CDAC - SFCCA Bursary 2016 (for Secondary 1 to 3 students)

Dear Students

We are pleased to inform you that the CDAC - SFCCA Bursary 2016 is open for application from now till 31 August 2015.

The eligibility criteria are as follows:
(a) Race/ Citizenship
Chinese students who are Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents

(b) 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 (with the exception of the MOE Edusave Merit Scholarship or bursary)

Application Procedures and Submission:
If you qualify to apply for this bursary, please collect the application form from SST General Office or download from www.cdac.org.sg/application-forms. Please note that application to CDAC closes on 31 August 2015.

Thank you.

SST Health Week in Week 5 (28th Jul - 31st Jul)

Dear Students,

Sports & Wellness Department is host an Inaugural SST Health Week in Week 5 (28th Jul - 31st Jul). In that week, we will be having activities to challenge your knowledge on how to take care about your health and challenge you to take up activities that you have never experience before.

Do sign up for the activities by clicking here.

Sign ups are first come first serve and students are not allowed to miss their CCA for the activities. Note that there is a limit of 40 students per activity.

Aerobics Day (28th Jul, Tuesday)

Zumba, 3.30pm - 4.30pm , MPH

Kickboxing, 3.30pm - 4.30pm, Atrium

Team Sports Day (30th Jul, Thursday)

Water Soccer, 3.30pm - 4.30pm, Field

Kin Ball, 3.30pm - 4.30pm, Field

The activity sign up will close once the quota has been met.

SIGN UP now to avoid disappointment.

Have a Health Week ahead

Regards,

S&W Department

Early dismissal for Muslim students on Eve of Hari Raya Aidilfitri

Dear students,

In view of the preparation for the Hari Raya celebration, Muslim students are allowed to leave the school at the respective recess timings on the eve of Hari Raya Puasa on 16 July 2015, Thursday.

Lower Secondary : 9.45 a.m.
Upper Secondary: 10.35 a.m.

Students will have to sign-out at the General Office before they leave the school premises. Parents may also make arrangements to pick up their child/ward on that day.

We would like to wish all Muslim students and their families “Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri”.

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

O Level Listening Comprehension Exam Briefing for MTL and HMTL students

All Sec 4s, and Sec 3 Higher Mother Tongue Students:

Date: 14 July(Tuesday)

Time: 7:40am ~ 8:05am

Venue: SST Auditorium

Updated (9.10 pm)

Attendance is compulsory for Sec 4s who are seating for O Level Mother Tongue Paper, and Sec 3 Higher Mother Tongue students. Please report directly to the auditorium for morning assembly. Students who are not seating for the Listening Comprehension paper are to report to ISH for morning assembly.

From: Mr Zeng Wei

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Update (14 July 2015, 12.35 pm): 

The Briefing slides will be made available in the Students' GoogleSite (Announcement).

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School Dental Service (for Secondary 1 and 3)

Dear Students (Secondary 1 and 3)

The School Dental Service (SDS) will commence service to Secondary 1 and 3 students from 28 July to 4 September 2015.

Students who have given consent will be required to report during school hours (upon request by the Dentist) to the mobile SDS bus which will be stationed at the visitors' car park area.

The class schedule to be advised later.

Thank you.

Youth Day 2015: Dress & Pledge Day

SST will observe Youth Day Celebrations on 10 July 2015. Hence, we will be having our annual 'Dress & Pledge Day'.

Attire

Students are encouraged to come dressed as Cosplay characters or in their home clothes.

Attire should still adhere to the fundamental philosophy of SST Student Code of Conduct and uphold the dignity of the SST student. Hence, revealing clothes and clothes with objectionable prints should not be worn. Students are required to wear covered shoes. Students who do not wish to come in home clothes or Cosplay costumes can choose to come in full school uniform.

We will also have an Inter House Cos Play Challenge as well as Inter House Lip Synch Challenge followed by a collection for a charity during Assembly 11.55 am - 12.45 pm. Be ready to support your houses with the loudest of cheers!

From:

Ms Patricia Ng

Additional Note (from Mdm Bek, HOD MTL):
Students sitting for GCE O level Oral exam on 10 July should report for exam in proper school uniform.

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Train Disruption of North-South Line

Dear Students,

Do take note that the North-South line will not be suspended from 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 p.m.

Nonetheless, students are encouraged to find alternative routes home to ensure that you get home safely.

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

[S2 & S3 Students] GCP - Taiwan Adventure Trip

Dear Sec 2 and 3 students,

Please indicate your interest on the GCP Taiwan Adventure Trip here.

Thank you.

Ms Choo

[Important] New Timetable for 2015 Term 3 w.e.f. Monday (13 July)

To all SST students:

Please note that there will be a new timetable for Term 3 which will take effect from the following Monday, 13 July (Week 3).

You may refer to this LINK for the new timetable (ver4).

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[NE Ambassadors: S2 & S3] Invitation to Harmonyworks! Conference 2015: "Harmony in Our Hands"

Dear Sec 2 & 3 NE Ambassadors,

Greetings.

On behalf of SST NE Committee, we would like to invite you to be part of this conference.  Inaugurated in 2005, the Conference provides a platform for students to gather insights as well as exchange views and opinions on inter-racial and inter-religious issues in Singapore with politicians, practitioners and community leaders.  As a NE Ambassador, this is a good platform for you to learn more about NE issues pertaining to Singapore.

There will be a forum theatre that touches issues such as stereotyping and ethnic clustering.  This forum theatre model provides a novel and light-hearted approach to engage youths on deeper issues and draw reflections.  You will get a chance to be part of breakout discussions and a plenary session by Mr Daniel Yun, Producer of the upcoming local movie - 1965.  There will be a dialogue session with the Guest of Honour, Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister of Environment and Water Resources.

The details of the Conference are as follows:

• Theme: "Harmony in Our Hands:
• Venue:  Temasek Convention Centre (Temasek Polytechnic)
• Time:  9.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
• Date:  Saturday, 11th July 2015
• Admission:  Free

The objectives of the Conference are:

(a)  To reflect on the past 50 years of nation building;

(b)  To reflect and elicit youths' views on whether Singapore has reached a truly racially harmonious state in the past 50 years;

(c)  To raise awareness on challenges concerning communal cohesion in increasingly diversified Singapore and;

(d)  Inspire and equip youth participants with the mind set and attitude to take ownership on resolving some of the issues that Singapore may face in the next phrase of nation building in terms of racial harmony and social cohesion.

To facilitate the reply, everyone need to reply.  NIL reply is required.  We would appreciate it if you fill up this document latest by Monday, 6 July 3 p.m.

Looking forward to your reply.

Thank you.

On behalf of SST NE Committee

Ms Wong Ho Yan, Ms Huang Pei Shan, Mdm Azizah

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Briefing for GCP Level 2 Taiwan Adventure Trip

Dear Students,

There will be a Level 2 GCP Taiwan Adventure Trip briefing as follows:

Day/ Date: Tuesday (7 July 2015) and  Thursday (9 July 2015)
Time: 2.30pm to 3.30pm 
Venue: I&E room

This GCP is open to only Sec 2 and 3 students. Students who are interested, please attend either the Tuesday or Thursday briefing session.
Please see Ms Choo or Mr Lam if you have any questions. 

Thank you. 

Info Hub

Dear all,

Level 5 of the Info Hub will be out-of-bounds for all from 2 July 2015 to 14 July 2015. No discussion rooms will be made available. Please note during this period, silence must be observed at all times in the Info Hub.

2015 Sec 1 SST Inc. Application

The Secondary 1 SST Inc.​ (ICT Talent Development Programme) application is now open.
Please visit http://bit.ly/2015S1SSTIncApp to apply. Application will close on 5 July 2015.

[For Secondary 1 students] Dialogue with Peers on 1 July, 215-3pm

Dear Secondary 1 students

As a follow-up from Orientation 2015, the Peer Support Board will be initiating a series of "Dialogue with Peers" sessions with all Secondary 1 students.

This session will be an effective platform for you to highlight pertinent issues and voice out feedback about your school experience.

Event details are as follows:

Date/Time: 1 Jul (Wed), 2.15pm to 3pm

Venue: Respective Secondary 1 classrooms. 

Please email the OICs Wen Kit (chin_wen_kit@sst.edu.sg) or Siting (zhao_siting) if you have any queries. 

Thank you. 

Regards, 

Shawn Kwek (Mr)

Academic Staff (Science)

Important - updating of information in SDM

To all students, 

Please get your parents to update the information in SDM and acknowledge the form (download from link here). 

Submit the signed form to your form teachers by this Friday (3 Jul).

Reminder: Attire and Grooming

Dear Students, Welcome to back to SST for Semester 2! I hope you all had a good break!

Gentle reminder for all students to be appropriately groomed when you report for school.

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.

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

Please be promptly settled in the ISH before 0840. Unless you are having your breakfast in the canteen, you are not to remain the canteen beyond 0820 and should report to ISH for your silent reading.

Thank you and I look forward to seeing you all tomorrow.

New Pedestrian Crossing at the foyer in front of General Office

Dear Students

Welcome back to school!

During the June vacations, the school has embarked on several projects to enhance our infrastructure. One key improvement to enhance safety is the implementation of a zebra crossing at the foyer in front of the General Office. Students who enter or leave the school via Gate B should utilize the zebra crossing. Please look out for incoming traffic and wait for the vehicles to come to a complete halt before crossing the road.

There are on-going improvement works. These are the installation of lift at Block B to C link way (from Levels 1 to 5), expansion of the Robotics Club Room and the implementation of a Makers' Space (former ADMT Studio). Please exercise caution when you are near these work areas.
Thank you.

2015 Term 3 Timetable

To all students, 

The timetable for Term 3 (2015) can now be accessed HERE.

Do make sure you take a good look at it before school re-opens.

Health Advisory to Parents

Dear Parents/Guardians

During the June vacation, you might have travelled to countries and regions affected by MERS-CoV (e.g. South Korea, Middle East etc). We would like you to note that Ministry of Health (MOH) has advised travellers to these affected countries to inform their doctor of the areas that they have travelled to should they become unwell or develop a fever within 2 weeks from the return to these areas. You may wish to refer to the following URL for further details on MOH advisory regarding travel to a MERS-CoV area (www.moh.gov.sg).  Students who are unwell within 2 weeks from their travel to a MERS-CoV affected area should see a doctor, and refrain from coming back to school until he/she is recovered.

To ensure the wellbeing of our students, we would like to seek your help to inform us if your child had travelled to South Korea or to the Middle East during the June vacation. We would appreciate it if you could provide us with the information using this link:

• Student Travel Declaration (Jun 2015).

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

2015 Inter-House Cosplay Challenge and 2015 Inter-House Lip Synch Challenge

The Inter House Cosplay Challenge and the Inter House Lip Synch Challenge will take place during Assembly, 10 July 2015.  If you are interested in participating or helping, please contact your house captains or vice captains.

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2015 Inter-House CosPlay Challenge

This challenge will be judged on how the character(s) is/are closest to the original in terms of performance and costume(s). The costume(s) do/does not have to be self-made. The choice of character(s) to cosplay can be from any tradition. It can be from Japanese anime, Marvel comics, popular stories and movies.

• Each character is given a minimum of 1 minute and a maximum of 2 minutes to perform. The choice of performance is based on what your character is. For example: If she is a vocaloid, then singing and movement is expected or if the character is one from a first person shooter game then the actions have to be appropriate to that character.
• Each House must provide an emcee to introduce the character(s) and storyline if needed. This will count towards the overall marks.
• Do remember not everyone watches the same anime, play the same games, read the same books or watch the same movies, so you might have to help the audience appreciate your characters better.
• Music, sound effect, slides or video can be used as accompaniment.
• After 2 minutes (includes emcee time), the performer will be asked to leave the stage. 

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2015 Inter-House Lip Synch Challenge

This challenge is judged on how well your performer(s) can 're-create' the actual performer(s) of a song of your own choice. You will be given marks for creativity in the choice and use of props, sets, make up, costumes, slides, video, etc.

• You are given a minimum of 1 minute to a maximum of 4 minutes to perform (includes emcee time). You are allowed to truncate the song. However, you would have to do your own song mix to avoid any awkward sudden stopping of the performance.
• Each House must provide an emcee to introduce the item as this will count towards the overall marks.
• Music, sound effect, slides or video can be used as accompaniment.
• After 4 minutes (includes emcee time), the performer(s) will be asked to leave the stage.

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