These are some reflections from the Year 1's first Patrol Activity!
Reflection from a Year 2 in Patrol 1:
On Monday, we had our first Patrol Activity with our Year 1s. First we built a Creative Gadget. Our patrol built a rack for us to hang our clothes. The creative component was a measuring scale so that we can see which piece of clothing is heavier. Through the activity, we taught the Y1s some lashes and introduced them the A-架. It was fun building the structure as a patrol. Then, during 拆掉, we brought the Year 1s to the 团部 and showed them where the things were placed in the 团部 .Afterwards, we played a treasure hunting game where we had to look for post it paper. On the paper had some code we had to decipher in order to find the next post it. We could also ask the fairy godmother, the Year 4s, for a hint if we did a forfeit. So when we could not decipher the last riddle, we danced Ma Boh Leh to get a clue. Through the forfeit, we also taught the Year 1s the dance moves. Lastly we played Charades, which is a game where we took turns to act out something related to guides and the others have to Guess what it is. It was fun watching how my patrol mates acted as well as guessing what they were acting. Through the Charades game, the Year 1s got to learn some guides related terms. In total, we had fun interacting with the Year 1s and got to know them better through this patrol activity.
Reflection from a Year 3 in Patrol 1:
For PA, we had to retrieve logistics and build a creative structure of furniture that is durable and usable. After retrieving the logistics from the 团部 , we realised that we forgot to retrieve our 中短木, causing us to spend another 7 minutes to retrieve our lacking logistics. From that, I have learnt the importance of communication among the patrol. Afterwards, we decided to build a clothes rack. I was the assigned patrol leader for that PA and I had learn to step up as a PL and give instructions to my patrol. It has honed my leadership skills and given be an opportunity to step up more. At first, I was reluctant to let my Year 1s work on the structure in fears of slowing down progress as we were running out of time. But through this PA, I’ve realised that even though the Year 1s are new to the patrol, it is always important to include them so as to give them the chance to gain new insights of the CCA. After building the creative structure, we were sent on a treasure hunt where we had to find post-its and solve clues to move on to the next locations. Most of the clues were written in the Guides Code, which trained our guides knowledge. It was fun as the riddles were tricky to solve. After that, we played charades where the Year 1s got to know more about what we do during Guides. Overall, the PA was meaningful and we got the chance to get to know our Year 1s better.
Reflection from a Year 2 in Patrol 2:
I think that the PA session was very fun as we got to know each other more and learnt how to work together with the Year 1s. Firstly, we played dog and bone where we were split into 2 groups and played against each other. Unfortunately, my group lost and we had to do forfeit. But the reward for the winning group was to pick their forfeit so I was a bit happier. Secondly, we had to stand in a circle and hold each other's hands until we all became tangled. I was surprised that we could untangle ourselves in just 4 minutes. This activity helped me learn the importance of teamwork in order to get the task done. Thirdly, in our original groups, we had to form a square and a star separately with 麻绳. The catch is that we had to close our eyes. I found it difficult as we could not see what shape we were forming and whether it was correct. Hence, the square did not look like a square at all. Since my group had 5 people, we could make the star easily as each person could take each corner. Lastly, we had lash training. I think it was quite beneficial as we could teach the Year 1s about the lashes while also improving our own skills at the same time.
Reflection from a Year 3 in Patrol 2:
For Monday's PA, it was our first PA with the Year 1s. Our PLs planned a series of ice breaker games for us. I felt really happy to see that the Year 1s are actively joining us in games and happy smiles plastered on their faces. Our first activity was dog and bone. Our patrol was split into half where we had to do some actions when the characteristics we had was called out and snatch the ball, passing back to our home base. It was especially fun as those characteristics mentioned are very creative and cute. The Year 1s were quite competitive and involving in the activities, which actually made the atmosphere really pleasant. Next up, we had to use 麻绳 to form shapes required while closing our eyes. Thanks to our awesome chemistry, we managed to form a square, as well as a 5 sided star decently. I was actually quite surprised and glad that my instructions and ideas were conveyed to the other patrol mates and it actually worked. As we won the other group, we could choose our forfeit, which wasn't any better than the actual forfeit. Through the forfeits, the Year 1s had more exposure to our guides songs. Lastly, we had lash training and the Year 1s and 2s have to tie diagonals and square lashes, while the y3s provide guidance to the Year 1s. From the Year 1s and 2s I was grouped with, I could observe that the Year 1s picked up the lashes really fast and the Year 2s were still somehow unsure of their lash. I think that we all still have a lot to improve as a 团, as a patrol to become better.
Reflection from a Year 3 in Patrol 3:
For PA, we made a Baggage Rack while the Year 2s taught the Year 1s lashes and we played capture the flag together. When making the Baggage Rack we tried to apply what we learnt to make the structure more stable, like how to position the diagonals properly. We didn't manage to finish netting the bottom shelf in time so we could've improved our time management but the structure was quite stable. Capture the flag was fun and we got to know the Year 1s better while playing. I think we really bonded as a patrol and had a lot of fun together.
Reflection from a Year 2 in Patrol 4:
From this PA, we have definitely benefited a lot. We started off by playing icebreakers, a game of charades. It was interesting as we see how one another try to act as the rest of us guess the word. Next, we were given a time limit to teach the year ones square lash and diagonal lash. After, we built a shoe rack. As we build the shoe rack, we were able to better understand what the year ones were unsure of while tying. This allowed us to know what we should focus on when teaching the year ones. This PA session definitely was interesting as we got to teach the Year 1s on how to tie a structure and they managed to experience how it is like during an actual CCA session. The fact that we were able to identify the Year 1s’ weaknesses also helped us realize what we need to focus on teaching them in the future.
Reflection from a Year 3 in Patrol 4:
The first thing we did for PA was charades. This was meant as an icebreaker as we had new Year 1s. It was a great way to teach the Year 1s some vocabulary that UGs use. Next, we had to teach the Year 1s how to tie a square lash and a diagonal lash. We made our Year 2s do the teaching while we stayed aside to observe and see how the Year 2s could improve, such as being more aware of all the Year 1s rather then focusing on 1. After that, we had to build a shoe rack. During the build, we had to make sure the Year 1s understood what we were saying. We also had to make sure that everyone of them could get a chance to tie a lash or net. We also had to be alert to notice any of the mistakes that the Year 1s made so that we could correct them in time and also gave us a rough idea how much the Year 1s still didn’t know. After that, we had to answer questions that our PL gave to us that tested us on our general knowledge. This allowed us to recognise the strengths of some of our Year 1s, such as realising the confident levels of some of them. Lastly, we had a patrol corner, in which we had more time to bond as a patrol and get to know the year 1s better. All in all, this PA made us realised we had a greater responsibility because we had to take care of both the Year 1s and 2s now.
Reflection from a Year 2 in Patrol 5:
In PA we did Gadgeting and played ice breakers. For the ice breakers, we were supposed to write an interesting fact about ourselves on a small piece of paper and the rest of the patrol would guess who wrote which fact. I found that ice breaker very fun as I could learn more about the new Year 1s and learn new things about my seniors. We also played charades and had to act out a few guides activities for our patrol mates to guess. I found it a very unique and interesting to not only teach the Year 1s more about the activities we do in guides, but also have fun and bond with our patrolmates. In gadgeting, we made a cube and the Year 1s had to tie at least one lash. I felt that it was a good hands on way to teach the Year 1s more about the lashes and their uses.
Reflection from a Year 3 in Patrol 5:
PA today was very fun as we did Gadgeting and ice breakers with the Year 1s. During the ice breaker, we each had a sticky note and had to write one fact about ourselves that no one knew about. After we had written, we had to fold up our paper and jumble it up. Then, a paper would be picked and we would have to guess who wrote it based on the fact that was written inside. After this activity, we had Gadgeting. The requirements were that we had to make a grandmother in the storyline think of number 6 without building an obvious number 6. Another requirement was that the Year 1s each had to tie at least one lash. In the end, we decided to build a cube as a cube has 6 sides. Our lashes were tight and we managed to keep within the time limit. Overall, I think we did well for this PA and had a lot of fun. All these activities enabled our patrol to get to know one another better, and become more bonded.
Reflection from a Year 2 in Patrol 6:
This is the first patrol activity where we got to attend with the Year 1s. We were scared and curious to know how patrol activity would be different with our Year 1s and were anticipating PA. with the new Year 1s, the Year 2s had to multitask, taking care of the year ones while still ensuring our lashes are standard and tight. It was difficult at first, whenever I rushed to finish my lash to help the year ones, the lash was quite loose and I had to redo it. I learnt to be calm and collected and to work fast and efficiently so as to ensure that I have enough time to tie standard and good lashes while being able to teach the Year 1s. The Year 1s were quick learners and in no time could tie lashes themselves. the Year 3s organised games for us. The first game is to make a figure out of 白绳 but only 2 people could see the drawing. From this game, I learnt that leadership is important and we need to have our own “voice” in order to direct our patrol. The second game was that we had to sit in a circle and stand up and shout a number, as long as two people stand up we have to redo the entire thing. This taught me that planning and teamwork is important in order to achieve greater goals. We had a third game organises by the Year 4s; pass the parcel. after unwrapping each layer, we had to do a challenge. This made our patrol more bonded and we knew each other better after the activity. This PA was an especially meaningful one with our year ones joining us and I hope to be able to work with the year ones more for upcoming 集合s.
Reflection from a Year 3 in Patrol 6:
The last PA was a the 1st PA with our Year 1s. It was a really fun PA because we got to teach the Year 1s lashes and also guide the Year 2s in teaching the Year 1s. Furthermore, our Year 4s gave us about 20min to plan a 15min activity to improve communication within the patrol. It was definite tough to come up with different activities to improve communication. However, with the guidance of our seniors,we learnt that planning a guides activity is not easy and no matter what we do, it is important to have an objective and plan our activities according to the objective.
We hope the Year 1s had fun with their patrol at their very first Patrol Activity!
Published by:
Heather
51st Batch Secretary
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