Digital Citizenship Week: Voting for Clips in G+

Dear students,

In lieu of Digital Citizenship Week, Cyber Wellness Ambassadors of your respective classes have posted up videos in Google+ Community. You may vote for your favourite videos by clicking "+1" button below. You may like more than one video.

Prizes will be given out for the most popular/relevant video.

To access, you may visit Tech Bites @ SST Community via https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/100250373099590631205.

Extension of Concessionary Travel for all Secondary 4 students

Dear Secondary 4 students

Your School Smartcard (SSC) will expire on 31 December 2014.

Please extend your SSC between 21 July to 20 September 2014 to continue enjoying travel concession fares.

Please present your 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 till 31 January 2015.

Thank you.

Digital Citizenship Week 2014 (Students) Quiz 3

[S3 & S4] [Preparation] Assembly Programme on 25 July - Forum @ Auditorum

2014 National Day Celebration@SST

Dear SST Students,

The theme for this year’s National Day Celebrations “Our People, Our Home” celebrates how individual Singaporeans can come together, united as a nation, to create the extraordinary. 

 

In this regard, PforSST will be collaborating with our teachers from the SST National Education Committee to celebrate the event on 8 August 2014. Students are encouraged to wear red and white to commemorate the event.

Below are the activities for various levels.  

Sec 1 : Telematch

Sec 2 : Amazing Race

Sec 3 : Art Sculpture

Sec 4 : Green Champion

Click here for more information.  More details will be given via your NE Ambassadors & Environmental Ambassadors.

See you on 8th August!

On behalf of NE Events Team

(Mdm Azizah, Ms Yap Yee Ying, Ms Tan Qook Qin & Ms Praveena Mohan)

Display @ InfoHub & Canteen: Digital Citizenship Week & Racial Harmony Day

Dear SST students,

In the commemoration of Digital Citizenship & Racial Harmony Week, there will be static display in the InfoHub & Canteen.  Refer to the pictures below.

In addition, there will assembly programme on Friday, 25th July,

• Sec 1 & Sec 2 (1155-1245) at MPH
• Talk by Mr Naresh from ICON Media Group

• S3 & S4 (1155-1245)  at Auditorium
• Talk by Mr Norman, ICON Media Group
• All Sec 3s & 4s students are strongly encouraged to fill up the form here.

Thank you.

Mdm Azizah

On behalf of Digital Citizenship & National Education.

Things to note for GCE O-level MT Listening Comprehension this afternoon

Dear all,

(A) Please note that the GCE O-level MT Listening Comprehension will be conducted today:

Date: Tuesday, 22nd July 2014

Reporting Time: 1400 hrs (Session 1: Chinese), 1600 hrs (Session 2: Malay/Tamil/Chinese B)

Venue: Block B, Level 4 and 5

​(B) For Sec 4 MT students and Sec 3 HMT students who are taking Session 1, you will be released from lessons latest by 1.20 pm to get your lunch and prepare to report. ​

(C) ​To ensure that the candidates are provided with a conducive environment for their exams, please do NOT conduct any activities or loiter around or near Block B while the exams are ongoing.​

 
Do note that Session 2 will only end after 5.30 pm, so please do NOT resume your activities before that.​

Thank you for your attention and adherence.

Digital Citizenship Week 2014 (Students) Quiz 2

2014 National Day Celebration@SST

Dear SST NE Ambassadors & Environmental Ambassadors,

In preparation for upcoming National Day Celebration@SST, SST NE Committee would like to have a short meeting.  The details are as follows :

Day  :  Wednesday

Date  :  23 July 2014

Venue  :  Seminar Room

Time  :  2.00 p.m. - 3.00 p.m.

Agenda  : 2014 NDP@SST

Here are the list of students.  Please be punctual.

Thank you for your attention.

On behalf of NE Events Committee 

(Ms Mohan, Ms Tan Sook Qin & Mdm Azizah)

Digital Citizenship Week 2014 (Students) Quiz 1

Dear Students

In this year's Digital Citizenship Week, we are running a week-long quiz to heighten our awareness of the cyber space and practices.

A quiz will be posted in the Students Blog on a daily basis.

• 21 July (Monday): 9 am
• 22-25 July (Tuesday - Friday): 7 am

Each day, several prizes are to be won; correct responses will also contribute to your house points.
> Only ONE ENTRY per SST student per day
> In an event that you submit multiple entries, only the 1st submission will be considered.

We look forward to your participation.

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Youth Service Opportunity - Mid Autumn Lantern Festival Engagement by JEM

Dear students,

There is an upcoming youth service opportunity to serve the community in Southwest CDC. Interested participants are to sign up HERE.

The details of the youth service:

Event: Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival Engagement with JEM 2014

Date: 5^th Sep 2014 (Friday) - Term 3 Week 10 - actual event

Time: 1930-2100 hrs (see item #6 below)

Venue: JEM Rooftop Park @ JEM (Level 5 and 6)

Target Beneficiaries: About 30 low income children aged 5-9 years old in the precinct

Brief on Youth Service: Participants will undergo training on story telling techniques and will tell stories to the beneficiaries on the origins of Mid-Autumn Festival and the legend of Chang Er which will last for about 15 to 30mins on the actual day of event.

Programme on 5 Sep

1) 1730hrs – Beneficiaries arrive at JEM and will make their way up to the JEM Park

2) 1745hrs – Pomelo Peeling Contest and Mid-Autumn Family Games

3) 1830hrs – Short performance by Cultural and Acrobatic Performers

4) 1900hrs – Lantern Giveaway and Lantern Trail

5) 1930hrs – Dinner/Moon Cake Tasting

6) 2000hrs – Story Telling on origins of Mid-Autumn Festival and the legend of Chang Er

7) 2030hrs – Photography session

Youth service hours (preparation hours and actual day service) will be granted for all participants.

Please direct any enquiries on this community service to Mr Seth Tan (seth_tan@sst.edu.sg)

Sec 3 WSA-RHD Inter-class Oratorical Competition

Please give your support by voting your choice in the form below.
Alternatively, you may click HERE to access the form.

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Parents Engagement 2014 [Industry Visit]: Discover Your Child's Future in Infocomm

Dear Parents 

Infocomm is a critical enabler in many key economic sectors such as banking, hospitality and healthcare. How to translate your child's interest and aptitude in technology into a leading edge career in the infocomm field? What are the student talent management programmes initiated by the government and industry players that your child can tap on?

In 2012 and 2013, SST collaborated with IDA to run the "Discover Your Child's Future in Infocomm" programme for parents and we received positive feedback from parents.

In conjunction with the Digital Citizenship Week, SST is please to once again collaborate with IDA to bring the programme to you to look into the above. In this half-a-day workshop, IDA will present to you an update on the current infocomm landscape in Singapore, and the career possibilities for your child in this field. This is followed by a visit to one of IDA's industry partners, IBM, where you would have the opportunity to interact and learn what IT professionals in IBM do.

Date: 25 July 2014 (Friday)
Time: 1.30 pm to 5 pm*
Venue: School of Science and Technology, Singapore

Programme (updated):

1. Presentation on infocomm career possibilities for your child

2. Depart to IBM [at 2 pm].

3. Tea Break & Networking
- Sharing by IBM personnel on careers in IBM
- Tour around IBM premises

4. Depart to SST [at about 4 pm]

Please click HERE to register your interest by 20 July (Sunday).

Note: Update from IDA (17 July)
Tea break will be at IBM.
2-way transport will be provided by IDA: 

• From SST to IBM; and 
• from IBM to SST for parents who would like to come back to SST or have parked their cars in SST.  The bus will be depart IBM at around 4 pm (to avoid the peak hour traffic jam)

Location:

IBM Ireland Product Distribution Limited Singapore Branch

6 Tampines Industrial Avenue 5

Singapore 528760

[Preparation] Sec 3 WSA-RHD Inter-class Oratorical Competition

Dear Students

Tomorrow's assembly period is going to take place at the Hall.

You will be listening to eight Sec 3 students in the inter-class oratorical competition.
As audience to the competition (during the assembly), you will be contributing votes to the candidate whom you support.

Please remember to bring your mobile devices for the assembly.

Thank you.

Ms Juliana Ho

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Briefing Slides for 2014 GCE O-level MT/MTB Listening Comprehension Exam

To all Sec 4 MT and Sec 3 HMT students :

The briefing slides for the 2014 GCE O-level MT/MTB Listening Comprehension Exam can be found HERE.

Service Learning Project - Orange Valley Nursing Home

This announcement is for all Secondary 3 students.

A group seniors from the Alumni is looking for students (at least 10 pax) for a service learning project during the September Holidays. They are looking at planning and executing a half-day programme for the elderly residents of Orange Valley Nursing Home.

Students are strongly encouraged to sign up as a group (class or CCA). The exact date of the project will be discussed with all participants upon the commencement of the project discussion.

Please submit your application via the following link: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1cRXB9p-WTkEZ2KOLg175xWjYmZtJEtamDaiXVyY4Zm8/viewform.  Application for the above project will close on 18th July 2014 (Friday).

Thank you!


Regards,
Youth Service Team

Principal's Letter : School Updates (July 2014)

Dear Students,

We are pleased to enclose the Principal’s Letter to Parents, Ref: SST/P/14-056, dated 14 July 2014

• July 2014

In line with our “Go Green” initiative, you will only receive this letter in the soft copy form. It is also made available in the parent’s corner.

Thank you.

Warmest regards,
School of Science and Technology, Singapore.

CCA Stand-down

Dear Parents/Students,

RE: CCA Stand-down Date

Greetings.

1)  Please be notified that all CCAs will stand-down for the final examinations from 5 Sept 2014 to 7 Oct 2014.  

2)  CCAs will resume as normal on 8 Oct 2014 till school closure for the end-of-year holidays.  

3)  A separate CCA schedule for the end-of-year holidays will be made available in Term 4.

Thank You.

Jerome Tan

CCA Coordinator

Briefing for GCE O-level MT/MTB Listening Comprehension : Thu (17 Jul)

To all Sec 4 MT and Sec 3 HMT students:

Pls note that there will be an exam briefing this Thu (17 Jul) during the morning assembly period.

You are to report to the Auditorium instead of the ISH, and be seated by 0740 hrs sharp.

Details on the exam itself will be put up on the Students Blog after the briefing.

Prize Presentation for SST Track and Field Championships 2014

Dear Prize Winners for Relays,

Please note that prize presentation has been changed to Friday 12th Jul (4 x 100m) and next wed 16th Jul(4x400m). 

Please report at 7 a.m. outside the gym on the respective days.

Thank you.

Ms Adele Lim