House Captain candidates 2018

Dear all,
We are seeking students to form teams of 3 to compete in the Young Technopreneur Challenge. Students who wish to participate must be able to attend the Bootcamp on 24 Feb, 10 Mar and 24 Mar (Sats). Please approach your CM (IE) teachers if you wish to be part of this competition. More information of competition is as below and attached.

The Young Technopreneur Challenge aims to support students to take ownership of the world they live in and actively develop solutions to the UN Global Goals. By providing expert advice and mentorship, combined with skills development and training, we hope to empower students to become problem solvers, innovators and entrepreneurs.  
Please see attached for details of this competition.  I am sure you will find this a worthwhile competition and will support and encourage your students to participate.   Timeline:

Dates (2018)	Activity
Fri 9th Feb	Team registration deadline
Sat 24th Feb	Bootcamp 1
Sat 10th Mar	Bootcamp 2
Sat 24th Mar	Bootcamp 3
Sat 21st Apr	Innovative Idea Expo and Final Presentation
June (TBC)	Award Trip
Sept (TBC)	Singapore Slush

(S1-S4) Invitation to Participate: Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad

Dear Students,

You are invited to take part in the Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (SASMO) which will be held on Wednesday, April 11, 2018. S1-S4 students are all eligible for this contest.

SASMO is one of the largest math contests in Asia with over 100 schools in Singapore participating. Besides, unlike most math olympiads that target the top 0.1% of students, SASMO aims to be accessible to the top 40% of the student population. 

Click here if you would like to sign up for the contest. The deadline for signing up is 1 Feb 2018. You will need to pay a nominal sum of $20 for the contest fee but you can do so through Edusave. More information on payment will be provided in a later email for those who have registered.

Please email Mr Chen Jinquan at chen_jin_quan@sst.edu.sg if you have any enquiries on the above.

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[S1 students] Literature comes Alive!

Dear S1 students

We are screening the movie of the book that you are currently studying in the Language Arts Programme. Through motion pictures, we hope that you can better appreciate the story that you are working on, especially when analysing the text.

As far as possible you will attend the session at the date designated for your class. However, if you are unable to make it on both Fridays, do turn up on the last session (Wednesday).

Please remember to bring along the learning materials given by your respective teachers when coming for the session.

Application for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund 2018 (Sec 1 Students Only)

Dear Sec 1 Students,

We are pleased to inform you that applications for The Straits Times School Pocket Money Fund (STSPMF) is open from now till 26 February 2018.   This application exercise is for Sec 1 students only.  

The STSPMF is a community project initiated by The Straits Times, to provide pocket money to school-going children from low-income families. The children can use this money for school-related expenses such as a recess meal or their bus fares. 

Eligibility Criteria

Students have to meet the following criteria:

a. Student is a Singapore Citizen (SC) or Singapore Permanent Resident (SPR); and

b. Family is living in a 4-room HDB flat or smaller; and

c. Family has a Gross per capita income (PCI) of $625/ month or less; and

d. Student is receiving full-time formal education at a mainstream primary/secondary school/Junior College/ Centralised Institute (including specialised independent school); and

e. Is not concurrently receiving school pocket money or other similar monthly school pocket money schemes. Students receiving the MOE Independent School Bursary may apply.  

f.  Is currently *NOT receiving STSPMF and has not been a STSPMF beneficiary for 24 months for the whole schooling years of primary and secondary school and 48 months for post-secondary school. [Note: *This does not refer to students who are currently receiving the fund through your school and wish to continue receiving the fund, subject to their eligibility].

Benefits
Students supported by the STSPMF will be able to receive $95 per month (secondary school students) for a maximum of 24 months.  

Application Procedures and Submission 
Students who meet the eligibility criteria may apply.  Application forms are available from the SST General Office. Completed application forms, together with the relevant supporting documents, must be submitted to the SST General Office by 26 February 2018.  Successful applicants will be notified through the school in May 2018.   

[Parents of S1 students] (DC) Parents Engagement Prog - An Experiential Session

Dear Parents of S1 students

You are invited to sign up for the upcoming Parents Engagement session organised by the Digital Citizenship (DC) Committee - an experiential session to find out what learning with technology is like in SST.

This is the session led by our Cyber Wellness Student Ambassadors.
Note: Session 3 is a re-run of Session 2

• Session #2: 26 January 2018 (Friday) 2.30 pm to 5.30 pm (Registration closes on 21 Jan)
• Click HERE to register

• Session #3: 3 February 2018 (Saturday) 9 am to 12 pm (Registration closes on 29 Jan)
• Click HERE to register

As the workshop involves hands-on activities, we can accommodate up to 30 participants for each session only. 

Registration for the session will be closed once all places are filled up.

Please register early to avoid disappointment.

More information on the programme is available at the G+ Community for Parents.
Click HERE to access.

Thank you for your attention.

CCA Schedule and Briefing Slides

Dear Parents and students,

If you were not able to access the CCA Schedule and LEAPS 2.0 Briefing slides previously, please try again using these links instead:

Schedule: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/16N2CHa0tVr2e08QoQd1oRLqMrb7N4dIvWEaAaknPvN8/edit?usp=sharing

Slides:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1AqksX_ZfLLeUqUqEhSty7dZLhedx3pK2/view

I apologise for any inconveniences caused. Sorry I am not able to respond to individual access requests. Thank you.

Mr Dennis Lam

'Back to School' Flat Lay Photo Competition

Dear Students,

Media Club is organising 'Back to School' Flat Lay Photo Competition.

Theme: Items or things related to school Composition: Flat Lay 
(Explanation: Flat lay photography is basically when you're shooting items from directly above, with those items arranged or styled on a flat surface).

Entries: One entry per person via Google form
Closing date: Sunday, 21 January at 5.00 pm

Please refer to the Slides and Terms & Conditions for details.

We look forward to your participation and amazing photos.

Invitation to National Olympiad of Informatics (NOI) Participation and Training

Link to the Google Form Sign-up

*Important* 2018 Term 1 timetables (w.e.f. 8 Jan 2018)

Dear students, 

Please click HERE to access the new timetables (ver2).
The timetables will take effect from 8 Jan 2018 (Monday).

Thank you for your attention.

Sec 1 and Sec 3 Individual Photography Session

Dear Sec 1 and Sec 3 Students, 

Please be informed that we have arranged for individual photo-taking session as follows:

Date : 8 Jan 2018 (Mon)

Venue : Visitor Centre

Students are reminded to be properly attired in the school uniform and to be punctual for the photo-taking session.  Please also be reminded to bring $3/- to be paid directly to the vendor and you will be receiving 4 passport-size photos.  

The following schedule is for your reference:

Sec 1 Schedule		Sec 3 Schedule (for NRIC)
Class	Time	Class	Time
S1-01	9.00am – 9.15am	S3-10	11.30am – 11.45am
S1-02	9.15am – 9.30am	S3-02	11.45am – 12.00pm
S1-03	9.30am – 9.45am	S3-03	12.00pm – 12.15pm
S1-04	9.45am – 10.00am	S3-04	12.15pm – 12.30pm
S1-05	10.00am – 10.15am	S3-05	12.30pm – 12.45pm
S1-06	10.15am – 10.30am	S3-06	12.45pm – 1.00pm
S1-07	10.30am – 10.45am	S3-07	1.00pm – 1.15pm
S1-08	10.45am – 11.00am	S3-08	1.15pm – 1.30pm

Thank you.

Your are Invited! Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition

Dear Students,

Welcome back to a new school year!

We would like to invite you to participate in the annual international writing competition: The Queen's Commonwealth Essay Competition.

Submit an essay on the theme "Towards a Common Future" by 1 June 2018. 

More details are available at https://thercs.org/youth-and-education/the-queens-commonwealth-essay-competition/2018-competition-towards-a-common-future/

Flyer: https://thercs.org/assets/Essay-Competition/QueensEssayCompetition-Flyer-2018-corrected-forwebsite.pdf

[Important] 2018 Term 1 timetables

Dear students,

The timetables for 2018 Term 1 (ver 1v, updated 2 Jan 2018) are now ready and you may click HERE to access them.

Pls note that the new timetables will take effect from 3 Jan (Wed) 2018, and that the school programme on 2 Jan (Tue) 2018 will follow a different schedule.

Thank you for your attention and have a pleasant new year.

Y2018 (S2 to S4) Invitation to Class Blogs

Dear Students

The 2018 Class Blogs are set-up and you will be receiving an invitation to be the author of the Blog, via the sst.edu.sg account.

The URLs of the class blogs are available via the GoogleSite.

To facilitate smooth operations (e.g. entry of comments, posting and opening files shared via the school account), please accept the invitation with the official SST account.
If you accept it using your personal account - it will be rejected and you will be asked to re-enrol to the blog again.