Multicultural Night (Oct 22th)
Hello Parents/Guardians and Cadets,
Below are the announcements for this week. Please read this email along with the respective attachments in their entirety. This Thursday will consist of regular training, the dress will be C5 (Green Field Training Uniform) or C3C (Blue dress uniform with elemental T-shirt), or white shirt and black pants, if your cadet has not been issued C5 or C3C. Cadets are always to bring with them a water bottle, a notebook, and a pen/pencil to take notes during their training. A reminder that doors will open at 6:30 pm to cadets. Please ensure that your cadets do not arrive earlier than this time.
At the end of the evening, doors will open to parents at 8:55 pm for our final announcements for the evening, and cadets will be dismissed at 9:20.
DRILL TEAM PRACTICE CANCELLED (WED OCT 21st)
There will be no drill team practice this week in order to allow for maximum participation at the Byron Legion Poppy Box Assembly.
CITIZENSHIP AND MULTICULTURAL NIGHT (THURS OCT 22ND)
This Thursday Oct 22nd, the squadron will be hosting a citizenship and multicultural night. This evening will consist of various aspects of Canadian citizenship, including the function of the branches of government, key Canadian historical events and figures along with the opportunity to discover and celebrate the diversity and multiculturalism that Canada is known for within our squadron community. As part of this night, cadets will be able to bring in appropriate food items to contribute to a potluck, clothing, art/music/dance that is representative of their culture. Canteen will be available throughout the evening to purchase snacks as well. See attached poster for details.
For food items, the following guidelines must be followed to:
Food items brought in must be peanut/tree-nut free
All items must be accompanied by a complete ingredient list listing all ingredients that are contained in the food item
Food brought from a grocery store or restaurant is recommended in order to ensure safe food handling and preparation practices and to avoid potential cross contamination with food allergens.
Homemade food may be brought; however extra precautions must be taken to prevent cross-contamination with food allergens and a detailed description of how it was prepared should accompany the ingredient list
If your cadet is interested in showcasing something from their culture, they can speak to Sgt Markiewicz and WO2 Unnithan during this Thursday's training night.
NOTE: Dress will be C5 (Field Training Uniform) for this Thursday. Cadets that wish to bring traditional cultural clothing may change into it during the evening as part of the cultural display stations.
If your cadet plans on bringing food items, please fill out the form on TEAMS.
CANADIAN HARVARD AIRCRAFT ASSOCIATION VISIT (SAT OCT 24TH)
27 RCACS has been invited to participate in a visit of the Harvard Aircraft Association in Tillsonburg on Saturday Oct 24th. Cadets will have the opportunity to see the various models of Harvard Aircraft which have a history that dates back to the Second World War. Signups for this activity will continue this Thursday. Timings will be confirmed in a subsequent email. Transportation will not be provided to and from Tillsonburg. Transportation will be via parental dropoff/pickup. Cadets can still sign up to attend the activity using the following MS Form link in the event they were unable to fill out the physical signup sheet on TEAMS.
BIATHLON TEAM PRACTICE AND COMPETITION INFORMATION
There will be a biathlon team practice this Saturday from 10 am- 4 pm for team members at HMCS PREVOST. The competition will be held this Sunday October 25th. Cadets are to be dressed in appropriate physical activity attire and are to bring their water bottles. Please refer to TEAMS for more detail.
BAND PRACTICE CANCELLED SAT OCT 24
There will be no practice this Saturday due to the Harvard Aircraft Association Visit. Practices will resume on Oct 31st from 10 am - 12 pm.
ABSENCE REPORTING AND ATTENDANCE
If your cadet is unable to attend a training night, please ensure that an absence report form is filled out to excuse their absence. It is important to note that once a cadet has been absent for over 30 days without an excused absence (4 consecutive weeks of unexcused absences), they will be removed from the effective strength of the unit. The absence report form can be found here: https://forms.office.com/r/dRVZ6q3QDB
CADET365, ROUTINE ORDERS, CHAIN OF COMMAND
It is important that your cadet is checking their Cadet365 Outlook and Microsoft Teams regularly to ensure they are receiving the most up-to-date information. Each week, weekly routine orders (see attachment for your reference) will be distributed via their cadet email detailing the upcoming week's training along with any additional information for upcoming events and activities. It is expected that ALL cadets read this document. If they have difficulty accessing their account, please reach out via email to the Administration department (27air@cadets.gc.ca) as soon as account access issues are encountered.
It is important that cadets begin to take the initiative to read communications and communicate with their superiors when they have questions. Each cadet has been added to a flight which has a senior cadet in charge. They can communicate with their flight seniors via their designated flight Microsoft Teams channel, which they have been added to. This ensures streamlined communication channels and efficient responses to questions, issues or concerns. Cadets should not be reaching out to adult staff directly to seek answers to minor questions or information that is addressed in the routine orders or can easily be answered by their senior cadet in charge. Communications of this nature from cadets will not be responded to but rather redirected to the appropriate level in their chain of command.
Parents are always encouraged and able to reach out if they have questions or concerns; however, we encourage you to give your cadet the responsibility of staying informed, clarifying information using their chain of command and keeping you informed, as it is an important life skill they should be developing that will serve them well beyond the cadet program.
DRESS INSTRUCTIONS
For details on how to wear the uniform correctly in accordance with the set standard, cadets are required to consult the Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers (CJCR) Dress Instructions. This should be the primary reference for what the standard is for hair, facial hair and placement of insignia and badges. If a cadet is confused by what is presented in the instructions, they can use their chain of command to direct their question to a senior cadet of the Standards department for further clarification. Dress instructions can be found here: https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/cadets-junior-canadian-rangers/cjcr-policy/cjcr-dress-instructions.html
27 City of London RCACS
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