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Wairarapa Daily Times, 1 April 1925, Page 5

HOME LESSONS.

■ » —— FOR PRIMARY PUPILS FOURTH ASSIGNMENT OF WORK. Much of the work sent in shows little interest on the part of the parents, while some of the work is exceptionally good. The gap between the stronger and tlie weaker pupils is thus being widened. Teachers are keeping a record of the work,- and work of good quality will count towards the pupil is promotion at the end of the year. Parents are again urged to do their utmost to assist children with these lessons. The following is the fourth allotment of work issued by the Wellington Education Board, and covers the week, 2nd April to 9th April:— GROUP A. READING. Read carefully the tirst half of the March Journal. W T rite out four new pieces of information you have found out from the February Journal. ENGLISH. ESSAY.

Standard lI.—A mouse's story; or describe a rabbit. Standard lll.—Describe your favourite shop window; or story of a baby left alone with the ink; or a horse’s storv.

Standard IV. —My hobby; or the story of a pair of spectacles.

Standard Y. and VI. —The different fvays in which people travel about the ivorld; or, an imaginary adventure in a :ave; or an experiment. LESSONS IN ENGLISH.

Standard 111. —Read page 13, and do he tirst. 12 of each of Exercises 11 and

Standard IV.—Read page 17, and do Exercise 13.

Standard V. —Read page 36, and do the first 12 of Exercise IS.

Standard VI. —Exercises 12 and 13 (3, 4 and 5 of each).

RECITATION. Standards I—VI. —Name the poem » you learned from your Journal last week, and write any two verses from memorv. DRAWING. Standards 1., 11., and IlT.—Draw and colour with crayon one or more of the following: Knife and fork, spade, broom, two pansies, horse shoe, apple. Standards IV., Y., and Vl.—Draw and colour with crayon or brush one or more of the following: Hat, spray of autumn leaves, group of any three objects. ARITHMETIC. Standard I. —'Practise at home sums on page 6, and send in Exercise 4, B and C (pages 7 and 8). Standard II. —Pages 16 and 17; exercises 8, I and J. Standard 111. —Exercise 7, C. Standard IV. —Exercise 6, A and B.

Standard V. —Study carefully pages 7 and 8, and do exercise 2, A. Standard VI. —Exercise 3, J, K, L. GROUP B. GEOGRAPHY.

Standard 111. —On a map of the South Island mark in the chief mountains, and mark in six of the largest rivers. See page 96. Standard IV. —Revise Australia, and write down four of each of the following: Chief crops, chief exports, animals peculiar to Australia, early explorers. Standard V. —Revise England, and write four of each of the following:— Holiday resorts, ship-building towns, important rivers, places famous in history.

Standard Vl.—Draw a map of the United States, America, putting in the chief mountains, rivers and railways.

HISTORY.

Standards 111 and IV. —Read all you can about Edward the Confessor, Harold, the last Saxon King; and William, Duke of Normandy .

Standard V. —Read the story of the Pilgrim Fathers. Standard Vl.—Read the story of our 'East Indian Empire, paying attention to the part played by the East India Company and Clive. NATURE STUDY. Standards I. —VI. —Name any trees or shrubs whose leaves are showing signs of falling; also those ries are ripening. the leaves fall. <aWf# l - -tif\V,C N 0 T E.—l W| make a v e-NaSH of one 1.1 lUOU" ' i\ il