Physical Training Next Week

Attention to all media club members: There will be a physical training(PT) next week both on the monday and thursday, 5th April and 8th april 2010. However, those participating in the robotcs compeition do not have to attend the P.T on thursday but have to be present on Monday.. For those who do not know what it is, it is where everyone will participate in exercises and games physically..Attendance is compulsary and its gonna be lots of fun..Can be assured.. Also, please be in your PE ATTIRE and report at Com Lab 4 at 3:30pm..Thank You.

There will be CCA for the robotics and photography people this thursday 1st April 2010 too..Not april fooling arh..

-Nicholas-

Duty List for Damai SpeechDay 2010

Dear all,

Here's the duty list for the speech day 2010. Remember to be present for tomorrow's rehearsal. Meet at hall at 3pm.

Mr Lam

Term 2 Duty List

Update on NYAA

Dear NYAA participants,

Section: Skills

To prepare you for the New South Wales (NSW) IT Skills Competition on 13 April 2010, there will be trainings every Monday and Thursday starting from Monday, 29 March 2010 from 3.00 to 3.30pm in Computer Lab 4 conducted by Mr. Johnny Ho.

Attendance will be taken.

Section: Service

Members who attended the Earth Hour last Saturday, please reflect on the event – what was done, share your thoughts and feelings, what you have learnt from it. Since you have not received your Award Diary at this moment, please write down on a foolscap paper. There are no limitations to the number of words.

Submit your reflections to me for checking by next Monday, 5 April 2010. You have the whole week to do and therefore, I don’t wish to chase after you as all of you are already in Sec 2 and I know you are independent and initiative.

Members who did not attended the Earth Hour, do not worry. You can use PCIP and record down your learning points. If you have any doubts, please see me for clarification.

NYAA Programme

Dear all Sec 2 members,

Just to share with all of you, the aim of the NYAA Programme is to encourage and motivates you to develop personal qualities of self-reliance, perseverance and a sense of responsibility to yourself, society and the nation.

The criteria are self-improvement and effort. Attainment of awards will be reflected in testimonial and CCA report.

Through this programme, you will learn life-long skills that you may apply in your future endeavors. I believe that all of you are capable, adventurous and full with determination! Just have fun!

Sections of the Award:

As all of you know, there are 4 sections, as shown below:

Sections	Aim	Requirements
Service	To learn how to give useful service to others	15 hours of service over 3 months
Adventurous Journey	To encourage a spirit of adventure and discovery while undertaking a journey in a group	2 days outdoor includes 1 night in shelter or tent and 12 hours of effort and activities
Skills	To encourage the development of personal interest, creativity or practical skills	Pursue a skill regularly for at least 6 months
Physical Recreation	To encourage participation in physical recreation and to show an improvement of performance	20 hours over 8 weeks.

Progress Chart:

Sections	Opportunity within CCA
Service	Earth Hour / PCIP
Adventurous Journeys	To be confirmed in Term 3
Skills	New South Wales IT Skills Competition
Physical Recreation	Students’ own choice and interest. Some examples of recreational activities includes: Aerobics, badminton, bowling, dancing, martial arts, running (preparation for Cross Country), rock climbing, yoga, basketball (preparation for Interhouse Games) and swimming. Note: PE and TAF are not included.

Record of Achievement:

You should reflect on your activities and record your thoughts, feelings and what you’ve learnt in the Award Diaries (will be given to you once ready).

All completed section must be endorsed by your instructors or myself.

You may check out at http://www.nyaa.org for more info.

Community Video Contest

Dear members,

Aljunied Town Council is currently organizing a Community Video Contest and has invited us to participate.

The theme for the video contest is "Caring for our Environment & Community" and the winners can stand to win attractive cash prizes and have their videos aired at the Lift Surveillance Systems in our GRC.

The closing date for submission is 30 April 2010.

This contest is open to EVERYONE. At this moment, we are sending 1 team to participate in this contest. Members who are interested, please approach me so that I can include you in the list.

2010 Canon-VJC Photography Expose III Registration

Dear members,

VJC is organizing the yearly Canon-VJC Photography Expose III again this year and has invited us to participate. The event will be held on 17 April (Saturday) 8am - 1pm at VJC. I can register up to 10 students in our club to attend this event together with me.
I will post the registration form on Monday morning. Please write down your name and class on the form by 30th March (next Wednesday) 3pm.
The registration is strictly on a first-come-first-serve basis. You do not have to be in the photography track to attend the event. I will arrange for a bus to pick us up on Saturday morning to go to VJC.

For more info, please see attached poster.

Duty List for Sports Day / Meet the Parents / Earth Hour this weekend.

Hi all, here is the list for the duty list. Please be present at the times stated.

Term 2 Updates

Dear members, I hope all of you had a good rest during the term break. Term 2 has started and I do hope all members are clear of their track and which day to attend by now. There should be no more excuses of 'I don't know' anymore.

Please take note of the following:

CCA Attendance
Members are reminded to attend the correct day for your CCA track(Monday or Thursday). The tracks are listed below. If you wish to find out or learn more about another track, you are welcome to attend the other day.
Monday = Animation / Videography / AV Support
Thursday = Robotics / Photography

Please make sure the I/C in charge for that day mark your attendance.

Those who are absent will need to provide a letter from parent or produce a copy of their MC and pass it to their respective I/Cs. Members who failed to do so will be given a warning, absence reported to their parent and may eventually risk getting kicked out of the CCA.

Noticeboard Update
Some of you may have noticed that we have updated our noticeboard. This was done by Daryl and Xue Kai during the term break. There is space where I/Cs from each tracks can make their announcements on the noticeboard or share information with their fellow track members there. Members are also welcomed to suggest on how to improve our noticeboard.

Attn: Photography Members
Do take note that ALL members in the photography track MUST participate in at least 2 photography competition (in school or out of school). You might be interested in the current competition, SYPA 2010. Competition submission is by 17 April. Soft copies of the edited/completed photographs must reach Mr Lam by 4 April so that it can be sent for printing to A4 size. Please read website for rules and criteria. http://www.sypa.org.sg/


Did you know...

•  that doing duty for 2 school events (speech day / cross- country / sports day / etc) will earn you 1 CCA point?
• 100 or more hours of CIP accumulated over 4 years will earn you 5 CCA points?
• that joining in any competition (in school or out of school) will earn you 1 participation point? More points will be given if you are the top 3 winners.

Duty list

The newer version of Term 2 Duty List.

Photos from Term 1 Enrichment Programme (Sec 1&4)

CCA meeting on Monday 8 March 2010

There will be CCA meeting for all tracks on Monday at com lab 4 at 3.30pm. The agenda is:

1. Earth Hour Participation - We are looking for members to join in for this year's Earth Hour Celebrations. The celebrations will be on 27 March 2010 (Saturday) starting from 12.30pm and will run till 10.30pm. Dinner will be provided. Members joining will earn CIP hours for the event (I think it's about 9 hours of CIP).
   All members interested in participating pls let Le Sze, Aiman and Xue Kai know as they are collecting the names for the event. 
2. Earth Hour AV team - We need members to assist in setting up and running that night's event. Support will be needed from 11am to 11pm (Setup and Packup). Support team will earn 12 hours of CIP hours for the event.
   Members interested in supporting the event pls give your names to Aiman and Kirk.
3. NSW IT Skills Competition - NSW IT Skills Competition is in early April this year. We are in the mist of collecting names for those members who are interesting in joining for the competition. The competition will be done in the school. It is a 45mins multiple choice theory test. Members who participated may be awarded Gold, Silver or Bronze awards (will be given participation and achievement CCA points) depending on how well the results are.
   This competition is open to ALL members. Members interested in doing the competition pls approach Ms Hildahny or Mr Seethor so that they can include you in the list. We need to send out the confirmed list by this Wednesday.

Pictures from the visit to First Media Design School

2 busloads of Media Club members visited the First Media Design School on 4 March (Thursday). Here are some pictures taken that day...