Thursday, November 11, 2010

Nov 11 Wolf Achievement 4 & 9

As we gathered for the meeting the boys designed a poster on what Citizenship is to them. The posters will be hung up at next weeks pack meeting. This fulfills Citizenship belt loop requirement 2.

Achievement 4 a-e (handouts) & the airport tour in January will fulfill requirement 4f.
Achievement 9 d -good rules of the road, 9b & c should be completed at home with the Akela.

The boys were awarded the Instant Recognition Totem "Progress Towards Rank" & 1 yellow bead for completing the first 3 Achievements.

Handouts:
Chore chart for Citizenship
Emergency Blank List
Home Fire Drill
Home Safety Checklist

Can be found on the right side below the Calendar list under Printable PDFs. You can print as many lists/charts/chores that you need.

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Veterans Day Nov 11

Things to do with your scout this Veterans Day.

Veterans Memorial Park and Museum, 3602 U.S. 301 N., Tampa; (813) 310-8513. 11 a.m. The Veterans Council of Hillsborough County will offer hot dogs and drinks, military drill demonstrations and museum tours.

Veterans Park, next to Safety Harbor Marina, 400 Veterans Memorial Way; (727) 724-1572, 11 a.m.; the event will include the posting of the colors, a 21-gun salute, a wreath toss and patriotic songs by the Espiritu Santo Elementary School chorus. American Legion Post 238 will have a holiday card drive for soldiers and encourages visitors to bring cards for military members serving overseas.

Service Project - Working towards Citizenship Belt Loop

Please bring to den meeting Nov 11.

Food collection for the Thanksgiving, fill a brown bag with:
Bag of Sugar
(2) Tin of tomatoes
(2) Tin of Tuna
Peanut Butter (plastic jar)
Bag of dry beans (2 lbs)
Long grain white rice (2lbs)
(2) Tin of Corn
Bag of Flour
Jelly (plastic)
Cooking Oil
Mac & Cheese (2 boxes)

Have the scout shop for the food & help pay for it with chore/allowance money. They will get a greater grasp of helping the needy when they put forth the effort & money.



Citizenship Belt Loop Requirement
(workbook pdf)

Complete these three requirements:

  1. Develop a list of jobs you can do around the home. Chart your progress for one week.
  2. Make a poster showing things that you can do to be a good citizen.
  3. Participate in a family, den, or school service project.
  • Wolf Achievement 4e. could be partially met by Cub Scout Citizenship Belt Loop requirement 1
  • Wolf Achievement 4f. could be met while completing Cub Scout Citizenship Pin requirements 5, 6, 7, or 10
  • Wolf Achievement 9b. and c. could be partially met while completing Cub Scout Citizenship Pin requirement 4
Wolf Electives
  • Wolf Elective 12f. could be completed while completing Cub Scout Citizenship Belt Loop requirement 2

Nov 4 Wolf Achievement 3

Review healthy habits in the Wolf handbook (req. 3a)

Review the four ways to stop a cold in the Wolf handbook (req. 3b)

Do the First Aid Demo for cuts (req. 3c)

Home activities: Complete Elective 16a-c & Health Chart for 2 weeks (req. 3a)

Trick or Treat Oct 28

The boys Trick or Treated at the retirement home. Most of the boys from the pack should up on time and waited anxiously for the party to start. Lots of distinctive costumes & happy faces.

Pack Meeting Oct 21

Den Meeting Oct 14

The den completed the Flag Activities in the Wolf book Achievement 2.

How to properly fold a flag.
Proper care of a flag.
Flag ceremony
Outdoor flag ceremony.
How to raise a flag.
Which flag is your state flag? A handout of the Florida flag that explains what makes up the flag.