This Week's Theme: Donate Your Time, Talents & Treasures

Inspired by President Barack Obama, our troop began with a spirit of making change in our community.  We've continued that spirit by renewing our philanthropic efforts.  As philanthropists, we donate our time, talents and treasures for the common good.

Daisies

Brownies

Juniors & Cadettes

Today's lesson reminded us that just as each star in the sky makes up the universe, each Girl Scout is a shining star and can make a positve difference through contributing to the common good.  With Miss Donna, the Daisies worked together to draw a picture that represented how each girl can come together to do something beautiful.  With Miss Regina and Miss Stacey, the Brownies read the lyrics to Katy Perry's song Firework and decorated stars to represent the many ways they help their community.  With Miss Jodi, the Juniors/Cadettes discussed issues that they care about and ways that they can improve their world.

Our Holiday Party!

On December 18, 2010, Girl Scout Troop #3027 celebrated the holidays and practiced table etiquette at Settepani Mediterranean Restaurant in Harlem! Along with many family members, Ms. Saundra (Miss Regina's Mom) joined us for our holiday party. At our last meeting, Ms. Saundra gave the girls a lesson in table etiquette and promised them that she would join us at our holiday party. We were very happy to see her!

Special thanks goes to the owner and staff of Settepani for providing us with great service, tasty food, and a beautiful place to meet. A big thank you also goes out to the many parents who brought coats and toys to donate to Angel Tree. On behalf of all the troop leaders, Happy Holidays! See you next year!

This Week's Theme: Life Lessons

This week, the girls learned a very important lesson...how to set the table! Instructed by Miss Regina's Mom, Ms. Sandra, the girls got a better understanding of proper table etiquette.

Ms. Sandra is not new to teaching etiquette to children. For 37 years, she taught high school students, among many other things, the proper way to set the table. As she taught the girls about where to place the knife, fork, spoon, and napkin, it was clear that they were paying close attention to this life lesson. After all, there was a quiz to follow and each girl passed! Now, our girls can't wait to use what they have learned. Winter, one of our more vocal girls asked, "will we be able to do this at a restaurant with REAL food". Miss Jodi responded by announcing that we will be taking a trip to a restaurant in two weeks! Ms. Sandra told the girls that she will be joining us on that trip to see if they use what they have learned. So, it's a good idea to practice setting your table at home!

Towards the end of our meeting, the girls had time make some additions to their journals. Miss Donna reminded them that their journals have room to grow. "As you learn more life lessons, you can add them to your journals". The girls were also reminded to bring in a gently used coat to donate to the Kennedy Center's charity and a new toy (wrapped and in the original box) to donate to Angel Tree.