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Thanks and have a great weekend!

Lys

Topo and Flag Etiquette Passes!

Hey Guides!

Here are the names of those who passed the test conducted yesterday! If you did not pass, do not feel discouraged!! if you want to retake the test (or take any theory test you have not passed!), I (Rachel Chua) will be free during wednesday's extended recess as long as you message me in advance!

Topo Practical:
** In order to pass topo, you need to pass the practical test as well as score 80% on a topo test that you have done during geography - if you did not take any/ did not get 80%, you can take the test from the guides room. Do show Rachel Chua your Geography test score before you get your book signed.

1. Clara Tay
2. Alexis Tang
3. Andrea 
4. Rachel Lim
5. Ashley Lo
6. Persis Gan
7. Tessa Ling
8. Chloe Ong
9. Heather Lee
10. Chong Gin Ee
11. Amanda Gan
12. Denise Ong
13. Hidayah 
14. Nicole
15. Cleo Lee 
16. Myndi 

Flag Etiquette Theory:

1. Emma Chai

16th Jan 2014

Girl Guides Weekly Meeting

Date: 16^th Jan 2014       Time: 3.15- 6.15pm

Time	Activity		Venue	Remarks
3.15 – 3.30pm	Colors		Track	Dove
3.30 – 3.45pm	Patrol Time		Amphi
3.45 –5.45pm	Sec 2s	Topography	Amphi	I/Cs: Rachel Chua Wet Weather: Gadgets – Alyssa Ling
	Sec 3s	Simple Repairs / Axemanship	Gallery 1/ Behind Guides Room	I/Cs: Fatin/ Sarah Yap (Please stop all activities at 5.40 to head to the LT)
	Sec 4s	Fire lighting	Field	I/Cs: Rosa
	Sec 4s who have passed fire	Campfire Discussions	Amphi	I/C: CLs & ACLs
5.15 – 5.45 pm	Sec 3s	Briefing	LT	Mrs Cheong
5.45 – 6.15pm	Announcements		LT

Note:

• Sec 2s – Please read up on topo before coming for guides!
• Sec 3s – Please read up on whichever one you have not passed. If you have not passed axemanship, it should take prioirity.
• Sec 4s  - If you’re doing Fire, please collect your punk and kindling!!

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2013 Passers!

Hello Guides!

Sorry this is a little bit delayed, but here are those who passed topo and flag etiquette theory tests last year!

Topo:
Madhu and Alethea

Flag Etiquette:
Therese Chan
Melanie Herve
Alisja
Denise Ong



Thanks

Clarifications for tryouts-- Game ICs.

QnA: (Some of these questions were asked by myself haha, just in case you may not know the answers! Please text me if you have any other questions!)
For Game ICs (that means:Fatin, Dawn, Rosa, Sarah, Natasha, Sabrina) 

1) Do we stay at the same place or go to different locations? 

 You will be stationed at your assigned locations throughout the entire day, except when you go and perform either duties X or Y (leading them to the interview rooms or collecting the next group of girls).

2) How many games will those signing up play? Do they play both games at my location or do they rotate? 

 The groups WILL NOT rotate. The only movement will be from gallery 1 to one of the assigned locations (Group A to the pri school basketball court gallery, B to the gallery next to that, and C to the pond life gallery). They will stay at that location to play 2 games within 20 minutes.  Then you will send the top 3 that you have ranked to the interview room.
There is NO rotation. The only reason why we have 3 different locations, A, B and C is so that we can have 3 groups trying out consecutively to save time. They will all play the same games, regardless of location.

3) Which game am I in charge of? 
You and your partner will be in charge of both games. You will conduct both of them, including the sending off of selected girls.

4) Can you give me an idea of the flow of duties? 
a) 2.40: set up area before guides arrive and before the tryouts start. Make sure you have all the logistics needed. Grab a bunch of scoring sheets too!

b) Y calls the first group from gallery 1 and brings them to your assigned location.

c) Introduce yourselves. One of you can explain the game instructions (I (alyssa) will explain the reason we make them play games, in the gallery itself) for game 1. The other one will write down their names on the score sheets by looking at their name labels. Let them play game one, taking note of the time (only allow 8 mins!).

d) observe them carefully (their future cca depends on you!) and take notes. Feel free to write down observations, impressions, actions and adjectives to help you make up your mind. Start ranking.

e) At 8 mins into the game, stop it and tell them whether they did a good job or not. Give the instructions for Game 2. Start game 2, repeating step d. You should be done with your final ranking by the end of game 2. Feel free to take a minute to discuss, away from their ears please.

f) explain that all of them did a good job, but only some of them were selected for the next round, the interview round. Read out the names of those selected. Please treat those who did not get selected kindly, and give them sweets (to be provided) and wish them luck etc. They have feelings too!

g) X brings the selected girls to the holding room (next to the interview room) and passes Alethea the scoring sheets. X then quickly goes back to the location to set up for the next group of girls.

h) Meanwhile, Y brings the rest of the girls back, and quickly collects the next group of girls. Remember, only collect the right alphabet group-- (not soup haha :D ) A, B or C. So if you are assigned to location A, collect only the A groups. and so on.

Repeat.

FIRST GUIDES SESSION OF 2014!!!

Girl Guides Weekly Meeting

Date: 5^th January 2014      Time: 3.15- 6.15pm

Time	Activity		Venue	Remarks
3.15 – 3.30pm	Attendence Taking		Amphi	IC: Dinie
3.30 – 3.45pm	Patrol Time		Amphi
3.45 – 5.45pm	Sec 2s	Identifying Flora and Fauna	Classrooms	I/Cs: Ashley Ang and Madhu
	Sec 3s	Bonding Games	Gallery 2
5.45 – 6.15pm	Announcements		LT

Note:

    Those who have not submitted their profis, please do so!

    Sec 4s, you will be helping with auditions – please check the post before this regarding the instructions and please do prepare and bring everything required!

    As most of the sec 4s will not be there during patrol time tomorrow, do monitor the time well and follow the program!

    It’s going to be great to see all of you again!!

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Important Tryouts Information

Hi Guides! :) 

We will be conducting the tryouts this Thursday, 9th January. Please note that ONLY the sec 4s will be involved. The rest of the sec 2s and 3s, you will have a lot of fun :) Sec 3s, please be on standby should we need additional assistance. 

To the Sec 4s, you have been assigned an alphabet to represent your role. Please scroll down to find out what alphabet you have been assigned before reading the descriptions :) Please prepare all your logistics that are needed. If materials are to be bought, e.g. the masking tape, please keep the receipt. 

If you have any other questions, please contact me (Alyssa). Sec 4s, please also check your emails for some secret information ;) 

Thanks! :) 

Information for Thursday, 9 Jan Sec 1 Tryouts:

Pre-Tryout Arrangements:

a)      Announcement to be put up on E-Announcements and to be written in Wednesday’s announcement book

                           i.          Announcement to inform those who have signed up to check the Guides’ notice board outside the CCA room for their allocated time slot, and to make the necessary changes to the timeslots as per instructions provided. They are to also tick their name to confirm their attendance. Can find Rachel Chua or Alyssa Ling if any queries.

b)      Guides’ noticeboard:

                           i.          Document containing timeslot allocations to be pinned up, along with a pen.

                                                    i.     8 students will be allocated to each group. There are 3 groups per time slot.

                                                   ii.     Each group will be printed on one piece of paper. While we have allocated 8 names to each group, we will also provide 2 extra blank lines for them to make any changes (see point iii.)

                                                  iii.     We will provide instructions, stating that if they are unable to make it for the allocated timeslot, they can cancel out their name and write it in the relevant blank spaces.

                                                  iv.     We will also provide a box next to their name for them to tick to confirm their attendance.

                                                   v.     We will also tell them to take note of which group they have been assigned to – A, B or C, as well as the timeslot they have been assigned.

                                                  vi.     They are to report 20 minutes before their timeslot

                                                vii.     If they have any questions, they can contact Fatin

                                               viii.     Venue: Gallery 1, date: Thursday

c)      Arrangement of groups:

                           i.          There are 138 students who have signed up. They will be split into 17 groups of 8 students.

                          ii.          There will be 7 time slots starting from 3.00 PM. During each time slot, 3 groups will be playing games concurrently.

                         iii.          The two games should only take up 20 minutes, but we have allocated 30 minutes per time slot to cater for 10 minutes of interview time, for the top-ranking girls per group.

Time	A	B	C
3.00 – 3.30	Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
3.20 – 3.50	Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
3.40 – 4. 10	Group 7	Group 8	Group 9
4.00 – 4.30	Group 10	Group 11	Group 12
4.20 – 5.50	Group 13	Group 14	Group 15
4.40 – 5.10	Group 16	Group 17

Programme Flow for Tryout Day (Thursday) :

a)      Registration—Gallery 1 (Tentative) <5 pax="">:

                           i.          3 classroom tables to be set up in venue, about a meter away from each other

§  Each table will be for a different group: A, B and C

§  Each table will contain a set of the grouping list + pen  

§  1 Person stationed at each table

§  Sec 1s will report to their respective sign up booths to sign up.

                          ii.          3 placards: A, B and C to be placed on floor in front of respective booths to inform students where to sit.

§  Set of Masking tape + Markers per group to write names

                         iii.          1 additional person, Person G,  to usher them/ tell them to sit down

                         iv.          1 Additional person, Person H, to handle changes, last minute additions, give instructions etc

§  All report 20 minutes earlier for timeslot—If need be, can add girls from next timeslot into previous timeslot

LOGISTICS- sign up stations: 3 x grouping list, 3 x pens, 3X3 Masking tape, 3X3 Marker Pens, 3X class tables, 5 X chairs, A, B C placards -- Check with Mrs Cheong if markers can be provided by the school OR get it from the guides room (try not to buy additional markers!) 

* Registration to be set up by 2.50 PM  

Please be welcoming and make the effort to be friendly no matter how stressful the situation, person A, B and C :) 

b)      Individual games:

                           i.          Venues

§  A: Primary school gallery (directly in front of basketball court)

§  B: Other Primary School court gallery (next to group A’s gallery)

§  C: Pond life gallery

                          ii.          <2 nbsp="" pax="">

§  They will:

o   Give instructions: To be explained clearly before start of each of 2 games

o   Write down names on sheet as seen on their masking tape labels

o   Keep time: Max 8 minute per game, total 20 minutes per group

o   Evaluate students

§  To look out for names, rank according to sheet given

                         iii.          At the end of both games, tell students to sit down while finalizing rank. Call out top 3 (TBC) girls in group to follow Person X.

Person X leads selected girls to holding room (Classroom), passes guide stationed in holding room the ranking forms

Person Y goes to waiting area (registration area), bring next group of girls

LOGISTICS: 3 X 7 Ranking sheets, 3 X 1 watches, 3 X 2 Pens, 3X 6 Chairs

C)     Holding room: <2 pax="">

o   T person gives out information sheet to be filled up. T person stationed in classroom.

o   U person lead to interview room, consolidate and take charge of passing of info sheets to teachers

D)     Interview Room: 4 Teachers + 4 Seniors

o   Interviewers will be passed individual info sheets

Manpower Allocations

Registration Booth: (5 PAX)

-        Booth A: Carolyn

-        Booth B: Adlyn

-        Booth C: Alevia

-        Person G: Dinie

-        Person H: Alyssa

Game Venues: (6 PAX)

-        A: Primary school gallery (directly in front of basketball court): Fatin, Dawn

-        B: Other Primary School court gallery (next to group A’s gallery) : Rosa, Sabrina

-        C: Pond life gallery : Sarah, Natasha

Interview Facilitators in holding room: (2 PAX)

-        Person T: Alethea

-        Person U: Rachel             

Others:

Sec 2 IC: Ashley Ang, Madhu