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Beacon Current Affairs Term1 Week 9

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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