Dear Parents/Guardians, January
15, 2014
Welcome
back! I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday and enjoyed the snow we had last
week! As a reminder, if the busses are cancelled, so are Cubs.
Fundraising
Our
Little Caesar’s Pizza Kit fundraiser is still on-going. Order forms need to be
turned in by tonight
(Wednesday) or tomorrow night, at the latest. Pizza Kits will be
available for pick-up on Wednesday, January 29.
Thank you to all the Cubs who came out to help with the movies at the
Norgan Theatre over break. Our next
movie day will be February 17. More
details will follow.
ScoutsTracker
Palmerston
Cubs will be using a new program called ScoutsTracker to track badge work and
other program requirements. It is
internet based and has capabilities for parents/guardians/cubs to access their
own record and see what badges they have completed and what they need to do to
complete badges that they are almost done.
It also allows badge to be marked as “ready to test” so that the leaders
know when a Cub has completed a badge requirement. Each Cub will have an individual sign-in
(e-mail address) and password. I am
still in the process of entering past information in to the program, but you
should (hopefully) get an e-mail from me/ScoutsTracker in the next couple of
weeks inviting you to create your personalized log-in.
It
has many other exciting features as well, such as being able to register for
camps and outings online and more! The program is very user-friendly, however
if there is enough interest I can do an orientation to the program. Let me know
if you are interested. If you’d like to
read more about the program before you get access to your Cub’s file, check
out: http://scoutstracker.ca/main/
Other Business
As
you know, Akela had her baby just before Christmas. Samuel will be attending meetings with Akela
for the foreseeable future as he is too young to leave with someone else.
Samuel is breastfed and if he is hungry at a meeting, he will be fed discretely
at the meeting. Akela will go to the
kitchen and feed him there (once he is big enough and we are coordinated enough
for him to feed discretely in a carrier, he may be fed in a carrier while Akela
continues with the meeting – we aren’t there yet though). The other leaders
will continue to run the meeting. The Cubs have been told that when Samuel and
Akela go into the kitchen it is because Samuel is being fed. If you have any questions or concerns about
this, please speak to Akela.
Upcoming Events
January 22 – regular meeting
January 29 – OUTDOOR meeting, weather permitting
February 5 – regular meeting
February 17 – Movie at the Norgan, details to follow
February 18 – Baden-Powell banquet (potluck), details to
follow
February 23 – Baden-Powell Sunday, details to follow
