Welcome to our little corner of the Web!
If you are moving to the community I hope
this gives you all of the information you need on Cub Scouts here.
We welcome new Cubs as well as seasoned veterans of the BSA and are
always on the prowl for new leaders.
This month we are celebrating Blue and Gold, the annual
celebration of the Birthday of the Scouting movement. We plan to
celebrate in fine style with the theme for the party being Uncle
Sam Needs You, I suspect, white and blue will be prevalent. Blue
and Gold also allows us to recognize those boys who have achieved
their rank awards and also recognize some of our adult leaders.
This year will mark the first time for the Pack that we have had
boys transition to Boy Scouts, although we will be celebrating
their success, we will be sorry to see these boys leave the Pack.
We have a lot of exiting activities coming up in the
next few months, with Pushmobile, campouts and Scout Fair.
Cubmaster
Pack1005 is led by the Cubmaster and pack committee. The pack committee
makes plans for pack meetings and activities and takes care of the "business"
items associated with running the pack program. Specific duties of the Cubmaster
include:
- Attending monthly committee meetings to help plan pack meetings and related
activities
- Leads pack meetings
- Opening and closing of meeting
- Presenting scout advancements
- Planned monthly pack activity
- Maintain control and order
- Announcements
- Podium & flags - store and bring to pack meetings
- Miscellaneous other volunteering and scout activities
Pack Meetings
The Cubmaster is responsible for leading the pack meeting,
which is planned at the pack leaders' meeting abd conducted with the
support of other leaders. Den leadership is responsible fir the den
during the pack meeting. Each den should share in the responsibility
for some aspect of the pack meeting, such as making physical
arrangements, providing greeters, or taking part in the pack program.
The den leadership acts as hosts for den families.
The success of a pack meeting depends on careful planing, the involement of many individuals, meaningful advancement and recognition ceremonies, fun, and a lively pace.
Congratulations
Congratulations to all
of the boy’s on reaching Cub Scouting’s highest award, the Arrow Of Light!
This achievement caps off a
five-year quest in scouting and is something that all of us associated with Pack
1005 are proud of you for!
It takes a great deal of work to complete all of the
requirements along the scouting trail to reach this level. That is why we hold the
Arrow of Light ceremony on a night all by itself, to recognize your
accomplishment.
I want to also say
“Congratulations & Thank You” to all of the Leaders
for planning, organizing and implementing the many den meetings, den
outings and pack events over the past few years!
Thanks for contributing your time, talents and effort to Pack
1005. It is a
pleasure working with you all!
Resources
- Cub Scout Program Helps
- Group Meeting Sparklers
- Cub Scout Ceremonies for Den and Pack
- Cub Scout Leader How - To Book
- Cub Scout Songbook
- Pow Wow books
- Roundtable Packets
Props
- Cubbie
- Hiking Stick
- Sprit Stick
- Giveaways
- Slide of the Month
- "Whatzit" Boxes
- Hats/Caps
- Cheer Box
- Patches
Storytelling
Storytelling is not as hard as you may think. As the Cubmaster, you decide when a story is an appropriate addition. Gather your Cub Scouts and watch their faces shine as you tell a tale. Boys love adventure, so tell an exciting story. Boys love a good laugh, so a long joke will do well. Boys need inspiration, so a story of personal triumph or success encourages boys to perservere. For your success, take time to practice telling the story you have chosen. As you become more familiar with it, emphasize certain key words. Pause to let a phaarse or idea "sink in" and practice varying your speed for high lighting key points. Soon, the Cub Scouts will be asking you to tell a story, and the special bond a story can bring to the group will become stronger and stronger.
