Weekly Meeting

Hello Scouts!

For those who are not attending the Advance Camp / Advance Leadership Course, there will be scouts meeting as usual. No duty patrol is required for this week.

Yours-In-Scouting,
Scribe,DPL

Jazreel-Anne Rama

Health Trooper Badge Programme 2010

The Singapore Scout Association is in collaboration with HealthZone of the Health Promotion Board for the new Health Trooper Badge Programme to replace the old Healthy Lifestyle Proficiency Badge Course.

It is designed to include more levels of challenge for Cub Scouts, Scouts and Venture Scouts as well as more interactive activities to interest our youth members in health issued. It aims to promote greater awareness on the importance of having a healthy lifestyle amongst them. Through workshops, games, tests and hands-on health assignments, all youth members can pick up health tips and essential skills to better manage their health.

The Health Trooper Badge Programme is now open to Cub Scouts and Scouts for registration.

Details are as follows:-

Primary School Level: Junior Health Trooper Badge Course
- Open to Cub Scouts (aged 9-10 years) or Pri. 3 to 4.
- Course Fee: $3.00 per participant/Scout
- Closing Date: (Sat) 6 February 2010

Primary School Level: Star Health Trooper Badge Course
- Open to Cub Scouts (aged 11-12 years) or Pri. 5 to 6.
- Pre-requisite: Junior Health Trooper Badge
- Course Fee: $3.00 per participant/Scout
- Closing Date: (Sat) 6 March 2010

Secondary School Level: Dynamite Health Trooper Badge Course
- Open to Scouts (aged 13-14 years) or Sec. 1 to 2.
- Course Fee: $3.00 per participant/Scout
- Closing Date: (Sat) 12 June 2010

Secondary School Level: Warrior Health Trooper Badge Course
- Open to Scouts (aged 14-15 years) or Sec. 2 to 3.
- Pre-requisite: Dynamite Health Trooper Badge
- Course Fee: $3.00 per participant/Scout
- Closing Date: (Sat) 17 July 2010

The Supreme Health Trooper Badge for Venture Scouts will be opened at a later date.

Interested Scouts, please kindly sign up with your respective Patrol Leader before the closing date.

Thanks

Best Regards

Yours-in-Scouting
Scouter Gavin

Craftman test

Dear All

Due to majority objected the craftman test result and claim that is unfair. I decided to void the test and will reopen the test to all interested Scouts.

Fairness is important and this is our core vaule.

The new test format....

All participants are to design and create one mini parachute which is able to undertakes the following:

The object which attach on to your parachute must weight within the range of 50 grams to 70 grams.

The parachute will be deployed at level four and it must able to stays in the air for 10 seconds or more.

There are no specification of the parachute. It can comes in any size or shape, as long it can carries the required weight.

This time round we will have 3 judges to assess and the result by the judges are final.

Submission date and time: 6 Feb 2010, 10am.

Please exercise good sportmanship. Don't blame the Scouts whom complaint.

Best regards
Scouter Gavin

15th Nippon Jamboree

HELLO SCOUTS!
Those who have signed up for the 15th Nippon Jamboree or would like to sign up, please remember to pass up the form to Gavin Sir by Tuesday(19/1/2010). Remember to have a photocopy of your passport and a photo of you in scouts uniform. Thank you !

Yours-In-Scouting,
Scribe,DPL

Jazreel-Anne Rama

Secondary Appointment

Dear Scouts


Please take note of the changes in the secondary appointments.
Scribe (Overall I/C) : DPL Jazreel
Scribe : APL Felicia Tan
APL Chew Hao Ben

Quartermaster (Overall I/C): SPL Royston Goh
Quartermaster (2nd I/C): SPL Cheong Yu Ting


Thank you

Best Regards

Yours-in-Scouting
Scouter Gavin Pah

Advanced Scout Standard

Dear Scouts

i am pleased to announce that APL (Lion) Vanessa has completed her testworks and she will receive her Advanced Scout standard on the first meeting. Congrats.

Yours-in-Scouting
Scouter Gavin Pah

Advanced Scout Standard Camp(ASSC) and Advanced Leadership Course (ALC)

Dear Scout,


We are pleased to inform that the 2010 Advanced Scout standard camp
(ASSC) and Advanced Leadership course (ALC), formerly known as the 1st
class camp will be held from 29 to 31 Jan 2010.


The ASSC is open to Scouts which joined in 2009 or senior batch. And for the Advanced Leadership Course (ALC), is only opened to Scouts which attained the Advanced Scout standard and pursuing their first class Scout standard.



Please kindly sign up with your respective PL.

Closing date: 15 Jan, 7pm

Briefing date: 16 Jan, 10am ( during meeting)



Thanks

Yours-in-Scouting
Scouter Gavin Pah

Dear Scouts,


The beloved grandfather of our Rover Scout Chermaine Chiew, had passed away peacefully on 07/01/2010 @ 1705 hrs at residence.


Our sincerely condolence

15th NIPPON JAMBOREE 2010

Dear Scouts


We are pleased to inform you that the Scout Association of Japan is organising the 15th Nippon Jamboree at the Jamboree Site at the foot of Mt. Fuji from 2 – 8 August 2010.

There will be about 1,000 overseas participants in addition to 20,000 Scouts and Leaders throughout Japan. A warm welcome and traditional hospitality will await the participants.

Exciting and challenging activities will strengthen the ties and mutual friendship among overseas and Japanese participants. SSA encourages all Scout Groups to send their members to this jamboree.


GENERAL INFORMATION

Date : 2nd to 8th August 2010. Participants are expected to arrive on Sunday, 1 August and may leave Monday, 9 August.

Campsite : Located at the western foot of Mt. Fuji. Asagiri Plateau ‐ Fujinomiya City, Shizuoka Prefecture

Climate : Average temperature between 19.7and 24.5 degrees celsius.

Theme : “Take Wing to the World!”

Eligibility : Scouts (aged 12‐18 on 1 August 2010)

Rover / Leaders (aged 19 and over)

International Service Team (IST) (aged 19 and above)

Estimated Fee : S$2400. The fees include Air Ticket, Travel Insurance, Jamboree
Participation kit (Badge and ID), meals for the duration of the
Jamboree, for 23 meals from dinner on 1 August.


All applications must be submitted to me on or before 1pm on 22 January 2010. The following itemsmust be submitted together with the application:

• Completed SSA International Overseas Scout Event Application Form duly signed by parents or guardian with Sponsoring Authority’s Endorsement.

• Two passport size photographs in Scout Uniform;

• Photocopy of valid passport

• Jamboree fees of S1000/‐

For more information, you may wish to log in to the Official Event Website at www.scout.or.jp/e/15NJ_BasicInfo.pdf. Should there be any clarification, please contact the International Relations Department at 62592858.


Thank You


Best Regards

Scouter Gavin Pah

Advanced Scout Standard

Dear Scouts

we are pleased to inform that the following Scouts have completed their testwork and will receive their badge on the 8 Jan 2010.

PL How Quan Yi - Tiger Patrol
DPL Iftikhaar - Panther Patrol

Beside presenting the Standard, we will also be presenting the proficiency badges certificates.


Best Regards

Scouter Gavin Pah

Result for FCET and ASSET

Dear Scouts,

please refer to the result stated below

First Class Exploration Test(FCET)
1. Sacchi - Immediate failure
2. Peh Tik Lam -Immediate failure
3. Tan Mei Ting - Immediate failure
4. Ng Jia Hao - Immediate failure
5. Daryl Lim - Failed
6. Felicia Tan - Passed

Advanced Scout Exploration Test (ASSET)
1. Wayne Leong - Immediate failure
2. Yam Jun Hong - Failed
3. Tan Jun Kang - Failed
4. Barry Ho - Failed
5. How Quan Yi - Passed
6. Iftikhaar - Passed

best regards

yours-in-Scouting
Scouter Gavin Pah