On Saturday, May 12, the Cub Scouts will be having a hike in the UNB woodlot, the annual JOTT (Jamboree on the Trail). We will meet at the last entrance to the woodlot on your right when you are heading into Fredericton from New Maryland (location shown below).

JOTT will start at 9am, and pickup will be at 11am, in the same location.

White Tail Beavers are encouraged to attend! 

Please make sure your Cub Scout is dressed for the weather, including footwear, it will probably still be muddy, especially with the rain forecast for this week. Uniforms are required, but for those in the tan shirt, you do not need your sash.

Please ensure they also have a day pack with water, and a snack. We will have something to share for them as well.

Also, they should be encouraged to bring their survival kit with them (which we are making tonight).

If you could let me know prior to Wednesday if your son/daughter is attending that would be great as I need to pick up the campfire blanket crests before Saturday.

Akela

We will be having a meeting on May 7 (even though there is no school). We're working on our Green Star, and will be making Survival Kits. See you then!

We will be holding an outside meeting on April 16, so please come dressed appropriately.

My apologies for the late notice, but we have just been informed that our meeting place at Sts. John and Paul is not available, as they are painting the room.

We have tried to make alternative arrangements, and unfortunately we have been unable to get a place for tonight.

The ground is too wet, and it is too windy to have a campfire outside, so we will have to cancel for tonight.

We'll make it up to the Cubs :-)

There is a second Kub Kar Rally for those who cannot attend the main area rally.

The Brookside Mall Rally is Saturday, March 31, registration is at noon, racing to follow at the Brookside Mall, Fredericton North.

There will be trophies and medallions, as well as a rally button for the entrants not receiving a trophy or medallion. Cubs are expected to attend in uniform.

Registration is at 12noon and racing should be done around 2:15pm. The registration is at the main entrance off of Brookside Drive.

The area Kub Kar Rally is this Saturday, March 17.

It is at the Field House, next to the Nashwaaksis Middle School, Fulton Ave, Fredericton North.

This of course is a uniform event. I would encourage you and your Cub Scout to bring footwear for in the gym. Please also note the ban on food and drink in the gym.

Registration starts about 12:15, with racing starting about 1:15-1:30, should be done with the finals by 4:30 latest. First round will be done about 2:30.

Remember to come to have fun and cheer everyone on!

The Cub Scouts will be going skating on Monday, February 20th at the Athletic Park, next to the New Maryland School. Time is from 6:30-8pm. Family Members are welcome to attend, and if some of the Cub Scouts want to bring your hockey sticks, they can play hockey if that part of the rink is free.

Please remember to wear helmets and dress appropriately for the weather.

On Monday, February 13th, we will be cutting out our Kub Kars. We have some resources you can use to help decide what kind of kar you want to build. 

The design sheet should be used to get your shape down on paper before drawing it on the block. We are cutting out the kars on Monday night. If you can cut out the kar at home then that's great! Bring the kar all cut out and ready to sand on Monday. We kept the nails and wheels, you will get those next week.

Please note, this is the only time we will be able to cut out the kar.

You can also look at the booklet of kub kar ideas from the Boy Scouts of America. Note do not trace from that sheet. It is American and their rules are much different than ours. You cannot alter the wheelbase on our kars, and their block is a different size. This booklet is for ideas only.

You can be as creative as you want!. You can build up on the kar and make it taller, use lego men on it if you want, etc. If you decide to add weights, please note the bottom of the kar clearance on the design sheet. Also, if you add weights, please note we may have to take some off, so remember that 142 grams is the maximum weight.

Don't paint your kar yet if you do get it cut out, as we'll talk to you about painting ideas and what to be careful of when doing so.

Remember, the goal of this is for your Cub Scout to Do their best, and to have fun!

On Monday, January 30th, we will be going on a tour of the Fred-FM radio station. Please note the change in meeting time:

We will meet in front of the the Fred-FM office, which is at the corner of Queen and Westmorland Streets (77 Westmorland Street, you may know the building as Frederick Square, or as the TD Tower), diagonally across from the police station) at 6:45pm. Pickup will be in the same location, at 7:45pm.

Dear Parents

As you know, our Winter Camp is being held from Friday, January 27-Sunday January 29th out at the Yoho Scout Reserve.

Directions to the Scout Reserve can be found here.

Drop off will be any time after 6:30pm, Friday and pick-up is at 11am Sunday. If your Cub Scout is coming for the day on Saturday only, please have them to the main lodge by 12 noon.

Cost for the camp is $30 for the weekend, or $5 for Saturday afternoon, and $15 for Saturday/Sunday. If paying by cheque, please make it payable to 1st New Maryland Scout Group.

We will be sleeping outside in our new cabin tent. It is heated with a wood stove, so please make sure your Cub has appropriate gear, including an extra blanket for inside their sleeping bag, an extra toque and pair of mittens for sleeping in. The tent will be nice and warm, but this will keep them warmer. If the weather is inclement, we will sleep in the main lodge, but please be prepared for either.

Click here for the camp kit checklist.

Saturday is our annual Operation Snowball, an event for all Beaver and Cub Scouts in the area. We expect more than 200 youth out for the afternoon. This camp is always the highlight of our winter!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact any of the leaders.

The Cub Scouts will be going Sliding on Monday, January 23rd. We will meet at the end of Pineridge (see map below). Please bring your sled, and dress of the weather. We'll be sliding from 6:30-8pm.

See you then!

Our first Pack meeting of 2012 is Monday, January 9th. We will be meeting at Sts. John and Paul, with the normal time. Cub Scouts are encouraged to bring something they received for Christmas for Show and Tell. Please keep all small parts at home, so nothing gets lost or broken.

 On Monday, December 12, the Cub Scouts will be going on a tour of the E. John Bliss Water Treatment Plant. This is part of our Blue Star work (requirement B-2). 

We would ask that everyone be there by 6:20pm, so we can get started right away. We will be done early - 7:30pm, pick up will be at the plant.

The treatment plant is located at 300 Waterloo Row, click here for a google map link.

On Monday, November 21st, we will be going bowling at Kingswood. Time is 6:30-8pm. The cost for bowling, including shoe rental is $5 per Cub Scout (and any extra family members who want to attend).

Please have your Cub Scout attend in uniform, including necker (sashes for those in the Tan uniform are not required).

The New Maryland Elementary School Remembrance Day Assembly will be held on Thursday, November 10th at 10:45am. In attendance will be representatives from our Local MLA, Jack Carr, the Village of New Maryland Mayor Frank Dunn and Fire Chief, Harry Farrell.

All Beaver Scouts and Cub Scouts are encouraged to wear their uniforms to school on Thursday, November 10th.

On Monday, November 7, the Cub Scouts will be having a Campfire. We will be meeting in the driveway of the New Maryland Centre (where the Beavers meet) at 6:30pm. Pickup will be at the same location at 8pm.

Uniforms are not required, but warm clothes, boots, and a marshmallow roasting stick are required.

We will be singing some songs, telling stories, and having hot chocolate and marshmallows. If your Cub has some good jokes, please tell him/her to be prepared with them!

 This is a great night to bring a friend!

A few notes about the upcoming Camp:

Friday, November 11 – Sunday November 13

We will be meeting at the Yoho Scout Reserve (click here for the map), on Friday, November 11th anytime after 6:30pm. Pickup will be on Sunday at 11am.

Please ensure your Cub Scout arrives in full uniform.

Camp is rain, snow or shine! We plan on being outside quite a bit, so please make sure your Cub Scout is properly prepared (click here for a kit list).

The cost, to help cover the rental of the lodge and groceries, is $25 per Cub Scout. Please make the cheque payable to 1st New Maryland Scout Group. If possible we would like to get this the evening of November 7th at our regular Monday evening meeting.

We need numbers for groceries, so please This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. if your Cub Scout will or will not be in attendance by Monday, November 7th, thank-you in advance!

Investiture - Friday Evening, November 11th

On Friday evening, around 7:30pm, at Camp, we will be holding the Investiture Ceremony. This is the ceremony we hold to invest all of the new Tenderpad Cubs into the Pack. We make a big deal out of this for them, and hopefully it is something that they will remember for a long time. they will receive their crests for their uniforms, and their neckerchiefs.

We will also be investing our Sixers and Seconds, and will be placing the Cub Scouts into their sixes that night.

Parents are invited, the ceremony will be held in the lodge at Yoho, so please stay and this give you a chance to see the lodge.

We will also have coffee, tea and snacks.

Monday, November 14

The Cub meeting is cancelled so everyone can catch up on their sleep from Camp.

This is just a reminder that there is no meeting for Cub Scouts on Monday, October 31st. Have fun Trick or Treating, and be safe!

The 5th Fredericton Cub Pack is hosting a "Halloween Howl" for Cub Scouts, on October 29th 2011 from 1-4pm at Officer's Square.

This is a fun afternoon of games, and activities. This is a Round Robin of events with 30 minute intervals. The cost is $5 per cub, which will entitle your Cub Scout to a howling good time and a great crest! Costume is optional but necker must be visible.

Please let Akela know by Wednesday, October 26th if your Cub is planning on attending.

On Monday, October 24th, we will be having a Halloween Party at our Cub Scout Meeting.

Unless your Cub is coming as a Wolf Cub, uniforms are not expected; instead we’re hoping to see lots of neat costumes! If anyone can send some treats, we would appreciate it—-cookies, juice, that sort of thing. Please no candy—they’ll get lots of that on the 31st!! Please let me know if you can send something.

The meeting is from 6:30-8pm, and is at Sts. John and Paul Church.