September 5 Meeting

We started the new year for Daisy Troop 18502 with a combined parent/girl meeting. While parents filled out forms and discussed the ins and outs of girl scouting, the girls had fun and crafty meeting.

The girls began their meeting by working on reflection journals that they will use at the end of each meeting to write briefly about their thoughts. The journals were adorable, and the girls got to chat with each other while showing off their creative talents.

Troop 18502 hard at work!

While working girls read What is a Daisy Girl Scout? and discussed their thoughts on being Daisies. Then Ms. Natalie led the girls through the parts of a girl scout meeting:

1. Opening: The girls gather in a circle and recite the Pledge of Allegiance and the Girl Scout Promise. The opening helps focus the girls on the meeting.
2. Sharing time: Girls are social and really love to share with their sisters. This time gives every girl a chance to share a celebration, triumph or even a problem as we pass through the circle.
3. Troop Business: This is when the girls take care of the business end of the evening. This may include discussing upcoming troop activities and projects, collecting dues and handing out forms. 
4. Activity: This is where we introduce the petal or badge we will be working on and do a related activity--perhaps a game, craft, dramatic play or something the girls think up!
5. Clean Up: The Girl Scout motto is to leave the meeting site "cleaner than you found it", and it is the responsibility of the girls to make this happen. In future meetings we will introduce a Kaper Chart to rotate chores so that all girls participate in group jobs and chores equally.
6. Closing: This is the reflection time of the meeting. We will discuss what we have learned and accomplished during the meeting and have the girls write a little in their journals.

Ms. Natalie also led the girls in creating their troop agreements; a list of "rules" that the girls created to guide their behavior during troop meetings. These are the Troop 18502 agreements:

• Listen when someone is talking.
• Have a good attitude.
• Help clean up.
• Be a friend to everyone.
• Show respect.
• Make good choices.
• Have fun!

The girls also discussed some "house" rules when having meetings at someone's home.

Our troop's energy is fantastic, and everyone left feeling energized and ready for more Girl Scouting! 

Use these discussion points to talk with your Daisy about our meeting.