Good Turn Week - 2013

A very cool program kicked off this week, and A Colony is proud to take part. It's Good Turn Week - please click on this link to visit the Scouts Canada page with full program information.

Your beaver will come home tonight with a bracelet of their own, and instructions on how to use it.

Over the years my two boys have been very proud to participate in this event, and pass along the bracelet.

Next week, instead of 'Caring and Sharing' we'll kick off our meeting with a conversation about these bracelets and some of the cool things that were accomplished.

April 16, 2013

At long last folks, we're back in our Gym tonight ........but it's going to be a regular meeting just yet!

Background: Every week, just after opening we have a quick group conversation with our entire Colony to reinforce 2 core Beaver principals. Caring and Sharing. We ask the group to provide some examples how how they helped care for something, or share something in the time since our last meeting. It's fun to see the lil'guys think hard and realize that helping clear the table, taking out some trash, or sharing some M&M's was a big part of their week.

A common theme in the Caring category for our guys, is taking 'care' of their pets. From guinea pigs, to fish, to cats and dogs .......A Colony's households are pet friendly places. We picked up on that, and thought that it would be cool to bring in some other awesome examples of critters and pets to learn about how they fit into the world too.

On April 16 Tom from Reptiles Rock will be joining us. Our full meeting will be a meet and greet with all of the fantastic snakes, spiders, critters and crawdads that 'share' our planet with us.

We're asking each beaver for a small contribution, to help Tom 'care' for his animals. $5 would be an awesome monetary contribution, or beavers can provide one of the following.

• Romaine lettuce.
• Paper towels.
• Garbage bags. 
• Hand sanitizer. 

We'll see you in the Gym Tuesday night folks, should be a great week.

Also, I'd like to take a quick moment to call out one of our (awesome) parent volunteers. Sarah won't be with us this week, for an amazing reason. She is running in the Boston Marathon (Bib #14853). On behalf of our entire Colony, I'd like everyone to scream GO SARAH GO on Monday morning - this is a massive accomplishment and we're proud of you

** Quick update. Sarah safely finished the marathon, she and her family were safely away from the horrible turn of events that occurred yesterday in Boston. She and her family are en route back to Ottawa.

April 9 - Movie Night!!

Hello Folks, tonight is the second half of our annual 'transportation night' theme, that we do with all local beaver colonies combined.

We're having a 'drive in' movie tonight together with all the other beaver colonies. D Colony is hosting, we will be meeting in the St. Francis Xavier Catholic High School Gym (That's "St FX" for short). This is the high school just on the other side of Spratt and Limebank Roads. Popcorn and drinks will be provided.

What to Bring: Brown and Blue tails made cardboard vehicles last week, and they are encouraged to bring those tonight to sit in and enjoy the show. If our White tails want to raid the black box and bring a box to sit in as well, that is awesome too. If you don't have a box to sit in, just bring a blanket or pillow to sit on to make the gym floor that much more comfortable.

See you at St. FX tonight!!

(Never been to St. FX? When dropping off your beaver just head to the back corner of the parking lot around to the left of the school, by the portables. Go in that door, and take your first left. The gym is down this hall, on the right.)

One last thing, don't forget that the Spring Beaveree is on the 27th, more info here. I need final numbers tonight, to RSVP for the event. Sign up is on the clipboard.

April 2, 2013 - Please read!

We have a special meeting this week Folks ........ A Colony is hosting a White tail craft, and all the other beavers are gathering with C Colony just down the street.

All the White tails (Grade 2's) from A Colony and 2 other local Colonies will be meeting in our gym (St. Jerome) to do a special woodworking craft. If a parent could stay to help the whitetails build their craft that would be a help.

Our Blue and Brown tails (Grade 1 and under's) will be meeting just down Spratt Road at Bernard Grand Maitre, hosted by C Colony. They will be doing a "transportation" craft night. The Beavers need to bring a large cardboard box (One a beaver could sit in) so that they can make it into a Car or Train or Boat. We will have some other supplies there like Toilet paper and paper towel rolls .........raid your black box this week and bring some cool stuff along for the craft.

We'll be splitting up our A Colony leadership team accordingly, so there will be familiar leaders at both locations for all of our A Colony beavers.

To recap:

White tails - Wood Craft.
When: April 2nd, 6:15 - 7:15
Where: St. Jerome

Blue and Brown tails - Transportation Craft.
When: April 2nd, 6:15 - 7:15
Where: Bernard Grand Maitre (Google Map Link)

March 26, 2012

Regular meeting in the Gym tonight folks. We'll be having a very short (i.e. our last 10 mins) investiture ceremony tonight for our new beavers.

See you in the Gym :)

Spring Beaveree - April 27.

The Rideau Area Spring Beaveree
Saturday, April 27, 2013
1:00 PM to 4:15 PM
At the Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Hey Everyone, the plan is in place for the Spring Beaveree. There is a "Letter to Parents" that I have copied below.

We need to confirm our leadership ratio's and attendance numbers for this event by April 14 - I will have a dedicated sign up form on our weekly meeting sign in/out clipboard along with a cash envelope for payment.

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Dear Parents/Guardians,

    Our Colony will be participating in the Rideau Area Spring Beaveree on Saturday, April 27, 2013 from 1:00 PM to 4:15 PM at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.  There is NO rain date, but it will be mostly taking place indoors. If your Beaver wishes to attend, be sure to sign up with your Colony Leaders.  Parents are welcome to participate but we ask that siblings not attend due to space limitations.

    What:        Rideau Area Spring Beaveree 2013

    Theme:    Beavers can Fly!

    Where:     Canada Aviation and Space Museum – 11 Aviation Parkway

613-993-2010

    Date:          Saturday, April 27, 2013

Time:     1:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.  

    Please arrive by 12:45 so we can gather as a group & register!  Pickup time is 4:00 p.m.

   

Dress:    While the majority will be spent indoors, there is one outdoor activity. Please dress for appropriately.

Cost:    The cost for the Beaveree is as follows and should be paid to your group representative in advance on or before April 12, 2013.  We need to know how many are expected in order to purchase the correct amount for craft & snack.  

• Beavers - $5.00 (includes registration, craft, activities, and crest)
• Accompanying Parents - $5.00
• Extra crests are available at a cost of $2.00 each.

Snack:     Will be provided.  

       

IMPORTANT NOTE:  Due to the increasing number of youth with allergies to nut products we ask you to please not bring any nut products in to the Beaveree.  Parents of Youth with dietary allergies and/or concerns are responsible for what their child consumes.  Address your concerns to your Colony Leaders prior to the event.

Spring update

Just a couple of quick things to communicate, to keep everyone on the same page.

May 21 is our last Colony meeting. We will also have an end of year party of sorts that we'll talk more about shortly.

I would also ask that you please make sure that your Beaver does not bring anything extra to our weekly meetings. When one little guy has a favorite hot wheel car, or lego man, or whatever extra something in hand to fiddle with .....it creates a distraction.

We're also noticing the energy level in the room is increasing, might be the time change or shifting seasons. We're going to try to plan more active games to take advantage of that vibe, most of our recent sit down games and crafts have lost focus quickly. Beavers are busy, we'll do more busy too.

This Tuesday, we're also going to have a small investiture ceremony for our 3 new Beavers (John, Noah, and Cameron) and 2 leaders. We'll run through our Law, Promise and Motto as a group as well.

To our White tails, I've reached out to our local Cub pack to see if we can get some more linking activities in the calendar as well.

 ...........are any of you on Facebook? I shared a picture of our beaver buggies night with Scouts Canada, and they shared it too!! Fun to see our little guys efforts recognized.

March 19, 2013

Spring has sprung!! Tonight we'll be celebrating the beginning of spring, in the regular gym at the regular time.

(Note: please hold off on looking outside while reading this. Trust me, it's spring on Wednesday).

Tax receipts will be available tonight as well.


See you tonight.

D.

March Break

No Beavers tonight, enjoy the break.

I'll have your tax receipts prepared this week, sorry for the delay.