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‘‘Together we can change our world’’
AMKSS Girl Guides 1ST COY South
The Guide Motto
Be Prepared

The Guide Promise
I promise to do my best:
to do my duty to God,
to serve my country
and help other people,
and to keep the Guide Law.

The Guide Law
1. A Guide is loyal and can be trusted.
2. A Guide is useful and helps others.
3. A Guide is polite, considerate and respects her elders.
4. A Guide is friendly and a sister to all Guides.
5. A Guide is kind to all living things.
6. A Guide is obedient.
7. A Guide has courage and is cheerful in all difficulties.
8. A Guide takes care of her own possessions and those of other people.
9. A Guide is thrifty and diligent.
10. A Guide is self-disciplined in what she thinks, says and does.

Hey !
We are the AMKSS Girl Guides!

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AMKSS Girl Guides !
Teacher-in-Charge : Mrs Chia Rhui Yin
Advisor :
Young Adults : Kareen Chan, Ng Wan Qing

NCOs 2012-2013
Company Leader : Lim Yi Hui Donna
Assistant Company Leader : Lim Lynnette
Patrol Leaders : Ang Jia Wei, Nur Fatin & Tan Pei Ling Angeline
Patrol Seconds : Adelynn Wong Xin Yi

Secondary 4s Seniors (NCOs 2011-2012) : Chan Ruey Ying, Chiew Wei Ling, Huang Meiqi, Koh Xiu Min, Liau Kai Xin & Poh Jia Hui
Secondary 2s : Erica Seng, Hon Shi Rui, Jerlyn Tan, Megan Liew, Nor Harzirah, Shannese Ho, Sim Chuen Hwee, Tan Cun Hui & Yap Hui Min
Secondary 1s : Han Enqi, Tan Wei Ling, Wu Qian Ying, Wu Qian Rong & Yip Mun Yee


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Seniors
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Aurina, Anna, Atiqah, Hengling, Huixian, Jieying, Jingjia, Joanne, Joy, Kareen, Koonling, Meixin, Melanie, Ng Wan Qing, Poh Wan Qing, Samantha, Shuting, Wanjoo, Wendelyn, Wenwen, Yingxin.

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Jiahui, Meiqi, Ruey Ying, Xiu Min.


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Training on 1st June
Monday, 28 May 2012

Dear Guides

Fall in outside the Guides Room this Friday at 9AM sharp in your PT Kit. Bring along your half Guides uniform and must haves.
Please finish at least 1 badgework and 2 testworks at home.

Some other badgeworks that you can do (You can refer to the previous post for more badgeworks):

Friends to animals:
1. Own, or part own, an animal or bird.
2. Have a general knowledge of how to feed the animals and keep it healthy.
3. Know how to obtain advice on sick animals from a veterinary surgeon or other authority, e.g. S.P.C.A.; be able to carry out the treatment as instructed.
4. Know how to give medicine to an animal. 5. Understand how it is possible to be cruel to an animal by:
5.1 Over feeding
5.2 Lack of discipline in training
5.3 Unsuitable living conditions, e.g. kennel, cage etc
5.4 Insufficient care in grooming etc. Have a thorough knowledge of the natural history of two domestic animals, other than the animals which belongs to her and describe their habits and usefulness

Accident prevention:
1. Know and where possible, demonstrate how to guard against accidents and when using: gas electrical appliances, kerosene stoves, naked lights, open fires.
2. Know what special precautions to take in the house with:
2.1 Small children
2.2 Old people
3. Know at least three different ways of preventing accidents:
3.1 When boating and bathing;
3.2 When using public transport, cars and cycles;
3.3 When with animals;
3.4 In high-rise buildings.
4. Know what special precautions to take outdoors with regard to barbed wire, poisonous plants, storms and other hazards, e.g. Hornets, jelly-fish etc.
5. Be prepared to put your knowledge to the test in a given situation.

Basket-Maker:
1. Make two of the following, each in a different type of basket-work, such as cane, raffia, straw, the base of one article to be woven.
1.1 Market basket;
1.2 Mat;
1.3 Work basket;
1.4 Waste-paper basket.
2. Have a general knowledge of the raw material employed, how it is obtained, and how it is prepared for working.

Collector:
1.Show a collection, made over a period of at least six months, of one of the following: stamps, postcards, postmarks, crest or equivalent; the material is to be drawn from many sources as possible.
Discuss with the tester:
1.1 Why she finds this hobby interesting;
1.2 What she has learnt from it;
1.3 How she can develop her interest.
2. Pass three of the following clauses:
2.1 Make a scrap-book for a children’s hospital;
2.2 Make a book of pictures, cutting etc; to illustrate World Guiding (i.e. within and/or outside the Commonwealth);
2.3 (i) Make at least twelve leaf prints; name and mount them; or
- (ii) Make twelve coloured plaster casts of leaves or twigs; or
- (iii)Mount and label a collection of twigs and fruits of at least eight trees, to give to a Company or Pack.
2.4 Make a collection of at least ten objects which would be of interest to a foreign Company or Pack, and descriptive catalogue to accompany it. Pack in a box small enough to be sent aboard by letter post;
2.5 Collect and mount illustrations of six birds that the candidate has seen, together with information concerning each to include:
- (i) A description of the bird; a particular characteristics; where it is likely to be found; and what it feeds on.
- (ii) Its nest and eggs.
Present the collection to the Company library.
2.6 Make a collection of eighteen wild flowers with their leaves; press, mount and name them. Present them alone or another company.
2.7 Take a set of 15 photographs on a subject of her choice.
Note:The collection is to judge on neatness and method in arrangement and on the interest shown in it by the candidate.

Health:
1.Keep the Guide Health Record Card for the two months immediately prior to the test to show the efforts she is making to maintain good health habits. Discuss these with the tester.
2.Show by her personal appearance at the test that she is genuinely interested in good health and grooming; answer questions on cleanliness of clothing and toilet articles, and the use and abuse of cosmetics and deodorants. 3.Understand the dangers of ill-fitting and unsuitable footwear. Bring to the test two pairs of her own shoes that she considers suitable for different occasions, e.g. school, job, camping, parties etc.
4.Discuss with the tester how health is affected by cleanliness, smoking, food, drink, unwise dieting, deportment, exercise, late nights. Discuss with the tester how she spends her leisure time to show that she is trying to maintain a balance in her various activities, interests and work.

Some testworks that you can do:

WAGGGS

3.1
- What WAGGGS stands for
- Some of its aims and objectives
- Information on its membership
3.2
- Information in the World Conference e.g. What it does, where it was held etc.
- Information on the World committee e.g. How are the members nominated, who are the members, how long did they meet etc.
- Information on the World Bureau e.g. What is it all about, what it does etc.
3.3
- Our Chalet
- Pax Lodge
- Our Cabana
- Sangam

International

2.1
- What do you have to prepare for an overseas Guides trip?
- What do you do when you have to host a foreign visitor?
2.2
- History of ASEAN
- What is ASEAN all about?
- Who are the founding members and its current members?
- Goals of ASEAN
2.3
- Collect 5 articles from the World Section in The Straits Times, cut it out, paste it on a piece of paper and do a reflection on each of them.

Regards
Donna


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Training on 23rd May
Sunday, 20 May 2012

Dear Guides

Fall in at the Heritage Gallery this Wednesday at 7AM sharp in your full Guides uniform.
Fall in outside Guides room at 3.00PM sharp this Wednesday for your training in your PT kit.

Please finish at least 1 badgework by the end of training.

Some badgework that you can do:

Craft:
1. Do three of the following clauses:
1.1 Embroider an original design;
1.2 Print a piece of material using lino-block, potato-cut, or screen or by tie-dying;
1.3 Make a puppet;
1.4 Whittle an object from natural food;
1.5 Model a figure, or an animal or bird, in lay, plasticine or wax;
1.6 Make a carving in a medium, soft enough to cut easily e.g. remnant cloth, twine;
1.7 Make a pot;
1.8 Make a basket;
1.9 Make a picture using metal relief e.g. copper, aluminium;
1.10 Weave a rug or piece of material of a suitable size for some other article;
1.11 Make a decorative floor covering in a suitable material e.g. remnant cloth, twine;
1.12 Make a mosaic;
1.13 Make an article using macramé;
1.14 Make an article using a craft other than one of those listed above. In addition bring to the test one unfinished article other than the craft that she has made, on which she can demonstrate the ability to the tester. Note: Only one article made in school within that last 12 months maybe submitted at the test.

Thrift:
1. Having 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. repairing toys or equivalent. Answer questions on the real meaning of thrift and keep a notebook over a period of at least a month of ways in which she is able to put thrift into practice

Toymaker:
1. Make a toy of her choice.
2. Pass two of the following:
2.1 Make two different animals of some soft material, or one material of one animal and one rag doll, the face to be painted or embroidered. Cut-out patterns may be used.
2.2 Make two different vehicles with movable wheels from wood, cork or other material.
2.3 Make a wool ball on card frame and a bird or beast with scraps of coloured wool, suitable for a tiny baby.
2.4 Dress a doll, the clothes to be removable and similar to those of a baby or toddler. The doll may be that submitted in clause (2.1).
2.5 Make a room of doll’s house from a box; paint, paper and furnish it completely, using oddments and scraps.

Dental Health:
1.Know the structure and function of teeth.
2.Make a model or chart of a tooth with whatever materials that can be used.
3.Know the various oral hygiene aids and their correct use.
4.Know the importance of good nutrition for good dental health.
5.Name 6 foods which contain free sugars and how they affect dental health.
6.Demonstrate how a younger child can be taught to practice good oral hygiene.
Project:Do a dental health project e.g. scrapbook, essay, poster, class talk at school, Company, Pack etc.

Regards
Donna Lim


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Training on 18th May
Monday, 14 May 2012

Dear Guides

Fall in at the Heritage Gallery this friday at 7AM sharp in your full Guides uniform.
Fall in outside Guides room at 2.30PM sharp this friday for your training in your PT kit.

Please finish at least 2 testworks by the end of training.
 
Regards
Donna Lim



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