September 24th - Enrollment Ceremony!

Hi Families,

Just a reminder that this week is our Enrollment Ceremony! Please make sure your Sparks come dressed in their full uniform (shirt, sash and scarf). Families are invited to join us at 6:50 for the actual ceremony.

And, cookies are coming! They will be distributed at the October 1 meeting. Please bring a cheque for $60 (payable to Girl Guides of Canada) as a deposit for the case. Cheques will be cashed once the campaign is over in late October/early November. If you do not think your Spark can sell a case or if you would like more, please send Jen (Marigold) an email or let us know at the meeting.

There may not be a blog update next week, so here is an idea if what is coming up the first few weeks of October:

Oct. 1 - we plan to talk about safe cookie selling and being safe in our community (work towards the Cookies Rising and In My Community keepers)

Oct. 8 - Neighbourhood hike - Please come dressed for the weather -- we go rain or shine!!! (work towards the In My Community keeper)

Oct. 15 - Constable Gorham from the Ottawa Police will visit our unit to talk about street safety. The Monday night Sparks unit will be joining us as well (work towards the In My Community keeper)

As always, do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions!

See you Tuesday,
Marigold, Hearts and Jewel

September 17th meeting

Hi Families,

This week we'll continue to work on our "Being a Spark" keeper. We'll be doing an activity related to the Girl Guide Code of Conduct with the Sparks, as well as preparing for our big enrollment ceremony on September 24th.

Just a couple of notes:

- Please remind your Spark to bring her name tag, water bottle and indoor shoes.

- Some of you expressed interest in selling more than one case of cookies this fall. If you did, could you please send Jen (Marigold) an email letting us know how many cases you would want? Right now we can guarantee one case for every Spark, but will look into getting others. Cases are $60 and have 12 boxes of cookies ($5 a box) in them.

- Invitations will come home this week for the enrollment ceremony on September 24th. The ceremony will start at 6:50pm and be fairly short. Parents and siblings are invited. The Sparks will need their full uniform (shirt, sash, scarf if you have it) for the ceremony.

Have a great weekend!

Marigold, Hearts and Jewel

Meetings start this Tuesday, September 10!

Hi Families!

Just a reminder that Sparks starts on Tuesday September 10. Please remember to bring:

- A completed H1 form
- A $32 cheque for dues
- Indoor shoes and a water bottle for your Spark

There will be a short (10 minutes) meeting with the parents right at 6:15 as well.

 

Looking forward to meeting all of you!

Marigold, Hearts and Jewel