Week 1 |
6/2/03 |
First AidIn preparation for the dangers of Scouts for the year Grizzly will be giving us a talk on First Aid, we will also play a game of bucket golf with the cubs. |
Other than being forced out into the mozzie-infested yard by the cub scout's noise we had a good night, lots was learned about first aid, while the male scouts won the golf game (that put the cubs in their place), we won't talk about the girls score!!! |
Week 2 |
13/2/03 |
Pamphlet DropTo try and encourage membership we shall be going around Warabrook delivering pamphlets to the households encouraging locals to join up and enjoy the fun activities we do. |
Well didn't we work fast, we sure showed those cubs covering a massive area in no time, good work all now lets sit back and wait for the recruits |
Week 3 |
20/2/03 |
First Aid ReviewWe will be going back over what we have learned about first aid and with any luck we may get Angie the dummy to help us with our EAR and CPR. |
Ok so Angie didn't make it but we had fun with a few extra games instead good fun all round. |
Event |
23/2/03 |
Founders DayThis is the day when we celebrate Scouting and the birthday of Lord Baden-Powell our Founder, the Region does this with a family fun day at Blackbutt Reserve all sections run activities and the day is enjoyed by all |
What can I say I was there but the scouts wouldn't play in the rain (apologies to John Williamson) so this was cancelled |
Week 4 |
27/2/03 |
Hike Planning and Map reviewWith a hike coming up we will be practicing a few of the skills needed while we are out in the bush, such as mapping, compass work and route planning, Camel will also be telling us what to take and how to pack it. |
following tonight we are ready to face anything. Let me at Everest Yeah!!!! Well we can read a map at least |
Week 5 |
6/3/03 |
Hike PreparationThis week we will be looking at what everyone has packed for the weekend and probably taking half of it out, we will also review the skills of last week. |
Ok so we looked at what Jess had packed but that is ok, we learned a lot from this and should all be ready for the weekend now |
Camp |
8-9/3/03 |
Combined HikeHawker from 2nd Belmont Sea Scouts has kindly agreed to help us land-lubbers out and take us on a bush walk so that we have a chance to experience hiking before the regional rally next term. |
Well done all we did this hike in record time and I think everyone learned a lot from it which we can hopefully take with us to rally |
Week 6 |
13/3/03 |
FitnessEven I must admit that I have been naughty with this one so we are all going to learn how to get in shape and hopefully keep that way, stay tuned to see who our special guest is for this week. |
Amy was awarded her Red cord Tonight, congratulations Amy!! We also had a visitor tonight, Kim, who with any luck will be a new Scout leader with us, we also covered a lot of loose ends with badge work that were in need of tying up. |
Week 7 |
20/3/03 |
Construction NightWe shall build Chariots to make sure we know our square lashings which is a vital skill especially when camping with patrol tents and traditional dining flys. |
Well we had a shortage of scouts tonight but we still had fun, everyone did at least one square lashing and we finished up with a traditional game (for our Troop) of ten pin |
Week 8 |
27/3/03 |
Investiture NightWe will be investing Anthony, Jessica and Jonathan tonight along with Grizzly and tying up a few more loose ends with badges, especially the few working on their scoutcraft badge.
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Well we did have a big Night the cubs gained two new members: Star and Jackson while we invested Anthony, Jessica and Jonathan. We also had a Visitor Paige who is an ex-cub considering joining our Scout Group, we also finally completed the Scoutcraft for all the new members and that shall mean an award night next week |
Camp |
28-30/3/03 |
Bike Hike CampWe will be going on a bike hike with Lake Macquarie Scouts this weekend so we can all have a chance to get muddy in the forest and maybe even do a few fun activities we shall see what they have for us. |
Well it seems we will not be sending any scouts to this one but good luck Lake Macquarie I hope you all have fun. |
Week 9 |
3/4/03 |
KnottingIt seems we need lots of practice with this one, we will also do a waiters obstacle course will full glasses. |
Well done all not a drop spilt and welcome to the group Grizzly (hehe there is no escape for you now) |
Event |
5/4/03 |
Heritage DayThe plan is to learn more about our local heritage and with ANZAC day coming up we thought it would be a good idea to visit Fort Scrachley. This will be followed by a trip to the regional museum to learn more about the local area. |
We got lucky today I did not realise but I booked us in on a day when the guns were fired now that was an experience and thankyou to our guide we all had a great time |
Week 10 |
10/4/03 |
Stargazing and signallingTonight we will be learning semaphore and sending some messages then Kym will be showing you some of the many constellations. |
A good night all round we also invested Akela as the new Cub Leader/LIC which makes 4 investiture nights in a row for the group (if you include Platty at Joeys) |
Event |
25/4/03 |
ANZAC DayThis should need no explanation, we shall participate in a dawn service at Mayfield and then continue on to the march in town later that morning. |
Well done to all Scouts who marched the day was a great success the scouts all looked wonderful |
Event |
25-27/4/03 |
Canoe HikeWe shall be accompanying David from 2nd Belmont Sea Scouts on his Explorer level hike from Kanangra to Mannering Park and the to Morriset a good experience for all of us and another chance to get out under canvas for 2 nights. |
Unfortunately we could not do the last leg as we had unsafe weather on Sunday but everyone did very well in sometimes hard conditions Saturday and a good time was had by all a big B-R-A-V-O-O-O to 2nd Belmont for inviting us. |
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