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Current affairsLittle Red DotWinners for Quiz and journal
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Beacon Current Affairs Term1 Week 9
Who am I?
Names in the News Places in the News
Tharman Shanmugaratnam
(Pg7)
Port of Singapore (pg2)
Esplanade (pg2)
Words in the News
(Pg2)landmarkMerlion
Vanda Miss Joachim (national
flower)
(Pg7)ParliamentMember of Parliament
(MP)Edusave
(Pg20)vertical
manufacturerscanner
A new look for coins New coins due
middle of year “Third Series”
designed by Fabian Lim
Feature popular landmarks
$1 coin finally bigger than $.50
The Budget for you Budget 2013
announced last week
$300 million into edusave
Lower maid levies for families with children
Decoding the Barcode Invented in
1970s Images made of
black lines and spaces
Contain information about what you are buying
Discussion Topics
Do you prefer the $1 coin to be bigger or smaller than the $0.50 coin?
Fun activityGo shopping with your parents at the Supermarket this weekend
Take a close look at the barcodes
This week in history…
The Barbie Doll makes her debut