How to write a proposal

Hi,

This is the rough format for a proposal. I know the PMs have probably been telling your OICs or 2ICs about how to write a proposal, but I guess an additional guide can't hurt.

Cover page - include the most important details (date, time, venue, etc.). Also write that the proposal is written by XX platoon, and of course the name of the event.

Overview and objectives - have a short description of what the event is about. Then, in point form, write out the objectives of the event (e.g. to promote platoon bonding, etc.).

Committee chart - include a committee chart with all the roles and the names of the people who hold them.

Safety details - discuss how you will manage safety during the event itself. You should include the safety protocols cadets are to follow during the events, as well as the safety procedures the organisers (your platoon) must take note of.

Manpower allocation - this is essentially a massive chart summarising exactly what each person in your platoon should be doing at a particular time. It should look somewhat like this:

Time           Venue                Activity             Name            Position              Role
0800 -       S. Raja Block     Reporting          Tom              2IC Admin         Take attendance
0815

Everyone in your platoon must be included in the manpower allocation table.

Activity details - most important section in the proposal. Include detailed descriptions of exactly what will be happening during the event itself. Basically, try to focus on what cadets will go through. It might help to think about it as such: what will I want to say when I'm briefing the cadets during the actual event? Write it down as if you were briefing the cadets, but in complete sentences of course (or point form).

The manpower allocation will mostly cover all the background work that might not be in the activity details. However, important information about some of the background work (e.g. where exactly the casualties will be hiding, etc.) should be included in the activity details. Please don't include things like where the logistics ICs should be though.

Logistics - Produce a table with the following format:

Item                       Quantity              Source                                                Remarks
Glowsticks              40                      Supermarket - Logistics IC will buy     ...

If your proposal is very complicated, an additional column for the activity that the item will be used for might be helpful.

Appendices (if any) - include any additional information, rubrics for competitions, etc. that is not essential to the proposal. These might be used by only 1-2 specific people.

 
 

Newspaper collection

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the oversight, but we forgot to inform you that newspaper collection will not be tomorrow. It has been postponed to next Saturday, 4 August.

Please report at the Main Atrium in your PE attire or unit t-shirt at 8am. There is no need to bring anything except for your water bottle and consent form (which we will be giving to you on Monday or Wednesday). The event will last until approximately 2pm.

We will basically be going from flat to flat in the HDB blocks opposite RI (blocks 101 to 116).

If you are unable to make it to this event (or have to leave early/come late), please email your excuses to our batch group, rircb61@googlegroups.com, or pass your excuses to us next Monday.

OA practical for B63 tomorrow

Hi,

Just a quick reminder for the sec 1s to bring the following items for tomorrow's OA (B) practical: Mess tin, solid fuel, matches.

Tomorrow will be the photoshoot for RIRC, so please report in your full Red Cross uniform if you have a complete set, or your full school uniform with tie if you don't.

CAC Drama Champions!

Hi,

For those who don't know, we got overall champions for the CAC drama (Category 3)! Congratulations to all the actors, stagehands, and anyone else who helped out.

Unfortunately, we did not get into the finals for CAC category 4 (shield), where we had to design an innovative product to help specific groups in the community.

On a side note, platoon points have been added for the inter-platoon relay, which Iota won. Epsilon came in second and Omega third. Iota thus receives 150 points, Epsilon 100 and Omega 50.

CAC Tomorrow

Hi guys,

A reminder that CAC finals is tomorrow. Meet at the main atrium at 7.15am.
Sec 1s, you guys are excused from founder's day
Those who are not coming, remember to pass us your excuse on monday if  you have not already done so.

For those who still do not have the consent form, here it is

See you tomorrow!

CAC Finals 2012 this Saturday

Hi guys,

There is CAC fianls this saturday, 21st of July. You are to meet at the main atrium at 7.15am.
Attire is unit-shirt and PE shorts for year 2s and 3s. Year 1s will wear full PE attire.
We need everyone to come as there will be a voting component for the finals. you wouldn't want the hard work of your fellow batchmates who have been working so hard these past few months to go to waste do you?
Let's also give our team our fullest support for the finals.

GO CAC!!!!

Cross Country FA Duty

Hi guys,

Sorry for this extremely late post but here are the groupings for tomorrow's FA duty

·         Lucas & Yi Cheng

·         Jarod & Jian Xing

·         Arun & Zijun

·         Harish & Samuel

·         Nathanael & Li Yuan

·         Vincent & Fintan

·         Chang Yi & Yue Howe

·         Jack & Jun Wei

·         Tianyi & Yimin

·         Kwang Kyu & Gavin

·         Sakthivel & Jia Cheng

·         Xinghao & Andrew

·         Mahesh & Siqi

·         Aloysius & Shawn

·         Yu Chen & Forster

·         James & Reeve

·         Saha & Joash

·         Rayner & Alphonse

·         People at base are : Fang Yuan, Brandon, Ryan Foo, Kian Guang, Vijay and Amos

Please come tomorrow, we need your utmost support
Although this is a little late, please brush up on your FA skills

Briefing for first aid duty for interhouse cross country

Hi,

On Wednesday's training (11 July), there will be a briefing for us first aiders for the interhouse cross country this Friday at the clock tower. We are to meet there at 3.45pm. Please remember to go there on Wednesday (even if you are unable to make it for the actual event) because all of us will be there.

If you are not able to go for the first aid duty for any reason, please send an email to our batch group, rircb61@googlegroups.com to notify us and explain your absence.

Evac and FD lessons

Hey guys, just a small notice. There will be Evac and FD lessons for both the Sec 1s and 2s on Monday, and OA(B) Practical for the Sec 1s and FD(B) Practical and UI for the Sec 2s who have not passed. For those who have, they will be having SFA revision as well as some soccer at the end of the training. 

The Sec 2s who do not have FD(B) are:

Andrew (Need FD(B) Practical & UI)

Adam (Need FD(B) Practical & UI)

Kwang Kyu (Need FD(B) Practical & UI)

Tianyi (Need FD(B) Practical)

Mahesh (All)

Ryan (All)

Sakthivel (All)

Yu Jun (Need FD(B) Practical)

Jia Cheng (Need FD(B) Practical & UI)

Eric (Need FD(B) Practical & UI)

Xinghao (Need FD(B) Practical)

Si Qi (Need UI)

 

Just take note of this, if possible. We realise that this is slightly late. Cheers!

Platoon points and accreditation results

Hi,

Just an update on platoon points and accreditation results for Wednesday's training:

All the Year 1s who took the OA (B) theory paper passed!

• Benjamin
• Dylan
• Yu Chen
• Harish
• James
• Nathanael
• Brandon
• Randy
• Vincent
• Chang Yi
• Jack
• Gordon
• Jared

There are five top scorers:

• Gordon
• Jared
• Benjamin
• Vincent
• Brandon

As such, Epsilon will receive 20 points, Iota 40 points, and Omega 40 points.

For the soccer match, Epsilon got 0 points (no wins), Iota 20 points (1 win) and Omega 40 points (2 wins). Fintan also gets Omega 5 more points for scoring the Goal of the Week. Congratulations!

The platoon points given for the elimination drill during the footdrill lesson are as such:

• Epsilon - 0 points
• Iota - 15 points
• Omega - 30 points

Congratulations to Omega for currently being in the lead! As for the other platoons, don't be discouraged. There'll be plenty of chances for you to catch up in the rest of the term.

Accident during fun day

Hi,

For those who don't know, an unfortunate accident happened during fun day and this caused Kelvinder to be sent to the hospital with a hairline fracture on his wrist.

So if you have facebook, please go and wish Kelvinder well. He probably won't be back in school for some time. Or you can express your well wishes on the tagboard.

Enjoy the rest of the weekend, and we'll see you next Monday (with your platoon flags :D).

Fun day

Hi,

Fun day is going to happen this Friday (6 July), from 1.30pm to 3.40pm. Please be attired in your PE kit or Red Cross unit t-shirt. Please also be reminded to take a heavier recess and a light lunch so you don't get stitches during the games.

For those who don't know, fun day is just a simple event organised by us for you to just have some fun, relax and bond with your batchmates through games and such. So we hope to see you there unless you have a valid excuse (please email our batch group, rircb61@googlegroups.com, if you have a valid excuse for your absence).

That said, hope you enjoyed the CAC performance today! The team has really put in a lot of effort (sacrificing some of their holidays as well) to train for it, so we wish them all the best for the preliminary round.

B61's New Mission & Vision

Hi All

Some of you might be curious or have been wondering about our new unit direction and focus under B61---after all it's a new start and hence a new beginning. We thus bring you this official update to provide everyone with a succinct and relevant explanation of B61's new initiatives and direction:

Mission & Vision

(Vision)--"to instill a sense of identity within cadets for the RIRC community, and to also build up their social relationships and sense of responsibility"

Firstly, our Unit vision---we seek to instill a greater sense of responsibility and identity within all of you for yourselves, your platoon, your Unit. We want all of you to not only feel a sense of familiarity and placing within your few short years in the Unit, but to actually help you to build up and foster your friendships and relationships with the RIRC community. That, we believe, is the more enduring and valuable benefit a cadet can derive in his time in the Unit, and with them we strongly believe that you will have a far more meaningful and memorable time in your cadet years. Have faith and trust your batchmates, your seniors and your juniors---they will be the people you will be interacting with for the next few years or so, and we hope beyond that. As a UG, we will also place a greater emphasis on your leadership and social skills, as we believe in their importance in supporting and helping you through your lives.

(Mission)--"to build up cadet proficiency and competence in the core areas of FA, FD and Evacuation, such as to build up our Unit's ethos of excellence"

As cadets of RIRC you have a responsibility and calling to uphold our reputation and capability to attain excellence---hence we will actively seek to build up cadet proficiency and competence under our leadership as we note that there has been lately a decline in standards of cadets' proficiency in certain subject. Additionally, we will seek to concentrate our efforts in attaining results in competitions---they ultimately serve as the true barometers of our Unit's proficiency and dedication to our cause, so we will take competition participation and involvement very seriously.

Due to the syllabus change about to be implemented by HQ (the details are still not yet finalized however) certain subjects will be sidelined (i.e FD, OA etc.) and instead a greater emphasis will be played on subjects or aspects like FA, Evacuation as well as Community Service. A new ethos and paradigm shift in HQ has necessitated the above changes, whereby the RCY movement will transition towards more active community service and involvement rather than disaster management capabilities (i.e evacuation). However, we will still uphold the core tenets of our Unit, which exists in the special capacities as a Red Cross unit and also a UG, namely: FA, Evac and FD. We believe that these subjects are an inseparable and unique aspect of every RIRC cadet, and we will thus similarly treat them as such.

Lastly, you guys have been briefed on our new focus on the platoon system---we hope you guys will take this opportunity to engage better with your fellow cadets, and build up better relationships with them, so that your time in RIRC will be a more meaningful one. And of course, to get more platoon points :) (Good job Iota--you'll get your reward on Wednesday)

Thanks and Have a Nice Day ! :)

Youth Day + Iota's reward

Hai guize, dis is David.
Ok yeah anyways a few things
1) For having the most platoon points, Iota gets a *secret* reward on Wednesday (huzzah)
2) Due to there being a Youth Day holiday tomorrow, there's no training for tomorrow (unless you're from CAC drama, in which case I'd BETTER SEE YOU THERE AH)
3) Happy Youth Day.
4) Here's a complimentary video for you. Awesome stuff.

On a side note, keep the answers to the Phoenix Questionnaire coming in! (Or else. Harrharr.)

Have a nice day.

Platoon Flags

Hey guys! Please get reminded that from now on you are required to bring your platoon flags for trainings. This will be effective as of now and thus you will be required to bring your flags from this wednesday onwards. If you have lost your flag or are not able to bring it for training, make sure you tell us! Have fun for your youth day holiday, cheers!

Phoenix Questionaire

The Pheonix Questionnaire returns!
For those of you who don't know, the pheonix questionnaire is a question each week which you can answer to earn platoon points for your platoon. The best response will be awarded with additional points!
This week's question is...

What is the most important thing that you and your team should have during a firedrill? Why do you think so?

This "thing" can be anything: it does not have to be a physical object.

Each response is worth 15 points, while the best response is given 50 points!

Send in your responses by 3rd July, Tuesday, before 9pm to rircb61@googlegroups.com for your response to be awarded points.

~Your Sirs

Evac Silver Re-accreds

Hey guys! This wednesday we will be having the Evac Silver re-accreds. Those who did not pass the first time will have to take the accreds again this wednesday. So make sure to revise on your Evac and ace the test this time!

~Your sirs

Evac Silver Results

Hey guys! The results for your Evac(S) is out!

Below are the results of the Evac (S) Accreds:

Pass:

Reeve

Eric

Jun Wei

Li Yuan

Si Qi

Kim

Xinghao

Andrew

Failed:

Yu Jun (Prac only)

Jia Cheng (Prac only)

Mahesh (Both)

This means that everyone in b62 has Evac (S) other than:

1. Mahesh (need Evac (S))

2. Ryan (need Evac (B) & (S) Practicals)

3. Sakthivel (need Evac (B); need Evac (S) Practical)

4. Yu Jun (need Evac (S) Practical)

5. Jia Cheng (need Evac (S) Practical)

If you didnt pass, dont be discouraged. You could always mug abit more and ace it the next time!

~ Your sirs

Contact List

Hey cadets! There have been requests for the Contact List, and it has been uploaded. Sorry for the delay and any inconvenience it might have caused. The contact list can be found on the right side of the blog, below the search bar and to the right of the Blog Archive and the Platoon points list ( yes the dropbox link ). The document is password-protected, and you should all know the password by now, and dont forget about training next monday!

~ Your Sirs

Training Reminders

Hey guys! Just a small reminder, there will be training as per usual this Monday 25th June. The term has started and thus our trainings will commence as well, every monday and wednesday during the usual time. Term 3 is almost here so good luck for that as well!

~ Your sirs

Acestar camp consent form

Hi,

This is the link to the consent form for Acestar. Those who are going, please download it, print it, sign it and bring it to camp.

See you in two days' time, and sorry for uploading it so late.

Acestar camp details

Here are the details for Acestar camp.

Reporting time: 9th June, Saturday, 0900 hours
Reporting location: Main Atrium
Reporting attire: Mufti (PE kit)

Dismissal time: 11th June, Monday, 1300 hours.

Dismissal location: RI

The whole camp will be at RI. 

EDIT: Important details added. Do take note of them.

Here's the link to the packlist: https://www.dropbox.com/s/z24a60x1lxy0vtb/Ace%20Star%20June%20Camp%202012%20Cadets%27%20Packing%20List.pdf

Take note that you can just bring you school uniform and tie since you don't have your Red Cross Uniform yet (yes I know HQ is horribly slow with this kind of stuff...but I believe (don't quote me on this) they're coming soon).

EDIT2: Sorry for the incessant edits, but just to inform you that you can wear your PE t-shirts or house t-shirts for the camp.

Have fun, and make friends with people from other schools!

Platoon points and Best Sec 1 and 2 for Himara

Hi,

The long-awaited platoon points for Himara are here!

Epsilon: 610 points
Iota: 595 points
Omega: 565 points

We apologise for the delay, because it took us some time to collate the points and moderate them. We moderated the points a lot to prevent them from outweighing the platoon points earned during normal trainings too much.

Don't worry if your platoon lost out slightly - the platoon points are still very close, so it's still very possible to catch up even if your platoon is lagging behind somewhat.

As for the best sec 1 and 2, we've chosen Aloysius and Li Yuan respectively after some discussion. As such, Iota will receive 100 points (50 points for each). But don't be discouraged if you haven't won it, since you'll have a chance in future camps (like November camp this year). Learn from the winners and you might be able to be the winner next time (since we try not to let people win twice in a row).

There's no real "secret technique" or anything - just be enthusiastic, be a good batchmate or platoonmate to your friends, and be disciplined. We don't demand perfection or anything, and we believe anyone can get this award if only he gives his all.

We'll have some rewards ready for the two winners on the first training after the holidays (T2W1 Monday) :D. So don't pon training :P.

Enjoy the rest of your holidays!

Rendezvous with destiny to reign and to serve

Hi.
This is awesome. And funny.
Take it as DVOTW edition number <whatever it is>
:)

In any case, good job with surviving Himara. Unless you didn't come. In which case, boo.
We hope that you were really inspired by all the achievements of the past batches. Those people, our long string of our (spiritual) "ancestors", didn't have all our fanciful stuff to work with - no Facebook/twitter/myspace/friendster/telephones (omgwtfbbq how does one do it without telephones) or whatever it is. However, they still managed to achieve excellence with the unit -- and it wasn't by any miracle, or because people back then was magically infused with power two times more than what we have now. No, it's because they were committed. They were committed to RIRC, and they strove and fought hard to bring glory to the unit.
Keep in mind that they were the exact same ages as you guys are when they managed to win all those competitions, achieve all those achievements (hurr) and most importantly, develop themselves and others into people with fine, outstanding characters. If those people, lacking all the luxuries that we possess now can do it, so can you.

See you guys when school reopens. We hope that your warrior spirit's still there ;)

More awesome dance videos now to make up for the long hiatus :)

Yay. This guy's self-taught (i.e. loads of talent and all) and bloody pro. So yeah.
Anyways, here's one more with a VERY cool concept

That's all for this week. So yeah.


Himara!
Hoo-hah!
Sighing off,
~Your sirs

Committee chart for 2012-2013

Hi everyone,

Here's our new committee chart. If you have any questions about what each person is supposed to do, feel free to ask on the chatbox. But you should understand roughly what the chairperson and vice-chairperson do. The chief specialists and training executive will be the ones deciding how much you're going to enjoy your lessons and whether you get your badges. The projects executive is in charge of extra events like PN and such. Admin executive just does admin - logistics, attendance, keeping track of badges, money, etc. As for PMs, if you still don't know what they do...

We hope to be able to lead and serve you well as NCOs for the coming year, so do give us your support so we can bring RIRC to even greater heights.

Bring a can opener for camp

Hi,

We sincerely apologise for the late notice, but each platoon should bring at least one can opener for camp. Please try to bring at least one. If you're really unable to do so, we can provide a few.

Thanks, and hope to see you excited for camp tomorrow! :D

Performance Night and reminders for camp

Hi,

For those who went, we hope you enjoyed PN! And of course, our dear Samuel's *ahem* performance. I personally think it was a better idea to get dance pros to teach us the dances instead of us coming up with them ourselves. Saves us the effort of chereographing too.

Anyway, this is just a reminder that each platoon must bring its flag for camp. It's extremely important. If you don't bring it, well, there will be lots of fun stuff happening to you.

Just a final reminder - camp starts at 8am on Wednesday, 30th May. Please be there on time.

And if you haven't started packing, tomorrow's a good time to start. Don't do last-minute packing only to realise you need to rush out to buy something.

Himara camp packlist and consent form

Hi all,

Here's the consent form for Himara.

This is a link to the camp briefing slides:
https://www.dropbox.com/s/ocjzooqh7miiz6b/Pack%20list%20and%20contact%20details%20%28shortened%20version%20of%20slides%29.pptx

Do note that two items have been added to the packlist - a sleeping bag and an army poncho.

EDIT: Sorry, sleeping bag was already in the packlist. So it's duplicated. Sorry about that. You only need to bring one, of course.

Please remember to bring your signed consent forms to camp.

See you in a few days' time!

Ace Star Camp--Reminders

Hi All
         We have already briefed you on the upcoming Ace Star Camp and are rather happy with the enthusiastic response. For all those who have expressed your interests but have yet to gain confirmation or approval from your parents, please do so by this Wednesday's training (which is also the last training before your June Camp).

Additionally if you are facing any difficulties or problems in terms of fully committing to the whole camp event but would still like to participate, please send your details and particulars to Alfonse IC (csyalf0328@gmail.com) so that we can resolve this issue quickly.

*We'll only be able to post confirmed details about the camp (i.e packlist, locations etc.) once we are able to resolve all administrative issues related to the participating cadets, and hence we seek your cooperation in terms of notifying us of your problems as soon as possible.

Thanks and have a nice day :)

CIP (21-24 May)

Hi guys! If you are still not aware, there will be a compulsory CIP event for all Year 1s to 4s next Monday to Thursday during your break times from 9am to 2pm. It is a collaborative project with several students from the JC side, and it will involve the setting up of a booth in our canteen to collect learning materials from RI students for My Library, Luang Prabang, and The Learning Project, Laos.
We have allocated you based on your class' recess and lunch timings, so please check your class' allocated timeslot here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgZWsbb-B28XdFFNdUFvX1dQVnM2akdIYTNwOGVJLVE#gid=0

Please remember to come down to the canteen during your allocated timeslots to man the booth. You may eat while manning the booth. CIP hours will be awarded accordingly, so please remember to sign in and out in the logbook which will be provided at the booth. If you have any questions or have spotted any mistakes regarding your class' timing in the Google Doc, please feel free to ask on the tagboard, or alternatively send an email to rircb60@googlegroups.com.

See you there!

For more information please visit their Facebook page here:

http://www.facebook.com/LearningMaterialsForLaos

Open House

Hi,

As you'll know, there is Open House this Saturday, 19th May.

Here are the people selected for Open House Road Marshall duty, which will take place in the afternoon:

Sec 2s

1. Jia Cheng
2. Forster
3. Si Qi
4. Sakthivel
5. Reeve
6. Adam
7. Jun Wei
8. Tianyi
9. Andrew
10. Kelvinder
11. Gavin
12. Xinghao

Sec 1s

1. Benjamin
2. Saha
3. Harish
4. Kuan Yang
5. Yu Chen
6. Fang Yuan
7. Randy
8. Aloysius

For those who have Road Marshall Duty, please meet at the Marshall Block 2nd floor at 12 pm sharp in your school uniform. You will receive instructions from Mr Pang there. Also, please take note of Wei Yang's number, 97846827, and Ryan Lim's number, 94743113. If you run into difficulties, do give us a call. 

Here are the people that are selected to tend the Red Cross booth

Time	Names
9am-12pm	Rayner
	Yi Cheng
	Joash
	Mahesh
	Yu Jun
	Qi Jing
12pm-2pm	Jeremiah
	Vincent
	Jack
2pm-4pm	Amos
	James
	Brandon

The attire will be Red Cross Uniform for sec 3s and 4s. As for sec 2s, please wear your RIRC Unit Tee. Sec 1s will wear pe. Absolutely no slacking is allowed. If you've nothing to do, think of ways to 'advertise' and publicise RIRC, eg. by carrying a casualty on the stretcher. No horseplay allowed too, remember you're representing the school and more importantly, RIRC.

Evac(S) Results

Hey Cadets! The results for the evac accreds are here!

Cadets who passed prac:
Kelvinder

Tian Yi
Fintan
Shawn
Adam
Forster
Siqi
Yujun

Cadets who have to retake prac:
Jun Wei
Reeve

The other cadets will unfortunately have to retake everything, so make sure to study up and do well in the re-accreds!

~ Batch 61

May/June Hols Events

Hi all!

Here's a summary of the 3 awesome events lined up for you during the May/June Holidays! :

26 May (Saturday) - Performance Night
Meeting Place: 10am @ Raja Block
10am-5pm - Ice breakers with other schools and Dance Training
(If you have to leave halfway/come late, inform Darryl Sir during training next week)
6.30pm-9pm - Actual Performance Night

If you're asking why dance?



There will be a total of 6 dance crews battling, each crew consisting of Sec 1-3s from RIRC and cadets from other schools, and most likely your platoon points are at a stake (each platoon split into 2 groups)
So do your best during this Night!

More details will be given on Wednesday's Training next week.
(If you can't come for the entire event, inform Darryl Sir as well, as attendance is compulsory)

30 May (Wednesday) - 1 June (Friday) - RIRC June Camp Himara
Meeting Place: 8am @ Raja Block


This will be a very important camp for everyone as you will the rich history of RIRC since 1952, and most importantly gear yourself up for the challenges in Semester 2. It's always been Iota winning June Camp, so lets see who will win this year.


The inaugural Passing Out Ceremony will be held on the last day of June camp too, where we will witness the handing over of positions from the Sec 4s (B60) to Sec 3s (B61), and reveal your new leaders, from Platoon Mentors to the unit Chairperson. 


Camp Briefing will be held during next Wednesday's Training.
(If you have to leave halfway/come late, inform Samuel I/C during training next week)

9 June (Saturday) - 11 June (Monday) - Ace Star Camp
Meeting Place: 8am @ Raja Block


I know that you're already going for RIRC camp, and may not wish to go for another one, but this is a camp you would not want to miss.


Trust me, many Red Cross units from other schools in Singapore are dying to join this camp, and this opportunity is given to you. Only 12 sec 1s, 2s and 3s are invited to participate in this camp. As I've said, 4 badges await you, and you will be 'competing' with 9 other schools who will be taking part in this camp too. The programme has been lined up to show you how the subjects in RC are intertwined and how the World of Red Cross is a lot bigger than you think. These are activities that you will never encounter during your regular unit trainings or your unit camps, as most of the activities are planned by VIs and myself.


Don't worry if this camp is new to you, because you will be grouped amongst your RI people. In any case, this camp will be a great exposure for you, and it'll open your eyes to the world outside RI, and who knows, you might become a stronger, much more confident person than before!


We have about 5-8 slots left, so inform Jian Xing I/C during next training if you're interested to join!

Use your June Holidays well guys! See you next training! :D

World Red Cross Day!

Hi guys!

Just in case you guys didn't know (or notice), World Red Cross Day was on 8th May, but you guys were having your MYCTs and the like then. Hence, we will be having an internal celebration (similar to what NPCC did today) tomorrow morning, and we will be reciting the RC promise (if you don't know look it up lol), so do make sure all of y'all recite along with us.

Just some info: WRCD is to commemorate the founding of the International Red Cross, and it's date 8 May, coincides with the founder, Jean Henri Dunant's, birthday. Now I'm sure y'all would have learnt about it for RCK, but we wouldn't be here without his contributions and the small initial idea of creating a neutral organisation to wounded soldiers. So if you're planning to emulate some famous guy in the future, don't emulate people like Albert Einstein, emulate Jean Henri Dunant! :D What can be better than being credited with founding an organisation that has since saved hundreds of thousands of lives.

Here's a video regarding the founding of Red Cross, starring Jean Henri Dunant in it: (Watch it to the end, there are english subtitles throughout)

With that, do reflect on our CCA, RIRC, and be aware that it is part of whole much bigger movement, dedicated to helping the sick and the suffering :D

Signing off,
Your Chairperson, Kai Yen

P.S. Dunant received the first ever Nobel Peace Prize in 1901. This was the speech dedicated to him:
"There is no man who more deserves this honour, for it was you, forty years ago, who set on foot the international organization for the relief of the wounded on the battlefield. Without you, the Red Cross, the supreme humanitarian achievement of the nineteenth century would probably have never been undertaken."

Evac (S) Re-accreds

Hi sec 2s,

Next monday, there will be an Evac(S) re-accreds for those who did not pass the previous accred. As such, there will be a evac lesson next training in preparation for the accreds. Please read up on your evac notes before the lesson so that you can come to the lesson knowing which techniques you are not so sure of.

For those who have already passed, treat this lesson as a refresher course in preparation for camp. You guys will definitely need the skills during camp

On a side note, good luck for your MYCT results :)

Hey Cadets!

For those who needed the emails of the IC's who briefed you on POC today, they are
hethav12@yahoo.com and allanzhouyang@gmail.com .

If you need to ask anything about POC, please do it by private email to those emails, because all of the actual content has to be kept secret from the sec 4s.

Thanks!
~Batch 61

Collection of library materials to set up a library in Cambodia

Hi sec 1s and 2s,

Sec 1s, we've already briefed you about this, so those who still have yet to inform us of your recess timings, or who have realised any mistakes in their recess timings, please email our batch group as soon as possible. Our email is "rircb61@googlegroups.com".

Sec 2s, the Red Cross Youth Chapter from RJC is organising a charity event in which they are collecting library materials to set up a library in Cambodia. I believe they'll probably announce more details during upcoming morning assemblies. As such, they need our help to man the booths during recess times. Thus, could all of you send us your recess times for Monday to Thursday. The booth will be open next week. Our email is "rircb61@googlegroups.com". If you have classmates who are in RIRC also, just choose one person to send an email and state on whose behalf you are sending the email.

Thanks. Please do inform us as soon as possible because the sirs are rushing us for it.

People interested in CAC

Hi, this is David.
Anyways, this applies for all those who indicated interest in signing up for CAC
Please email me at david_wwj@hotmail.com, with the following details

1) Name
2) Contact details (phone numbers, main email that you use, etc.)
3) Your other commitments and the days that they fall on (like third lang and electives)
4) The tentative dates on which you're free during the june holidays
5) Which category you want to join (either shield cat or drama cat)
6) Whether or not you want to go for the EHL camp

Thanks.

Open House road marshalling duty

Hi,

The sirs have chosen the following people to go for Open House road marshalling duty:

Sec 2s

1. Jia Cheng
2. Forster
3. Si Qi
4. Sakthivel
5. Reeve
6. Adam
7. Shawn
8. Jun Wei
9. Tianyi
10. Andrew
11. Kelvinder
12. Gavin
13. Xinghao

Sec 1s

1. Benjamin
2. Saha
3. Harish
4. Kuan Yang
5. Yu Chen
6. Fang Yuan
7. Randy

Please meet Mr Pang at the Yusof Ishak Block Atrium after House Carnival tomorrow (Monday).

If you are unable to go for the meeting or Open House, please email the Year 3s' batch group as soon as possible. 

Reminder that there is training next Monday and Wednesday

Hi sec 1s and 2s,

This is just a gentle reminder that there will be training as usual next Monday and Wednesday.

Enjoy the rest of your holidays, before results are released!

Reminder about HIMARA (June Camp) and excuses

Hi sec 1s and 2s,

This is just a reminder for you that June camp is from 30th May to 1st June (Wednesday to Friday). If you don't already know, this is during the first week of the June holidays.

However, if you are going to miss June camp (any part of it), please submit your excuses to us by next
Wednesday (16 May). We will not accept any excuses after that unless you can prove to us that you were not informed of the event that clashes with camp before 16 May. So holidays and such are not a valid reason unless you have already booked tickets.

That said, we really hope that you try your best to make it for camp because while the camp will definitely be tiring, but we hope it'll be enriching and enjoyable as well.

On a separate note, the Passing-Out Ceremony (POC) is coming up soon. It'll be on the last day of camp. For those who don't know, it's a ceremony where the Year 4s formally hand over the unit to the Year 3s (us). It's also a ceremony where the Year 4s look back on their years in the unit and for us to thank them for their contributions. This year's POC will be even more special, because it's the ceremony marking the 60th anniversary of RIRC.

As a tribute to the Year 4s (Batch 60), both Batch 62 and Batch 63 will have to make a video to recognise and thank them for their efforts over the years. So while the details are not finalised yet (we'll post them on the blog when they are), we hope you can start thinking about ideas for your videos (since you're so free after the MYCTs...) and perhaps how you'd like to thank each Year 4. The deadline for the video will be 21 May (next next Monday).

Good luck, and see you next Monday! Hope you've done well for your MYCTs!

Dance Video of the Week, Season 2 Episode 4

And Dance Video of The Week is back again for moar aw50m3 videos. Hahahahahhahhahahahhaa.

Anyways, there's (happily/sadly, depending on how you look at it) been a change of plans for Performance Night -- Sec 1s and 2s, you don't have to choreograph a dance anymore. That doesn't mean you're not performing, however :) Hooray for that

In any case, DVOTW will still be continuing, because, well, even if there's no PN, it's good to have some fun and darn cool stuff on the blog so you can destress and rewind on Saturdays and gasp in awe and amazement and all that after watching these videos. Yes.

This is taken from ABDC's (America's Best Dance Crew) seventh season, week 4. ABDC is basically a dance competition kind of thing with lots of highly skilled people (as the title suggests) duking it out to win the title of America's best dance crew, and has seen many great crews like Jabbawockeez, Poreotix and all that. So yeah since your exams are pretty much over, go and watch the crews dance. It's worth the time.

Have fun with slacking! (Or rushing projects and all)

Good luck for your MYCTs!

Hi,

You should be sleeping by now, but just wanted to wish anyone still online good luck for his MYCTs! :D

Don't sleep too late or you'll just be sabotaging yourself. By now you won't really be able to salvage things if you haven't been working hard enough, so just face your fate :P. But if you've been working hard enough then you won't be able to absorb much more, so just relax and go to bed.

See you in two weeks' time!

Dance Video of the Week, Season 2 Episode 3

Hello, people
DVOTW is back again with another awesome dance video

Found it just 6 minutes ago while searching for a video to upload :P

Anyways, if you watch it, you'll notice that the concept is darn cool -- they're like singing the song with their bodies (or something along the line), which probably explains the name of their crew, "The Body Poets".

You might also note the fact that the dancers, at times, follow the lyrics quite closely (like when the guy's tapping at an imaginary phone in his hand at around 3:29. You can follow that style of choreography and be literal about the dance/song, which is actually pretty easy though not always the best way to do it

Besides all that, their costumes are pretty cool -- that's another point to take note of. For your dance performance, try not to simply turn up in random clothes and all that but coordinate and make sure that your clothes synergize and fit your performance. For example, if you're doing a high song, don't come wearing drab and dull clothes. And if you're acting as a spy and want to make it darn obvious in a simple manner, you could wear something like the stereotypical business suit + tie and all that with a knife or something.

In any case, MYCTs are in two days, so good luck to all :)

DVOTW Season 2, Number 2

Hello people,
Hope you had fun at WRCD and learnt a bit through your interactions with the elderly and all
In any case, DVOTW is back again! Albeit a tad late, since it's Sunday already -- but never mind :P

This week, we present you with the video titled "Evolution of Dance", depicting none other than the evolution of dance (yes I don't say).
Funfact: It used to be video with the highest views on YouTube
Anyways, you can get inspiration from some of the songs/moves used in here -- just maybe not the groin-thrusting parts though.


Have a nice day, and good luck with mugging+mycts

Changes to the blog

Hi sec 1s and 2s,

Please bear with us as we're currently updating the blog and changing things. The blog might not be too "stable" for some time as we're experimenting with stuff.

Sorry if it causes any inconvenience for you. Though I don't see why you should be doing anything on the blog since you should be busy mugging for your exams.

Good luck, and have fun mugging! :D

-Batch 61

World Red Cross Day

Greetings, people

Do take note that only the Year 1s and 4s are required to go -- WRCD isn't compulsory for the rest of you (Year 2s and 3s). However, it'd be good to voluntarily go there as well (if you're not too busy mugging, of course) and celebrate the Red Cross spirit together with other schools all around Singapore :)

In any case, good luck with studying and your exams!

And have a nice day.

Himara Camp and Inter-UG Expedition

Hello Cadets,

During the Inter-UG Talk today, we were informed of the Inter-UG Expedition, which will be on until the day before our Himara camp. However, Himara Camp takes priority over the Inter-UG Expedition, and you will not be granted excuse due to the aforementioned reason. Therefore, if you are interested in the Inter-UG Expedition, you will have to attend both that camp as well as our own May Camp. Please take note of this. Also good luck for your MYCTs :)

~Batch 61

World Red Cross Day Attire

Hello Cadets,

Just a gentle reminder for those going for the World Red Cross Day this Saturday, you need to be dressed in school uniform - ties aren't necessary, however. Additionally if you are unable to attend WRCD with valid reasons, please contact Amos IC (amozenguin@hotmail.com) stating your name, batch and reasons--also do note that we'll be taking attendance and collecting your consent forms on the day itself. Thanks.

~Batch 61

Reporting Time for Wednesday's Training

Hi All 

All cadets will need to assemble and fall in at the S.Raja Block tomorrow by 3.40 pm as there will be an Inter-UG talk at the Auditorium at 3.45 pm. Please tell your batchmates and friends about this change and help to spread the word around. Please be punctual (and perhaps wear your PE attire under your uniform before school ends such that you can change and fall in quickly).

Thanks!

~B 61 :D

Platoon points update

Hi,

Epsilon won 30 points, Iota 80 points and Omega 40 points on Monday's training.

Randy from Epsilon also sent in a response to the Phoenix Questionnaire, so he wins 50 more points for Epsilon.

So please remember to check the blog regularly and try to answer the phoenix questionnaire. You never know, your response might be chosen to be the best and you'll help your platoon greatly!

Anyway, do look forward to tomorrow's training, as it'll be the last one before the MYCTs come. We've planned some special things for you! :D (unfortunately I won't be there :()

-B 61 :D

Hi Cadets!
This will be the first edition of this year's daily digest,
which will just talk about what you did on the given day.
Photos too will be frequently put up in the albums section above so be sure to check them time to time!

Anyways, just to recap this is what you guys did today:

Sec 1's: OA knots and FA bandages
Sec 2's: FA spam!

If you have any doubts, just approach any sec 3's.
Alternatively, you can just check the treasure chest above.(Subject notes)

Thank You,
Batch 61

Outdoor Activities lesson on Monday

Hi,

Sec 1s, please bring along some twine on Monday as we'll be having an Outdoor Activities lesson with you (on knot-tying). If you're lazy you can just use your shoelaces though. It's up to you.

We would also like to remind you that you (both Year 1s and 2s) should bring along your bandages for every training. The reason is the bandages in the bandage box we have will not be sufficient if we are having concurrent First Aid lessons, and also because those bandages are usually of very poor quality. So if you want to just get a little edge over the others in Inter-Platoon Competitions, do remember to bring your own bandages! :D

Thanks.

-Yi Cheng

Dance Video of the Week (DVOTW)

Hello people.
This is David, the mentor fot the sec 2s for PN.
Anyways, we're reviving an old initiative by b59! Yay!
So we're going to be posting, as the title suggests, dance videos every week - starting with one that's pretty close to "home", so to speak

This week's video includes last year's winning team for CAC's (Current Affairs Competition - one of the competitions for RCY) interview that brings us through their choreographing process, as well as the dance itself.
Learn from it.
=3

Platoon Points Update

Hi cadets!

More platoon points have been earned in Monday's training

Epsilon: +55

Iota: +120


Omega: +65

Good Job Iota! As for the other platoons, there is plenty of oportunity for you to catch up, so 


don't worry

Himara - 2012 June Camp

June (or rather, May) camp. 30 May - 1 June 2012 (Wednesday to Friday).

See you there! :D

-Yi Cheng

Camp dates

Just as a reminder, the dates for June Camp are from 30th May til 1st June. This is a pretty early reminder, so there shouldn't be much of a reason why you can't attend camp unless you really have something else pre-scheduled/something more important (merit CCA, family outings and the like don't count) or an emergency.
Hope to see you at camp cos it's gonna be reaaaaal fun :)
Himara!

-David

Phoenix questionnaire 4

Hello cadets! Hope your Friday was good (hurrhurr)
After a long break, the much awaited (or not) phoenix questionnaire returns!

Today's Question is:

Why do you think we practice footdrill?

Each valid response is worth 10 platoon points, while the best response will be awarded 50 platoon points, and we will post it on the blog.

Do send in your responses by 9th April, Monday, 10pm to rircb61@googlegroups.com (Sec 3s cannot answer)

Enjoy the rest of the holidays :P

Results for Footdrill (Bronze) Accreditations for Year 2s

Hi!

Hope you enjoyed your accreds (and the soccer afterwards :P) today.

As you know, everyone passed the theory paper.

There are 10 top scorers (all got 19/20):

• Fintan
• Reeve
• Jun Wei
• Andrew
• Gavin
• Yu Jun
• Tianyi
• Shawn
• Kelvinder
• Kim

The lowest score was only 16/20, so good job! :D

As for the uniform inspection, the following cadets passed:

• Li Yuan
• Forster
• Gavin
• Reeve
• Jun Wei
• Shawn
• Yu Jun
• Tian Yi
• Kelvinder
• Fintan
• Xinghao

The top scorer was Kelvinder.

For practical, these cadets passed:

• Li Yuan
• Forster
• Gavin
• Fintan
• Jun Wei
• Reeve
• Kelvinder
• Shawn

Shawn was the top scorer.

As for Adam, Jia Cheng, Andrew and Kim, you will have to come next Wednesday with your full uniform if you wish to retake the accreditations. This also applies for those who were absent today (Mahesh and Sakthivel).

For those who failed, don't be discouraged. We will revise with you next Wednesday before the re-accreditations. All of you will have to retake the Uniform Inspection and Practical. You do not have to retake the theory paper.

Congratulations to Shawn, Kelvinder, and all those who topped theory! We'll be awarding 25 points to Epsilon and 15 points to Iota in recognition for these top scorers' efforts (as for theory, there are so many top scorers it won't matter anyway).

For those who need help in seasoning their beret, you can make use of this video done by UnIChannel (the link on the top right):

Good night, and good luck to those taking their re-accreditations!

-Yi Cheng

Platoon points update

Hi guys,
After some intense competition during Monday's Evac and FA lesson for Sec 1s, the platoons have each earned:

Epsilon: 100 pts
Iota: 130 pts
Omega: 100 pts

Good job, Iota (woooo), and hopefully, all of you have captured the skills taught in the lesson.

In other matters...
Sec 2s, your FD accreds are tomorrow so do remember to prepare and bring your full RC uniform. The Sec 3s will be lending you their name tags and cap badges. Good luck.