Sunday, August 1, 2021

August Email #1

 Hi Troop 136!


PLC Meeting 8/1:
Plan to be at the church at 3:00 pm today.  We will be completing some PLC Planning during this time between 3:00 and 4:30.  Between 4:30 and 6:00, we will have our normal PLC Meeting.  If you have a Chromebook, please bring it with you for the planning session. We will have pizza for the meetings. 

Yearly Planning Meeting Survey:
We still only have 16 responses.  I need to get your feedback to help us plan the next year of activities.  This is your opportunity to help us plan our activities based on your feedback.  Please submit this by 2 pm today.
Please take time to complete the survey with your Scout between now and July 31.  https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScPYDP_1rbhfPo-sqrKqgxNx9urY8-McWwAPmljoCZhnSD5eA/viewform

Troop Meetings:
Troop Meetings continue to meet for the rest of the summer on Tuesday nights beginning at 7:00 pm.  If you need to meet with me to discuss any advancements from either summer camp, please send me an email.  I will be reviewing and updating the Scoutbook website.

Scoutbook:
If you do not have access to Scoutbook, please let me know.  I can set you up in Scoutbook so that you have access to see your son's progress in his merit badges and rank requirements.

Flight 91 Permission Form:
Permission Forms are due August 3, 2021.
Roland Guay will be the Scoutmaster for this trip.  I will not be able to attend.  Roland said there might be a change once we know who will be attending to see when people are available to leave.  I will leave that decision up to him.  If you are in need of cooking specific requirements, you need to get in touch with Roland.  This is a great opportunity to complete this section of your Cooking merit badge or rank advancement.

8/22 Eagle Scout Court of Honor - Caleb Caldwell
Caleb has invited the Troop to his Eagle Scout Court of Honor on August 22.  If you would like to help, here is a sign up for Scouts to help.  Sign up for your rank.

Yearly Plan:
I had a discussion with a Scout at summer camp that said his parents did not know the plan for the campouts. Here is the current Yearly Plan for 2020-2021:
I will be sharing our 2021-2022 schedule in late August or September.  I believe planning is the key to success.  Make a plan and make it happen!

New Scout Campout:
For the newer Scouts, we need to have a weekend campout since a lot of you did not attend summer camp.  I know you got the information really late so we want to be sure that you had an opportunity to learn some basic skills and work toward rank advancement.  Please check your calendars and let me know if one of these dates works for you: 9/24-9/26 or 10/29-10/31.  I will follow up with an email specifically to you.  Please let me know by Tuesday, August 10.  We want to be sure that you are advancing and having fun.


Future Information:
8/1 PLC Meeting (3 - 6 pm for Training and Planning)
8/1 Troop Committee Meeting
8/3 Troop Meeting - Activity Uniform (Class B)
8/10 Troop Meeting - Activity Uniform (Class B)
8/13-15 Flight 93 Trip
8/17 Troop Meeting - Activity Uniform (Class B)
8/24 Troop Meeting - Activity Uniform (Class B)
8/29 PLC Meeting (3 - 6 pm for Training and Planning)
8/29 Troop Committee Meeting
8/31 Troop Meeting - Activity Uniform (Class B)
9/7 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
9/14 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
9/17-19 Camp Lazarus Camping Trip
9/21 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
9/28 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
10/1-3 Mt. Oval Camping and Three Eagles Shootout
10/3 PLC Meeting @ 4:30
10/3 Troop Committee Meeting
10/5 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
10/12 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
10/19 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
10/26 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
11/2 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
11/9 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
11/12-14 Air Space Museum - Wright Patterson Air Force Base 
11/16 Troop Meeting - Field Uniform (Class A)
11/23 No Meeting

--
Phillip Freeman
Scoutmaster, Troop 136 in Grove City, OH 
Email: smtroop136@gmail.com   Cell Phone: (614) 563-3894 
Goals for 2021:
Scout:
1.  Help every Scout earn at least one rank during 2021
2.  Help every Scout earn at least three merit badges during 2021
3.  Help the SPL follow up with Scouts who did not attend a meeting/event
4.  Ensure that every Scout has the ability to access Scoutbook
Troop:
5.  Complete a GoogleDoc for all of our troop procedures by April 2021
6.  Encourage at least two members of the committee to attend additional training to be an Assistant Scoutmaster
7.  Encourage two parents to join the committee this year as members
8.  Ensure that every parent has access to the Band app


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