Henry Park Pelican (Cub) Scout

Written By: Senior Sixer Donald Or It was around 8.50 a.m in the morning when everyone came flocking into the Kidzone. The newly appointed senior sixers blew the whistle at 9.00 a.m to get everyone into horseshoe formation. The unit still had to move faster as some of the sixes were just playing with each other at the back and not paying attention. Ikki had to spend a long time checking on the cub’s uniforms and positioning. He also had to get the unit to settle down. After the whole unit was ready, the senior sixers asked Bilby’s sixer to do the Colour Party. The senior sixers and sixer saluted to the flag and recited the scout promise and law. They then did one minute of silence. Afterwards, the whole unit went into Indian file formation and Ikki taught all the sixers how to settle the six down properly and how to take attendance. After all the sixers had taken attendance, the leaders told them about the activities for the day. There were going to be 4 different stations, conducted b...

Written by Kei Rui Min, Senior Sixer & Scribe This Saturday morning, we gathered bright and early at the Kidzone. Even though it was still early, there were already many people taking their badge tests. Before long, it was time for the colour party. We blew our whistles and every one hurried to gather in horseshoe position. After the flag break, we lined up again in Indian file. After attendance taking, we had our six corner. The sixers taught the new cubs how to tie the knot on the left side of the scarf and continued encouraging each other to complete their proficiency and progress badges. Then we gathered again. This time, we were split into Pack 1 and Pack 2.  Pack 1 was sent to Kidzone 2 while the rest of us stayed in Kidzone 1. Bagheera taught us different bandages we could do with our scarf (triangular bandage). First, he demonstrated the arm sling. He told us to ensure that the person’s arm was parallel to the ground. Also, we were told that the reef knot should be tied...

Written by Garren Pang, Acting Sixer & Scribe It was another exciting day of scouts! This would be our first physical hike since 2020. Last year, during circuit breaker, we could only participate in a virtual hike. Although it was interesting, it was not as fun as interacting with nature. I was glad we could finally hike physically since Covid 19 situation had improved! The meeting started at 7am which was much earlier than usual. I had to wake up early so I was feeling a bit sleepy. But once I saw my fellow cubs all ready to hike, my sleepiness vanished instantly. Although the Covid 19 situation has improved, we still could not go as one pack. We had to spilt up according to our six as we made our way to the Bukit Timah Railway Station.  We were led by Bagheera who shared interesting facts about the landmarks along the way. The weather was nice and cool, perfect for hiking. During our hike, we encountered a massive field which was once a forest. But it had been cut down. It wa...

Written by Kei Rui Min, Senior Sixer & Scribe This Saturday, the new recruits, along with the P6s, gathered at the Kidszone 1 to have our first camp of the year! Even thought it was only a day camp, I was still looking forward to it. After being grouped into their sixes, we took turns introducing ourselves. Then, we had a short ice breaker game to see if we could remember each other’s names. We were split into two teams and the recruits would come up one by one and see if they were able to recognize each other.  After that, Baloo began to explain the Jungle Book story and the recruits took turns to be the different characters in the book. Afterwards, we had a foot drill session with Bagheera where we learnt basic drills like ‘sedia’ and ‘senang diri’. Soon, everyone got the hang of it and we were given a quick snack break. Lastly, we got an introduction to scouting by Dragon Heart. The recruits received a handout containing information about scouting. After a recap on the scout...

Written by Foo Zhen Xi, Sixer & Scribe “Ah yes, the first scout meeting after probably 6 months,” I muttered to myself as I waddled into school. It was the first scout meeting after only being able to see each other on our computer screens. Some people looked brain dead and gloomy and everyone else was excited to see their friends. I only have one scout achievement this year and it is to get my Akela award. There were new recruits joining us this year but the number of people joining decreased due to COVID-19. We started the flag pole raising ceremony and our first activity began. Everyone sat in Indian file as the sixers and assistant sixers practiced folding flags for the flag pole. It was actually much easier to do than I thought. After that, we had six’s corner, where each six gathers in their own corner to discuss about things like badges. I helped Phoebe and Belle with their bronze arrow and briefed them through what they are supposed to do, luckily they understood the instru...

Written by Kei Rui Min, Senior Sixer & Scribe This Saturday, we were doing the Crime Prevention Badge. I was very excited as I had never attended a talk from a police officer before. This week’s meeting was a little different, instead of splitting up into 2 groups we were going to have only one meeting. However, the meeting would be 2 hours long. We started of the meeting as usual and we were soon joined by a police officer. We also learnt that he worked at the Queenstown Police Station. At the start of the talk, he addressed us about common crimes that children our age commit. We also went through some of the emergency numbers that we can call in case of an emergency. I learnt a lot of things such as that we should only call 999 in case of an emergency that requires immediate attention. Also, I learnt how to identify scam calls and what hotline to call if I want to find out more. After a quick Q&A session, it was time for the officer to go.  After that, Baloo asked us a fe...

Written by Garren Pang, Acting Sixer & Scribe I felt excited about today’s Zoom scouts meeting session- we would be designing and making our own lanterns!  When I joined the meeting, we had our Colour Party as usual. After that, we continued with our song journey. This time we learnt a song from New Zealand. It was a traditional love song named Pokarekare ana. I liked the soothing rhythm of the song and its unique culture. We also learnt that this song was in Maori. After we were briefed by Mdm. Kerina on how to make the lanterns, we were split into breakout rooms. We were given 45 minutes to make the lantern. The special part of today’s activity was that we would be using recycled materials to make the lantern. The first step was to cut four rectangles on the sides of the tissue box. Next, we used the cellophane paper that Mdm. Kerina gave us in school to cover the cut-out areas. Finally, we could unleash our creativity to decorate our lanterns with whatever we had at home. Fo...