Mountain View Mirror - Online
March 1999
Part of the fun of thinking globally (like we did last month on Thinking Day) is exploring how scouting is both the same and different around the world.
***It is fun to study the history of scouting, including scouting in other parts of the world.
*** Learn about other countries culture, and learn about how other scouting organizations are run.
***With the girls you can try to learn how to cook new foods, make a traditional piece of clothing, play a game, or sing a song from another country.
***Dont forget to explore other scouts within the United States as well - they also have differences and this may be equally meaningful to the girls
***Find the location of wherever you are studying on a flat map and a globe and compare it to your location Talk about how far away it is. Talk about weather, climate, culture and how it might impact what they do in scouts (ie Alaskans camp different from Florida's)
** Penpal (email or postmail) with a group from another country at the same age level as your girls.
***Dont forget that council has resources on scouts from other countries, including pictures of uniforms, their promise, law, motto, sign, names of their age levels, what they call their leaders.
***Exchange mascots around the country or internationally with other scout groups.
Because you said 'yes':
As discussed in previous meetings, we are most likely going to have a Service Team composed of "Teams" next year. If you are interested in joining one of the teams please contact Deb Wallace. To remind you what teams we are forming, here is a list:
Girl Scouts of the USA has 35 program standards that each Girl Scout adult who is involved with girls, either directly or indirectly, should be familiar with. In an effort to make each and every one of us more aware of the standards we should always be following we will profile one standard each month.
If you have girls in Kindergarten, 3rd grade, 6th grade, 9th grade or 12th grade, then you should have already chosen your bridging representative and have attended a couple of meetings. The meetings are held at Fire Station # 83 (213 NE 120th Street / off Mill Plain) from 6:30 - 7:45 p.m. The dates of the remaining representative meetings are Monday, March 29; Monday, April 26; and Monday, May 10. The rehearsal for the bridging ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday May 26 at Wy'east Junior High School Auditorium from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. The actual bridging ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, June 2 at Wy'east Junior High School Auditorium beginning at 7:00 p.m. Any questions should be directed to either Gail B. or Maggie M.
The first training and informational meeting for those troops attending the Neighborhood campout this spring was held before the regular troop meeting tonight. If you missed this extremely important meeting please be sure to get the information you missed!
Dont forget the Columbia River Girl Scout Council Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on April 17, 1999. For those that want to be just a little more in touch with the Girl Scout program than simple troop meetings, then this is a good place to start! Come and "Get The Scoop" on what has been done council-wide in the past year, and what is being planned council-wide for the future! This information impacts each and every troop in various ways, and an informed leader always has an "edge" over those that wait for the news to "trickle down" through the channels. This event is open to ALL registered Girl Scout Members. The Annual Meeting portion is FREE. There will be a charge for the luncheon.
Across
1. Latin name for Peace
Down
2. His Sister's Name
Part 1:
Swinging along the open road,
Under a sky thats clear.
Swinging along the open road,
In the fall of the year.
Swinging along, swinging along,
Swinging along the open road,
All in the fall of the year.
Part 2:
Swinging along the open road,
Swinging along under a sky thats clear.
Swinging along the open road.
All in the fall, in the fall of the year.
Swinging along, swinging along,
Swinging along the open road,
All in the fall of the year.
Wheneer you make a promise,
Consider well its importance.
And when made,
Engrave it upon your heart.
These games were compiled by Charles Folks. They are representative of some countries beyond the usual listed in our books
Here are some different food ideas to try with your girls. Again, they are not so different from things we do here, but they are unique:
Make a VERY stiff dough out of flour, water, a pinch of salt, and a bit of sugar. Roll into a snake and wrap around a GREEN stick. Cook over a very very hot fire until it is done through. Eat with honey, jam, or butter. - Courtesy Mike Whay, Oxfordshire, UK
Pinch a hole in each end of the egg. Take the ember away and put the egg down on the warm soil. Cover the egg with warm soil, ashes and ember. After about 15 mins the egg is done!! - Courtesy Trude Johannessen, Beaver Leader, Norway
Set up and light a candle. Fill a paper bag with water and hold over the candle until the water boils. Add a tea bag (instant coffee also works) and enjoy. As a caution, the bottom of the bag may fall out and put your candle out if the water does not heat quickly enough, so be prepared to do this more than once. - Courtesy Lizmack, Australia
Kites are popular in the UK and Australia with the scouts. The bridle is a ring so the kit string can slip back and forth. You can disregard heat tacking and use heavy tape. To increase the size, just multiply all the dimensions up (they are given in inches, remember to increase the strength of the straws (try dowels), string, and tape. It should fly easily in almost any wind. For more information on kites, check out http://www.millcomm.com/~kitenut/images/sledmini.gif
Remember to not fly around power lines, or near trees.
First some history - By Carol Todd
Batik is an ancient art form which has been practiced in the Orient and Middle East for hundreds of years. Batik has been done for nearly 2000 years. Many people think it began in Egypt. It is a special art form which uses fabric, dye and wax to create pictures or designs. The best known batik is produced on the island of Java in Indonesia and in Malaysia. The batik from each place is different because it is made in a slightly different way.
Other information includes that traditionally animals and people are not depicted because of Islamic rules prohibiting the pictures of living things.
Use cotton or silk fabric. Heat wax until it melts and use a stylus of some sort to drip the wax onto the fabric in a design. Make sure you use plenty of wax. This is what protects the fabric from the dye. Then dip the fabric into the dye. Let it stay there until it is the color you want. Bright, brilliant colors are best. Remove it and allow it to drip dry! (This is important dont wring it out!) wash in hot water (boiling) to remove the wax. You will have a pattern in your fabric. To get more elaborate, start with light colored dyes and add more wax each time. You can crinkle the wax allowing more dyes to seep in through the cracks and color the fabric in patterns created that way. Each piece will be different.
- info from
http://www.artforkids.miningco.com/library/weekly/mpreviss.htm
http://www.serve.com/aberges/batikpag.htm
These games are from a group of Italian scouts. They translated the rules of four of their favorite games into English.(are you impressed with their English yet?) Enjoy the games - they are remarkably similar to some of ours I think.
Roverino: The game is set between two scout teams. Note a Roverino is a Frisbee The field is first divided in two parts, each one with a base (max. diameter = 2m) where one scout stays in. The other players enter in the field and stay near the opposite team base until the referee in the field-center has whistled and pitched the roverino in the air. Each team starts running to the roverino and tries to take it. The players have to pass the roverino between themselves being aware lest the opposite players should intercept it. Team with the roverino should arrive at its base, and throw the Frisbee into the scout's arm stretched out for it (ready to catch it). So one point is given! Note: A player with the roverino in his hands can't do more than three steps.
Scalpo: Two players game- Preparation: You slip a part of a scarf or handkerchief into your trousers, behind your back. Aim of the game: Keeping a hand behind your back, you try to take your opponent's scarf with the other hand. Good luck!
Italian Scout Ball: Preparation: You divide the players into two teams, which will play in a large rectangular field with two goals on the shortest sides. There will be two goalkeepers, too, who mustn't wear a scarf. Then the players will wear their scarves the same way of "Scalpo" Aim of the game: You try to put the ball over the line of your opponent's goal. Rules: Your team can acquire the ball intercepting the passages or taking away the scarf of the player who is holding the ball. When you take it away, the player must go out of the play-ground; If you do that while he hasn't got the ball, he won't go out, but you will! When the score is kept, all expelled players can return to play and the game will restart from the centre of the field. The time will finish when the time you choose expires. Enjoy the game!
Palla Tattica - "Tactical Ball": You can play over a ground of changing size, according to the number of players, maintaining in any case the dimensions on relationship of 2:3. At the ground's edges you can put two goals, 2,5 meters wide. The 2 teams place themselves each on their half of the ground, along the bottom line. When the umpire whistles, the ball is thrown in the air, and all players run to pick up it. Carrying the ball you cannot make over 3 steps: at the end of this 3 steps you have forced to pass it or to throw it in the goal (if you can!); the ball can be intercepted only in flight! If the ball goes out of bounds, you must make the throw-in for the opponent team, from the same point where was going out. When a team makes a point, the ball return to the opponent team.
Courtesy of ARCISCOUT Rover Unit of Abano Terme 1st Group - Davide Grisalfi (Iron[Fe26) leader- ITALY
Phone-In Registration: You may register for G.R.E.A.T. Guide events and Adult training by calling the Phone-in Registration Line. This line is available to currently registered Girl Scout members by calling (503) 972-8517.
Event/Adult Training Update Line: Wondering what events/trainings are full, canceled, or still available? Call our Event/Adult Training Update Line at (503) 598-6543 or 1-800-338-5248 ext. 6543.
The Rosebud Picnic will be at Oaks Park on Sunday, June 6, 1999. Volunteers are needed to help at the registration tables, and to wear mascot costumes. Sign up for the 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. shifts. Volunteers will receive a free ride bracelet (to be used that day or brought back another day) and a small lunch. Register through the G.R.E.A.T. Guide.
Outrageous Outdoor Adventures will be at new sites this year. Look for changes in the "Summer Programs and Resident Camps 1999". Volunteers are needed to make these day camps a success!
Demolition permits have been obtained for the Old Lodge at Mountaindale as well as the caretakers tool shed and home. We will keep you posted on the dates these demolitions will occur as soon as we know them. One possibility is that the fire department may burn down the Old Lodge. Listen to the information line (503) 598-6555 or 1-800-338-5248 ext. 6555 to find out the exact time and date of burning. Well let you know if visitors will be allowed. All leaders, day camp directors, neighborhoods, and others with dates reserved at Mountaindale this spring are on a special list for instant information regarding this development.
Cookie Program Credit will be mailed in early May. Girls planning on using Cookie Program Credits for summer programs should indicate the amount they expect on their registration forms and note that when the Cookie Program Credit is received it will be included with payment.
Cookie Program Credit may be spent in a variety of ways:
Cadette / Senior Girl Scout Recognition Celebration. All girls planning to attend the Cadette and Senior Girl Scout Recognition must register through their Girl Scout leader by May 5, 1999. The cost is free.
When: Friday, June 18, 1999; 7:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. (note
change in time from the G.R.E.A.T. Guide) Dessert
reception to follow from 8:30 - 9:00 p.m.
Where: Oaks Park - Dance Pavilion
Foot of Spokane, Portland, OR
All Girl Scouts, Daisy through Adult, community members and families are invited to attend this event and revel in the accomplishments of these outstanding Girl Scouts.
CORRECTIONS: SUMMER PROGRAMS AND RESIDENT CAMPS BOOKbr>
Grade level descriptions on the graph (page 7) are accurate. On page 6, note grade-level corrections listed below:
The Cadette Girl Scout Trip date has changed. It will be held Tuesday, June 22-Thursday, June 24, 1999. This program is only open to Cadette Girl Scouts who re-register in the spring. This program is a great progression for girls who are interested in taking longer trips in the future or are going to be applying for Wider Opportunities.
This area can be filled with things that your Daisy troop is doing. Please submit your news no later than one week before the next Neighborhood Meeting.
This area can be filled with things that your Brownie troop is doing. Please submit your news no later than one week before the next Neighborhood Meeting.
This area can be filled with things that your Junior troop is doing. Please submit your news no later than one week before the next Neighborhood Meeting.
This area can be filled with things that your Cadette troop is doing. Please submit your news no later than one week before the next Neighborhood Meeting
This area can be filled with things that your Senior troop is doing. Please submit your news no later than one week before the next Neighborhood Meeting.
# = Council Event - not all events listed. Please check your G.R.E.A.T. Guide for more information.
Neighborhood Chair
.Deb W
Registrar
Carol J
Brownie Program Consultant
.Natalie L
Junior Program Consultant
.Helen S
Treasurer
Jan A
Family Giving
Katherine R-D
Cookie Team
.Linda S, LeAnn C
Neighborhood Camp Chair
..Judy C
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