Things to take note for Wide Games!

Hey Guides

Tomorrow's the day yay! Rest well and do take note of some things.

Facilitators:
1: Admiralty 1 ( Deborah )
2: Admiralty 2 ( Yung Chun )
3: Chong Fu 1 ( Rycelyn + Carina )
4: Chong Fu 2 ( Nicole)
5: Chong Fu 3 ( Jiaru + Evon )
6: Endeavour 1 ( Krystal )
7: Endeavour 2 ( Ziyu )
8: Rosyth 1 ( Jenna )
9: Rosyth 2 ( Jody + Adree )
10: SCGS 1 ( Alicia )
11: SCGS 2 ( Jihui )
12: St Nicholas 1 ( Andrea )
13: St Nicholas 2 ( Emily )
14: St Nicholas 3 ( Shi Ting )
15: Woodgrove 1 ( Cheryl + Rowanne )
16: Woodgrove 2 ( Jamie Ng )
17: Xin Min 1 ( Sylvia )
18: Xin Min 2 ( Aliyah + Yihui )
19: Yio Chu Kang 1 ( Yutong + Boon Sin )
20: Yio Chu Kang 2 ( Sihui + Suhana )
21: Yio Chu Kang 3 ( Sarah + Ezra )

Mobile First Aiders
Goh Shi Qi
Toh Pei Xuan
Bernice Lim
Verene Chai
Lee Wei Qing
Peggy Quek

Stationed at Gathering Place
Raeanne
Charmaine Ho
Jeslin
Jamie Wong
Simei
Jan
Shin Yin

Stationary First Aiders
Keisin
Bowen
Christina
Inez
Angel
Thiviya
Amanda

Time to start        Station 1    Station 2   Station 3    Station 4       Station 
0900                       1,6              2,7               3,8              4,9                 5,10
0910                       11,16         12,17           13,18          14,19,21        15,20

Starting at station 1: sequence is 1,2,3,4,5, 6
Starting at station 2: sequence is 2,3,4,5,1, 6
Starting at station 3: sequence is 3,4,5,1,2, 6
Starting at station 4: sequence is 4,5,1,2,3, 6
Starting at station 5: sequence is 5,1,2,3,4 6

Games:

Station 1: Kim’s Game

Venue: Eco Lake

Duration: 10 minutes

Station I/Cs: Dorina and Charmayne

Instructions:

1. 30 items which may be related to Singapore that have been stuck to a corrugated board will be placed onto the ground.
2. Brownies are supposed to be sitting around the boards, and everyone should be able to have a good view of the items on the boards.
3. They will be given 1 minute to observe the items.
4. After 1 minute is up, a cloth will be used to cover the board and it’s items. Pen and paper will be given to the group of Brownies
5. Brownies are then supposed to discuss and write out the list of items they saw on their program booklet. If they don't know the name of the item, they are also encouraged to draw it out.
6. 1 point is awarded per correct object answered. No points will be deducted for not naming an object, not stating the amount of each object or stating the wrong amount of each object. They will need to answer 24 objects correctly so as to pass their Observer’s badge.

Station 2: Shade it Off

Venue: Foliage garden

Duration: 8 minutes

Station I/Cs: Bernessa and Yuli

Instructions:

1. Firstly, the brownies would have to walk around the area as a group to pick up 4 different types of leaves. (one with jagged edges, one with parallel veins, one shaped like a palm and one with network veins)

Parallel veins            Jagged edges         Network veins       Palm-shaped

2. Place the leaf on a piece of A5 paper (the A4 papers would be torn into half) and use colour pencils to shade the leaf to get the outline of it imprinted on the piece of paper. A piece of cardboard would be given to serve as a smooth platform for the brownies to shade the leaf on.
3. Afterwards, the brownie would have to go to the game masters and describe the leaf to them ( texture, colour etc. )
4. 2 points are awarded per correct description of the leaf. No points are deducted for a wrong description. Points would only be awarded up to three descriptions per leaf. A maximum amount of points given for the whole group is 24
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Station 3: Thumb it!

Venue: Shelter to Nut Trees

Duration: 10 minutes

Station I/Cs:Chloe and Charlotte

Instructions:

1.  Each Brownie will be given one piece of A5 paper and one set of inkpad and paint to be given to each team.

2. They will be given time to observe the plants and flowers in the garden

3. Brownies will be given 10 minutes to make use of the materials given and create an art piece of the favourite plant/ flower they observed by sticking their thumbs into the paint/ ink pad and pressing them down on the piece of paper.

4. Brownies will then receive some recycled newspaper and magazine to paste on the plant/flowers art piece as leaves.

5. Once completed, Brownies can glue them into their programme booklet.

An example of an art piece of water hyacinth is shown below:

1. Using your green marker, draw a straight line in the middle of your paper- this will be the hyacinths stem

2. Dip your thumb in the paint and stamp your thumb up one side and down the other of the green line, only doing this on the top half

3. Cut two leaves out of recycled magazine and glue them on the bottom of the stem.

Example is shown below:

Maximum no. of points: 16

Station 4: Capture it

Venue:  Fragrant Garden

Station I/Cs:Vivien and Sze Jie

Logistics needed: -

Instructions:

1. Brownies will have to observe and take pictures of 5 animals or plants seen at Fragrant Garden
2. After observing, the Brownies will have to tell the station I/Cs the names of the animals and show them the pictures taken.  (Clause 1) Also, they will be required to write down in their programme booklet 3 features of the animals observed and sketch out 1 of the 5 animals they took pictures of.
3. 1 point is awarded for each photo taken and correctly naming each animal. No points are deducted for a wrong answer

Station 5: Spicy Herby

Venue: Shelter next to Herbs and Spices

Duration: 10-15 minutes

Station I/Cs: Grace and Yi Lin

Instructions:

1. Brownies will first be given time to smell 5 different herbs and spices samples placed in plastic containers that are wrapped in aluminium foil  with the names of the herb labelled.They will be given time to recognise the different herbs and spices by their smell
2. They will then be blindfolded and given 20 seconds to smell the each herb and spice.
3. Each time 20 seconds is up, the group is to tell the station I/Cs the name of the herb and spices and a local dish which uses them.
4. Step 2-3 will be repeated for the rest of the herbs and spices.
5. Pictures of the local dishes would be shown to them.      

*The dishes shown are usually known as local dishes but they originate from other countries such as India and England*   

List of herbs and spices:

• Lemongrass (herb)
• Pandan Leaves(herb)
• Sugarcane (herb)
• Curry Leaves (Spice)
• Piper nigrum (Black Pepper) (spice)

Bonus station 6: Turn the Clock in Singapore

Venue: Healing Garden

Duration: 10 minutes

Station I/Cs: Lai Shi Qi and Ji Feng

Instructions:

1. Brownies will be given slips of paper regarding the history of Botanic gardens upon reaching the station
2. They will then have to arrange them in chronological order at this station.  
3. 1 point is awarded for each paper slip. No points are deducted for wrong answers.

Paper slips:

1. Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore and a keen naturalist, set up the very first Botanic Gardens in 1822 on Government Hill at Fort Canning. It was to introduce into cultivation economic crops.
2. This first Garden closed.
3. It was not until 30 years later that the present Singapore Botanic Gardens began in 1859, when the Agri Horticultural Society was granted 32 hectares of land in Tanglin by the colonial government
4. The Agri Horticultural Society, however, ran out of funds and the colonial government took over the management of the Gardens.
5. The first rubber seedlings came to the gardens from Kew in 1877.
6. Another achievement was the pioneering of orchid hybridisation by Professor Eric Holttum, director of the Gardens. His techniques led to Singapore being one of the world's top centres of commercial orchid growing.
7. During the Japanese occupation of Singapore, from 1942 to 1945 Hidezo Tanakadate, a professor of geology from Tohoku Imperial University, took over control of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and the Raffles Museum.
8. After the war, the Gardens was handed back to the control of the British.
9. Eventually the Gardens played an important role during the "greening Singapore" campaign and Garden City campaign during the early independence years.

Wet Weather Programme

1. Charades

2. Tongue Twisters

3. Number Game

* Facilitators to hold on to one set each.

Facilitators! Please remember to charge your phones and bring a small bag! Bring portable chargers if you need! (: Rest well Guides! (:

Yours In Guiding

Verene

28/8/15 session

Dear Guides

Report outside guides den at 2pm in half guides uniform! Bring along your signed consent forms. Those who haven't pay for guides fund yet, please do so on friday (:Thank you!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

26/8/15 session

Dear guides

Gather outside guides den at 2.30pm in maroon tee and PE shorts.

Here are a few items we need each of you to bring along for preparation for Wide Game:
- Art materials (e.g markers, glue, drawing block)
- Magazine
-1 Poncho
-1 roll of Aluminium foil per patrol

Please also bring along $1 for guides fund! Thank you!!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

21/8/15 session

Dear Guides

Report outside guides den at 2pm in half guides uniform. All necessary articles should be brought. Thank you!

Yours in Guiding
Wei Qing

19/8/15 session

Dear guides

Report outside guides den at 2. 30pm in maroon guides tee and PE shorts. Please be punctual! Thank you (:

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

14/8/15 session

Hi Guides

Assemble outside guides den at 2pm in Half guides uniform (polo tee, skirt and belt+whistle). Remember to bring along the ingredients and materials needed for Inez and Alicia's initiative  (: Thank you!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

12/8/15 session

Hi Guides

Report outside guides den at 2.30pm in maroon guides tee and PE shorts. Thank you! (:

P.s Those in NDP, remember to bring $4!!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

ANDERSON NDP PARADE ON 6/8/15

Hi Guides in NDP,

Report outside guides den at 6. 50 am SHARP in FULL guides uniform! You should be prepared for attire check at 6 50am.  We expect your attire to be neat and up to standard. Eat your breakfast before coming. (Important)

Here is a list of items you have to bring/put on:
- Full Uniform (with required badges!)
- Trefoil (polished)
- Belt
- Whistle
- Hat
- Gloves
- Boots (well polished) with black socks.
- Hair neatly braided
- Scarf (Well ironed)

Remember to sew on all the new prof. badges we just gave out yesterday!

Here are a few things you all have to take note for tmr:

- Bring $4 for the black socks and gloves. We will be collecting after the parade.

- Initiative people to meet me after the parade for a short while!

- After the NDP concert, gather outside guides den so that we can take a picture with the ma'ams! (:

All the best tomorrow!! You all did well today  (: PUT IN ALL YOUR EFFORT!! JIAYOU :D

Thank you!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

5/8/15 session

Dear Guides

Those in NDP,  gather outside guides den at 2. 10pm! Attire is Half guides uniform (belt+whistle). Your hair should be neatly braided. Bring along your hats and gloves.  Refer to the previous post and remember the community song. Have your lunch beforehand! Actual NDP parade is just 1day away!!! Let's do our best (: and show them what guides is made of!

Those not in NDP, assemble outside guides den at 2. 30pm in maroon tee and PE shorts. Thank you!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

Some information to take note of

Dear guides in NDP,

This will be the lyrics to the community song that we will be singing during the parade this year! Please familiarise yourself with the song and sing it loudly! (:

We Are Singapore
There was a time when people said
That Singapore won't make it, but we did
There was a time when troubles seemed too much
For us to take, but we did
We built a nation, strong and free, reaching out together
For peace and harmony

Chorus 1:
This is my country, this is my flag
This is my future, this is my life
This is my family, these are my friends
We are Singapore, Singaporeans

Singapore our homeland, it's here that we belong
All of us united, one people marching on
We've come so far together, our common destiny
Singapore forever, a nation strong and free

Repeat Chorus 1

(Singapore Pledge Sung)
We the citizens of Singapore
Pledge ourselves as one united people
Regardless of race, language or religion
To build a democratic society
Based on justice and equality
So as to achieve happiness
Prosperity and progress for our nation

Chorus 2:
We are Singapore, we are Singapore
We will stand together, hear the lion roar
We are Singapore, we are Singapore
We're a nation strong and free forever more

Repeat Chorus 2

This is my country, this is my flag (We are Singapore, we are Singapore)
This is my future, this is my life (We will stand together, hear the lion roar)
This is my family, these are my friends (We are Singapore, we are Singapore)
We are Singapore, Singaporeans
We are Singapore, Singaporeans

And this is some advice on how to polish your boots from HuiHui ma'am (CL 2013-2014).

1. Pour water onto the cover of the kiwi

2. Wet a cloth (that is smooth, eg. spectacles cloth) such that it just feel wet, not too much that it is dripping

3. Dip the cloth into the kiwi and take only a little kiwi, and not too much 

4. Wrap the area of the cloth with the kiwi around the finger (any one that you prefer) and start polishing by going in circles 

5. Polish the first layer until the swirly swirly thing is gone

6. Apply subsequent layer in the same manner until its deemed to be shiny, adding water as necessary 

7. Make sure all parts of the boots is polished or it will result in cracks in the future. The foundation of a new boots generally takes longer to polish, so it may take around 1 hour per boots for it to be shiny, but since there is no cracks it would be easier to polish.

(From NPCC)

Yours in Guiding,
WeiQing

NDP session on 4/8/15

Hi NDP guides,

Those in NDP,  please do take note that there is an extra NDP session on Tuesday. Gather outside guides den at 2. 45pm SHARP. NDP training will start straightaway. Attire is Maroon tee with skirt with all required articles and boots. Everyone should be wearing their boots even the sec 2s! Take note of the following:

-ensure that you have brought your belt and whistle
-polished boots with black socks
-hats and gloves
-hair to be braided neatly

As school only ends at 2. 30pm, it will be extremely rushed so please have a heavy recess or bring something light that you can quickly eat before reporting at 2. 45pm. You can braid your hair to school or tie during recess too as there won't be enough time to tie after school.  But please remember to EAT!!

Thank you!

Yours in Guiding,
WeiQing