BCPS current affairs

1. Beacon Current Affairs
2015
Term 4 Week 2

2. From last week…
The arctic is being harmed by the actions of
humans. Unscramble the letters below to find
out 3 of the problems caused by humans.
irisgfhvneo
aeclmti nghcea
lio ngldrili

3. From last week…
The arctic is being harmed by the actions of
humans. Unscramble the letters below to find
out 3 of the problems caused by humans.
overfishing
aeclmti nghcea
lio ngldrili

4. From last week…
The arctic is being harmed by the actions of
humans. Unscramble the letters below to find
out 3 of the problems caused by humans.
overfishing
climate change
lio ngldrili

5. From last week…
The arctic is being harmed by the actions of
humans. Unscramble the letters below to find
out 3 of the problems caused by humans.
overfishing
climate change
oil drilling

6. Please put our hands together
for …
Yong Ming Hui (Class 2/5)
Brenton (Class 6/4)

7. Who am I?

8. Names in the news Places in the news
Mr William Tan (pg6) Indonesia, Thailand, Japan (pg 12)
Words in the News
(Pg2-3)
precautions
pungent
unsustainable
persistently
(Pg6)
paralympian
paralysed
organisations
electrolyte drinks
(Pg12)
poaching
refugees
banding together
petition
(Pg13)
unemployed
embarrassing
hurled abuse
emotion

9. I dream of clear skies(pg 2-3)
The haze is here once again
PSI -> Pollutant Standards
Index
Caused by burning of forests in
Indonesia to make way for oil
palm plantations
Indonesian troops have been
deployed to fight the fires, as
well as water bombing and
cloud-seeding
Read on to learn more about
what we can do about the haze

10. He hand cycles 50 hours non-
stop to raise $50k (pg6)
William Tan was paralysed
since 2, and survived a fight
with cancer
Paralympian William Tan
hand cycled on the track of
Temasek Junior College for
50 hours
He raised $50000 for 3
organisations that help
children
Read on for more of his
impressive exploits

11. Mums battle army plans (pg12)
Do you know that Japan is
forbidden from taking part
in combat except to defend
itself?
This happened after WW2
The Japanese govt now
wants to expand the role of
the army
Many Japanese feel that
Japan should avoid armed
conflict, and are protesting
against this move

12. Keeping anger at bay (pg 13)
Sri Murugan Subramaniam,
44, was sentenced to 8
months jail causing hurt to
his girlfriend
He was also fined $4000 for
abusing a station inspector
It is normal to feel angry, but
it is even more important to
manage your anger properly
Walk away from an angry
situation and calm down
first

13. And speaking of Hong Kong, we recently returned
from an overseas learning journey to Hong Kong.
Learn more about our experiences and adventures
here.
http://network.beaconpri.sg/exchange/
–Mr Ng