Cuboree 2010 Newsletter #1

Cuboree 2010 – I Wish . . .
Cuboree 6 will be held at Gilwell Park, Gembrook. The dates are 27th September to 1st October 2010. The theme of this Camp is “I wish……..”.

To be eligible to attend this great event, you must be a) a registered Cub Scout and b) born on or after 2nd October 1999. The online application will open February 2010 and close 30th June 2010 via http://www.cuboree.com.au/registration.

More information available from the Cuboree 2010 Newsletter #1 [PDF]

2010 Term 1 program

Our 2009 Term 1 program will soon be available in a downloadable format. Below is a quick look at the plans for the term; to help you start filling in your diaries…

• February 11th – HALL – Welcome Back!
  Welcome back to Cubs for 2010!

• February 18th – HALL – What do you know about BP?
  A Trivia night spectacular. Does your six have the knowledge?

• February 24th (Wed) – OUT- Family BBQ
  This is for the Joeys, Cubs and their families.
  Sausages, bread & cordial provided”

• March 4th – HALL – Cool Runnings
  The Gellibrand Winter Olympics Baloo/Rikki

• March 7th (Sun) – OUT - Clean up Australia Day
  10am – 12 location to be notified

• March 11th – HALL – Scouts and the Jamboree
  Scouts talk to Cubs about the Jamboree experience

• March 13-14th (Sat-Sun) – OUT – “Gold Camp”
  With Rossana Cubs – Cubs in their last year (Gold Boomerang/Grey Wolf)

• March 18th – OUT – Swimming @ Aquareena
  Make a splash!

• March 25th – OUT – Treasure Hunt @ Eltham Lower Park
  First we hunt for tresure, then we make our own treasure maps!

*** END OF TERM 1 ***

This Week 2010-FEB-11 Welcome back to Cubs for 2010! (HALL)

Our first night for 2010 is Thursday 11th Feb (the second week that school is back).

** NEWSFLASH **
Raksha has been kidnapped! Gellibrand have received a coded message that the Leader's have been unable to read ... Cubs your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to solve the mystery and rescue Raksha.
This message will self destruct in 5 seconds! (or maybe not)

 

Merry Christmas and see you in 2010!

That’s all folks. We are on holidays until 2010. Our first night for 2010 will be Thursday 11^th Feb (the second week that school is back).

If you’re going to the Jamboree over the break as a leader, or as a Cub visiting on Future Scout Day have a great time.

(Image by Greg Nash to “Be Scout Be Proud”)

This Week 2009-DEC-10 End of year BBQ (HALL)

Gellibrand Cub Pack
Last night of Cubs for 2009

WHEN: 10th December 2009

TIME: 6:30pm – Note the earlier start time, do not think that you have to be there then, come when you can, go when you have to. (We are already in the silly season so we are trying to making your timing a little easier *chuckle*)

WHAT: We will be having the usual end of year BBQ, all the family are invited to a casual evening to chat over the activities that we have participated in during this year and to have a quick peak at the plans for next year. Next year will be a Cuboree year so a lot of activities will be based around getting all of you Cubs ready for the Cuboree experience!
(Akela will also be presenting some badges.)

FOOD!: We will be providing sausages, bread and cordial for the Cubs and siblings (Please RSVP to RAMA by Wednesday so he knows who will be coming).
There will be plenty of space on the BBQ if you wish to bring some other meat, or vegetable patties, or witchetty grubs or … I’ve been told to stop there … or custard!!

NOTICE: Cancellation of Christmas Tree Sales

Hi All

I have just been advised that there will be no selling of Christmas Trees this year as there has been a supply problem.

Cheers
Akela

Image credit: smudie [Flickr]

This Week 2009-DEC-03 “FLIGHT” Rockets! (HALL)

This week we are building rockets. If you haven’t already brought along a soft drink (carbonated drink) bottle, bring one along this week.

Scouts in Space
Of the 294 men and women selected to be astronauts since 1959 to 2005, more than 180 have been Scouts.

Baden-Powell wrote in the first volume of his autobiography about those “clear frosty nights under the dark, overhead vault with its stars big and brilliant, twinkling humorously and watching you”. He could not have imagined that just 35 years later we would be up amongst them, exploring outer space.

Astonishingly, 11 of the 12 men to have walked on the moon were Scouts. Even more remarkably perhaps, two thirds of all the astronauts ever to have gone into space were involved in Scouting. When NASA began its astronaut selection process, they were looking for people who were not only fit and technically proficient, but who had an even temperament and above all, a thirst for adventure. It was no coincidence that the majority of those who were handed “tickets to the moon” were former Scouts. …
– Scouts Australia

DUTY SIX: Brown
LEADER: Akela

LINKS:
[1] Water Rockets [Rikki’s Scouting Resources]

HELP! FIVE MORE PARENTS FOR BLUE LIGHT DISCO

HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP HELP – WE NEED YOU

WE NEED AT LEAST 5 MORE PARENT HELPERS TO HELP SUPERVISE AT THE BLUE LIGHT DISCO, 4TH DECEMBER, DIAMOND CREEK

This is a 1st Eltham group fundraiser and all money raised goes directly to our group. This helps fund purchases for all sections, Joey’s, Cubs, Scouts, Ventures and Rovers. As one of the biggest groups in the state we can not survive solely on fee collection and must do some additional fundraising to support our expenses, if families from all sections do not support the group the group will not be able to support our families by keeping our fees to a minimum.

PLEASE PLEASE HELP!!!!!
Yes we are begging.

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We still desperately need more adult helpers for the Blue light disco on the 4th December, Diamond Creek. There has been a notice up in the hall for about 1 month already and we are still short of helpers.

So far we have 11 helpers confirmed (we need at least 15, would also be good to have a couple of extras in case of last minute cancellations) of this 15, 8 are scout families, 2 are from Thursday night cubs and 1 leader.

Best Regards,
Astrid Taylor
Group Vice President

This Week 2009-NOV-26 Around the World in 80 days (HALL)

… But the incredulous Stuart was not convinced, and when the hand was finished, said eagerly: “You have a strange way, Ralph, of proving that the world has grown smaller. So, because you can go round it in three months–”

“In eighty days,” interrupted Phileas Fogg.

“That is true, gentlemen,” added John Sullivan. “Only eighty days, now that the section between Rothal and Allahabad, on the Great Indian Peninsula Railway, has been opened. Here is the estimate made by the Daily Telegraph:

From London to Suez via Mont Cenis and
Brindisi, by rail and steamboats …………….. 7 days
From Suez to Bombay, by steamer ……………….. 13 “
From Bombay to Calcutta, by rail ………………. 3 “
From Calcutta to Hong Kong, by steamer …………. 13 “
From Hong Kong to Yokohama (Japan), by steamer ….. 6 “
From Yokohama to San Francisco, by steamer ……… 22 “
From San Francisco to New York, by rail …………. 7 “
From New York to London, by steamer and rail …….. 9 “
——
Total …………………………………….. 80 days.”

“Yes, in eighty days!” exclaimed Stuart, who in his excitement made a false deal. “But that doesn’t take into account bad weather, contrary winds, shipwrecks, railway accidents, and so on.”

“All included,” returned Phileas Fogg, continuing to play despite the discussion. … [1]

Level 1 Flight – Draw and label the parts of a hot air balloon and explain how a hot air balloon flies.

DUTY SIX: Grey
LEADER: Akela

[1] Around the World in 80 Days by Jules Verne – Project Gutenberg

This Week 2009-NOV-19 “FLIGHT” Paper Planes (HALL)

Paper planes of many types (Photo by thaths)

As well as paper planes we will also have a look at the following;
* Make and test a model parachute.
* Explain how airplanes are steered in the air and how they take off and land.