Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 15, 2011
build a bear workshop christmas party
wednesday december 21st is our christmas "party" at build a bear workshop in down town disney
please arrive IN UNIFORM by 5:45, meet at the build a bear shop
we will pay for our bears from our group funds so just come and enjoy!!
please arrive IN UNIFORM by 5:45, meet at the build a bear shop
we will pay for our bears from our group funds so just come and enjoy!!
Monday, October 24, 2011
our new "farm" at camp fire
our garden plot is weeded, amended and new plants are in!! stop by and check it out sometime!! we need everyone to help with watering so if you are passing by and have a minute, stop and spray a little water over our new plants and seeds. use a light spray, the plants are very fragile but need lots of water to get strong roots. thanks to everyone who came out and helped, we did a great job!! we planted sugar snap peas, rosemary, cabbage and onions. i threw in some carrot, beet, chard and squash seeds too. we will be taking over the area that runs next to our plot, inside the gate along the building so get ready for more weed pulling!!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
halloween carnival 2011
yay rocket cats!! thanks for another great carnival event!! special thanks to renee for putting our game together and decorating it so wonderfully!! next up: the flag salute at cerritos city hall. monday october 24th
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Alice Du Bois meeting
so our first meeting of the year was fun! we used the artist Alice Dubois as inspiration and learned about using color and design in our paintings. i hope we can have more lessons like this, everyone did a great job!!
Saturday, July 23, 2011
camp shiwaka 2011
Monday: Arrive at 8:45am, camp starts at 9am
Bring a sack lunch (monday only)
You need a "ditty bag" (kits available at the council store, please sew it BEFORE you arrive, let me know if you need help) and a "sit upon" Please put a plastic plate, bowl, cup, fork, knife, spoon inside the ditty bag. Make sure your name is clearly written on both the ditty bag and sit upon. (fyi a "ditty bag" is a bag made out of two dish clothes sewn together to make a sack with a drawstring closure. the dishes are washed inside the ditty bag after meals) "sit upon" kits can also be purchased at the council. If they are all out, there are spare carpet swatches the kids can use at camp so don't worry. I was thinking we might make some new ones this year at one of our meetings.
Ditty bags and sit upons can stay at camp all week
Bring a plastic bottle for water that can be used all week, please label
Kids must wear socks and closed toe shoes, no sandals or flip flops please and no anklet socks
Long hair must be tied up and out of the face so the kids can work around the fire and cook
Sunscreen is a must each day, it's hot!!
Camp is over at 3:30pm. Please be on time, I won't be able to stay late because i am running to do an evening shift at 5pm each day (i know i am crazy!!)
Tuesday-Wednesday Arrive at 8:45am
Bring cans and plastic bottles for can drive (20/bag)
Camp is over at 3:30pm
Thursday Arrive at 2pm
Bring sleeping bag, pillow, pj's, toothbrush and toothpaste, jacket, vests for ceremonial
Friday Camp is over at 10am
Bring a sack lunch (monday only)
You need a "ditty bag" (kits available at the council store, please sew it BEFORE you arrive, let me know if you need help) and a "sit upon" Please put a plastic plate, bowl, cup, fork, knife, spoon inside the ditty bag. Make sure your name is clearly written on both the ditty bag and sit upon. (fyi a "ditty bag" is a bag made out of two dish clothes sewn together to make a sack with a drawstring closure. the dishes are washed inside the ditty bag after meals) "sit upon" kits can also be purchased at the council. If they are all out, there are spare carpet swatches the kids can use at camp so don't worry. I was thinking we might make some new ones this year at one of our meetings.
Ditty bags and sit upons can stay at camp all week
Bring a plastic bottle for water that can be used all week, please label
Kids must wear socks and closed toe shoes, no sandals or flip flops please and no anklet socks
Long hair must be tied up and out of the face so the kids can work around the fire and cook
Sunscreen is a must each day, it's hot!!
Camp is over at 3:30pm. Please be on time, I won't be able to stay late because i am running to do an evening shift at 5pm each day (i know i am crazy!!)
Tuesday-Wednesday Arrive at 8:45am
Bring cans and plastic bottles for can drive (20/bag)
Camp is over at 3:30pm
Thursday Arrive at 2pm
Bring sleeping bag, pillow, pj's, toothbrush and toothpaste, jacket, vests for ceremonial
Friday Camp is over at 10am
Saturday, June 4, 2011
Sunday, May 29, 2011
meetings and winging
making rootbeer and our 2nd fly up winging ceremony. yay rocket cats!! what a wonderful 2 years!!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Feb through June
All candy money due to me between 6 and 8pm on Monday Feb 14th Happy Valentines Day!!
Monday Feb 28th meet at the council for an art workshop 4-5pm, cost is 5 dollars, no vests please, we will be painting.
++++++Saturday March 5th is a wetlands restoration (i will be at the May 7th event) but you can attend this one if you cannot attend May 7th meet at the parking lot near zeidler marsh, take a left at 2nd street/westminster where studebaker dead ends, on the right is a parking lot with signs to direct you in to park. start time is 10:30am, wear a camp fire t-shirt so they know you are a camp fire kid, no vests, shoes that can get dirty, sunscreen and hat, bring gloves if you have them. parents must attend, no drop offs+++++
Wed March 9th meeting at the church 6:15pm, we will be silkscreening t-shirts. bring a canvas bag if you want to make a new one for your camp fire supplies. bring a white t-shirt for a rocket cat design and a blue t shirt (we will be using white paint so not too light of blue, royal or dark works best) for our new wetlands design. you are welcome to bring extra t-shirts to screen as well.
Sunday Mar 13th Meet and Greet at grace first church. choose either 8:45am (shake hands and say hello at the entrance to the fellowship hall, about 30 minutes then leave), or 10:00am to help serve refreshments and then walk over at 10:45 to shake hands before the 11am service. leave at 11:15am. dressed in uniform and "church" attire. we need a strong showing for this event to say thank you to the church for letting us use their room for our meetings. please try and attend.
Friday March 11th is the Ice Cream social at the Armory 6:30-8:30pm. All supplies and ice-cream will be provided. if you attend this event, you will fulfill 3 out of 4 items on the "Camp Fire Birthday patch" list (i will hand out the requirements at the next meeting), if you wear your vest to school one day in the month of march you will have completed the requirements for this patch. There is a trivia game scheduled during the event and parents must be sitting with their kids and helping with the question/answer portion when the game is announced. We need to make sure our kids are not running wild during the event, parents must keep an eye on their own kids. Siblings are welcome to attend but cannot run freely unattended. the older kids are not good at keeping the kids under control so the leaders have been asked to tell parents to please help out more.
Thursday March 17th "Sproutin'" spring event at the council 4 to 5pm, $5 charge per kid, drop off ok.
Thursday March 24th Flag Salute at the Cerritos City Hall 6:45 to 7:15, please be on time and in uniform. location details will be posted on the blog and emailed out when available.
Friday April 8th "Bunny" event at the council 4-5pm, $5 charge per kid, drop off ok
Saturday April 16th All council work party at camp shiwaka. 8:30 to 1:30pm, wear your grubby clothes, bring gloves if you have them. free barbecue lunch will be provided.
Wednesday April 20th meeting at the church 6:15pm
Satuday May 7th Los Cerritos Wetlands restoration event 10:30 to 12:30. meet at trader joes parking lot on 2nd street, between pch and studebaker road. wear your new camp fire wetlands t-shirts and closed toe shoes, sunscreen and hats suggested, bring gloves if you have them. this is a mandatory event, if you cannot attend, please let me know so i can give you an alternative event to attend.
Wednesday May 11th meeting at the church 6:15
Friday May 13th Spring Camp out at camp shiwaka. families can set up a tent, siblings welcome, we will coordinate dinner with the loving bears and flying falcon groups, potluck style.
pancake breakfast is Saturday morning after the sleepover (May 14)
Friday May 20th Winging ceremony (details coming soon)
Wednesday May 25th meeting at the church 6:15
Wednesday June 8th last meeting of the year
Camp Shiwaka will be August 8 through 12th. i need 2 parents a day and at least one parent who will volunteer to do the entire week. 3 parents a day, even better. you can come just one day, even just at meal times helps a lot. we need a parent to bring a full ice-chest of ice each day for our drinking water. a parent shopper is needed to buy the food for the week and bring an ice chest with the days supplies each day. if you have a large igloo water container for our water, let us know if we can borrow it.
there will be a parent meeting in august to go over all the details for camp and talk about the upcoming year.
Monday Feb 28th meet at the council for an art workshop 4-5pm, cost is 5 dollars, no vests please, we will be painting.
++++++Saturday March 5th is a wetlands restoration (i will be at the May 7th event) but you can attend this one if you cannot attend May 7th meet at the parking lot near zeidler marsh, take a left at 2nd street/westminster where studebaker dead ends, on the right is a parking lot with signs to direct you in to park. start time is 10:30am, wear a camp fire t-shirt so they know you are a camp fire kid, no vests, shoes that can get dirty, sunscreen and hat, bring gloves if you have them. parents must attend, no drop offs+++++
Wed March 9th meeting at the church 6:15pm, we will be silkscreening t-shirts. bring a canvas bag if you want to make a new one for your camp fire supplies. bring a white t-shirt for a rocket cat design and a blue t shirt (we will be using white paint so not too light of blue, royal or dark works best) for our new wetlands design. you are welcome to bring extra t-shirts to screen as well.
Sunday Mar 13th Meet and Greet at grace first church. choose either 8:45am (shake hands and say hello at the entrance to the fellowship hall, about 30 minutes then leave), or 10:00am to help serve refreshments and then walk over at 10:45 to shake hands before the 11am service. leave at 11:15am. dressed in uniform and "church" attire. we need a strong showing for this event to say thank you to the church for letting us use their room for our meetings. please try and attend.
Friday March 11th is the Ice Cream social at the Armory 6:30-8:30pm. All supplies and ice-cream will be provided. if you attend this event, you will fulfill 3 out of 4 items on the "Camp Fire Birthday patch" list (i will hand out the requirements at the next meeting), if you wear your vest to school one day in the month of march you will have completed the requirements for this patch. There is a trivia game scheduled during the event and parents must be sitting with their kids and helping with the question/answer portion when the game is announced. We need to make sure our kids are not running wild during the event, parents must keep an eye on their own kids. Siblings are welcome to attend but cannot run freely unattended. the older kids are not good at keeping the kids under control so the leaders have been asked to tell parents to please help out more.
Thursday March 17th "Sproutin'" spring event at the council 4 to 5pm, $5 charge per kid, drop off ok.
Thursday March 24th Flag Salute at the Cerritos City Hall 6:45 to 7:15, please be on time and in uniform. location details will be posted on the blog and emailed out when available.
Friday April 8th "Bunny" event at the council 4-5pm, $5 charge per kid, drop off ok
Saturday April 16th All council work party at camp shiwaka. 8:30 to 1:30pm, wear your grubby clothes, bring gloves if you have them. free barbecue lunch will be provided.
Wednesday April 20th meeting at the church 6:15pm
Satuday May 7th Los Cerritos Wetlands restoration event 10:30 to 12:30. meet at trader joes parking lot on 2nd street, between pch and studebaker road. wear your new camp fire wetlands t-shirts and closed toe shoes, sunscreen and hats suggested, bring gloves if you have them. this is a mandatory event, if you cannot attend, please let me know so i can give you an alternative event to attend.
Wednesday May 11th meeting at the church 6:15
Friday May 13th Spring Camp out at camp shiwaka. families can set up a tent, siblings welcome, we will coordinate dinner with the loving bears and flying falcon groups, potluck style.
pancake breakfast is Saturday morning after the sleepover (May 14)
Friday May 20th Winging ceremony (details coming soon)
Wednesday May 25th meeting at the church 6:15
Wednesday June 8th last meeting of the year
Camp Shiwaka will be August 8 through 12th. i need 2 parents a day and at least one parent who will volunteer to do the entire week. 3 parents a day, even better. you can come just one day, even just at meal times helps a lot. we need a parent to bring a full ice-chest of ice each day for our drinking water. a parent shopper is needed to buy the food for the week and bring an ice chest with the days supplies each day. if you have a large igloo water container for our water, let us know if we can borrow it.
there will be a parent meeting in august to go over all the details for camp and talk about the upcoming year.
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
candy sales 2011
we are winding down the candy sales, it's been a long 4 weeks... hang in there if you still have candy to sell this weekend, you can do it!!
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
candy sales 2011
please let me know if there are any changes
wherever there is a line, this spot is available
Feb 5 Saturday Albertsons (6235 Spring)
noon Carly
1pm Emily, Carly
2 Alyssa, Geneva
Feb 12 Saturday F&M Bank (12535 Seal Beach Blvd)
9am Emily, Aliyah
10 lizzie
___________________________________
11 lizzie
__________________________________
remember to look ahead and see who may need the table and box next, contact each other and if something comes up please call whoever you are with so they know you cant make it. these time slots i signed up for are primo real estate so dont flake out please, there are other leaders who will be upset if we dont show up to our signed up time slots.
thanks!!
wherever there is a line, this spot is available
Feb 5 Saturday Albertsons (6235 Spring)
noon Carly
1pm Emily, Carly
2 Alyssa, Geneva
Feb 12 Saturday F&M Bank (12535 Seal Beach Blvd)
9am Emily, Aliyah
10 lizzie
___________________________________
11 lizzie
__________________________________
remember to look ahead and see who may need the table and box next, contact each other and if something comes up please call whoever you are with so they know you cant make it. these time slots i signed up for are primo real estate so dont flake out please, there are other leaders who will be upset if we dont show up to our signed up time slots.
thanks!!
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year!!
coming up:
Tuesday Jan 11th Candy Sale Kick-off at the Armory 2200 Redondo Ave, Long Beach
5:45 set up, starts at 6pm to 8pm
the kids will learn all about candy sales and the parents can have a mini parent meeting. this is a VERY important event, please plan on attending to get all the info regarding candy sales this year. I am the candy chair for the group and will be very busy, this is the time to ask questions and discuss the next few months of meetings and events.
As of Jan 1st 2011 we still need: 2 salads, 2 side dishes for the candy sale kickoff. thank you to everyone who responded already, you guys are amazing!!!
email if you can bring a dish to share
Candy sales begin Friday Jan 14th Please drop off money to me in an envelope (with your name written on envelope please) in my mailbox once a week if possible during candy sales. i need to make a weekly deposit or we will be docked money off our final commission. Sign up sheets for the sell locations will be available at the candy sale kick off and i will post them on the blog. please check the blog often and double check what you have signed up for. We need to share the table and "candy box" so be aware of who you are selling with and who had the box before you. you can call each other and carpool, switch and swap dates and work together in as many creative ways as possible. you dont need to inform me as long as slots are covered without big holes that could have been filled by another kid.
******* remember: CANDY SALES IS PART OF CAMP FIRE'S CURRICULUM... parents shouldn't feel the burden of selling all the candy, let your kid do it. just get them to a few sell dates and let them socialize with their buddies. this is how our group will stay strong, by letting the kids work together and feel the responsibility (and PRIDE at a job well done) to sell their candy. Camp fire runs almost exclusively on candy sale money, so let the kids raise the money and feel good about it. usually it takes 3 to 4 sale events plus a little family/friends selling to get rid of the minimum required candy. sign up for at least 3 or 4 and check the blog for open slots to add if you feel the candy isn't selling quick enough. you can do it!!! (end of speech, ha ha!)
Jan 26 meeting at the church 6:15pm food meeting/ healthy eating and hor dourves YUM!
Feb:
Wed 9th at the church 6:15pm
Monday Feb 28th National Art Workshop at the council 4 to 5pm (drop off pick up ok) 5 dollars per child (this event will NOT come out of our dues, please have 5 dollars with you to pay for this event) An emblem will be awarded and the art work produced will be judged by camp fire and awarded prizes. the medium this year is PAINT
March meetings: Wednesday 9th and 23rd at the church 6:15pm
Neighborhood Association: Ice cream social friday March 11th to celebrate camp fire's birthday (location and time to be announced). this event will help fulfill the requirement for the birthday patch awarded each year in March. Details for the requirements will be handed out in Feb.
April meetings Wednesday 6th, 20th at the church 6:15pm
All council clean up at Camp Shiwaka Saturday 16th, 830am, lunch served to all who attend.
Tuesday Jan 11th Candy Sale Kick-off at the Armory 2200 Redondo Ave, Long Beach
5:45 set up, starts at 6pm to 8pm
the kids will learn all about candy sales and the parents can have a mini parent meeting. this is a VERY important event, please plan on attending to get all the info regarding candy sales this year. I am the candy chair for the group and will be very busy, this is the time to ask questions and discuss the next few months of meetings and events.
As of Jan 1st 2011 we still need: 2 salads, 2 side dishes for the candy sale kickoff. thank you to everyone who responded already, you guys are amazing!!!
email if you can bring a dish to share
Candy sales begin Friday Jan 14th Please drop off money to me in an envelope (with your name written on envelope please) in my mailbox once a week if possible during candy sales. i need to make a weekly deposit or we will be docked money off our final commission. Sign up sheets for the sell locations will be available at the candy sale kick off and i will post them on the blog. please check the blog often and double check what you have signed up for. We need to share the table and "candy box" so be aware of who you are selling with and who had the box before you. you can call each other and carpool, switch and swap dates and work together in as many creative ways as possible. you dont need to inform me as long as slots are covered without big holes that could have been filled by another kid.
******* remember: CANDY SALES IS PART OF CAMP FIRE'S CURRICULUM... parents shouldn't feel the burden of selling all the candy, let your kid do it. just get them to a few sell dates and let them socialize with their buddies. this is how our group will stay strong, by letting the kids work together and feel the responsibility (and PRIDE at a job well done) to sell their candy. Camp fire runs almost exclusively on candy sale money, so let the kids raise the money and feel good about it. usually it takes 3 to 4 sale events plus a little family/friends selling to get rid of the minimum required candy. sign up for at least 3 or 4 and check the blog for open slots to add if you feel the candy isn't selling quick enough. you can do it!!! (end of speech, ha ha!)
Jan 26 meeting at the church 6:15pm food meeting/ healthy eating and hor dourves YUM!
Feb:
Wed 9th at the church 6:15pm
Monday Feb 28th National Art Workshop at the council 4 to 5pm (drop off pick up ok) 5 dollars per child (this event will NOT come out of our dues, please have 5 dollars with you to pay for this event) An emblem will be awarded and the art work produced will be judged by camp fire and awarded prizes. the medium this year is PAINT
March meetings: Wednesday 9th and 23rd at the church 6:15pm
Neighborhood Association: Ice cream social friday March 11th to celebrate camp fire's birthday (location and time to be announced). this event will help fulfill the requirement for the birthday patch awarded each year in March. Details for the requirements will be handed out in Feb.
April meetings Wednesday 6th, 20th at the church 6:15pm
All council clean up at Camp Shiwaka Saturday 16th, 830am, lunch served to all who attend.
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