That week, it was our first 集合 ever since the passing down last month. All of us were looking forward to it and as well as the reaction of the juniors. Below are two posts that the Year 2s have written.

From patrol 3:
For this Friday’s jihe, we had patrol corner first. The year 3s timed our square lashes. Our lashes were not very tight and we had to retie until it was up to standard. The year 3s also revised the lashes with the year 1s as they were rather unsure. Then, the year 3s taught us the new way of tying diagonal lash, and we practised many times until we were confident of tying it quickly.

After that, we put our skills to the test with the creative gadgets. The year 2s rotated between PL and PS and we had to lead the rest to build the gadget. I felt that we could have improved in terms of speed. Also, we could have cheered more throughout the activity. We were not able to complete in time, so our structure was very unsteady and was not very nice looking. Then, we had our debrief where the year 3s pointed out our mistakes for us to learn from. Through this activity, we learnt how to lead the rest of the patrol and made sure that everyone was doing something.

Then, we had PT. Our patrol had PT with P6, so my patrol year 2s took turns to be PL and PS. Our first station was at the Year 1 year2 Block 3rd floor, where we had caterpillar walk. It was very fun as we had to do caterpillar walk and snatch P6’s papers which were attached to their shoulders, while protecting our own ones. Our second station was at the third floor Year 3 and 4 block lift landing. There, we had to crabwalk. Year ones crabwalk one section of the corridor and year twos crabwalk two corridors, then run back and to hold girl’s style pumping position. Then, we had to play catching. First, P3 was the catcher, and we had to crabwalk to catch P6. After they were caught, they had to do boy’s style pumping position while we stayed in crabwalk position. Then we switched over. After that, we went to our third station outside LT 3 and 4. There we had musical chairs, where we sang Guide songs and ran around the chairs. When the seniors told us to stop, we had to hold twinkle position behind a chair for 45 seconds then continue. After that, we had to hold twinkles position against the wall. After that, we went to the second storey above the general science labs where we did leg raise and passed a ball around. Then was the final station at Block F fourth floor where we did wheelbarrow and tried to find slips of paper. Overall, PT was tiring as it has been a while since we had PT, and some of the activities were new. But it was very fun and we liked it.

From patrol 4:
For this week’s集合, we started off having patrol corner. During patrol corner, we were timed and had to tie lashes: square lash, diagonal lash and tripod lash. We revised our lashes and the seniors corrected our mistakes and we retied until we were very sure of our lashes. Through patrol corner, we learnt to tie standard and tight lashes quickly and this is very important.

Next was creative gadget. The year 2s were given the roles PL and PS and given the chance to lead and give instructions to the rest of the patrol. At first, my patrol was very unsure of what to do and we spent quite long thinking of what gadget to build. We were also rather slow in our actions and there were times when some of us had nothing to do. However, we improved a little later and were able to finish tying the gadget in the amount of time given. After that, we had debrief for our gadget. For my patrol, our gadget was rather shaky and the gadget poles could be easily turned. Also, some of the lashes we tied were wrong. Through this creative gadgets session, we year 2s had a better idea of how to lead a patrol and that as PL, we have to give loud and clear instructions so that everyone would know what to do and not feel lost. We also learnt that all the lashes we tied have to be very tight, or else the entire structure may just collapse. Besides, if you have nothing to do, you can just cheer to boost the patrol spirit, take care of the logistics or help to tuck in the ends of the cotton twine to make the lashes look neater. If everyone in the patrol helps and cooperates with one another, everything can be done faster and better.

Lastly, it was PT. I felt that the PT was very interesting since the seniors incorporated games into it, hence making it seem less tough for us. We moved around with two patrols at one station at a time. For my patrol, the first station was doing crabwalk. We were given 6 minutes to crabwalk along the corridor and then, we had a game where 2 patrols competed against one another and tried to catch one another while doing crabwalk. We were not very fast in our actions and all of us in my patrol got caught by the other patrol in the end. The second station was "musical chairs". We had to sing guides songs while running around the chairs and we had to get into twinkles position when we heard “Stop!” We were very slow in starting a song and the volume kept getting softer. That station ended with 2 minutes of twinkles. Third station was leg raise. We had to do leg raise for 6 minutes in a circle while passing a ball around with our legs. We dropped the ball a few times and had to do forfeit then. Fourth station was doing wheelbarrow. We had to go around the corridors in wheelbarrow position to look for 11 pieces of paper. Our actions were rather slow and quite a few people fell out. In the end, we managed to find 10 but failed to decipher the Guide code. Out last station was caterpillar walk. We had to move around the empty space doing caterpillar walk and when we met the other patrol we had to start snatching one another’s paper which was pasted on our shirts before we started.

I felt that this集合was very meaningful and interesting and although we made quite a number of mistakes, we can learn from them and do better in the following集合s!
some photos!

P2! :D

P4! :)

P6! :D

Patrol 8! :)

P9! :)

Patrol 10! :)

Skills Training Camp cum Passing Down Parade

A year 2s reflection on STC:

On 21st and the 22nd of June, we had a Skills Training Camp that was held in our school. Most of the camp activities were done on the first day and the Passing Down Parade was held on the second day, with celebrations afterwards. It was the Year 4s’ last 集合with us and all of us did not wish for it to end.
First, we 集合 in the field and had the enrollment ceremony! It was fun to see the cute Year one juniors being enrolled in. As we stood there, I felt, so this was the feeling of being a senior. Seeing as it was the Year fours’ last time with us too, I could not help but feel that this memory would be embedded in my head. Following that, it was time to set up camp D! It was extremely fun, the feeling of working together as a team and helping each other along the way.
Once we were done, we started our outdoor cooking. It was done from scratch, starting with putting of sand and bricks; laying out kindling; setting up the fire; preparing and cooking the food and ending with us enjoying our food! It resulted in our great success for lunch. We then washed up our things such as the wok, utensils, etc. and went back to. Then, came the exciting part: the mystery activities!
Originally we had thought that it would be OJ, but it turned out to be something else that the seniors had especially planned for us and it was really fun! We had different types of stations and they had required us to use our brains to think as to how to apply all our skills correctly. There was also the game of human soccer where we had to kick the ball in to goal while remaining in our positions, but the ball was kick out of the boundaries often and we had to stop to chase it back! Still, it was really fun and we managed to score goals.
There was also a game which had required us to snatch water bottles from other patrols. Those bottles which had a piece of paper inside with the letter 'D' inside, meant that we would get drinks at the end of the game! There was also bigger bottles wrapped in black tape; those are the bombs that we can ‘gift’ to other patrols and they increased the excitement. The game ended and then came dinner, where we had fried rice, yum! We had a short lecture after that in LT4 on legendary leaders.
The night games soon commenced. There were two stations for us to accomplish in patrols. One was where you had to go into the dark toilet, take a light stick and drop it into a container in the cubicles. Following that, we had to go into the LT and search for clues with our patrol number on it.
The second station was at the hall. We were separated from our own patrols and scattered all across the hall. We had to find each of our patrols mates and form back our patrol while being blindfolded. Though it was challenging, we accomplished it! Next was where we were in our own levels and did some self-reflection.
We had time to freshen up, ate Oreos for supper and head back to our tents to sleep. At about 2am, there was a night evacuation. We were required to move our patrols belongings to the tentage area and 集合. Though we exceeded the timing by a lot, somehow we made it. We then understood about helping each other as we were one whole company and even if the things did not belong to our patrol, we should still have helped to move them. After that, we went back to our tents to get a good night’s rest.
The next day, we woke up at about seven, freshened up and went for 集合. We had a hearty breakfast and then strike camp. Following which, it was the Passing Down Parade.
After our seniors, the 42nd batch has passed down, and the whole ceremony ended, we 集合 in with our new leaders, the 43rd batch! We took 10 minutes to prepare all the necessary things that we need for the PDP, which stands for passing down parade. The one we had later on is more of an informal one, where performances would be put up for our Year 4s to thank them for the contributions, the efforts, and how they have put in their heart and souls in order to groom us, to lead us to discover our fullest potential.  Hence, we took awhile more to decorate up the place, which is at the auditorium, and then, the passing down parade celebration officially starts!
First, our emcees were Sabrina and Siyun. They welcomed our Year 1s up on stage for their performance. Everybody, including me, was anticipating the Year 1s’ performance because we were all interested to know what are their views and opinions towards Guides. They performed a skit. Though simple, it was rather sweet and they did conveyed one important message: the Year 4s are the ones who are like our guardian angels – they cared for us, lead us, and are the ones who made us grow and learn 
Next, it is the Year 2s’ performance! First, we started off with a dance to Camp Rock song “We Rock”, which is to tell the Year 4s that in our hearts, they rock!  We were all very happy to see the smiles on their faces.  Next, we lined up in a straight line to deliver our most heartfelt words to our Year 4s, with High School Musical’s song as the background, “Just wanna be with you”, which is equally touching. We really couldn’t bear to part with our dearest Year 4s, but we know that they couldn’t be with us forever. Hence, we end off with the last item, by singing the song “朋友”. We knew that the Year 4s would always stay with us and remain in our hearts, and they will always be our friends. 
The next performance is followed by the Year 3s’ performance! They too put up a skit too, that talks about their entire Guiding life from when they joined in Year 1 to the day when they begin their leadership journey, which is that day. They too, dedicated messages to the seniors, and it is really heartwarming as I believed it brought back memories for the Year 4s, and also for us, too (:
Last but not least, it’s the Year 4s’ performance! They started off, coincidentally, with “朋友” too.  After that, they started to give their dedicated messages to all of us, and they brought back memories, heartwarming indeed, and sniffing were heard here and there. As they go on, we knew that the time we had together is going to end soon, and by the end of their speeches, we were all crying. They did inspired us with their speeches, with their quotes, and whether or not is it a magnificent quote or an insignificant comment, every word they say do give us motivation to work even harder, to strive even harder, and never to give up in our Guiding journey.
At the end of all the dedications, there was not a dry eye to be found amongst the Year 4s and Year 3s. The Year 2s were also very sad; even the Year 1s felt it. Everyone was crying, whether loudly or softly, we know that all of us feel the same. All the words have brought back memories for us and it was bittersweet.
Though the Year 4s have officially passed down, we all know that their spirit of Guiding, their enthusiasm for Guiding, their values towards Guiding, and their love for Guiding would remain, and it would be within us, too. After what the Year 4s have done for us, we indeed, must give them a heartfelt THANK YOU! Thank you, year 4s, for what you have done, for each and every one of us. You would be placed, deeply in our hearts, forever. 

PICTURES! :D


Colour Party

Jihe :D

Year 2s!

Year 3s!

Year 4s! <3