Laguna Seca Bike Ride Wednesday Oct 8

Just a reminder for those interested in going to the bike ride.  See previous text for info.


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October Laguna Seca Bike Ride and other events

Hello everyone,

Our upcoming schedule for the next few months is listed here:

Pack/Den meetings
We will meet at the Church at 6:30 on Mondays:

Oct 13th and 27th
Nov 10th (only one meeting in November due to Thanksgiving break)
Dec 8th (only one meeting in December due to Winter break)

Laguna Seca Bike Ride, Wednesday October 8th

Our next event will be on Wednesday October 8th at Laguna Seca.  We will participate in the twilight bike ride.  Cost is $10 per person.  Thanks to Hilda for organizing! The event begins at 5:30 and goes to 7:30.  

Basic info is as follows:

http://www.mazdaraceway.com/twilight-cycling

Once you've committed to the track though, you can't turn back.....so everyone needs to understand that. It's 2.238 miles and you can go around as many times as you want during the 2 hours. There is a "paddock and pit" area to ride around in for those who don't want to ride the track.  Kids as young as  kindergartner make the hill at the track. There are also a lot of people who can't and simply push the bike up. All kids need to be with their parent/guardian or have a waiver form signed by the parent/guardian.

Carmel Sandcastle contest Sunday October 19th

Basic info on the event is at this link.  We will publish more info as we get it.

http://www.carmelcalifornia.com/event-54th-annual-sandcastle-contest_89.htm   

Elkhorn Slough Hike Saturday November 15th

This hike is part of the Monterey Bay Trekkers series that we have been doing.  We will meet at 10:00 at the visitors center at the Slough.

Thanks for joining us in Scouting!
Steve Tackett

Den Meeting Sep 22nd - Webelos info

Dear Webelos Parents:

On Monday the boys will continue to work on the Communicator Activity Badge. We will also work on the Communicating and Computer Belt Loops. We will finish most of the requirements at this meeting. Noah and Doug Fouts will be teaching your son about computers. Doug and Noah are very knowledgeable and have prepared a great program for the boys!

To finish these requirements, we need you to have your son:

1. Print out the belt loop worksheet requirements for communicating.
http://usscouts.org/advance/CubScout/academics/communicating.asp

 

2. Complete the first three requirements on page 1 of the Communicating Belt Loop Worksheet:

        a. Be prepared to relate a SHORT story or incident. It can be about an event at cub scout camp, or other scouting event. Perhaps a favorite or funny event or something that your son enjoyed or learned through scouts, etc. The story or incident can be short, about a topic of interest to your son and fit in the box on the worksheet. If your son needs more space, that is fine, yet keep it short enough to share briefly at the meeting on Monday. 

b. Write a letter or thank you note to a relative or a friend on the computer and print it out. Bring the letter to meeting on Monday all addressed and ready to send.

c. Make a small poster (81/2 x 11 is good) about something that interests your son. I was thinking that perhaps they can write an original poem or story (see a above and #1 on page 2 of the worksheet) and then illustrate the sides of the story or add pictures or words from magazines. This approach would allow the boys to combine the two requirements in this a and c with #1 on page 2 of the Communicating Belt Loop worksheet while making something fun, interesting and not too time consuming.

3. Under your supervision, send an email to a friend or relative and reply to their responses.

4. Choose four other items to do either this weekend or before the following meeting.

5. Go onto the internet and visit the Boy Scouts of America website (www.scouting.com) . It would be fun for you and your son to look at our Silicon Valley Monterey Bay Council's website (http://svmbc.org). Sign up for the weekly email to see if there are events coming up that might interest your son. The STEM and outdoor activities look great.

6. Learn how to use the library's website to search for and order a book to pick up.

If your son has not had a chance to read the Webelos handbook, please be sure that your son read pages 187 to 196 in the Webelos handbook. It would be great if you had a chance to read it too. 

Now that the boys are in 5th grade and headed to Boy Scouts, it is important for them to take a more active role leading aspects of our meetings. We will have opportunities for the boys to present at our meeting.

Thank you Aiden Banks, Mark Foley and Eamon Malley who presented at the last meeting. Aiden taught the boys how to sign the Cub Scout Promise. Mark taught the boys how to say the Promise as well as the Our Father in Spanish. Eamon and his Dad said the Indonesian version of the Promise in English and Indonesian.

Thank you for your support of the boys in scouting!!

Mary Catherine and Mike Malley

Den meeting Sep 22nd - Wolf and Tiger info

Our next meeting is Monday Sept 22^nd. Please make sure you bring your new Wolf and Tiger books

Wolf Cub

Lew is going to continue working on Achievement 2 “Your Flag”

Last meeting we worked on 2a, 2b and 2c. Have Lew or myself sign off on those requirements.

This meeting we will work on 2e and 2g to complete the requirement. We will meet at Good Shepherd and then take our den to Washington school to use their flag pole.

We have four or five new Tiger families joining our pack, so we have a new Tiger Den which is brilliant!   I will be taking them for the next few meetings to settle them in.

See you Monday!

Lucy.

Tiger Cub families,

We are excited to have you join Pack 93! Please pick up a Tiger book at the cubs store soon, if you have not already, so we can keep track of your son’s progress.

Our first meeting we will be working on the Bobcat Badge. Please read through “The Trail to Bobcat” This is the first badge that your son will earn before he can work on his 5 achievements.

See you all Monday

Lucy.

Sep 8th Wolf den meeting

Hi Wolf Cub families,

I’m looking forward to another fun year with Pack 93! Please pick up a wolf handbook at the Scout store soon, if you haven't already, as we have lots to cover.

At our first meeting we will be working on the flag ceremony. Please read through Achievement 2, “Your flag” Lew Anderson is going to help us work on requirements 2b, d and g. Thanks Lew!

If you could also review the Bobcat trail with them, I will have a little quiz for them.

Doug Toby will also be talking to the boys about the popcorn sales.

We might have new Wolf and Tiger Cub families come to the next few meetings.  The Tigers will join with us until we can establish a new den for them. I remember coming to my first meeting and feeling a little lost, if you could help me make them feel welcome I would appreciate it.

See you all Monday

Lucy.

Communicator Activity Badge for September meetings

Hello everyone,
Lucy will be leading the Wolf den activity Monday night.  More into to follow.

For the Webelos, Mary Catherine Malley will be leading the boys in the Communicator Activity Badge.  The below is from her:

Dear Webelos Parents:

On Monday the boys will begin working on the Communicator Activity Badge. We will also work on the Communicating and Computer Belt Loops. We will work on these advancement items for the next two meetings.

Please have your son read pages 168 to 196 in the Webelos handbook. It would be great if you had a chance to read it too. Please take a look at the Belt Loop requirements. The links to these requirements are included below. Please print out the worksheets at the end of the links below as they will help your son to choose the items that he wants to do to earn the belt loop and the pin. (Belt Loops can be done at any stage of cub scouting.)

http://usscouts.org/advance/CubScout/academics/communicating.asp

http://usscouts.org/advance/CubScout/academics/computers.asp

Now that the boys are in 5th grade and headed to Boy Scouts, it is important for them to take a more active role leading aspects of our meetings. We will have several boys presenting at our meeting on Monday and we would like other boys to have a chance at the next meeting.

At the second meeting, we will focus on the computer and technology aspects of these requirements. If there is an item of the activity badge or the belt loops that you and your son would like to teach to the other boys, please let Mary Catherine Malley know at Monday's meeting. 

The goal is to complete the requirements while having fun and giving the boys a chance to teach each other with the help of a parent.

Thank you for your support of the boys in scouting!!

Mary Catherine and Mike Malley

First meeting of the year, Sep 8th

Hello everyone,
We are back to our regular meetings.  This coming Monday, Sep 8th, we resume.  We will meet at our normal place, church of the Good Shepherd, at 6:30. 

Doug Toby will be talking about the popcorn sales fundraiser at the start of the meeting.

See you all there!
Steve