SFA Concert

Tau Beta Sigma were our hosts for SFA's wind ensemble concert :)

Catch Up

This seemingly simple device has turned my child into a pedomonster ;)
So for all of you parents who missed last night's healthy habits meeting, your daughters are walking and jumping nonstop in an effort to reach 10,000 steps a day. They are supposed to chart their progress and report back next week.

WOW Meeting - Water Color with Ms. Alisa

Tonight our WOW Journey introduced us to the world of water color. Ms. Alisa (our amazing resident art teacher) taught us about the art of painting with water colors.

Water color is definitely one great benefit of water.

We made very cool and very colorful Texas snowflakes.

Thanks parents for helping Ms. Angie out with the scrapbook :)

Next week we will meet at my house for a campfire, water themed GS songs, and toasty marshmallows. I hope our weather stays cool!

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Rainbow Connection

Tonight we relaxed, embarked on our new Girl Scout Journey, talked about all the things we love about water, made rainbows, and indulged in rainbow suckers and pizza bites :)

The rainbow hunt is on...

found one!

Rainbows to share.

Don't forget to bring pictures, stories, poems, collages or other expressions of what you love most about water. Next week we will begin constructing our water map.

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el Dia de los Muertos

On Monday, November 2, 2009, Stephen F. Austin State University, the U.S. Forest Service and Texas Forest Service’s Urban and Rural Connections program hosted the Aztec Cultural Ataché, Quetzal Ollín Chicuahuac in a special performance celebrating the Day of the Dead, “el Dia de los Muertos” through interpretive dance and music linking culture and nature. The event also included poetry readings from the book, Cansiones de Flores, “Songs of the Flowers” created by SFASU Art Professor, Charlie Jones and the LaNana Creek Press in collaboration with Mexico City artist, Carolina Vinamata.

Every day is better with a hug from Smokey the Bear

a regular snake bonanza!

Modern alter construction for celebrating the Day of the Dead

Learning a little about Aztec culture and the construction of the traditional Aztec alter for el Dia de los Muertos

Aztec dancers opening the ceremony (honoring the east)

A gift of a full moon for our celebration :)

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Halloween Fun!

Hope everyone had a fabulous Halloween :)

We are all Brownies Now.

Tonight we all participated in our Troop Investiture and Rededication ceremony.

For Vauna, Nicole, Sarah and Miriam this was a time to show everyone how excited they are to be Brownies and to share a little of their girl scout wisdom with their new girl scout sisters.

Introducing, Brownie Troop 1383.

A Brownie Investiture ceremony just isn't an investiture without a retelling of the classic Brownie story. Our version was highlighted with actions, giggles, and of course the wise old owl.The moral of the story ;) Twist me and turn me and show me the elf, I looked in the water and saw... Myself!

Don't forget, your brand new Brownies owe you three good deeds before they get to turn their pin upright (oh the possibilities).

We learned a little about GS tradition tonight. We celebrated Juliette Low's birthday and learned all about SWAPS.

and for our finale...

We had one giant friendship circle complete with friends and family.

Thanks everyone for giving the girls a special GS night and thanks ladies of Tau Beta Sigma for not hesitating to participate (hoot like owls and giggle like little girls)!

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