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G R E A T E R C H I C A G O A N D N O R T H W E S T I N D I A N A
SPECI AL
DAYS OF
I NTEREST: R e a d A c r o s s A m e r i c a
March 2-Read Across What is Read Across America?* teachers and principals seem school, library, or bookstore
America Day to be more happy to dye their about events that are taking
Read Across America is an an-
March 7-Girl Scout hair green or be duct taped to place within your community.
nual reading motivation and
Sunday a wall if it boosts their Take a tour of your local library
awareness program that calls for
or bookstore. Explore the web
March 8-International every child in every community Students’ reading.
Women’s Day for ideas and resources.
to celebrate reading on March 2,
March 12-Girl Scout the birthday of beloved chil- Begin planning now to host
Birthday dren’s author Dr. Seuss. your own Read Across America
March 22-World Day Day March 2, 2010. Invite
In cities and towns across the
for Water (UN) another troop to share in your
nation, teachers, teenagers,
festivities. Work with your
March 7-13 Girl Scout librarians, politicians, actors,
Week local school or library to host a
athletes, parents, grandparents,
Read Across America Day if
March 7-13 SHOP and others develop Read Across
SALE they don’t have a program.
America activities to bring read- Library Fun Patch
ing excitement to children of all As a community project start a
ages. Governors, mayors, and book drive or spend some time
other elected officials recognize You can get your troop in- reading to the elderly. Volun-
C O U N C I L
S H O P S
the role reading plays in their volved by reading one of Dr. teer at you local library.
communities with proclamations Seuss’ classics. Find out
and floor statements. Athletes which books works with our
CHICAGO *Excerpt from the National Education
and actors issue reading chal- It’s Your Planet Love It Journey
Association on Read Across America.
lenges to young readers. And Program. Contact your local
HOMEWOOD
JOLIET
d i n o s a u r s
LISLE Did you know? 1842 , a friend of his wrote a You Dig It for Cadettes, Sen-
story about the animals in a iors, and Ambassadors.
A woman found the first bones
science magazine and named
MERRILLVILLE recognized as dinosaur bones. In them dinosaurs. Today there
1822, Mary Ann Mantell found are as many women as men
VERNON HILLS some strange bones near her studying dinosaurs and they
home in England. Her husband, a are discovering exciting and
doctor, studied them and figured new things about dinosaurs
ONLINE
out they belonged to a group of all the time.
animals like none he had ever
Study Dinosaur for Brownies, Paleontology Badge
seen. In 1842
Paleontology for Juniors, Can
V o l u m e 1 , I ss u e 3 P a g e 2
B r o w n i e S a f e t y A w a r d
Every girl can be an important link and helpful for completing it. Girls should
make a difference when it comes to visit Internet sites with adults, then
safety. Working with a leader, Brownie discuss what they’ve learned and how
Girl Scouts can make sure they are the sites relate to the activity.
safe by becoming partners in safety.
Complete six activities showing how to
Girls can learn about safety as they be safe.
work toward the Safety Award. After http://www.girlscouts.org/program/gs_central/insignia/
completing the activities, they can online/safety/brownie_safety_award.asp
wear the award on their uniform vests
Junior and Girls 11-17 can also
or sash.
Brownie Safety Award earn their Safety Award by com-
This award appears in Safety Wise and
pleting activities in Safety Wise or
has been adapted for the web. The
at www.girlscouts.org
links after each activity go to pages
B r o w n i e s / Ca d e t t e s “What would you
Dear Girl Scout ment by actively assisting *Then, talk to the Brownies’
attempt to do, if
during four sessions of the adult guides and get their
Cadette,
Brownie Quest (even better feedback. you could not
Here’s your chance to show
your leadership skills as
all of them!) For more information please refer to fail ”
Brownie Quest Facilitator Guide.
you assist your Brownie
*Do Steps 1-3 as outlined -unknown
in the “Dear Girl Scout
Sisters along their special
Cadette” letter.
quest! To earn your LIA
*Reflect on your experience
(Leader in Action) Award for
using the questions listed
the Brownie Quest: LIA Award for
in the letter.
*Demonstrate your commit- Cadettes
G I R L S C O U T W E E K
Girl Scout Sunday, Girl Scout Sab- be a time when girls explore when Juliette Gordon Low officially registered
bath, and Girl Scout Shabbat are other faiths. the organization’s first 18 girl members in
all religious observance patches Savannah, Georgia.
Girl Scout week is celebrated
celebrating the rich diversity of
each March, starting with Girl (Shabbat is the Hebrew word for Sabbath. It
belonging. Each patch gives girls Girl Scout Sunday
Scout Sunday and ending with is a lexicon used in the Jewish community,
an opportunity to attend their Patch
Girl Scout Sabbath on a Satur- rather then Sabbath, which is not used. How-
place of worship and be recog-
day, and it will always include ever, Girl Scout Sabbath will continue to be Also available:
nized as a Girl Scout. If a place of Girl Scout Sabbath
the Girl Scout Birthday, March offered to anyone whose day of observance is
worship is a group sponsor, girls Girl Scout Shabbat
12. on a day other than Sunday). This year, Girl
may perform a service, such as
Scout Week begins, Sunday, March 7, 2010
greeting, ushering, or doing a flag Girl Scout Birthday, March 12,
thru Saturday, March 13,2010.
ceremony. These days can also commemorates the day in 1912
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