Tuesday, January 29, 2013

PREP FOR DEN MEETING #8

Hello Akelas,

Our Wolves had some home projects to work on to prep for Den Meeting #8. Here is a quick review. See you tonight at 6:30 at the Methodist Church...

This week, our Cubs have a few activities to complete at home, as follows...

1. Complete Achievement 4e - Fill out the Chore Sheet from our previous Den Meeting #6, and bring to the next Den Meeting #8. For a copy of the Chore Sheet, click here and look at the last page.

2. Complete Achievement 7e - With an adult, find three stories that tell how people are protecting our world. Read and discuss them together. We will discuss these at the next Den Meeting. Cubs can look over their past Boys Life magazines to find the stories, or look at the website www.epa.gov/students.

3. Complete Achievement 6b - Begin a collection starting with 10 items and arrange them neatly. Cubs can use an egg carton to keep the items arranged. Have your cub bring the 10 items to the next Den meeting.

4. Complete Achievement 8c, 8d, and 8e - 8c is "Help fix at least one meal for your family. Help set the table, cook the food, and wash the dishes". 8d is "Fix your own breakfast. Wash and put away the dishes." 8e is "With an adult, help to plan and prepare and cook an outdoor meal. Please have your cub work on these activities this week. We will discuss this at Den Meeting #8.

Thursday, January 24, 2013

DEN MEETING 7 - RESULTS AND HOME ACTIVITES

Hello Den 4 Akelas,

We had a fantastic Den Meeting on Tuesday. We went through our Den Meeting #7 activities. Anthony was our Denner and Tristan substituted as our Assistant Denner.

We started by discussing the "Good Turn" and the origins of Boy Scouts in America. You can learn more about this concept at  www.goodturnforamerica.org.

We then worked on Achievement 7a, having the cubs answer the following questions: What things have people done to show a lack of respect to our world; Why is it important to respect our environment and natural resources; and How can you show respect for your environment?

We moved on to complete 7b (how land, air, and water can get dirty), 7c (recycling), and 7f (ways to save energy). We then had fun tieing knots, and completed electives 17a and 17b. For a step by step guide on how to tie knots, visit www.meritbadge.org/wiki/index.php/Knots.

After closing out the meeting, we took the opportunity to take some of the cubs out to the back parking lot to show them the location of the paper recycling bins and the garbage bins. After that, they were dismissed.

This week, our Cubs have a few activities to complete at home, as follows...

1. Complete Achievement 4e - Fill out the Chore Sheet from our previous Den Meeting #6, and bring to the next Den Meeting #8. For a copy of the Chore Sheet, click here and look at the last page.

2. Complete Achievement 7e - With an adult, find three stories that tell how people are protecting our world. Read and discuss them together. We will discuss these at the next Den Meeting. Cubs can look over their past Boys Life magazines to find the stories, or look at the website www.epa.gov/students.

3. Complete Achievement 6b - Begin a collection starting with 10 items and arrange them neatly. Cubs can use an egg carton to keep the items arranged. Have your cub bring the 10 items to the next Den meeting.

4. Complete Achievement 8c, 8d, and 8e - 8c is "Help fix at least one meal for your family. Help set the table, cook the food, and wash the dishes". 8d is "Fix your own breakfast. Wash and put away the dishes." 8e is "With an adult, help to plan and prepare and cook an outdoor meal. Please have your cub work on these activities this week. We will discuss this at Den Meeting #8.

THANKS AKELAS!

ROBERT M. BRAGG
PACK 696 WOLF DEN LEADER

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

REVISED WOLF DEN 4 MEETING SCHEDULE

Here is an update to our upcoming Den 4 Wolf Scout Meeting Schedule. NO JANUARY PACK MEETING.

January
1/1/13 - NEW YEARS DAY – no den meeting.  (COMPLETED)
1/5/13 – Pinewood Construction Day  (COMPLETED)
1/8/13 – Prep for Pinewood Derby Den Meeting   (COMPLETED)
1/12/13 – Pinewood Derby Day!!  ITS RACE DAY!!  (COMPLETED)
1/15/13 - Den Meeting - Reviewed our past achievements  (COMPLETED)
1/22/13 - #7: Your Living World and Tie It Right.  (COMPLETED)
1/29/12 – NO pack meeting. DEN MEETING INSTEAD!
1/29/13 - #8: Cooking and Eating and Start a Collection - Tony - Caiden G. February - Possible dates. 2/5/13 - #9: Tools for Fixing and Building - Caiden G. - Lucas 2/12/13 - #10: Birds - Caiden G. - Tristan 2/19/13 - #11: Making Choices - Andrew – Ryan 2/26/13 – PACK MEETING March TBD - #12: Books, Books, Books - Ryan - Andrew TBD - #13: Pets - Tristan - Caiden TBD - #14: American Indian Lore - Caden Allen - Tony TBD - #15: Marbles - Caden Allen - Anthony TBD - #16: Outdoor Adventure and Fishing - Ryan - Anthony