We have a few updates before Thursday’s meeting:

Interpatrol Competition

Thanks again to our guest inspector, Sheila form the order of Malta. Sheila was very impressed with the standard of uniform. We will have guest inspectors for the next few weeks so…. so keep up the high standard!

A full uniform includes Scout Shirt, Neckerchief and Woggle (if you are invested), Scout Belt, Scout Trousers, Dark Socks, Black Shoes or Hiking Boots. A lot of Scouts were recently awarded with badges, these must be sewn onto your shirt. You worked hard to earn them so wear them with pride. You will also receive Troop and Patrol badges which must be sewn onto the top of your right sleeve as shown in the picture (The red Raven badge goes above your Patrol badge)

Keep an eye on here for any updates and leaderboard.

Ready Steady Cook

We will be holding our Annual Ready Steady Cook competition this Saturday 22nd November. Your Patrol must work together to build and maintain your fire and prepare a tasty 3 course meal. We will kick off at 11am and hope to be finished by 3pm. Make sure to bring rain gear and a lunch for yourself (remember your challenge is to cook a meal for 1 person). The competition will be fierce, with your Patrol being judged on :

• Patrol members present
• Action Plan (submitted before starting)
• Teamwork
• Pioneering
• Fire Maintenance
• Safety (trip hazards, bucket of water)
• Hygiene
• Presentation
• Taste
• Wash up
• BONUS points

Philae and Rosetta

As you know, the theme of our Interpatrol Competition is Communications…. and as we discussed the robot Philae landed on a comet about 450 million km (or three times the distance to the sun) last week and he was still able to communicate with us. Check out the videos below to find out about his and Rosetta’s 10 year journey through space

Irish Sign Language Alphabet

Tying in with our Communications theme, each Scout was set the challenge of learning how to spell their name using sign language. Lets hope you can all spell your name!

We kicked off our Interpatrol competition last week. It will run for a total of 6 weeks and after Week 1 it is the Merlin patrol who “fly” into the lead in, will they be “soaring” high by the end of the competition. There are a load of points available – uniform inspections, patrol activity, drill, games and bonus points galore. Stefanie and Ronan picked up Bonus points last week by getting stuck in and helping others out. We’ll be keeping the leaderboard updated so keep an eye on the “Interpatrol Competition” section of the website (click on the tab at the top of this page).

Each Scout was given their patrol badges last week, these badges are part of your uniform so make sure to be wearing them tomorrow night!

Interpatrol Competition Leaderboard :

Merlin        467 points
Kestrel      417 points
Falcon       297.5 points
Eagle         189 points

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As most of you have been working on your Special Interest Badges over the last couple of months you will be talking about what you have been working on at tonight’s meeting.

If you need to bring anything along for your presentation make sure to bring it tonight.

Also, each patrol will be presenting on their Patrol Activity so if you can bring your activity book as well please.

See you all later.

Greetings Ravens,

We covered a lot last night so we’ve listed a few things below as reminders.  We’ve also added details to “Upcoming Events” (over there ————————————>)

Patrol Activity

We know one Patrol has already done their Patrol Activity (Well done Aoife’s Patrol!).  Each Patrol will be giving a presentation to the rest of the Troop on Thursday 7th March so your activity has to be completed by then.

Special Interest Badge

Each of you got a planner last night, so fill this out and bring it along next week. We’ll have a look over it and then you can get cracking on earning the badge. There is further details in the Badgework section of the website. Have a look up top and click on Badgework -> Special Interest Badges. There are loads of suggestions and info on there. If you have any questions contact your PL or one of the leaders.

Annual Camp 2013

Remember each of you got a letter last night with details about Annual Camp 2013. Please bring the completed forms along with you next week. We have added a section to the website which will have all the info for Annual Camp 2013, so check it out!

Eurovision!

Don’t forget the voting for Eurovision will be on “The Late Late Show” tonight (Friday) so make sure and check it out  and vote for Ryan Dolan – song number 4!

The image on the right shows where the badges need to be sewn on your shirt. Also for those of you who were on Annual and have not sewn on all your badges can you please get them onto your shirt – You earned them so wear them with pride!!

On Thursday we’ll be planning for our Ready Steady Cook the following week. We’ll be planning our menu and building our Altar Fires. Check out the link below for some info on Altar fires.

Building an Altar Fire

See you all on Thursday!!

]]> 3597 https://brackenstownscouts.com/2012/05/03/turks-head-woggle/ Thu, 03 May 2012 21:54:16 +0000 http://brackenstownscouts.com/?p=3186 Hi all,
Hope you all like your fancy new Turks head woggles! If you want to practice making them or didn’t get around to finishing them at the meeting check out the step by step guide here ->
How to make a Turks Head Woggle

This pic shows exactly where badges go on your shirt (Special Interest on your right arm)

I’m sure everyone knows exactly how to sew, but just in case, click here for a few tips – How to sew a badge onto your uniform

And for anyone who wants more info on how to earn more Special Interest badges check this out Scout special interest badges