Hi Guides!
The following are some reflections from the various patrol members during this week’s Patrol Activity!
Reflection from a Year 2 of Patrol 1
Monday’s Patrol Activity was the best one we have had so far and we enjoyed it a lot. We had a mini station game within our patrol. We had foot drills and we got a chance to step up and teach our Year 1s simple commands such as “kekiri pusing” and “ kekanan pusing” and we also got to revise these drills ourselves. The most fun task we did was to draw a patrol animal/creature. We each drew one part of the creature and ended up with a cute creature that had wings, whale tail, pointed ears and many legs. We named it “Pinkovillea” because we drew it using a pink pen and named it after our patrol flower. It allowed us to use our creativity and also to help us to bond as a patrol. We also revised our trekking signs but we could not remember all of it. We should revise the guides notes more frequently, even when the seniors didn't ask us to read so that we can remember the signs and survival skills better and use them during activities which include things that were mentioned in the guides notes.
Reflection from a Year 2 of Patrol 2
Monday's Patrol Activity was our very first Patrol Activity without the Year 3s and we really learnt a lot from it. We were given the task of building a swing. It was fun, enriching and tiring. We could have done better at the collection of logistics as we did not have a sense of urgency and took quite a while to decide which 木 to take. We were unable to reach the 黄木, but instead of thinking of ways to get it, we just stood there and did nothing to improve the situation. We will improve our sense of urgency during collection of logistics. We also took quite a while to tie our two tripods and did not allocate our manpower properly when tying the 顶脚s. As tripod is one of our weaker lashes, we will work on it by having lash trainings and allocating our manpower better for the future Patrol Activities and 集合s. We managed to complete the swing in the end and we all had fun playing with it. As seniors to the Year 1s now, we realised that we really have a lot to improve in and will try our very best to allocate the manpower properly, do our part and teach the Year 1s and be good seniors for them. We look forward to the next Patrol Activity.
Reflection from a Year 2 of Patrol 3
Monday’s Patrol Activity was the last Patrol Activity with our current Year 4s. We built a quadpod kitchen table, which was a tripod with 4 spars, and a table. It was a fulfilling experience as we did not have our Year 3s to guide us like during previous sessions. From choosing our own logistics to building the structure on our own it was overwhelming at first. For instance, we took a long time to choose the spars, as we were too meticulous with the thickness of the spars. We could have taken a shorter time for this. We also had to lead the Year 1s who were unsure of how to tie a timber hitch, the equivalent of a clove hitch on the normal gadget poles we use. We had to teach them how to tie the lashes both tightly and efficiently while trying to complete our structure. We did not have many people during that Patrol Activity so the Year 4s stepped in to help us teach the Year 1s too. In conclusion, this pioneering experience with the Year 4s was definitely unforgettable and helped me to learn the importance of time and what to do in the phase of leading others.
Reflection from a Year 2 of Patrol 4
During Patrol Activity we built a See-saw. It consist of a quadpod, 定脚, seats, PVC tube, 麻布袋,tires and handles. We learnt that the quadpod should be tight as it is supporting weight. It also needs to open bigger in order for the seats to fit in. The quadpod should also be opened bigger so that when the See-saw goes up and down, the handles would not hit the 木. The seats and handles should also be tight if not it would be dangerous to sit on. The tires help to prevent the 木 to hit the ground directly and the 麻布袋 is to put inside the pvc tube. It was fun building the See-saw and we got to play with it afterwards. I think that we could have tried to work faster with a better sense of urgency as we took a really long time during the collection of logistics and did not have a long time to play with the See-saw we built. We also could have 报时 more often and try and include the Year 1s more. Overall, I still feel that this Patrol Activity was very memorable as this is my first time building a See-saw.
Reflection from a Year 2 of Patrol 5
This week’s Patrol Activity was mainly doing Creative Gadgeting and making a video to encourage our Year 3s for their Patrol Leader Training Camp. For Gadgeting, because only the IC for that period of time could see the proposal, and the proposal was shown to us in stages (i.e. did not show us what the final product was supposed to look like), so we were quite confused for a long time in the beginning as we had no idea what we building. This caused many problems, like the two 主木s at the side not being the same length and the diagonals being tied on the wrong places as we were unclear of many things. Thus, we realised the importance of planning ahead and planning properly with clear instructions. Our second activity was filming a video to encourage our Year 3s. Although no one really had any ideas at first, it all came together in the end when everyone put in their ideas and suggestions and the final product was quite well done, despite having little preparation. In summary, Patrol Activity this week was very enjoyable and we learnt new things and were given the opportunity to step up in the patrol.
Reflection from a Year 2 of Patrol 6
For Patrol Activity we did Fireman’s Ladder as part of Patrol 6's last Patrol Activity tradition. It is an activity that needs a lot of teamwork among each other. We had to build a ladder with 3 steps. However, we took a lot of time collecting the logistics because there was a lot of people at the backstore and we could not find any good 红木s, they were either too thin or cracked or had a way too big height difference. On the bright side, the building of the Fireman’s Ladder when quite smoothly and after that it was time to 起 the ladder. We did it successfully with at least 3 patrol members holding each side of the ladder. Then the time to flip ourselves over the ladder. As expected, the bolder ones went first and did it without a sweat. Unfortunately, the more timid ones like me took a lot of persuading and threats to convince us to flip the ladder. I, personally stood up the 3rd steps for 10 minutes while everyone was trying to convince me to jump. Alas, I gathered the courage to do it and flipped myself over. It was very scary for most of us as we had fear of heights. We also had to trust our patrol members holding the ladder so that the structure would not collapse and hurt the person climbing. This activity was overall very enriching for most of us but it helped us grow closer as a patrol and improved our teamwork. We also managed to teach the Year 1s new things and enlightened them.
Hope that everyone managed to have a whale of a time with their patrol during this last Patrol Activity with your Year 4 seniors :(
Published by:
Cefina
52届 Secretary
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