CAMP UPDATES :)

Hello guides! Camp is TOMORROW! Aren't you guys excited? So start packing (refer to pack list below) and do pay attention to this post carefully. :)

Camp details:
DATE: 28 Nov 2011
TIME: 7.30am
VENUE: Parade Square Podium
ATTIRE: PE Shirt + Shorts w/ comfortable walking shoes
WHAT TO PREPARE: A patrol identity (anything that only your entire patrol has, it can be a nametag or a wristband or anything that doesn't go against the guides rule. It must be worn throughout camp. Patrol leaders, do contact your fellow patrol members & decide.)

- Remember to have breakfast before reporting for camp
- DO NOT bring any food or sweet drinks to camp
- Label ALLLLL of your stuffs, especially your utensils, as there will be MASS washing.

Packlist:
1) 1 Polo tee + 1 PE Shirt + 1 dark coloured t-shirt + guides scarf
2) Sufficient pairs of socks
3) 3 pair of shorts
-pe shorts OR straight cut FBTs only
-BLACK & DARK BLUE colour only
4) Sufficient sets of undergarments
5) POP Attire & Materials (costumes, props & presents)
6) Slippers (to be used in showers)
7) Sleeping Bag
8) Ziplock/Plastic Bags to store used clothes
9) Small personal first aid kit (should include thermometer, plasters etc)& personal medication
10) Insect repellent, sunscreen, lip balm
11) Small torchlight with batteries
12) Guides Handbook & Writing Materials
13) Poncho/Umbrella
14) 1 stack of newspapers
15) Ez-link card & valuables
16) Plate, mug & cutlery
17) Water Bottle (at least 700ml)
18) Toiletries + Towel (soap, shampoo, facial wash, comb, tooth brush etc)
19) Small daypack (for outings)
20) Consent Form (photocopy version below this post)
21) 1 box of aluminium foil per patrol
22) Sanitary napkins
23) Trash bags
24) Paint & paintbrushes
25) PATROL LEADERS/SECONDS: Big ziplock to contain valuables

Few things to take note:
1) For camp, we need certain patrols to buy certain stuffs:
- Flowerpecker: Dishwashing Liquid (eg, mama lemon. Buy smallest bottle available)
- The rest: EACH patrol bring/buy one a largebased pail (need not be TALL, but need to be LARGE)
*Keep the receipts, money claim after camp. If the pail is BOUGHT, can keep in guides room for future purposes.

2) Do remember to complete your powerpoint slides on the trip to botanic gardens by 2nd Dec. Those who were not here, ask your PL/PS on what's going on.
LOTS & LOTS of love,
EXCOS <3

OPEN HOUSE

*EDITED:
Who needs to come back for open house:
- Gloria
- Jing Yi
- Ye Qi
- Xiu Qin
- Regine

DATE: 26 november
TIME: 7.30am (end around 1.30pm)
VENUE: Hall (guides booth)
ATTIRE: Full guides uniform + white canvas shoes + plaits (no need hat)
WHAT TO BRING: Guides Handbook, Water bottle, Bluetack
*Excos in charge for open house: Diana. Ruilin. Sarah.


FOR THOSE THAT DIDN'T GET CAMP CONSENT FORM:

We dont get to see some of ur anytime before camp, so this is a photocopy for your to print & sign, then bring to camp. However, if you do not have a printer or have any difficulties printing, please come down to the open house tmr (guides booth@ hall) to get a copy from Sarah.

:) :)

22nov + 23nov CCA

Heyhey guides! These are the details for sec 3s cca & botanic gardens excursion.

Tuesday's cca is for the sec 3s only
DATE: 22nd nov
TIME: 8.30am
VENUE: Guides Room
ATTIRE: any old sch based shirt + pe shorts (old as in can afford to make ur shirt dirty)
WHAT TO BRING: Old rags/cloths, STACK of newspaper, disposable gloves (if you have), poncho(optional)

Wednesday's cca will be an excursion to BOTANIC GARDENNNNNS :)
DATE: 23rd nov
TIME: 8.00am (will end around 12pm)
VENUE: Botanic Gardens Melati Gate (see map below)
ATTIRE: Polo tee with PE Shorts
WHAT TO BRING:
☀ Consent forms
☀ Poncho/umbrella
☀ $1 COIN
☀ Notebook & pen
☀ Guides handbook
☀ Handphones fully charged & money for lunch
☀ Camera (at least one per patrol)

REMINDERS:
☑ Patrol members to STICK TOGETHER at all times.
☑ Patrol second to be entirely in charge if your patrol leader is not around.
☑ Apple sunscreen before coming!
☑ Keep your handphones on always, ps & pl to have ALL your patrol member's contact no.
☑ All guides rules still apply!

WHAT WILL WE BE DOING:
☺ Hiking
☺ 5 Point
☺ Bonding / Exploring / Enjoying nature

{!} If any of your get lost at any time, please contact any excos. (if you do not have the excos number, contact your ps or pl first, ps & pl then contact excos)


Botanic Garden's Map: (click for larger image)

There are TWO entrance gates, but we are meeting at the Melati Gate which is nearest to Botanic Gardens MRT (circle line). Search up online to find which bus service is nearest to that gate if need. Map can be googled easily as well.

SEE YOU ALL!

18 nov CCA

[EDITED]

Hey guides, we need to prepare for the School Open house soon, so in preparation for it, we need your help to come up with some designs. Our booth will be a small one in the sch hall, approximately four school tables that size, so rmb to take that into consideration when doing your draft.

Oriole, Dove & Swallow: Each member to come up with a BANNER DESIGN.
- Banner size approximately A1 size, 84.1 X 59.4 cm
- Simple but meaningful design will do, please do your draft on a piece of A4 paper
- Try to potray what guiding is all about through the banner, dont include a bunch of words too.

Kingfisher, Mynah & Flowerpecker: Each member to come up with a POSTER DESIGN.
- Posters stating what we do in guides, like outdoor stuffs or normal cca acitivities, can include anything that is relevant to guiding too.
- Use simple drawings to bring accross your msg, and organise your information.
- Do your poster draft on an A4 paper.

DATE: 18nov 2011
TIME: 7.45am
VENUE: Foyer
ATTIRE: Polo tee + PE Shorts
WHAT TO BRING: your drafts/designs, POP materials, guides handbook, money for lunch, money for badges (details BELOW)

That day will be a full day cca, end around 3-4pm. So please eat your breakfast, and bring enough money to settle your own lunch. This will be the last time we'll be giving your time to practice for POP, so please make full use out of it. Dont forget what we say during cca on tues.

This part will be kinda complicated, its the money that your need to pay for your profiency badges and some of your will be different so READ VERY VERY VERY CAREFULLY. If your name is spefically mentioned, just bring the amt beside your name, if not bring the amt your level is asked to bring. Any qns pls ask the excos.

Anyone with financial problems just tell the excos :)

All sec 1s: $ 18
EXCEPT
WenYi: $12
Rachel: $16
Navni: $2
Parvatha: $14
Uva: $16
Mazal: $14
Shafiqah: $8
Khalishah: $10
Cheejiayi: $16
Shariffa: $14
Hafida: $6

All sec 2s: $18
EXCEPT
Baenita: $22
Desiree: $16
Thasleena: $20
Jeevangene: -

All sec 3s: $10
EXCEPT
Gina: $8
Regine: $14


{!}For pioneering people, the pioneer test will be on 7 dec wed 8am-12pm. Those that cannot attend, pls sms yuanshan asap.

See you all on friday! :)

15 nov CCA

TUESDAY CCA FOR ALL
DATE: 15 nov
TIME: 7.30am(for sec 1s+thasleena), 9.00am(sec2s+sec3s)
VENUE: Foyer
ATTIRE: Pe + shorts

WHAT TO BRING:
[Sec1s+thasleena] Stationery, Foolscap paper, Colour paper(one piece will do), $17
[All, including sec1s] POP materials (your songs/boards), Guides Handbook, $17 (for those that have yet to pay)

NOTE:
[Sec 1s] Please check your google apps as yuanshan has sent your Scribe Badge materials to study, your will be taking the test on tuesday, so study well, as almost all of your failed the previous test.
Also, those that didnt went for the kidsREAD programme, provide a parents letter or MC to state your reason for your absence, give the excos on tuesday during roll call.

:)

EVENTS + READ Programme

[{!} edited; MUST read till the end]

Hi guides, there are some changes to the cca events in november, so please take note.

CCA TIMES (tentative, these are ESTIMATED dismissal times):
14 nov: 2.00pm - 5.00pm (sec 3s only; trip to jurong hill)
15nov: 7.30am - 1.00pm
18 nov: 7.30am - 4.30pm
21 nov: 9.30am - 12.30pm (sec 3s only)
23 nov: 8.00am - 1.00pm (trip to botanic gardens, but its a CCA!)
25 nov: -to be updated- (selected ppl to prepare for openhouse only)
26 nov: 7.30am - 11.30am (selected ppl to helpout at the open house booth only)
28-30 nov: camp + POP (pop starts at 6.00pm)
3,4,11 dec: First aid course
7 dec: Pioneer Test
10 dec: Footdrill Test

Details of each event will be updated separately, we are aware that the sec 2s are doing their CIP, so please make the neccessary changes, as well as the sec 3s that are going to Taiwan, we will mark your VR from 20-26nov. :)

GUIDES TEESHIRT:
Most of the sec 2s & 3s should know this already, but about the price of the guides tee, it is quite pricey as IT IS PERSONALISED :D Means your name will be printed on the back of the shirt individually. So dont forget to tell your PL your size, ONLY SIZE XS, S, M & L AVAILABLE.

Anyone with financial problems / difficulties, or your parents have any questions about it, just tell the excos, but ASAP. :)

KIDS READ PROGRAMME (for all sec 1s only):
This is the training that we told your is compulsory to attend during one of the meetups, in the Library Instructional Room that time, so anyone with any questions or valid reasons that you are unable to attend, please tell the excos by passing the msg through your PS or PL by saturday evening.

Date: 13 Nov 2011, Sunday
Time: 10am to 1.30pm
Venue: National Library Building
- Nearest MRT station: Bugis.
-The library is a 5 mins walk away. Meet at the lobby of the Library ( Level 1 )
Attire: Polo tee + Guides Skirt + Belt + Plaits

*Rachel(sec 2) will be going with your, so follow her instructions and remember that it is a LIBRARYYY at all times.

SEEYOU.
ENJOY ALL YOUR FREE DAYS DURING THE HOLIDAYS! :)

GUIDES TEE + CCA INFO

[EDITED!]

MUST READDDD:
We have designed and ordered our new guides tee (yay! :D) Each shirt is $17, so sec 2s & 3s please bring the money tmr, sec 1s bring next tuesday. We need the money urgently for deposit so pls bring on time, anyone with any financial problems, feel free to tell the excos. We will upload the design as soon as we got the soft copy, the shirt will be dri fit very light pinkish colour, round-necked. :)

Its also quite expensive as the design this year will be very different and special. More details will be announced to your soon. :)

IMPORTANT: Every single one, please tell your shirt size (XS/S/M/L) to your PL. PL please collate and send to Grace's google apps BY SATURDAY NIGHT 8.00PM. Also, dont overestimate your size, if you are usually a M, take S, as the sizes are abit large.


TOMORROW'S CCA IS FOR SEC 2s & sec 3 s ONLY:)

SEC 2s:
DATE: 11 november 2011 Friday
FALL IN TIME: 7.30am (rows of 3 facing parade sq, even if excos are not there)
VENUE: School Foyer
ATTIRE: Full Guides Uniform + hat + plaits + boots
WHAT TO BRING: School Uniform (blouse+skirt), white canvas shoes, writing stationery and foolscap paper, guides handbook, $17
WHAT TO PREPARE: Study your guides handbook

SEC 3s:
TIME: 2.30pm
VENUE: Foyer
ATTIRE: Level tee + Skirt (with shorts)
WHAT TO BRING: POP Materials , $17
Homemakers people: ALSO bring your hemmed cloth tmr as well, with your name and school written on a small piece of paper & stapled at the bottom of the cloth.
*Sec 3s, also pls inform Yuan Shan whether you are able to make it on Monday (trip to Jurong Hill) by tonight! 14nov, 2pm-4pm++.

*May choose to leave your bags in the guides room or not, but bring all the above materials to roll call. If not putting bags into guides room, place it NEATLY by the side in the foyer.

SEE YA :)

4 Nov CCA

Tomorrow's cca is only for the sec 1s + Thasleena :) Those that have yet to hand up the thrift badge, regardless if you are required to go for cca or not, come down tmr to hand up.

DATE: 4 nov 2011
TIME: 8.00am
VENUE: School foyer
ATTIRE: Polo tee + Skirt
WHAT TO BRING:
1) At least 4 pieces of A4 colour paper, writing stationery, markers, glue, scissors
2) Accident Prevention Research + Pictures (How to guard against accidents when using gas electrical appliances, kerosene stoves, naked lights & open fires. Special precautions to take with small children and old people in the house. Three different ways of preventing accidents when taking public transport, cars and cycles.)
3) Research + individual pictures of 5 different species of birds (name of bird, what are the characteristics of the it, what does it feed on, where can you find it etc)
4) Guides Handbook, Pictures of Guiding History, extra research on guiding history that is not stated in guides handbook.
5) Water Bottle
6) MONEY for lunch

*ALSO, bring the following wherever your name is stated:
- Laundress badge stuffs (one white cotton garment & a pair of socks)
[ONLY FOR:
Rachel
Eunice
Uva
Mazal
Shafiqah
Chee Jia Yi
Shariffa
Shelley
Hafida
Nur Zafirah
Esther
Thasleena]

- Dental Health Research + pictures (structure and function of teeth, various oral hygiene aids and their correct use, importance of good nutrition for good dental health, name 6 foods which contain free sugars and how they affect dental health.)
[ONLY FOR:
Wenyi
Christabel
Afiqah
Navni
Parvatha
Dana
Li Ying
JiXuan
Elizabeth
Loo Jia Yi
Zafirah Zakria
Khalishah]

See you all! :)

NOTENOTE

Heyhey guides, please take note:

★Footdrill Badge Test : 10 December 8am-12.30pm
★4nov cca is only for the sec 1s. Details will be up soon. 7 nov cca CANCELLED.
★★★ Anyone with faulty World Badge, any parts of the guides uniform or anything to buy from the guides HQ, please sms yuanshan BEFORE 4NOV NIGHT. (sms your PL or PS to sms her if you do not have her number). However, badges like Total Defence or Bronze/Silver/Gold badges are not included.

☺ Rest of the post is for Homemakers / Pioneering Course people only:
Please complete by saturday -->
1) Whole Homemaker's Profiency Badge Training Booklet (eveything must be done, even page 3, 10 and 12, work in your groups as much as possible :))

2) Pineapple Jam (each guide is supposed to have one whole jar, means jam made by one whole pineapple for each person.) You can go to your friend's house to do but it is individual work, please be careful and follow the procedures on page 8 as well, dont forget to wash the jar well before storing your jam in it! Let's all aim to make delicious, golden brown jam. :D

3) A letter stating the first few points in page 2, "bring a statement signed by her parent showing that she had been...." It is supposed to be handwritten on a piece of crisp foolscap paper.
What to write:
My daughter has cleaned her own pair of shoes and make beds satisfactorily for seven consecutive days. She has been very thorough in her work and is tidy and helpful at home. She is able to use a flat sheet and demonstrate the folding of an 'envolope' or 'mitre' corner as well.
Signed by: xxx's mother
Signature: ###
Date: 4 november 2011

4) Fold the small piece of white cloth given to you during the course, first fold 1cm down, then another 2.5cm. Hold it down with needles. Remember to insert the needles in the correct direction as mrs peter had demonstrated. Also, go look up videos on youtube or ask your parents to teach you how to hem clothes, so that we will be more prepared when she teaches us.


What to bring on saturday pioneering course:
- Water Bottle (IMPT! as we will be chopping wood and stuffs under the hot sun)
- Pineapple Jam in a GLASS JAR with your name & school labelled on it
- Cloth with the needles + needle & thread (white colour thread only)
- Letter (signed by your parents)
*christine: please bring your camera as well, pls send all the pictures taken to grace, sarah & yuanshan after pioneering course. TY :D

Date: 5 nov saturday
Attire: Polo tee with PE shorts
Time: 8.45am @ Guides HQ (bishan)