HOME LESSONS. FOR PRIMARY PUPILS.

Wairarapa Age, 19 March 1925, Page 5

HOME LESSONS.

FOR PRIMARY PUPILS.

SECOND ASSIGNMENT OF WORK. The following is the second allotment of work covering the week Mar. 19 to 26. Answers should reach headteachers by March 25; parents to see that packages are fully stamped. Group A. Reading.—Name the book or books you read last week. Which character did you like best? Transcribe in your best writing a paragraph that you think a good one. If children have received their school Journals they should read one half, at the same time continuing to underline difficult words and passages, making in St. 4, 5 an<j 6, a free use of a dictionary. Should there have been no issue of the Journals, parents are asked to provide suitable reading matter —a supplementary reader, or any interesting boys’ or girls’ book. English.—Essay.—St. 2: Write about a bird and its nest; or relate a .fairy tale. St. 3: Tell a story of how a boy tried to steal the apples from an orchard, and what happened to him; or, describe a day at the seaside or in the bush. St. 4: Describe a good place for spending a holiday, and say why you recommend it, or, write a letter to a friend describing what you aro doing while the schools are closed. Sts. 5 and 6: Write a letter to a friend describing the chief attraction of the place in which you

live; or, your experiences on a windy day. Lessons in English.—St. 3: Read pp. 7 to 10, and write out ex. 5. St. 4: Read PP- 12 to 14, and write out ex. 6, and the first six sentences of ex. 10. St. 5: Read p. 33 and write out ex. 16 and 17, the first 10 of each. St. 6: Read pp. 64 and 65, and write out ex. 18, the first 6. Recitation. —Sts. 1 to 6: Continue to learn a verse of poetry per day, and name the poem you are learning. Drawing.—Sts. 4 —6: Draw, and colour with crayon or brush some of the fruits now being sold in the shops. Arithmetic: text book, Progressive Arithmetic. —St. 1; Work p. 4. St. 2: Ex. SA, B and C. St. 3: Ex. 4 B, and first 6 of ex. Y 6A. St. 4: Ex. 4 A. St, 5: Ex. 54 B. St. 5: Ex. 3, D, E, and F. Group B. Geography.—St. 3: Trace the map of the South Island of New Zealand, putting in the chief railways and eight principal towns. St. 4: In the map of Australia show the following mountains:—Australian Alps, Blue Mountains, Liverpool Range, New England range. Put in also the Chief rivers. Mark on the 'map the localities from which the various products come. St. 5: Make a list of the chief industries of England. Show them on a map ,and show the ports from which the products are shipped. St. 6: Write all you can about the Canadian Pacific Railway, the products and towns of the regions it passes through. Make a sketch of this railway. History.—(Any history book may be used).—St. 3 and 4: Find out all yoif can about'the life of the ancient Britons, and the invasion of Britain by the Romans. St. 5: Find out all you can about the following adventures of the Tudor period:—Columbus, Vasco da. Gama, the Cabots, and Magellan. St. 6: Read about the early colonisation Of America, paying particular attention to the part played by the following:—Baleigh t Pilgrim Fathers,' Cartier, Champlaiff, and Wolfe. For all .standards: litime permits attempt the followhig:— What ia there of historical interest connected with the following names — Turnagain, Russell, Te / Rauparaha, Tarawera, Endeavour . Inlet, Three Kings. Nature Study.—Sts. 4, 5 and 6: Look at a cutting on the roadside. Draw a sketch of it showing the materials of which it is composed. Answer these questions: Are there any roots to be seen in the bank? Name the plants to which they belong? How long are the roots? What do you notice about the effect of rain and wind on the bank? Are there any springs? Can you trace where the spring comes from? Are any plants growing on the bank? Give any further interesting information about it. Drawing and nature study.—Sts. 1, 2 and 3: Pick out a tree at or near your home. Draw a leaf from it. Draw a branch with several leaves. Draw the whole tree. Write a. few sentences telling about its size, its use, its flowers, berries, seeds or fruit. For all standards: Continue to keep a daily record of the weather as in the first lesson.

In order to facilitate delivery of the pupils’ work to the various schools head teachers are recommended to place within the main gateway, especially at the larger schools, a suitable receptacle where the packets of pupils’ work may be placed. Pupils are especially requested to address their work to the school they attend, noting on the outside the standard.