PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, March 9, 2021
Patrol Monthly Duty Rotation Chart
TROOP 48 BSA
PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, MARCH 9 2021
SCOUT CARDS ARE HERE!!!!
WE WILL NEED AN ADULT TO SIGN OFF AT HAND OUT. Please Let Thomas Gould or Julieann White Know if you have any questions !
Collect the 4 forms and get them to Amy Taylor
1. Call patrol members not present! It is important!
FOX • Little pantry: conduct an in-patrol food drive to fill the little pantry with non-perishable Foods note no glass bottles.
WOLF • PLC host help with organizing the Materials Needed at PLC EAGLE • Service : Stomp cans ,Straighten up Garage and Office
PHOENIX • West Bank Please pick up branches & trash, rake leaves Good Turn part of “West Bank:” Use rakes and spread mulch to fill in holes in Children’s Playground.
PANTER • CEREMONY > if we can all meet in the gym again to start Panther will lead in Oath and
law
Review Scouting Skills, patrol building and discuss ways to grow as a patrol, use what was learned at JLT to plan your patrol vision. Plan a patrol box cleaning for upcoming box check and competition PATROL DEVELOPMENT !!!
EVENTS
Sign up TODAY for JAMBOREE!! Are you ready for our first Jamboree? Sign up today just 2 weeks before price increases $15 May 1 2021 demonstration stations adventure loop face merit badge midway camp activities shooting sports COPE (ALL OF IT) inflatables and more even a live band on Saturday night!!!
March 13 MBU be prepared books and work sheets:
Merit badge university: MBU @ CDC March 13 limited class size sign its FULL ! “Please if you
signed up pay up “
Trail Days. Help CDC, earn Service hours March 6 Phoenix is planning on attending a great opportunity for all patrols to take part on this day or another week.
Note : Save the date : March 20 Troop event
● Backbone rock was postponed due to VA COVID rules new date April 16-19
Patrol Leader Council: March 9, 2021
TROOP 48, BSA
Agenda Patrol Leaders Council, 6:30pm, Tues, March 9 2021
1. Record attendance.
Do we have a representative from each patrol?
2. Review December Patrol outing .
Wolf – Flaming arrow- Phoenix Panther- Eagle-Fox-
Discussing The important impact of the patrol outing
Reinforce the leadership plan for patrols to work together understanding that leadership is to be part of the support and success of others.
What is working what is not ?
Review JLT
Basic life CPR
Klondike
March Trip planning :
MBU 3/13
Hiking 3/20
Remember: it’s important that we continue to address covid planning
4. Troop Staff Issues/Needs: Monthly meetings of Chaplain Aides, Den Chiefs, Historians, Instructor/Service Managers, Librarians/ Congressional award OA Liaison, Quartermasters,
Scribes,
5.Patrol Rotation with New jobs in rotation :Little pantry in patrol food drive to fill pantry and Patrol host, helping to set up clan up and host PLC
6. Patrol competition
Donuts from Joshy (me) to the first patrol to get 100% with the 4 forms
Behavior, cellular, drug/ alcohol and permission from.
Patrol box cleaning we will have another patrol competition coming have your patrol box ready !
ANY questions or ANYTHING we need to address:
Read MoreTrip Report: 2021 Junior Leadership Training
Troop 48 presented a Junior Leadership Training session on February 27th at Colonial Heights First Presbyterian Church. In this JLT session, the Scoutmaster, Mrs. White, and the Senior Patrol Leader, Joshua White, excellently taught the younger scouts about necessary leadership skills for scouting and everyday life activities. It was obvious, since many of the scouts had been to a JLT before, that the leaders had deliberately planned on making the class exceptionally fun and interactive. The JLT event included lectures, entertaining games to reinforce the concepts, and demonstrations to model behavior.
The leaders lectured on a series of essential leadership topics. Initially, they talked about specific leadership positions at the troop and patrol levels, and the responsibilities and qualities needed. Next, they discussed team diversity and how to utilize everyone’s different strengths. Additionally, they discussed how to correctly discipline and praise scouts. Also included, was a superb demonstration, conducted by Mr. Schaefer, on how to navigate the T48.org website. The lectures covered the main topics that scout leaders need to know to capably run a meeting.
To make things more exciting, the leaders used games to reinforce and create new, outstanding, principles on leadership. One was a rock game. The objective of this game was to show how diversity among the troop can be used by the leader for various activities. A different game, which involved keeping balloons in the air, showed that there can be too much help, not enough, just the right amount, or have the wrong focus to achieve a goal efficiently. The last game, dealing with communication, was the telephone game. It showed that the verbal exchange of information could be ineffectual and that several communication methods such as texts, email, T48.org, etc., provide better ways of passing on information. Games were used quite fittingly to illustrate precise concepts on leadership.
Lastly, a mock patrol meeting was conducted to exhibit actual leadership roles needed in a real patrol meeting. Volunteer scouts acted as the Scribe and Patrol Leader. Next, a few scouts and adults started talking in the background to represent real life disturbances that could happen. The scouts were taught to praise in public, and to criticize in private. The mock patrol meeting taught skills needed for a real patrol meeting as well as dealing with real life problems.
During the Junior Leadership Training or JLT, the scouts were taught good leadership skills, as well as learning about different positions in the troop. First there was an introduction and presentation of the skills and positions. Then, there were a few fun games to help reinforce the skills and teach a couple of points. Finally, there was a mock patrol meeting where scouts picked different positions and had a patrol meeting. The JLT was a fun success.
2021 Klondike Derby Success: Thank You
Troop 48 did exceedingly well at this year’s derby. The results speak for themselves. The youth declared a desire to compete and responded to the opportunities put before them. The positive leadership put forth to facilitate the special practices, resources and time by so many was overwhelming.
In particular a special note of thanks to the onsite leaders who towed the line for so many. A burden usually shared by more but this year we made do with less so as to save spots for other youth.
- Beth Dunnivant
- George Caflisch
- Heather McNabb
- Jaime Ross
- Kenneth Sprinkle
- Laura Watts
- Mary Reed
- Paul Ketchum
- Sandy Wexler
- Timothy Rhymer
- Tim Schaefer
- Trisha Mims
- Michael Lick
In addition to that we had several leaders who volunteered to staff the event and help make things possible.
- Brian Shone
- Jerry Browning
- Michael Brandby
- Chris Garrett
- Joshua White
PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Patrol Monthly Duty Rotation Chart
TROOP 48 BSA
PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, MARCH 2 2021
1. Call patrol members not present! It is important!
FOX • Little pantry: conduct an in-patrol food drive to fill the little pantry with non-perishable Foods note no glass bottles.
WOLF • PLC host help with organizing the Materials Needed at PLC
EAGLE • Service : Stomp cans ,Straighten up Garage and Office
PHOENIX • West Bank Please pick up branches & trash, rake leaves Good Turn part of “West Bank:” Use rakes and spread mulch to fill in holes in Children’s Playground.
PANTER • CEREMONY > if we can all meet in the gym again to start Panther will lead in Oath and law
Review Scouting Skills, patrol building and discuss ways to grow as a patrol, use what was learned at JLT to plan your patrol vision. Plan a patrol box cleaning for upcoming box check and competition PATROL DEVELOPMENT !!!
EVENTS
Discuss February 27 JLT Junior leadership training Includes specific training on how to be a better Patrol.
Sign up TODAY for JAMBOREE!! Are you ready for our first Jamboree? Sign up today just 2 weeks before price increases $15 May 1 2021 demonstration stations adventure loop face merit badge midway camp activities shooting sports COPE (ALL OF IT) inflatables and more even a live band on Saturday night!!!
Merit badge university: MBU @ CDC March 13 limited class size sign its FULL ! “Please if you signed up pay up “
Trail Days. Help CDC, earn Service hours March 6 Phoenix is planning on attending a great opportunity for all patrols to take part on this day or another week.
Note : Save the date : March 20 Troop event
- Backbone rock was postponed due to VA COVID rules new date April 16-19
Trip Report: 2021 Continuous Campfire / Scouting For Food Drive
On February 5th through the 7th, Troop 48 scouts convened at Colonial Heights First Presbyterian Church, CHPC, for their first inaugural Continuous Campfire and Food Drive. The event, which lasted for 48 hours, was planned by the outstanding Troop 48 leadership under the guidance of the Sequoyah Council. Scouts from six patrols registered for the event, with three patrols scheduled for each night. The Troop 48 Continuous Campfire and Food Drive aimed to accomplish a food drive for the community, a fun scouting outing, as well as skills preparation for an upcoming Klondike Derby.
The main goal of the event was to collect food items for depleted local food banks. First, the public was notified through social media and a newspaper article in the Kingsport Times News. A food collection point was established in the parking lot of Colonial Heights First Presbyterian Church. Over the course of the two days numerous food items were collected. At the end of the weekend, scouts were able to fill the CHPC pantry as well as deliver many items to the Second Harvest Food Bank. Troop 48 scouts were very successful with the food drive.
Additionally, the affair was a fun outing for all the scouts and scouters involved. Due to inclement weather, tents were pitched under a pavilion normally used as a car port. Each patrol set up their patrol box and prepared their own meals. Each night the scouts enjoyed hot chocolate, popcorn and a movie. However, the preeminent part of the action, was building and maintaining the Continuous Campfire, which had to be attended by vigilant scouts round the clock. Despite the cold weather and snow, the outing was definitely a fun and effective adventure.
The final goal of the plan was to train scouts with skills that would be needed for the upcoming Klondike Derby. Each day, the adults provided six, unique stations to instruct and practice Klondike Derby events. The adults used the E.D.G.E method to coach the scouts on topics such as fire-starting, First Aid, Semaphore and Morse Code, compass skills, and a blind maze. The patrols each received hands on experience with the challenges they would face at Klondike. Based on later results at the Klondike Derby, this part of the weekend plan was an unquestionable success.
Although this endeavor to replaced the normal Scouting for Food event, the unusual event turned out to be extremely valuable. We collected food. Scouts had fun. We obtained skills. Through the hardships of COVID-19, the troop pulled off a beneficial food drive and an exciting preparation for Klondike derby, all the while having the utmost fun.
Trip Report: 2021 Klondike Derby
Congratulations Conquistador!
Well done Troop 48!
PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Patrol Monthly Duty Rotation Chart
TROOP 48 BSA
PATROL MEETING CHECKLIST for Tuesday, February 23 2021
Congratulations on a job well done Klondike teams! Everyone did amazing!!
Conquistador Double congratulations on an overall win!!!
1. Call patrol members not present ! It is important!
Flaming Arrow •Little pantry: conduct a in patrol food drive to fill the little pantry with non-perishable Foods note no glass bottles.
Eagle •PLC host help with organizing the Materials Needed at PLC
Phoenix •Service : Stomp cans ,Straighten up Garage and Office
Wolf •West Bank Please pick up branches & trash, rake leaves
Good Turn part of “West Bank:” Use rakes and spread mulch to fill in holes in Children’s Playground.
Review Scouting Skills, patrol building what worked what didn’t what skills need practice to improve.
Practicing scouting skills is PATROL DEVELOPMENT !!!
February 27 JLT Junior leader ship train Includes specific training on how to be a Patrol Leader – how to work with your patrol members and how to lead patrol meetings.
Get signed up for MBU EARLY !
Merit badge university: MBU @ CDC March 13 limited class size sign up on TROOP WEBSITE l or with Mr. Hasler
Trail Days. Help CDC , earn Service hours March 6 Phoenix is planning on attending great opportunity for all patrol’s to take part on this day or another week.
Note : Save the date Back Bone Rock : March 20
Important Note on COLD WEATHER CAMPING
Boy Scout – Winter Camping Checklist:
Basics
Dress in layers, the trapped air helps keep you warm, and you can shed layers if you warm up.
STAY DRY!!
If you get wet, make sure you change into dry clothes as soon as possible. In order to do that, you must have more than 1 article of clothing with you. For example, 3 pairs of wool socks, 2 pairs of pants, etc.
NO COTTON clothing as your primary clothing. NO JEANS!
Make sure you have snow pants, nylon wind pants, or wool pants, and polypropylene or wool long underwear
Shelter Tent/ cabinWaterproof ground sheet for under your tent or cabin floor to keep out cool air
Cabin dose NOT have a mattress!!!!Sleeping pad (Therm-a-rest or closed-cell foam is recommended. Use 2 pads if they are thin, you want to insulated from the cold ground.)
Sleeping bag, good to 0 degrees. You can also add a fleece liner to a mid-weight bag. OR Bring extra blankets or 2 sleeping bags
Clothing:
Wicking bottom layer, made of something other than cotton. Recommend polypropelene or silk.Sweater/ long sleeved shirtFleece jacket/ pants/ vestSocks/ wool or synthetic (3 pairs), NOT cotton sweat socks.Winter camp booties, if you want
Outerwear:
Winter pants (ski or snowboard pants, bibs, shell)Winter shell jacket/ parka (layer with vest, sweater, tee shirt, etc.) Gloves (leather or nylon covered for water resistance, NOT just fleece) Mittens (warmer than gloves) with waterproof shellsWinter Hat (very important)Balaclava and/or neck gaiterWinter boots (Sorel’s or similar, NOT just summer weight hiking boots) Gaiters (sometimes the snow is DEEP)
Miscellaneous Gear
Day pack with the 10 essentials
The Ten Essentials for Hiking/Backpacking:The “Ten Essentials”
- Map
- Compass
- Flashlight/headlamp (be sure to have an extra set of batteries that fit your flashlight/headlamp)
- Extra food (enough for one extra day)
- Extra clothing
- Rain gear ( jacket and pants-always carry rain gear even if the sun is out)
- First aid supplies (be sure to include an extra day of any medication you are taking or might need in an emergency)
- Pocket knife
- Matches (stored in a water tight container in addition to matches or a butane lighter) (NR = not required)
- Fire starter (can be candles,
Other Essentials:
- Water bottle (Nalgene type) plus spare if you want a hot water bottle in your bag at night.
- Insulated drinking cup (coffee travel mug)
- Mess kit items (fork, spoon, bowl at a minimum)
- Personal items (toothbrush & paste at a minimum)
Hints: At website below
http://www.twohikers.org/Gear/TenEssentials.htm