WTD groupings

sup Guides!! hope you guys enjoyed your holidays so far and are well prepared for 2015 (-;
anyways here's the grouping for WTD, even if you cannot make it for valid reasons, do participate in the preparation. secondary 2s please send your new classes for 2015 to QiYi PL by 31 December thank you. see you guys soon!

COY 1

Banner:

Lee Hui Ting 3FG

Esther Seow 3IT

Rachel Ng 2JT

Tan Rui Qi 1BN

Neo Wei Qi 1DL

Shannon Effendi 1DL

Poon Yan Xin Melise 1JT

Soh Shi Hui Shannon 1LY

Yarn:

Wong Zing Rong 3DL

Lee Yu Qing 3LY

Elissa Cheng 3MD

Yeo Jun Ting 2JT

Lim Yu Yi Megan 2JT

Chong Qian Yin 1DL

Joey Har Yu Thong 1DL

Carina Sim Li Hui 1LY

Gateway:

Leong Yong Yu 3CR

Foo Juni Wei 3GR

Chng Wen Ting Dinise 3IT

Yong Qi Hui Janice 2GR

Goh Yi Xuan 2IT

Tian Wen Yi 2MD

Koh Yu Jia 1DL

Lim Rui Jia 1JT

Campfire:

Ng Shi Qi Carrie 3FG

Ng Shu Qing Eunice 3JT

Theng Jin Yun 2FG

Hazel Khoo 2LY

Calista Tan Siew Li 1CR

Liew Jie Yun 1DL

Chrystal Lim Jing Yee 1GR

Ang Mun Li Mikaela 1HM

COY 2

Banner:

Lee Kah Yin 3CR

Ng Wi En 3CR

Tan Sze Qi Rachel 3LY

Jean Ong Xin Ying 1GR

Ng Min Valerie 1JT

Chevvone Koo Shi Yun 1LY

Yarn:

Adelle Wee Xing Min 3DL

Yeo Min Yi 2DL

Ho Xue Wei 2IT

Cheng ZhiNing 2IT

Mary Magdalene Thay Xiao 2JT

Dance:

Koh Qi Yi 3DL

Wang Jia Yi 3GR

Faith Ong 2DL

Erin Tay Shin Ping 2EP

Annabelle Goh Min Xuan 2JT

Lim Li Ying 2JT

Ong Si Ying Alicia 2MD

Loh Karman 1DL

Laura Wang Jing Ting 1DL

Claire Chai Xin Ying 1DL

Katherine Goh Kai Ting 1DL

Yuen Zhi Xin 1EP

Gateway:

Tan Xing Lin 3HM

Ong Seow Khim 3MD

Lau Hor Yan Vanessa 2EP

Tammi Toh Jing En 2JT

Shi Jia Qi Jovin 1DL

Chang Jia Xuan 1JT

Campfire:

Hannah Wong Ann-Nie 3JT

Sheena Ng 3DL

Chua Xi Wen 2JT

Chew Wan Yee Natalie 2JT

Yvette Tan Yi Xuan 1CR

Ong Yun Ning 1HM

love, CLs

PLTC Camp (24 November - 26 November) reflections

Hello!!! I was chosen to attend PLTC which is a patrol leader training camp and from what i heard from others, it sounded like a very good camp so i decided to try it out.

On the first day, i met many other guides from different schools but it was so awkward for me. (WenYi didn't come D: ) As we were not familiar with one another, the guiders then split us up into 7 patrols and one patrol consisted of one guide each from various schools! We had an ice breaker game, lunch, some leadership lectures and campfire preparation for the next night! My patrol was the health patrol so when others was dismissed to their bunks, we were cleaning up the toilets and kitchen. When we were done and get dismissed to go bathe, it was already 11:15pm! 

On the second day, we sat down in our meal ring to have breakfast, then, we had communication, which was something the guiders wanted us to have between our patrol members, so we can become closer. They then asked us to design a poster using one member's water bottle and we had to present it after. We also then discussed about some patrol corner games we can do as a patrol. Then we had lunch, wide games around camp christine and then we had to discuss about the wide game that would be held for the brownies the next day and last of all, OUR CAMPFIRE!!! As it was raining earlier that day, the ground was wet and so, we could not start the fire and hence, we had our campfire just like how we have it in school.

On the last day, we had to pack our belongings after breakfast and there was a cleaning of the site as Yishun Town Secondary would arrive for their camp in the early morning. After our cleaning up, we got to have this activity called guide's own, which the guiders taught us how it is about sharing our thoughts and reflections with each other. It can be those personal problems or anything they want to share with the patrol or company members. I find the activity was really meaningful as it helped me and my patrol members learn more about each other. We then had our wide games with the brownies and then it was finally the end of our camp.

PLTC was a very good opportunity for me as first, they have taught us many things I can do for my unit. For example, initiatives I can organise, or maybe patrol corner activities and maybe games that could be played during camps. They also gave us lots of ideas on how we can teach all the clauses we have to know in the guides handbook by using various games. Although we did not make any gadgets, on the last day before we went home, they brought us around to the lodge where Yishun Town Secondary was having their camp and showed us all the different kind of gadgets they made. Some include the shoe racks, bag racks, canvas tent, the outdoor kitchen, the supporters for the water hose and many more! Their patrol flags and identities were made with a lot of effort and i think this is a main point i can learn from them too!

||LiYing Dove Patrol (COY 2)||

here are some photos I took during the camp! :-)

2014 CAMP REFLECTIONS (:

This year's year-end camp was held from 18 to 20 November. 

On 18 November, early in the morning at 0730, we reported for our year-end camp with our backpacks filled with the items needed. The Secondary 3s collected our valuables and placed them into a zip lock bag with the patrols' names stated on it. They proceeded to check our bags and my day pack was transparent so my PS could just check my bags with ease. The first day of camp did not start off very well as it soon started to rain... After which, the rain stopped for a while and we were given an hour to pitch our tents. However, things were not going very well for us. Some areas were not suitable to pitch the tents, while others were very muddy. The mud had caused most of our shoes to dirty on the first day of camp. Soon, it started to rain again. We did some drilling and camp preparations. As the weather was not suitable for us to have the planned Wide Games, we had our Guides initiative, which was making of dream catcher instead. I enjoyed making the dream catcher, although I did it badly :P It was lunch time! Our lunch were catered food in packets. After we finished our food, we played "Murderer" before continuing the making of dream catcher. We then have our outdoor cooking using the outdoor oven we made. The outdoor oven is very useful and it also saves electricity! We had our dinner after we cooked. We also bathed before we played some bonding games. Then, we had our supper and did our reflections before turning in.

My patrol had to wake up early to prepare the exercised we need to lead as we were in charge of "Health" that day. We did some exercises and stretches, and ran around the Chung Cheng lake once. After breakfast, we headed to Dhoby Ghaut MRT station for the Laser Ops. During the two team games, we bonded and strategize our plan as a patrol, building up the trust and relationships with one another. Laser Ops is really a fun game and we had a whale of time playing it! After lunch, we had our Wide Games. We had to use the given clues to find the places and complete the tasks given. The map given was not very clear and we had a hard time finding as we did not have GPS nor 3G to help us find the places using Google Map. (Well, at least we managed to complete 4 out of 8 tasks.) Soon, we had campfire after having our dinner! My patrol was the first to present our flag, cheer, identity and skit. We also had some games in between the presentations and performances of other patrols

The third day, we strike our tents and played the "Running Man" game planned by the Secondary 2s! It was really fun and my patrol got the most number of tokens! After which, we gave the gifts we prepared to our Manitas and did some area cleaning before heading home!

Overall, I like the bonding games we had during our free time. It bonds our relationship with other guides from other company, patrol and/or level, causing the guides family to be more close! I like the tent pitching the least as it rained and the field was very muddy, causing my shoes to be dirty on the first day of camp. I like the token system pretty much and encourages the system to be continued. The token system has encourages us to work as a patrol well. Moreover, every token earned counts! Helping your patrol earn a token, makes me feel happy and a sense of achievement. 

All in all, after the 3 days 2 nights camp, I really bonded well with my patrol and other guides. It was expected to be rather tough but it was fun instead as we had many bonding games!

~Koh Yu Jia from Jasmine Patrol

For more pictures: https://db.tt/8cXueXdd

Camp Training Course @ Camp Christine REFLECTIONS :)

Erin and I attended the Camp Training Course organised for girl guides from all over Singapore. It was my first time having a four day three night camp at Camp Christine and with guides from other schools. All of us gathered at the guides headquarters before a bus took us to the camp site. Once we arrived , the camp commander assigned us to our own patrols by our school division. Since there was only 6 guides from the east division , we were grouped together. We then proceeded to pitch our own canvas tent and we did quite well for our first time. Pitching a canvas tent was very different from the normal tents that we used in our school camp as it required more effort and skills to be able to pitch. Next we did all our tent gadgets such as shoe rack , baggage rack etc. Also for the first time ever , I tried making kitchen gadgets and it was much harder than tent gadgets as it was a whole lot bigger in size. 
The next day we did outdoor cooking and we cooked bee hoon , chicken and made chocolate banana for dessert. We first tied a tripod stand before hanging the chicken on the tripod over the amber of the charcoal. It was my first time cooking a whole chicken during outdoor cooking and I found that it was interesting. At night , they taught us how to organise a campfire through several slide shows and the different roles that each patrol can choose to take up in the organizing of the camp fire. My patrol chose to made the souvenirs for the campfire for our fellow guides to bring home. At first , we did not know what we wanted to make as we had limited items. However on day three , when we went for survival training , the instructor taught us that we could use the leaves of a plant to make it into a bracelet or necklace. We then proceeded to make the souvenirs with the fallen leaves and everyone was impressed with what we had made. Campfire night was really fun as it was the night where we truly bonded together as a whole camp as well as with our camp commander , qm and aqm. Through Camp Training Course , I made new friends from other schools and also learned a lot of useful camping skills which I can impart to my juniors. It was truly an eye opening experience for me as I had a chance to widen my camp skills , learn how to plan a camp if I was put in charge and I am thankful for this wonderful opportunity given to me.

- Xi Wen, Sparrow patrol