Troop Meetings
Troop Meetings are held on Friday Nights at 7:30pm
at the Our Lady of Perpetual Help School Hall
on 111 - 10 115th Street
Enter on the 111th avenue entrance.
Meeting Plans for January 26, 2001 to March 30, 2001
January 26, 2001
No Meeting - Troop Trip
February 2, 2001
Knots Meeting I
Scouts will learn to tie the following knots
Overhand knot, Square Knot, The Shoelace Bow, The Clove Hitch
Two Half Hitches, Taut-Line Hitch, Larks Head
Inter-Patrol Activity
Knot tying relay
Knots Meeting II
Scouts will learn to tie the following knots
Sheet Bend, Bowline, Timber hitch
Sheepshank, Figure eight, Stopper Knot
Inter-Patrol Activity
Knot tying relay
Orienteering Meeting I
Scout will learn the how to use a compass
The 16 Points of a compass
The Degrees of a compass
Different types of compasses
How to operate a compass
How to find a reading on a compass
Inter-Patrol Activity
Compass Pie
Each member of the patrol gets a piece of the compass
One point of the compass will be place in its proper place the patrol member will run up and place his pice down were he thinks it belongs he will then go back and get another piece and get on line again (repete with each patrol member until there are no more pieces of the pie). the team who has the most number of pieces in their correct places wins the competition. Scouts can place there piece on top of another if they feel it is wrong No piece may be moved once it is placed.
February 23, 2001
Orienteering Meeting II
Scout will learn the how to Read a map
The different types of maps
The map Legend
Contour Lines
Map Reading
Inter-Patrol Activity
Compass Course
Game Night
First Aid Meeting I
Scouts will learn basic first aid skills
What is First Aid
Different types of Injuries
How to treat for Shock
Head, Foot, and Hand, Knee Bandages
Splints and Stretchers
Inter-Patrol Activity
First Aid Relay
Build Stretcher, Place Bandages and splints on a victim
Carry victim to safety
March 16, 2001
First Aid Meeting II
Scouts will learn basic first aid skills
Heimlich Maneuver, CPR, Burns, & Blisters
Bites & Stings, Poison Plants
Inter-Patrol Activity
First Aid Question Relay
Lashing Meeting I
Learn how to lash two sticks together
What are lashings use for
Square Lashing
Diagonal Lashing
Inter-Patrol Activity
Lashing Race
Lash three sticks together using 2 Square lashings
And 1 diagonal lashing Making a triangle.
Transport one of the patrol members with the triangle
Make a complete circle around the hall. First patrol
To round the hall and have the lashings correct wins.
Lashing Meeting II
Learn three new lashings
Shear lashing, Tripod lashing, Round Lashing
Inter-Patrol Activity
Make a camp gadget using lashings