SCHOOL WORK.

Hauraki Plains Gazette, Volume XXXVI, Issue 4826, 25 March 1925, Page 2

SCHOOL WORK.

HOME STUDIES FOR CHILDREN.

SET 7. The next section of ’ the series of home lessons for the Paeroa District High School pupils is as follows: — HIGH SCHOOL. Complete all work set, up to end of Set 6. Correct thoroughly all marked work. Learn spelling and vocabulary lists. Seniors. —Describe briefly Tupman, Sr.odgra&s, Winkle, Dr. Slammer, The Fat Boy. What was the corresponding society of the Pickwick Club 7 Tel! how the Pickwickians reached DJ’igley Dell. Juniors.—Essay : A Cornfield, nearing Harvest Time, or Autobiography _ of a Shilling (Albert's, pages 176 and 195). '

History.—Write short but clear accounts of Hadrian, Agricola, Hengist and Horsa, The Witan, Theodore of Tarsus, Bede. Give an account of the reasons for and of the Synod of Whitby, 664, Explain fully the last paragraph of Chapter HL, page 21. STANDARD VI. English.—Describe a football or a basketball match, (a.) as a player, (b) as on onlooker. , Arithmetic.— Study percentages, pages 34 and 35. Write exercise 138 and 43. ■ Geography.—Study pages 162-165. Make a list of (a) the mountains and (b) the rivers, remarking on their importance as regards navigation. History.—Read page 164, paragraph 3, and pages 167-170. Name the three leaders mentioned, writing one sentence about each. What did Britain gain at the end of the war 7 Spelling.—First 20 words on second list. STANDARD V. Arithmetic. —L, C, M, exercise 9C and D. Long Tot, exercise 72, example 3. Composition.—A Trip in an Aeroplane. Ideas for thip may be obtained from Lessons in English, p 130-1. Geography.—Races of Europe, pages 80-1. Spelling.—Third column —completely to delicious. STANDARD IV.

Arithmetic. —Do exercise 3.A very carefully.

Spelling.—Learn five words a day from the new spelling list that will be sent to you.

English.—Read page 16. Do exercise 12, numbers 1 to 5. History.—Book 5: P-ead further, to page 36.

STANDARD 111. Arithmetic. —Hxercise 4. Englitsh.—Exercise 7. Spelling.—Words from apricot!) to Tuesday. STANDARD 11. Arithmetic.—/Tables to 12X.. Subtraction: Learn pages 10 and 11, exercise 4A. English.—Exercise “4. Spelling.—First 20 words of second list sent.