Webelos Den Updates: January 2008

Dear Webelos Den Parents:

A couple of items down range a bit:

Tuesday, 8 January. Regular Den Meeting, Davis School closed. I'll share meeting information (place and time) in advance of the meeting. For those who are considering the MI trip, please note the deadline date to confirm, per the handout I shared at the pack meeting earlier this month.

Monday, 14 January. One of the program elements of Webelos is to make the transition into Boy Scouting. We've been invited by Troop 46 to attend a presentation their scouts are putting on for cold weather camping. For those who are planning to make the trip to MI, this will be very valuable, but as a good set of skills for general camping, it will be helpful to all the boys. I will share information regarding transportation (and volunteers) the week before the meeting, but I wanted it to get onto your calenders early. This will serve as our "official" meeting for the week.

Tuesday, 15 January. This is our usual meeting day, but Carolyn Shannon, a parent with the pack and community activist, has arranged for a visit to the Kane County Sheriff's office on the 15th, shortly after the school day ends. Carolyn will be making arrangements for this, so please look for an email note from her in the near future.

Wishing you all a holly, jolly Christmas.

Best,

Ken

Webelos Den Weekly Update, Week of 9 December

Dear Webelos Den Parents:

My notes remind me that the Kampens are treating us to a treat and the the Wahabs are treating helping with the meeting itself.

We will continue work on our Engineering Activity Badge for the rest of this month and into January.

I know we have a couple of fathers in the den who are involved in construction--if you can arrange for the boys in the den to visit a construction site for our Engineering badge, that would be great. Please drop me a note and let me know how we can work out the details.

Last week, I sent home some graph paper and handout with architectural symbols. Please help your son remember to draw a floor plan of one floor for your house--this is one of the requirements for the Engineering badge--and bring it to the meeting this week.

This week, we will be constructing catapults. Please send a philips-head screwdriver to the meeting with your son, so that we can construct the catapults. Anyone else who can stop in and help--and bring with them an electric drill and a set of bits would be appreciated. I will have all of the pieces marked by Tuesday, and could use help getting the holes drilled.

Regarding the Webelos Winter Adventure to Marquette, MI, perhaps we can all chat next week before the start of the pack meeting. As it is our den's turn to set up and take down the chairs for the meeting, if we could gather at 6:00 talk about the trip while the boys get the chairs into place, I can answer any questions that may have come up. Long term planning is helpful, in part due to the cost and logistics, but also getting things needed for the adventure (in particular, winter boots and snow pants).

Best regards,

Ken

Webelos Weekly Update

Dear Webelos Den Parents:

We will be finishing up the Webelos Badge requirements for most of the boys in the den over the next two meetings.

We will meet at my house this week, as the community room is not available.

Please note meeting help and treats in the email message...

Enjoy the rest of our cold, wet weekend.

Best regards,

Ken