Annual Training Camp 21-24 Nov Consent Forms + $20 Camp Fees

Dear Scouts,

i would like every single one of you to pass the consent forms + $20 camp fees to the Scout teacher on duty this Friday. Otherwise, you will have to make a trip down next Mon to submit the forms. Reason being the teachers and adult leaders have to confirm the number of pax for food and logistics. Parents, will need your help to remind the Scouts in regards to this matter. Thank you very much.

Regards,
Mr. Lincoln Chan

Annual Training Camp 21-24 Nov: Consent Form

Dear Scouts,

do show the information/disclaimer forms to your parents and return the disclaimer forms to any of the Scout teachers by this Thursday.

For those who were absent last Friday, see me personally to get the forms asap. 

Regards,
Mr. Lincoln Chan

2012 Remembrance Ceremony (For APL Ramana, APL Denzel, APL Kaiwen

SAF VETERANS’ LEAGUE (SAFVL) REMEMBRANCE DAY SERVICE – 11 NOV 12 (SUN)


INTRODUCTION
1. Remembrance Day is held annually to honour those who have fought and suffered during World wars. Once again, the Uniformed Groups are invited by the Singapore Armed Forces Veterans’ League (SAFVL) to attend this year’s Remembrance Day Ceremony at Kranji War Memorial on Sunday 11 November 2012.

2. Remembrance Sunday Service is an international service, non-religious and is applicable to all religious denominations. Among those attending the ceremony are, NCC teacher officers undergoing the Officer Cadet Course, cadets from other Uniformed Groups as well as school pupils.

3. After the service at Kranji War Memorial, all participants will embark on a learning journey “Reflection@WWIISG”. This learning journey is arranged for them so that they can retrace the tragic story of the Fall of Singapore. A total of 24 WWII sites will be visited during this learning journey.

4. The ceremony will commence at Kranji War Memorial 0730 hours. All are to be present half an hour earlier. After which, buses will be arranged to bring them from site to site with a commentary by the members of the Veterans’ League.


AIM
5. The aims for the involvement of the cadets are as follows:
a. To enable our cadets to learn about the sacrifices made by soldiers killed in battles in the defence of our nations so that they can better appreciate the important roles played by our armed forces and national servicemen.
b. To inculcate in our cadets a deep sense of reverence for those who have sacrificed their lives in the defence of our nation.
c. To enhance the lessons taught to cadets under the Total Defence Programme.


COMPOSITION OF THE GROUP FROM UGs
6. As in the past years, various Uniformed Groups are requested to support this event by providing cadets respectively.
NPCC - 80 cadets
NCDCC - 60 cadets
The Girls' Brigade - 40 cadets
The Boys' Brigade - 80 cadets
Other uniformed groups - 60 cadets


ATTIRE
7. The attire for Officers and Cadets will be their respective UG uniforms with Head Dress and Medals (if applicable).


LOGISTICS REQUIREMENT
8. Shuttle service from the Kranji MRT station to Kranji War Memorial would start at 0630hr to 0715hr. Buses will also be arranged by HQ NCC to bring the students from the pick-up points designated by the UG HQ to Kranji War Memorial.
9. Buses will be provided by HQ NCC to ferry the participants during the learning journey.


SUBMISSION OF NOMINAL ROLL AND ISSUE OF BADGES
10. All UGs are to submit the nominal roll to their various UG HQs on the prescribed forms by 12 October 2012. The various HQ is to collate the responses and forward the collated response to HQ NCC.
11. The Remembrance Day badge will be issued according to the nominal roll submitted. Only cadets will receive the badges. The badges would be handed over to the persons in charge on the actual day. Please collect these items from your respective HQ after the event.


SEQUENCE OF EVENT
12. Sequence of event on 11 November 2012 is as follows (Refer to Annex A for more details on “Reflection@WWIISG”:

Time (HRS) Description

0700 Arrival at Kranji War Memorial / Form-up
0730 Start of the Remembrance Day Ceremony
0800 End of Ceremony / Departure for Reflection@WWIISG
1130 End of Reflection@WWIISG / Dismissal at Cenotaph


CONCLUSION
13. The Remembrance Day Ceremony is an important event, to honour those who have fought and suffered during the World Wars. The participation of Uniformed Groups in the ceremony is significant – “Lest We Forget”.


Warm regards,
Mr. Lincoln Chan

World JOTI/JOTA 2012

Dear Scouts,

It is that time of the year again, where we are having the World JOTI/JOTA!

JOTI (Jamboree on the Internet)/JOTA (Jamboree on the Air) is the cheapest or I would say a free form of making Scout friends from abroad! This is an opportunity where you can get to meet Scouts from overseas to understand their culture, scout movement and exchange contacts!

To participate in the JOTI, all you need to have is your own computer! From there, just follow this link:
http://www.joti.org/en/index.html

Explore and discover what JOTI is and also, there are some activities to choose from. Most importantly, make sure you create your validation card to show to your friends that you have communicated with a Scout abroad and made new friends! Keep all the validation cards and you can post it on Facebook too!

JOTI comes in many forms of communications such as Skype, MIRC, ICQ, MSN, Facebook etc. It is just endless!

World JOTI is celebrated all over the world and it will from 20/10 - 21/10. Have a fun time!!

Yours in Scouting,
Benjamin Sho
Scout Leader
2006 Southern Cross Scout Troop

Meeting on Friday, 19 Oct 2012

Dear scouts,

Duty Patrol is Flying Fish, Shark will help Flying Fish with the flagpole, which has to be up by 1400. The rest of the scouts are to fall in by 1400 outside the scout den in your full uni. Please bring 2 PT KITS, full u, your own labelled water bottle, scout diaries and writing materials.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call any of the PLs to clarify.

Yours-in-scouting
Chow Shi Kai
Patrol Leader

Concerns about using 1.5 litre Sprite bottles

Dear all,

a parent has shared her concerns about the use of Sprite bottles during training. http://www.livestrong.com/article/166500-side-effects-and-dangers-of-refilling-plastic-bottles/

And to err on the side of caution, we will allow Scouts to bring their own water bottles from now on. A firm reminder to label your water bottles so that retrieval is possible if you misplace them.

The parent has also kindly recommended another type of water bottle for safe usage and consumption. For your perusal.
http://www.tupperware.com.my/ecobytupperware/products_d.php

At the end of the day, the most important thing is that Scouts observe well their own personal hygiene. We, as parents and teachers, will continue to advise and "nag" at the recalcitrants. The best bottles will do no good if they do not clean and wash their own water bottles frequently.

Finally, many thanks to Ms Kierra Lynn for her input.

Working together with you,
Mr. Lincoln Chan (on behalf of all Scout teachers and Adult Leaders)

Training Schedule for Oct-Nov

Dear all,

Oct/Nov Training Schedule as follows:

Fri	19-Oct	1330 - 1830 (Mr Johnson Sim)	Mr Johnson Sim	Training
Fri	2-Nov	0800 - 1230 (Mr Lincoln Chan)	Mr Lincoln	Training
Fri	9-Nov	0800 - 1230 (Mr Zhang Huasheng)	Mr Zhang	Training
Fri	16-Nov	0800 - 1230 (Ms Siti)	Ms Siti	Training
Wed-Sat	21-24 Nov (Annual Training Camp)	Refer to consent form and blog. To be updated by this week (All teachers)	All teachers	Annual Training Camp

In the event that your family has booked an overseas trip prior to this date, you are to hand in a parent's letter to excuse you from any training/camp.

Otherwise, i appeal to all parents for your support in trying your best to accomodate to the dates (especially the camp) as the teachers and adult leaders will be putting in lots of efforts to organise activities that will level up the independence of your child/ward and unity among the Scouts. All activities will cease after 24 Nov and we wish everyone a well-deserved break after the camp.

Thank you very much.

Warm regards,
Mr. Lincoln Chan