SCHOOL WORK.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4822, 13 March 1925, Page 3

SCHOOL WORK.

HOME STUDIES FOB CHILDREN, Parents are. advised to require the children, as far as possible, to study at regular periods. The work set, when completed, should be returned either by post or deposited in a box at the school gate, as children are not allowed to assemble at school. Lists of words for spelling'will oc sent, out with corrected homework. It would be advisable for all children to procure copybooks and practise writing, Vere Foster’s or Progressive Copybooks are suitable. HIGH SCHOOL. English (2 ¥2 hours). — Third year pupils. Nesfleld nouns ( kind, no., gender, case) Art. 21-45; parse noting in p. 108, No. 1,8, 9 (see table p. 107). ’’’Second year pupils: Parse nouns p. 22, No. 7 a and b, parts i and iii; p. 23, No. 11, parts i and ii. First year pupils : Lee's p 90, 131, 208. On page 64 learn verses .1-1 ; Albert. Kind of nouns, p. 16-19. Do p. 22, No. 7a. parts 1 and 3. All: Prepare notes for one of following essays: The Future' of Aviation or Wireless Telegraphy ; Leisure Hours; Mountain Scenery. French (2 1 /2 hours).— Third year Noun and adjective, p. 14-17, Ex. 4 A and B; feminine of nouns and adjectives p 226-232 ; prose, p. 254. No. i. Second year: Lessons 5 and 5 ; continue numbers up to 100, p. 231. Arithmetic (1 hour). —Senior: p. ■IS, No. 53, 54 ; p. 92. No. 19-22, 29-33 ; p. 94, No. 11, 15. Junior: Exercise 25, No. 10-20. Algebra. (1% hours).—Senior : Page 46. g, h. Geometry (1 hour). —Third year. Revise Theorems 34 and 35, Ex. No. 1,2, 4. Second year : Revise Theorems 1 and 2. . . History (J hour).—Junior: The ■ Saxon Invaders, p. 5;8 ; Map of North Europe, and show places . mentioned. STANDARD VI. Lesisons in English.—Read pages 52 and 53 ; Write exercise 15, No. 2. Arithmetic. —Exercise IA, 1-5 ; exercise 2A, 1-5. Geography.—Study' carefully pages 66 and 67. Describe three kinds of .climate with two examples of each. Copy out Causes of Differences Climates-page 67. STANDARD V. Arithmetic.—Progressive : Read n. 5-6. Learn definitions vulgar fraction, denominator, numerator, proper fraction, improper fraction, mixed number. Do exercise 1., A‘, B, C, and .D. Prime and • composite numbers, page 10. Write down (a) prime numbers, i to 50'; (b) composite numbers, 1 to 50. English— Lesisons in English. Study page 13 carefully. Do exercise 4. Geography.—Section 19, page 68, first four paragraphs to page 71. Use map of Europe in Atlas. History— Story of the British Nation, S 5, page 81-3. Learn 1485, Accession of Henry VII, first Tudor sovereign, . STANDARD IV. Arithmetic. —Progressive S 4 : Notation and numeration, page 5: do A and C. Exercise 1: Do A and B. Read Short Methods, then do E and F. English.—Book: Lessons in English, SL page 8. Read Recognition of Adjectives and Examples; then do exercise 3. History.—Story of British Nation, =l5. Study pages 9-17, Romans in Britain. STANDARD lIL Arithmetic. —Exercise 1 and 2. . English.—Exercise 1 and 2. STANDARD 11, English.—Exercise 1.- Lessons in English. Arithmetic. —Revise 2, 3- and 1 ■ ime< tables. Do exercise 1.