Urgent Annoucements

1. Catholic High Inter-Unit City Venture 2008

The Catholic High School organizes the City Venture competition annually. This year, it will be held on this coming Sat, from 9am to 5pm.

Our school has been taking part every year and for the past 2 years, we've been in the Top 5 postitions. Usually, we send in senior cadets or NCOs for this competition. However, this year, many of them are involved in either Annual Parade, Campcraft Competition Finals or Everland Production.

Thus, I am appealing for any group of five Sec 1 and above cadets to sign up for this competition to represent our school.

This exciting competition requires participants to plan and to travel to checkpoints spread all over the island by means of public transport. If you are keen to get CCA points for participation in a competition and get the chance to travel around Singapore with your friends, sign up for it by tommorrow! The form will be pasted on the NPCC notice board or see me personally to sign up.

2. National Campcraft Competition Finals

The finals will be carried out this sat, from 8am to 11am in Home Team Academy in Old Choa Chu Kang road. The entire unit is encouraged to go down to support our campcraft team if you are free this sat. A form will be put up for you to sign up if you are keen to go as we have vaccancies on the bus for 25 supporters.

Thank you,
Ms Yip

Good News!!!

Dear NPCC family,

I am happy to share with you that our NPCC campcraft teams have done very well during the Preliminary Rounds!

The boys team have emerged Top 10 out of 160+ school teams in Singapore and have qualified for the Finals which will be held in Home Team Academy on 5th April 2008 (Sat) from 8.00am to 11.00am. The girls team emerged 53th placing out of 140+ schools. This is a big improvement as compared to 2006 when the boys team got 65th placing and girls team got 87th placing.

All officers (TOs, HOs, CIs) are VERY proud of both teams who are a testimony of how hard work and focus breeds success. I hope that all of you can continue to strive for the best in all activities, be it NPCC or school work to do the unit and school proud. Every single one of you have a important role to play, to help bring up our unit by trying your very best in everything you do.

I will like to sincerely thank the HOs, CIs, campcraft team, supporters, well-wishers and everyone who has helped, in one way or another for these 4 months of training!

Thanks a million,
Ms Yip

P.S. Here are the results for Area 4 schools (not in order of merit)

1. Bishan Park Secondary School
Boys Team: 105
Girls Team: 96

2. Catholic High School
Team 1: 48
Team 2: Top 10

3. Guangyang Secondary School
Boys Team: 63
Girls Team: Did not take part.

4. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Secondary School
Boys Team: Top 10
Girls Team: 53

5. Peirce Secondary School
Boys Team: 18
Girls Team: 12

6. Raffles Institution
Team 1: 43
Team 2: 145

7. Whitley Secondary School
Boys Team: 16
Girls Team: 22


P.P.S. Here are the results of the Finalist Schools

The top Ten Boys Teams (not in order of merit) are:
Catholic High School (Team 2)
Jurong West Secondary School
Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sch
Maris Stella High School (Team 1)
New Town Sec Sch
North Vista Sec Sch
Tanjong Katong Sec Sch
Victoria Sec (Team 1)
Yusof Ishak Sec Sch (Team 1)

The top Ten Girls Teams (not in order of merit) are:

Cedar Girls' Sec Sch (Team 1)
Crescent Girls' School (Team 1)
Jurong West Sec Sch
Marsiling Sec Sch
Nanyang Girls High Sch (Team 1)
North Vista Sec Sch
Orchid Park Sec Sch
Tanjong Katong Sec Sch
Yusof Ishak Sec Sch
Zhonghua Sec Sch

Unit Camp & 1st Aid Course Accounts - URGENT (Updated)

Will the following cadets please pay up the amount / submit the edusave form owed to Ms Yip by tomorrow?

1. Unit Camp - $10
(We need to clear the accounts with the Canteen stalls who cooked your meals)
a) Mashita 2HP
b) Vinyitha 2HP
d) Shamala 3HP
e) Ashley 3LV
f) Sharavana 3LV
g) Siva 4HP
h) Farhan 4PR
i) Vincent 4HP
j) Clarence 4PC
k) Vicky 4TH
l) Saras 4TH

2. 1st Aid Course - Edusave Form $30 or cash $30
(As mentioned earlier, the certificates cannot be issued until payment has been made to the company who organised the course)
a) Jacquelyn 2TH
c) Sharavana 3LV
e) Huan Qing 2LV
f) Brandon 3JY

Fellow squad mates, please remind your friends about this notice. Thank you

Drama Production - Everland - UPDATED

Attn: The 10 toy soldiers of Everland

1. Lee Kuang 3TH
2. Sathya 3LV
3. Melvin 2GR
4. Hareshpal
5. Brandon Lim 3JY
6. Vickram 3JY
7. Nasir 3JY
8. Daniel Lau 3FH
9. Mingyang 3FH
10. Zhe Yi 3FH

Please take note that there will be FULL DRESS rehearsal in the school hall this coming Friday, Saturday and Monday.

Friday (2pm to 6pm): You will be excused from weekly parade to attend the rehearsal in the school hall. Please report in half uniform. Zhe Yi and Nasir are to attend Annual Parade as usual.
Saturday (9am to 1pm): Please report in half uniform.

Monday (3pm to 6pm): Please report in half uniform.

Thank you,
Ms Yip

1st Aid Course Certificates

Attn: All cadets who participated in the 1st Aid Course

Can the following cadets submit your edusave forms for the 1st aid course?

1. Jacquelyn
2. Amelia
3. Jasmine
4. Sharavana
5. Sathya
6. Daniel
7. Huan Qing
8. Jesmond
9. Brandon

The training centre will only issue the certificates to all cadets after our school settle the payment with them.

If you have lost the forms, please see me to get a new piece.

Thank you,
Ms Yip

End of Annual Unit Camp...

To all campers,

Thank you for your active participation in our annual unit camp. We hope that everyone had a good time and benefited from this team building event of the year.

As the number of photos taken is MANY, we will need some time to upload them.

Meanwhile, have a good rest, drink more water, finish your holiday assignments and our first weekly parade for Term 2 will be held on 28th March (Fri) as next Fri (21st March) is a public holiday.

Sneak preview of the photos...

And here is the video presented to you all at the end of camp which was compiled and done up by your NCOs....


Cheers, Ms Yip

Unit Camp Reminders

1. Our unit camp starts at 8am on THURSDAY (13th march) and ends at 12.30pm on SATURDAY (15th march)

2. Reporting attire is PT Kit.

3. Sec 2-5s please remember to bring your Full Uniform along.

4. If you have not paid for the unit camp, please bring along $10

Thank you.

Basic 1st Aid Course, Sec 2 CD Course & Sec 4 HRC Photos

1. Basic 1st Aid Course

This is a reminder: The course will be conducted in school tomorrow - 10 March (MONDAY). The course fee is $50 and $20 is subsidised by the school. All cadets are reminded to submit their Edusave forms to me tomorrow. If you have no edusave, you will have to submit $30 cash. For those who did not collect the consent form or have lost it, please take a copy from me tomorrow.

Things to note:
a) Reporting Time and Venue: 8.00am in the school concourse
b) Attire: Unit T-shirt with any school bottom (shorts/pants/skirt)
c) Lunch: One hour will be given to you to go out of school for lunch. Please bring along some cash.

Cadets who signed up for the course:
1. Jacquelyn
2. Manju
3. Amelia
4. Jasmine
5. Huan Qing
6. Geok Ting
7. Melvin Chua
8. Tan See Wei
9. Bhisman
10. Arjun
11. Ho Jun
12. Jesmond
13. Noriskandar
14. Kenny
15. Vickram
16. Dominic
17. Alvin
18. Sharavana
19. Sathya
20. Daniel
21. Brandon

2. Sec 2 Civil Defence Course
This is a second reminder for the CD course for all Sec 2 cadets. Please meet Mr Lee outside the General Office at 7.50am on 12 March (WEDNESDAY) in your PT kit. Please refer to the earlier blog entry for more details.

3. Sec 4 HRC
Photos of the Sec 4 HRC has been uploaded! Please access our unit's photo album to see the photos.

SEC 4/5 HRC / National Campcraft Competition Girls Prelims / Unit Camp Forms

ATTN: ALL CADETS

1. Secondary 4/5 HRC

Please be reminded that the HRC will be on the 8th of March (Saturday). You are required to report outside the general office at 6:45am. Please be in your PT KIT (Unit Tee + Black Track Pants).

The cadets involved are:
1) Aw Hui Liang
2) Tan Hui Liang, Anson
3) Tiew Kah Seng
4) Satishkumar
5) S.Z Mohd Rashad Farhan
6) Priscilla Koh
7) Tan Sheng Liang
8) P. Vigneswari
9) Sarasuvathy


2. National Campcraft Competition Girls Prelims

From the lastest circular given by NPCC HQ, the girls competition will be further postponed to the 22nd March 2008 (Saturday). The bus will leave KCP at 02:00pm sharp.

Cadets who are interested to go down to support the girls team in this bi-annual event, please leave you name with me so that I can ensure that are enough seats for you on the bus.


3. KCPSS Unit Camp Forms

Cadets who have not submitted your camp forms, please do so ASAP. We need the forms to process camp admin.


Thank You. Let's look forward to another exciting NPCC week!

Cheers,
Miss Yip

Civil Defence Course / 1st Aid Certification Course / Unit Camp Pack List

Attn: All cadets

1. Sec 2 Civil Defence Course

A parents' letter with the map of Civil Defence (Yishun) will be issued to all Sec 2 cadets latest by tomorrow. Please note that attendence for this course will qualify you for the Civil Defence Badge.

The details of the coures are as folow:
Reporting Time (Venue): 7.50am (KCPSS General Office)
Dismissal Time (Venue): 5.00pm (CD 3rd Division - Yishun)
Attire: PT Kit Bring along Writing Materials (Paper, Pen, 2B pencil and Eraser)
Note: From previous experience, the course might end earlier depending on the pace of the Civil Defence officers.


If you are unable to attend this course due to valid reasons, please let Ms Yip know so that we can make arrangements for you to attend this course on other dates in June or September.


2. 1st Aid Certification Course

All cadets who have signed up for the course, please stay back to see Ms Yip at 2.30pm outside the staff room to collect your consent forms. Please note you have to make payment on the day of the course. If you do not turn up, you will still have to pay as we have already registered you for the course. Thank you.

3. Annual Unit Camp

Please be reminded that there is an error in the consent form. Our camp is from 13th to 15th March (Thurs to Sat). Please take note.

All cadets who are attending the unit camp, please collect your pack list from Ms Yip's pigeon hole. A copy of the pack list is also pasted on the unit notice board.

Copies of the unit camp consent form is also placed inside Ms Yip's pigeon hole for those of you have lost the form.

Pack List:
Important/Compulsory
EZ Link Card / IC
Sleeping Bag / Sleeping Mat
1.5 Liter Bottle
Stationeries
Spectacle Hooks (for those who are wearing spectacles)
Personal Medication(if any)
Torch Light (with spare batteries)
School Shoes 1
Rag 1
Plastic Bag for Dirty Clothes 3
Shirt (PE/NPCC/Plain White ONLY) 4
KCPSS PE Shorts 1
Sandals/Slippers (for bathing) 1 pair
Full Uniform 1
BLACK Track Pants 2
Towel (face/bathing) 1
KCPSS Socks/ White Socks( Strictly no ankle socks) 3 pairs
White Singlet for GIRLS 3
Undergarments Sufficient supply
Toiletries Soap, Shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, powder, etc Sufficient supply

Optional
Jacket
Insect Repellent

Please pack according to this pack list.
• If you are on any medication, please inform your officers before the camp and bring along your medication so that arrangements can be made for you to consume your medicine during the camp.
• Sweets, Edible Food, Watches, MP3, Discman, Walkman, Radio, Portable TV, Handphones (any form of communication), excessive cash and sharp objects & lighting materials are NOT ALLOWED. If found, it will be kept and returned at the last day
• Strictly no ear studs & earrings.


Thank you. Hope all of you will have a good time at the All Level Camps.

See you next week!

=)
Ms Yip

Photo Album Update

Dear all,

Our unit's photo album has been updated. Enjoy.

Cheers,
Ms Yip

National Campcraft Competition Preliminary Round - Boys (23rd Feb Sat)

Dear all,

Our unit will be participating in the above competition this coming Sat at 7.30am. We have booked a bus to ferry both the boys and girls team to Home Team Academy (HTA) this Saturday and there are 10 vacancies in the bus. If you are interested in supporting our boys team, please collect a consent form from me tomorrow.

The bus will leave school at 6.30am sharp this Saturday and leave HTA at 10am to come back to Bishan. We should reach Bishan by 11am.

Thank you,
Ms Yip

Area 4 Campcraft Competition 2008

Attn: All Cadets

We are excited that many units have signed up for the Area 4 Campcraft Competition! Here are the exciting lineup of schools for the coming Sat's competition!

Boys Teams:
1. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sc (Area 4)
2. Bishan Park Sec Sch (Area 4)
3. Pierce Sec Sch (Area 4)
4. Guanyang Sec Sch (Area 4)
5. Catholic High Team 1 (Area 4)
6. Catholic High Team 2 (Area 4)
7. Raffles Institution Team 1 (Area 4)
8. Raffles Institution Team 2 (Area 4)
9. Whitley Sec Sch (Area 4)
10. Pasir Ris Sec Sch (Area 9)
11. Xin Min Sec Sch (Area 6)

Girls Teams:
1. Kuo Chuan Presbyterian Sec Sc (Area 4)
2. Bishan Park Sec Sch (Area 4)
3. Pierce Sec Sch (Area 4)
4. Guanyang Sec Sch (Area 4)
5. Whitley Sec Sch (Area 4)
6. Dunman Sec Sch (Area 8)
7. Kranji Sec Sch (Area 20)
8. Ngee Ann Sec Sch (Area 9)
9. Pasir Ris Sec Sch (Area 9)
10. Xin Min Sec Sch (Area 6)

Calander Updates

1. Basic First Aid Certification Course
Interested in the First Aid Proficency Badge? The Girls' Brigade will be organising the course for their unit and our unit on March 10th, from 8.30am to 5.30pm. At the end of the course, you will be a certified 1st aider valid for 3 years until you renew your cert. Open to Sec 2s and 3s for signing up. Refer to unit's notice board for more details on Friday.

2. Kayaking 1 star Certification Course
The Boys Brigade will be orgainising 1 star kayaking course for their unit and us in June. Look forward to more details soon!

Housekeeping & Admin 2008

Attn: All cadets

Please take note of the following:

1. Fill up the "Update Particulars" form and submit to Ms Yip as soon as possible. To date, I still have many of you who have yet to hand in to me. If you do not have the form, please come and get it from Ms Yip's pigeon hole.

2. For Sec 2-5 cadets, please check that you can fit into your uniform. Those with problems, please write down details of your problems with your full name and class on foolscap paper and drop it into Ms Yip's pigeon hole. If there are more than 10 of you, we'll make arrangements to bring you to HQ to purchase the necessary items. This is especially important for Sec 3s who are going for live shoot next month.

3. For those who were absent during the last parade, please submit your MCs / letters to any of the Teacher Officers PERSONALLY. DO NOT drop the letter into Ms Yip's pigeon hole.

4. For those of you who are using Facebook, we have started our own unit facebook account. It is NOT compulsory for you to join. For those who are interested, search for npcckcp@gmail.com. Only present and ex cadets of KCPSS NPCC will be allowed to join.

Thank you.

Regards,
Ms Yip

Pocket Calendar

Attn: All Sec 2-5 cadets,

The pocket calendars for 2008 are ready for collection from me. If you see me around in school, come and get it from me!

=)

Cheers,
Ms Yip

Campcraft Competition Trainings

ATTN: ALL Cadets involved in Campcraft Competition 2008

Happy 2008 to all of you!

We will have 6 more trainings to improve our timing and accuracy before the Area 4 Campcraft Competition which will be held in KCPSS on the 26th January 2008.

Below will be the training date and time.

1) 9th January 08 (Wed): 3.00 - 5.30pm

2) 14th January 08 (Mon): 3.00 - 5.30pm

3) 16th January 08 (Wed): 3.00 - 5.30pm

4) 19th January 08 (Sat): 8.00 - 12.30pm

5) 21st January 08 (Mon): 3.00 - 5.30pm

6) 23th January 08 (Wed): 3.00 - 5.30pm

Attire for the trainings will be PT KIT.

Thank You!

1st Unit Meeting - 4th Jan 2008 (Friday)

Happy 2008 to all cadets!

This coming Friday will be CCA showcase day.

Uniformed groups will be setting up booths in the concourse from 5pm to 7pm and our NPCC will be performing a fancy rifle drill during the campfire at 8.15pm.

There will be no parade on Friday but there'll be a unit meeting for housekeeping and admin matters from 2.15pm to 3.30pm.

ALL Sec 2-5 cadets are required to attend this meeting. Please gather at the concourse by 2.15pm.

Your NCOs will be setting up the booths and we will need helpers. For cadets who wish to help out, you are to be in PT Kit. NCOs manning the booths are to be in Full Uniform by 5pm.

Thank you.
Ms Yip

Fancy Rifle

ATTN: all that are involve in the Fancy Rifle,

This Wednesday (2th Jan 2008) training will be from 3pm - 5pm.

This training session is OPTIONAL.

If you feel that you need more practice, please come down for this training at the time slot stated above.

Also, all who are involve in the Fancy Rifle are to bring $5.50 and meet Raymond in the NPCC room on wednesday. The $5.50 is for the black shirt and light stick

Thank You and Happy New Year!

Fancy Rifle Training

ATTN: Cadets involved in the Fancy Rifle Training

The training this thursday will be from 0900am - 1230pm.

Thank You and have a Merry Christmas!