Invitation: one-north Festival 2017- Pioneering an Innovation Future

A*STAR warmly invites you to bring your family and friends to the one-north Festival 2017! Held on 18 and 19 August, the festival features over 50 talks and interactive displays; as well as hands-on workshops and tours presented by the one-north community and beyond. Scientists, innovators and creators will bring you the latest breakthroughs that will shape and transform our lives. 

Register now for talks, workshops and open houses!

Visit www.onenorthfestival.sg and follow our Facebook and Instagram for the latest updates!

For enquiries, please email contact@onenorthfestival.sg

Digital Citizenship Week - Quiz 3

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CDAC - SFCCA Bursary 2018 (for Secondary 1 - 3 Students)

Dear Students,

We are pleased to inform you that the CDAC - SFCCA Bursary 2018 is open for application from now till 1 September 2017.

The eligibility criteria and benefits are as follows:

Eligibility Criteria
(a) Race/Citizenship:  Chinese students who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents

(b) Household Income:   Gross monthly household income less than or equal to $1,900 or monthly per capita income less than or equal to $650.
(c) Conduct:  Excellent, Very Good or Good
(d) Attendance:  At least 90% unless with valid reasons

(e) Others:  Not receiving The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund and other scholarship or bursary (Those receiving MOE Edusave Merit Scholarships or ISB may apply.)

Benefits
Successful applicant will be notified of the application outcome and receive a bursary quantum of $450 via Interbank GIRO between 8 November 2017 and 8 January 2018.  CDAC will grant 90% fee subsidy for the bursary recipients to attend enrichment programmes/courses organised by 13 CDAC centres.  CDAC will waive the tuition fee for the academically weak bursary recipients when they attend the CDAC Tuition Programme in 2018.

Application Procedures and Submission
Students who qualify to apply for this bursary may collect the application forms from the SST General Office or download the application forms here.  Students from the same family are only required to complete 1 set of the form.  Completed application together with the required supporting documents must be mailed out to the CDAC Secretariat before the closing date (1 September 2017).

For further clarification or assistance, please call SST General Office on Tel: 6571 7200. 

Extension of Concessionary Travel for Secondary 4 Students

Dear Sec 4 Students, 

Please note that the concessionary travel for all Secondary 4 students will expire on 31 Dec 2017. 

 

Please present your School Smart Card (SSC) at any Transit Link (TL) Ticket Office, Concession Card Replacement Office (CCRO), Passenger Service Centre (PSC), Add Value Machine (AVM) or the General Ticketing Machine (GTM) to extend the concession validity of your SSCs to continue enjoying concessionary travel till 31 Jan 2018.

 

All students can start to activate the extension with effect from 17 Jul 2017 and the last day for extension of concessionary travel is 17 Sep 2017 . 

 

Students who are paying their fare charges through GIRO or Auto Credit Card are also required to extend the concession validity of their SSCs  at any of the machines/offices mentioned at para 2 above.

Please call TL-Hotline at 1800-2255 663 for assistance if you encounter problem extending the concession validity. TL's Hotline operating hours are from  8am - 6pm daily  and they are closed on Public Holidays.  

Thank you.  

2017 Hari Raya Aildifitri@SST

Dear SST students,

In the spirit of celebrating Hari Raya, these yummy cookies have been placed at the canteen for you to enjoy from today, 18th July to Friday, 21st July (while stock lasts).  Please feel free to have a bite or two.

On behalf of MTL Department (ML Unit)

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2017 Racial Harmony Day - Online Quiz & Cultural Heritage Display

Dear Students

The theme for this year's Racial Harmony (RH) commemoration is “The Singapore Way”. We celebrate Singapore as a harmonious society build on a rich diversity of cultures.  Each culture and race adds its own unique flavour to the Singapore way and together, we all play important roles in promoting social cohesion.

We have lined up an online quiz and displays on our cultural heritage in our daily living.

1)  Online Quiz

The online quiz portal will be opened on Tuesday, 18 July 2017 12 noon and closes on Wed and closes on Wednesday, 19 July 2016, 3 pm.

  

Attractive prizes will be given away!

Click  HERE for the online quiz.

2) Cultural Heritage Display

Display of traditional kampong games in the Info Hub.

Looking forward in receiving all of entries for your online quiz and see you in the Info Hub!

Digital Citizenship Week - Quiz 2

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Digital Citizenship Week - Quiz 1

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Staff Appreciation Week 2017

Dear Students,

Staff Appreciation Week 2017 will take place on on the 28th to 30th of August this year and we would love for you to be part of the celebrations. As such, we would like to invite you to show your appreciation through showcasing your talent during the Celebratory concert on 30 Aug. 

Sign up here at : https://tinyurl.com/sawconcert2017

Pls do note that signups close on the 4 Aug 2359 hours. See you and Thank you !

Peer Support Board and Ms Patricia Ng.

Dear all,

You may find the HIP & FIT month Inter Class fixture here.

Please contact your S&W or the teacher in charge of your level if you have any queries. Please report to the various venue on the day of your games.

Sec 1 - Mr. Ng Guohui/ Mr. Derrick Foo - ISH
Sec 2 - Mr. Goh Yingrui/ Mr. Patrick Hiap - Field
Sec 3 - Mr. Shawn Kwek - Atrium
Sec 4 - Mr. Lam Hin Chew - Field


Thank you and have fun!!

2017 Sec 3 English Language Oral Exam (19 to 24 Jul): Out-of-bounds Venues

The Sec 3 English Language Oral Examination will take place on 19, 20, 21 and 24 July 2017, from 2.30 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.

The designated exam venue and waiting room will be Info Hub (Level 5) and Tutorial Room 3 (B-05-05) respectively.

As such, your assistance is required to ensure a conducive environment for the Sec 3s to take their examination. Please refrain from making noise in the vicinity of Block A, especially areas nearer to the Info Hub as your noise might affect the performance of those taking the oral examination.

The following venues will be out of bounds 15 minutes before the start of the examination:

• Info Hub (Level 5)
• Tutorial Room 3
• Level 5 linkway from Block C to Block B and from Block B to Block A

Thank you for your cooperation.


Mr Karlson Goh
Sec 3 EL Level Coordinator

InfoHub availability in July-August 2017

Dear Students

In July and August, a number of Oral Examinations take place in the afternoon at the InfoHub (Level 5):

• GCE O Level Exam - Mother Oral Examination
• GCE O Level Exam - English Language Oral Examination
• S3 English Language - Oral Examination

As such, the InfoHub (Level 5) will be out-of-bounds during this period (both morning and afternoon). In addition, InfoHub (Level 4) will be out-of-bounds in all the afternoons.

Thank you for your attention.

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GCE O-Level MT/MTB Listening Comprehension Exam Briefing on 10 July (Mon)

Dear Sec 4 MT and Sec 3 HMT students,

Please report to the Auditorium this coming Monday (10 July) for your morning assembly; there will be a briefing for the GCE O-Level MT/MTB Listening Comprehension exams.

Thank you for your attention.

HIP & FIT Month 2017

Dear all,

HIP & FIT Month is here again!

We have exciting activities planned ahead for you! This is the schedule of events. Please get more details and sign up via your various House Captains for IHG events! The ICG (Inter class) events will be facilitated by your S&W teachers.

IHG - 3-6pm on Mondays
10 Jul - Laser Tag
17 Jul - Water Soccer
24 Jul - Bubble Bump

ICG (Inter Class) - Recess Time
18 - 28 Jul
Sec 1- American Touch
Sec 2 - Handball
Sec 3 & 4 - Kinball

Assembly Talk - 12-12.45pm, Friday
Eye Care

Note: Please check your schedule before you sign up for the activities. If you have other activities that is on-going, e.g. CCA, SSP, etc, please seek permission from your teacher(s), you will not be excused from the activity unless permission is given by the teachers in-charge.

Special Invitation from Microsoft for girls

Hi!

We at Microsoft Singapore are excited to tell you about DigiGirlz 2017 – an event hosted for girl students in the age group of 13-16, to get them excited about a career in Science and Technology.

DigiGirlz is Microsoft’s signature programs to spark interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Manth (STEM) industries for young secondary school girls. This year, DigiGirlz Singapore will be held on 29th July 2017 at Microsoft OMB Auditorium from 8AM-4:30PM. We are aiming to target approximately 200 students, 30 parents and 20 teachers as participants this year.

 We have selected the theme “Tech Adventure”, which aspires to bring secondary school girls, parents and teachers on a journey exploring several different industries (Eg. Healthcare, Finance and Education). Through this, we want to ignite the interest to explore and discover the many wonders of being a part of the STEM industry. We want to bring across the message that girls are equally capable of being great inventors and can work in any industry. 

We would like to invite the girl students of School of Science and Technology, Singapore for this event. You can find the event details in the flyer below where there is also a link to register you and your students.

For any concerns feel free to reach out to me at +65 8694 9577 or t-nigera@microsoft.com

Have a great day!

We encourage you to join our “Tech Adventure” event to learn and be inspired from the exciting world of STEM.

To register, please click here. We look forward to seeing you at this event. 

Best regards,

Microsoft Singapore

[Invitation to sign up] Informatics Training Sessions in Term 3

Dear students,

The ICT department will be conducting a series of Informatics training sessions in term 3, leading to the Australian Informatics Olympiad.

There will be a series of intermediate classes,  as well as advanced classes, to be run in parallel sessions.

The topics covered include:

* Basic File I/O  (Intermediate)

* Mathematical Topics such as combinatorics, functions, sets etc (Intermediate)

* Data Types and Structures (Intermediate)

* Recursion

* Greedy Algorithm

* Complexity Analysis

* Dynamic Programming

Students with strong mathematical background and an interest in problem-solving are encouraged to sign up for the training sessions.

Please register by 2 July 2017. 

Sign up form can be accessed at http://gg.gg/informaticstraining.

Thank you for your attention.

Mr Dean Ang

Senior Teacher (Computing)

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2017 GCE O-Level eOral Exam

Dear S4 CL/ML/TL/CLB/MLB/HCL/HML/HTL candidates & S3 HCL/HML candidates,
Pls receive the briefing slides and exam schedules here.
If your classmates were not around during the briefing, kindly share with them important notes about the eOral Exam. Thanks.

HOD MTL
Mdm Bek

2017 Term 3 Timetables

The timetables for 2017 Term 3 (Ver 1e5) are ready now. You may refer to them HERE.

Please check your class timetable and be prepared for tomorrow's (27 June 2017, Tuesday) lessons.
S4: Common tests will resume on Wednesday (28 June 2017).

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Youth Day Appeal 2017

Dear all students,

The Youth Service committee will be having a donation drive for ComChest on this coming Tuesday morning, 27 June 2017 during morning assembly at the ISH. We will be collecting funds during the assembly session.

All donated funds will go to assist the many beneficiaries and voluntary organisations supported by ComChest.

Your kind support is much appreciated as it will go a long way for the needy and those who need social support.

Thank you and looking forward to your support on Tuesday.

Cheers,
Mr Seth Tan
(on behalf of Youth Service Committee)

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Reminder - Attire and Grooming on First day of Term 3, 2017

Dear Students,

Welcome back to SST in Term 3, 2017!

Gentle reminder for all students to be appropriately groomed when you report for school on 27 Jun, Tuesday (Monday, 26 Jun is a Public Holiday!). There will be a attire and grooming check during morning assembly.

• Male Students
• Hair must be short and neatly combed
• Clean-shaven (not allowed to keep facial hair such as beards, long side-burns or moustaches)
• Female Students – Hair that is shoulder length or longer must be tied up
• Simple hair accessories such as hand bands, hair clips may be worn
• Long fringe should be clipped up

• Fingernails must be kept clean, short and unvarnished
• Attire worn must be clean and neatly pressed with no holes, tears or frayed areas.

• Click here for more guidelines