Rockets AWAY!!!!!!

We were able to launch our rockets and learn about the science of Rockets. We launched our 14 rockets into what we thought was a light breeze. We recovered almost all of rockets. Who knew that the winds at altitude were so different from ground level. Discuss with your Cub what they learned from the rocket launch and how they feel about making something that wasd able to fly so high. We estimate the rockets went 800 - 1500 feet in the sky. Thank you to the parents and leaders who helped prep the rockets and help look for our rockets.

Launch Date set for Monday - April 21

We are launching our rockets on Monday! April 21, 2008

Please bring your rocket ready to launch to the meeting. We will not be doing any rocket building at the launch pad. We will only be loading engines and installing igniters. We will need parents to help for the launch and recovery.

If you need help for contruction please contact a fellow scouting parent or leave a comment below. We will try to get you help but there are no guarantees.

The Weather forcast calls for breezy conditions during the weekend but bright, Suny and calm on Monday. Keep your fingers crossed!

Train Trip Information and Itinerary

Date: Saturday April 26, 2008
Depart 7:00am Return 7:00pm
Meet at Amtrak Platform at 6:30am

As per Boy Scout of America regulations there is to be no smoking during the trip with exposure to the cub scouts. There is also no consumption of alcoholic beverages allowed during a Boy Scout of America outing.

All cubs and leaders are to wear their official Scout Uniform Shirt. Please remember we are scouts and representing all Cub Scouts and Madera.

The train will leave from the Amtrak platform on Avenue 15 1/2 and Road 29. For the safety of your vehicles it is recommended that you do not leave your vehicle unattended at the station. The train platform is an unmanned platform and it would be unwise to leave it the for an entire day while we are gone. We will be taking the train from Madera to Stockton where we will change to an Amtrak run bus and complete the trip to Sacramento. Once in Sacramento we will walk to Old Town Sacramento and visit the train museum. Also in Old Town Sacramento are the Old School House Museum, The California Military History Museum, And the California Gold Rush Museum. Each Museum has a different entry fee from $5.00 to $3.00. We will have some free time to tour Old Town Sacramento and then meet up at about 3:30 to return to the Train Station for our 4:25 departure and return home.

Full Printable Info and Itinerary Available here

Please view and print the Permission Form for the Train Trip Here

Grizzles Campout Taken Off Activity Calendar

Due to a lack of attendance at the Parent Committee meeting we will not be attending the Scout Night at Grizzlies Stadium. I am unable to attend that evening and can not commit to proper supervision of a pack outing to the Grizzlies stadium. To attend the Scout night as a Pack we will need at least 2 trained leaders and parents of bear, wolf and tiger cubs to attend the event. Scouts in uniform can still participate in the event on their own with parents tickets are available from the grizzlies ticket office thru the group sales office. Please respond in the post section if you are able to attend or are planning on attending on your own.

Madera's Blue Man to Visit Pack!

Paul Karason, "The Blue Man of Madera" will be visting Pack 112 on Monday April 14th. Mr. Karason has become famous recently for moving to Madera in looking for a friendlier place to live. Mr. Karason wished to look for a friendlier town because he has some how turned blue and no longer felt comfortable in his old town. Mr. Karason says he is happy with his new home in Madera. He will speak to us about what happened to him and why he is blue. Have a few questions for Mr. Karasaon and welcome him to Madera.

After our talk with Mr. Karason we will check our rockets to make sure they are flight worthy and talk about Rocket Science and Rocket Safety.

We will also have permission slips for the train trip that need to be signed and turned in.

3. 2. 1. Lift Off. . .

At our last meeting on Monday April 7th Estes Model rockets were handed out to our Cubs. All Cubs and Webelos are to build the rocket at home with their parents. The instructions are included in the kit. If you need a new instruction sheet here is an online Link. Once finished please put your cubs name on the rocket. You may decorate the rocket but please keep in mind weight and anything attached will effect the flight characteristics of the rocket. Rocket Safety Rules are available HERE Online.

I have 1 (one) rocket engine per cub for launch day. Plus a few backups in case of failures. You may purchase additional rockets on your own. However we may not be able to do multiple launches for a cub it will depend on time constaints.

We will do a rocket inspection at our meeting on April 14th to make sure all rockets are ready to fly. We may be launching at our meeting on April 21st, it will depend on logistics and weather.

If your cub was not at the meeting on the 7th I will have additional rockets at our April 14th meeting. This project was paid by our fundraisng efforts last fall. Thank you to all who raised money through Popcorn sales.

Pack Committee Meeting Scheduled

I have put a Pack Committee Meeting on the Calendar. We will meet at 6:00pm on Wednesday, April 16, 2008, at the Lincoln School Cafeteria. This meeting is open to all parents of our cubs. We will be discussing the rest of the year and prepare for the Train trip on April 26. We need to begin our preparation for a crossover ceremony for our Webelo II scouts as they transfer over to the Boy Scouts. This should be a meaningful ceremony attended by all of their family and fellow cub scouts to send them off.