January Den Meeting Followup

Dear Tiger Cub Parents,

Thanks again to Ed G. (James' dad) for organizing our January den meeting and teaching the boys about communicating. They all had fund playing "Tell It Like It Isn't" and making their own "mobile" phones!

Before our next den meeting, everyone should practice listening and talking during a family meal (Achievement 4F) for the "How I Tell It" unit in the Tiger Handbook. Remember, our next event is our Go See It to WLKY tomorrow, Tuesday, January 17th, at 6:45 PM! Please arrive on-time and park in the visitor spots outside the gate or along the front drive. The boys may wear their uniforms to school.

We are now completing our last unit (Unit 4: "How I Tell It") before earning our Tiger Badges, which we'll hand out at the Blue and Gold Banquet in February. Remember, any of the achievements that you may have missed along the way can be made up on your own fairly quickly and easily. It's up to you to determine whether or not your son has fulfilled the objective of the achievements in a particular unit. So, if you are unable to do something on your own exactly as it is described in the handbook, the most important thing is to fulfill the spirit of the lesson or value that the achievement is trying to teach. (Please feel free to talk to me about making up the achievements, if you have any questions.)

You may also start earning Tiger Track beads by doing any of the 50 different electives in the back of the handbook. You'll earn one Tiger Track for every ten electives completed, and you may do any of the electives more than once. Keep a record of what you've done on the worksheet in the back of the handbook, and I'll be handing out Tiger Tracks at each of the upcoming meetings the rest of the year.

Here are some other important dates to put on your calendar:

• Jan 17 - Go See It to WLKY. 6:45 - 7:30 PM.
• Jan 20 - Pinewood Derby Testing and Weigh-In. 7:00 - 8:00 PM.
• Jan 21 - Pinewood Derby. 8:00 AM - 12:30 PM. Tigers check in at 10:15 AM.

I'll see you all Tuesday!

Tiger Tracks

Dear Tiger Cub Parents,

We are nearing the completion of the achievements required to earn our Tiger Cub Badges (can you believe it!), so it's time to start earning Tiger Tracks.

Tiger Tracks are the yellow beads that go on the fourth strand of the Tiger Totem.  You earn them by completing the electives (there are 50 of them) in the back of the Tiger Handbook.  You can also find a listing of all the electives on our den website here:

http://pack327tigers.blogspot.com/p/achievements-and-electives.html

For every 10 electives completed, you earn 1 Tiger Track bead.  You certainly do not have to do all of the electives, and you can do any of them more than once.  In other words, if you do Elective No. 14 (read a story) ten times, you will earn one Tiger Track.  However, it would probably be more rewarding to do several different electives, rather then just doing the same one over and over, but that's up to you and your Tiger Cub.

Use the chart in the back of your handbook to keep track of the electives that you've completed.  As always, bring your handbook with you to the den meetings, and I will start awarding Tiger Tracks at our next meeting on January 10th. 

If you have any questions, please let me know.  Otherwise, have fun earning those Tiger Tracks, and I'll see you on Tuesday!

January 10 - Den Meeting

Dear Tiger Cub Parents,

Our next den meeting will take place on Tuesday, January 10th at 7:00 PM in Visitation Hall  (Cafeteria).

Ed G. (James' dad) will be planning this meeting.  We will be playing "Tell It Like It Isn't" (Achievement 4D). 

Also, please try to complete the "Looking at a Map" family activity (Achievement 2F) for the "Where I Live" unit in the Tiger Handbook.

Here are some other important dates to remember:

• Jan 17 - Go See It to WLKY.  6:45 - 7:30 PM.
• Jan 20 - Pinewood Derby Testing and Weigh-In.  7:00 - 8:00 PM.
• Jan 21 - Pinewood Derby.  8:00 AM - 12:30 PM.  Tigers check in at 10:15 AM.

See you all on Tuesday!

January 17 - Go See It: WLKY

Dear Tiger Cub Parents,

I have scheduled our Go See It for January. We will be visiting WLKY Television on Tuesday, January 17th at 6:45 PM until 7:30 PM.  The television station is located at 1918 Mellwood Avenue (top of the hill behind Mom’s Music - the old Tumbleweed).   Please arrive on time or a little early, because once we leave for the studio tour, it will be hard to gain access to enter the building.  Please park in the visitor spots outside the gate or along the front drive (away from helicopter pad) and enter through the front doors to the Lobby.  Once we all arrive, we will meet Jay Cardosi in the news studio.   

Thanks and hope to see all of you there!

Amy F. (Sam's mom) & Rob W. (Jacob's dad)