Webelos Artist Badge

Webelos Artist Badge

We will schedule a date in December to complete this badge in one afternoon.

1.  Talk to an artist about the different occupations in the art field.
2.  Create a scrapbook/portfolio for your Artist Badge Projects
3.  Draw or paint an outdoors picture.
4.  List the Primary and Secondary colors and what happens when you combine them.
6.  Use clay to sculpt a simple object.
10.  Create a collage that expresses something about you.
11.  While a Webelos earn the Art Belt Loop

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.

Webelos Communicator Badge

Webelos Communicator Badge

We will be working on the Communicator Badge in the coming weeks.

1.  Play the Body Language Game with your den.

2.  Prepare a 3 minute talk to your den on the subject of your choice.  This is a good one to prepare at home.  

4.  Identify and discuss as many different methods of communication as you can.  

5.  Invent your own secret code and send one of your den members a message.

10.  Guest speaker who speaks another language.

The following will need to be done at home and signed by your Akela.  Use safe computer practices.

11.  Using a computer, write a letter to a friend or relative.

12. Use a computer find 5 sites that interest you.

14.  As a Webelos earn the Computer Belt Loop.  #3 can be the letter from 11 above.  

1. Explain the parts of a personal computer: central processing unit (CPU), monitor, keyboard, mouse, modem, and printer.
2. Demonstrate how to start up and shut down a personal computer properly.
3. Use your computer to prepare and print a document.

Webelos Fitness Badge

Webelos Fitness Badge

1.  KNOW, COMMIT, PRACTICE

We have worked on these in class.  Discuss them with your Akela and have them sign your handbook.  

2.  Complete a safety notebook.  Page 19 of the parent insert in the front of the handbook as well as page 247 of the handbook have information.  Make this at home and have your Akela sign it when complete.

3.  Read the meal planning information in the handbook and plan a week of meals.  There is a form in the paperwork packet for this.  

4.  Keep a record of meals and snacks eaten for a week.  Discuss it with your Akela when complete.  See the paperwork packet for forms.

5.  Talk about tobacco.  We did this in class.

6.  Talk about alcohol. We did this in class.

7.  Talk about drugs.  We did this in class.

8. Read the comic book "Choose to Refuse."  I have sent this home with all of the Webelos.  Please read it and have your Akela sign your handbook after discussing it with them.  If you have lost your copy you can find it online here. 

Webelos Athlete Badge

Webelos Athlete Badge

1.  KNOW, COMMIT, PRACTICE: We reviewed these in our meetings.  Please complete the discussion with your Akela and have them sign your handbook when complete.

2.  Explain what it means to be physically and mentally healthy.  We reviewed these in our meetings.  Please complete the discussion with your Akela and have them sign your handbook when complete.

3.  Explain what you can do to stay physically and mentally healthy.  We reviewed these in our meetings.  Please complete the discussion with your Akela and have them sign your handbook when complete.

4.  Every time you work on the exercises in the book start with 5 minutes of stretching and warm ups.

5.  Do as many of the following exercises as you can and record your results.  Show improvement after 30 days.  We tested you in class and recorded your results in your paperwork packet.  We will test you again on November 25 on the following:  sit ups (curl ups), push ups, standing long jump.  Please work on pull ups and the quarter mile walk or run at home.

If you use the road in front of the school as your route for the quarter mile, start at 172nd Pl SE and go north to 168th St SE.  That is 0.3 miles.  You can use Google Maps to calculate the distance between two points near where you live to work on this as well.

6.  Vertical Jump with improvement over 30 days.  We will start this in our den meeting.  Practice at home.

7. Do a 50 yard dash as fast as you can and show a decrease in time over a 30 day period.

Webelos Citizenship Badge

Webelos Citizen Badge

1.  KNOW, COMMIT, PRACTICE

     We have discussed these in class.  Please spend a few minutes discussing them with your Akela at home and have them sign your book.

2.  Know the names of the President, Vice President, Governor, and head of the local government.  We will test your ability to identify them at our next den meeting.

President: Barack Obama

Vice President: Joe Biden

Governor: Jay Inslee

Snohomish County Executive: John Lovick

Mill Creek City Manager: Kenneth Armstrong

3.  Describe the flag and its history and show how to hoist, fold and display it.  We have done this in meetings and at Day Camp.  If you have not had a chance to do it since being a Webelos, please read the relevant section of your handbook and let me know.  I can help you with this. I have access to a flagpole too.

4.  Talk about respect for the flag.  We did this in our meeting.  Discuss it with your Akela and have them sign your book.

5.  Repeat and explain the Pledge of Allegiance.  We did this in class.

6.  Tell how our national anthem was written.  We did this in class.  Discuss it with your Akela and have them sign your book.  If you don't remember you can find the story in your handbook and here:  http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-story-behind-the-star-spangled-banner-149220970/?no-ist

7.  Explain the rights and duties of citizens.  We did this in class.  Discuss it with your Akela and have them sign your book. 

8.  Earn the Citizenship Belt Loop as a Webelos.

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2. Develop a list of jobs you can do around the home. Chart your progress for one week.  We worked on this in class but you need to fill out the chart in your paperwork packet.
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4. Make a poster showing things that you can do to be a good citizen.  Please bring this to the next den meeting.
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6. Participate in a family, den, or school service project.  We had a school clean up last week and are doing a food drive this week.  You need to have participated in at least one of them.

14.  Tell why we have laws.  We will be doing this at the next den meeting. Think about it in advance so you can contribute to the conversation.

15.  Tell why we have government. We will be doing this at the next den meeting.  Think about it in advance so you can contribute to the conversation.

The Beginning of a New Era!

Tigers, Wolves and Bears.  All have slipped into the past and we stand at the crest of the bridge looking toward Webelos.

15 members of Den 3 have made it this far and things will be changing.

Normally during the summer we don't meet as a den.  This year we are meeting 3 times!  See the calendar for information.  

As Tigers and Wolves we were a single den. As Bears we grew and our meetings were split between the Grizzly Bears and Polar Bears but the den remained united.

We have grown so much now though that we need to actually form a new den.  Yes, we will have a new Den Leader and Assistant Den Leader in addition to me.  We will have separate meetings (but on the same night) and while our program will be similar it will not be exactly the same.

The plan is to divide the den at our last summer meeting on August 26.  We will be talking about who will go with which den over the summer.  Your choice will be taken into consideration but there are no guarantees which den you will go with.

Den 3 Summer Calendar

Den 3 is going to be very active this summer!  Not only is Pack 31 doing all sorts of fun things but we as a Den will also have our own activities.  Be sure to look over the calendar.

·       June 3 - Den 3 Meeting - Root Beer Float Party!!!

·       June 10 ^th – Pack Meeting – New Scout Night

Wear your uniform to school! Invite your friends to join Cub Scouts tonight!  - Camping sign up deadline (see below)

·       June 24^th – 6pm Den 3 Meeting - Smores at Den Leader's house

Bring your pocket knife, Whittling Chip card, and a stick to carve into a marshmallow stick.  We'll be making smores.

·       June 28^th – Camp Out at Jim Creek Recreation Area

o      $10 per person, includes dinner, breakfast & snacks

o      Sign-up & money due to Luke Valentine by June 10^th

o      Tent camping, but restrooms/showers are available

·       July 4^th – Everett’s 4^th of July Parade

o      Show your Pack 31 pride by marching in this year’s parade

o      Wear your Class A uniform

o      Meet at start of parade route by 10:15am

o      Bring sunscreen & water

o      Park for free at Everett Station and hop onto one of the free shuttles leaving every 5 minutes beginning at 9:30am.  Shuttles back to Everett Station run between noon and 1:00pm.

·       July 22nd – Den Meeting - Fire Building at Den Leader's house. 6pm

·       August 18^th-21^st  – Silver Lake Day Camp and Twilight Camp

o      This year’s theme is Knights of the Round Table

o      Day Camp is filling up quickly.  Twilight Camp (Aug 18-22) has plenty of room.

o      Contact Michael Dyer with questions at  sasjhwa@gmail.com

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·       August 23^rd – Welcome Back Picnic at Jetty Island

o      Ride the free ferry to Jetty Island for a relaxing day at the beach with friends

o      Parking is $3 at the Port of Everett (cash or credit card)

o      Our ferry leaves for the island at 10:30, return trip is flexible

o      If the weather is nice, make sure to bring a towel, sunscreen, appropriate beach clothing & toys, change of clothes and your lunch.  There is not a lot of shade so an umbrella or other shelter is advisable.

·       August 26^rd – Den Meeting at Den Leader’ House – Webelos Night! 6pm  

We will be working on our first badges as well as dividing into new Dens.