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Third grade boys
Bear
First see "What is Cub Scouts all
about?"
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Also see how Cub Scouts more from through
the various levels of the
"Advancement Trail," from first through fifth
grades.
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Would you like to be a
Pack 5 Bear?
The
earliest you can join Cub Scouts is after June 1 of
the year you graduate from second grade. You're now
a third-grader, and you can be a part of our "Bear"
Den, which meets every week or so: Your parents will
agree on the best schedule at the start of the school year.
You can join now even if you weren't a
Tiger Cub or Wolf, or simply didn't earn one or both of
those ranks. In Cub Scouts, you can be a member of the Bear
Den based on your grade in school (or in some cases, your
age). The only "catch-up" you'll need to do is earning your
"Bobcat" rank, which is the blue patch you can see below and
to the right on this page.
Don't worry: You'll have have your Bobcat
earned in no time.
The Bear patch
There are a lot of similarities between
Wolf and Bear Dens, activity-wise. What you'll notice,
however, is that the approach to completing "Bear
Achievements" requires more structure planning on your part.
You now have only four Achievements, each with a number of
options — with various things to complete
under each of those.
Your Den Leader will still take the lead,
aided by one or more Assistant Den Leaders, and even less
involvement at the Den Meetings by other parents (we'd like
them to consider Pack Committee positions now, if they
haven't done so already). Some of the Bear Achievements are
completed by you in your Den Meetings, and at other times on
your own with your family. Some Den Leaders like to award
immediate recognitions similar to those on the Tiger Cub
Totem, continuing with the same "Progress Toward Ranks"
Totem shown here to the left.
Pack 5 likes to have our Bear Den Cub
Scouts "earn rank" by the "Blue & Gold Banquet" we hold in
March each year. If you need more time, you have until June
1.
Arrow Points (and more)
One nice thing about getting your patch at
"Blue & Gold" is that you still have time to work on "Arrow
Points." You can earn these by completing Electives and even
going back to pick up some of the Achievement options you
haven't done before. Your first Arrow Point is gold, and
every Arrow Point you earn after that is silver. You can see
what these look like on the left here, just below the Bear
patch.
Check out other awards you can earn as a
Bear in your Handbook.
 Pack Meetings
Bear Den Cubs also get to come to all of our "Pack Meetings"
and many of our Pack events. A Pack Meeting is where
all the boys in Pack 5 get together in one place:
First through fifth graders. Some Pack Meetings are
more game-oriented, others are more for your entertainment.
This is also where we give out our major
awards and hear about what each Den has been doing
since we last met.
Pack Meetings are also important for
your parents. Sometimes they will stick with us for
the entire program. Other times, they'll head off to
a separate meeting of other Pack 5 adults, to help
keep things running smoothly. Pay close attention at the Pack
Meeting, because this is often where you'll learn
about even more exciting things you can do as a Cub
Scout!
Attention Parents
Learn how you can help your son get
the most out of the Cub Scout Program and get more
involved with Pack 5 efforts.
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