This document is a newsletter that provides news and information on various topics. It discusses people in the news like Ang Jun Heng, a man who overcame being attacked, and Matheryn Naovaratpong, a young girl preserved by cryonics. It also mentions places in Indonesia, Japan, and Hong Kong. Various words are explained like "viciously", "preservation", and "origins". The document provides information on cryonics and its use to preserve the brain after death. It also gives a brief history of early musical instruments. The newsletter wishes students the best for their upcoming exams.

1. Beacon Current Affairs
2015
Term 2 Week 8

2. Who am I?

3. Names in the news Places in the news
Ang Jun Heng (pg13)
Matheryn Naovaratpong (pg17)
Indonesia / Japan / Hong Kong (pg12)
Words in the News
(pg4)
All the words on
page 4
(Pg13)
viciously
Gash
Grudge
(pg 17)
preservation
cancer-stricken
cryoprotectant
Ailment
(pg 20)
Origins
Ocarina
toubadours
perforated

4. Information-packed adjectives
(pg 4-5)
These are some of the
challenging words the
contestants faced during
“The Big Spell”
Take a look at words like
“rudimentary” and
“pecuniary” and see if
you can figure out what
they mean
Also try out the exercises
on page 5! :)

5. Focus on the positive things
(pg 13)
Mr Ang Jun Heng was attacked by
robbers 5 years ago at the age of 19
He suffered multiple wounds to the
head and neck, and lost most of his
left hand
He still went on to complete his
Naval Diving Unit’s basic diving
course
He also represented Singapore at the
2011 Paracanoe World
Championships
Talk about getting back on your feet
quickly! Share about one time when
you overcome a difficulty on your
own.

6. Brain freeze in hope for revival
(pg 17)
Some scientists believe that even
after the heart stops beating, the
brain continues to function
Cryonics is the practice of keeping
clinically dead bodies at cold
temperatures to preserve brain
function
You may have heard of Matheryn
Naovaratpong, the 2-year old girl
who was recently the youngest
person to be preserved by Cryonics
Read on to find out how this
process works. Would you want to
be preserved this way to be
awakened in the future?

7. History of music (pg20)
Historians believe
the oldest
instruments were
made about 37000
years ago
Let’s find out about
the origins of the
bell, harp, drums
and piano.

8. All the best for your examinations, Beacons!
–Mr Ng