Archive for May, 2012

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World Scholar’s Cup

In April 2012, two groups of students participated in the Regional Round of the World Scholars’ Cup (WSC) and clinched a total of five awards, allowing them to qualify for the Global Finals, which will be held in Bangkok in June.

Junior Division:

  • Millie Thng  S305
  • Khit Sue Lun  S309
  • Tang Wen Yue  S309

Senior Division:

  • Lai Ziying  S309
  • Eunice Loo  S309
  • Pasakorn Konwohrachet  S307

Awards:

  1. Top Rookie School (Senior Division)
  2. Top Rookie School (Junior Division)
  3. Pasakorn Konwohrachet (Top 5 Writers – Collaborative Writing, Senior Division)
  4. Tang Wen Yue (Overall 2nd Place Scholar, Rookie Schools)
  5. Tang Wen Yue (Bronze medal – Current Affairs, Junior Division)

We are very proud of their outstanding achievements as they were only given two months to prepare for the competition. Let us continue to lend our support to them as they prepare for the global finals next month!

The WSC is a co-curricular enrichment activity with participants from over 30 countries, which emphasises on interdisciplinary learning, teamwork and global community-building. Click here to find out more.

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Singapore Youth Science Festival

In May 2012, some of our Secondary 2 students participated in the Singapore Youth Science Festival and clinched awards for Gold, Silver, Merit and Outstanding Multimedia Presentation.

Gold

  • Lee Ren Hui Daniel  S202
  • Matthew Goh Xinzhi  S202
  • Joshua Tan Teik Ann  S202
  • Tan Lin, Dawn  S202

Click here to view the winning entry.

Silver; Best Multimedia Presentation

  • Chew Jia-Jing Ryan  S205
  • Theodor Lim Chuan Kai  S205
  • Foong Yan Kai  S205

Click here to view the winning entry.

Merit

  • Ng Ying Liang  S201
  • Wang Ruoyu  S201
  • Cheng Shu Yu Mavis  S201
  • Lim Hao En Toby Gail  S201

Click here to view the winning entry.

Other submissions can be viewed here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRHppMGViTQ 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmRQcLER_hY 

Introduced in 1978, the Singapore Youth Science Festival (SYSF is a national event jointly organised by Science Centre Singapore, the Science Teachers’ Association of Singapore and the Shell Companies in Singapore. Participated by over 100,000 students (across Primary, Secondary and Pre-University levels) and educators participating annually, the event aims to provide young scientists an opportunity to discuss scientific problems and the implications of science on society, amongst others.

These projects are good examples of how our students have integrated their learnings in science and research to construct knowledge, with creativity and presentation skills to articulate their viewpoints. We would like to congratulate our student participants for their commendable efforts and look forward to sharing more of their achievements in the area of science and technology.

 

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Camp for Media Club Students

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Please note that there will be a 2D1N overnight camp for all Media Club students from 18 June 2012 to 19 June 2012. The camp will start at 8.30 a.m. on 18 June 2012 and students will be released at 10.30 a.m. the next day.

Thank you.

Warmest regards,

School of Science and Technology, Singapore

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Principal’s Letter: School Updates (May-June 2012)

Dear Parents/Guardians,

We are pleased to enclose the Principal’s Letter: School Updates, Ref: SST/P/12-040, dated 18 May 2012.

In line with our “Go Green” initiative, you will only receive this letter in softcopy via email. It is also made available here for DOWNLOAD in the parent’s corner. Additionally, this letter will be uploaded on the students’ Googlesite and will also be emailed to all students.

Thank you.

Warmest regards,

School of Science and Technology, Singapore

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Eat with Your Family Day 2012

Dear Parents/Guardians,

As part of the National Family Celebrations 2012, Centre for Fathering will be organising a nationwide “Eat with Your Family Day” on Friday, 25 May 2012.  This event is to encourage all Singaporeans to consciously set aside time on that day to be with their families. Done through the simple ritual of having a family meal, we hope the event will serve as a reminder to families to encourage them to eat together regularly.

In support of this initiative, all CCA activities will stop at 5.00 p.m. on that day to encourage families to eat together.

Thank you.

Warmest regards,

School of Science and Technology, Singapore

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Student Leaders Investiture 2012

Dear Parents/Guardians,

Kindly be informed that we will be holding our inaugural Student Leaders Investiture this Monday (14 May 2012). We will be formally investing the Student Leaders of SST on this day.

Please note that all students are expected to report to school by 7.30 a.m. for morning assembly, instead of the usual time of 8.40 a.m. We would appreciate if you could make the necessary arrangements for your child to be in school at that time.

Thank you.

Warmest regards,

School of Science and Technology, Singapore

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Educamp 2012

Educamp@SST was held on 13 April 2012 and served as an informal platform for students in the ICT Talent Development Programme to gather and discuss about the past, present, and future of technology.

Students had the opportunity to vote for topics that they were most interested in exploring and were split into different groups to work on short presentations relating to a diverse range of technology-related topics. They include:

  • Are Smart Devices Taking over PCs?
  • Protection of Networks
  • Game Development Theory
  • Integration of Aesthetics into Operating Systems
  • Photography and the Modern Social Media
  • How Mobile Devices Liberate Education
  • Tech Startups
  • Augmented Reality and Face Detection
  • Hardware/Software Programming
  • Fundamentals of Structured Query Language
  • Basic Game Development

During their short but intense presentations, they exhibited eloquent understanding of the different aspects of technology. The session was wrapped up by Mr Danien Chee of the Board of Directors and President of Cabal Entertainment Software, who shared valuable insight about realising one’s potential and answered questions from our budding inventors.

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School Holiday (7 May 2012)

Kindly be informed that students are not required to come to school on 7 May 2012 (Monday) as it is a school holiday.

This is in lieu of the public holiday, Vesak Day, which falls on 5 May 2012 (Saturday).

Thank you.