Hi Guides!
Here are the following reflections from the various patrol members during this week’s Patrol Activity!
Reflection from a Year 3 in P1:
The netball activity was a really fun experience. Firstly, as I was Patrol Leader for the activity, I learnt to step up more, to take note of manpower allocation better. I also became more used to stepping back to look at the bigger picture to ensure that the structure did not become slanted. However, as I did not give timings when assigning people to tie the lashes, I realised that the speed of our structure’s progress was very slow. Thus, from this activity, I learnt the importance of giving timings when assigning lash so that others are more aware of the time used to tie lashes, which would improve our efficiency. An area of improvement I can work on would be to be louder when giving instructions to ensure effective communication, making sure that others can hear me clearly and that would help to speed up our progress on building the structure. Besides that, the experience of tying the netball hoop structure was a really interesting experience as we have never tried anything similar to it at all, so it was eye-opening on how and what to take note of for creative structures, such as diagonals for frames and the whole structure, and also taking note of how the different lengths of the gadget poles affect the structure as a whole. The netball game was also very fun and enjoyable for me. Through splitting into teams and competing against each other, we had the chance to bond more with each other and that made us more united as a patrol. As we changed teams after each round, we could also bond with different patrol mates, and encourage each other through the game which kept our morale high. The year 4 seniors also encouraged us whenever we scored a point and that helped to motivate us to score even more points and do even better for the game. Through this activity, we were not only able to strengthen our patrol bonds but also have a lot of fun playing.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P2:
On this Monday’s Patrol Activity, we joined with P4 to play Escape Room. The Escape Room was to find envelopes around different classrooms and figure out the final destination. I found this game interesting as it did not require station ICs and the self-explanatory game added on to the suspense of an Escape Room. The last patrol to finish the Escape Room would need to do a forfeit. We first played a warm up game to decide which patrol gets a head-start. For the warm-up game, we had to build two A-架s with 定脚as identical to each other as possible in 6 minutes. We also had to ensure that the Y1s tie at least one of the lashes. We started off with 20 points and each team would lose points if there was any loose lashes and if both A-架s were not similar enough. Our patrol won by just 1 point, so we earned a two minute head-start. We were then handed a slip of paper with a clue on which classroom to go to look for the envelopes. We misunderstood the clue at first and wasted some time, but we realised the mistake quickly and went to the classroom. Eventually, we found out that the Escape Room location hints were written in Guides code, so subsequently, we managed to figure out the locations quicker. We also took a while to find the envelopes as they were quite well hidden. After we finally found the envelope, the next step was to complete the task written inside. The first game was a 10 minute game of duck duck goose. Instead of tapping the person's shoulder, we dropped 麻绳 behind their back to select them as the chaser. It was a fun game. Next, we proceed to the classroom provided on the clue. The next station was to solve a message using the Guides code. We were given a word, and an algorithm. With the algorithm, we managed to figure out the 6 digit passcode. Subsequently, we did first aid, and even had to teach our Y1s to dance to Maboleh. It was awkward and we kept laughing while trying to demonstrate the dance. Nevertheless, we completed the mission before the other patrol and got to the final destination faster. The other patrol had to do a forfeit of singing to 南屏晚钟. We also got the chance to teach our Y1s how to sing the song. For the final activity, we had to build a ladder with 8 短木 and 2长木. I think that we built the ladder really well under the given time and it even held up one of our senior’s weight when she stepped on it. All in all, I enjoyed this week’s Patrol Activity a lot, and I feel that this was a great chance for my patrol to bond and get closer.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P3:
Monday’s PA consisted of two components, Creative Gadgeting and Guides knowledge. For the first part, we had to find 8 post-it notes hidden around the outside of the hostel canteen. Each post-it note had a question written on it and we had to answer it as a patrol. The post-it notes questions tested on First Aid, survival skills and Guides code. I feel that I could have improved in two areas. Firstly, my own knowledge, particularly in First Aid. Even though I do read up on the Guides notes, it is still an area which I am not familiar with. As such, when seeing the question regarding First Aid, I mixed up the steps on how to treat a casualty with a certain condition with a different condition. Thus, I think that I should read up on First Aid more, to allow me to have a better grasp of the knowledge in that area. I also think that I could have stepped up more to include the Year 1s as we got caught up in answering questions. That way, they would not feel lost or left out. The second part of the Patrol Activity required us to build a Ferris Wheel. At the start, we managed to allocate manpower properly, but towards the end, it fell apart. I think the greatest reason would be that me and my batchmate were the only people who could see the drawing of the Ferris Wheel, however, we were all working on the same area. This would potentially result in a communication error as the instructions could be mixed up. What we could have done instead would be to allocate 1 person to guide the first group in tying the tripods, and another person to guide the other group in tying the Ferris Wheel frame. Overall, I think this Patrol Activity managed to help me have a better sense of what areas I need to work on in preparation for Patrol Leader Training Camp.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P4:
For Monday’s Patrol Activity, we did Gadgeting and Escape Room with P2. For Gadgeting, we were tasked to tie two A-架s with 定脚s within 6 minutes. It was a competition between the two patrols and we had 20 points at the start. We were graded on the tightness of lashes, the similarity between the two A-架s and we would lose points for every loose lash, differences in the two A-架s, and also lashes that were not up to standard like forgetting to tuck in the 鸟绳. After we did Gadgeting, we played Escape Room. Since my patrol had a lower score, P2 was given a two minute head start. We travelled from classroom to classroom, searching for clues that gave us a task and a hint to the next location. In the first location, we were supposed to play the game Duck Duck Goose but with 麻绳. We had to take a 麻绳 and drop it behind the person’s back. The person with the 麻绳 will then chase the person who dropped it before she can sit down. It was a fun game to play, since it was similar to the game Duck Duck Goose which we all are familiar with. After that, we went to other stations and did other tasks such as deciphering a code using the Guides code, first aid, dancing Maboleh and many others. The tasks were fun and fulfilling as it was a good revision on Guides knowledge. One of the harder stations was the dancing Maboleh station as we were unable to get the rhythm right. Besides, the Year 1s have never learnt how to dance Maboleh before. It was difficult to get through the whole song with everyone getting the rhythm right. However, after much practice, everyone became more familiar with the song and we managed to dance Maboleh as a patrol. In the end, my patrol lost so we had to perform a song, 南屏晚钟. It was also a great opportunity for us to also teach the y1s about this Guides song. I liked this Patrol Activity session as it helped me to revise some Guides notes knowledge as well as interact with other patrols too.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P5:
For the Patrol Activity on 28 March, we did Creative Gadgeting. For the first part, only one of the three Year 3s were allowed to see the drawing, after every 20 minutes the next person would be allowed to see the drawing. Every 15 minutes, one of us also had to answer a question related to Guides. During the first 20 minutes, the first person managed to plan on how to start the building, and allocate people to build frames and a quadpod. I feel that the allocation of manpower could have been improved as there were some people who were doing nothing at times. As a patrol, I felt that we also could have improved our sense of urgency as we were working a bit slow at the start. For the next 20 minutes, we managed to connect the frames and finish up the 顶角s. Although most of the lashes were pretty tight, we should have taken notice of the smaller details better, so that we could tie the lashes on the correct 木, which would have made the structure even stabler. For the next 30 minutes, we managed to connect the quadpod and frames to form a bridge. Our seniors then taught us the Guide’s way of rafting, which was different from the Scouts way. We managed to try it out on the remaining half-full bamboos. It was super enriching and interesting for everyone in the patrol as we did not know there was a Guide’s way of rafting and we had never learnt or tried it out before. For the first part of Creative Gadgeting, I felt a sense of accomplishment as we managed to complete the structure, but I feel that the neatness of our lashes could have been improved and our allocation of manpower could have been a bit better at times. For the second part of Creative Gadgeting, we could build anything we wanted. Eventually, we decided on a rock climbing wall, getting a bit of inspiration from one of the Camp Development structures. I felt that our sense of urgency for this part could have improved greatly as we only managed to finish the basic outline of the rock climbing wall and did not manage to finish the diagonals or attach the 木 that would have made up the “rocks” of the rock climbing wall. Overall, this Patrol Activity was super fun and enriching and there were a few areas we could have improved on, the main one being our sense of urgency.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P6:
During Patrol Activity on Monday, my patrol did both Standard and Creative Gadgeting. We were instructed to create a Gadgeting version of the Pioneering swing for the Standard Gadgeting structure. I was appointed as the Patrol Leader for the building of the swing and I had the opportunity to lead my patrol and provide them with instructions, since I was not allowed to tie anything. I had to memorise the structure as well as remember which 木s to use for the tripods, 顶角s and the two 木s used to connect both tripods. Six 中长木s were required for the tripods, six 中木s for the 顶角s and two 长木s to connect the tripods such that the seat for the swing can be hung steadily with 白绳. I also had to ensure that every patrol member had a task to do and made good use of the manpower my patrol had. This helped me communicate better with my patrol mates, including my juniors, and even allowed me to improve in my 敬礼 when asking for time extension. It gave me a better idea of how it is like to be an appointed Patrol Leader and how I can be more proactive when leading my peers and juniors. For the Creative Gadgeting portion, one Year 2 and one Year 3 were appointed as PL and PS respectively, so I had to listen to instructions from them clearly. We were instructed to build a rectangular frame with a 木 diagonally crossing both sides and we also added lashes using the 中短木 to represent our patrol identity. This activity allowed us to bond and become closer to one another since communication was crucial. However, I believe that we could have 报时 more often and also involve our Year 1s a bit more when we were tying the structures. Thus, I enjoyed this Patrol Activity and I look forward to similar activities in the future.
We hope everyone had fun and bonded with their patrol for the first Patrol Activity in Term 2!
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Pok Jing
53 届 Secretary
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