Hello Guides!
On 2 February, we welcomed new Year 1s as new members of our Guides family! While the Year 1s had a welcoming lecture, the Year 2s and Year 3s built indoor fire altars for outdoor cooking, which was followed by lash training cum patrol bonding!
Indoor Fire Altar:
Before the Year 1s joined us for the 集合, the Year 2s and Year 3s built indoor fire altars, to introduce outdoor cooking to the Year 1s when they joined.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P2:
On 2nd February, we built an indoor fire altar combined with Patrol 1 (P1). After collecting our logistics, we started building it by tying two tripods with three 中长木. While one tripod was being tied, we realised that the other three 中长木 were too different in length, so we had to send someone to take another 中长木. During that time, we tied the 定脚s onto the tripod. After that, we had nothing to do for a while because the 中长木 was taking quite long to come. When the second tripod was tied, we already used 22 minutes, while we were given only 30 minutes, hence I think we could have chosen better 木 to save time and also work on our sense of urgency. We also noticed the second tripod was loose so we had to retie it, taking more time. After both tripods were done, we connected both of them with 长木s. The zinc plate kept falling off the 短木s so we had to move the diagonal 定脚s to make the tripods closer. While doing that, the Year 1s came which was a little awkward because we were in the middle of something but we clapped for them. In the end, we took 37 minutes to finish our indoor fire altars. I felt that we could have had better manpower allocations because there were a lot of zuobos.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P6:
During 集合 on 2 February, we were given 35 minutes to build an Indoor Fire altar. Firstly, we had to go collect the logistics needed for Outdoor Cooking and the 木 to build the Indoor Fire altar. After the collection, we started building the structure. As our patrol combined with Patrol 3, we had more manpower than usual to build the structure. However, through the entire building of the structure, I think that we could have worked better by having a sense of urgency, and we had to ask for time extensions several times. We took very long to get our tripod up because we had to retie the tripod as it was loose, and we had to keep remeasuring and this wasted a lot of time. I think we should have tied it once, and tied it right so that we could have finished the structure earlier. Because we were not as fast, the new Year 1s had to wait for us to finish the structure. In the future, I hope to be more familiar with the structure and work with a better sense of urgency.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P2:
On Friday, we needed to build indoor fire altars before the Year 1s came. Two patrols were supposed to work together to build one fire altar. My patrol was grouped with Patrol 1 (P1). During the building of the indoor fire altar, we were faced with challenges such as not having enough 中长木 to build the tripod for the indoor fire altar. Hence, we had to send someone to get the missing 中长木s that we needed. As a result, it took a very long time to finish the structure. As we worked very slowly, the Year 1s came in the middle of us building the structure. I felt that we should have worked a lot faster by ensuring that we have the right amount of 木s in the future. There were also times that I was zuo boing. Instead of zuo boing, I should have asked my PL or PS if I needed to do anything. I also should have 报时 more to ensure that we are on task. In the end, we managed to finish building the indoor fire altar and we all felt accomplished.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P6:
Last Friday, we welcomed the new Year 1s and before that, we had to build an Indoor Fire Altar. My patrol merged with Patrol 3 to complete the task. Both the tripod lashes were not very tight, which was a problem because it could lead to the structure collapsing. However, we managed to solve the problem by tying two square lashes above the looser tripod lash to secure it. We learnt from our mistake and tied the other lashes better and tighter. In the end, we managed to finish building our Indoor Fire Altar with a bit of time left so we allocated manpower to other groups to help them finish their Indoor Fire Altar. We could have 照顾好人，照顾好东西 better as a few logistics got kapped. Our sense of urgency could have also been improved as we had to ask for a few time extensions before we managed to finish the structure.
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Lash Training:
After the new Year 1s joined their respective patrols, we did lash training to introduce them to what we do in Guides, and to help them familiarise themselves with their patrol.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P1:
During last Friday's 集合, we welcomed the new Year 1s in. When they came, we had Lash Training with them and taught them how to tie square lashes, diagonal lashes, and A-架s. They learned very quickly, with the Year 1 that I taught being able to tie an A-架 after just one demonstration. My Patrol had 3 new Year 1s, and we got to know them a little better through this Lash Training. Afterward, we had Outdoor Cooking and were able to eat food like sausages, marshmallows and smores! We then had Patrol Corner where we rated the day, with the Year 1s saying that they enjoyed their first CCA session. After this session, I think that I can improve further by tying tighter lashes faster to set a good example for the new Year 1s, as well as to bond with them throughout their time in Guides and continue to make them feel welcome. I hope they learnt a lot through this Lash Training session, and look forward to spending more time with them.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P4:
It was the first 集合 for all of the new Year 1s who joined Guides. After we finished our indoor kitchen altars, we sat down with them to teach them how to tie a square lash and a diagonal lash. First, we showed them the steps to tie the lash that we were teaching them. It was tough at first, as we did not have much experience teaching anyone to tie the lashes. However, we were able to teach them the proper way to tie square and diagonal lashes in the end. It was a good experience for us, as we now know how to better teach them new lashes in the future. Although their lashes were not very tight, it was their first 集合, and we can help them improve their lashes in future co-curricular activity (CCA) sessions and during lash training sessions. I look forward to the next CCA session we will have with our Year 1s so that we can teach them more and get to know them better.
Reflection from a Year 2 in P5:
Last Friday, the new batch of Year 1s came in and I was excited yet nervous at the same time. One of the activities we had prepared for the Y1s was lash training. As it was my first time teaching someone how to tie a lash, I was a little unsure of how to properly teach them. I found myself stepping into the role of a mentor, unsure of how to guide the Year 1s. However, after I looked for my seniors for guidance, I tried my best to explain the lash to my juniors. I taught them the basic structure of the lash to how to 抽 tightly. Despite my initial concerns, I was pleasantly surprised at how fast the Year 1s learnt the lashes! Witnessing their progress, my chest swelled with pride. Through this experience, I learnt how to step up and guide the new Year 1s. I also had a better understanding of patience and communication skills.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P1:
On Friday the Year 1s came in and joined our Patrol. This was a big change for the Year 2s and Year 3s as they had to step up more to lead and teach the new Year 1s. The Year 2s spearheaded the teaching of lashes to the Year 1s. They started off by teaching them how to tie a square lash, with the Year 1s given their own set of 木 and 白绳 to follow along while the Year 2s demonstrated. This allowed them to learn more effectively in an interactive and hands-on manner. Next, the Year 2s taught the Year 1s to tie a diagonal lash. Surprisingly, they managed to learn it quite quickly, contrary to my own experience in Year 1 as I found diagonal lashes very confusing. Finally, the Year 1s were taught how to tie an A-架. This was a harder lash to tie and the Year 1s struggled a little more, but eventually they all managed to tie the lash. At the end of the session, all of them managed to learn how to tie all 3 of these basic lashes, and the Year 2s led this activity for the first time. As a Year 3, I hope to nurture our Year 2s into good leaders and set a role model for our Year 1s as well. I also feel that I could have taken more initiative to speak to our Year 1s in order to make them feel more welcome and comfortable. In future sessions, I will put in my best effort to guide the Year 1s and help them improve.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P2:
Last Friday, the new Year 1s joined us for the very first time. While some of the Year 3s were dealing with the fire for outdoor cooking, the rest of us were doing lash training with the Year 1s. Although the Year 1s managed to learn the lashes extremely well and tie them correctly on the first try, we spent a little too much time teaching them the actual lash, causing us to only manage to teach them square lash and diagonal lash, instead of teaching them square lash, diagonal lash and tripod lash like we were supposed to. We should have worked faster and been more aware of the time instead of talking so much with them. The lash training provided a great bonding experience for us and probably made the entire experience more comfortable for the Year 1s. Overall, lash training was very fun and allowed us to get to know our Year 1s better and be more bonded as a patrol.
Reflection from a Year 3 in P4:
Friday was the first session we, as a 团, had with the new Year 1s! It was really exciting as we were all really curious to find out who all our new juniors would be. As we had hoped, they were all really cute and excited to be part of a new co-curricular activity (CCA). For my patrol, we had three new Year 1s. While the Year 1s had their CCA briefing, the 团 was busy making indoor fire altars. As such, when the Year 1s came, they had the opportunity to experience Outdoor Cooking, the Guides style, for the first time! We had s’mores, maggie noodles, and sausages prepared for them and they seemed to really enjoy it. For lash training, we witnessed the Year 2s attempting to take charge and guide their juniors in tying the new lashes. The way my patrol went about teaching our new juniors the new lashes was that we would demonstrate each of the lashes, before having another Year 2 or Year 3 Guide to help the Year 1s one-on-one to tie the lash. I would say that it was quite a successful session and I am looking forward to teaching my juniors more skills in the future and bonding with them as a patrol!
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Hope everyone had fun getting to know each other, and made valuable memories as a patrol!
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