28/02/10

There will be meeting this coming Saturday at 7.30am in your full uniform. Please bring along your Red Wichita Shirt, PE pants and Wichita Kit. (DUTY PATROL: OWL) Sec1s are advised to revise on your World Scout Badge knowledge as there will be a test during meeting, so bring along writing materials and foolscape paper along too. Also, bring along your breakfast to school if you do not have enough time to finish it at home as there will be a breakfast slot during the meeting.

Azam please contact your PL to give your reason for not turning up on 19 Feb meeting.

Lastly, i just want to add that in the future if anyone is absent from meeting, you are to call your PL to tell him the reason for not turning up. Thanks

YIS,
Darren

Scout Lore

Dear Scouts,

Sorry for the late post. The following websites can be used as knowledge for your World Scout Badge next saturday. More details will be released closer to the date. Meanwhile, please study for your test. If you require more details, please go to www.google.com. Thanks.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scouts
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scout_handshake
http://www.scout.org.sg/

The SL for Ngee Ann is Jeremy Sir, AKA Stealth Dolphin, ASLs are Ru Han Sir AKA Staunch Owl, Fareeq Sir AKA Hearty Gorilla, Zai Sheng Sir, Tsiu Chien Sir. Nazri Sir and Marcus Sir are the Leaders In Training. The VSL is Khim Yong Sir AKA Jovial Grizzly, AVSLs are Andrew Sir AKA Ardent Meerkat and Mr Hazmi AKA Happy Rhino.

YIS,
Nigel

26/02/10

All sec1s, 2s and 3s please fall in outside the auditorium at 2.30pm. The seniors are required to teach the tenderfoots everything on the World Scout Badge. You all can be in your school uniform when teaching/learning. Thanks

YIS
Darren

Tenderfoots go Uniform Shopping tomorrow! 24 Feb 3 - 6pm

Dear Tenderfoots,

Tomorrow, your seniors will be showing you how to get to Scout HQ at Bishan. I understand that some of you have not been informed of this until now. I am very sorry about this; we will work harder to make sure you get information on time! Please inform your parents/guardians about this ASAP.

Fortunately, there is a direct bus to HQ from Ngee Ann! So you'll need to bring your EZ link card. As this will be the first time going down to the Scout HQ for most of you guys, do learn the route well; you will be making future trips by yourself.

The good news is that your uniform purchases are subsidized. The bad news is that you will need to pay the full amount first. Hence, please bring about $70. You will need to purchase:

Beret

beret badge

national scarf

woggle

shirt

belt

pants

socks (advised to get minimum of 2)

Tampines District Badge

Optional items:

Beret badge backing (you can make your own out of an old phonecard)

More scouts socks (please don't buy more than 4)

You will also be given nametags to sew on your uniforms. You can collect them from the Scout Shop tomorrow as well.

You will have to buy your Shoes (marching boots to be exact) yourself. We recommend you to go down to Beach Road Army Market to purchase a cheap pair that is sturdy and comfortable.

Please meet your seniors (Benedict Choong and Nasir) tomorrow at 3pm at the benches outside the auditorium. It will end at about 7pm (you will be released from the Scout HQ at 6pm).

YIS

Owl

A word from Owl (Feb 2010) *UPDATED*

Dear All,

Welcome & Founder's Day

**Update on 23 Feb** Due to the Common Tests this week, there will be NO MEETING this weekend. The next Scout meeting will be on SATURDAY 6th MARCH

For the new Tenderfoots (Sec ones) who just joined us, welcome! We hope you will enjoy the exciting series of events we have lined up for you in your years with the Wichita family.

This coming Saturday will be the World Badge Scout test for the Tenderfoots. Next Saturday (8th March) will be the World badge Scout Test. This is a written test that will test you on the basic scout lore that your seniors have taught you over the past few weeks. Upon passing, you will have earned your very first badge - the World Scout Badge - and will start your first step in a (hopefully long and happy) journey as a Scout.

Founder's Day (22 Feb, Monday) is a time where Scouts all over the world commemorate the founding of the Scout Movement worldwide. There are more than 28,000,000 scouts like you all over the world. So take heart that you belong to a Very Popular CCA.

But more importantly, Founder's Day is a time we set some time to pause and reflect on ourselves. How can you, as an individual, patrol, or Troop, make the world around you a bit of a better place?

Thus, on Founder's Day, as per tradition, I hope that everyone will tie a knot around your scarf at the beginning of the day, to remind yourself to do "a good deed a day", and only untie it when you have done so. So start thinking about how you can make this world a better place!

Upcoming Job Week Camp

Do take note that there will be a 4D3N camp held in Ngee Ann Sec for our annual Job Week camp. Held over the March school holidays in Singapore, Job Week is an opportunity for us to learn about humility and service. It will be held from 12 - 15th March. More details will be up soon.

On 13th March Saturday, we will be inviting your parents/guardians to participate in the Investiture Ceremony of the Tenderfoots. So do remind your parents/guardians about it. Of course, you will need to pass your World Scout Badge test first.

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Hope those who went for the Night Cycling had good fun and are resting well!

Yours-in-Scouting,

Ru Han

Staunch Owl

Night Cycling Trip

Those with their bikes will meet at school tomorrow at 5.30pm and those renting bikes will meet at East Coast Park Burger King at 6.30pm. Please bring at least $1o for those renting bikes and be in bright-coloured clothes. It is also recommended that you bring your own water in cases where there aren't any place to get water along the way. Please also bring any personal medications with you and the consent forms as well. During the trip, please obey the traffic rules to ensure a safe journey.

YIS
Zhao Meng

17 Feb & 19 Feb Meeting and other details

17/02

Please fall in outside the auditorium at 3pm in your Red Wichita shirt and PE pants with your Wichita Kit. For those that do not have the Red Wichita shirt, wear your PE attire instead.
Reminder: Rayfish patrol members are to re-tie the flagpole by 18/2, Thursday.

19/02

Fall in outside the auditorium before 2.45pm in your full uniform and bring along your Black Wichita shirt, PE pants and Wichita Kit. Those that do not have their uniforms and the Black Wichita Shirt, come in your PE attire. Thanks

YIS,
Darren

10/2 Meeting and other updates

10/2
Pls fall in outside the auditorium at 3pm in your red wichita attire along with your wichita kit.

Those who don't have red or black wichita attire pls bring your PE attire

Duty Patrol: Ray Fish
The previous duty patrol Tiger will have to untie the flagpole by 9/2 and the current duty patrol Ray Fish will have to tie the flagpole by 18/2.

YIS
Zhao Meng

Duty Patrol

Dear Scouts,

The duty patrol, Panther, for last meeting is reminded to untie the flagpole by Wednesday 6pm latest. The next duty patrol will be required to tie the new 3-2-1 by Saturday 7.45am SHARP. If you want to do it beforehand, please earliest tie it on Friday. Thanks.

YIS,
Nigel

6th February Meeting & other updates

Pls fall in at 7.30am outside the auditorium in your full uniform. Bring along your red/PE whichita attire and your wichita kit.

Duty Patrol: Tiger
From this meeting onwards, being the duty patrol means that the patrol is to solely tie the 3-2-1 flagpole, and is in charge of setting it up. The PL and APL of the patrol will also be in charge of the ceremony.

For those who hasn't pay the scout fund, please pay it to Marcus this Saturday.

People who are unable to attend the meetings have to produce the evidence for their abscene. Eg. MC for sick people and wedding cards for people attending wedding dinners.

The sec 1s will be joining us this Saturday, so everyone please show a good example to the sec 1s by behaving appropriately. Try to get the sec 1s to adapt into the troop as soon as possible.

YIS
Zhao Meng