NPCC Unit photos

Hi all,


The unit photos that have been taken during the National Day is ready for you to be ordered!

There are 3 types. Formal 1, Formal 2, and Informal. The photos are as shown respectively.

One photo of any type would be $4. To order, please send to your individual squad ICs. Individual squad ICs will then collate as well as the money and send them to us through SMS (97539963 - Ryan). For the money, do prepared it and pass it to your individual squad ICs on next Tuesday (1st October). The squad ICs will then find Ryan and pass it to him.

NOTE: The images below are quite blurry. We apologize for the inconvenience caused.

Tent Pitching Assessment Results

Hi Secondary Two Cadets, 

The results for 13 September's Assessment is out and unfortunately, we did not have any that we can considered a good pass (at least 80%) even though answers are already given in advance. We would like to compliment those cadets though that put in their effort as we can see from the scripts but just yourself is not enough. Remember Together Everyone Achieves More. 

The main issues for this assessment will be the lack of effort to revise resulting in poor knowledge of tent pitching and the lack of planning and thinking of strategies to conquer the group assessment. Answers are given below for the written assessment that you have taken, it can also be found word by word in the Campcraft Page as well. It may be demoralising for you to see your results but we hope by being transparent with everyones' results it can encourage you to work harder. We have faith in you all :)

A hard skill clarification: Tent-Guy Loop is NOT THE SAME as a Guyline. A Guyline consist of a Tent-Guy Loop. Do refer to method 2 of tying guylines for more information.

We hope all of you can reflect and let us see improvements for the next Tent Pitching Assessment. 

Thanks. 

S/N	Name	Total (%)
1	Yi Jie	70
2	Wen Yan	69
3	Cynthia	68
4	Xin E	68
5	Divya	68
6	Jamie	67
7	Sudharsaan	64
8	Mridula	63
9	Ning Hui	63
10	Qi Yi	63
11	Joel	61
12	Xing Da	58
13	Rooban	58
14	Chu Ning	55
15	Xavier	53
16	Ming Huang	53
17	Fadhilah	48
18	Xing Xing	48
19	Hazim	47
20	Shahmee	40
21	Roven	38
22	Yoke Leng	38
23	Qistina	36
24	Shubhash	32
25	Ryan	0
26	Kabira	0
27	Jing Yi	0
28	Zi Cong	0
*Did not complete assessement/ absent

Section A: Theory

1. Pegging position is taking reference from the inner sheet. 

2. Corner Inner Sheet Peg-heads are to be aligned with center of inner sheet.

3. Corner Outer Sheet Peg-heads are to be aligned with furthest vertical pole.

4. A guyline consist of these five knots:  bowline, slip knot, tent guy loop, half hitches, half butterfly knot. 

5. Attach guylines to vertical pole pin using a clove hitch.

6. Guylines should be tied in a manner that is diagonally opposite.

7. The door flaps should be rolled up and tied using a reef knot.

8. The wall flaps should be perpendicular to the ground and the gap is 0 centimeters wide.

9. Distance of inner and outer sheet should be 6 inches to act as a ventilation gap.

Section B: Logistics, Quantity and Parts

Equipment	Quantity	Parts
Horizontal Pole	1	-
Vertical Pole	2
Ground Sheet	1
Inner Sheet	1
Outer Sheet	1
Pegs	14+1 (mallet)
1.5m Twine	12	6 for inner sheet guylines 6 for outer sheet guylines
2.0m Twine	2	2 for vertical pole guylines

Section C: Position of Pegs and Guylines

·         Denote peg position using a X-shape and guyline position using a line

·         Indicate distance of pegs from inner sheet/ other pegs

13 September Training

Hey Secondary Two Cadets, 

There will be a training this Friday 0800 - 1230 to prepare yourself for Cadet Leader Training (CLT) Course and to clear your tent pitching component. Please be in school by 8am SHARP. Attire is PT Kit (Blue PE Top). 

Bring along: 

- Writing Material 

- Notebook

- Bottle

- Scissors

-Twine

We are aware of people having lessons, but please do come before and after your lesson if possible. Refer to http://ytssnpcc.blogspot.sg/p/campcraft.html for tent pitching theory information.

For practical wise, be creative and try below at home. There should be no chance for recapping on training itself so do come prepared. Please do make an effort to clear any doubts with your NCOs and CIs.

ps. i used my cupboard door, twine and tape only 

**NOTE: The picture is of the old guyline method and is not applicable anymore, picture for illustration purpose only**

YTNP Bling Bling~ Car Washing

YTNP Bling Bling Car Washing is an initiative by the Secondary Three cadets to contribute back to the community by helping gathering donations from students and staff and washing the teachers' cars in return.

We have raised approximately $150 so far and the donations are still coming in. We appreciate all YTzens and teachers for their generosity and we encourage more to do the good deed. On our side, we are happy that we can help the Singapore Association for the Deaf to raise funds so as for them to improve their facilities and provide more services.

Let's give a round of applause for the Secondary Threes ~claps~ for their kind act and hope more YTNP cadets will follow their lead. Below are some snapshots of them in action after Teachers' Day: