Just wanted to remind everyone about the den meeting tomorrow at 3:45 at ISB ES Room 219.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
Thursday, September 16, 2010
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Questions
Denner & Snacks
As you may remember, the first denner for this year will be Johnny. The denner position is to give the boys a chance at demonstrating some leadership. In the past, I've had them lead the cub scout promise and assign partners. Additionally, this year I would like to ask them to be responsible for bringing the snack. Each scout will be denner for one or two meetings.
Name That Scout
One of the games we are playing on Wednesdays meeting will be one to get to know each other. While most of the boys already know each other, I'd like to play a game where I read a fact about one of the scouts, and everyone has to guess who it applies to. To help me with that, could everyone provide me 3 or 4 facts about your son that other scouts may or may not know. For example, the school Jacob attended before ISB was Mercer Elementary, or he broke both legs when he was six (not really true).
Arrow of Light
While all the members of our Den have earned their Webelos badge, I'm trying to find out which additional Arrow of Light requirements are needed. I know what Johnny, Adam and Jacob have done already. I need to know what achievements the other scouts have earned so that we can plan what we can accomplish in the meetings, and if there is anything else required beyond that.
Thanks for your time and attention.
As you may remember, the first denner for this year will be Johnny. The denner position is to give the boys a chance at demonstrating some leadership. In the past, I've had them lead the cub scout promise and assign partners. Additionally, this year I would like to ask them to be responsible for bringing the snack. Each scout will be denner for one or two meetings.
Name That Scout
One of the games we are playing on Wednesdays meeting will be one to get to know each other. While most of the boys already know each other, I'd like to play a game where I read a fact about one of the scouts, and everyone has to guess who it applies to. To help me with that, could everyone provide me 3 or 4 facts about your son that other scouts may or may not know. For example, the school Jacob attended before ISB was Mercer Elementary, or he broke both legs when he was six (not really true).
Arrow of Light
While all the members of our Den have earned their Webelos badge, I'm trying to find out which additional Arrow of Light requirements are needed. I know what Johnny, Adam and Jacob have done already. I need to know what achievements the other scouts have earned so that we can plan what we can accomplish in the meetings, and if there is anything else required beyond that.
Thanks for your time and attention.
September 15th Meeting
Here is the information about our first Webelos II meeting:
Date: Wednesday, September 15th
Time: 3:45 - 5:00
Place: Room 219 (Ms. Bellone 4th grade quad), ISB
Agenda:
1. Opening
- Promise
- Pick Partners
2. Introduction
- Den Chief
- Denner and Responsibility
- Who am I game
3. Review plan for the year
- Requirements for Arrow of Light
- Discuss other possible activities
4. Arrow of Light Requirements # 2 (p. 63) - Boy Scout Information
5. Scholar Activity Pin (p. 392) (To be used as the mental activity for Arrow of Light)
- Work on some, but not all the requirements. Will spread out over a few meetings.
6. Games
7. Snacks
Date: Wednesday, September 15th
Time: 3:45 - 5:00
Place: Room 219 (Ms. Bellone 4th grade quad), ISB
Agenda:
1. Opening
- Promise
- Pick Partners
2. Introduction
- Den Chief
- Denner and Responsibility
- Who am I game
3. Review plan for the year
- Requirements for Arrow of Light
- Discuss other possible activities
4. Arrow of Light Requirements # 2 (p. 63) - Boy Scout Information
5. Scholar Activity Pin (p. 392) (To be used as the mental activity for Arrow of Light)
- Work on some, but not all the requirements. Will spread out over a few meetings.
6. Games
7. Snacks
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
September Pack Meeting
It was great to see a good turnout for the pack meeting. David, Dieter and the leadership did a great job of entertaining the kids and hopefully informing the parents.
I took a few photos during the meeting and posted them on my Flickr account linked below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebvimages/sets/72157624909225008/with/4971550460/
Johnny Peters will be our first denner this year. As David explained, the denner is a leadership opportunity for the scouts to help out with the meetings. My goal is to give every scout the chance to be a denner, so it may only be for a meeting or two.
I also want to welcome our Den Chief Sharwin van Hierden. As many of you probably know, Sharwin is a boy scout and the older brother of Rynel. We are really lucky to have Sharwin, as the purpose of the Webelos program is to transition the kids from cub scouts to boy scouts. Not only will he be a great source of information about the boy scouts, I think the boys will enjoy working with him.
I took a few photos during the meeting and posted them on my Flickr account linked below.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ebvimages/sets/72157624909225008/with/4971550460/
Johnny Peters will be our first denner this year. As David explained, the denner is a leadership opportunity for the scouts to help out with the meetings. My goal is to give every scout the chance to be a denner, so it may only be for a meeting or two.
I also want to welcome our Den Chief Sharwin van Hierden. As many of you probably know, Sharwin is a boy scout and the older brother of Rynel. We are really lucky to have Sharwin, as the purpose of the Webelos program is to transition the kids from cub scouts to boy scouts. Not only will he be a great source of information about the boy scouts, I think the boys will enjoy working with him.
Monday, September 6, 2010
Den Meeting Before Pack Meeting
Due to the fact that some of the boys have soccer assessments prior to the pack meeting on Wednesday, I am not planning having the abbreviated den meeting at 5:30.
If your scout does not have soccer assessment on Wednesday and can arrive ten or so minutes before 6:00, it would help as we are doing the opening flag ceremony.
We'll have our first meeting on September 15th at 3:45. I'll send out an email with some details in the next few days.
If your scout does not have soccer assessment on Wednesday and can arrive ten or so minutes before 6:00, it would help as we are doing the opening flag ceremony.
We'll have our first meeting on September 15th at 3:45. I'll send out an email with some details in the next few days.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Den 5
Just wanted to welcome all the scouts and parents to Den 5, one of the Webelos II dens. Additionally, I would like to address:
1. Den Meetings
I would like to get together twice a month as a den, in addition to the pack functions. There will also be a few times when we will attend a Boy Scout meeting or function to help earn an achievement and to get the boys familiar with what will be coming next.
Last year we met on Wednesdays at 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. roughly every other week. I think I read that Ethan has swimming until 3:30, so would 3:45 to 5:00 (or maybe 5:15) on Wednesdays (roughly every other) work for everyone? My suggested schedule would be:
September 15th
September 29th
October 6th (on this meeting, if its more convenient, we could start later so the den meeting ends right before the pack meeting begins)
October 20th
November 10th
November 24th
December 8th
We may vary the meeting time or day if we have a parent who is helping with a particular activity and is unavailable in the day, but I'll give plenty of notice so that we can coordinate schedules. Also, we will occasionally meet with the other Webelos II den for fun activities.
2. Earning the Arrow of Light Award
As you may remember from our meeting, we put the experienced Webelos scouts in the same den because they all have their Webelos badge and we can work towards earning the coveted Arrow of Light award. There may be a few achievements that some scouts have completed and others have not, but we'll work that out soon.
The plan is to do most of the work at our meetings (or at Boy Scout meetings/outings), but there may be some things to do at home. In the next week, I hope to get out an email that lays out what each boy needs, and identify if there is anything that needs to be done at home.
3. Getting Started
One of the requirements for earning the Arrow of Light is to be an active den member for six months after ending the fourth grade. I'd like to get the clock rolling on that, so I'd ask that before the pack meeting, could each scout take a look at the Arrow of Light requirements on page 63 of their handbook? If you don't have your book or prefer to view online, here is a link:
http://usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/arrowoflight.asp.
4. Pack Meeting
The first pack meeting is on Wednesday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. Could get there at 5:30 p.m. and have a quick get together meeting? We can cover a few preliminary items and go over what we need to do for the flag ceremony in the meeting.
5. Blog
I keep a blog for the den which I update occasionally. I will try to put any general emails about the den on the blog as well. The blog address is : http://pack701den5webelos.blogspot.com/
1. Den Meetings
I would like to get together twice a month as a den, in addition to the pack functions. There will also be a few times when we will attend a Boy Scout meeting or function to help earn an achievement and to get the boys familiar with what will be coming next.
Last year we met on Wednesdays at 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. roughly every other week. I think I read that Ethan has swimming until 3:30, so would 3:45 to 5:00 (or maybe 5:15) on Wednesdays (roughly every other) work for everyone? My suggested schedule would be:
September 15th
September 29th
October 6th (on this meeting, if its more convenient, we could start later so the den meeting ends right before the pack meeting begins)
October 20th
November 10th
November 24th
December 8th
We may vary the meeting time or day if we have a parent who is helping with a particular activity and is unavailable in the day, but I'll give plenty of notice so that we can coordinate schedules. Also, we will occasionally meet with the other Webelos II den for fun activities.
2. Earning the Arrow of Light Award
As you may remember from our meeting, we put the experienced Webelos scouts in the same den because they all have their Webelos badge and we can work towards earning the coveted Arrow of Light award. There may be a few achievements that some scouts have completed and others have not, but we'll work that out soon.
The plan is to do most of the work at our meetings (or at Boy Scout meetings/outings), but there may be some things to do at home. In the next week, I hope to get out an email that lays out what each boy needs, and identify if there is anything that needs to be done at home.
3. Getting Started
One of the requirements for earning the Arrow of Light is to be an active den member for six months after ending the fourth grade. I'd like to get the clock rolling on that, so I'd ask that before the pack meeting, could each scout take a look at the Arrow of Light requirements on page 63 of their handbook? If you don't have your book or prefer to view online, here is a link:
http://usscouts.org/advance/cubscout/arrowoflight.asp.
4. Pack Meeting
The first pack meeting is on Wednesday, September 8th at 6:00 p.m. Could get there at 5:30 p.m. and have a quick get together meeting? We can cover a few preliminary items and go over what we need to do for the flag ceremony in the meeting.
5. Blog
I keep a blog for the den which I update occasionally. I will try to put any general emails about the den on the blog as well. The blog address is : http://pack701den5webelos.blogspot.com/
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