Christmas Holidays

We will meet again for scouts on January 7.

Have a Merry Christmas

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A Happy New Year!

Gingerbread Houses Activity 12/17

This will be another E9a.

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A great opportunity for you to be creative!

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Enjoy the Spirit of Christmas!

PLEASE BRING SOMETHING TO SHARE TO HELP DECORATE THE HOUSES!

Extra Special Arrow of Light Ceremony 12/10

This is a pack meeting you don't want to miss. It is an extra special Arrow of Light Ceremony put on by the district. And since this is what all our cub scouts are working on recieving this will be good for them to attend.

We will be meeting at 6:45 in the Gym.

Please come dressed in your uniforms

And bring your best Cub Scout Spirit.

What's Cooking Activity 12/3

The bears will be working on
Achievement 9a (making cookies),
A9d (discussing junk food),
Elective 9a (surprise)
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Homework : Achievement 5e is due (Name one animal that has become extinct in the last 100 years. Tell why animals become extinct. Name one animal that is on the endangered species list.)

Ryan Williams has the snacks for this night.

Thank you so much!

Happy Thanksgiving!

There will be no cub scouts this week. (11/26)

We hope you have a great ThanksGiving!

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We are so thankful for all of your cub scouts!

CHANGE OF PLANS - BOWLING!!!

There was a little bit of confusin on my part and we are not going to be able to go rollerskating. BUT we are going to go bowling instead. Sorry if this causes any problems.

Please meet us at Timesquare at 6pm.
We will have one hour of bowling, so be on time.

Brazos Bend Cub Scout Activity

NO SCOUTS THIS WEDNESDAY 11/12

Our Cubmaster's email:

Folks –

I wanted to send around some more details about the cub scout activity we have planned for Saturday, November 15th at Brazos Bend State Park (here’s a web link to read more about beautiful Brazos Bend: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/findadest/parks/brazos_bend/)

This event has become an annual tradition for us and its always one of the highlights of the year…we run several activity stations where the boys can pass of advancements, we take a nature walk around a 40 acre alligator pond, and we have a great hotdog lunch. Families and siblings are more than welcome to attend and enjoy the park while we work on our cub scout activities.

So here’s the game plan…we’ll meet at the Katy Stake Center at 7:45 am on Saturday, Nov 15th. Please be on time because we will be leaving at 8:00am sharp and we’d hate to leave anyone behind.

From there, we will drive about an hour south – past Sugarland – to the Brazos Bend State Park. The physical address is 21901 FM 762Needville TX 77461 in case you’d like to pull up a map on your GPS or Google maps. Also, the phone number to the park’s headquarters is (979) 553-5102.

We will hold our activities on several picnic tables located next to the 40-acre park (here is a park map showing the location of the 40-acre park: http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/publications/pwdpubs/media/park_maps/pwd_mp_p4504_110l.pdf) …basically, you pass the park headquarters and turn left into the first parking lot you come to.

Our activities at the park will kick-off around 9:00 and will include lunch. We will pack up around 1:00 to drive back to Katy. Please plan on picking up your son at 2:00 at the Katy Stake Center…remember, the scout leaders will have spent a long day herding scouts, so please make every effort to arrive promptly to pick up your son.

OK – here’s what we need from you…

RSVP – Please respond to this email to let me know if your scout plans on attending this event so that we can track an accurate headcount and ensure we have enough drivers. Also, if you and your family plans on attending, please send me those details as well so we can ensure we have enough hotdogs for lunch.

Permission Slip - we need each scout’s parent or guardian to complete and submit the attached Permission Slip. My preference would be for you to bring the completed form with you to this week’s den meetings (I will collect them from the Den Leaders)…but worst case scenario, we will need you to bring the completed form with you when you drop off your scout on the morning of the event. Please be aware that church and scouting rules will prevent any scout from attending this event if we don’t have a completed Permission Slip.

Attire – please dress your son appropriately based on the weather forecast for the day of the event. We would like the scouts to be in uniform…but you might consider sending along a jacket, long-sleeved undershirt, hat, etc. based on the expected temperature. Please ensure your son wears comfortable tennis shoes (or similar) – no flip-flops or sandals. If you would like to apply sun screen or insect repellent, please do so before you drop your son off.

Drivers – we need to enlist some adult drivers to help us shuttle the boys to and from the event. If you are able to help out as a driver, please respond to this email and let me know. I will also need to know now many boys your car can carry…let me rephrase that – I will need to know how many seat belt are available for boys in your vehicle (otherwise we’d just throw everyone in the back of my pickup).

Weather – perhaps most importantly, we need someone to step-up and ensure we have good weather for the event…I’m thinking sunny, clear skies with temperatures around 78 degrees. I’d also settle for 3 inches of snow – but that’s probably too ambitious for Texas in November.

Pursuant to my last point above, we do have a game plan in case of inclement weather. If it looks like there is a high probability of rain, we will hold the event under the pavilion at the Katy Stake Center. We will try to complete all of the same activities, but we will push back the start time to 9:00 and accelerate the end time to 1:00 (since we won’t need time to drive back and forth). I’ll send out an email on Friday, Nov 14th if it looks like the weather won’t cooperate…in the meantime, let’s hope for clear skies.

OK – that’s about it. I’m sure there are some things that I didn’t think of. If you have any questions, just shoot me an email. For the record, we haven’t lost a scout to the alligators yet.

Again – please pay particular attention to the items in blue above…I need your help to ensure this is a completely successful event.


York Richards

Our night with a real Geologist! 11/5

Brother McClain, from Katy 2nd and a geologist for bp, will be visiting with the boys on Wednesday, November 5 and helping them get their Geology Belt Loop & Pin.

If you have a rock collection, you can bring them. A collection of any kind mounted and labeled will complete E22b.

Christian Hubbard has snacks for this night. Thanks so much.

Ride Right A14 Activity for 10/29

The boys will need to BRING THEIR BIKES to this activity. Brother Spendlove, will be there to train the boys well. With the weather cooperating we should have a great evening in the church parking lot.

MacKenzie Allsop has the snacks for this activity. Thanks so much!

10/22 Activity Games Games Games!!!

This week we will be completing A15.
We will be meeting at the pavilion.

This is a change in the original schedule. We are swapping places with the activity that was scheduled for October 29.

AND Zach Moore has Snacks this week.

Thank you!

Music Belt Loop 10/15

This weeks activity would be a great opportunity for you boys to come and share your talents. If any of you have a musical instrument you can play, please come prepared to share it with us this Wednesday Night. Sister Branning has lots prepared for us recieve our music award. We can't wait to see what you have to share with us.

Also, just a reminder Dawson Pope has the snacks for this week.

10/1 Activity

This week we are going to have a round robin night accomplishing A5b Bird Feeder, A6c What happens to your garbage?, A6e Different kinds of energy we use and A6g Cleaning the church grounds.

Grant Townsend has SNACK this week. THANKS!!!

ALSO September's homework is due.
A5a bird poster due by den meeting, Oct 1

Choose a bird or animal that you like and find out how it lives. Make a poster showing what you have learned.

We haven't discussed this during scouts at all, so the boys wouldn't know about it from us. Good Luck!

Service Opportunity - Houston Food Bank

We would like to give the boys a chance to help serve and are asking they each bring some canned goods that will be donated to the Houston Food Bank. We would like to fill a big box full if we can. There is a list below of items they are in need of.



THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK NEEDS OUR HELP!

The Houston Food Bank is working hard to provide relief to families and individuals who were affected by Hurricane Ike. They are supplying food and other necessities to partner agencies and to temporary shelters in and around the Houston area. We are asking ward members to bring non-perishable food items to the church this Sunday. We will have boxes set up at each side of the chapel for you to drop off your donation. Sister Carolyn Gardner has volunteered to take food donations to the warehouse.

Most Needed Food Drive Items

The following list includes the food items most needed by the hunger relief agencies served by the Houston Food Bank. Please choose plastic containers or canned items rather than glass.

Protein:

Canned tuna or chicken, packed in water
Canned stews and pasta with meat (easy on salt and fat)
Peanut butter
Canned fruits in light syrup, natural applesauce
100% juice in cans or boxes (no glass, please)
Canned vegetables, tomatoes, tomato sauce
Soups with meat and/or beans, meal-in-a-can (easy on salt and fat)
Cereals and cereal bars (easy on sugar and fat)
Pasta, spaghetti, macaroni, noodles
Packages of dry beans

For the safety of those we serve, the Houston Food Bank is unable to accept open packages, baby food, homemade food items, perishable foods, or items with expired dates.

To keep up with the growing need for food, they need funds to purchase truckloads of urgently needed, high-demand items. They are also in need of volunteers to process and distribute these items. To donate money on-line, you can go to www.houstonfoodbank.org and click on the "Donate Funds" link in the left-hand menu. They can take your donation on-line. If you are interested in volunteering, click on "Volunteer" in the left-hand menu to sign up on-line. Their warehouse is at 3811 Eastex Freeway (at the corner of 59N and Cavalcade).

Thank you for your compassion in this time of great need.

If you have any questions or want to contact the Houston Food Bank, their contact information is below.

Ashley E. Estes, J.D.

Change of Plans

It has been awhile and I hope everyone survived the Hurricane with little damage if none and I really hope everyone has electricity again. Due to this natural disaster, our special guest for tomorrow night will not be able to be with us as he is working overtime to help those in need.

SOOOO, we are going to work on our Basketball Loop tomorrow along with memorizing the Scout Motto, Scout Promise & Flag Ceremony. The boys will have to be able to pass most of this off before they will be able to participate in basketball.


Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

Explain the rules of basketball to your leader or adult partner.
Spend at least 30 minutes practicing basketball skills.
Participate in a basketball game.

Welcome Back to Scouts!

Hello everyone,

This is just a reminder or an invitation to our activity this week. We will be getting to know each other again and getting to know scouts again. We have lots of fun activities planned and yummy food.

But most importantly, Please bring a suitcase, backpack, gym bag or whatever filled with no more than 10 items that tell us something about you.
ALSO, bring your books if you have one.

We look forward to seeing you on Wednesday @ 6:00pm in the YW rooms next to the kitchen.