SCHOOL LESSONS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 62, 31 March 1937, Page 13

SCHOOL LESSONS

Eighth Series for Primary Division _ HASTINGS AREA ! \ _ ! Following is the eighth series oi j lessons for primary sehoolB in the dis» trict:-^-porm hi - RCADSNG AKO SPELLIN6 Readiugi Journal, page 32. — "1 met at eve," — read as previously sUggested. Again th^ samp rhythm— weak. strong — 4 feet to each line. Not© line 4, underlin© the strong beats, in music tlie first beat would be shown as a rest. This poen personified sleep as a fairy prince. Havlng read it through twice writ© answers to thi© following : — Why a steep valley P Why grey clothes ? Why the poppy wreath? Why the air sweeter for his breath? Why golden docks'P "What does "witch the moon." meanp "What are "broom and birk"? Why skwild the poet repeat verse oue?. Noto metaphenj "wfreath burned," ^twilight feet". Write oUt any others in the poem, Al«o "lik© dim eoals" is a simile, (simile is & Latin word which means hke) j write out any others. Spelling : solitary lavender, custodian, bicycle, concealed, principal, cordial, aquatic, cuatomary, decade, commemorate, comparativ©, Dictation exercise, page 15, "As Sidsel was shutting the gate ........ . . pummel him." Must be written As in the Journal FORM I. Beading; Page 2: "A Six Year Old PrincesB." Ask an elder person to question you on tlie subject matter. Write th© meanings of the following words in your exercise ; — gilt • br&id, original hem, obstinate, anxiety, goggle^yed, promptly, odour, tendrils, tarnjshed, perceptibly. Spelling : Myriad, trimmed, quince, draught, overmantel, Bummons, lonely, hastiiy, apologyj apologise, remembered, coriidor, hearth, governess, Elizabeth. Dictation : Page 5 : Could not . . • . after his journey.

STANDARD 4. Reading (time 20 minutes) : Pebruary Journal, page 8, '"Ihe Black Tnlip" — to be read aloud. Fjrst take the part of "Anna" yourself, while other members of your familj, read the parts of "Jan", "Father", and "Mother". Now change parts until you have read all four in turn. Notice that soin© of the printing lies on a slant. This printing is called "'Italies". Italice are used for two purposes: (a) to give an expkraation which js not meanfc to be fead aloud, as, for example, in the first pai:agraph ; (b) to put weight on a word when it is read aloud, as, for example, in the first two lines on page 9. (black and shall). Remember this when reading. Spelling (time 20 minutes); Rule a pencil line underneath the following words. Learn tkem thoroughly, using your dictionary where necessary (page 10 and 11) : — underatand, .gentleman,. "cautidusly, woman, masterpiece, nonsense, strange, spectacles, terrible, happened. silence, naughty, accident. instead, angry, deceive, Saturday, break. school. STANDARD 3 Reading: February Journafs. P. 4 and 5. Give special attention to phrasing and expression. Time 20 minutes. Spelling: Thought, least, frightening, stumbled, duty, spinning, lazily, nobody, meadow1, ghost smiling, cairn. STANDARD 2 i Reading: Pages 4, 5 and 6. Con- • tinue reading as in the last lessqn, but- : read also all the other parts of the lesson. On page 4, the mouse uses words which describe or tell what kind of pig Percy was. Underline the words which are used to describe him there, and on page 5 underline the words which describe his tail. Words which tell "what kind of" are called adjectives. Here are some: kind, unkind, happy, unhappy, long, sliorfc. , You can put adjectives with nouns, like this: cold nights, hot cakes, fresh tea, young pigs, small mice. Spelling (all adjectives) : biggest, smallest, politest, great, grcatest, pretty, brave, braver, bravest, bold, bolder, boldest, STANDARD 1 Reading: Revise "Raggedy Ann Leads the Way" with careful attention fo phrasing and enunciation, then dramatise the whole piece, choosing a reader and the characters required, and acting aecording to the words of the story. Spelling: Learn the following words to- be tested: rolled, olf, back, room, trail, crumbs, right, just, flopped, against. ARJTHMETIC. STANDARD 4A. 1. Find sum of £69 14s 8d and £37 12s lld and £864 9s 10a and £704 16s 96 and £768 13s 9d. 2. Find1 the difference between £186 12s lld and £1000 0s Od. 3. To the sum of 86,094 and 79,386 add their difirerence. 4. £79 18s lOd multiplied by 11. 5. £684 13s lOd divided by 9. 6. Find the produet of 869 and 709. 7. Reduce 14 tons 16 ewt. 2 sts. to sts. 8. How many £ s.d. in 19864 pence? Build up and learn 14 tioxes table. . Time, 45 mins. Answers with Test 9. Answers to Test 7: 1, 262239. 2, 65719, 3, 434808. 4, £262 0s 76. 5, 11495 16-63. 6, £47 10s 4 6-96. 7, 679. 8, 888 81-89. standard 5. 1 1. To 2i millions add 2} thousands. 2. £4 19s 101 d multiplied by 99. (Try ' short method). 3. £392 16s 7d divided by 58. 4. Add: § of £2* 8s Od and 5-7 of 2& guineas. ' «

mmmmuumrnt » mu— h ■ iiMnwnwMwwiffMwm n'r— ^ - 5. How many pence in £104 18s Od? 6. Find by practice cost of 87 fchings at £3 12s Od. 7. How many minutes in the month of March? 8. How many times can 26 times 34 be taken from 403104? Answers to Test 7: 1, £20 5s Id. 2, £127 Is 66. 3, £202 2s 6d. 4, 17 tons. 5, 24640 yds. 6, 53207. 7, £437 4s lld. 8, 16259 Ibft, (STANDARD 6. 1, Multiply 7 ahd 3-8ths pence by .495. Ans. in £ 8,d, 2, ^82157 divided by 493. 3, Prove No. 2 by multiplying ahswer by 493. 4, How many tons cWt. qrs. Ibs. of powder are needed to cnake a million ounce-packets? 5. "What fraction (loweat terms) is I£l IS 4d of £1 6s 8d? 6. From the sum of 28.034 and 9.07 take their difference. 7. Multiply £76.384 by 14 and extpress answer in £ S. d. 8. If 9 sheep cost £7 14s 6d what WOuld 35 sheep cost? Answers to Test 7: 1, 33 sacks and 186 lbs. over. 2, 1219 plus 125. 3, 168347. 4, 59 seventieths. 5, 2592000 seconds. 6, a 49, b 1 and 2»third«. 7,4 1 mile 44 ehs. 4 yds. 2 ft. 3 inches. 8/ 11214S. Answers to series Std, li 19, 15, 16, 18, 5, 8, 5, 8. Standard 2: 184, 146, 272, 832, 64 3-8, 41 4-7, 89, 46, Std.i 3s 1052. 1266, 41,922, 56,504, 1959 3-9, 8960 4-8, 16,489, 8638. STANDARD 1. Write out in .books 4 times table. Learn thoroughly and then test as before. Written work: 1. 6 plus 3 plus 5 plus 3 equals g. 2, plus 8 plute 6 plus 4 equals 3. 3 plus 5 plus 5 plus 4 equals 4. 17 minus 9 equals 5. 15 minus 8 equals 6. 13 minus 9 equals 7. 4 mul|iply by 3 plus 2 equals 8. 7 multiply by 3 plus 2 equals STANDARD 2. Learn 7 times table and ask parents to test, Written work:— 1. 66 plus 83 plus 49 equals 2. 58 plus 95 plus 67 equals 3. 89 multiply by 4. 4. 68 multiply by 6. 5. 195 minus 88. 6. 132 minus 49. 7. Divide 258 by 6. 8. Divide 303 by 7.

STANDARD 3. Learn 10 times table and test as before. Written work: — 1. 368 plus 47 plus 266 plus 738 plus 79 equals 2. 278 plus 35 plus 363 plus 299 plus 83 equals 3. Multiply 7057 by 10. 4. Multiply 6438 by 7. 5. Divide 26,583 by 10, 6. Divide 17,684 by 6. 7. From 36,423 take 18,534. 8. From 18,276 take 9,379. GEOGRAPHY, STDS. 5 AND 6; FORMS I. AND H. If you have a rainfall map in you* atlaa, draw one of Australia — note espeeially the rainfall on the east coast. Take note that on this coast you find the most population. Write down in your exercise book that most wheat is grown in New South Wales; most wool is also produced in this State. The chief cattle State is Queensland. The following fruits are grown in Queensland: Bananas, I oranges, pineapples; large quantities of sugar aTe also produced there. In the Murrqy Basin, where irrlgation is now extensively employed, mueh fruit and rice are grown. Mueh of the dried fruit (prunes, sultanas, raisins) We use in New Zealand come from this xegion. l'he timber from the Karri and jarrah trees of Western Australia, finds a use in many parts of the world. Wood from these trees is used for wharvea, bridges, telegraph poles and sleepers for xailway lines in New Zealand. Sandal wood is aliso sent to Japan, China and othpr parts of the East from Western Australia. LESSON 8. — GEOGRAPHY. STANARDS 3 AND 4. If you have a rainfall map of New Zealand, note the following:— Where the shading is very dark you have a heavy rainfall — Westland (espepially South Westland), Taranaki, East Cape region, and parts of the Auckland Peninsula. Where the rainfall is heavy you have forests, timber milling and dairy farming. Sheep farming, agriculture (wheat, barley, oats maize) and fruit-growing are carried on where the rainfall is lighter. In some districts fruit-grow-ing is flourishing owing to the introduction of irrigation (Central Otago). Maize grows well in the Poverty Bay (Gisborne) district, Bay of Plenty (, Tauranga, Whakatane, Opotiki)^ and in northern Hawke'e Bay (Hastings). Most of our wheat grows on the^ Canterbury Plains owing to the suitable climate, large area of flat land, and suitable soil. The best barley comes lrom the Wairau Plain (Marlborough) and oats from Otago and Southland.