Hello Guides,
Here are some reflections from our Guides regarding this week’s Patrol Activity!
Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:
On 18 July, Monday, we had our first Patrol Activity (PA) with the new 领导层. For my patrol, our PA activity was FML (Fireman Ladder). We taught our Year 1s how to build a FML, what logistics are needed and what lashes to use. When we were collecting the logistics, we could have had a better sense of urgency, and worked more efficiently. For example, we could have allocated our manpower better. After we collected the spars, some patrol mates who went to take the barrel of 麻绳 did not have a helmet. Instead of letting all three of them all go to get a helmet each, we could have just sent one person to go and get all three helmets. When we were building the FML, we also could have been faster, and many of our Year 1s were unfamiliar with the pioneering lashes, and the lashes were quite loose too. For safety, it is important for the lashes on an FML to be tight. In the end, since we were running out of time, our seniors had to 重抽 some of the lashes for us. We should have reminded our year 1s and familiarised them with the pioneering lashes during lash training on Friday mornings. After the FML was completed, we took turns to flip over it. Some of us were afraid of flipping, but in the end, we overcame our fears and managed to get everyone to do it, thanks to our patrol mates’ cheers. All in all, it was a fun activity and taught me the areas we had to improve on.
Patrol Activity (PA) on Monday was quite fun. I feel that PA gave us a chance to better interact as a patrol while also having fun. The structures we were given required us to work together and also distribute the manpower properly in order to finish the structures on time. I feel that we were too slow and we need to improve our time management as we did not manage to finish any structures on time and we asked for time extension many times. We should have a higher sense of urgency while also trying to maintain the quality and tightness of our lashes as some of our lashes were not very tight. Also, we should 报时 more without the Year 3s prompting us as it is something that is important and it should be a habit and not something that needs reminding. We should also cheer more. The baggage rack is also a standard structure so we need to learn how to do it faster and properly and also remember all the steps needed and logistics needed. The captain's ball net is not a standard structure but we still need to be faster as we were given 2 nets to make but we only managed to complete one. We also should 照顾好人，照顾好东西 as some of our things got taken away and we did not realise until few minutes later.
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Reflection from a Year 2 in P3:
On Monday, 18 July, P3 had its Patrol Activity, in which we did a simple station game and then Fireman Ladder. Firstly, the patrol activity was started off with a post-it hunt along a stretch at the MRL. We were tasked to find 10 post-its and then answer the questions related to Guides on the post-its. The activity was not only engaging, but really enriching as well. The variety of questions asked certainly helped to refresh my Guiding knowledge. Of course, the questions were not limited to testing our Guiding knowledge, and we were asked to do certain activities like singing a Guide song that contained Chinese lyrics. Next, we collected 木 to build the Fireman Ladder. Throughout the building process, we cheered as a patrol, which was really motivating and made the process more fun as a whole. Though there was a slight complication of the Fireman Ladder being too narrow, that was quickly solved by us lowering the structure and promptly retying one of the ladder’s sides. Upon raising the ladder, I realised that the structure was much taller than it had seemed. The seniors demonstrated how to flip over the fireman’s ladder, which was really impressive and surely seemed harder than it looked. Upon stepping onto the second rung of the ladder, the Guide has to bend over and grasp the same rung, before flipping over. The seniors also told us that the Fireman Ladder was a traditional guide game. Overall, the Patrol Activity was an exciting and enjoyable experience for me.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:
On Monday, we had our first Patrol Activity (PA) after the Passing Down Parade. During PA, we built a kitchen shelter. As it was just the Year 1s and the Year 2s, we only had 4 people, which was a small challenge. In the end, we were able to finish the structure, although we did 过时 by quite a bit. I think while we did not do too badly, there were definitely quite a number of things that we could have improved on, that the Y1s pointed out during PA. Firstly, we definitely needed to familiarise ourselves with the exact steps to building not just a Kitchen Shelter, but any other structure, which will be even more important now that we are the oldest in the patrol, not including 领导层. Throughout PA, we had to clarify many things with the Year 3s before knowing what the next step would be, which wasted quite a bit of time. We could also have picked better spars, as some of the spars chosen were either of way too different lengths, or were too thin. The structure definitely would have been more stable if we had chosen more suitable spars. We could also have had a better sense of urgency. While it is true that we only had 4 people, we could have finished the structure faster if we had worked faster. We also should have included the Y1s more and given them clearer instructions so that they would be on the same page as us. Overall, we will work harder to improve on the things that our seniors have pointed out so that we will not be so dependent on the Y3s.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P5:
On 18 July, we had Patrol Activities. For Patrol 5, we did Inspection as well as Creative Gadgeting. Firstly, we had to go to 团部 to get our 配备 as well as some 木s for Gadgeting. Then, we had a few rounds of Inspection. We were given 3 minutes each round. At first, we started off a bit confused as we were debating whether poncho or groundsheet should be laid. Hence, we 过时ed quite a bit. We also did not take good care of our logistics and they ended up being kapped. We also did not ask for the logistics back so I feel that we should have been more aware of our surroundings. Slowly, we manage to improve and did not 过时. After Inspection, we had Creative Gadgeting. But first, we had to find some post-its regarding some Guides questions. Every 10 minutes, someone had to go up to answer a Guides question. For Creative Gadgeting, we had to build a structure that would be able to hold water bottles. We wanted to built tripods but the seniors only allowed us to build one. Hence, we decided to build 2 A-架s. In the process, some of our logistics and people got kapped. However, I felt that we managed to notice and ask for them back which was better than during Inspection. After building the 2 A-架s, we started building horizontals and connected them with super square lashes. Our seniors commented that it was creative as super square lashes were not used during Gadgeting. After we completed the structure, it was able to hold many water bottles. We all felt proud of what we did and also really enjoyed the Patrol Activity. Overall, I felt that we could have been more aware of our surroundings to prevent logistics from being kapped.
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Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
For today’s Patrol Activity (PA), we first built the creative structure that represented our patrol. I feel that during the time when we built the structure, we could have a better sense of urgency and have tighter lashes. We also could have 照顾好人照顾好东西 better as many things were Kapped from us. We could have also 报时 more often so that we know when to ask for time extension. After the creative structure, we built a baggage rack and a shoe rack. For the building of these two structures, we should have allocated manpower better as two Year 2s were tying the shoe rack while one Y2 and two Y1 were tying the baggage rack. We should have split the Y1s, to allow them to familiarise themselves with the standard structures. We will also have to teach the Y1s more about the standard structures. Moreover, through the PA, we realised that the Y1s have not learned netting yet, hence, we decided to teach them that during Friday morning sessions. We also have to test the Y1s more about the 木s as they were not very sure about that. Other than that, we have to familiarise ourselves with how to open a quadpod and where the diagonals are in a baggage rack. Overall, I feel that the PA was a well-thought-out session that enabled all of us to improve on many things.
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