Meet at Pineview Golf Course North end of parking lot.

Potential Badge requirements/skills to be obtained

Pathfinder Outdoor Skills 9- 4 birds, 4 mammals

Pathfinder Outdoor Skills 10- 4 trees, 4 shrubs

Pathfinder Outdoor Skills 11- 4 wildflowers

Forestry 1- disease, pest control, logging, utilization, replanting, fires

Forestry 2- ecology, forest types, growth factors, value to wildlife, air quality

Fish and Wildlife 1- Disease, pollution, endangered species, habitat destruction, carry capacity, edge effect

Naturist 1- balance of nature

Naturist 2- 15 trees, 10 plants, 10 birds, 10 mammals

Naturist 3- 20 species mammals, reptiles, plants, birds, trees, butterflies, moths, other insects

Soil & Water Management 1- erosion, food cycle, water cycle, water table

Soil & Water Management 3- visit

What to bring

Wear long pants and long sleeve shirt

Hiking shoes, hat

Dress for the weather

Water bottle

Camera, pencil, notebook, flashlight

In our first meeting, we covered off with you the Code of Conduct, some details about the uniform and the function of the Court of Honour. A copy of the form is attached here: 1st Greenwood Sea Scouts Code of Conduct, and available on the website. Please remember to bring your signed copy back next meeting. We finished off the night talking about the up coming camps and I mentioned I want all Scouts to bring their fully prepared pack to the next meeting. If you do not have a pack, please use a duffel bag for now.

Sept 24th/25th 1st Year/APL/PL Camp

Scouter Rick is our leader in charge for this camp please fill in the attached form Senior C ub camp 2011 notice and return to our next meeting. I would encourage all Scouts to come if you can, esp. the 1st years as we’re really hoping to invest you as a Pioneer Scout at this camp on the Sept. 24th weekend. Camp cost is $11/youth.

Medic Alert / BP Skills Camp Oct 14th to Oct 16th

We will need your intent to participate and your fees in by no later than Oct. 5th. As mentioned in the welcome email earlier this month, we will need to know what section you want. The form is here: Medic Alert – BP Skills Camp Attendance Form

Directions to Camp Opemikon are here – be aware this is an older document and The Corel Center is now the ScotiaBank Place. Directions to Opemikon
If you prefer to use Google Maps for your directions, click here: Camp Opemikon

All 1st years should really take the Woodsman program as this, combined with the camp Scouter Rick and our Sr. Scouts are preparing, will set you up to earn your various permits.

Second year and Third year Scouts have a choice of Pioneering, Leadership and First Aid.

The first aid course at Medic Alert is quite intense – and there are other 1st Aid courses through the year for Scouts so please don’t feel this is the only place you can earn your certification.

I would strongly advise anyone who’s been appointed as a Patrol Leader (Coxswain) or Assistant Patrol Leader (Leading Seaman) take the Leadership course.

Camp fees are set at: $50 for all youth taking the BP Skills portion, and $100 for those taking first aid.

Next Meeting:

For our next meeting at the Gym at St. John Paul II, I need all Scouts to bring all of the gear they will need for the Sept. Camp. Use the Field Book for Canadian Scouting as your guide. (this is part of the learning in Scouting). If you do not have this book – let me know, and I’ll send a camp checklist to those that need it)

We will go through each Scout’s pack, and check off on the contents – and identify any deficiencies.
The check list will be sent home and deficiencies should be rectified before the camp.

Final order of business from last meeting – our Watches are as follows:

Red: An (PL/HP), Mac (APL), Katie (HP), Leann, Kaela
Green: David (PL/HP), Josh (APL), Wiley, Jacob, Mateo
White: Ryan (PL/HP), Patrick (APL), Laurent (HP), Calum, Parker
Honour Patrol: Katie, Laurent, An, David, Ryan

Please note: You will also be able to access this information at our website under the Troop section later this weekend.

Yours in Scouting (YIS),

Scouter David
1st Greenwood Sea Scouts Skip
1stgreenwoodscouting.ca
scouts @ 1stgreenwoodscouting.ca
troopleaders @ 1stgreenwoodscouting.ca

Cubs, be sure to wear or bring clothes suitable for the weather to every meeting, as we may very well go outside. Also bring non-marking indoor shoes for games in the gym.

Badges

This year, Pack is working on the Blue and Tawny stars (Home and Community and Creative Expression). All requirements will be completed at meetings, so if Cubs attend all or most meetings, they will obtain these two stars before next summer.

Cubs, look through your Cub book (or see the link under Cub Resources on this site). You will probably find that you have already done the requirements for some badges. To get your badge, simply tell one of the leaders that you’d like to test, and one of us will talk over the requirements with you.