S3-02 Service Learning project - Threads to Give clothes donation and fair.

Dear SSTudents,

Do you have old clothes that are still in good condition? Save the earth, clear closet space and stay fashionable! Drop them at 302’s clothing bins today!

S302’s Threads To Give provides a platform for SST students to bring their old clothes that don’t fit or they don’t wear anymore to school and put them in our collection boxes. We will also be holding a clothing fair, where SST Students can come by and pick up a maximum of 2 pieces of clothing they like. Leftover clothes will then be donated to organisations that can recycle them!

You need to ensure all the clothes you bring to donate are in good condition and no inappropriate graphics or language. Please do wash your clothes before putting them in the collection bins for hygiene purposes. 

Details of our Clothing Drive: 

Location: Outside GO, Block C Level 4 and 5 (outside classrooms, next to bin)

Red boxes will be placed there from T2W2-T2W3 (2 weeks)

Details of our Clothing Fair: 

Location: Atrium

Wednesday, 12 April 2023

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 

Hope to see you there!

S3-02 

Thank you.

Yours sincerely, 

Wong Shye-Ann, 

on behalf of S3-02

[S1 Only] Invitation to Participate: The 2023 Singapore NIE Mathematics Challenge for Secondary School Students (Last Call)

You are invited to participate in the 2023 NMCSS. It is a 90-minute national online Mathematics quiz for students. The questions are closely related to the MOE Mathematics syllabus, so there is no need for extra training as long as you are coping well with your schoolwork. The NMCSS will provide students with personalised feedback on their performance. Students who participate will be placed under the following award categories:

1. Participation;

2. Credit;

3. Distinction;

4. High Distinction.

Only Secondary One students are eligible. The competition fee is $10.80 and will be collected through Edusave. If you do not have sufficient Edusave funds, the fee will be collected through GIRO.

It will be held on one of the days in Term 2 Week 10 in school. If you want to participate in this challenge, kindly sign up here.

The deadline for signing up will be 31 March 2023 (Friday) 3.00 p.m. Once you have signed up, more updates will be communicated via your school e-mail. If you have further questions, contact Mr Andy Chia at chia_song_zhe_andy@sst.edu.sg.

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SCS@ACE Games and Photo booths on 29 March 2023 - Support the ACE Leadership collaboration with Singapore Cancer Society!

Dear SST Family, 

I am Davina Seah from S406, the Overall-In-Charge of the SCS@ACE team. 

The SCS@ACE team is a group of ACE student leaders who collaborate with Singapore Cancer Society (SCS) to advocate for their work and encourage student volunteers to contribute to their effort.

In support of the flagship SCS event, Relay For Life (RFL), the SCS@ACE team will be hosting a RFL@SST event on 29 March 2023, Wednesday! We hope to educate everyone on the impact of cancer and disprove some  myths to help raise awareness and money in support of Singapore Cancer Society! 

SSTudents can expect to see different booths such as a trivia game booth, polariod photo and information booth. There will be more information shared later on more activities available too. 

Event Details:

Booths: 

• Trivia game booth (cup pong)

• Photo & Social Media booth: 

• Polaroid pictures: $2 per picture! 

• Donation box: Proceeds will go to SCS

Location: Atrium 

When: During respective recesses 

Should you have any further enquiries, please do not hesitate to email davina_seah_zhi_en@s2020.ssts.edu.sg , kiran_lim@s2020.ssts.edu.sg or tan_si_ning_alethea@s2021.ssts.edu.sg 

For more information regarding RFL and SCS, head over to SCS official website, https://www.singaporecancersociety.org.sg/

Thank you and we look forward to seeing you at RFL@SST ! :-) 

Best regards, 

Davina Seah on behalf The SCS@ACE Tea

OPEN CALL – SINGAPORE YOUTH FESTIVAL 2023 CELEBRATIONS

 Dear SSTudents,

The Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) Celebrations is a key platform of the SYF alongside the Art Exhibition and Arts Presentation.

Known as SYFgoesOnline! during the pandemic, the SYF Celebrations finally returns in July this year with in-person and online arts performances. This platform encourages youths to discover their talents in the arts and provides them with diverse opportunities to learn, collaborate, grow and engage with the community through the Arts.

They are pleased to invite you to participate in the SYF 2023 Celebrations Open Call for the following platforms:

Photo and Music Video Challenge (digital media and live event photography/ videography)

The Young Playwright Presents (drama monologue digital showcase)

For details on participation guidelines and registration, please click the above links.

You may contact Mr Ng Jun Wei at ng_jun_wei@sst.edu.sg as well. 

Young Technopreneur Challenge 2023

The Young Technopreneur Challenge, sponsored by HP Inc. and supported by South West Community Development Council (CDC), aims to support students to take ownership of the world they live in and actively develop solutions to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, Singapore Green Plan 2030 and Sustainable South West Masterplan.

 

The challenge consists of 3 boot camps where students will develop their ideas, go through a rigorous design thinking process, research and prototype, as well as learn about the steps to becoming a technopreneur.

 

Student participation criteria:

1. Secondary 2 & 3
2. Except for the STEM bootcamp, all bootcamps and the Innovation Expo & Presentation will be held physically in person.
3. Permission from parents is required to participate.  Students & Parents need to sign a permission & media release form.  This includes WhatsApp chat groups to be formed by the teams with their mentors, teacher and JA staffs for communication purposes.
4. Bootcamp attendance, online self-paced courses, bootcamp feedback, Skilio self-reflection, mid-project submissions and introduction videos are all mandatory.  These are all part of the final scoring criteria for the competition.
5. Students who had participated in previous Young Technopreneur Challenge are not qualified to participate again.

 

 

Phases of the Competition:

1. Sustainability Plans – Select a problem related to the UN Sustainable Development Goals or Singapore Green Plan 2030 or Sustainable South West Masterplan.

 

2.  Innovative Idea – In teams of 4 students, think of an idea to solve the problem.  The solution will utilize STEM to make the world a better place.

 

3.  Registration –  For your registration, you must indicate your choice of the problem related to the Sustainability Plans that your team has chosen to address. (You don’t need to identify the specific issue yet.)

 

4. Online Courses – To increase the students’ communication skills and basic finance knowledge, 2 mandatory online self-paced courses (Business Communications and Basics of Finance) are required to be taken by the students.

 

4. Bootcamps - To enhance the learning experience for the Young Technopreneur Challenge, 2 bootcamps (design thinking, and pitching & presentation) will be required for all participants. STEM related (App writing) will be an optional bootcamp.  The bootcamps will be conducted physically in person except for the App writing which will be online.

 

5.  Innovation Expo & Presentation –  All the teams will showcase their innovative ideas at the Innovation Expo & Presentation. Top 8 teams will be selected to advance to the final round of the competition to be held in the afternoon. 

Dates (2023)	Activity
Mon 15th May	Team registration deadline
By Thurs 1st June	Complete online course Business Communications (Mandatory)
Thurs 1st June, 9am – 4pm	Bootcamp 1 – Design Thinking (Mandatory in Person)
Fri 5th June (9am – 12pm)	Bootcamp 2 – STEM Skill – App Writing (Optional via Zoom)
By Wed 14th June	Complete online course Basics of Finance (Mandatory)
Fri 23rd June (9am – 12pm)	Bootcamp 3 – Pitching & Presentation Workshop, Mid submission and Feedback from Mentors (Mandatory in Person)
Sat 8th July (9am – 6pm)	Innovative Idea Expo and Presentation (Preliminary & Grand Finals) (Mandatory in Person)

Form groups of 4 from Sec 2/3 and submit the your choice of the problem related to the Sustainability Plans that your team has chosen to address. Please ensure that you are able to commit to the mandatory bootcamps on 1st and 23 Jun before you indicate your interest to me. There are very limited slots available and selection will be made for the final registration of the teams by SST. 

 

Email us (choo_mui_luan@sst.edu.sg & ng_jun_wei@sst.edu.sg ) the following by 27 Mar 2023 to indicate your interest:

 

- 4 x Full names of group members and their class

- choice of the problem related to the Sustainability Plans that your team has chosen to address

2023 Sec 1 Term 2 HBL Briefing

 Dear Sec 1 Students,

Attached are the slides from today's HBL briefings.

S4-03 Service-Learning Project - Project wag

Dear SSTudents,

Do you like animals? If you do, have you ever thought about contributing to a cause to protect their welfare? Introducing wag, a service learning project by S4-03!

What is wag? 

wag is a fundraising event for an animal welfare organisation and includes many items and collectables like plushies. Not to mention we have OUR VERY OWN PHOTOBOOTH for everyone to take pictures at as an act to show support for animal welfare and no to animal abuse/abandonment.  Through this project, we hope people can more easily understand the purpose of raising awareness about the surge in animal abuse and abandonment cases.

With increasing animal abandonment rates in Singapore, shelters may not have enough funds, supplies, or space to house these animals. Here is how you can play a part! By supporting our booth, you will directly contribute to Causes for Animals (CAS), which is a one-stop non-profit organisation for everything a local shelter or animal welfare organisation could need!

Details of our booth as follows : 

Location: Atrium 

Monday, 20 March

Time: 3.15 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 21 March

Time: 1:20 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 22 March

Time: 2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Do remember to post on social media after attending our booth and tag us @wagwith03 on Instagram to spread awareness against animal abandonment and abuse ‼️

Do check our publicity video as well. 

Cheers!

S4-03 🌳

Get Active Recess

Dear SSTudents, 

Let's TUNE EVERYONE INTO FITNESS this term!

Let's GET ACTIVE by DOING an activity a day, RECORD it, CELEBRATE it, and UPLOAD it!

Just TICK off 1 of the activity (shown below) you have completed in the form here. ( One entry/day)

	Do 2 sets of 15 squats
	Run 2 rounds around SST field
	Hang at the bar for 30 seconds x 2 sets ( @ISH)
	Do 50 jumping jacks
	Do 10 repetitions of plank walk x 2 sets

Not only you can get FITTER, but you can also GAIN House Points.

IT IS A WIN-WIN situation!

Let's get ACTIVE this TERM!

This FITNESS/ HOUSE Challenge will end on the LAST DAY of Term TWO, what are you waiting for??

 

Rubik's Cube Competition

Dear Students,

 

In celebration of Pi Day, we will be hosting a Rubik's Cube Competition on 29 March 2023 (Wednesday). This will be held after school from 1:50pm to 3:30pm. You do not need to attend the entire duration, only the event that you wish to participate in. Depending on the event that you are participating in, this should not affect interfere with your CCA or other school activities. For each event, there will be two categories, Competitive and Open.

 

For the Competitive category events, students will be timed and average of 3 solves will be recorded. Prizes will be awarded to the top timings for each event. Your Houses will be recorded for House points. Challenge yourself!

 

For the Open category events, students who are just starting out and interested, can try out the same scrambles as the competitive categories. You may record your own timings. Your Houses will be recorded for House points. Just come down to have some fun!

 

The timings for the segments are as follows:

 

2x2 cube (Competitive)	1:50pm
3x3 cube (Competitive)	2:05pm
Pyraminx (Competitive)	2:20pm
2x2 cube (Open)	2:35pm
3x3 cube (Open)	2:55pm
Pyraminx (Open)	3:15pm

 

You will be required to bring your own Rubik's cubes or Pyraminx. You may participate in more than one segment. Please sign up to indicate your interest here before 27 March 2023 (Monday) so that we can plan and arrange for the scale of the competition.

 

For audience members, you may wish to watch our live coverage of the competition on Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/nrb-ppyu-prd

 

Please contact Mr Ivan Tan at tan_yiren_ivan@sst.edu.sg for more information, or if there are any issues with the timings of the segments.

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Registration for SG75 National Youth Engagement Programme [LEGO(R) SERIOUS PLAY(R) Session & Learning forum]

Dear SSTudents, 

The SG75 committee is back with a few exciting programs to commemorate our founding father, Mr Lee Kwan Yew's enterprising spirit and foresightedness. 

As such, SST is excited to invite you to sign up and be part of the Launch & National Youth Engagement Event based on the Theme “Many faces, many races, one Singapore”. 

Key Details: 

Date: 1 April 2023, Saturday 

Time: 9 am to 3 pm 

Venue: PSA Horizon, 1 Harbour Dr, #03-00 PSA Horizons, Singapore 117352 (lunch will be provided) 

Programme Details: 

The programme is split over 2 sessions, 

Session 1: (Physical face to face) Lego Serious Play workshop (9AM - 12PM) (A bag of LEGO bricks worth $10 will be given to all participants.

Session 2: (May be virtual over Zoom) Learning Forum (1PM - 3PM) hosted by the following esteemed guests. 

Registration: 

1. Sign up here 

2. AND, sign up for the event using the QR code on the poster or using the link here 

Closing date: 30 March 2023. 

2023 Inter-House Comic Strip Challenge

 Wow, we are on a roll with Inter-House Challenges! 

ADMT Dept & Info Hub bring you the 2023 Inter-House Comic Strip Challenge

To kick start this Challenge, we have 2 Comic Drawing workshops (limited spaces, so go sign up),  a display and a preorder of the comic series SupaCross from the Info Hub.

Details for both the Inter-House Comic Strip Challenge and the related activities can be found here.

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Students Accessing School During School Holidays/Saturday

 Dear Students

Please note that you are required to inform your FT if you are returning to school during the March holidays for unplanned activities.

You are also required to sign in at the security post using a QR code. Please note that you should be in your school attire when you are in school.

Thank you.

2023 Health Screening and Vaccination (Sec 1 and Sec 2 Students)

Dear Sec 1 and Sec 2 Students,

The Annual School-Based Health Screening and HPV Vaccination for our students will commence in Term 2.

Please note the following:

Health Screening 

For all Sec 1 and Sec 2 students 

Date: 20 March to 28 March 2023

Click HERE to view the schedule

Venue: Blk B, Level 5, Room 05-01/02

HPV Vaccination

For all Sec 1 and Sec 2 Female students only

Date: 31 March 2023 (Friday)

Click HERE to view the schedule

Venue: Blk B, Level 5, Room 05-01/02

For Sec 1 students, parents have been informed via Parents Gateway to go online to consent on the Child Consent Portal via the QR code or link using their SingPass.  Please remind your parents to do so by 17 March 2023.

Please report punctually for the health screening and vaccination.

For more information, please contact the General Office at Tel: 6571 7200 or Email: sasd@sst.edu.sg.  

Thank you.

School of Science and Technology, Singapore