1st Sticker Scout Group

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When we arrived we were called to the hut to be sorted into our groups for the activities.  When the siren blew we mad our way to the first base. 

First we tried to get beans from a can into the pot without touching the ground mat, the pot, and the can of beans or the stove where the beans were placed.  Then it was beanbag throwing, hoola hoping and ski racing.  After that we went orienteering around the field.  Also we made sculptures out of bamboo, which was called pioneering. 

After lunch we did arts, crafts and cooking. Then we played Egert, we needed to keep the egg from smashing so we wrapped it up with newspaper, tissue, boxes, paper etc.  So when we threw it, it was hopefully safe. Finally we did signalling with flags and an assault course in the woods.  When we got back to the hut the leaders we rewarded and the cubs that lost their property had to do press-ups.  At the end we saluted the flag and went home. 

Everybody had a great day. 

Cameron (Red Sixer)

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Roseland Observatory Camp

On Saturday the 9th February, we did an astronomy camp in Sticker. It started at 9am & when my dad (Kaa) and I arrived, we found out that we were the first one’s here, but sooner or later more people came. 13 people attended the sleepover. When everyone was here, we did Grand Howl, unpacked our camping bags & took out our sleeping bags (which we lay down in our six.) We then did our camp books, which we write in on camps, very quickly for we had to pack our day bags, and go to the Roseland observatory in Akela’s, Kaa’s, Hathi’s & Raksha’s cars. When we got there, a man called Mr. sheen (Brian sheen) told us what we were going to do for the day. We made sundials, had a look at the Sun and made planets for a solar system. We also watched a few information films. They were EXELLENT. We then had lunch just outside the observatory were we also had a cup of tea, which were wade on camp stoves. Then we did a talk on 2 subjects about space (my six did about the Sun and the planets.) Then we did a walk to Coombe woods where we had a snack & back. We came back to watch Brian fire some rockets. For tea we had nice, warm pasties before we watched a film about ‘black holes’. After that, we were all tired so we all went back to the hut to sleep. I didn’t get to sleep very well because there was too much talking but eventually I drifted off. The next day, we packed up all our stuff, had breakfast, wrote in our books, did Grand Howl, said goodbye and we all went home. 

Written by Curtis!BLUE SIXER