Being Proud of Your School and Country (Std 5 Civic & Moral PDF)

| TT ® Chapter Two Being proud of our school and country Introduction In Chapter One, you learnt about...

| TT ® Chapter Two Being proud of our school and country Introduction In Chapter One, you learnt about acts of love for people with special needs, love for people of the opposite sex, and wearing decent clothes. In this chapter, you will learn about things which enhance the positive reputation of the school. You will also learn about the importance of cherishing our national values such as culture, norms and traditions. Being proud of our school A good school is a place where pupils and their teachers behave well. It is a place where buildings are kept clean and attractive. Therefore, a good school is a result of a conserved environment. Such an environment is kept well by planting trees that provide shade, fruit, and flowers. A good school is also a place where pupils are always smart as they take care of their own uniforms and learning materials. Pupils cooperate in taking good care of school resources. These include buildings, books, their exercise books, and school furniture such as chairs and desks. In addition, all pupils work hard and fulfil responsibilities willingly. The presence of these attributes always makes the school perform well academically which, in turn, makes the school famous. Abad school is a place where those attributes are lacking. It is a school with pupils who show different kinds of bad behaviour, which are not accepted in the surrounding communities. For example, facilities are not well kept, and the environment is not cleaned. In addition, pupils show lack of discipline such as wearing improper uniform and mishandling their books; moreover, some pupils do not attend school regularly, do not work hard, or come to school early. Sometimes, some teachers in such a school do not obey rules and regulations related to their work. Examples are quarrelling among | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 12 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || themselves, causing conflicts between teachers and their pupils, and using abusive language in the school and outside the school environment. As a result, these acts may tarnish the image of the school. Look at the following pictures and answer the questions that follow. y re QA i | Figure 1: Conserving the school environment | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 13 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® (ene ) , 1. What do you see in picture 1 and 2? 2. Describe the school environment in picture 1. 3. Compare the school environment shown in picture 1 with your school environment. 4. Make alist of activities that could make your school environment look similar to the environment shown in picture 1. What are the pupils in picture 2 holding? NO O List kinds of behaviour which make your school environment dirty. List things which enhance the good reputation of your school. Which sports and games will you participate in to make your school Oo famous? 9. What else should you, your fellows, and teachers do to make your L school famous. (Distinguish the roles of pupils and teachers.) ) ON @aap Discuss with your environmental teacher the challenges you face in keeping your school environment clean and how you can overcome them. Write your recommendations and submit them to your subject teacher. The school emblem An emblem is a special symbol that is used to signify or identify something. The school emblem is used to identify a particular school. Usually, in the school emblem, you find the school motto and important school activities including the school environment. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 14 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Participating in voluntary activities at school Volunteering occurs when you do something for a group or community without being asked to do so and without expecting anything in return. For example, you may volunteer to plant trees or flowers in the school compound or establish a vegetable garden. You may also establish or join a club such as a scout club, an environment club, a HIV/AIDS club, an anticorruption club, or a tax club. Additionally, you may participate in preparing bricks for constructing a school office, classroom, and school toilets. You may also participate in different self-reliance activities for raising your school income. Such activities can be conducting agriculture and livestock keeping, establishing a tree nursery, and joining vocational studies at school. -‘Gaap y 1. What is the importance of the school emblem? 2. Identify the basic features contained in your school emblem. 3. Have you ever participated in voluntary activities either at your school or in the community? List them. 4. Considering the passage above, in which activities are you ready to participate? yy, Ka Activity 2 Draw your school emblem in your exercise book and submit it to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 15 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® Values of our country Values are all things that we feel proud to have. Our values include the Kiswahili language, national unity, patriotism, solidarity, accountability, love, respect and human dignity. It is our duty to cherish our values which identify our country. It is also important to respect our traditions and norms as well as to promote our culture as part of our national values. Customs and traditions of our country Customs and traditions relate to how our communities are used to do things for a long time. These are inherited from one generation to another. They are part of the culture of a particular community. Therefore, they help to identify that community. In Tanzania, customs and traditions distinguish different communities. Some are good while others are bad. In order to promote national culture, we need to encourage good customs and traditions and discourage the bad ones. Bad customs and traditions hinder development at family, community, and national levels. Table 1: Good and bad customs and traditions Good customs and traditions Bad customs and traditions Require only women to work hard Encourage all people to work hard for the whole family while men and cooperatively. contribute little or nothing. The youth attend jando initiation Some communities practise ceremonies, and they are provided female genital mutilation and with appropriate training. They are improper dance styles like taught customs and traditions of kumcheza mwali or vigodoro the community to prepare them to (which are seductive). fulfill their responsibilities. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 16 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Encourage family members Exempting boys from performing of both sexes to cooperate in household chores like cooking and performing household chores and _ | cleaning utensils. in generating income. Work distribution considers Work distribution does not equality between men and women. | consider equality between men and women. Children’s rights are respected. Children’s rights are violated. 1 List other bad customs and traditions you know. 2 List good customs and traditions that exist in your community. 3 List other traditional dances that humiliate women in your community. 4 Write what can be done to stop the bad customs and traditions listed in Table 1. Ne ® ® Activity 3 Discuss with your fellow pupils three good customs and traditions in school. List and submit them to your subject teacher. Preserving national culture We may define culture as a way of life which includes the origin, traditions, customs, and dominant ideas of a particular community. We may also define culture as a total way of life. Therefore, preserving national culture needs to consider good customs and traditions as well as all other aspects which promote unity in the nation. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 17 @ 2021/08/04 v5 | | | TT ® oe | Importance of culture Our nation derives its identity from culture. In addition, culture promotes self-confidence and self-value. For example, Kiswahili identifies Tanzania in a special way. When Tanzanian artists travel to other countries, they identify themselves as Tanzanians through their works of art and performances. In addition, culture promotes unity, love, cooperation, and mutual respect. Culture preserves customs and traditions of our communities through training such as jando and unyago in some societies. Such training enables the youth to live responsibly in their communities. Culture encourages people to work hard using the acquired knowledge and skills. Works of art such as carvings, musical compositions, sport and dances contribute to personal, community, and national income. Moreover, people get different kinds of entertainment through culture. Traditional songs and dances are often used by some communities to raise work morale and promote discipline. For example, the Sukuma hit drums when they are cultivating farms in order to boost the morale of the cultivators. We may preserve our culture in different ways. One way is to participate in cultural activities. Another way is to use our mother tongue and our Kiswahili national language, depending on the context. We also have to proudly wear traditional clothes, to cherish good customs and traditions, and to eat our locally produced and prepared foodstuffs. We should also honour customs and traditions that encourage good neighbourliness. Moreover, we should respect traditional ways of greeting each other. Usually, children and youth are supposed to begin greeting the elders. In brief, culture is the life-blood of our society. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 18 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Study the following pictures and answer the questions that follow. Figure 2: Acts of preserving and promoting our culture | | CIVIC& MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 19 @ 2021/08/04 15:41 |  1. What do you see in picture 1 and 2? 2. List the advantages of the acts shown in both pictures?. 3. List the things held by people shown in picture 2. OR mp Discuss with your parent(s) or guardian(s) the traditional musical instruments used in your community; then, draw the instrument(s) and submit your work to your subject teacher. National symbols The National symbols include the National Anthem, National Flag, The Giraffe, National Emblem (or Coat of Arms), National Currency, Presidential Flag, Uhuru Torch, Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania as well as the map of Tanzania. Uses of the national symbols The symbols are used on particular occasions and for specific purposes. Let us now look at how the symbols are used. The National Flag The national flag is a symbol of our nation. It differentiates our nation from other nations. Our national flag flies in all countries where Tanzania has opened high commissioners’ offices. Additionally, when national leaders and some citizens travel outside the country, they take the national flag with them in order to represent our country. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 20 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ® The national flag also shows the vehicles which are registered in Tanzania. These include ships, aircraft, cars and motorbikes. In addition, the national flag is used to identify public offices or institutions such as schools, villages, wards, districts and regional offices, courts, and ministerial offices. You probably have seen the national flag flying at half-mast. This is when the nation mourns a national disaster such as the death of a national leader such as the father of the nation, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere, the sinking of MV Bukoba on 21* May 1996, and the sinking of MV Nyerere on 20" September 2018 in Lake Victoria. Many people died from the disasters. The National Anthem The national anthem is used in almost similar ways to the national flag. It is sung when a national leader visits another country and when Tanzanian teams travel outside the country for tournaments or cultural performances. The national anthem is also sung to decree the death of a national leader such as the President, Vice President, or Prime Minister. Moreover, when the President launches something of national importance, the national anthem is sung. Some examples are national celebrations, a new ship, a new aeroplane, or a state banquet in honour of a visiting President. In schools and defence forces, the national anthem is sung in order to inculcate a sense of patriotism. The Giraffe Be Ask yourself The animal is used as a national symbol. What is the name of the animal? Where did you see its picture? That animal is the giraffe. Its picture is used as a watermark in Tanzania’s banknotes. It is also used together with the national flag to identify the aeroplanes owned by the government of the United Republic of Tanzania. Likewise, the images of the giraffe on the tails of such planes signify the country’s natural resources. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 21 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | © Figure 3: The image of the giraffe on the tail of a Tanzanian aeroplane ® The National Emblem or Coat of Arms /RamD WV Have you ever seen bensions emblem? What does it contain? Where did you see it? ~ a The national emblem contains the following thirteen symbols: 1..Awoman and aman: They signify unity among Tanzanians. 2. The uhuru torch: It signifies our independence from colonialism; it also represents unity, love, and hope. Elephant tusks: They represent wild life resources in our country. The peak of Mount Kilimanjaro: It is the highest mountain in Africa, and it signifies the pride of Tanzania. Sea waves: They represent the water bodies found in Tanzania. The national flag: It signifies national sovereignty. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 22 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | | | ® 7. The spear: It stands for national defence. 8. Cotton and clove: These represent the cash crops produced in Tanzania. 9. The hoe: It represents farmers. 10. The axe: It represents workers. 11. National Motto - VTHURU NA UMOJA: Means freedom and unity. 12. The red portion: It represents the fertile land found in Tanzania. 13. The yellow portion: It represents mineral resources found in Tanzania. The national emblem is used to signify government ownership of documents and assets. It is seen in all government publications, books, national passports, and uniforms of high-ranking military officers. It is also used in official communication and announcements. The President’s seal also shows the national emblem. The Tanzanian Currency The currency is one of our national symbols. Our currency is known as the Tanzanian shilling. It serves two functions. The first function is identifying Tanzania as an independent country, and the second is measuring the value of goods and services. Therefore, we should take good care of our currency, both in the form of banknotes and coins. The Presidential Flag The Presidential flag is used to symbolise the authority of the President of the United Republic of Tanzania during official functions in and outside the country. It is also flown on the President’s official transport and the state house. The Uhuru Torch The uhuru torch was lit for the first time when our country got independence on 9'* December 1961. It symbolises Tanzania’s independence and solidarity among people. Every year, the uhuru torch is carried around the country in a ritual Known as the Uhuru torch race. During the race, many development projects are launched. A special song is sung to remind the citizens to fulfill their responsibility of defending the nation. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 23 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |  Figure 4: Inaugurating development projects during the uhuru torch race Sing the song Kuwasha Mwenge and think about its contents. Its lyrics are presented below: ‘Kuwasha Mwenge’ Sisi tumekwisha uwasha Mwenge Tumekwisha uwasha Mwenge Na kuuweka juu ya mlima, Mlima Kilimanjaro Kuwasha Mwenge Kuwasha Mwenge Na kuuweka Kilimanjaro Umulike hata nje ya mipaka yetu, ulete tumaini, Pale ambapo hakuna matumaini, Upendo mahali ambapo pana chuki Na heshima ambapo pamejaa dharau | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 24 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | ® The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania )RGID Have you ever seen the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania? Have you read it? Aconstitution is a set of laws and basic principles that govern the activities of a country, a political party, or a group of people who share the same goals. Tanzania is governed by the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania, which is the mother law. It provides the basic principles governing politics, structure, jurisdictions, and functions of the government. It also stipulates the rights and responsibilities of the Tanzanian. The constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania is also one of the symbols of our nation. It is used to preserve and protect all the laws made by the parliament of the United Republic of Tanzania. It stipulates the separation of powers between the three pillars of the state. The pillars are the executive, the parliament, and the judiciary. The constitution is used when key national leaders are sworn in after being elected or appointed. When the leaders are sworn in, they pledge to defend and uphold the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania. Additionally, the constitution stipulates clearly the scope and functions of each leader to prevent conflicts while executing their responsibilities. It also preserves laws that protect the interests and rights of human beings. The Map of Tanzania The map of Tanzania is used to show boundaries between our country and the neighbouring countries. To the east, Tanzania is bounded by the Indian Ocean. To the west, the country is bordered by Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda. To the south, it is bordered by Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia. To the north, Tanzania is bordered by Kenya and Uganda. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 25 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || TTT ® oe || Ga. How many national symbols does Tanzania have? Name them. — How many signs does the national emblem contain? List them. DN Identify two forms of the Tanzanian currency. W List the benefits of the Uhuru torch to Tanzania. KR List the values of Tanzania. nO Explain the benefits of the national constitution to Tanzanians. OO Which patriotic aspects does the song Kuwasha Mwenge N q promote? /) i Write the national anthem National festivals and list the cherished values. ) National festivals are special days that are observed nationally to commemorate important national events. The following list contains national festivals observed in Tanzania. Table 2: National festivals Date Events observed/remembered 12 January The Zanzibar Revolution ; Death of the first president of Zanzibar, Sheikh Abeid 7 April Aman Karume 26 Apri The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar to form Tanzania 1 May Workers’ Day 7 July International Trade Fair 8 August Farmers’ Day | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 26 @ 2021/08/04 v6 | | || ® 14 October Death of the first President of the United Republic of Tanzania, Mwalimu Julius Kambarage Nyerere 9 December Independence Day There are also religious festival days for Christians and Muslims. Christians’ festival days include Christmas, Good Friday, Easter and Easter Monday. Muslims’ festival days are Eid-El Fitr, Eid-El Haj, and Maulid. The importance of national festivals National festivals are occasions on which we cherish important past events and the meaning attached to such events. On such occasions, national leaders get opportunities to explain the achievements of the country overtime, the development challenges to be tackled, and the way forward. For example, on Farmers’ Day, which is celebrated on 8 August every year, our leaders ask farmers to visit agricultural exhibitions to learn new strategies for increasing efficiency and productivity in farming and livestock activities. Citizens have the opportunity to listen to and communicate with their experts, while reflecting on the challenges they encounter. For example, on May 1*, workers express their grievances which need the attention of decision makers at national level. - Ga , 1 What is the importance of celebrating the following national festivals? (a) The Zanzibar Revolution (6) The Union of Tanganyika and Zanzibar (c) The Independence Day 2 Which benefits do workers get when celebrating Workers’ Day? 3 What are the benefits of Farmers’ Day to our nation? \ y, Ra Activity 6 Describe in writing how you participated in one of the national festivals and submit your description to your subject teacher. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 27 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® ~ Choose the correct answer and write its letter in your exercise book. 1 Which one of the following signifies national mourning? (a) All flags fly at half-mast. 0 (b) The national flag flies at half-mast. (c) The national flag is not hoisted on that day. The national flag on transport vessels like ships and aeroplanes signifies that... O) (a) they come from Tanzania or owned by Tanzania (b) they are used in Tanzania only (c) they are used by Tanzanians when they are outside the country The symbol that is used to show that the assets and documents are owned by the government is... (a) the photo of the Vice President (b) the national flag LU) UO (c) the national emblem The source of all laws in Tanzania is... (a) the Tanzanian currency. (b) the constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania (c) the political parties. Occasions on which national leaders get the opportunity to talk about national achievements and developmental challenges to be addressed (a) Only during the uhuru torch race (b) Zanzibar revolution day only (_) (c) National festivals The President's flag is used for... (a) accompanying the President to various places. | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5FINAL.indd 28 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | || ® (b) showing the authority of the President. (c) campaigning for the uhuru torch. O) UO Blue colour in the national flag is used to represent... (a) Tanzanians. (b) minerals. (c) water bodies such as rivers, lakes and ocean in Tanzania. On which of the following occasions is the national anthem sung? (a) In important national events, different national institutions and international competitions (b) When court proceedings begin 0 (c) Only when the President addresses the nation When was the uhuru torch first lit? (a) 9/12/1962 OO) (b) 9/12/1961 (c) 26/4/1964 10 The following are some of the features found in the Tanzania currency: (a) Giraffe, elephant, emblem and President’s face (b) Emblem, mule, and rhinoceros CO) (c) Torch, giraffe, and chimpanzee 11 Culture means (a) advocacy for something that you like so much. (b) atotal way of life of people in a particular community or nation. (c) traditional activities done by certain people. 12 A good school is marked by the following features: OU (a) A good school band that attracts pupils from neighbouring schools to come and join school (b) Aclean environment, smartly dressed pupils, outstanding performance in national examinations | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 29 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | | | TT ® and disciplined pupils (c) Punctuality 13 Which of the following clubs can be established at school? (a) Scout, Environment club, PCCB club, subject clubs (6) Upatu, cooperative associations and political parties (c) Scout, singeli and traditional dances. 14 Unity, patriotism, cooperation, love, respect, human dignity, are some of our cherished values, we must... (a) always read and write about them. (b) encourage all citizens to read them. (_) (c) respect and cherish them. 15 Which of the following traditions is bad in the community? (a) Cooperating with others & (b) Female genital mutilation (_) (c) Encouraging men and women to cooperate in raising family L income J Vocabulary Constitution a system of laws or basic principles which a state, country or group is governed by Grievance something that you think is unfair and you need to complain or protest about Humiliate to make someone feel ashamed or stupid and lose the respect of other people PCCB Prevention and Combating of Corruption Bureau Pillar a strong supporter of something Preserve continue doing or having something because it is good | | CIVIC & MORAL STD 5 FINAL.indd 30 @ 2021/08/04 15:44 | |