June 2007 Cub Scout Roundtable Issue |
Volume 13, Issue 11
July 2007 Theme |
Theme: Rockets Red Glare
Webelos:
Aquanaut & Geologist
Tiger Cub Activities |
FOCUS & CORE VALUES
Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide
July is a time for outdoor fun, but also a time for celebrating the freedom we all enjoy. This month the boys will learn flag etiquette and the responsibilities of good citizenship. Patriotic games and crafts hold lots of fun in store for the boys this month.
CORE VALUES
Cub Scout Roundtable Leaders’ Guide
Some of the purposes of Cub Scouting developed through this month’s theme are:
- Good Citizenship, Cub Scouts learn what qualities make a good citizen, a long with proper flag etiquette.
- Spiritual Growth, Cub Scouts grow in mind and spirit when earning about our flag and the freedom it represents.
- Fun and Adventure, Boys will enjoy the great outdoors and summertime activities.
The core value highlighted this month is:
- Compassion, Boys will understand that not all people in the world enjoy the freedoms we have here in the United States.
Can you think of others??? Hint – look in your Cub Scout Program Helps. It lists different ones!! All the items on both lists are applicable!! You could probably list all twelve if you thought about it!!
COMMISSIONER’S CORNER
In looking at material on the American Flag this month, I noticed it was all red, white and blue JJ. Now that I got in my bad joke – I noticed that currently “Old Glory,” the 48 star flag, that flew during the two World Wars is the flag that flew over the United States the longest- 47 years from July 4, 1912 to July 4, 1959. Our current 50 star flag became official on July 4, 1960. That means that this year on July 4, 2007 it will become the longest flying American Flag!!
This is summer - Get ‘em outside –
Day camp, Resident camp, Cub Parent weekends, Fun Pack Weekends, 4th of July parade, Historical Park (e.g. Valley Forge, Manassas), State and Local Parks, anywhere (obviously within guidelines) but get ‘em outside.
Are you afraid of the outdoors??
Jamie of the Three Rivers District in Coon Rapids, MN, recommends, "Introducing Your Kids to the Outdoors", by Christopher Van Tilburg. ISBN: 0811731936. She found it at her library. It has lots of great tips for parents who aren't sure how to get their kids outside, or who aren't comfortable in the outdoor themselves. Some of these ideas are useful for pack camping, others work for family outings.
And to Norm who sent me the plans for the knife sharpening slip stick, an apology. I misplaced the plans and then forgot about them until my son and I were asked to teach Whittlin’ Chip at our council wide Baden-Powell Encampment. I looked until I found them and after having over 100 Cub Scouts make and use the slip sticks I knew I to put it into Baloo’s Bugle, The Bear Book has a similar plan but calls for a piece of inner tube (another good scrap craft item lost due to technological improvements. How much longer will plastic film cans be around? The pieces on the bottom of two liter bottles??) and tacks. Norm’s use of foam tape is an excellent substitute.
Months with similar themes to
Rockets Red Glare
Dave D. in Illinois
October |
1951 |
Strong for America |
February |
1955 |
Let Freedom Ring |
July |
1964 |
Our American Heritage |
February |
1966 |
Strong for America |
February |
1971 |
Our American Heritage |
June |
1976 |
Historical Flags |
July |
1976 |
July 4th Picnic |
December |
1978 |
Duty to God & Country |
February |
1989 |
Strong for America |
September |
1989 |
Our American Heritage |
February |
1993 |
Old Glory |
June |
1994 |
Strong for America |
July |
1999 |
Our National Treasures |
July |
2001 |
American ABCs |
July |
2006 |
Red, White and Baloo |
July
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2007 |
The Rockets Red Glare |
If you want more material for your Red, White and Blue Fourth of July – Checkout last year’s July Theme Baloo’s Bugle.
National makes a patch for every Cub Scout Monthly theme. This is the one for this theme. Check them out at www.scoutstuff.org go to patches and look for 2007 Cub Scout Monthly Theme Emblems.
Important Dates
July – A Time to Celebrate
In America, we think of July as a time for fireworks, campouts and heat waves. But July is also the month to celebrate:
Cheyenne Frontier Days – the world’s largest outdoor rodeo
Tour de France – The famous bicycle race
July is National Hot Dog Month and National Baked Beans Month – top favorites for the Fourth of July!!
1st Canada Day formerly – Dominion Day to celebrate when all the provinces united in 1867)
4th Independence Day (fly flag)
7th First volleyball game played 1896
14th Bastille Day a French National Holiday
17th – The date Disneyland opened in 1955
20th First Manned Moon Landing (1969)
23rd Tisha B’Av begins at Sundown
24th Parent’s Day
27th National Korean War Veterans Day (fly flag at half staff)
28th World War I Began
Go to Cub Scout Day Camp or Resident Camp
Materials found in Baloo's Bugle may be used by Scouters for Scouting activities provided that Baloo's Bugle and the original contributors are cited as the source of the material. |
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