Pack 94
Feb newsletter / PINEWOOD DERBY UPDATE
Pinewood Derby - March 14th @ Hillside Church
http://www.signupgenius.com/go/30e044ea4a929a02-2014
>If we get your RSVP we can enter your childs name on projected excell spreadsheet.
>Be sure to have child's name as you'd like to appear on screen
We are full for desserts, Consider stepping up to volunteer.
TENTATIVE SCHEDULE:
1:30-2:15pm check in
You must arrive during the check-in period in order to register your car. All cars must be weighed, measured and assigned a number for the race. If you do not arrive during this time, you will not be eligible to race.”
2:30pm – races begin
Each car races on all 4 lanes to ensure no lane is faster than another. Score is average of these 4 races.
There will be awards in :
- 1st grade -- 1st 2nd, 3rd place trophy // First place races in Finals.
- 2nd grade -- 1st 2nd, 3rd place trophy // First place races in Finals.
- 3rd grade -- 1st 2nd, 3rd place trophy // First place races in Finals.
- 4th grade -- 1st 2nd, 3rd place trophy // First place races in Finals.
- 5th grade -- 1st 2nd, 3rd place trophy // First place races in Finals.
- HANDS-OFF For boys who built without parents help. They do not race in overall but receive 1st, 2nd, 3rd place trophy
- FINAL OVERALL 1st places from all grades race for SUPER large trophies 1st, 2nd and 3rd awarded.
- AWARDS from voting, TBD but categories like: Coolest , Funniest, Best Show, Judges Favorite etc...
4:30pm – we should be wrapped up, depending on number of cars.
Here are the rules:
http://wpcbsa.org/District/Algonquin/#Pinewood ( look for Pinewood Derby Rules PDF to download )
• MOST IMPORTANT - We CANNOT race your car if you alter the wheels due to the track it races on. ( We've seen people shave the tires thin, make car lower, or cut axel for wheels to be closer together and unfortunately it won't run on the track. ) So please read rules in full.
WORKSHOP AT LOWES FROM DREMEL TOOLS:
Dremel tools has a pinewood derby website and offers worshops at Lowe's. The site is dremelderby.com .
TIPS FROM BOYS LIFE ABOUT SPEED:
http://boyslife.org/hobbies-projects/projects/2952/speed-secrets/
FUN FACTS:
http://pinewoodderby.org
MARCH 21ST Camp Seton
If anyone would like to come for a hike with boy scouts or a campout email me. ededman@optonline.net
Save the Dates - MORE TO COME
TUES. April 21st - 7:30 - 9pm
WEBELO CROSS OVER - HONOR COURT - BLUE AND GOLD
@ Westmoreland
• All are invited to participate.
• Honor court for all troop.
• Webelos 2 crossover the bridge to scouts,
• Arrow of the Light Ceremony
Crossed over webelos are invited to - MAY 1st- Spring Camporee with boy scouts
Webelos are invited to go with Boyscout Troop to District's Spring Camporee.
It's like the Thunderbird Games, only more grown up.
Marina has details of event. I do understand there is a 10 mile hike over the Bear Mountain as Part of it. So consider if you son ( or you!) can make it.
June 6th - 0r - 13th TBD - End of year BBQ
@ Winkler Park 11-3pm
• Hot Dogs are grilled
• Please bring a side dish
• There is a dock for fishing, Bring your equipment.
• HONOR COURT - Recognition and awards ceremony.
---------SUMMER IDEAS---------
Seton Summer Day Camp
425 discount in Effect now.
under $400/ week camp
http://www.greenwichscouting.org/Camp/CampSetonHomePage.aspx
Read Summer Sleepaway Camp
For 4th grade Webelos, the second week in Aug you can go.
For crossover Webelos:
under $400 for a week of sleepaway week camp in Adirondacks
Armonk Boy Scouts are going Aug 1 week, or can go as provo.
https://www.wpcbsa.org/Facilities/Read/
• Read wiill be offereing NEW STEM badges this summer
• There is a Webelos week the 4th graders can go to
New Cub Scout Program for 2016!
- The big news is the cub program will be overhauled next year. It will become more activity / adventure based, and less classroom like.
- They are trying to get boys ready for Scouts, by adding more knife & fire safety and cooking into program. Along with patrols being boy lead. More to come on that.
- Another program will be the required Cyber Chip ( internet safety ) which will have to be "reloaded" every year.
- The NOVA awards. Which are STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) based and if you make it to the top of those awards there are scholarships to be had!
- Also to report is the awards will be more streamlined. Instead of patches, webelos ribbons, beads, disc, beltloops, pins, etc it will be streamlined to beltoops. More to come on that too.