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Friday, July 24th, 2009
Parents,
Our trip to InsideOut Sports in Cary worked out great. We put a lot of tasks in the books for Achievement 14 in the Bear Cub Handbook and the scouts have successfully earned their Bicycling Sports Belt Loop. They are now just a few steps away from earning their pin.
To complete the Bicycling Sports Pin, they need 10 hours of bicycling (a chart listing each hour completed) along with any four of the following tasks:
- Participate in a group bike rodeo - COMPLETED Last Night
- Demonstrate how to repair a flat tire - COMPLETED Last Night
- Create a poster of early bikes
- Show use of safety equipment
- Register bicycle
- Go on a group bicycle hike - Bike Ride in August Scheduled
- Restore non-functioning bike
- Visit bike race or exhibit
- Set up rodeo or competition
Don’t forget that on Saturday August 8th we have our Pack Bike Safety Ride from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm.
Thanks,
Juan
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Tags: achievement, belt loop, bicycle, bike safety, cary, field trip, InsideOut Sports, pack, sports pin
Saturday, July 18th, 2009
Scouts in the Bear Den will complete their Bike Safety Achievements on
Thursday July 23rd
6:45 PM
@
InsideOut Sports in Cary (MAP LINK)
2002 Grisdale Lane
Cary, NC 27513
Scouts are required to bring:
- Bike
- Helmet
- Water
- Snack (optional)
Posted in 2. Wolf Cub Scouts (2nd Graders), 3. Bear Cub Scouts (3rd Graders) | No Responses »
Tags: achievement, bike safety, cary, field trip, insideout, sports
Friday, July 10th, 2009
Parents,
Thursday we created Patch Frames out of some PVC pipe and Flour Sack Cloth. I ran across this project online and found that we could find a cool way to display our earned patches.
The scouts learned a blanket stitch to secure their fabric. From our last project, the corn hole game set, we found that the glue did not dry fast enough and our beans leaked through the holes. Be that as it may, I provided them with two more pieces of t-shirt fabric to SEW new bean bags. They can decorate it before adding the beans and sealing the bags.
Please help them with the process without doing it for them.
I am securing a local tour permit to visit InsideOut sports for our bike safety requirement July 23 (our next den meeting). I will update everyone in two weeks if that is a go.
Below are two articles that came in the Sunday Paper for July 5th. The scouts could read these and complete their “What Makes America Special Achievement” (achievement 3).
What Makes America Great
Source: Parade Magazine
Why They Serve
Source: Parade Magazine
Thanks,
Juan
Posted in 3. Bear Cub Scouts (3rd Graders) | No Responses »
Tags: achievement, bean bags, corn hole, decode, game, magazine, patches, pvc, stitch
Friday, June 26th, 2009
Parents,
Last night we worked to create a cardboard cornhole game set. We used some T-shirt cloth to glue some beanbags and then went outside to cut the cardboard boxes into shape. Cubmaster Randy helped with the duct tape on one of the boxes and the Wolf and Tiger Scouts even stopped by to play with us.
The upcoming holiday is a perfect time to look at completing some achievements for section 3 (What Makes America Special).
I was thinking about making July bike month for the Den with our bicycle safety field trip and bike course achievement in our sights. That way we will be more than prepared for the August bike ride with the pack. I will confirm these plans after the holiday.
FYI - the Parent/Leader meeting is cancelled for next week due to the holiday. There should be an email coming soon on this.
Den Decode of the Day
23-8-1-20 4-15 25-15-21 3-1-12-12 1
7-18-9-26-26-12-25 23-9-20-8 14-15 20-5-5-20-8?
7-21-13-13-25 2-5-1-18
Source - Boy’s Life Magazine
Thanks,
Juan
Posted in 3. Bear Cub Scouts (3rd Graders) | No Responses »
Tags: achievement, activity, beanbag, cornhole, cubmaster, decode, elective, games, Pictures and Video
Friday, June 12th, 2009
Wolf Parents,
At the Lake Crabtree pack meeting, we completed Bear Cub achievement 5d (visit a nature center).
For last night’s meeting we worked on Bear Cub achievement 7a using plaster of Paris and a finger printing sheet from Creative Chemistry
http://www.creative-chemistry.org.uk/activities/fingerprinting.htm
Using the secret code provided, the scouts have to encrypt a short joke for me to decode at our next meeting.
I have attached the achievement and elective sheets I use to track each scout.
The biggest part of the year will be the Bear Den scrapbook for the year. Every den meeting, each scout will provide a sheet identifying what they did for the time between pack activities (pictures, stories, drawings, etc.). My hope is that at the end of the year, I will have a 3 inch binder full of memories.
Thanks,
Juan
Posted in 2. Wolf Cub Scouts (2nd Graders) | Comments Off
Tags: achievement, decode, lake crabtree, scrapbook, secret message
Tuesday, June 9th, 2009
Pack 393,
Our next pack meeting will be this
Sunday, June 14th @
North Cary Park
1100 Norwell Blvd
Cary, NC 27513
From 4-5:30pm
Google Map Link
All Webelo I, Bears, Wolves, and Tigers will be bridging up to their next dens. We encourage you to bring family and friends to the event! The boys have worked hard and it’s time to celebrate their accomplishments.
Please have your scout think about his last year. We will have an activity as they arrive asking what they liked best.
All parents should be sending their den leaders a list of awards your scout has earned ASAP. We want to make sure we have all the awards to present to them on Sunday.
See you Sunday!
Kelly
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Tags: achievement, bridging, cub scouts, north cary park, pack
Friday, May 15th, 2009
Wolf Parents,
First Announcement – I WAS WRONG [Elias was right] – there is sunblock rated 85-90 SPF (must feel like glue). I owe him an ice cream cone.
Second Announcement - I would like to welcome Nikolas (and his father Bryan) into the Wolf Den. Nikolas, Ronnie, and Elias are classmates together in school. Kudos to Ethan and Elias for showing him the ropes.
Be sure to get your scout ready for Bears because we will officially transition in the Bear Den next month. Last night we covered achievement 12B from the BEAR handbook.
I have a few more activities for the scouts to complete while I gather the pieces for our Crystal Radio Project. The scouts will build a small radio powered only by radio waves (Bear Elective 3). I will base our radio off of ScienceWiz’s Inventions Kit I bought at Target for $24.
I could use your help if you know of any HAM radio operators to help me obtain:
- A pack of Schottky diodes
- Ceramic Earphones
- 1 inch paper fasteners
I will check Radio Shack for the 28 gauge magnet wire and other supplies.
Here was our secret decoder
23-8-1-20 9-19 19-13-1-18-20-5-18 20-8-1-14 1 20-1-12-11-9-14-7
8-15-18-19-5?
1 19-16-5-12-12-9-14-7 2-5-5!
Thanks,
Juan
Posted in 2. Wolf Cub Scouts (2nd Graders) | No Responses »
Tags: achievement, crystal radio, decode, secret message
Saturday, May 2nd, 2009
Here are some final details regarding our Arrow Of Light ceremony
Sunday May 3rd at 6:15 pm
5510 Barbee Chapel Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
View Larger Map
You can also visit their website for directions -
www.trianglechurch.org
We will be in the pavillion which is at the back of the property.
Please bring both your Webelos neckerchief and hat and his new Boy Scout neckerchief and hat if he has already been given the new ones. He can wear the Webelos items to the ceremony. Do not worry if his badges have already been stripped.
Please arrive no later than 6:15!
Please bring your son’s Arrow plaques as well. Place them on the table at the front of the ceremony.
Please come a few minutes early (6:10) if you still need to give Wendy some items.
In the event of rain, we will still be in our outdoor pavilion.
Don’t forget your camera!
Update: Pictures from the Event:
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Tags: achievement, arrow of light, boy scout, chapel hill, Pictures and Video, triangle church
Monday, April 27th, 2009
Wolf Parents,
I brought the American Flag and a print-out of the North Carolina State Flag and we worked on completing Achievement 2 in our Wolf Handbook. On the Pack 393 YouTube page, I put a favorite video showing how to fold the American Flag.
I could not find a good link showing how to make a paper football but maybe we can post a video one day for the Pack.
http://www.YouTube.com/Pack393
Ask your son if he can remember some facts about the flag.
We also completed Elective 1A (Secret Message).
Decode this joke (hint: 1=A, 5=E, 9=I, 15=O, 21=U, 25=Y)
23-8-1-20 4-9-4 20-8-5 19-21-19-8-9 19-1-25 20-15 20-8-5 2-5-5? “23-1-19-1-2-9!”
Thanks,
Juan
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Tags: achievement, American, decode, flag, north carolina, Pictures and Video, secret message, wolf, YouTube
