Thursday, May 31, 2007

June Group Camp and Donation Draw 2007

Dear all,

June Group Camp 2007
The June Group Camp 2007 Consent Form is now available. Pls print and get your parents to sign it. Return the form to your Patrol Leaders. The form will also be distributed this Sat if you have problem printing it.


Click here to download Consent form for June Group Camp 2007

SSA Donation Draw Deadlines and Collection Dates
The deadline for the Scout Group to return to HQ is 11 Aug. BUT we will be returning on the 4 Aug in view of our tentative Campfire on the 11 Aug.

As such, there will be 3 collection day.
First : 23 Jun 2007, Sat - immediately after the designated Donation Draw Sales Day.
Second : 21 Jul 2007, Sat
Last / Group Deadline :
28 Jul 2007, Sat

All distributed DD Tickets are expected to be sold. Do not burden your parents. You are expected to complete at least 15 tickets before the 23 Jun Sales Day. The remaining to be sold during the 23 Jun Sales Day.

Squirrel Award - a Total of 70 tickets to qualify. (same as last year)

Group Scout Leader

Wednesday, May 30, 2007

Scout Meeting on the 2 June 2007


Dear all,
refer to the attached for this Sat Meeting outline.

Reminders -

1. Wear Group Roundneck T-Shirt for PT.

2. For those attending SANA Course, you are to bring $4 for the SANA course.

3. Sec 1 to return the signed Uniform Vouchers this Sat if you have not done so.

Annoucements :

The Group Camp is confirmed! The dates are 13 to 16 June 2007. More details and consent forms are available this Sat. The Camp is compulsory.

Group Scout Leader

Monday, May 28, 2007

Civil Defence Course and SANA Anti Drug Course

Dear all,

pls take note of the following courses which you had signed up. Absentees for these courses will not be given subsidy for future courses.


SANA Anti Drug Course
Date - 8 June 2007, Fri Time - 8.15am to 6pm
Attire - Full Scout Uniform

Location: SANA HQ No 2 Sengkang Square #05- 01 Sengkang Community Hub

Instructions :
Meet Fabian Tan at 8am at Sengkang MRT before proceeding to Sengkang Square. You are required to do a pre course on-line registration by 31 May.
Go to the below website and submit the form.

http://www.sana.org.sg/badgescheme.shtml

Civil Defence Course

Date - 7 June 2007, Thurs
Time - 8.30am to 2pm
Attire - Full Scout Uniform (bring a spare T Shirt)

Location: Civil Defence 3rd Division No. 533, Yishun Industrial Park A # 01-01

Instructions:
Meet Changda at the Yishun Bus Interchange to take Bus 811 at 7.45am. Do not be late.

List of CD Course Participants

(Course i/c - Avester Lau. You are to ensure all participants are punctual for the course. )

1. Anand Ravindran
2. Chew Wen Jie
3. Chong Wei Lun Eugene
4. Chua Zhi Yuan
5. Heng Yi Zen
6. Lakshmanan Ramasamy
7. Liaw Zhong-Wei
8. Lim Chan An
9. Ng Junwei Donavon
10. Ong Zi Quan Gerard
11. See Han Hao Brennan
12. Wee Shou Jun Ivan
13. Yip Hao Yang
14. Lau Seng Teck Avester
15. Fawwaz Bin Firdous
16. Foo Shuen Hao Jason
17. Koh Hui Hong Calten
18. Poh Shao Zhe Nicholas

see below instructions from HQ with regards to the Civil Defence Course........
Just a reminder that your Scouts are enrolled for the upcoming March intakes for the Civil Defence courses. Enclosed below are some general instructions from SCDF for your Scouts to adhere to. Your Scouts are reminded to be in full uniform and in their best behavior for the course. Writing materials are to be brought along. Any misbehavior for any attending Scout will result in immediate disqualification for the course (non- refundable). Do remind the Scouts to be present at least 15 minutes earlier before the start time so as to assist in kicking off the course on time.
1) Nearest MRT station is Yishun. Bus servicing the area are 169, 811
2) The name of the conducting officer is LTA Ridwan.
3) The course starts at 0830 hrs and will end at around 1300 hrs (depending on the size of the participants). There will be a tea-break at around 1000 hrs and if the course should stretch to 1400 hrs, then lunch will be at 1230 hrs. SCDF do "not" provide meals and participants can consume their meals at the nearby coffee shops just across the road at their own expense.
4) Participants are required to bring along their own writing materials and note books.
5) Participants are also advised "not" to bring along expensive belongings e.g. walkman, discman, digital/video cameras or MP3 players as the camp will not be held responsible if they are lost through negligence though we take every precaution possible to ensure the safety and security of the participants' belongings



Group Scout Leader

Thursday, May 24, 2007

Scout Meeting on the 26 May 2007


Dear all,


refer to the meeting outline for this Sat Scout Meeting.


The Scout Standard Tests (First Aid) and The Advanced Standard (Outdoor Precautions) will be held next week (2 Jun 07) together with this Sat Lecture.


The Civil Defence Course will be held on the 7th May. The Course Fee of $3 will be fully paid by the Scout Group. All Sec 1s (less Timothy), Avester, Jason, Calten, Nicholas andFawwaz are to attend this course. More details on the venue and reporting time on Monday.


The SANA Anti Drug Course will be held on the 8th May. ALL Sec 2s (less Jacky) are to attend this course. Go the the SANA Website to do a pre course registration. You must do so before the course for attendance recording purposes.



The SANA Course Fee is $8. You need to pay $4 to PL Lim Shu Liang this Sat. The Scout Group will subsidise the rest. ALL absentees for both the course will pay 100% of the course fee.


Group Scout Leader

Wednesday, May 23, 2007

CCA UG Phototaking

Dear all,

the FINAL time slot for the Scouts is 4.55pm on Thursday 24 May 2007.
You are to fall in outside the den at 4.30pm in full Uniform (without beret).

Attendance is COMPULSORY.

Group Scout Leader

Crime Prevention Course Assignments

Dear sec 1s and Herman, Fawwaz

The deadline for submitting the 2 Crime PRevention Assignments is 23 June, Sat 9am.

The assignments are :

1. Scrap book containing 10 newspaper articles on crime. You are supposed to comment on how this crime could have been prevented (a short paragraph (min 50 words).

The 10 articles should be of the following categories :
a. housebreaking or shop breaking
b. robbery in Lifts/Streets
c. Snatch Theft
d. Motor Vehicle Theft
e. Outrage of Modesty
f. Handphone Theft
g. Cyber Crime or ATM related Crime
h. any articles related to elderly or any person cheated by "magic stone", or "con man".
i. any other crime not listed in the above.

You are allowed a max of 2 articles from the same category. There should be at least 5 original newspaper articles. The rest can be articles from the Internet or Library Archives. ALL articles must be Crimes that happened in Singapore.

You can decorate you Scrap book with phamplets collected from the Crime Prevention Exhibition room. The Scrap book need not be type written. However, you need to write legibly. Don't forget to include a Content Page.

2. Poster.- to be drawn on a A3 drawing block. You can only use poster color or crayon. No "Color Pencil" allowed. - you can draw anything related to crime prevention. Include a simple caption or message.

The best 3 Scrapbooks and best 3 Posters will be rewarded with a small prize.

** The written test will be held on the 1st Sat of July.

Group Scout Leader

Thursday, May 17, 2007

Scout Meeting on 19 May 2007


Dear all,


Welcome back to Scouting! This Sat will be our first Scout Meeting after SA1. Starting this Sat, your Sec 3 Patrol Leaders will take over the planning and running of the Scout Group.


Refer to the meeting outline attached for details. Attendance is compulsory and all sec 2s attending the IP Tests at VJC will be excused from the Scout meeting. You are expected to rejoin the meeting if the tests end earlier than the Meeting Dismissal Time.


Group Scout Leader