“Explore career possibilities of the 21st century this month. Host a pack career fair, inviting several adults to share what they do for a living and how these career opportunities might change as you grow up and technology advances. Discover how having a positive attitude is essential in reaching career goals.
Den meeting plans could include field trips to learn about different occupations of interest to the boys and playing games centered on different jobs.
This would be a good month to work on any of the Cub Scout Academics and Sports belt loops and pins - let the boys vote on the one that fits best with what they want to be when they grow up.
For those future astronauts this month is a perfect time for a space derby!” [bold added]
From the official Scouting.org Program
Before television became dominant, kids tended to aspire to the careers they were exposed to in real life. But today, children develop a picture of the adult work world from what they see on television.
As the Center for Media Literacy points out in the article “When I Grow Up: Children and the Work-World of Television,” tv programming is designed to be entertainment, not a realistic look at working adults. On television, characters tend to be doctors, lawyers, or detectives, and they spend most of their work time talking and socializing with each other. When they are doing actual work, it tends to be glamorous things like arguing multi-million-dollar jury lawsuits or doing life-saving surgery.
You usually do not see the mundane aspects of most careers portrayed. How many tv lawyers do you see filling out time sheets or summarizing deposition transcripts?
And most jobs are never even shown on television. When did you last see a show about civil engineers, actuaries, school teachers, or electricians?
As adults, we can help children have a more accurate picture of the adult world of work by pointing out television’s distorted image of working adults and by highlighting the many attractive job opportunities not portrayed in prime time.
March Roundtable Notes from the Buckeye Council
Simon Kenton Council’s Buckeye District roundtable packet for March 2009 (When I Grow Up) has been posted on the SKC website.
The Buckeye District puts together a great roundtable packet each month. It has games, cooking ideas, crafts, songs, skits, ceremonies, and more. Thanks Buckeye’s!
Link (pdf)
The February 2009 Cubcast from BSA National is available (free). It has ideas for den meetings and more utilizing the March “When I Grow Up” theme.
The program also has a number of tips on leading kids in singing songs.
March 2009 Baloo
The February 2009 Baloo’s Bugle (by Commissioner Dave) is available for free download. Baloo’s Bugle is a monthly unofficial publication with games, activities, ceremonies, puzzles, crafts, and other ideas for den and pack meetings. This one covers the March “When I Grow Up” theme.
And there is also stuff about making sure that den and pack events provide a safe haven and about spring recruiting.
Click here (link) to download it in pdf format or here (link) to download it in Word format.
I’ll be working with any interested cub scouts on earning their Wild Life Conservation belt loops and/or pins during the month of March. Anyone interested in participating, see or call Shelly for help.
Requirements for the Wildlife Conservation Belt Loop
- Explain what natural resources are and why it’s important to protect and conserve them.
- Make a poster that shows and explains the food chain. Describe to your den what happens if the food chain becomes broken or damaged.
- Learn about an endangered species. Make a report to your den that includes a picture, how the species came to be endangered, and what is being done to save it.
Requirements for the Wildlife Conservation Pin
Earn the Wildlife Conservation belt loop, and complete five of the following requirements:
- Visit a wildlife sanctuary, nature center, or fish hatchery.
- Collect and read five newspaper or magazine articles that discuss conservation of wildlife and report to your family or den what you learn.
- Learn about five animals that use camouflage to protect themselves.
- Make a birdbath and keep a record for one week of the different birds that visit it.
- Make a collage of animals that are in the same class: fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, or mammals.
- Make a plaster cast of an animal track. Show it to your den.
- Visit with a person who works in wildlife conservation, such as a park ranger, biologist, range manager, geologist, horticulturist, zookeeper, fishery technician, or conservation officer.
- Visit a state park or national park.
- Participate in an environmental service project that helps maintain habitat for wildlife, such as cleaning up an area or planting trees.
Wildlife Conservation Worksheet
ANY WEBELO SCOUT PLANNING TO ATTEND NEEDS TO CONTACT SHELLY THIS WEEK. Overnight camping is not required, but highly encouraged.
Webelos Woods is an adventure designed to introduce Webelos Scouts and their parents to the exciting Scouting adventures ahead and help make the transition into Boy Scouting exciting. The weekend is filled with fun activities, intriguing demonstrations, and plenty of outdoor excitement.
Scouts will learn about the traditions and adventures of Longhorn Council summer camps and meet many of the summer camp staff. The event is hosted by the leaders of Troop 520 and experienced Scouters from around the Longhorn Council.
Scouts and their parents are invited to participate as individuals or with their den. The cost of the event is $20 per person which includes a colorful event patch, program supplies, insurance, and dinner on Saturday evening. Dens and individuals must provide their own tents and meals for Saturday lunch and Sunday breakfast. Any Webelos scout and adult from any pack may attend either or all weekends.
Check-in begins at 7am on Saturday with activities beginning with an opening ceremony at 9am. Webelos Woods wraps up Sunday after Chapel Services at 10:30 am. Registration by dens is encouraged; however, individual registrations will be accepted.
Cole Hall took home the big prize this Saturday winning the 2009 Pinewood Derby. Devon Head came in a close second bringing home the 2nd Place trophy, and Colton Prestridge (a track record breaker) came in third.
Everyone had a great time and enjoyed the new track. No crashes this year either!
The annual Blue and Gold banquet will be held at the FBC Perrin on February 21. Join us for the father/son cake auction, awards cermony, a wonderful dinner…and…THE PINEWOOD DERBY! Bring parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Everyone is invited to participate in the fun.
Join us at Pack 599’s chartered organization, The First Baptist Church of Perrin this Sunday, February 8 beginning at 10:30 am for Scout Sunday, celebrating reverence to God in Scouting.
The Boy Scouts of America designates the Sunday that falls before February 8 (Scouting Anniversary Day) as Scout Sunday, which is the primary date to recognize the contributions of young people and adults to Scouting. However, each chartered organization can use either of two other options to celebrate this special day.
An organization can adopt a specific Sunday to celebrate. In the instance of the United Methodist Church, Scout Sunday is celebrated on the second Sunday in February. It also is permissible for a local church to celebrate on the Sunday most acceptable to the pastor and congregation.
Scouting for Food is Scouting’s community stewardship project aimed at addressing the problem of hunger in the community in which we live and work.
Scouting for Food is a food collection effort carried out by Boy Scouts, Venturers, and Cub Scouts from your community. Food drives can be organized at the district level or by each individual unit as needed. Scouts distribute food drive donation requests (flyers, notes, and/or bags) throughout a designated area and then return to collect plastic grocery bags filled with donated food. The bags are collected and carried to local food pantries, churches, shelters for the homeless, and other local agencies that feed the needy.
Scouting for Food is a project rooted in the very foundation of the Scouting movement. Through initiative and hard work, the Boy Scouts have developed a framework that can help local food pantries feed tens of thousands of needy local residents with emergency aid. It is up to the people of your community to make Scouting for Food a success.
The Scouting for Food Campaign will continue to bring Scout units closer to their Chartered Organizations and communities by focusing their food campaign efforts on a pantry in their immediate area, possibly associated with their own Chartered Organization. The campaign is flexible and units may schedule their campaign at a time convenient for their members and based on the needs of their local pantry.
