No Meeting 11/22/11

There will not be a meeting next Tuesday (11/22). Its Thanksgiving week. Enjoy your holiday. We will have a regular meeting on 11/29. See everyone then.

Webelos Den Leader
Laura

Rock Wall Pics

Rock Wall Pics

Rock Wall Pics

Rock Wall Pics

Quidditch Game Pictures

Quidditch Game Pictures

Quidditch Game Pictures

Quidditch Game Pics

Quidditch Game Pictures

Webelos Den-10/18 Meeting

This week's meeting will be at Cici's Pizza for our Pack 47 fundraiser.
Loaction is 12883 Citrus Park Dr Tampa 33625. The time frame is 5-8pm. Invite all your family and friends to join us for some pizza. All you have to do is come out order a pizza and leave your receipt in the bowl before you go so our pack can earn 20% of the profits. Scouts should be in uniform if they have it.

Webelos Den - Popcorn

Just a reminder.
All popcorn money and order forms are due tomorrow night at the Cici's Pizza night. The latest they can be turned in will be 10/25 meeting.

Webelos Den - Assignments

For all Webelos (4th and 5th graders) who have missed any meetings. The following has been completed. This is what you need to work on at home with your adult leader (parents).
(1) Bobcat requirements (page 42)
(2) Requirements 3 & 4 (page 49)
(3) Requirement 5b (page 49) - Citizen (page 144) 1-7,9,13 (#8 we will do at a later date)

Dine Out Fundraiser Oct 18

Come out and show your Pack 47 support by Dining at Cici's Pizza Citrus Park. Cici's is donating 20% of the proceeds to Pack 47 camping fund.

October 18

5 pm to 8 pm

Popcorn Show & Sell

October 16

11 am to 4 pm

Publix on Waters Ave at the corner of Hanley Road.

All scouts who participate will earn a percentage that goes into their scout account.

Camping Essentials

and suggestions....

A tent, a ground tarp and a mallet for hammering in stakes

A small tent broom & dustpan to sweep out the sand

A sleeping bag 60deg. works well in Florida, they run under $20

An air mattress or sleeping pad for the adult

A pillow is really nice to have or you can pile up clean clothes

A flashlight for each person & check to see if they work

A folding chair

Canteen/water bottle for each person

Sunscreen

Bug Repellent

A hat

Garbage bags for dirty clothes & big Ziploc bags are handy

Toiletries (toothbrush & paste, towels, shampoo, soap, comb)

Playing Cards

Class A Uniform for Flag Ceremony & Outdoor Worship

Clothes (unders, socks, 2 tees & 2 shorts min.) plan for dirt!

Night Clothes

Pocket First Aid Kit (couple band-aids & a safety pin)

Snacks for yourself (not a lot of sweets)

Durable shoes that are closed toed, no sandals

Ear Plugs for light sleepers

Baby Wipes are handy for clean ups

Small Notebook & Pen for journaling, record keeping, phone numbers, name of birds that were spotted.

And don't forget the CAMERA

Pocketknife – Only Cub scouts who have earned their whittling chip and are supervised by a parent are allowed to have knives.

All Pack 47 camp-outs are electronics free so please leave all Gameboys, DVD players, etc. at home. Nature provides plenty of entertainment!!!

NOTE: Leave Your Pets At Home!

Oct 4

Today we covered: Achievements 7a, c, d, e, f and worked on the Physical Fitness Beltloop

Home assignments for next week: 7 c-e handout

Boys stamped their fingerprints in their book or on the handout. Soon we will have a police officer come to a meeting and have a talk about safety.

Spook-O-Ree

October 28-30 at Camp Brorein (PDF file)

Several times during the Scouting year, the Gulf Ridge Council conducts Cub Scout camping weekends full of fun and adventure. These weekends offer Cub Scouts the opportunity to spend the weekend camping with their parents and any other family members. The weekend will be exciting and fun filled. There will be BB guns, Archery, haunted trail, games and more. Hope to see you on the trail!

Registration & Payments are due by the 27 September meeting or a late fee will be applied. T-shirts, extra patches & water bottles will not be available to order after the 30 September date. Final cut-off is 12 October.

Check in time: 6-9pm Friday and from 8am to 9am Saturday morning.
Check out time: Saturday evening at 6pm or Sunday Morning by 11am.

Popcorn

Tuesday, October 18 - Take Orders Due
Saturday, November 12 - Take Orders Distribution

Payment for popcorn can be in the form of cheques, money orders and cash. Cheques payable to Pack 47.

Bear - 13 Sept

Today we covered: Bobcat (Bobcat 1-7), The Past is Exciting and Important (Ach. 8c,8d, 8g), Building Muscles (Ach. 16a) and Character Connection for Respect.

Home assignments for next week: Bobcat 8, Achievements 3b—Help your scout with finding out about two famous Americans and be able to share with the den next week, Ach. 8d Family Tree (PDF will download) and Ach. 16a.—record weekly results for sit-ups & push-ups.

The scout will need a 3 ring binder with page protectors for a scrapbook. They will save & store achievements.

Bear - At Home Achievements

Here are the achievements from your son’s handbook that must
be completed by you, at home, where you—as “Akela,” a Leader—should review that with your
son, and sign off in the handbook when it is complete (these might be assigned, as in they will tie into meeting plans):

Bobcat 8: Complete the exercises in the parent’s guide, How to Protect Your Children From
Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.

Achievement 1: Ways We Worship

• Achievement 1a: Complete the Character Connection for Faith
• • Know: Name some people in history who have shown great faith. Discuss with an adult
• how faith has been important at a particular point in his or her life.
• • Commit: Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope will help you in your life, and
• also discuss some ways that you can strengthen your faith.
• • Practice: Practice your faith as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue,
• mosque, or religious fellowship.
• Achievement 1b: Make a list of things you can do this week to practice your religion as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list as you complete them.

Achievement 3b: With the help of parents, Cub Scouts should find out about two famous Americans.

Achievement 7: Law Enforcement:

• Achievement 7c (“Help with crime prevention for your home.”)
• Achievement 7d (“Be sure you know where to get help in your neighborhood.”)
• Achievement 7e (“Learn the phone numbers to use in an emergency. Post them by each
• phone in your home.”)

Achievement 8d: Complete the family tree.

Achievement 9: What’s Cooking:

• Achievement 9c (“With an adult, prepare one part of your breakfast, one part of your lunch, and one part of your supper.”)
  

Achievement 11: Be Ready:

• Achievement 11e (“With your family, plan escape routes from your home and have a practice drill.”)
  

Achievement 13: Saving Well, Spending Well. They must complete four of the seven
available choices:

• Achievement 13a Go grocery shopping with a parent or other adult member of your family.
• Achievement 13b Set up a savings account.
• Achievement 13c Keep a record of how you spend money for two weeks.
• Achievement 13d Pretend you are shopping for a car for your family.
• Achievement 13e Discuss family finances with a parent or guardian.
• Achievement 13f Play a board game with your family that involves the use of play money.
• Achievement 13g With an adult, figure out how much it costs for each person in your home
• to eat one meal.

Achievement 14g (“Plan and take a family bike hike.”)

Achievement 17a (“With an adult in your family, choose a TV show. Watch it together.”) See
page 137 in the Bear Handbook for further discussion points.

Achievement 17d (“Use a computer to get information. Write, spell-check, proofread, and print
out a report on what you learned.”)

Achievement 20: Sawdust and Nails:

• Achievement 20c (“Use at least two tools listed in requirement (a) to fix something.”)