FOXTON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 2858, 14 March 1925, Page 3

FOXTON PUBLIC SCHOOL.

Excellent response attended the experiment made last week by the staff of tlie above school in the provision of an assignment of work to be carried out by the pupils at home during the present enforced vacation. Although some pupils did not send in work, a big majority did so and the teachers had a most strenuous day yesterday in marking and returning it. Much of the work was excellently done, but unfortunately the fact that the teacher was not at hand to enforce the doing of the- allotment, was in some cases painfully apparent. The headmaster appeals to parents to cooperate with the teachers by insisting upon their children devoting a portion of each day to the carrying out of the work set. Every effort is being made to make the allotments clear and easily understood, so that there should be no difficulty in this direction. The finished work, bearing the name and address of the pupils to be sent to the responsible teachers not later than Thursday next, 19th inst. This work may be posted either at the post office or at the school, in either case preferably by an adult or older child. The Avork must be done on loose paper, not in books, and all exercises must be carefully and neatly written. When corrected the Avork Avill be returned to the pupil by post, hence the necessity for the pupil’s address appearing in the work sent in. The following is the assignment for next Aveek, and a fresh assignment will be published on Thursday next. READING. All Classes :—Finish February Journal, As additional reading parents might provide suitable matter in the form of any of the many supplementary readers Avhich are graduated according to age and published by various firm's. RECITATION. All Classes: —Choose a poem and learn one Averse per day. SPELLING. Stds. 3, 2,1,: —Write out and learn arn 50 Avords from February Journal, second half. Write sentences containing any ten. Stds. 3,2, I:—Write out and learn 30 words from February Journal, second half. Write sentences containing any ten.. ESSAY. Stds. fi and 5: —Describe a river in Hood. Stds. 4,3, 2:—Write a story ahoui a lion and her chickens. LETTER-WRITING. Stds. 0. 5, 4: —Write a letter to a friend, inviting him or her lo spend the Easter holidays at your home. ARITHMETIC. Note. —Parents can assist children to revise tables and with mental exercise. Std. fi: —Prog. Arithmetic: Book fi, Ex. 3, C. D. E. F. Std. 5 :—Prog. Arithmetic: Book 5, Progressive Tests: A. B. C. D. Std. 4: —Prog. Arithmetic: Book 3, Ex. 38, A. B,_C. D. Std. 3: —S. 3 Book, Ex. 4, A and T 5. Std. 2:—S. 1 Book: P. 70, Ex. (11, A. B. C. D. E. F. Std I:—S. 1 Book, Ex. 29, P. 34, F. ft. 11. DRAWING.

Stds. (>, 5, 4: —From the actual object draw any of these: A bat, a cup and saucer, a teapot and caddy, a saucepan with lid leaning against side. Stds. 3,2, I:—Any toy or a spray of flowers. HISTORY. Books. —The story of the British Nation. Std. (i read the account of The Seven Years’ War. .» Std. 5: —Pages 81 —SO. Std. 4:—Pages 127—131. Std. 3Pages 17—23. GEOGRAPHY. Note.—Pacific Geographies and Atlasses may be used. Std. 6: —Trace a map of North America and mark in the regions producing furs, gold, timber, wheat, cotton, sugar, .tobacco, fruit, fish, coal and petroleum. Std. s:—Trace a map of England and mark in the chief iron and coal fields. Std. 4: —Trace a map of Australia and mark in States, the chief railway lines and six chief pprts. Std. 3: —Trace a map of North Island and mark in chief railway lines and eight chief towns. NATURE S'T’UDY. All classes keep a daily record of weather as regards sunshine, clouds, wind, rain etc. Stds. 6 and s:—iCollect grass and weed seeds. Put each kind in separate bottles or fins and label and bring to school wlhen it re-opens. Std 4: —Collect seeds which have been, or are, carried by the wind. Std. 3 :■ —Make a collection of wild flowers and njame them. Stds. 2 and I‘Draw and colour trees, animals, _ birds, flowers, insects etc. . "* / 'SEWING. i t Stds. 0 and 5:-—Patching. t it Stds. 4 and 3: Hemming. Stds. 21 and 1; Make a kettle holder. , t V INFANT CLASSES. [

Week ending 20/3/25. It is suggested that older brothers or.sis-

levs assist tlie; infants in dealing with such occupation as the Tollowing:—(a) Primers: Rend to them a fairy tale or story. Children to read pages 4 and 5 and play games r.s an aid to the recognition of words boy, girl, run, jump, creep, baby, sit, —found in Live Reader, and to print these words, (b) Play games in counting chips from wood heap. Arrange them in groups of 2,3, 4, and 5. Primer 2, Avork sums dealing witli numbers to six. Multiplication and division. (e) Draw the objects mentioned in Nursery Rhyme “Pussy cat! Pussy Cat! Where have you been?” and learn the rhyme. (<1) Model in sand or day objects mentioned in Nursery Rhyme—give plenty of practice in lacing and unlacing a pair of boots. Primers 3 and 4: (1) Read pages 4 and 5 Live Readers; (2) pick out words once, upon, time, found, grain little,, said, grew, ripe, gather. (3) Learn these words for spelling and write out four times each. (4) Write out and learn the 3 and 4 times tables. Work ten sums, numbers 12 and lfi. (5) Write story about “A Rabbit.” BEACH SCHOOL. Same as for main school, excepting in history, Avhicli is as follows: —Ley’s History No. 1, Early Times. Read pages 14 to 20. EX-STD. fi PUPILS. The headmaster Avill be pleased to set special-Avork for any Ex. Std. fi pupils who apply personally to him at the school. All parents are advised to watch this paper closely for future announcements.