Beaver News
Monday 31st March and Wednesday 2nd April - Easter Performance
To tick off part of both the My Skills challenge and the Creative badge, we used boom whackers in our Lodges to learn a (loosely) Easter themed nursery rhyme and then perform it to the rest of the Colony.
The performances were surprisingly good and there was some lovely singing too!
Afterwards we took advantage of the lighter evenings and the good weather to play a wide game in the park.
We also awarded a Bronze Chief Scout Award to other of the Wednesday Beavers.
Monday 24th and Wednesday 26th March - Mother’s Day and Log Chew
This week we put together cards for Mother’s Day. We thought about what activities we’d like to do next term, what badges we’d like to earn and voted for our favourite thing from this past term. We also played a few games.
Monday 17th and Wednesday 19th March - Team building part 2
Half of the Colony went out into the park and used maps with basic grid references to navigate to specific locations and answer questions.
The other half used spaghetti and marshmallows to build free standing structures and then of course they had to eat them!
After about 25 mins the two halves swapped over.
Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th March - Skills
This week we continued ticking off activities counting towards the Skills challenge badge. We practised laying a table and some of us even tried it blindfolded! We decorated cakes for (early) Red Nose Day. We learned to tie shoelaces and practised reef knots and sheet bends and we learned how to roll our neckers. We even learned a new song all about a baby bumblebee!
Monday 3rd and Wednesday 5th March - Global Issues part 2
For the second half of this badge, we made water filters using bottles, sand, cotton wool, charcoal and gravel. We also watched a video about fair trade and tasted some fair trade chocolate and bananas.
Monday 24th and Wednesday 26th February - Global Issues part 1
We started our Global Issues badge by considering endangered animals and recycling. We matched pictures of endangered animals to their habitat, picture, risk and a fact. We answered quiz questions about what items can be recycled and sorted some recycling into hoops. We also played a team game where we turned over cones pretending we were turning light switches on or off.
Monday 10th and Wednesday 12th February - Builder badge
After planning our machines last week, the Beavers came armed with mountains of recycling this week and used tape, scissors and googly eyes to create a whole array of machines! After building, we briefly evaluated our builds with a partner.
Monday 3rd and Wednesday 5th February - Team building challenges
For our Skills challenge award, we needed to complete some team missions! In Lodges we tried to move a ping pong ball along a line of guttering pieces without dropping it and tried to solve a riddle involving a farmer getting corn, a fox and a chicken across a river. We also started our Builder badge by planning our designs for next week.
Monday 27th and Wednesday 29th January - Chinese New Year
Monday 20th and Wednesday 22nd January - Gardening
We started our Gardener badge by playing a game where each of the corners was labelled with a session and we had to run to the correct corner for each statement about trees, e.g. when do fruit trees have blossom?
Then we split in half to consider what plants needs to grow and to pot some bulbs and seeds to take home; while the other half identified a variety of gardening tools.
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Monday 13th and Wednesday 15th January - Health and Fitness badge
This week we completed our Health and Fitness badge whilst also ticking off requirements for our Skills challenge badge. We practised brushing a model of teeth and discussed how we keep them healthy. We took part in some agility games and noted how our heart rate was affected. We sorted foods into healthy and not so healthy and considered the “eat well” plate. Finally we made posters to promote healthy living to others.
Monday 6th and Wednesday 8th January - Games night
We were delighted to welcome all the Beavers back after Christmas, including some new Beavers in both colonies. We played several games, including some team games which count towards our Teamwork badge. We also took turns explaining the rules of our favourite games to each other for another tick towards our Skills challenge. We took part in a routine fire drill despite the freezing temperatures outside! We also played some parachute games and conducted the "swimming up" ceremony for our friends who have just moved up to Cubs.
Monday 16th and Wednesday 18th December - Christmas activities
We ended the term this week by playing pass the parcel, making Christmas lanterns and taking part in a Log Chew (where we talk about what we’ve liked doing this term and what we can do next term to make Besvers even better!). We also awarded prizes to the Lodges with the most points this term - congratulations Herons and Jays - and also awarded the final Chief Scout Bronze Award of 2024!
Monday 9th and Wednesday 11th December - Rock Up
In lieu of the usual district trip, the Beavers visited Rock Up to try some rock climbing. All had a great time tackling climbs, high ropes and the stairway to heaven obstacle. Many of the Beavers were unsure about heights at the start but demonstrated bravery and perseverance to reach new heights!
