DHS-psyCOYlogy!

hi all!

today was our usual friday jihe. we had major year1 reshuffle too, whereby a couple of them are quite affected. let's hope they get used to their new patrols soon!

today, we had roll call before proceeding to coursework + skills training. year2s and year3s did their coursework in classrooms whereas the year1s had preparation for the upcoming skills training camp. the year1s were taught on how to do an emergency shelter for the first half of it.

Logistics:
1) 2 gadget pole, roughly zhong mu
2) 4 pegs
3) 4 bai sheng
4) 1 poncho
5) 1 metal mallet

steps of building an emergency shelter:

1) lay out the poncho, tie the hole meant for the positioning of the head
2) prepare 4 pegs + bai sheng at the four corners
3) tie 8-figure knot using the bai sheng to each corner of the poncho
4) align the bai sheng in a way 2 alternate and opposite corners form a straight line, and preferable the angle is 45degrees.
5) knock in the pegs at the four corners after you've found the correct angles of the baisheng
6) knock the pegs using a metal mallet 45 degrees inwards (end of pegs facing the poncho) and work best when the pegs are about 2/3 into the ground
7) tie the bai sheng loosely to the four pegs at four corners
8) slot in the 2 gadget wood either in the middle of the poncho / at one end of the poncho
9) adjust tightness of bai sheng at the 4 corners to achieve stability of the gadget wood
10) tuck in the ends of the bai sheng

pointers to take note to build a good emergency shelter:

1) the strings at the four end should be align, forming 2 straight lines and a cross in the middle of the poncho, the angles obtained will be 45 degrees.
2) product - poncho should not sag and the gadget poles should stand upright
3) product should be stable and can withstand strong rain/wind
4) since it is an EMERGENCY shelter, the last thing to do is to tuck in the ends of the bai sheng
5) make sure pegs are knocked in at correct angles and are anchored deep enough to allow shelter to be stable
6) do not use force to slot in the gadget pole in case the poncho tears, loosen the strings instead

the year1s are relatively fast-learners and built rather stable emergency shelters. however, they need to work hard on timing-wise, improve their sense of urgency, improve their consistency of bao-shi-ing, and enthuciasm (attitude wise)

we then proceeded on to basic first aid- introduction to first aid kit, tying of large arm sling, tying of donut. the year2s did kitchen dresser whereas the year3s worked on the patrol flags for skills training.

we had PT for the last hour before dismissal.

Gentle reminders:
- please check the asknlearn on your own account to be updated about details of the jihe for the next day
- please constantly refer to the calendar given for the different dates of jihe

overall, today was quite a fruitful day and hope everyone is working hard to prepare themselves for the upcoming skills training camp. as for the year3s, start working hard and live up to the guides' motto: BE PREPARED for your PLTC!

have a nice day~