Webelos Summer Camp--2010

Primary Presidents/Cub Leaders

Please consider the following Webelos Camp ideas and respond by January 5, 2010:

Camp Naish Webelos Camp--PROS

1. Positive outdoor experience with all staff leaders/resources/equipment/food provided for 3 days

2. PINS earned all at camp

3. Unity created with other Cub Scout Packs

Camp Naish Webelos Camp--CONS

1. Camp Fee--$115

2. 3 BSA trained Webelos leaders need to attend and pay full fee

3. Travel to and from Camp Naish gets tedious and LATE because the LDS scouts do not camp overnight

4. Time spent walking between activities could be used learning

5. Webelos Draw (Jan. 23) does not allow for date of camp to be guaranteed

Webelos SUPER Saturday Activity--alternative to Webelos Camp--PROS

1. FEE--greatly reduced from the $120--approximately--$20

2. Same amount of PINS earned in one 6-hour session

3. No time wasted in travel to and from camp

4. Date/Time/Place is chosen by attendees

Webelos SUPER Saturday Activity--alternative to Webelos Camp--CONS

1. Webelos do not get the "camping" experience with access to boy scout tents

2. Event MUST be organized by Lenexa Cub Leaders of the wards--including ALL resources--teachers--equipment--place--etc

3. Communication and Coordination--WE WILL need a Stake Webelos Camp SPECIALIST to coordinate this one-day camp--

4. Lenexa Stake Primary Presidency WILL not be responsible for this as we are running other camps.

A SUPER SATURDAY ACTIVITY outline used by the Lenexa Ward is attached and is a WONDERFUL resource for the Webelos Lenexa Stake Specialist to use for the Super Saturday, if decided.

Primary Program Notes

1. Senior primary children help Junior primary children with their parts in place of presidency. Faith in God requirement passed off

2. Hand out a "comments" card to the congregation and have them write down their thoughts during program. Read these cards during Sharing Time after program

3. Use song descants during some of the song--Activity DAy Girls can sing

4. Have a "youth" guest" pianist

5. Children present "personal" spiritual experiences during their primary program part

6. Use pictures from activities/events through-out the year and put together a short slide show to show after the program.

7. When singing a song, use actions and words to perform song

8. Have the congregation join in singing some of the songs other than the one presented from Hymnal

9. Program should be presented in 4th Quarter--Sept-Oct-Nov--Dec

10. Instead of having younger children come to microphone, have the children speak into a microphone passed by their teacher.

11. Don't be scared to use other "CLASSIC" songs--Wise Man, Foolish Man--songs audience KNOWS and REMEMBERS

12. Use a 11-year-old guest chorister to direct a song in a "ROUND"

13. Use special musical numbers during songs

LDS Regional Cub Scout Training

Thanks to Lorri Kearns, (NT Trainer), Dave Schultz (NT District Commissioner), Judy Yeager (NT ) John Naylor (NT Commissioner) and Gigi Coleman for assisting over 50 Cub Scout Leaders in the Kansas City region to become fully trained in their respective positions. This supports the BSA Training Initiative set for the next century. Valuable information was presented from LDS trainers who serve in LDS/BSA positions in scouts.

For more information, I will be posting documents given at the training in the next couple of weeks.

Here is a link to the BSA/LDS web site for more info.

Training for Teachers--Oct. 25 Leadership

Providing on-going Teaching for Teachers

In counseling with teachers, leaders should allow the teachers’ needs and concerns to guide the direction of the discussion. To help teachers think about how they are doing and what they can do to improve, leaders may want to ask questions that prompt careful thought, such as those in the following list. Such questions can also help leaders discover specific ways to help.

-- How are you feeling about your calling as a teacher?

--Are there some experiences you have had with your class that you would like to talk about?

-- Will you share some examples of how class members are responding to the lessons you teach?

--What are some specific needs of individual class members?

--What are some of your goals as a teacher?

--What can I do to help you accomplish your goals?

--What are some topics that you feel should be addressed in teacher improvement meetings?

--Create Clear and concise expectations concerning SUBS—emergent and non-emergent

--Treat Them Like Royalty by Asking about Their Lives

Leaders should listen carefully to teachers’ responses and help them find answers to their questions and concerns. Leaders can encourage teachers by helping them see their strengths and the good things they are accomplishing. When they offer suggestions, they should do so with humility and love. They should keep in mind the following statement by President Spencer W. Kimball:

“I find myself hungering and thirsting for just a word of appreciation or of honest evaluation from my superiors and my peers. I want no praise; I want no flattery; I am seeking only to know if what I gave was acceptable” (The Teachings of Spencer W. Kimball, ed. Edward L. Kimball [1982], 489)

LINK---Orienting Teachers---LDS site

Improved Gospel Teaching—A Leader’s Guide

Teaching Guidebook—For Teachers

Scheduling Building

"Thus, none shall be exempted from the justice and the laws of God, that all things may be done in order ..." Doctrine and Covenants 107:84 (emphasis added).

The Church, our Stake, and our Wards are great due to many reasons, one of which is that there is order in God's house. As Bro. Anderson has informed me that the 2010 Stake calendar is 99.9% complete and that I can now begin to accept 2010 Resource calendar requests from the Wards for the Stake center, I beg a moment of your time to cover several items:

1. Activities on the Stake calendar do not generate a building reservation on the Resource calendar. If an activity requires a building (or portion of a building), a Resource request must be sent in by the organization that wants to use the facility. While the Stake takes first priority for Resource reservations, Stake organizations are not exempt from submitting a Resource request for their activities. This should be done by each organization as soon as possible, as the Wards are already planning their own activity calendars and need an accurate Resource calendar to select potential dates.

2. Bro. Anderson has been generous enough to enter a number of the main Stake events on the Resource calendar. As your organization goes through the process of submitting Resource requests, please review the Resource calendar to see, first, if there is already a Resource reservation for your event and second, if the details in the reservation are as you need (time, rooms, contact information, etc.). Please send an updated request if needed. The more accurate the information, the smoother the system runs.

3. It is possible that all the details that go into your 2010 Resource request (exact time range, all needed rooms, etc.) may not be finalized at this point. If this is the case, when sending a Resource request, use your best guess to set an approximate time range (including set up and take down time)and the rooms needed. A contact person and their phone number should always be included in a Resource request. A secondary Resource request can be submitted later if the time range and/or rooms need to be updated. This will allow the Wards and other groups to have a good idea of what is available on any given date.

4. Please request only what is needed. There is nothing wrong with scheduling the entire building if need be. However, each building is a valuable asset that often can accommodate multiple users to accomplish the mission of the Church.

5. The "Make this a repeating event" feature should not be used if you will be deleting Resource requests throughout the year. For example, the Youth dances will be on the 3rd Saturday of each month (if memory serves me correctly). However, at this point it is not known which Stake will host the event each month. Bro. Ramsey will submit a Resource request for each month and notify me which dances will be held at other Stakes, I, in turn, will be able to delete that month's dance from the Resource calendar, freeing the building for others to use. The Church's system is not sophisticated enough to allow one event in a series to be deleted.

6. As we have not been in the new Stake center as we move across the end of a calendar year, any standing events from 2009 (that would not be addressed in item 1. above) should be submitted as a Resource request, if the activity will occur at the new Stake center.

7. The Stake offices (the HC room, in particular) are not able to be scheduled by me. Any such request would be covered directly with Bro. Shipp, outside of the Resource request process.

I greatly appreciate your patience and understanding. While these items may seem rudimentary, we know that by small and simple things great things come to pass. Through meticulous application of a few procedures, unity in the Stake is fostered by limiting scheduling conflicts, avoiding misunderstandings, and circumventing possible resentment. From the point of view of the Stake center building scheduler, it might also make my job a bit easier :-) It will also assist the other building schedulers if Stake events are to be held at their facilities.

Bro. Pfeil

Church News Article on Importance of Cub Scouts

Church News

Cub Scouting is the foundation

By Jason Swensen
Church News staff writer

Published: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009

CIMARRON, NEW MEXICO

Bishops and branch presidents — want a deacons quorum filled with young men well prepared to perform their Aaronic Priesthood duties? Start first by building successful Cub Scout dens.

That was the message shared here by Sister Cheryl C. Lant, Primary general president, during the recent Priesthood Leadership Conference at the Philmont Scout Ranch.

"Cub Scouts are part of the whole [priesthood] picture — it's where we lay the foundation," she said.

Sister Lant may have appeared to be preaching to the proverbial choir. The dozens of men in her audience were all priesthood leaders in Scout uniforms who had come to Philmont in hopes of strengthening their respective quorums, troops and, yes, Cub Scout dens. Still, Sister Lant reminded the leaders about the essential role the ward and stake priesthood leadership should play in Cub Scouting. The young boys in the blue and gold uniforms are not merely the charges of the Primary.

The purpose of Scouting and Cub Scouting is the same: to provide activities and leadership opportunities to young men in the Church preparing for future duties as missionaries, fathers, husbands and temple-going Melchizedek Priesthood holders.

Sister Lant taught that the Primary's Faith in God Award need not operate independently of Cub Scouting. Instead, Cub Scouting helps boys get the most out of their Faith in God experience.

"Faith in God helps us to focus on what it is we want to teach these boys," she said.

Several Faith in God Award requirements — such as serving others and developing talents — fit nicely with tasks Cub Scouts perform to earn their various badges. Cub Scouts are also encouraged to earn the Scouting Religious Square Knot.

Sister Lant said local Primary leaders sometimes feel overwhelmed when asked to implement both Faith in God and Cub Scouting in their ward or branch. That won't be the case when Primary presidencies and bishoprics fully understand the compatibility found between the two. Sister Lant suggested that Cub leaders first learn the purposes and requirements of the Faith in God Award. "Then they can use its guiding principles as they approach Cub Scouting."

It was no coincidence that Sister Lant was sporting the regulation yellow Cub Scout Den Leader uniform for her presentation. Wearing the uniform, she said, helps both the leaders and the boys feel they are a part of something important. Encourage the boys to wear their uniforms to all of their Cub Scout activities.

Sister Cheryl C. Lant, Primary general president, points out the value of the Cub Scout uniform during her recent presentation at Philmont's LDS Priesthood Leadership Conference. The uniform helps young Scouts and their leaders feel united.

"They act different when they are in their uniforms," she added.

Buying a new Cub Scout uniform may pose a financial challenge for some families. A few of the Philmont participants spoke of organizing a "uniform bank" in their ward or stake to help offset the costs. Sister Lant also recommended that families donate their "gently worn" Scout uniforms to inner-city groups operating troops and dens.

Sister Lant said new Primary presidencies may not fully realize the importance of a well-run Cub Scout den.

Participants at Philmont's LDS Priesthood Leadership Conference work together to build a crude pinewood car during Sister Cheryl C. Lant's presentation on Cub Scouting. The program can work well with Primary's Faith in God Award.

"Priesthood leaders need to understand that these women need training so they understand [their callings]."

In closing, Sister Lant shared her beliefs in the Scouting program and its role as the activity arm of the Aaronic Priesthood. Cub Scouts is another tool that local priesthood and Primary leaders can utilize to train and prepare boys to receive that "preparatory" priesthood. "Truly the work we are doing is the work of the priesthood."

Philmont participants were also reminded during Sister Lant's presentation that Cub Scout activities can also be a lot of fun. The Primary leader divided the men into small groups, handed them the basic parts of a pinewood car and told them to start building. Minutes later, they nostalgically gathered around a pinewood derby track and staged spirited races.

Participants at Philmont's LDS Priesthood Leadership Conference work together to build a crude pinewood car during Sister Cheryl C. Lant's presentation on Cub Scouting.

There were plenty of high-fives, a few beaming winners and even some good-natured, pinewood derby ribbing amongst the middle-age stake presidents and young men leaders.

"This is Scouting" replace New Leader Essentials

This is Scouting-(formally New Leader Essentials)-this course is offered through our online learning center at

www.olc.scouting.org

Please note: if you have taken New Leader Essentials you do not need to take This is Scouting.

Building Scheduing

To: Building Schedulers:

The resource calendar is such a wonderful tool allowing easy and efficient use of church resources. Thank you for your contribution.

As a refresher, please make sure basic information is typed in or added for every entry either on the front of the calendar or in the back-up information behind the date:

A. Show name of ward (or stake auxiliary, or family name). This is important in understanding appropriate usage and priority, especially when negotiation is needed. Often members or leaders making reservations don’t think to list their ward in the verbiage they submit.

The building scheduler may need to add the Ward name, by figuring out who is doing the reservation if the requester doesn’t identify their ward. Stake reservations that aren’t obvious may need to identify their auxiliary such as employment or AP/YW committee.

B. Show contact name with either an email address or phone # or both. If the person, ward, or group does not provide a contact, then use the name of the person submitting the reservation.

There are still quite a few reservations that don’t have a contact listed.

C. Times for reservation includes set up and take down and is frequently longer than the time of the event. The regular calendar would indicate event time, however it is understood that some resource reservations such as recitals aren’t part of ward or stake calendars.

Listing of times seems to be working well.

D. Parts of building, or equipment needed. Multiple use of buildings is normal, and facilitated by this information. Since there is only one projector per building, reserving a projector on a particular building’s resource calendar is a good idea. Reserving the stake sound system is also a good idea (post to the Stake Center resource). We’d rather not create a separate resource for equipment, but post it on the building resource.

Reserving parts of the building seems to be working well.

Rules of engagement:

Order of priority when selecting dates.

1. Church calendar (Salt Lake)

2. Stake calendar

3. Ward calendar

4. Appropriate family use

Events on the regular calendar would often have a related resource calendar reservation, however when push comes to shove, the regular calendar takes priority even if everything isn’t covered in the resource calendar. An easy example that no one would dispute is that a wedding reception reservation would not be accepted even if General Conference wasn’t shown reserving the building on the resource calendar, or there would be no question that Youth Conference would take the whole building even if the calendar didn’t say so.

A practice that is tempting but is discouraged is blocking out dates, or other protective measures. Reserving every Saturday for 4 weeks to make sure the Saturday that is really wanted is available is not fair and good use of the resource system.

Thanks again,

Br. Gardner, Stake PFR

Webelos Summer Camp--2009

We had an excellent camp! It wore us out but I think everyone had fun. A special thanks to Sister Castle & Sister Journey for being our leaders and Sister Bishop for coming on such short notice Friday. Below are the list of requirements we did at camp. I did fill out all of the books given to me for the "Pins Completed" Saturday afternoon but if anyone left before 5 their books need to be updated. I did not get to all of the other requirements so feel free to add them to our book. If you missed a day you will need to email me so I can tell you what you missed.

If you have any questions feel free to email me. ~Gigi

Webelos Badge: 7c- Explain and follow the outdoor code

Arrow of Light

2 partial tie joining knot
3 partial Readyman completed
3 partial Outdoor Activity completed
4 partial Visit scout outdoor activity
5- complete

Pins Completed:
Aquanaut 1-7
Naturalist-1,4,6,7,8,9,10
Outdoorsman- 1, 2,5,7,8,10, 12
Readyman- 1-10, 12, 13

Pins Started:

Craftsman-1, 3 (If the boys had already completed a stand for the derby car as a webelos it counts as #2 instead)
Sportman- 2, 3

Other Awards:
Outdoor Activity Award (If they haven't received this in previous years they earn the patch, if they have a patch they earned the pin.)
Archery beltloop
BB gun beltloop
Whittling Chip (received at camp, if you don't have it I probably do)

Cub Scout Day Camp Requirements-2009

If the boy attended 2009 camp everyday:

Wolf Belt Loops Earned:

Archery

BB-gun shooting

Marbles

Wolf Achievements:

1b, c, g

2a, b, e, f, g

5d

6b, c

7a, d

8e

9a

Wolf Electives:

4b, c, e, f

5 – 2 of g or h or i

7c

11c

12a

17a

18a, b, d, f (partial)

20c, g, n, o

23b, c, d, e

Bear Belt Loops Earned:

Archery

BB-gun shooting

Marbles

Bear Achievements:

3f, h, i

6g

9e, f, g

15b, c

21a, f

23b

24d

Bear Electives:

1d

6d

9a

14c

18a, c

20a (partial – still need to make an arrow holder)

22b

25b, f, h (partial)

If they participated in Family Night on Wednesday:

Wolf Achievement:

10c

Bear Achievements:

10a

12b, c, d, e

Bear Elective 18d (if they attended the obstacle course with their family)

Leave No Trace: (both wolves and bears)

#1

#2 (Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday-possibly Tuesday, I wasn’t there that day)

#4

Cub Scout Outdoor Activity Award:

Wolves: Attend day camp, assemble 6 essentials and #1, #2, #3, #5, #8, #11, #13

Bears: Attend day camp, part of Leave No Trace and #1, #2, #3, #5, #8, #11, #13

I am a child of God... and so are you, and you, and you, and...

My husband and I were recently in Topeka and visited the Brown vs. Board of Education National Historic Site. We decided we needed to have a bit of a follow through with a family home evening. As I was putting it together, I thought it could make for a simple, but powerful sharing time. Part of it came from Stand Up for Love from the September 1984 Ensign.

Make a list of different characteristics of the children. Eye color, hair color, hair length, whatever you want. The length of the list can vary, just adjust it to what you know would work best with your primary.

Give the instructions for all the children with blue eyes to go to this area, brown eyes go to that area, and so on. Do this for several characteristics. Have everyone go back to their seats.

An optional object-lesson could be included here. I used an egg in a glass of 1 cup of plain water. It represents someone who is not receiving love or acceptance from those around him/her. The egg sinks to the bottom and the "person" may feel sad, depressed, or unwanted. Remove the egg and stir in 1/4 c. of salt, one spoon full at a time. Each spoonful of salt represents the ways we love and help others. (Examples of following the Savior) This was out of a great book called "10 -minute life lessons for kids" by Jamie Miller.

Then, move into emotional needs. Ask everyone who likes to have fun stand up, everyone who likes to 'fill in the blank' and so on as you are inspired to do. End with 'all those who are a child of God, stand up. All those who are blessed by the atonement of the Savior, sit down. '

Explain that the most important things we need, we all have in common no matter what our hair, skin, or eye color is, what hobbies we like or foods we can't stand. God loves every one of his children, even the ones that have lost their way, and he wants us to love each other and treat others kindly. Add any other thoughts you are inspired to share and bare your testimony.

You could make this go as long or as short as you needed.

Paige

Inspirational Community Articles relating to children

Extending our understanding of our community and others who are succeeding despite challenges, lifts our spirits and can motivate us to serve more diligently.

Click on the links below to receive some inspiration.

Art Works--Drawing helps student with Tourette's realize dream

http://sunpublications.com/200904291945/Community/Community/art-works-drawing-helps-student-with-tourettes-realize-dream.html

Children, seniors mix with Success

http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/1200201.html

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New presidencies announced

Indian Creek experienced changes this past weekend--May 4, 2009.  After many years of faithful service, Susan Johnson was released. Her enthusiasm and love for life despite challenges was contagious to the primary children and workers. We honor her for leading the primary children in patience and love.

Welcome New Presidencies:

Indian Creek--Lori Mccallson---Trina Contreras---Carolyn Maddox--Sarah Wolf

OP 1st--Carol Valentine--Kamian Gille---Katie Wheeler--Christal Forred 

--see activity below thanking former OP 1 presidency!

Primarily prepared--OP 1 Quarterly Activity

On May 2, 2009, the OP 1 ward presented this activity for the primary children. Ironically, this was the last activity with Leanne Hansen, Ruth Campbell, and Lisa Larson serving in the presidency.

We thank these women for their dedicated service on behalf of our children. Richly blessed and thoroughly taught the primary-aged kids were during the tenure of this amazing group of women.

If you wish to obtain electronic copies for this activity, please contact:

sebishop@everestkc.net

Supplies needed:

Baggie with bandaid, alcohol wipe, FHE budgeting lesson, any materials needed for individual stations, 50 lunch bags, Spofford House donations, 60 items for children’s treats (which they will purchase with $1), stamps for banker to stamp children for making deposit, small candies for bishopric member is give as children hand in tithing, red, yellow, blue stickers to put on children, Bible Stories for Children, Vol. 3 videotape

10-10:15--Opening/Gathering Activity: (place stickers on children as they arrive. Red=Sunbeams and CTR 5, Yellow=CTR 6, 7 & 8, Blue=Valiant 9, 10, 11 & 12 Boys and Girls)

Watch the Parable of the Talents (Chapter 36, Bible Stories for Children, Vol. 3. Explain to the children that Heavenly Father and Jesus want us to take care of the things they have given us: our bodies, our money, our gifts. They also want us to share with others. People in our ward have shared these snacks. We are going to decorate some bags to put the snacks in, then we will give them to the children at Spofford House. The children at Spofford House don’t have families to take care of them. Heavenly Father and Jesus love those children, too. They will have snacks to eat while they study for their tests in school.

Decorate (50) bags for Spofford House for end-of-school year bags. These will be filled with granola bar, hard candy and fruit snacks, to be filled by older children or presidency later.

Opening Song—“The Family is of God”—

Opening Prayer

10:25—Stations—First Aid in font room(start Red Group), Budgeting Basics Nursery room near Bishop’s office (Start Yellow Group), Wants and Needs in Nursery room (Start Blue Group).

10:25-10:40—first rotation

10:42-10:57—second rotation

10:59-11:14—third rotation

11:15—Closing Activity--gather to Primary Room.

Closing song—“The Family is of God”

Closing prayer

Children pay $1 of their budgeted “spending” money for their treat at the Snack Store and pick up a Family Home Evening Packet to take home.

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2009 Ward Conference

Attending Ward Conferences has been a highlight for our presidency. So blessed are we to have dedicated, spiritual, and loving leaders and mentors for our children. A spirit of testimony filled our hearts while spending time with each unit. (one more visit to Chapel Hill in May)

Northern Tier District Pinewood Derby 2009

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Modest is Hottest

March 7, 2009, over 50 10 and 11-year-old girls gathered from the Lenexa, Kansas Stake to listen to Patti Ward and her DREAM TEAM teach how to choose Modest Clothing. The girls then created modest fashions and modeled them in a Fashion Show complete with CATWALK!

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