Fire House Tour & Scrapbook Reminder!!!

Long Time no Speak!! I apologize for the length of time between posts. I have had technical difficulties for some time now due to the fact that our home computer is on the verge of crashing! Anyway, just a reminder about the tour of the Fire Station. We will be meeting at the Morton Lane Fire Station for our 1:00 Tour. That is the Fire Station behind the school. It should be a really good time and it is one of the requirements for the boys Tiger badge. Also, make sure that you have completed all of the at home requirements as well.

On another note, about the Scrapbooks. There is some confusion about this. This Tuesday we are going to be making scrapbook pages. An option for these pages is to purchase a scrapbook to hold them that will make for a really nice keepsake. This is Only if you want to, it is not a requirement. I purchased a Scout scrapbook at Michaels for Maveric and used the 40% off coupon to get it, which made the total under $20.00. Hobby Lobby also has this scrapbook. Another option is to get a plain blue or black scrapbook. I saw these at Big Lots for $8.00. With 5 kids and one income, I understand that money can be tight, so please do not feel like you have to go out and spend a bunch of money on this. All of the pictures, pages and decorations will be provided at the meet Tuesday, with the exception of one or two family pictures that we would like for each boy to bring. I hope that helps to clear up any questions and confusion and I apologize for it not being clearer and please call or email if you still have questions.

Thank you so much for your participation in Scouts! We could not do this without you.
Christi

Next Tuesday's Christmas Potluck Pack Meeting

Next Tuesday will be our Christmas Potluck Dinner. Here is the list of items that we would like for you to bring...
Landon
vegetable, gallon of tea
Trevor
jello salad, 2 liter drink
Jacquez
dessert, 2 liter drink
Ethan C
meat
Clark
meatballs, cheese dip w/ chips
Zane
vegetable, gallon of tea
Bryce
vegetable tray, 2 liter drink
Daniel
mac n' cheese, 2 liter drink
Austin L
dessert, 2 liter drink
Maddux
vegetable, gallon of tea
Austin M
cole slaw, 2 liter drink
Ethan R
dessert, 2 liter drink
Maveric
meat, pigs in blankets
Victor
vegetable, 2 liter drink
Xavier
3 bags of chips, drink
Logan
meat
Tyler
meat
Also, if you would like for your son to participate in a gift exchange, please bring a wrapped gift in the $5-$10 range. Hope you all can make it:)

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Correction To Our Schedule of Events!!

We have a couple of changes to our proposed schedule of events:
Tonight we will be making our Den Flag, making a snack, and playing games. We should have discussed the scrapbooks last week with all of the parents and didn't so we do not have the scrapbooks yet. Also, we have a Den Meeting listed for December 16th. This is actually going to be a Pack Meeting in which we will be having a Potluck Dinner. More info on that to come. I hope that you all will be able to make the meeting tonight at 6:30. See you in a bit!!!

Food and Football

Tonight at our Den Meeting we learned all about the Food Pyramid. We discussed all of the food groups and then each Tiger made their own food pyramid. We also did a quiz on paper to test their knowledge and played a game where food was pulled out of a paper bag and they had to name which food group it belonged in. Thanks again to Allison for taking half of the Tigers and leading them in these activities. Then Coach Pigg taught the Tigers all about Football! A special thanks to him for sharing his knowledge of football with all of us. Here are some pictures that Zane's dad got...

See ya'll at the MTSU Football Game!!!

Tiger Take Home for Tuesday Nov. 18th

Tiger Take Home
Complete pages 52-56, Family Activity 3F. These are very important safety plans for you and your Tiger. We are not going to count fire drills at school as completion of this requirement. It needs to be a plan for what your Tiger should do if there is ever a fire in your home. Below are some tips from the Fire Departments website. Then you will also discuss with your Tiger what to do if they ever become lost.

Practicing Home Escape Plans
-Every family needs a home fire escape plan. When you make your plan, try to identify two ways out of each room (one way out might be the window, the other could be the door).

-Make sure that doors and other exits out of your home are clear of toys, furniture, and other clutter.

-If someone in your home needs help getting around (an infant, or a grandparent), make sure that another member of the family has been assigned to help them in the event of a fire.

-Choose a safe place to meet outside after you've left your home.

-Make sure that everyone in your home knows the fire department's emergency number and understands to get out first and then call for help.

-Most important of all: practice your home escape plan twice a year. You never know when you'll have to use it!

Pack Meeting and Flag Ceremony

Last night we had a wonderful Pack Meeting. It started off with the Tigers presenting the flags and leading the Pack in the Pledge. Then we kicked off the awards with the presentation of many beads and belt loops for various accomplishments and every boy received their Bobcat Badge!! Tammy also shared with the Pack all that our Den has been busy doing. We are so proud of all of the boys and the hard work they have put in!

We then headed outside where Michael Martin and Phil Pigg lead us through the procedures of a Flag Ceremony. Some of the things the boys learned were how to raise and lower our flag appropriately, how to fold the flag, and what each of those folds stand for, why the flag is flown at half mast and why the flag must be lit by atleast two lights at night. Thanks again Mr. Martin and Mr. Pigg for doing that for our Pack. We really appreciate it!