

@ 1255 Fawn Circle in Green River @ The Lee’s Home. It is very important that you are flexible and pick up your cookies the day they arrive  You will be counting and signing a receipt for the cookies you pick up to make sure everything is accurate. You will also sign a receipt when money is turned in for the same reasons.  We will keep you updated as cookies arrive.

Cookie Booths season starts March 27^th-April 18th

Money Due to Troop Leader: April 19^th

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK WITH PRE SALE OF COOKIES!  YOU ARE ALL ROCK STARS!!

Reminder all this information is available @ juniorgsmwtroop1256.blogspot.com

Girl Scout Cookies Due by Feb 24th!

Reminder Last Weekend for Cookies... Cookies order only go through the 22nd of Feb. After the 22nd you can no longer take orders. All order forms are due to Jill by Tuesday the 24th. We will be having a meeting that day so it will be convenient to drop off your cookie order forms. If you can not make it to the meeting please get a hold of Jill to drop the form off to her before the end of day Tuesday. We will be placing the complete Troop order Wednesday morning. We hope that cookie sales have been a good and growing experience. Please remember every box counts and we look forward to having some fun with our cookie money this summer! Thank for all your hard work! We appreciate all you do!  Any questions please let us know! Thanks- Megan

Ice Skating

Our trip to the Ice Rink in Rock Springs was wonderful! Thanks to all who were able to make it... I had a great time! Hopefully everyone else did also. Here are some pictures that I took from January 24th.

Cookie Kick Off and Recycling Center

Hello Troop! Just a reminder our Cookie Kick off is this Friday February 6th from 6 to 8pm at the Green River High School commons area. Parent meeting will be at 7:15pm.  Parents will need to sign permission slips and then girls can receive cookie order forms. We are looking forward to a fun evening together as we learn about the new stuff for this cookie season and how to be safe. If you can not attend this meeting you will need to contact Jill to get permission slips signed and pick up order forms.
Cookie Sales Start Saturday the 7th through the 21st.  Two whole weeks for pre-sale. I hope that you all have a great time meeting your individual goals. Remember you need to represent Girl Scouts while out selling and should always be in Uniform looking fabulous. Thanks to everyone for your hard work!

Our upcoming meeting on February 10th we will be meeting at the Green River Recycling Center at 4pm. (325 East Teton) We should only be an hour for this tour. Parents are welcome to stay and learn along with us. If you have any items that need to be recycled please bring them with you!! I will be bringing all my grocery bags. Again please do not meet at the church! We will meet on the grass by the main entrance of the Public Works building please be in Uniform and with a Coat.  We look forward to seeing you all there on Tuesday!
 

Our January News Letter

Junior Troop 1256

January 2015 News

Leader: Jill Schmidt   #307-871-0704

Co-Leader: Megan Nielsen   #801-837-8690

Co-Leader: Tanya Sorrells  #307-297-0297

Upcoming Troop Meeting Dates:

February 10^th & 24^th, March 10^th & 24^th, April 7^th & 21^st & May 5^th

These are our normal troop meetings planned at the moment; we will let you know if any changes are made.

FYI-Girls are interested in visiting one of our local Dams to have a tour and learn about Hydro-Energy. We will be doing this event in the spring. This event will go towards one of our Journey badges.  

Our meetings from here on out will be focusing on the girls making plans to finish their Journey badges. They will be choosing an activity to accomplish together that will help our community with the knowledge they have learned about energy this year.  It should be a great time, but may add to our schedule depending on what the girls choose.

Service Unit Events:

        Ice Skating: January 24^th 12:45-3pm @ RS Rec Center

          Cookie Rally:  February 6^th 5:45-8pm @ GRHS commons area

         Me and My Guy Dance: DTBA

          Mom and Me Tea: DTBA

Cookies Are Coming! 

Sale Starts Feb 7^th

Please plan on attending the Cookie Rally on Feb 6^th. We will be having booths and activities for the girls to learn about why we sell cookies and being safe doing so. The lovely VFW will be there to talk to the girls.

We will have a parent meeting at 7:15 where you can learn about the program/plan for this year. Girls will be entertained while parents are in the meeting. Then you can sign the permission slip and pick up the cookie order forms before leaving. We have lots of new information this year with the On-Line selling and new cookies.

Please plan on attending this event since cookies go on sale the very next day. 

Parents are always welcome to stay for the whole event if you wish.

Important Dates for Cookies:

Cookie Rally: February 6^th @ 6-8pm. Parent Meeting @ 7:15pm. – We will be starting promptly at 6pm for the Rally, so please plan to be at the high school at 5:45.

Cookie Sales are from February 7^th-22^nd 2015

Orders Due to Troop Leader: No later than Tuesday February 24^th

Cookies Delivered anytime the week of St. Patrick’s Day, March16th-21st

Will keep you updated on this date as it gets closer. We get short notice on when the truck will actually deliver our service unit cookies. We need you to be flexible to pick up your cookie order the day it arrives in Green River. Will update you on where you will meet to pick up cookies.  THANK YOU!

Cookie Booths season starts March 27^th-April 18th

Money Due to Troop Leader: April 19^th.

PLEASE, if you have ANY questions do not hesitate to ask. We are here to help. Jill will be officially in charge of collecting money/cookies. So, she is a great resource to use if you need help.  Also, GSMW.ORG has tons of information on their Cookies link to help us with all this new stuff. You can always look there.

As always this is up to you and your girl on how much you want to participate with cookie sales. The Girls have lots of great things to learn with this program, it is not just about the money for our troop.

THANKS TO EVERYONE FOR ALL YOU DO TO MAKE

OUR JUNIOR TROOP WONDERFUL!

WE ARE A GREAT TEAM!

EVERY DAY IS GREAT WHEN YOU ARE A GIRL SCOUT!

Troop Meeting Rescheduled

Hello Dear Junior Girl Scouts and Families! We are in need of rescheduling our original meeting tomorrow January 6th to the 13th. So please don't show up at the church Tomorrow no one will be there. We look forward to seeing all the girls in one more week on Tuesday the 13th at our Normal 4pm. Sorry for any inconvenience this causes. We hope you all had a wonderful Holiday break and look forward to catching up soon!

   Fyi this move will put us having a troop meeting again on the 20th. Thanks for understanding!

Girl Scout Sleepover

GIRL SCOUT SLEEPOVER!!!

December 12^th, 2014

Come one, come all Girl Scouts to the Mansface church this Friday night at 7pm for the Service Unit Spa Night.

 Girls are welcome to come for whatever time needed. You do not have to sleep the night, but we do hope you will!

Pick up is at 9am!! There is another event at 10 am. Girls need to be picked up promptly, thank you!

This is also an opportunity to serve our community. We are asking for non-perishable donations that we will be giving to the food bank. Any daily need item from deodorant to diapers is welcome!

Thanks for all you do! Jill and Tanya will be the leaders present for the night.  We will be having different stations for spa moments and movies going. Snacks are welcome to share, We will provide breakfast. Please have dinner before arriving.

Don’t forget to bring something to sleep on and any toiletries you may need.

Looking forward to a GREAT NIGHT!