Ahoy matey!

For Parents - By Group Leader - 3 months ago (15 Feb 12)

For this year group camp, t’ Pirates o’ t’ Murray be invadin’ Roonka.

Be sure t’ be part o’ this journey and Click here for all th’ information ye need!

Report to th’ first matey wit’ ye forms ‘n gold coins by th’ 28th ’o February!

Challenge Hill Joeys

For Joeys - By Group Leader - 6 months ago (27 Nov 11)

All Joeys from the Eastern District (including some 15 from Magill) had a go at Challenge Hill in Woodhouse!

Mysterious Wolf Visiting Joey's at Sleepover!

For Joeys - By Group Leader - 7 months ago (04 Nov 11)

Tonight, Joeys from Magill, Tranmere and Beaumont just finished a challenging Fun-Bun-Run event in which they collected the ingredients for a hamburger and ate it.

And while unsuspectingly lazing about on the playground after tea, they got a surprise mystery visitor!

A gigantic grey wolf appeared on the playground! Check out the pictures that this reporter was able to snap!

Luckily the wolf appeared quite friendly and there was plenty of hugs and cuddling going on and the wolf even had time for a quick game of hide and seek!

We just had time for a quick group picture with the wolf but with the busy sleepover program, Joeys retreated to the Scout Hall for a next activity and after that, the whereabouts of the mysterious wolf remain unknown.

Thank you!

For Parents - By Group Leader - 7 months ago (23 Oct 11)

To all of you that came out to help for the Working Bee today, thank you so much. We got so much done, it is absolutely fantastic. Here is a list of things that got done or worked on:

• The main Q-store got the new shelving installed and with the extra shelve space we were able to put ALL the ‘every time’ camping gear including tents, eskies, patrol boxes, cooking equipment, etc., together in one rack. All the other ‘sometimes’ gear got put away as well and we still have shelf space left and room to move! The secondary Q-store that used to have tents and patrol boxes is now relegated to just ‘stuff’ we only occasionally use.
• The electricity in the Q-store got rewired to ensure that all the lights in the Q-store and the meeting room at the back are attached to the right switches and also we got a bunch of power points put in so we now can charge our camp lanterns while they are stored in the Q-store!
• The kitchen walls and ceiling got a fresh coat of paint.
• The kitchen got a proper clean.
• The outside kitchen door got sanded and a first coat of paint.
• The boys toilet ceiling got a fresh coat of paint.
• The missing whirly bird vent on the roof got replaced with a new one.
• The meeting room re-cladding got started and all the old ceiling has been removed and two sheets of new cladding have been mounted but this job proved to be a bit more work than thought so that remains unfinished.
• The leaders room got a proper tidy up.
• The cardboard boxes on the stage got neatly put away.
• The camping patrol boxes got rechecked.
• A leader only camping patrol box got checked and restocked.
• The den under the stage got a tidy up and vacuum clean.
• The Scouts & Cubs cooked us BBQ lunch sausages! Thank you!

Again, thank you all so much! We can all be proud on our achievements

Cub Cook Off

For Cubs - By Possum - 9 months ago (20 Aug 11)

Magill Cubs prepared an outstanding Asian feast for the Cub Cook Off on Sunday 14th August!

Family Details Survey

For Parents - By Group Leader - 11 months ago (05 Jul 11)

Dear 1st Magill Scout Group Families,

Please find attached a letter detailing a number of ideas to help and support our leaders in continuing with the good Scouting programs they already provide.

Please note survey form on the second page of the letter that we need every Magill family to fill out so we can update our records and implement the parent roster system as was discussed in the Parent Meeting of a few weeks ago.

We would appreciate if you return the filled in form ASAP to address or email address shown at the bottom of the form.

Thanks in advance.

Marco Hess
Group Leader

• Magill_Scout_Group_Parent_Support_Needed.pdf

In case you missed it...

For Parents - By Group Leader - 11 months ago (15 Jun 11)

A big thank you to the parents attending the meeting last Tuesday. We had some positive and fruitful discussions and some outcomes that we will be pursuing in the coming weeks to help our leaders.

If you were not able to attend, please find attached the presentation that was used on the night.

For any questions or suggestions, please contact Group Leader Marco on 0407 78 55 66.

• Magill_Scout_Group_Parent_Meeting_Presentation_14_jun_2011.pdf

Group Camp ... what a good one!

For Parents - By Eagle - about 1 year ago (16 May 11)

Scouts built a platform in the trees, and slept in it.

Cubs & Joeys made all sorts of things (boomerangs, Wall-es, fossils…).

Scouts, Cubs & Joeys teamed up for orienteering, adventure trails.

Parents had fun and made it all go smoothly.

A campfire with rousing singing.

It was fun!

Photos:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregories/sets/721…

Magill Scouts Community Project 2011 - Shoe Boxes of Love

For Parents - By Possum - over 1 year ago (27 Jan 11)

The Leaders have agreed to undertake a whole of Group community project this year and we’ve selected “Shoe Boxes of Love”.

What is a Shoe Box of Love? In essence it is a Christmas gift to a child in an underprivileged country.
A Christian organisation knowns as Samaritan’s Purse manages the program known as Operation Christmas Child, which over 20 years has delivered 1m+ shoe boxes to children at Christmas time. The map shows where the boxes head in our Asia Pacific region.
Refer to their website for further information…
http://samaritanspurse.gotdns.org/

Over Terms 1, 2 & 3 we will be asking Joeys, Cubs and Scouts to bring along SMALL donations of NEW goods or gold coin donations at particular events. If your family cannot donate each time, that’s OK – it’s about the whole community of our Scout Group contributing what they can. If you can donate something extra, that will be great too. Or have your Joey, Cub or Scout ask family or friends to donate something too if you wish.

In late Term 3 Joeys, Cubs and Scouts will pack the items collected into shoe boxes ready to be sent to the designated country during October and November.

Besides the goods required, we need to provide $9/box donation to cover the cost of transportation and distribution.

We hope this will provide all members of our Scout Group community the opportunity to share a little of our own comforts with another child. Maybe your Joey, Cub or Scout could use some pocket money to purchase a small item for inclusion or forego a school lunch order to help them appreciate their ability to contribute to another child in meaningful way.

If someone in your family loves to knit, there are some patterns attached for items ideal to include in the shoe boxes.

Eventually our shoe boxes need to contain one or more items from each ‘something’ category:

SOMETHING TO LOVE
Teddy bear, doll, soft toy, etc.

SOMETHING FOR SCHOOL
Exercise book, pencil case, pens, pencils, colouring pencils, sharpener, eraser, chalk, etc.

SOMETHING TO WEAR
T-shirt, shorts, underwear, cap, beanie, sandals, thongs, etc.

SOMETHING TO PLAY WITH
Tennis ball, cars, skipping rope, marbles, musical instrument, yo-yo, slinky, finger puppets, wind up torch, etc. (No battery operated items!)

SOMETHING FOR PERSONAL HYGIENE
Soap and face washer, toothbrush, hairbrush, comb, hair-clips, scrunchies, etc. (No toothpaste)

SOMETHING SPECIAL
Carry bag, sunglasses, bangles, necklaces, craft kits, stickers, note or photo of yourself.

Items that are NOT allowed:

ITEMS THAT LEAK OR MELT – (these can spoil boxes) including toothpaste, shampoo, bubbles, plasticine/play dough and batteries
FOOD OR LOLLIES OF ANY KIND – (due to customs regulations) including medicines and vitamins
ANY USED OR DAMAGED ITEMS – (due to customs regulations) including worn clothing and old toys
ANY BREAKABLE ITEMS – including glass, porcelain and mirrors
ANY ITEM THAT CAN SCARE OR HARM A CHILD – including knives, war-related toys and toy guns
ANY GAMBLING-RELATED ITEMS – including play money, playing cards and dominoes
ANYTHING OF A RELIGIOUS, RACIAL OR POLITICAL NATURE

It is VERY important that the conditions above are followed in order to comply with various overseas government and customs constraints and to protect the content of the shoe boxes. We reserve the right to remove any unsuitable items.

• Beanie_Hat.pdf
• Teddy_Bear_Hand_Puppet_2.pdf
• Knitted_Clown_Hand_Puppets.pdf

Scouts Beach Camp

For Scouts - By Eagle - over 1 year ago (06 Dec 10)

We had another nice relaxing (though at the same time hot and tiring!) camp at Normanville last weekend

Some photos are here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/gregories/sets/721…

The weather was really perfect for just hanging out at the beach.

We all re-learned the early summer lesson of “you have to put sunblock on the top of your feet”, with Reece and Caitlin competing for redest sore-est looking feet!

We hiked south to Lady Bay first thing on Saturday morning, and did some raft building on Saturday afternoon.

In addition we proved that it doesn’t matter if you happen to leave behind the Marquee main pole :) Scouts can do it all!