Week 5 & 6: Life after WWII
The 4 classes will be learning about life in Singapore after WWII, through slides, videos and readings.
This topic is a bridge that links what you have learnt last year to what you will be learning this year because it is a continuation from WWII and the Japanese Occupation. You will be learning about the post-war situation; the problems, the administration and the attitudes of the people.
Suggested Reading:
1. Interacting With Our World: Singapore Under Foreign Rule 5A – Chapter 5: Life After The War (Pages 62 to 76)
It will be important for you to be able to differentiate between the problems faced by the people during the war and the problems faced by the people after the war. Do not mix them up as they had different causes, effects and solutions.
Happy Chinese New Year!
Here are some Chinese New Year customs to share with you:
1) Spring Cleaning - Homes should be cleaned before New Year's Day because sweeping or dusting should not be done on New Year's Day as good luck will be swept away.
2) Refrain from using sharp objects - Knives or scissors should not be used on New Year's Day as this may cut off good fortune. So remember to put away all sharp objects!
Dear 5K, 5L, 5M & 5N,
I hope you enjoyed the 3 days at your P5 Camp. I am very proud of you for being so resilient.
However, many things happened while you were away having fun abseiling and rock wall climbing so your Social Studies task for the 2 days of e-learning is to catch up on current affairs by reading the news on online news websites.
You can do so via these two websites:
http://www.asiaone.com/
or
http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Happy reading!
The removal of Coca-Cola from thousands of restaurants in Malaysia in protest at US support for Israel will hurt the local economy, the company has said.
The drinks company was responding to boycotts of US-made goods called by Muslim groups in Malaysia.
Malaysia has called at the United Nations for action to stop the Israeli offensive in Gaza.
Former leader Mahathir Mohamad has also called for a global boycott of the US dollar and US products.
"As everybody else, we are deeply touched by the human side of the situation in the Middle East," Kadri Taib, Coca-Cola Malaysia public affairs and communications director, said in a statement.
"Given the local nature of our business, we believe that calls for boycotts of our products are not the appropriate way to further any causes, as they primarily hurt the local economy, local businesses and local citizens," the company said.
It added that the beverage company employs some 1,700 Malaysians, 60% of whom are Malay Muslims.
Muslim protest
The boycott, aimed at US support of Israel which has mounted the offensive in Gaza, is spearheaded by the Malaysian Islamic Consumers Association as well as the Muslim Restaurant Operators Association. If you stop accepting US currency, the US can't trade and can't make any money, it will become very poor and it will have to stop the production of more and more weapons in order to kill people. People must act... they won't die if they don't drink Coca-Cola
Dr Mahathir Mohamad, former Malaysian prime minister
More than 2,000 Muslim restaurants in Malaysia have said they would remove Coca-Cola from their menus from Friday.
Ma'mor Osman, secretary-general of the Malaysian Muslim Consumers Association which is leading the campaign, said about 100 other products have been identified, ranging from food to beauty and clothing such as Starbucks, Colgate, McDonald's and Maybelline.
A boycott is the best way for us to protest Zionist cruelty against the Palestinian people as consumers can weaken the economy of countries like Israel and its ally, the US," he said.
Leadership support
Former Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir had earlier called for a boycott of US currency and goods.
"If you stop accepting US currency, the US can't trade and can't make any money, it will become very poor and it will have to stop the production of more and more weapons in order to kill people," he said on Monday.
"We should not be buying all these weapons from the US, we can buy from the Russians if we must have aeroplanes and things like that," he added.
"People must act... they won't die if they don't drink Coca-Cola," he said.
"We urge everybody who loves peace and is against war to support our campaign. We must send a clear signal to Israel to stop the assaults in Gaza," he said.
Malaysia's current Prime Minister Abdullah Badawi has called for sanctions on Israel, saying the international community has a "moral duty" to save the Palestinian people.
He said that Israel's "excessive deployment of military power" in its air and ground offensive on Gaza since 27 December was "absolutely immoral".
In the conflict, so far 770 Palestinians and 14 Israelis have been killed, with thousands wounded.
Article from BBC News, http://news.bbc.co.uk/
Week 2: The classes are working on newspaper article reviews
1. Choose an article that has sufficient details for you to start a discussion, preferably one which features a problem or an important issue. For example, natural disasters, wars, crimes etc.
2. It is important to choose an article that captures your interest because you will need to spend a lot of time analysing the article.
3. Choose an article which talks about things that you know about. There is no point selecting an article about nuclear physics if you do not know anything about the topic. You will end up spending too much time trying to research on the topic to understand the article fully.
4. Share your thoughts on the article. Do you feel strongly about the issue? Why? What is your stand on the issue/problem? What would you have done if you were in that situation?
Don't...
1. Measure the quality of your reflection according to the number of words or the length of your writing.
Hi parents and pupils, welcome to the Social Studies blog! I'm hoping that we can use this as a platform of communication within our NYPS community of parents, teachers and pupils.
I'm Mrs Stephanie Dhillon and I'm will be teaching 5K, 5L, 5M & 5N Social Studies this year.
I've had my first lessons with 5M & 5N so far and I will be meeting 5K & 5L soon.
Just some information for parents:
Your child has been asked to bring a set of newspapers for my Social Studies lessons next week. Any English medium newspaper will do but as we will be hunting for newspaper articles, the Classifieds section will not be suitable.
Some advice to pupils:
If you want to lighten your school bag load, bring the Today paper as it is generally thinner and has a variety of articles that we will be able to tap on for the lessons.