Henry Park Pelican (Cub) Scout

This meeting was all about knotting. Akela was to teach (or revise in the case of older cubs) 3 knots - clove hitch, reef knot and sheetbend. After explaining the use of each knot, Akela proceeded to teach the cubs the first knot - clove hitch. When Akela checked, not a single cub knew knew how to tie this knot, including those who had learnt it before! What a surprise, so Akela had to start from scratch. To make sure everyone knew how to tie the clove hitch, Akela played a game - an inter Six challenge to see which Six had members who could tie the highest number of correct clove hitch in a race. Congratulations to Kangaroo Six which earned the most points - 70! Here are the results: 70 points - Kangaroo 50 points - Koala, Echidna 40 points - Wombat 1,Wombat 2 20 points - Kookabarra, Platypus, Possum 10 points - Emu Knotting lesson will continue the following week.

School CArnival - Flying Fox/Abseiling Station Saturday, 4th August 2012 We took a break from scouting and hosted the Flying Fox/Abseiling Station during the School Carnival. Here are some pictures: Flying Fox/Abseiling Station - hosted by Pelican Scouts! Chil on duty Luke getting ready for abseiling Principal Mr Ng Teng Joo posing before taking flight Mr Ng getting ready for the descent Smiles in anticipation - we have no fear! Lucas staring intensely at the flight path Mr Ng - I have done it! Two brothers! Nicolas just before he took off Nicale - alone and smiling! Alexis with great concentration