ok, brillant idea, ask the principal to give a little talk at a girlscout meeting.
Meetings are held off site at 6 pm. I have 3 open dates I can offer her the soonest is over a month out so it isin't last minute.
I have said Hi to the prinicpal and my kids are good kids but i've never had an actual conversation with her.
SO Do i call her, do i email her? Do you think we Need to offer to pay her for her time? Is ther something else i need to worry about??
I have hopes of someday subbing in this district and could potentinally end up workign with her at some point. So i don't want to come off as a pompous entitled jerk nor do i want to offer a feeble invitation.
Is that how to word it an Invitation to speak to the girls?? Should the Girls Write a letter??
Any imput would be helpful, i've put this off for two weeks.
Thanks so far, just wanted to say, I work during school hours then amsoley responsible for my kids and really can't ask anymore favorsof anyone to watch them.
you ladies are awesome, I definately don't see it as having the girls beg for anything. I think it would be good for them to write a simple invitation that I would follow up with immediately with an email that would actually reach her before the mailed letter. I would include the extra information about the available dates and that we want her to come as part of our lesson on respecting authority and have her talk for 15 mins about the rules they need to follow in school and maybe even something about not cheating and being nice to each other that sort of thing. I think even if she refuses that the girls would gain some experience from this, She is a very friendly principal and often invites the kids that have had special accomplishements like straight A's or something to eat lunch with her. I'm sure she knows all 7 girls by name. But that being said great advice lots of stuff for me to think about
thank you!!!!!! oh and for anyone that was worried i will type slowly and actually spell check any email or letter unlike what i do here at mamapedia.
Just email her (it's always faster), explaining that you know she's busy but was wondering if she could offer some of her time for an evening. It's a community relations thing, and she will probably say yes.
It's fine to e-mail her but do give a specific reason for having her as a guest: Do you want the girls to learn more about how a school operates? Is she talking to them about that? About her own personal journey in her career? About careers for women in general? About how to do well in school? I'd get a good focus on what you would like her to address before you invite her, so you can express to her what you're hoping she will cover.
Do not offer to pay her. This is Girl Scouts; no one expects payment for talking to a Girl Scout troop.
I would not have the girls issue the invitation--after all, she may have to say no for some reason, and that would deflate the girls--so find out her availability and get a yes before you tell the girls....Unless THEY decided among several possible speakers and they chose her as their speaker, in which case, yes, have them invite her. Do have them write her a handwritten thank you note afterward.
And plan for when she does come. Have the girls discuss in advance what questions they would like to ask her and assign different girls to ask questions (have questions written down on cards for the girls to use when question time comes). Nothing stalls a meeting like a speaker smiliingly waiting for questions and then...none come, or they aren't thoughtful questions. Having the girls come up with questions in advance also gets them more engaged and thinking about things rather than having them be passive listeners.
I hope it goes well! By the way-- why the worries about "coming off as a pompous entitled jerk" or "offering a feeble invitation"? It sounds a bit as if you're intimidated about asking the principal this, since you've been putting it off.... She will probably be pleased to be asked. Just ask and don't worry about future subbing, or whether this affects it, or about how you "come off" -- you'll come off as a good, involved Girl Scout volunteer!
She should feel honored and I think it would be absolutely precious if the Girls wrote to her to ask her to speak before their organization!
Sounds like you're making too big of a deal about this. Perhaps start with an email, then follow up in person. Email is a nice way to break the ice without the stress of a face to face meeting. Also, this will give the principal a little time to decide whether or not they want to do it.
Make an appointment and ask her. or email her. She will probably be thrilled. As a thank you give her a gift card to an eatery..
Make sure to take a photo of her with all of the girls.. Give her a copy of the photo with your thank you note you will be sending. .
A well worded email stating that you would like to have an educator in a higher position come and girlscout talk and be an excellent example of strong women in the workplace. A compliment, being direct and including dates of potential talk with location and an offer of joining the girls afterwards for a "tea" or refreshments. Most educators understand that scouts are run by volunteers and also would not want to take money earned by the troop. I had invited the Mayor, a doctor, museum curator, and several others. We ended up with amazing chats and the girls created a tea for each one. Created a budget, made the treats and sandwiches, and served tea and lemonade.
Anyway you do it will be fine. She'll appreciate your asking. I would probably make an appointment to talk with her so that we would get to know each other.
Do not offer payment. Talking with Girl Scouts is a part of her job. As you no doubt know, education is not a 9-5 job. Depending on her personality I might give her a gift card with a thank you note after the meeting.
Relax. Don't over think this. Realize that she wants to get to know the parents of her students and will welcome your visit.
I am involved in girl scouts... a major parent helper for the fourth year for one of my daughters, a cookie mom for another, and planning on being a daisy troop leader next year to my two younger ones...
I've got a lot of thoughts/questions for you!
What is the reason why you want the principal to speak? Do you know her outside of the fact that she is the principal? Also this means that your girl scout troop would get a "special" time with the principal that other students wouldn't. Some principals can be VERY careful about that....It MAY be presumptuous that she has the time, and then what for her? To be fair, once word gets out, she could possibly need to find time to see other GS troops at that school as well (this is something she will probably think in her mind about)... ...and, this may be an obvious thought, but IS she that kind of person? Is she nice, friendly, etc (sometimes with principals they can be more serious, business-like)...? I'd ask and answer ALL these questions first.
OR, this can be a VERY easy issue, and she may do it happily w/o any worries!
Did this help or make it worse? lol. Hope it helped.
It would be nice for the girls to write...at the least they should all sign it...
Perhaps you could make an appt. to see her and hand it to her in person, then discuss the date, etc.
Is there a particular topic you would like her to address in her talk?
That might be helpful for her....
Soon after the talk the troop should write her a thank you.....I do not think you should offer $, but maybe a gift card for a small amt. Could be included in the thank you......
I would email her.
Introduce yourself, describe your group and the "talks" given at the meetings.
Tell her your group would be honored if she would consider addressing your group on Date ABC or Date DEF or Date GHI (her choice) on the topic of XYZ.
Tell her you look forward to her response and to contact you if she has further questions.
I would ask her in person (harder to say no), and then, at the end of her talk, present her with a) a gift card and b) a thank you card signed by all scouts.
Yes ask her. But have a specific thing you want her to talk about. ex: how girl scouts have impacted the school / environment etc. but also make sure you ask that they speak for a few moments. (make it clear your not looking for a 2 hour speech. a lot of people are more likely to come and speak to your group if they know you only want a 10 or 15 minute thing instead of long time
One of my groups has speakers come all the time (twice a month). We always have a small thank you gift for them when they are done we give it to them with a thank you note.
So have your girl's write a thank you note. And then maybe give her a nicely wrapped plate of cookies or a wall hanging for her office (we give crosses...Hobby Lobby puts them and other wall hangy stuff on 50% off then use a 40% off coupon printed in the Sunday paper...they end up costing about 3-5 dollars).
She will be flattered to talk to the girls...just have a specific topic for her and a time limit.
I would send an email.
There is no need to over-formalize this, and you won't come off as pompous etc.
Do not offer to pay her, she's not a professional speaker, she's their principal. She'll be flattered by the invitation and will likely accept. You'll need to clarify WHY you want her to speak to them and WHAT the topic will be.
If she DOES come talk to them, THEN have the girls write thank you letters. You want to teach them good manners, not teach them to beg for things.
HTH
