Troop 105 Meeting Plan
Date: October 22, 2007
Monthly Theme: Hiking/Communications

Time:	Activity:	Description:			Coordinator(s):
6:15-6:30	Preparing	Room setup, flags			service patrol
		Arrival Game: Indian stick wrestling			Jacob S.
6:30-6:45	Opening Ceremony	Pledge of Allegiance, law, oath, outdoor code, motto, slogan			Matt M.
		Meeting goals description			Jacob S.
		Uniform Inspection			Brad D.
		Upcoming events from troop website, detailed			Matt M.
		Other opening activity: "Pop corn party polka" skit			program patrol
6:45-7:20	Skills Instruction	New Scouts	Exp. Scouts	Vent. Scouts
		Review campout activities and sign-off any advancement from tasks completed on campout	Communications MB (or other partial MB work)	Communications MB (or other partial MB work)	(N) Mr. Skolnick (E) Mr. Lyons (V) Mr. Lyons
		Rope work: review whipping/ fusing, square knot, sheepbend; learn 2 half hitches and tautline hitch	Rope work: review square knot, sheepbend, 2 half hitches, tautline hitch, clove hitch, timber hitch, bowline	Rope work: review square knot, sheepbend, 2 half hitches, tautline hitch, clove hitch, timber hitch, bowline, sheep shank	(N) Mr. Skolnick (E) Jacob S. (V) Brad D.
7:20-7:50	Patrol Meetings	Check scout handbooks for advancement status (has scout completed any tasks that need to be signed off?); Produce list for Mr. Skolnick, ID'ing scouts with sign-off needs	Check scout handbooks for advancement status (has scout completed any tasks that need to be signed off?); Produce list for Mr. Skolnick, ID'ing scouts with sign-off needs	Check scout handbooks for advancement status (has scout completed any tasks that need to be signed off?); Produce list for Mr. Skolnick, ID'ing scouts with sign-off needs	Patrol Leaders
		Update ind. adv. record sheets in advancement file to record all partial rank advancment	Update ind. adv. record sheets in advancement file to record all partial rank advancment	Update ind. adv. record sheets in advancement file to record all partial rank advancment	(N) Mr. Skolnick (E) Mr.Lyons (V) Mr. Merritt
		Scout-to-Tenderfoot: Physical fitness record review		Life-to-Eagles: (w/ Mrs. O'Melia) MB and project status review	Patrol Leaders
7:50-8:00	Inter-Patrol Activity	Outdoors: dodge ball, patrol round robin Bad weather, game: Duck on a Rock (from http://usscouts.org/games.asp) This is played with cheap (5cents) baseballs. One is placed in a small chalk circle by the Scout who is "It." The others roll the balls and try to knock it out. If they succeed, the "duck is off" and the ball must be replaced before the players can be tagged on their way back with their ducks to the line. (Or, an Indian club can be knocked over by balls or beanbags.)			M. Merritt
8:00	Closing	Retire colors (March flags out)			program patrol
		Review of what we covered tonight			Matt M.
		Final announcements/handouts: Popcorn reminder ..................................................... Snack night and costume night reminder for next week's meeting!			Mrs. Bourke
		Scoutmaster Minute			Mr. Skolnick
8:00-8:10	After the Meeting	Patrol Leaders Meet			Matt M.
		Other after meeting activity: room check			service patrol