Hello Guides!
Today is the big day where we welcome our new Year 1s into our Girl Guides family! The Year 1s started off by listening to a Guides lecture, while the Year 2s and Year 3s used this time to do Gadgeting. Everyone then got the chance to observe Outdoor Cooking and participate in the station games organised. At the end of the session, we had patrol bonding to get to know one another better.
Gadgeting
During this gadgeting activity, a standard Fire Altar as well as other creative gadgets were built in order to showcase it to the Year 1s.
Reflection from a Year 3
During Gadgeting, we were tasked to build a creative structure which is representative of guides to show to the Year 1s later on. Since we had to present our gadgeting structure to the Year 1s, it was slightly more pressuring than usual as we really wanted it to be up to standard. At first, we wanted to build a bridge but later found out that our structure was too similar to a fire altar and had to modify our design a little. We build a swing as the final product. We could have tied our tripods much tighter as it was moving slightly when we were tying our dingjiao which should not be happening. We could raft a lot faster as we took quite a bit of time trying to raft. We could also decide on a structure more quickly as we took up almost 10 minutes trying to decide what we should build. We could also 报时 more often without the senior’s reminder. Overall, our lashes have improved significantly during Gadgeting and we hope to improve more gradually.
Next, everyone got the opportunity to observe the Outdoor Cooking and structures.
Following that, we had station games!
Station 1: Introduction to 团部 logistics
This station is a simple introduction of our CCA to the Year 1s as well as to help the Year 2s and Year 3s recap on the logistics we usually use during our CCA.
Reflection from a Year 3
At station 1, we played a modified version of broken telephone. The patrol was split into two separate groups and each group was to form a line. A year one had to be at the start of the line while the rest of the group could randomly arrange themselves. The year one was then shown a picture of an item that is commonly used in Guides and was asked to draw each. The drawing would be shown to the next person in line and the next person would have to draw it. This continued until the last person had to guess the item. I found it a very fun way to introduce and explain to the year ones some of the things we use in guides such as 白绳 and the cotton crepe bandage. It was very fun for me to see what the guesses were as some of the pictures were very accurate while others were very different from the original item.
Station 2: Creation of simple MV for Guides song
In this station, Guides would have to create a music video for the given Guides’ song. This is also a chance for the Year 1s to learn the Guides song.
Reflection from a Year 3
I personally really enjoyed the station where we created a Guides song MV. To start off, we played 3 station games. Out of all the games, the most memorable one was when we had to film an MV with the guides song. As the Year 1s are not familiar with the song, we spent time teaching them and singing together. We all had lots of fun thinking of actions that will match the song lyrics. We thought of creative ways to film the MV, such as playing with the camera angle. In the process, we got to interact with each other, allowing us to get to know one another better. This activity also helped to reduce the awkwardness with the Year 1s. Definitely, all of us will look forward to the next few 集合s with the Year 1s joining us!
Station 3: Dodgeball
In this station, the Guides will be playing the game of dodgeball. When the ball hits you or you stepped out of the border lines, you will need to pick up the ball, bounce it and catch it. Afterwards, answer the question on the ball that is facing you.
Reflection from a Year 3
Friday’s CCA session was an exciting one as we got to meet our new Year 1 juniors for the first time. We played 3 station games and one of which was dodgeball. Dodgeball is quite a common game which everyone knows how to play. Hence, our patrol could start the fun immediately. Dodgeball was a fun game to bond with our new Year 1s as we attempted to throw the ball at our patrol mates’ legs. Unfortunately, I was hit twice and had to step out to answer a question from the senior. The question I got was my first impression of guides when I first joined. I managed to share with my patrol mates how I felt about guides when I first joined. Another of my patrol mates had to also share about her first friend in Guides. Through the game, we got to share some of our thoughts about guides to our new Year 1s. Hence, the dodgeball game was very exciting, and can showcase to our Year 1s what kind of fun activities we do during station games.
Lash training
This was an opportunity to teach the Year 1s the basic lashes we usually tie in Guides as well as to brush up on the Year 2s and Year 3s hard skills.
Reflection from a Year 3
This 集合 we welcomed the Year 1s into Guides. Similar to the past years, we first introduced square lashes to them. Although the time was a little short, my Year 2 junior was able to demonstrate a tight lash for the Year 1s and they were able to try tying the square lash. I feel that this was a great opportunity for us Year 3s and the Year 2s to revisit our lashes and especially work on our soft skills. The Year 2s led the Year 1s and were able to effectively teach the Year 1s. This lash training also served as a platform for us to bond as a patrol and get a chance to talk to our patrol members and understand them better. This also allowed the Year 1s to learn the most important lash and gave them a try at something Guides related. In addition, this helped the Year 1s warm-up and be less shy. While the Year 1s found it foreign at first, I think that it is a good introduction for them. Overall, lash training was beneficial to us as a patrol and also as individual batches. I learnt to be more focused and look at the smaller details when tying square lashes to point out to my juniors to take note.
Patrol bonding
This is a time for the patrol to get to know one another better.
Reflection from a Year 3
For Friday's 集合, it was quite exciting for me as I looked forward to the arrival of the Year 1s. To introduce ourselves, we had to share our names and classes, as well as a hobby of ours. I felt that this was a good opportunity to learn a little bit about the Year 1s as well as my other patrol mates. It was also a good opportunity for the Year 1s to share about themselves as they were quite shy and had to speak up a little. Then, we played the game Splat. I feel like this was a fun game as I got to test myself and try to remember the names of the Year 1s. It was a nice icebreaker game as the Year 1s also got to know our names, as in the first round, we would move around the circle if we did not answer fast enough, so as to cover a wider area of people in the patrol and overall get to know each other better more efficiently. Overall, the 集合 was really fun.
Overall, I hope everyone enjoyed this 集合 and that the Year 1s felt really welcomed into this family!
Published by:
Cefina
52届 Secretary
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