Welcome !

Last Saturday, we had the pleasure of 10 new cubs joining in our activities. They wasted no time in getting acquainted with their new friends and in learning all about scouting. Our 'seniors' also warmly welcomed the new members and in showing them the ropes, literally.

Uncle Dicky conducting a lesson on knots

Our happy new cubs

See, this is how it's tied. I just learnt it too!

Let me show you how...

CPR !

Cubs, what is DR ABC?

Yes, that's right!

It's Danger. Respond. Airway. Breathing. Circulation.

Last Saturday, our cubs had an interesting lesson on how to perform CPR (short for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation). They were taught how to check if a person was still breathing and having a pulse, and the steps to perform CPR.

All the cubs "Eee !" and "Ahhh" when told they had to give mouth-to-mouth breathing, and giggled about bad breath or kissing the opposite sex.

Jokes aside, they were all serious when it came to practising the correct way to perform chest compression :

Looks like we are in the safe company of our cubs, should we faint one day and need CPR!

Visit to Health Promotion Board

On 6th March, 34 of our cubs made their way to the Health Promotion Board, to earn their Cub Scout Junior Health Trooper Badge. Taking the MRT together was part of the exciting activities for the day ahead.

The cubs were given an Health Trooper Hunt to be completed within 2o minutes. They excitedly raced around the Health Zone looking for clues and answers, and had loads of fun trying their hands on the various exhibits.

The cubs also learnt many tips on personal hygiene, nutrition and how to engage in physical activities to be fit and healthy, before taking the test for the Junior Health Trooper Badge.

Learning to wash our hands the right way

Our young cubs taking the test seriously

Needless to say, All our cubs passed the test and will be getting their well-deserved badge in a couple of weeks time.

Congratulations!

For more photos, please visit our web album here

Another Gold for Gongshang!

Hip Hip Hurray !

Gongshang Cubs have been awarded GOLD for the Frank Cooper Sands 2009 !

This will be our 5th consecutive Gold award.

Gongshang would not have achieved this without your support, dedication and exemplary team spirit.

Yasaka!!!!

The winning team

Sports Day Action

Hi Everyone!

Here are some snapshots of our cubs in colorful action during the Sports Day & Sports Heats :

Cheerful Aria in her Lion Mascot costume

Jake striking a pose in his Greek costume with his fellow scouts

Yi En solemnly reciting the Sportsman Oath ,

with Charmaine holding the school flag flying high

Huda and Joy guarding the precious teddy bear prizes

Joy, Sherritze and KeQing helping with the prize giving during the Sports Heats

Sherry & Bryan helping out at the finishing line

Aloysius, Nigel and Bhavesh distributing much needed drinks to teachers and schoolmates

Our parent volunteer Joyce giving away the prizes during the Sports Heats

For more pictures, click here

Singapore Air Show

On Sunday 7 Feb, some of our cubs with their parents checked out the Singapore Air Show. It was a sweltering morning, but luckily there was a slight breeze to cool the heat on the tarmac where there was an impressive array of jets, transport planes, helicopters and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs). Deterred by the long snaking queues (in the hot sun) to board these amazing flying machines, our cubs had to be satisfied with just snapping pictures, whilst learning about the different features of these aircraft.

Fortunately, at the special courtesy of Goodrich Corporation, our cubs were able to enjoy the dazzling aerobatic flying display from its shady chalet rooftop.

The RSAF F-16 Falcon fighter aircraft and AH-64 Apache attack helicopter teaming up to wow the crowds

Our happy cubs striking a pose on the rooftop

Our cubs also had great fun trying out some exhibits like guns and collecting pins, autographed posters and other souvenirs. It was a day well spent with friends and family.

Knotty Fun

Hi Cubs

After a long break, we thought many of you must have forgotten how to tie your knots. So last Saturday, Uncle Dicky did a quick refresher on some of the basic knots. And what do we know, many of you remembered! Well done cubs! And some of the newer cubs had a chance to learn how to do it from their seniors...

Uncle Dicky with assistants Tun Shien and Yi'En showing how to tie the Figure of 8

Our cubs demonstrating that they know their stuff

Charmaine showing Joy how to do it

And after all the serious stuff, our cubs celebrated Hao Jin's birthday with a riotous birthday song and a group photo.

fun group photo

Hao Jin making his birthday wish

A Scout makes friends, establishes and maintains harmonious relations...

Chinese New Year & Valentine's Day

Hi boys & girls!

Looks like you had lots of fun making Chinese New Year lanterns and Valentine's Day cards. You were amazing students, learning quickly and your little fingers were very nimble in folding the 'ang paos' into fishes and lanterns.

And your cards were Sooo creative and pretty ! Wow!

Take a look at what some of you did..

Arissa and Sherritze having fun making their lanterns

Nimble fingers...

Jake & Chen Kai with their creations

Sherritze happily creating her Valentine's Day card

Our top 3 winning creations

Our top 3 winners of the card competition -

Jia Xian, Huda & Abdul Latiff

For more photos, check this out

Eagles and Colours Awards

Our heartiest congratulations to our cubs who have received the 2009 Eagles and Colours Awards!

We are very proud to present to you the following cubs who have received the Eagles award :

1. Nur E'zzati Bte Razni (6.4)

2. Darren Goh Jing Hao (6.7)
3. Foo Tun Shien (6.8)
4. Arina Rashid (6.9)
5. Samuel Cheong Han Wei (6.9)

6. Chan Yi En (5.7)

7. Justin Wong Jia Qing (6.4)

Cubs who received the COLOURS Appreciation award are:

1. Aloysius Chong (4.5)

2. Bryan Ng (5.5)

3. Charmaine Tan Qi En (4.6)

4. Jake Ling Zhi Wei (4.5)

Once again, congratulations to our cubs for displaying the right attitude of leadership and service.

Keeping true to the Scout Promise of Doing our Best !

Sixers' Traiing Camp Nov 2009

5 of our cubs attended our District Sixers' Training Camp at Sarimbun in Nov 09. Syaiful, Jun Zhe, Chen Kai, Sherry and Sherritze all packed their camping bags for an eventful 3 day 2 night course with 100 over cubs from Tampines District. the course is designed to the cubs' confidence, self-reliance and leadership, Our cubs learnt how to pitch a tent, tied challenging knots, practised their foot drill, played team games, amongst many exciting activities, and of course made many friends during the 3 days.

Here are some photos to share with you what they did

Gathering leaves & twigs to make a fire

Sherry cooking up a storm

Sherritze checking out her fire but found it too smoky !

for more photos, click here

Scout meeting resumes 16 Jan 2010 !

Hi Everyone!

Welcome back to a brand new year in Gongshang Primary. Hope everyone had loads of fun during the school vacations and are now recharged for 2010. Do share with your friends what you have been up to, eg. did you learn a new sport like roller blading or cycling like some of our cubs?

Or did you go somewhere and do something unusual, like sleeping overnight in Underwater World with all the marine creatures?

Our cubs posing with their fun

Underwater World Camp Facilitators

Tell your friends all about your adventures and holiday fun.

Our scouting activities will resume on Saturday 16 January 2010.

Can't wait till then to see you again and hear all about your stories!

See ya!

Tree Top Hike at MacRitchie

Hello Everyone!

It was such a great hike last Saturday, wasn't it? The weather was cool for most of the walk and we found some really interesting creatures and plants along the way. Hope you took pictures of them or drew them into your log book.

check out this site for more of your happy faces (link)

It was a funtastic end to all our activities for 2009. We will resume our scout meetings in 2010.

Do make good use of the coming holidays to practise what you have learnt and hold true to the Scout Law and Scout Promise.

Till we meet again, stay healthy and happy!

Congratulations to our Akelas!

Heartiest congratulations to 3 of our cubs who received their Akelas on 24 October 2009.

Justin Wong Jia Qing was awarded the coverted Akela with Honours, while Samuel Cheong Han Wei and Chan Yi En both bagged the Akela with Merit awards. Friends and families were present at their award ceremony to congratulate them.

We are so very proud of their achievements.

Well Done Akelas!

Our 3 Akelas -

from left to right : Samuel, Yi'en and Justin

Samuel and his father

Yi-en and his mother

Justin with his family

Tree Top Hike at MacRitchie

Hi Cubs!

It was great to see all of you again last week. Hope all of you did well in your exams, if not, don't despair, spend time to improve on your weak subjects during the coming holidays.

This coming Saturday, we will be exploring the flora and fauna at the Tree Top Canopy at MacRitchie Reservoir. Details of the hike are as follows :

Date : 14 Nov 09 Saturday

Reporting Time : 7.45am at GSPS. Bus will leave at 8am sharp

Dismissal Time : 12.30 pm at GSPS

What to bring : water bottle, light snack, writing materials and signed consent form

What to wear : Scout uniform including cap

Please have your breakfast before you report to school, as the hike will require you to have lots of energy to climb and hike along the trail.

See you all on Saturday!

Healthy LifeStyle

Hello! Did you enjoy your sandwich made by yourself on Saturday? Do you now know what goes into a healthy meal? I hope that all of you can have a healthy breakfast before you start school each day, so that you will be alert and energetic in school during lessons.

Wanna share my special sandwich?

Look at my happy face salad!

For more yummy photos, click here