HOME LESSONS FOR PRIMARY PUPILS.

Shannon News, 7 April 1925, Page 3

HOME LESSONS FOR PRIMARY PUPILS.

“PEAT THE GAME.” Tile Secretary of the Wellington Educutiuu: iioam states luai much oi Uie work sent m by scholars shows little interest on. the part oi the parents,wivle some of toe work is exceptionally goqd. The. gap between tile stronger arid toe weaker pupils is in us , being widened. Teacnei’s are keeping a record of this work and work Of goofi quality vvUi count towards 'the pupil's /promotion at the ena of the year. Parents are again urged to do their utmost to assist endured' with these lessons. Following ig toe fourth allotment ol work issued by the. Wellington Cjuiicatiuli Board, and covers tiie wee.k April -2 to April 9;

Group A. • reading. dead carefully the first half of the Match Journal. Write out four new pieces qf information -you have found out from the February Journal.

ENGLISH. • Essay. Standard 2.—A mouse’s story: or describe a rabbit. Standard 3. —Describe your favourite shop window; or story Qf a baby lefi alone with unit; or a horse’s story. Standard 4.—My hobby; or toe stoiv oi a pair ol spectacles. ' Standards 5 arid 6.—The different ways in which people travel about the world; or an imaginary adventure in a caye; or, an experiment. Lessons in English. Standard 3.—Read page .13, and do the first 1.3 of each of Exercises 11 and 12. Standard 4.—Read : page 17, and do Exercise 13. Standard s.—Read page 36, and do toe- first 12 of Exercise 18. Standard 6.—Exercises 12'and 13 (3, 4, and 5 of each). RECITATION. Standards I—6.—Name1 —6. —Name the poem you learned from your Journal last week and write any two verses from memory.

DRAWING." Standards 1, 2, and 3. —Draw and colour with crayon one or more of the following : Knife and fork, spade, broom, two pancies, horse-shoe, apple. 4, 5, and 6.—Draw and colour with crayon or brush one or more of the fqllowing: Hat, spray of autumn leaves, group of any three objects. ARITMETIC. Standard I.—Practise at home the sums on page 6, and seng in Exercise 4 h and c . (pages 7 and 8). Standard 2.—Pages 17 and 17, Exercise 8, i and j. Standard 3.—Exercise 7 c. Standard 4.—Exercise 6 a and b. Standard 5. —Study carefully pages 7 and 8, and do Exercise 2 a. Standard 6.—Exercise 2, j k 1. _ Group B. GEOGRAPHY. Standard 3, —On-a map ■of South island mark in the chief mountains, and mark in six ol tlie largest rivers. See page 96. Standard 4.—Revise Australia and write down lour of each of the following: Chief crops, chief exports, animals peculiar to Australia, early explorers. Standard s.—Revise England, and wiate four of each of the following: Holiday resorts, ship building towns, important rivers, places famous m history. _ Standard 6.—Draw a map oi toe United. States, America, putting m toe chief mountains, rivers and railways. HISTORY. Standards 3 and 4; Read all you can about Edward toe Confessor, Harofcl the fast Saxon King, and William, Duke of Normandy.' Standard 5.; Read tile story of the Pilgrim Fathers. Standard 6: Read the. story of our East Indian Empire, paying attention to the part played by the East India Company and Clive. NATURE STUDY. Standards I—6;1 —6; Name any trees or shrubs whose leaves are showing signs of falling; also toose whose berries are ripening. Try to find out why toe leaves fall. NOTE; If time permits, try to make a verse of poetry to suit the tune of one of these:— to) Oranges and Lemons. (b) Here we gQ round toe mulberry busli.