Welcome to EoN...






Welcome to EoN, which stands for Eye On Nation.

EoN is a webMagazine which serves as a platform for the staff and pupils of Zhenghua Secondary School to post articles and/or comments about school activities and/or issues pertaining to National Education, Social Studies, History and even Geography! We hope to raise the level of awareness and encourage active citizenship among our staff and pupils through this initiative.

Join us on this journey. It may be long and tedious, but good company expedites the process and lessens the load. =)

Looking forward to your comments and active participation!

Mrs Sharon Tan
Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2009. Show all posts

Saturday, July 25, 2009

Prizes to be won! (Online Photo Competition)

National Library Board's online photo competition

To celebrate racial harmony 2009, NLB is organising an online photo competition entitled "Racial Harmony in Action" via their photo gallery called JUST SHARE.

The competition which starts from 6 Jul to 31 Jul 2009 is opened to the general public.

There are 3 prizes to be won: $500 vouchers for 1st prize, $300 for second prize, and $200 for third prize.

Details of the competition can be found at http://www.pl.sg/page/PlBrowsePhotos/BrowsePhotoMain&_nfls=false

Thursday, July 2, 2009

N.E.mation is BACK! Win a trip to visit DreamWorks Animation Studio in USA!

Stand to win a trip to DreamWorks Animation Studio in USA!

Interested participants, please form a team of 3 - 4 and inform any teacher from the NE Committee. They are Mrs Tan, Mr Aljunied, Ms Rafiyah, Mdm Ho Woan Shay, Mr Chua Chin Haw and Ms Natalie Tan.

Simply create an animation. No prior experience needed. Free training (Content Development Workshops) will be provided for teachers and students to learn basic animation skills.

Theme: 'Why I care about Singapore'.

More information can be found in http://nemation.sg/. Wait no more! Sign up now!

Friday, May 22, 2009

Discussion thread for 4N2's Social Studies eLearning Programme

Dear 4N2 pupils,

By now, you would have explored either or both programme(s):
i) Civilization 3 (linked to Sec 3 Chap 2 on Governance and Sec 3 Chap 6 on Conflict among Countries - Diplomacy & Deterrence)
ii) Costlife (linked to Sec 4 Globalisation)

Kindly answer the following questions:
i) How do you feel after playing the game?
ii) Do you wish to be taught Social Studies concepts in future using such programmes?
iii) Name two things you have learnt about the world we live in.
iv) What is one thing you can do to help your community/country?

Please click on "comment" to post your answer to Qns (i)-(iv).

Thank you!
Mrs Tan

Friday, April 17, 2009

It's International Friendship Day! 17 April 2009

Commemoration for 2009 International Friendship Day (IFD)kickstarts today!

This year's IFD theme is "Getting to know ASEAN".

Fri 17 April 2009:
- Book Sale on Singapore history, heritage and culture
- Asian Youth Games (AYG) Roadshow
- Library Display of books related to International Cultures
- Staff in National / Ethnic Costume.

Sat 18 April 2009:
- Pupil participation in CAN! Discover, in *Scape Youth Park (W.A.D.! In the World and VisOut)

Mon - Fri, 20 - 24 April 2009:
- IFD-CME lessons on ASEAN and Chile (ZSS's twinning country) including quiz and reflections


Book sale

Lend your support to Team Singapore - Send your well wishes!

The Sporting Spirit!

Sports transcends race, religion and gender


Pupils drawn to the Asian Youth Games (AYG) roadshow

Know more about the AYG 2009 on the left
Get free 100 Plus drinks on the right

Friday, February 27, 2009

Support "Nation Moulders" for Viewer's Choice 2008

The champion clip for N.E.mation! II, "Nation Moulders", won top honours for its simple yet impactful potrayal of the 5 aspects of Total Defence. Now, it has been shortlisted as one of the top finalists in Mediacorp's Viewer's Choice 2008!

A contest for the public to choose their favourite local and international TV commercials, voting is open from now till 13 March 2009.

Vote now by SMSing [E.g. VC L7 S1234567A John] to 73388 and stand to win attractive prizes.

You may view the clip created by Team JJ AVAC of Jurong Junior College at website: http://www.mediacorp.com.sg/viewerschoice2008/contest.htm

*Each SMS costs 20 cents and will be charged to your mobile phone bill. Participants under the age of 18 years must seek parental consent.*

Note: The above-mentioned announcement is adapted from a National Education Branch circular to schools.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Total Defence Day Commemoration!

Starting from 2 Feb 2009, Zhenghua Sec began its Total Defence Day commemoration. It was a 3-week long commemoration to raise students' and teachers' awareness of importance of Total Defence in our world today.

2 Feb 2009: Assembly talk on Total Defence for upper and lower scondary students using examples from the threat on Yishun MRT station (Singapore), the London bomb attacks, the escape of Mas Selamat, the Mumbai attacks among others.

7 Feb 2009: A temperature-taking exercise was done in school immediately after the morning assembly.

14 Feb 2009: A safety/fire drill was conducted to test the readiness of the whole school (staff, students, canteen vendors and etc) in times of emergency.


15 Feb 2009: A group of students and a teacher attended the 42nd War Memorial Service at the War Memorial Service at the invitation of the Singapore Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (SCCCI).


2 Feb 2009 - 20 Feb 2009: Special CME Lessons using the 'Budget 2009: Resilience Package' as a talking point for Upper Sec and 'Responses to Threats' for Lower Sec.

Thank you, one and all, for your support!
NE Committee

* Look out for related photos. To be uploaded soon!!

Sunday, December 14, 2008

What's up, Neighbour?

A Short Quiz for Yourself:

1) Do you feel a sense of belonging to your neighbourhood/housing estate? Yes/No.

2) Do you feel happy living in your neighbourhood/housing estate? Yes/No.

3) Do you know the names of at least 2 neighbours? Yes/No.

4) Have you greeted (e.g. say hi or bye) at least one neighbour this week? Yes/No.

5) Do you know who the Member of Parliament in charge of your estate is? Yes/No.

If you have 3 or more 'Yes' to the 5 questions above, GOOD for you! You can give yourself a pat on your back! keep up the good work! =)

If you have less than 3 'Yes', perhaps you will need to ask yourself why the many 'No'. Tell us what you think can make you feel a stronger sense of belonging to your neighbourhood. Drop us a comment in this blog!

Look out for the contest that will be launched in January 2009. It has something to do with your neighbourhood... maybe something to do with photographs... maybe something to do with manga drawing... maybe something to do with poetry.

Harmonious Living

Harmonious Living

Touching Lives in Vietnam, 5 June 2008

Global Food Crisis (4m 2secs)

How does it affect Singapore? How should we respond to such global challenges?

World Food Crisis (7m 52secs)

How does it affect Singapore? How should we respond to such global challenges?