3. Names in the news Places in the news
Mr Chia Wee Kiak (pg3)!
Gerard Meehan (pg6)
Thomson (pg2)!
Benjamin Sheares Bridge (pg3)!
Korea (pg 12)
Words in the News
(pg2)!
motor skills!
health benefits!
(pg3)!
maiden ride!
avid!
apparent!
abreast
(pg4)!
endangered!
smidgen!
nocturnal!
crustacean
(p6)!
cheesecake!
pestered!
frequents
4. It’s playtime! (pg2)
❖ Pre-school operator Etonhouse
will have a space of 15,000 sq
meters. !
❖ That’s an outdoor play area of 2
football fields!
❖ They believe the bigger
outdoor area has many benefits!
❖ You can try drawing a picture
of what you think the pre-
school will look like, and post it
on your class blog. :)
5. NSF dies after accident during cycling event (pg3)
❖ 24-year old Mr Chia Wee Kiak
died during the OCBC Cycle
Singapore!
❖ He fell on his own head barely 20
minutes into the ride!
❖ To put things in context, more
than 11,500 riders took part and
this is the first death in 6 years!
❖ Do you play any outdoor sports?
What safety precautions do you
take to protect yourself from
injury?
6. Saving rare crabs (4)
❖ The River Safari is planning a
breeding programme to help several
Singaporean crabs reproduce!
❖ Have you heard of rare crabs like
the Johora Singaporeis crab, swamp
forest crab and Johnson’s freshwater
crab?!
❖ Google them up to find out more
about them!
❖ Why do you think it is important to
prevent animals from becoming
extinct?
7. A piece of cake for Gerard (pg6)
❖ 9-year-old Gerard Meehan from Maris
Stella High School was inspired by a
cloze passage about cheesecakes!
❖ He was so excited that he got his mom
to help him with the recipe!
❖ He then gave the recipe to Hatter
Street, a cafe in in Kovan!
❖ The cheesecake is named “Gerard
Says” and retails for $5.50 a slice!
❖ Have you ever eaten cheesecake
before? How do you think
“cheesecake” got its name? Look it up
and share your finds in the comments
8. -Mr Ng
IFD may be over, but don’t forget to check out the
articles if you haven’t already done so!
