February Meeting

What a meeting we had today!! We spent at least 30 minutes going over business. I passed out all the badges that have been earned so far, along with all the items that go on their vests. Remember that families are responsible for buying their own vests. They run small, so buy big, and remember they keep the same vest till they outgrow it, so buy a little bigger still! The girls have $50 left in their account. I spent just over $300 getting all the badges, and troop numerals. I spent $30 at Wal-Mart getting supplies to make the other pieces for the vests, and paper, ink, and a binder to print out badges. I have about half the badges printed out, I will need another ink cartridge to finish! We spent $57 on pizza for movie night. The $50 should get us through the end of the school year, between badge supplies and flowers. We will need to have another fundraiser before the parades start. I am thinking about a Pampered Chef catalog party, I will talk with Laura about it this week.

We were all sad to learn that we are loosing one of our members. Krysta has decided to step down as a Frontier Girl. We all wish her luck on her future endeavors.

Today we worked on the Paper Crafting and the Love badges. We read about the history of paper, and we are working on Love scrapbooks. They are 6 pages. Page 1 is titled God knows I love Him because.. Page 2 is titled People know I love them because.. Page 3 is titled I Love Me! Page 4 is titled I love my country by.. Pages 5 & 6 will be a collage showing different scenes of showing love. We have not finished these, and the girls decided that they would rather finish them at the March meeting instead of as homework. We also had lots of fun learning how to make paper chains, tissue paper roses, and how to do quilling (a technique of rolling strips of paper tightly then flaring them out into designs). We are using these techniques to decorate our Love books. Hopefully at the March meeting we will be able to finish these and at least start the Health & Fitness badge. We also got caught up on some much needed Thank You notes that we owed people throughout the community!

Frontier Girl Challenge for March: To go over fire safety with your family, to create a meeting spot outside in case of fire, and to check your smoke alarms.

Service Heart Hour Ideas for March: help a neighbor get ready for spring! Help clean out a garden bed, wash windows, pick up fallen debris from their yard. Serve, song lead, usher or in some way help during a church service. Read to some younger kids for Dr. Seuss' Birthday.

Congratulations to Emma for earning her 3rd Service Heart!

Remington is in charge of snacks for the March meeting.

Remember that we have Tall Flags practice on March 6th till 4 pm; don't forget your flag!

Frontier Girl Contest for February

Frontier Girl Contest: This month’s contest is an essay about your favorite Frontier Girl Memory. There will be a winner at each age level who will receive $5. Please e-mail your essay’s to Kerry Cordy with the subject Essay Contest at kerry@frontiergirls.com by February 29th .



Also, I am in desperate need of photos from our events! If anyone has pictures from the Campfire Jamboree, or the Basketball game, please e-mail them to me, or tag me in them on Facebook! Thanks so much!

Uniforms, Awards & Service Hours

The girls did not raise enough money for the troop to buy the vests. The troop will buy all the pieces for the vests, but each family will need to purchase their own vests, they are 14.99 each, plus shipping, through the Frontier Girls Store . If you would like I can order all the vests, and then be paid back so that we can split one shipping cost. Let me know what you would like. Frontier Girls say the vests run small, and keep in mind that they keep their vests even when they level up, as long as they fit, so order as big as you dare! Hopefully the next time we needs vests, it wont be that big a deal for the troop to order them. 

The girls also did not have an extra $100 for the level pins (silver animal shaped pins that fit on the level tab to indicate their rank in the troop). With six of the girls leveling up in August anyway, lets just wait, and present them at the camp out awards ceremony. They also sell puzzle piece shaped pins that each represent one of the leadership positions within the troop, these are also $10 a piece, I would eventually like to purchase these, and then just move them from girl to girl as we change positions each year. All other awards such as the Life Skills, Make A Difference, Liberty, etc. are also $10 each. We will need to have another Fundraiser some time this summer to help purchase these, along with funding our camp out. Please help start thinking of ideas! 

The girls are all doing such a great job earning their Service Hearts! These are $4 each from the F.G. Store. Another Mom has suggested that we might be able to find these cheaper somewhere else, so now I am on a mission! 

Some Service Hours ideas for February are to bake some goodies for the Holiday Cheer plates that St. Columba Church will be donating on February 12th. Or you can make something to donate to a nursing home!

Flag Corp Preformance

 You guys were so great tonight! They did not record the opening ceremony, but trust me, it was wonderful!!

Tall Flag Preformance during Half-Time January 31, 2012

Kerry Cordy's Facebook comment about your performance after she watched it this morning! 

January 23, 2012 Meeting

We had a very productive meeting this afternoon! We finished the Teamwork badge by talking about the definition of teamwork, and what affects good teams. Then we earned the Responsibility badge. We talked about what real responsibility means, and ways that we are responsible to God, our family, school, community, country and environment. 

We all have a Responsibility chart. The idea is that they are to chose a chore that they are already responsible for doing at home, but that they have trouble fulfilling. They are to put a check mark on each day of the calendar that they did their chore without being reminded to, or complaining about it. Below the calendar is a 2 week chart that they are supposed to think about whether or not they were more responsible or irresponsible during that particular day, with the hope that they will strive for responsible checkmarks!

This tied in with Leadership, so we moved on to the Take The Lead badge. We talked about leadership qualities, and how each of us holds different leadership roles. We read some great quotes about leadership by great leaders (and also Yoda!). Then I read to them a short biography of Marie Curie, and we pulled out ways that she showed leadership in her life, and she also seemed very responsible! I have given them the assignment to read a biography on their reading level, and to look for the leadership qualities we discussed. I asked them to please pick a woman, Mrs. Swinford was kind enough to make us a list of biographies that are in our library, that are specifically female. They may however choose a man if they really wish. We had some really great discussions today, and I hope the girls got to thinking about a few things! We also played Simon Says to take turn being a leader!

The responsibility charts and the biographies will be due at the February meeting. Several of the girls were asking about why I always give assignments. Frontier Girl badges are designed so that we are not just discussing theories, but are actually trying to implement virtues and character traits into our everyday lives. That takes thought and practice on a daily basis, and we only meet once a month! These are badge requirements, and failure to turn them in, means you do not receive the badge, however, it is only too late to turn something in, by the August Campout. 

With the busy days lately, even I didn't remember to stop and pick up an item for our Care Package, so we will move this to the February meeting.


Maggie is in charge of bringing snacks to the February meeting.


Remember, our Pancake Breakfast on Sunday, everyone is required to help at least an hour, we need people from 9am thru cleanup.

Also, we will have Flag Practice Wednesday from 1-2:30 in the school gym.




*** Frontier Girl Challenge ***


To memorize your complete address and zip code, and your home phone number with area code.

Flag Corp Practices

With our big show being Tuesday, January 31st, and February 7th also being a game night at school, I have decided to cancel the February 7th Flag Corp practice. Also, please note the calendar under the Flag Corp Heading. I have taken us back to the first Tuesday of the month for practices. Our next event will be walking in the Nodaway County Parade in June.

Change of Date

Please note that we are changing the date of the movie night in February to the 24th. We will be enjoying popcorn, pizza and movies while we trim, sort, count and ziplock baggie all the Box Tops for Education and Campbell's Soup Labels. These must be recieved by March 1st for the school to get them money. Please note also that this is our required service project to benefit our sponsor (the school), and all are expected to attend.

Also, Mr. Jermain is giving us the use of the school gym, next Wednesday, January 25, to practice flags one last time. AM seems to work best for most, so lets meet at the school at 1PM and practice till 2:30PM.

January Notes

In honor of the Frontier Girls 5th Birthday on January 19th, lets all wear our Frontier Girl t-shirts to school.


The girls have $3.95 in their checking account. Our Pancake Breakfast is being held on January 29th, let's all spread the word and get a great turn-out! We need money to purchase vests ($30.94 each girl), and also all our badges (which till January 31st are on sale for .89 cents each) all Service Hearts are $3 each. We also need money for flowers to plant our bed in April. I am anxious to see how many of our flowers will return! Carolyn Holtman said we will be given our $30 grant for this again this year. We also need a few supplies for badge work, and money for snacks for our hike in March, our float for the 4th of July, and food and supplies for our camp-out in August.  


Claire is in charge of snacks for the January 23rd meeting. Also, please remember to bring an item or two for Anthony Henggeler's care package.




Does anyone have a camcorder for the Flag Corp performance on January 31st?

 

Joy Journals

Reminder:  Your Joy Journals will be due at the January 23rd meeting.

Tall Flags Routine

Great news! Our Flag Corp will be preforming the Opening Ceremony of the January 31st home basketball game. Here are the assignments: Malia, Emma and Megan will sing the National Anthem; Nathalie is Caller; Jaclyn is Flag Bearer; Vanessa, Remington, Claire & Krysta will be the Guard. 

We will also be preforming the God Bless the USA routine during half-time of the girls game. We will have practice the 3rd and 17th after school until 4pm to prepare; please remember to bring your flags! Please come to the January 3rd meeting knowing in what order the moves are done, as we will spend our time perfecting and timing the routine with the music. The routine is preformed three times on the DVD. Please let me know ASAP if you are having problems viewing your DVD.

You are probably getting tired of hearing this, but I will say (write) it one last time! The girls will need to be dressed in a blue skirt at least knee length with no decor, white socks and shoes, and their red Frontier Girls t-shirts the night of January 31st. We will meet on stage by 5:45 dressed and ready to go.