Dear Bear Den Cub Scout Parents:
Our December Bear Den meeting was filled with holiday cheer! Thank you to Mrs. Fallacaro for providing us with a snack as well as organizing the craft activities and Mrs. Dolynchuk for volunteering to help during the meeting. We appreciate your support!
December is a busy month for the Bears. We had a tour of the police station which was interesting and informative. The scouts asked a ton of questions of Officer Buckmier. We saw the shooting range, the incoming call center for emergency/911 calls and interviewed a detective about her job. We learned a lot about how to be safe and what to do in an emergency situation. Thank you for Mrs. Fallacaro and Mrs. Shostak for coming along on the tour.
In seeking to complete this achievement, we discussed how to be safe in our neighborhoods, who the scouts can call on in the event of an emergency and they were fingerprinted.
The Bears are also in charge of emptying the donation boxes for both the coat and toy drives on Monday, December 12th and Wednesday, December 14th. So we as a den checked the boxes and discussed the donation process. We still need a volunteer to collect these items on Wednesday – please consider helping us with these important causes! This is a great opportunity for your scout and his family to participate in a charitable cause together.
We completed the following requirements: Achievements 7a, 7b, 7c, 7d, 7e, 7f, 3f, and
Elective 9a
Please remember to have your scout bring his binder and handbook to each monthly den meeting so we can follow-up on all at-home achievements and have the scouts follow along by filling out the paw prints.
Also, please continue to fill up your gallon-sized baggie with caps for our conservation project. We will be collecting these baggies every 2-3 months at the den meeting. The scouts will add them a box which will be mailed to Aveda for recycling. It’s really a simple recycling project but one that has a big impact which they will see when we collect them all!
The at-home assignment for this month is either Achievement 10. Below are the achievements printed from the handbook. Please have your scout fill out the form on the other side of this letter and bring it to the December den meeting.
Thank you for your help in leading all of our great Scouts.
Ruta Leonard and Heather Sullivan, den leaders
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· FAMILY FUN (Page 90)
Do both requirements.
• Go on a day trip or evening out with members of your family.
• Have a family fun night at home.
Bear achivement
form
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November, 2011
Our November Bear Den meeting was fun and interactive! Thank you to Mrs. Cusanelli for bringing a snack. We also had a Webelos denners, Sean Anderson and Colin Sullivan, helping this month. We appreciate all of your support!
We added photos to our den scrapbook, made posters for the Coat and Toy drives that will take place in December and practiced our skit for the pack meeting. We also discussed the word “respect” – ask your scout what it means!
In addition, we weighed our recycling caps and boxed them up in order to send them in for recycling. Your scout will bring home his empty bag(s) so please continue to collect them at home. We will try to send another box in either January or February of next year.
We completed the following requirements: Achievements 6a, 8c, 8g, Elective 17b
Please remember to have your scout bring his binder and handbook to each monthly den meeting so we can follow-up on all at-home achievements and have the scouts follow along by filling out the paw prints.
Also, please continue to fill up your gallon-sized baggie with caps for our conservation project. We will be collecting these baggies every 2-3 months at the den meeting. The scouts will add them a box which will be mailed to Aveda for recycling. It’s really a simple recycling project but one that has a big impact which they will see when we collect them all!
The at-home assignment for this month are either Achievement 1 and/or 2 (choose 1). Below are the achievements printed from the handbook. Please have your scout fill out the form on the other side of this letter and bring it to the December den meeting.
Thank you for your help in leading all of our great Scouts.
Ruta Leonard and Heather Sullivan, den leaders
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· Achievement 1: Ways We Worship
• Achievement 1a: Complete the Character Connection for Faith
§ Know: Name some people in history who have shown great faith. Discuss with an adult how faith has been important at a particular point in his or her life.
§ Commit: Discuss with an adult how having faith and hope will help you in your life, and also discuss some ways that you can strengthen your faith.
§ Practice: Practice your faith as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or religious fellowship.
• Achievement 1b: Make a list of things you can do this week to practice your religion as you are taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list as you complete them.
· Achievement 2: Emblems of Faith:
• Earn the religious emblem of your faith
taught in your home, church, synagogue, mosque, or other religious community. Check them off your list as you complete them.
Emblems of Faith
Signature of Scout: _________________________________ Date: ________________
Signature of Adult Partner: ____________________________ Date: _________________
Signature of Den Leader: _____________________________ Date: _________________
Please return this form via your son’s binder to our next den meeting on Monday, December 12, 2011.
Thank you so much for your time in helping your Bear Scout to “do his best”. If you have any questions, please let us know.
October, 2011
Dear Bear Den Cub Scout Parents:
Our October Bear Den meeting centered on electives 2 and 12 in the back of the Bear handbook. These electives need to be completed in order for the scouts to earn The World Conservation Badge!
The scouts identified rocks, shells, plant seeds and leaves in addition to learning about a barometer and clouds.
We completed the following requirements: Electives 2d, 2e, 12c, 12e, 12f, and 12g
Please remember to have your scout bring his binder and handbook to each monthly den meeting so we can follow-up on all at-home achievements and have the scouts follow along by filling out the paw prints.
Also, please continue to fill up your gallon-sized baggie with caps for our conservation project. We will be collecting these baggies every 2-3 months at the den meeting. The scouts will add them a box which will be mailed to Aveda for recycling. It’ssimple recycling project but one that has a big impact which they will see when we collect them all!
The at-home assignments for this month are Electives #2a and #2f. Below are the electives printed from the handbook. Please have your scout fill out the form for 2 weeks and bring to the November den meeting.
FORM
Thank you for your help in leading all of our great Scouts.
Ruta Leonard and Heather Sullivan, den leaders
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2. WEATHER
Learn how to read an outdoor thermometer. Put one outdoors and read it at the same time every day for two weeks. Keep a record of each day's temperature and a description of the weather each day (fair skies, rain, fog, snow, etc.).
Watch the weather forecast on TV every day for two weeks. Describe three different symbols used on weather maps. Keep a record of how many times the weather forecast is correct.
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September, 2011
Dear Bear Den Cub Scout Parents:
Our September Bear Den meeting was educational and interesting! The scouts met at the Fairfield Museum and Historical Center to learn about our town’s history. We enjoyed a talk and walk around the town seeing home of the historic buildings and learning about our past.
Thank you to Walt at the Fairfield Museum for this wonderful “Colonial Life Walking Tour”.
We completed the following requirements: Achievement 3c, 3d, and 8e
In addition, the scouts who were not at the August meeting received a binder with a binder pouch to hold the handbook. We’d like this binder and handbook to accompany the scout to each monthly den meeting so we can follow-up on all at-home achievements and have the scouts follow along by filling out the paw prints.
For the 2011-2012 year, the Bear den will be working on the “Cub Scout World Conservation Award”. Information can be found online or in the handbook on page 282. Each scout was sent home with an information sheet as well as a gallon-sized baggie for our conservation project. We will be collecting plastic caps from bottles that cannot be currently recycled through our local recycling program. This cap recycle program is being run by the Aveda Corporation. More Information can be found on their website:
http://www.aveda.com/aboutaveda/caps.tmpl
The at-home achievement for this month is #3a and #3j. We’d like the scouts to bring their answers to this achievement to the October den meeting so we can hear what makes “America” special to them. Please see below for requirements needed to complete this achievement as well as a worksheet with this letter. Both have been added to the binder. Please fill out the worksheet and place in the binder for discussion at our October den meeting.
Thank you for your help in leading all of our great Scouts.
Ruta Leonard and Heather Sullivan, den leaders
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Bear “At Home” Achievements: Here are the achievements from the boys’ handbook that must be completed by the parent or guardian, at home, where the parent or guardian is “Akela,” a leader. After completion, the parent or guardian will sign off in the handbook.
3. WHAT MAKES AMERICA SPECIAL? (Page 34).
- Write what makes America special to you.
J. Complete the Character Connection for Citizenship.
- Know. Tell ways some people in the past have served our country. Tell about some people who serve our country today. (Don't forget about "ordinary" people who serve our country.)
- Commit. Tell something that might happen to you and your family if other people were not responsible citizens. Tell one thing you will do to be a good citizen.
- Practice. Tell three things you did in one week that show you are a good citizen.
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August 26 2011
Dear Bear Den Cub Scout Parents:
Our August Bear Den meeting was fun. Thank you to the 5 scouts who attended – you completed a whole achievement today. The scouts prepared a dessert, cooked food on an outdoor grill, made trail mix and discussed junk food and the importance of eating healthy.
Thank you to Jonathan and Mrs. Fallacaro for hosting the meeting and preparing all of the yummy food; it was great!
We completed the following requirements: Achievement 9d, 9e, 9f, 9g
In addition, the scouts received a binder with a binder pouch to hold the handbook. We’d like this binder and handbook to accompany the scout to each monthly den meeting so we can follow-up on all at-home achievements and have the scouts follow along by filling out the paw prints.
For the 2011-2012 year, the Bear den will be working on the “Cub Scout World Conservation Award”. Information can be found online or in the handbook on page 282. Each scout was sent home with an information sheet as well as a gallon-sized baggie for our conservation project. We will be collecting plastic caps from bottles that cannot be currently recycled through our local recycling program. This cap recycle program is being run by the Aveda Corporation. More Information can be found on their website:
http://www.aveda.com/aboutaveda/caps.tmpl
For those of you, who were not at the meeting, please see the attached worksheet that needs to be completed by you and your scout, signed by you and returned to us. It can be added to your scout’s binder.
worksheet 1 worksheet 2
The at-home achievement for this month is #12 (some of these may have been accomplished over the summer). Please see below for requirements needed to complete this achievement with your scout. There is also a worksheet that needs to be completed and returned to us upon completion. Please return it to us at our September den meeting on September 12, 2011 – it can be added to your scout’s binder.
Thank you for your help in leading all of our great Scouts.
Ruta Leonard and Heather Sullivan, den leaders
P.S. Don't forget to resgister your scout by the deadline of August 31st!
Bear “At Home” Achievements: Here are the achievements from the boys’ handbook that must be completed by the parent or guardian, at home, where the parent or guardian is “Akela,” a leader. After completion, the parent or guardian will sign off in the handbook.
12. Family Outdoor Adventure (Bear Handbook - Page 106)
Do three requirements.
a. Go camping with your family.
b. Go on a hike with your family.
c. Have a picnic with your family.
d. Attend an outdoor event with your family.
e. Plan your outdoor family day.
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July 2011
Our next den meeting is coming soon! Here are the details:
When: Wednesday, August 24th
Time: 2-3:30 pm
Location: Jonathan Fallacaro's house
860 Jennings Road
Attire: Class B yellow t-shirts and Bear ball caps
What to bring: Bear handbook
We will be working on achievement #9, "What's Cooking?" as well as reviewing the Bobcat requirements with each scout individiually. Please ensure your son has completed the June "at-home" achievements: Bobcat requirements (#'s 1-7) and #8 "How to Protect your child from Child Abuse: A Parent's Guide". If you have not let us know that these achievements are completed, please contact us as soon as possible.
Also, please plan on staying an extra 5-10 mins at pick-up time. We would like to hold a parent meeting to discuss the den conservation project, parent volunteers for the den meetings, new requirements for beltloop and pin awards, etc.
If you cannot attend, let us know so we can plan accordingly.
"Leave No Trace Award": The pack has been working on earning this award since this past April. Note that 3 30-minute hikes are needed to complete the requirements for this award; 2 of these hikes must be completed with the pack. Don't forget that there is another pack hiking opportunity on Friday, July 29th at 6:00pm in Weston. Check the pack website for details. All scouts are welcome to attend any, and all, hikes - even if you have completed your required 3 for this award. This is what makes scouting so great!
The following scouts have completed 3 hikes (Earthplace, Birdcraft and Hammonassett):
Bambus, Dennett, Nichols, Sullivan.
The following scouts have completed 2 hikes:
Bogatikov, Fallacaro, Haughton, Leonard, Mocarski, Shostak
Monday, June 13, 2011
Dear Bear Den Cub Scout Parents:
Today we completed the following achievements from your son’s Bear Handbook:
Achievement 15b, 15c - "Games, Games, Games!"
Achievement 16a, 16b, 16c - "Building Muscles"
The scouts who brought their handbook, filled out their pawprints in the back of their books to show we completed these 2 achievements. The den leaders also signed the appropriate sections in the handbook. If your scout did not bring their handbook, please have them fill out these pawprints and check off both #'s 15 and 16 as completed. We will do this at every den meeting so please ensure your scout brings their handbook every month!
Our special parent helper, Jen Dennett, assisted today and brought a healthy snack. Webelos scouts who assisted were Jackson Shostak and Colin Sullivan. Thanks for helping us have a great den meeting!
As a reminder, there are a number of achievements from your son’s handbook that must be completed by you at home, and you—as “Akela,” a leader—should review those with your son, and sign off in the handbook when it is complete. Some of these (like requirements related to faith) are clearly family matters, many of these are part of what you will doing anyway as you raise your son, and others you will be glad to have (like doing chores around the house)!
Over the summer, we would like you and your scout to complete the following Bear “At Home” Achievements:
Bobcat 1-7: Review all with your scout. He will be expected to know each of these at our next den meeting. We will be meet with each scout individually to ensure that all familiar with these requirements.
Bobcat 8: Complete the exercises in the parent’s guide, How to Protect Your Children From Child Abuse: A Parent’s Guide.
For planning purposes, our next den meeting will be on August 24, 2011. Details will follow closer to the date. We will also be setting a calendar for the 2011-2012 year and will be looking for parent assistance at each den meeting. A sign-up e-mail will accompany the calendar. In addition, all scouts need to wear their yellow class B shirt to the den meetings, bring their handbook and any at-home achievements if applicable.
Thank you for your help in leading all of our great Scouts. Have a great summer!!