What's up for January/early February

Hi families,

 

Happy New Year! We have a busy few weeks ahead. Here's the lowdown:

 

January 8 - Our first meeting of 2015. This week we start working on the High on Life badge and will finish up some work on the Needlework badge. For this meeting, please have your Guide:

1. Bring a sock that needs mending, along with a needle and thread.
2. Think about the TV shows and movies she watches. How do these shows talk about drugs, smoking and alcohol? (I know shows on Family channel do not typically talk about drugs and alcohol. This is a perfectly valid point for them to bring up!)

 

January 15 - This week, weather permitting, we are going to the Spratt skating rink to work on our Skating badge. Any Guides who are either figure skaters or hockey/ringette players are strongly encouraged to bring some games and warm-up drills that they commonly use at their practices to show the other Guides. Siblings who participate in these activities are also welcome to bring us some tips. If you have questions about this evening, please see Guider Lisa. * If the weather is bad, we will cancel the meeting. Stay tuned for updates closer to the date.

 

January 16-18 - Winter Camp at Camp Woolsey. Those Guides participating will be receiving an information email, hopefully by next weekend.

 

January 22 - This week we'll be working on the Dove Challenge (see here for more information: http://www.free-being-me.com/downloads/)

 

January 29 - Tonight we will work on the Reporting badge. For this, the Guides will need to think of a funny incident at Guides (it doesn't have to be from this year) that they can turn into a cartoon.

 

Help needed!!! On February 5th we will be having a Career Night to fulfill some of the Discovering You program criteria and to work on the Career Awareness badge. For this, we are looking for a few moms/grandmothers/aunts, etc. to come in for an hour to talk with the Guides. Moms could talk about some of the following:

• What an average day at their job might involve;
• The type of education or training needed for their job and which colleges and universities offer the required education;
• How much tuition costs for the required education;
• What might the starting salary and the average salary be for their job;
• What special clothes, tools and equipment are used; and
• What future prospects are like for their job.

Our plan is to have the Guides circulate in small groups to talk briefly with each different participant. If you are willing to come and help us with this important evening, please let Guider Jen know.

 

We are looking forward to a great year! Yours in Guiding,

 

Jen, Lisa and Alice