CDAC - SFCCA Bursary 2015 (for Secondary 1 to 4 students)

Dear Students

We are pleased to inform you that the CDAC - SFCCA Bursary 2015 for Secondary 1 to 4 students is open for application from now till 30 January 2015.

The eligibility criteria are as follows:
(1) Race/Citizenship
Chinese students who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents. At least one parent is Chinese.

(2) Income
Monthly Gross Household Income (GHI) not exceeding $3,300 or monthly Per Capita Income (PCI) not exceeding $900 are eligible to attend enrichment programmes/courses organised by CDAC centres.

Monthly GHI not exceeding $1,900 or monthly PCI not exceeding $650, successful applicant will receive a bursary quantum of $450 and also eligible to attend enrichment programmes/courses organised by CDAC.

(3) Conduct
Excellent, Very Good or Good

(4) Attendance
At least 90% unless with valid reasons

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

Application Procedures and Submission:
If you qualify to apply for this bursary, please collect the application form from SST General Office or download the form from www.cdac.org.sg. The completed form needs to be endorsed by SST General Office before your submission to CDAC. Please note that application to CDAC closes on 30 January 2015.

For those who have applied during the last quarter of 2014, you will be notified of the outcome by CDAC soon.

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

(Digital Citizenship) Parents Engagement Session #2 & #4 on 16 January 2015 (Friday) & 6 February 2015 (Friday) respectively

Dear Parents

We are running the 2nd parents engagement session on 16 January 2015 (Friday) afternoon - it coincides with the Badge Night. You may want to attend the session to  experience what your child does with the learning device in the class.

Sec 2 parents are also welcome to attend :)

Deadline for registration: 13 January 2015 (Tuesday). 

We will confirm your attendance on14 January 2015 (Wednesday).

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UPDATE (8 January 2015)

Dear Parents

Due to popularity of the session, Session #2 (16 January) is over-subscribed. 

We would like to seek your understanding that we are keeping the number of participants at a comfortable size so that all parents would be engaged in the hands-on activities. As such, we are unable to accommodate a larger group.

However, we are running a similar session on 16 February (Friday) - Parents Engagement Session #4. This will be the same as Session #2, to be held on 16 January 2015. 

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Morning Assembly and School Song

Dear young ladies and gentlemen,

Starting 2015, morning assembly for all Wednesdays will be held in your respective classroom. This will be followed by Advisory time by your FTs. As such, we will sing the school song on Friday morning during assembly.

Thank you.

Temperature Measurement Exercise

Dear Students

Please be reminded that the school will be conducting a temperature measurement exercise tomorrow, 7 January 2015.

This is to ensure the school’s preparedness in case of emergencies, and to familiarise our students with the process.

The temperature measurement exercise also serves to educate our students on the need to take personal responsibility for their own health and social responsibility for the health of others.

The Oral Digital Thermometer (ODT), which costs $5.00 each, can be purchased from the school bookshop, if necessary.

All students are reminded to keep their ODTs in good working condition.

Thank you.
Warmest regards,
School of Science and Technology, Singapore

CCA Selection and Allocation

Dear Sec 1 students,

Welcome to SST.

Please take note of the following dates and events with regards to CCA selection and allocation.

CCA Briefing:  7 January (By Mr Lam Hin Chew - HOD, S&W) 

CCA Fair: 9 January 2015 (2.30 pm - 4.30 pm, Indoor Sports Hall, Multi-Purpose Hall) 

CCA Tryouts: 12 January 2015 - 23 January 2015 

(Please attend the tryouts for the respective CCA according to the CCA schedule below. You may attend the tryouts even if they did not sign up for the CCA at the CCA Open House. You are advised to attend different trials with 2 to 3 CCAs. The CCA schedule can found under CCA Schedule in the side menu bar of this blog and Sec 1 Googlesite.)

CCA Option Exercise: 16 to 28 January 2015

(Students will be issued CCA Option Forms by 16 January 2015 through the Form Teachers.  Students may also download the forms from the Sec 1 Googlesite. All forms have to be returned to your Form Teachers by the last day of the CCA Option Exercise)

CCA Allocation: 6 February 2015

(Students will be informed of their CCA Allocation.  Students will formally start to attend their allocated CCAs from 9 February 2015 onwards.) 

Thank You.

Mr Jerome Tan

Rehearsal for Badge Ceremony 2015

Rehearsal for Badge Ceremony 2015

Badge Ceremony 2015 will take place on 16 Jan 2015 from 1900 - 2130 hours in the Multi-Purpose Hall.

This is an important event which all Secondary One students attend and it marks the official completion of the Orientation and the new students officially join the SST family.

All Secondary One students are to attend the rehearsals on the following dates and times.

Dates and Times

1. 9 Jan 2015, Friday, 1155 - 1245 (within curriculum time)

2. 12 Jan 2015, Monday , 1345 - 1600

3. 16 Jan 2015, Friday, 1400 - 1630

Venue

Multi-Purpose Hall

Meals

Dinner will be provided on 16 Jan 2015. 

Thank you.

5 Jan (Mon) arrangements for Sec 1s only

Dear Sec 1s, 

For reporting time on 5 Jan (mon), please note that your classrooms would be unlocked from 7.45am - 8.30am for you to put your overnight bags in class before you go down for flag raising at the ISH at 8.40am. 

Thank you,
Ms Camellia Lee
Head of Year 1

Digital Citizenship: Parents Engagement Session (1) Attendance

Morning Assembly on 5 Jan

Dear Students,

On 5 Jan, we will have morning assembly in ISH for Sec 1 only and MPH for Sec 2, 3 & 4. Thank you.

Regards,

Mr Dennis Lam

2015 Sec 1 Students - Purchase of PE/Sports & Wellness Attire

Dear Secondary 1 Students

A warm welcome to SST!

As you have been informed of your house team, please buy your PE/Sports & Wellness attire as soon as possible. Please see below schedule for the operating hours of Uniform shop at SST premises:

Date: 2 Jan to 12 Jan 2015 (Monday to Friday)
Opening Hours: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm

Thereafter, the Uniform shop at SST premises will operate once a week, every Monday from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm.

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

2015 Sec 1 Students - Photo-taking for School's Smart Cards

Dear Secondary 1 Students

A warm welcome to SST!

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

On: 7 Jan 2015 (Wed)
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
Venue: Visitor Centre
Attire: School Uniform

Class Schedule:
S1-01 at 1:00 pm
S1-02 at 1:15 pm
S1-03 at 1:30 pm
S1-04 at 1:45 pm
S1-05 at 2:00 pm
S1-06 at 2:15 pm
S1-07 at 2:30 pm
S1-08 at 2:45 pm

While waiting for your Secondary level School Smart Card (SSC) to be ready, you may continue to use your Primary level SSC for concessionary travel till April 2015. You can still purchase the Bus Concession Pass (BCP) using your Primary level SSC but you would need to purchase the BCP for Secondary School students.

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

Reminder: Attire and Grooming

Dear Students,

Welcome to back to SST in 2015! Hope you had a great holiday!

Gentle reminder for all students to be appropriately groomed when you report for school on 2 Jan:

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 no holes, tears or frayed areas. 

• Click here for more guidelines 

Remember to bring along a book for silent reading during morning assembly!

7 Jan 2015 - Temperature Taking Excercise

There will be a Temperature Taking Exercise on 7 January 2015 (Wednesday). The objective of the temperature-measurement exercise is to remind our students of the need to exercise social responsibility and personal hygiene, and to be prepared against threats posed by diseases such as Influenza A virus. 

Students are reminded to bring their personal Oral Digital Thermometer (ODT) on 7 January 2015. To ensure that smooth running of the exercise, all students are to ensure that their ODTs in good working and clean condition. Students who do not have a working ODT may purchase one at the school bookshop at $5.00 each. Please make your purchase before 7 January 2015. Disciplinary actions will be taken for students who did not bring their thermometer on that day. 

(Digital Citizenship) Parents Engagement for S1 Parents on 3 January 2015

Note: This announcement was made in several platforms: The S1 registration website, S1 registration, Letter to parents (emailed on 29 Dec) and at the G+ Community.

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For Parents of Y2015 S1 students:

If you have not signed up for the Digital Citizenship Programme on 3 January 2015 (Saturday), you are strongly encouraged to sign up this session by 31 December 2014.

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Y2015 Sec 1 Students Classes

Dear S1 Students

Please click HERE to view the class that you have been assigned to.

1. You can also find your name in your respective class blog.

In addition...

2. You will be invited to be the author of your class blog these two days.

• Please accept the invitation to the class blog using your official email account (@2015.sst.edu.sg)

3. You can also access your time here.

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2015 Term 1 Timetable

Dear all,

The 2015 Term 1 timetable can now be accessed HERE.

Do make sure you have a look at it before the start of the new school term.

2015 Pre-school Engagement Programme - Session 5

Mindmaps enable us to link and present relationships of ideas in a diagrammatic way. There are several online mindmapping platforms, and many allow us to collaborate with others online.
Some of these online mindmapping platforms also allow us to insert images, video clips and hyperlinks to relevant websites. Mindmeister and Popplet are examples of such online apps.

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Mindmeister Activity

Create a MindMeister account using your SST account, which is essentially a Google account. 

1. Go to https://www.mindmeister.com/ and click on the Sign in button on the top right hand corner.
2. In the pop-up, choose more -> Google Apps 
   
3. Key in "s2015.sst.edu.sg" and click "Sign in".
   

You are ready for your first mindmeister mindmap! Check out the videos on this site for tutorials to get started with MindMeister.

Mindmeister Task

1. Generate a to-do list for the first day of school in Google Doc.
2. Convert the list to a mindmap using the Mindmeister Google Doc add-on. Watch the following video for the how-tos.
   
3. Embed and publish your google Doc in your blog.

Popplet Activity

1. Create a Popplet account

• URL: http://popplet.com/
• Create the account using your FULL name and school email account.

2. Identify one Maths topic you learnt in primary school (e.g. Decimals, Fractions, Model Drawing).
Create a mindmap to present what you understand about these topics. It should include

• Vocabulary, the list of words related to the topic 
• Formulas that are related to the topic
• Properties, if applicable (e.g. Geometry)
• Real world applications that you can think of

The mindmap should include text, hyperlinks to relevant websites and images.

Here's an example (incomplete):

3. Click at the "Share" button to display the various options of display.

4. Select the HTML code under "embed it" and copy it.

5. Login to your blog. Create a new post entitled, "Mindmap of .... (topic)".

Switch the posting mode to "HTML" and paste the HTML codes there.

6. The post will look like this:

Y2015 (S2 to S4) Invitation to Class Blogs

Dear Students (S1, S2 & S3)

The 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.

To facilitate smooth operations (e.g. posting and opening files shared via the school account), please accept the invitation with the official SST account. Do not accept it using your personal account.

Meanwhile, we are in the midst of tidying up the URL of the class blog. We will keep you posted when if there's any changes.

Meanwhile, you may access the class blog via the following link (accessible from the left panel).

ONLINE PLATFORMS | TIMETABLE (READY FROM 30 DEC 2014)

• Class Blogs & Subject Learning Platforms

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2015 Sec 3 Class Lists

To all Sec 3s in the coming year :

 

The class lists for Sec 3 (2015) are now available HERE.

Make sure you take a good look at it before the school term begins.

 

Happy holidays!

Y2015 S1: Information related to S1 Orientation & Badge Night

Information shared by Ms Camellia Lee (Head of Year, S1) during S1 Registration Briefing