Advancement: Heritage

Every family has a story to two to tell, this learning opportunity could be used toward your Heritage belt loop or pin.

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

1. Talk with members of your family about your family heritage: its history, traditions, and culture.
2. Make a poster that shows the origins of your ancestors. Share it with your den or other group.
3. Draw a family tree showing members of your family for three generations.

Academics Pin
Earn the Heritages belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Participate in a pack heritage celebration in which Cub Scouts give presentations about their family heritage.
2. Attend a family reunion.
3. Correspond with a pen pal from another country. Find out how his or her heritage is different from yours.
4. Learn 20 words in a language other than your native language.
5. Interview a grandparent or other family elder about what it was like when he or she was growing up.
6. Work with a parent or adult partner to organize family photographs in a photo album.
7. Visit a genealogy library and talk with the librarian about how to trace family records.
8. Variation: Access a genealogy Web site and learn how to use it to find out information about ancestors.
9. Make an article of clothing, a toy, or a tool that your ancestors used. Show it to your den.
10. Help your parent or adult partner prepare one of your family's traditional food dishes.
11. Learn about the origin of your first, middle, or last name.

Advancements do not need to be completed as part of den or pack activities, we as parents can sign off on the activites and let the den or pack leadership know. E-mail us at pack61easthartford@gmail.com with questions or to record your son's advancement.

Achievement: World Conservation Award

The World Conservation Award provides an opportunity for individual Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts, Varsity Scouts, and Venturers to "think globally" and "act locally" to preserve and improve our environment. This program is designed to make youth members aware that all nations are closely related through natural resources and that we are interdependent with our world environment.

The Cub Scout version of the World Conservation Award can be earned by Wolf or Bear Cub Scouts, and by Webelos Scouts.

As a Wolf Cub Scout, you can earn the Cub Scout World Conservation Award by doing the following:

1. Complete achievement #7 - Your Living World
2. Complete all Arrow Points in 2 of the following 3 Electives:
   #13 - Birds
   #15 - Grow Something
   #19 - Fishing
3. Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above

As a Bear Cub Scout, you can earn the Cub Scout World Conservation Award by doing the following:

1. Complete achievement #5 - SHARING YOUR WORLD WITH WILDLIFE
2. Complete all requirements in 2 of the following 3 electives:
   #2 - Weather
   #12 - Nature Crafts
   #15 - Water and Soil Conservation
3. Participate in a den or pack conservation project in addition to the above

As a Webelos Scout, you can earn the Cub Scout World Conservation Award by doing the following:

1. Earn the Forester activity badge.
2. Earn the Naturalist activity badge.
3. Earn the Outdoorsman activity badge.
4. Participate in a den or pack conservation project.

Advancements do not need to be completed as part of den or pack activities, we as parents can sign off on the activites and let the den or pack leadership know. E-mail us at pack61easthartford@gmail.com with questions or to record your son's advancement.

Advancement: Art

Also this month our scouts showed their creative sides and earned their artist belt loops and pins.

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

1. Make a list of common materials used to create visual art compositions.
2. Demonstrate how six of the following elements of design are used in a drawing: lines, circles, dots, shapes, colors, patterns, textures, space, balance, or perspective.
3. Identify the three primary colors and the three secondary colors that can be made by mixing them. Show how this is done using paints or markers. Use the primary and secondary colors to create a painting

Academics Pin
Earn the Art belt loop, and complete six of the following requirements:

1. Visit an art museum, gallery, or exhibit. Discuss with an adult the art you saw.
2. Create two self-portraits using two different art techniques, such as drawing, painting, printmaking, sculpture, or computer illustration.
3. Demonstrate how to make paper. Make a sample at least 4 inches by 4 inches.
4. Make a simple silkscreen or stencil. Print a card or T-shirt.
5. Create a freestanding sculpture or mobile using wood, metal, soap, papier-m�ch�, or found objects.
6. Create an object using clay that can be fired, baked in the oven, or hardened in water.
7. Photograph four subjects in one theme, such as landscapes, people, animals, sports, or buildings.
8. Make a collage using several different materials.
9. Use your artistic skills to create a postage stamp, book cover, or music CD cover.
10. Use a computer illustration or painting program to create a work of art.
11. Display your artwork in a pack, school, or community art show.

Webelos Scouts that earn the Art Belt Loop while a Webelos Scout also satisfy requirement 11 for the Artist Activity Badge.

Advancements do not need to be completed as part of den or pack activities, we as parents can sign off on the activites and let the den or pack leadership know. E-mail us at pack61easthartford@gmail.com with questions or to record your son's advancement.

Advancement: Chess

This month we awarded 7 Chess belt loops, this is a Academics award.

Belt Loop
Complete these three requirements:

1. Identify the chess pieces and set up a chess board for play.
2. Demonstrate the moves of each chess piece to your den leader or adult partner.
3. Play a game of chess.

Academics Pin
Earn the Chess belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:

1. Demonstrate basic opening principles (such as development of pieces, control center, castle, don't bring queen out too early, don't move same piece twice).
2. Visit a chess tournament and tell your den about it.
3. Participate in a pack, school, or community chess tournament.
4. Solve a pre-specified chess problem (e.g., "White to move and mate in three") given to you by your adult partner.
5. Play five games of chess.
6. Play 10 chess games via computer or on the Internet.
7. Read about a famous chess player.
8. Describe U.S. Chess Federation ratings for chess players.
9. Learn to write chess notation and record a game with another Scout.
10. Present a report about the history of chess to your den or family.

Advancements do not need to be completed as part of den or pack activities, we as parents can sign off on the activites and let the den or pack leadership know. E-mail us at pack61easthartford@gmail.com with questions or to record your son's advancement.

Pictures from tonight's Blue & Gold Banquet

The chairs are put away for the night, the room swept, the decorations put away. I hope everyone enjoyed our celibration of the birth of scouting. Below are a few pictures we took tonight.

Note to all parents, if you take pictures and would like to add them to our online album, let us know, we'd love to have them.

District Awards

Every year members of the community who work with the scouting program are recognized for their efforts, the 1hr a week that turns into 8 trying to bring the best experience for our young scouts. If there is someone you feels stands out, please nominate with the below forms.

Download Nomination Forms for District Awards
2009 Hockanum River DISTRICT AWARD OF MERIT (.doc)
2009 Hockanum River DISTRICT OUTSTANDING SCOUTER Award (.doc)
2009 Hockanum River DISTRICT HOCKANUM HERO Award (.doc)

Nomination forms are due by February 20, 2009.

If you have any questions please send us an e-mail pack61easthartford@gmail.com.

Blue & Gold Banquet

On Feburary 21st we will celibrate the birthday of scouting with the Blue & Gold Banquet. The pack meeting will start at 5pm and dinner will be served around 6pm. Scouts and immediate families are free, additional tickets will be on sale for Adults - $8, Children under 12 - $4.

Blue and gold are the Cub Scout colors. They have special meaning, which the boys and leaders should understand, and will help them see beyond the fun of Cub Scouting to its ultimate goals.

• Blue stands for truth and spirituality, steadfast loyalty, the sky above.
• Gold stands for warm sunlight, good cheer, and happiness.

Pinewood Derby 2009

On January 24th we held our annual Pinewood Derby and we wanted to share with you a few of the sights and sounds of the event.

Our Tiger scouts were excited and drew these pictures.




The cars on display as we setup for the event



Youtube videos: http://www.youtube.com/Pack61EastHartford

If you have some pictures youd like to add to our gallery just e-mail us at pack61easthartford@gmail.com

Congrats to all participants.

TIGER MEETINGS

Just a reminder that there is a Tiger Meeting tonight at the church at 7 pm. We will be doing a flag ceremony so please come in uniform! There is also another Tiger den meeting on Feb. 13 at the church same time. Thanks and I will see you all tonight.