9/11/15 session

Hi Guides

Gather outside guides den tomorrow at 8.30am in maroon guides tee and PE shorts! We will be doing outdoor cooking so remember to bring all the necessary ingredients, materials, punks, twigs and kindlings (: if you have to cut your ingredients, please do so beforehand because we cannot use the home econs room. We will give you all time to prepare the food in the canteen. Thank you!! (:

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

Annual Guides Outing 2015

Hello guides

This is regarding the upcoming bbq! Do take note (:

Annual Guides Outing 2015 – BBQ

Hello, this is Inez and Boon Sin! ☺ We hope you’ll enjoy the BBQ and get to bond with other guides with this BBQ, thank you! And below is the information for the BBQ, if you still have any queries, please either contact Inez at 98556156 or Boon Sin at 91025295. We’ll be very glad to answer any of your questions!

- Date: 18 November 2015, Wednesday

- Time: 1.30 pm to 8 pm (You can come any time you want but the BBQ will start at 5 pm! In the mean time, you girls can cycle, rollerblade, chill or whatever you want! But they do rent bicycles and rollerblades)

- Venue: East Coast Park, Area E, Pit 51 (You can come with your friends if you’re afraid you’ll get lost and if you’re unsure of the directions on the way there, you can call or text us as well!)

- Directions:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15vMI0c8tJd1AfxlbFRREtlzgtcZL8mn5ocGdLHjcpng/edit?usp=sharing (Anyone with this link can view and just copy & paste the link to view it!)

- Attendance: Highly encouraged to participate as you’ll get to bond as well as have loads of fun but it’s okay if you can’t make it or you don’t want to but you’ll enjoy yourself if you come ☺

- Attire: Highly encouraged to wear the Maroon Guides Tee with any bottoms of your choice. If you don’t want to or you don’t have the shirt, you can wear any shirt you want! (Try not to wear white)

- Things to Bring:
1. Extra Clothes (Optional)
2. Money (Bring what is needed but don’t bring too much)
3. Water Bottle (Weather is hot, hydrate yourselves!)
4. Umbrella or Raincoat or Poncho
5. Personal Medical Supplies
6. Insect Repellent (Optional)
- Note #1: Please do bring $6 for the BBQ and 1 snack! (Example: One packet of chips) Lunch is not provided but dinner is provided
- Note #2: There are shelters near to our BBQ pit and there is a wet weather programme as well. There are games whether or not it’s raining! ☺

Thank you and hope to see you there! ☺

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

6/11/15 session

Dear guides

Reminder that there will be cca tmr from 1-4pm! Gather outside guides den at 1pm in half guides uniform (:
You all will be required to perform the testwork clause as a patrol. We will give all of you time to warm up and prepare beforehand so don't worry! Please bring any props that you need and writing materials too. Thank you and see you(:

Yours in Guiding
Wei Qing

21/10/15 session

Dear guides,

Report outside guides den at 2.30pm in maroon guides tee and pe shorts! We will be doing solar cooking so remember to bring the following materials:

- 1/2 shoebox(es) [depending on how big the patrol is]
- Black paper [enough to cover exterior and interior surface of the box(es)]
- Aluminum foil [enough to cover the base of the box(es)]
- Chopsticks [one pair to one box]
- 1-2 chocolate bar [preferably semi-sweet]
- Plain biscuits*
- Plain marshmallows*
- Tape
- Cling Foil [enough to cover the opening of the box]
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*amount of biscuits and marshmallows would be depending on how big the shoebox is

Yours in Guiding
Wei Qing

14/10/15 session

Dear guides,

SA2 is finally over!! And cca will start this Wednesday (14th Oct). Assemble outside guides den at 2.30pm sharp in maroon tee and PE shorts. We will be doing Emily and Vivien's initiative and they have grouped you all into your respective groups below:

1.Bowen, Alicia, Cheryl, Rycelyn, Jan, Nicole, Yuli

2.Inez, Jifeng, Aliyah, Simei, Sylvia, Krystal, Jenna

3.Boonsin, Sarah, Charmayne, Yutong, Jesslyn, Adree, Charlotte

4.Angel, Rowanne, Andrea, Dorina, Jody, Ziyu, Deborah

5.Grace, Suhana, Christina, Shi Ting, Peixuan, Shinyin, Sihui

6.Bernessa, Ezra, Jamie Ng, Charmaine, Thiviya, Yihui, Jamie Wong,  Keisin

Hope that y'all will have fun!! Remember to stay hydrated  (: some of the seniors won't be there but we will be joining later on because we have mother tongue intensive lessons for o levels :( Enjoy yourselves!!!!

Thank you!!

Yours in Guiding
WeiQing

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