Sorry, this is really late(:

Proficiency Badges

Sec1s (Thrift Proficiency Badge)

1. Have a savings account of at least 3 months’ standing and show that she has added to it regularly from her savings or pocket money.

2. Bring a certificate from her parents stating that she is not wasteful in the home and is keeping her belongings in good condition.

3. Bring to the test an article that proves that she is thrifty: e.g. A mended blouse or a repaired personal possession or toy.

4. Plan and show how she has spent her pocket money for 1 week.

5. Answer questions on the real meaning of thrift and how she is able to put thrift into practice within her Guide unit.

Sec 2 & 3s (Speaker Badge)

1. Say from memory a short poem or passage of verse of her own choice, lasting not less than one minute and not more than two minutes.

2. After a short time for preparation, read aloud a passage provided by the tester.

3.
3.1 Introduce and thank a visitor at a meeting.
3.2 Prepare and take guide prayers, or speak for not less than three minutes on a subject given to her five minutes before hand.

4. Talk with the tester about something interesting which she has done or seen recently

Sec 4s (Reader Badge)

1.
1.1 Read a book in any language, written by one of the Eastern authors;
1.2 Read a story book written by one of the western authors.

2. Choose and read a book appropriate to each of four of the following headings:
2.1 Science or nature;
2.2 Travel or exploration;
2.3 A foreign country;
2.4 History;
2.5 Biography;
2.6 A book of poems.

3. Show how to use a book of reference and the index of a book.

4. Read aloud:
4.1 A passage of her own choice from a sacred book;
4.2 A passage chosen by the tester.

Deadline: 15th April 2009!

Sec 3s:
NCO CAMP 2009

Camp Pack List

1. Two shirts

2. 2 Cedar Shorts (worn inside track pants)

3. 1 Track Pants (black or dark blue/dark grey)

4. Underclothes (enough for 2 days)

5. Sleeping bag

6. Covered Shoes/sneakers

7. Slippers/sports sandals (to be worn only to the shower)

8. Socks (enough for 2 days)

9. Poncho/raincoat

10. Bath towel

11. Toiletries (in a toiletry bag): soap, face towel, tooth brush, toothpaste, shampoo

12. Hair brush/comb

13. Water Bottle

14. Personal Medication e.g. asthma inhaler, panadol, bandage

15. Spec Hooks

16. Blind fold

17. Ball of twine

18. Scissors

19. In a meal bag: 1 cup, 1 bowl, 1 plate, 1 fork and spoon ( not breakable)

20. Water bottle (1.5litre)

21. Stationery (Pen and notebook to be brought everywhere you go)

22. Torch (to be fitted with batteries)

23. Sun block/sunscreen lotion/lip balm

24. Cap

25. Guides Scarf

Take note:

• For those who do not have their own sleeping bag, inform Melissa or May on Wednesday.
• All items should be labelled with owner's name.
• You need not standardize your meal bags.
• Medication to be put in ziploc bags and labelled.

Be prepared!
-melissa

COOKIE!

Hey guides!
We've got a new competition coming up. For all you artistic people out there, it's time to put on your thinking caps and think up a great design for the new cookie tin design competition. The details are below, please take a look. Also, submit the design latest by mid-May. If you already have the design, however, you can submit it in first to either deryn or melissa.
So everyone, try it out! :D
Jiayou, and happy hols(:

deryn



Invitation: New Cookie Tin Design Competition


Dear Guiders,

In celebration of the inaugural Youth Olympic Games in Singapore 2010, Girl Guides Singapore invites Brownies, Guides and Young Adults to submit new cookie tin designs to commemorate this exciting event, featuring the Olympic values of “Excellence, Friendship and Respect”.

Use your creative juices and take this opportunity to have your girls’ designs mounted on the GGS cookie tins! They have become a collector’s item amongst some Girl Guiding members in Singapore and around the world.

Prizes of $50, $30 and $20 will be awarded for each Brownie, Guide and Young Adult category. Prizes will be presented at the Girl Guides Carnival on 27 Jun 2009.

Artwork must be submitted on the template provided with the entry form. The rules and regulations as well as the entry form are also available for your reference and submission. These can also be found on the GGS website.

Entries must be submitted at Guide House, by 5.00pm on Fri, 29 May 2009. Late entries will be not accepted. For enquiries, please contact Ms Noorul Hutha at 6259-9391 or noorul girlguides.org.sg

Wishing you the very best.

Yours-in-Guiding,
Yvonne Lim Chief Commissioner Girl Guides Singapore
yvonne.lim girlguides.org.sg
Chew Soon GekVice PresidentGirl Guides Singaporesoon.gek.chew girlguides.org.sg
Girl Guides Singapore9 Bishan Street 14Singapore 579785Tel: 6259 9391 Fax: 6259 5452Website: http://www.girlguides.org.sg/

OAC is over and Malacca trip is coming(:

Enjoy the 1 week break and remember to do all your homework!

-the see-else

p.s sec 3s, check your email asap,important!

Hey(:

The term is coming to an end.

Hope everyone is surviving yeah(:
Enjoy the coming holiday and use the time to catch up with your work!

For the sec 3s,
Have fun in OAC(: Use the opportunity to bond with your classmates and teachers.
Never ever forget the Guide Laws and apply them in the 3 days 2 nights camp.

For sec 2s,

How's farewell planning? Hope everthing is going fine.

For sec 1s,

Welcome to Cedar Guides. It's a beginning of a memorable journey!

For sec 4s,

Revise hard for the upcoming Chemistry SPA. It's alright we are not going to Malacca, somewhere else after O's. I promise.

Let us do our best in the remaining 51 days:)

For everyone,
there will be NO GUIDES next week. Guides session will resume after the March Holiday.
Take Care of yourself during the break. yes, 'A guide is kind to all living things'. Be kind to yourself.

For those who are going to Malacca,
Have fun & get to know each other more & better(: Hmm. Remember to bring cameras so we can post the pictures here.
Remember, the trip is organised not just for you not to have fun only. We would like you to share what you'll learn from the trip so open your eyes bigger. There's aways a reason for everything.

For the Sec 1s who are going, we hope the trip will bring you closer to Guiding(:

Thinking Day '09

cheerios,
deryn

p.s. Guides, please don't post anonymously, at least leave your name at the bottom.

sec fours,jiayou
we can do it,yes we can(: