Kite making & Investiture 25 Sep

Hi Cubs

Did you go somewhere and try to fly the kite that you made? Did it fly high into the sky?

Can you recall the 5 important ingredients that Mr Goh taught us, that go into a great kite flying experience?

They are :

1. Having the 'right' amount of Wind

2. Having a good kite (not necessarily an expensive one, but one that is well made)

3. Tying the bridle correctly

4. Marriage of the string to the kite

5. An experienced kite flyer

So remember these well when we go to Marina Barrage to fly our kites next Saturday!

Our special guest, Mr Goh, sharing with our cubs the finer points of kite making and kite flying

Mr Goh showing our parent volunteers how to make a good sturdy kite

Our cubs all eager to make their very own kite

5 new cubs had their investiture ceremony on 25 Sep 2010.

We welcome on board Sean, Samuel, Sabrina, Hui Shan and Evangeline.

Welcome to our latest members!

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World Conservation & Gardening 18 Sep

Hi Cubs

Have you been diligently watering the seeds you planted?

Have seedlings sprouted out yet?

Isn't fun to watch seeds grow and marvel at the wonders of nature?

You learn about Life Cycles of Plants during your Science lessons, so last Saturday, you put what you learnt into practice :-)

We also learn about the three R's of the environment

- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle - to help protect our Earth.

Recycling is an excellent way of saving energy and conserving the environment.

We should reuse and recycle whatever we can.

Our seeds in recycled bottles and containers - Reuse, Recycle, Reduce

Little shoots growing taller each day !

Grow plants to save the Earth.

When seedlings reach 2 to 3 inches tall and have developed their first set of true leaves, it's time to transplant them into larger containers with more soil , so that they can grow even taller. Who knows, if you take good care of your plants, you may get to harvest some corn, peanuts or lady fingers one day!

Our Close Encounters at Sungei Buloh

Sungei Buloh, one of the last remaining wetlands of Singapore, a treasure trove of beautiful wildlife and unusual plants. Last Saturday, our cubs had a wonderful lesson in this unique living classroom and were priviliged to enjoy close encounters with the special inhabitants at Sungei Buloh

This relative of a prehistoric monster came to welcome us

How to walk through the reserve without getting our feet wet ? On the Mangrove Boardwalk of course!

Look who came when we fed them?

Happy faces after the exhilarating experience

For more of our close encounters, click here

Visit to Kheng Chiu Happy Lodge

They sang, they clapped and they smiled.

Such was the heartwarming response when our cubs and parent volunteers visited the elderly folks at Kheng Chiu Happy Lodge on 14 Aug .

Our cubs had each contributed a dollar of their savings towards the purchase of gifts for the residents at the home.

They carefully wrapped all the presents into a little goodies bag.

The cubs designed a greeting card each and presented the card and gifts to the residents with a shy but warm smile.

Some of our cubs also chatted with the residents and entertained them with stories of their scouting adventures.

It was indeed an enriching experience for our cubs, as they reflect on how they should care for their parents and grandparents in future.

For more photos of our cubs in action, please click here

Nimble fingers

It was a wet and rainy morning and hopes of having fun & games in the sun were dashed :(

But "Be Prepared" is our scout motto.

So out came the "magic bag of tricks" and

Viola! look what a good time we still managed to have :)

First we learnt how to fold our own planes

Then we were ready to launch our own private jets ...

Aren't I Cool? I've got my very own supersonic!

And Aunty Chooi Pin and other Aunties taught me how to sew..

and I learnt how to thread a needle

-- it was So very hard!

But it was fun sewing and we made these pretty patchwork designs

and looked at what we made too!

To see more of what we did, click here

Cubs and Ladders

Uncle John and Uncle Richard taught the cubs how to build a ladder today, using the knots they have been taught. And looks like they really had fun climbing it up and down....as you can see for yourself...

Uncle John securing the ladder

My turn! My turn!

View from high up

Say "Ladder"!

to see yourself having fun, click here

camp Seeonee 7 Investiture & Campfire

Hi cubs,

Many thanks to Uncle Chee Siang (ZeYu & Ze Rui's daddy), we have some more wonderful photos of our campfire and investiture.

Here is our Guest of Honor, our VP Mrs Tan lighting up the fire

As is our Camp Seeonee tradition, we have our special guest star Mr Dick Yip entertaining us with his renditions of our favourite campfire oldies.

Our new cubs' investiture by Aunty Kat

Our cubs having great fun with our VP Mrs Tan and our former principal Mrs Daisie Yip (top left)

Campfire Burning.....

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Camp Seeonee 7 Awards

Dear Cubs

Camp Seeonee 7 has certainly been an exciting and fun experience for many cubs. Many of you also did stuff that you never did, eg leaping off the Flying Fox and learning to cycle, and things you probably not do at home, like washing up your own cutlery after a meal ;p

All in all, it was a fantastic camp for campers and helpers. The Senior Scouts and Adult Volunteers observed that many cubs were very well behaved and tried their best in all activities, as in the true spirit of being a scout.

The Parent Volunteers would like to thank all cubs and helpers for their enthusiastic participation and we all eagerly look forward to seeing all again at Camp Seeonee 8 :)

Here are our model campers :

Best Campers - Aloysius and Arissa

Aloysius and Arissa with Aunty Kat

Newcomers Best Effort award goes to :

Sean Leng

Shevaun Teo

Katherine Denedicto

Javen Lai

Most Thoughtful Cub : Charmaine

Most Improved Cub : Bhavesh

Most Cooperative Cubs :

Aria, Shervaun, Sabrina and Kaelyn

Most Helpful Cubs :

Ze Yu, Jake, Huda, Charmaine and Chen Kai

For more award photos, click here Award photos

Camp Seeonee 7 Activities

Hi Cubs

In your opinion , which was the best activity you enjoyed most?

Which activity challenged your sense of balance, your fear of heights, your resolve to do your best no matter what?

Did you learnt a new skill?

Did you realise you could actually ride a bike all this while?

And at the same time, did you have fun?

Take a look and vote:

1. Amazing Race on Wheels

Ipod team figuring out where to cycle to next

2. Amazing Race - Station Challenge

GS Wolf executing the Amazing Race challenge

3. Flying Fox

Weeee! I'm flying !

4. Games - Soccer and Captain's Ball

FIFA World Cup aspirants going for goal!

5. Knots

Learning the ins and outs of knots ,

slowly but surely

6. Campfire

Sing along fun around a blazing fire

Wanna see more fun and excitement we all had ?

Amazing Race

Flying Fox

Games

Knots

Campfire

May I have some more?

Hi cubs,

Did you share with your parents what you ate during the camp?

Did you tell them which was your favourite meal?

Was it the lovingly BBQ-ed patties,

with the freshly baked buns?

was it the sausages you grilled?

how about the hot chicken wings?

or the Chocolate +Marshmello+ Fruit Fondue ?

Ummm, was it McDonald's nuggets and french fries?

or was it J Co oreo doughnuts?

or was it the simply fragrant chicken rice?

Did you have more than 1 serving? cos many cubs came back asking for more!

"May I have some more later, Mrs Menon?"

Whatever your fave food, Yep! the camp food was Yummy !

Simply deee-licious!

to see what else you ate, click here