SCHOOL LESSONS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 77, 17 April 1937, Page 3

SCHOOL LESSONS

Work For Primary Divisions TWENTIETH SERIES Following is the 20th series of lessons for primary schools in the Hastings district: — READING AND SPELLING. FOKM 2. Read aloud all the poetry from the March. Joumal and note all have simllar rhythms. Spelling. — R'evise the spellings from the whole of the March Jqurnal, giving special attention to those you made a mistake in, at the .daily tests. FORM 1. Reading. — ' ' Keeping Cool. " Read through again and find meanings of the following words:— ventilate, intense, tropics, exploslve, European, poliey, quartz, designed,' blasting, malaria. Write^ the words and meaning in your exercise book. . There. are still some uncollected iour^ials. Spelling. — Learn above words. Dictatioh.- — Page 51. " We have a great deal ; . . . the tropics." STANDABD 4. Reading ( Time: 20 minutes). — March Journal, pages 30 to 82. Finish reading the story: .'fThe Fight on the ' Jolly Roger.' " Use your dictionary as before. Spelling Clime: 20 minutes). — Kule a pencil line neatly underneath these words on page 29. Learn them thoroughly before your parents test you on them. ; Shiver, towards, meant, terrible, crocodile, steadily, crawled, hoarsely, gathered, greatest, surprise, strangest, pirate, silence, cabin, courage, listened, touch, their knees. STANDARD 3 Keading.— March. Journal, pages 22, 23, 24. In the story "The Water-Lily and "the Crows-foot ' ' have some one take parts wi'th you and read and act the story. Give attention to phrasing and expression. (Time, 20 minutes), Spelling.— Spiteful, pollen, revenge, onnoyed, pretence, particle, . district, i'ancy wrappers, honoured, poisoned, produced, satisfied. STANDARD 2. The Three Frogs, page 28, This lesson containg ' some words which have to be said slowly and carefully. These are some: — SRppery, centipedes, tiniest, slimiest and terrible., Centipedes have a large number of feet, and their bites are poisonous. (Time, 15 mins.). Note the words which rhyme in the first .verse, row go, do too, and underline the rhyming words in the socond verse, Spelling. — Picnic, spider, somebody, nerves, state, vote, tumblod, rushed, eatch, fishing-net. » STANDARD 1. lieadmg. — Kead aloud "The Three Frogs" with eareful attention to correct pronounciation, correct emphasis 011 words and, correct punctuation. Go back and. read aloud again "Jane's Birthdayl" 1 Spelling, — Learn Ihe following wurdis

to be tested later: Silly, asleep, Daddy, secret, even, spell, ask, what, play, played. Write. a sentence about each word. ARITHMETIC. STANDARD 6. 1. At £3 15/- for every £100 what commissiou would an agent get on a sale of £1350? • 2. 4 and 6-7ths plus 12& plus 8f. , 3. 3-13ths of 6/6 plus ll-19th of £1 18/0 minus 5 and 4-llths of 2/9. '4. An orchardist reCeives £70 for 240 cases of fruit each 40 lb. How much. per lb. was that? 5. Divide 6X792 by 1834 and prove. 6. Express 1 ton 3 cwt. 1 qr. as a decimal of 3 tons 2 cwt. 7. An 4 aeroplane flew 1120 miles in 9 hrs. 20 mins. How many m.p.h.? 8. From £20,000 'take 706 timea £14 19/6. ' Answers to Test 19. — 1 220 ft., 2 £606 S/6, 3 .078, 4 11 and 23-40ths, 5 £161, 6 .74, 7 48 book's, 8 £5468 15/-. STANDARD 5. 1. If 3 pennies weigh au ounce," how many will weigh 1 cwt.? 2. (4484 divided* by 19) multiplied by 17. 3. (a) Add % and 3-16. (b) .3 of a ton plus .5 cwf. 4. £2 17/6 multiplied' by 56 (short method). 5. 12/6 for 100 pegs. How much for 475 pegs? 6. £136 multiplied by 25§. 7. 5 qts. of milk each morning and 4 qts. each evening. How many gallons in 4 weeks? 8. Take 764395 from 2435846 and multiply the answer by 12. Answers to. Test 19. — 1 £151 4/0, 2 43 tons 15 cwt., 3 6 hrs. 30 mins., 4 46 mls. 4 chs., 5 2016 pkts,, 6 24 tons 14 cwt. 2 qrs., 7 1,000, 8 £1 0/10. STD. 4. 1." £272 13/6 plus £582 12/10 plus £49 16/3 plus £7 10/8 plus £493 14/2. 2. Multiply £37 18/6 by 9. 3. Divide; £472 16/3 by 7. 4. How many twopenny stamps can be bought for £12 15/6? 5. How many £ s. d. in 43 haifcrowns, 27 florins, 7 sovereigns, 11 halfsovereigns. and 17 sixpences? 6. BiJl: 71bs. of beef at 8d a lb., Glbs. of mutton at 5 a lb., 21bs. of suet at 4d a lb., 31bs.' of saasages at 6d a lb. 7. From £1000 take £273 14/8. 8. Multiply 5yds. 2ft. Sin. by 5. (Time, 45mins.). Answers to Test 19: 1. 174450. 2. 75201. 3. 220455, 4. 4370 books, 5. 23dys. 17hrs. 48mins. (j. 1191 6-73. 7. 14580. 8. £54 7/3. Answers to Series IS: — Std. 1: 21, 25, 23, .24, 27, 29, 8, 5. Std. 2: 219, 225, 33150, 20825, 879, 2156, 520 3-S, '336 9-11. Std. 3: £29 19/4, £51 9/1, £76 18/8, £137 13/-, £14 18/9, £19 1/6, £4 16/6, £8 15/5. STD. 1. 1. Keep on adding 5 liks this: 6, 11 ... to 51. 2. Ke8p on adding 3 iik6 this: 5, 8, 11 . . . • to 38. 3. Keep on taking away 4 like this: 30, • 26, 22 . . . to 2- ' 4. Keep on taking away 3 like this: 28, 25, 22 ... to 1. 5. 8 multiplied by foar plus 6 equals 6. 6 multiplied by 7 minus 5 equals 7. 36 divided by 4 equals 8. 54 diyided by 6, equals STD. 2. 1. Write in figures (a) Two hundred 'and (ifty-six; (I>) Six hundred and eleven.

2. .Write -in. words 340, 468. 3. Keep. on adding 8. like ..this? 5,' 13,- 21 . . . to 69, ' 4/ Keep on adding "9 like this: '8,17, 26 V. v to 71. 5. 32684. multiplied by 7 equals 6. 41683" minus 39794 "equals 7. 32475' divided by 7 equals 8. 34659* divided by 9 equals " '• * STD. 3. 1. Write in figures (a)- One thousand four hundred; (b) Four thousand three hundred and fifty-elght. 2. Write in words (a) 1,896; (b) 4,086. , ' *' ' ' 3. *3649 plus 837 plus 68 plus 2074 plus 58 equals - 4." £16 14/7 plus £19 11/8 plue £26 4/11 plus £15 18/3 equals" 5. £8 11/5 multiplied. by 7 equals 6. £34 11/9 minus £16 14/11 equals 7. £37 19/4 divided by 8 equals 8." "281(586 divided by 6 equals GEOGRAPHY. FOBMS 1 & 2. California (Continued.) Chief Exports: Petroleum is f ound in large qaantities ih California and Texas. There are the second richest oil lields in the world. Gold is also found in this region. Wheat is the "gold" in North Amorica, and while it is grown in all the coastal States, the Jargest supply comes from the C.entral Western Sfates east of the Roeky ■ Mountaips. Large quantities are sent to Soattle, Portland and San Franeisco, whence it, is exported to Asiatic ports. The Waria dry summers of these Central Western States are particularly suitable for wrheat. Fruit: California, on aecoiint of the warm, sunny climate, is tho chief citrus (oranges, lemons) and stone fruit growing State. Fruit growing has given rise to a great canning and drving industry, which . employs. -large numbers of people. Timber: ITom California comes the famqus Kedwood khown among English builders as the everlasting wood. The paper pulp industry is flourishing, though most of the pulp wood is now suppiied. by Canada. Fish: All the coastal States liave valuable fishing "resources. Alaska talce.s first place for salmon. Cqd and herring are also exported. STDS. ?, & 4. p Oatiine of Districts — North Island. Taranaki is on tho West Coast. Its uai'm, moist climate inakcs it particularly suitable i'or dairying which is :its chief industry. Saw-milling, sheeptarming and nieat-t'reezing are carried on as well, 'L'he ehief town and port is New Plymonth. Hawera, Eltham, Stratford and Inglewood are farming eentres'. Patea (eheese and frozenmeat) and. Waitara tfrozen-meat) are small porikS "WeUingtons Kheep-farmiug and dairying are the ehief indnstries. Fiaxmilling is carried on around Foxton where there. is a factory that makes rope, twine, sacks and wool-packs. The largest town is Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. Other important towns are Palmerston North, Wanganui, Masterton, Petone and Lower Hutt. Otaki, between Wellington and Palmerston North, is noted for its market gardens, while Greytown in the Wairarapa is a fruit-growing centre. ' "Petone has been called the Workshop qf New Zealand because it has so many factories— woollen ■ mills, railway workshops, ruotor bodv buildinc assembiy worivs, and soap works. Rpil cars a'"o built at Petone- - ,