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  Questions  1. What are the two other names given to the Taino? 2. Explain how Jamaica got its name.  3. What does 'indigenous' mean?  4. Explain the importance of the rivers to the Taino.  5. How did the Cacique's home differ to that of the ordinary Tainos? 6. Why were the Tainos described as "very religious"? 7. In 1494, the Taino way of life changed forever. Explain why this was so. 
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Homeschool - February 26 - March 1

  Elements of a Perfect Narrative Setting  - Where is your story set?  Highlight all the senses (What does it sound like/ look like/ smell like/ feel like?) Characters  - Who is your story about? What do they look like? How do they behave? Conflict  - What goes wrong? How do your characters react? Solution - How is the problem solved? How do your characters feel? 1. Who was older between Ojoma and Obide? 2. How do you know that Obide was a greedy man? 3. What did Ojoma see his sister-in-law doing? 4. What did Ojoma do with the heads of the yam? 5. Was Ojoma wrong for taking the heads of the yam? Give a reason for your answer.  6. What did the King do? 7. Was the King's judgement fair?                               ****** Plurals****** There are several nouns that do not follow any rules and have irregular plural form. 1. She has eaten two ______ (chocolate). 2. (Child) _____ are jumping. 3. There were Five (lion)______ in the forest. 4. There are four (knife) ______ in the kitchen.

Saturday Classes 2024

Saturday, May 18, 2024 Class 3's                                      COMPREHENSION I dared not stir out of my castle for days, lest some savage should capture me. However, I gained a little courage and went with much dread to make sure that the footprint was not mine. I measured my foot against it. Mine was not nearly so large. A stranger, maybe a savage, must have been on shore, and fear again filled my heart. I determined now to make my house more secure than ever. I built another wall around it, in which I fixed six guns, so that, if need be, I could fire six in two minutes. Then I planted young trees all around. I feared my goats might be hurt or stolen from me, so I fenced round several plots of ground, as much out of sight as possible, and put some goats in each plot. I did all this, while I lived with a terrible fear in my mind that I might one day meet an enemy. I had lived eighteen years  on this lonely island. Once, when on the opposite side of the island, I was filled w

TERM 2 - 2024 - SOCIAL STUDIES

 Syllabus Source: https://www.learningsaba.com/downloads/CCSLC_Social_Studies.pdf                Stages of Human Development Important terms:  (a) pre-natal -  before birth (b) infancy - a young child (c) childhood - approx. 2 -12 years old (d) adolescence - teen years  (e) adulthood -  (f) senescence - old age Which of these stages is the b est? Why?  ------------- The G eneration Gap ------------- Source: CCSLC SOCIAL STUDIES SYLLABUS What is the   G eneration Gap? T he differences in opinions, values, etc., between younger people and older people A guide to the generations:  https://www.pearson.com/content/dam/one-dot-com/one-dot-com/english/Images/FocusSecondEdition/Focus_2e_TB2_U1_Sample.pdf

TERM 2 - 2024 - SCIENCE

  Ecosystems Any place on Earth where living things interact with other living and non-living things is called an ecosystem.  The living things are called the biotic factors, or parts, of the ecosystem; the non-living things are called the abiotic factors Ecosystems may be large, such as an ocean or desert . They may also be small, such as a puddle or a rotting log. Relationships in an Ecosystem SYMBIOSIS: Different living things living together where the relationship can either: -benefit one organism -harm one organism -benefit both organisms MUTUALISM: Both species benefits COMMENSALISM: One species benefits and the other does not benefit nor is it harmed PARASITISM: One species benefits and the other is harmed

Term 2 - 2024 - MATH (CLASS 4)

  All questions must be written in your book.  Ratio Worksheet 1 1.  The ratio of tomatoes to red apples is 2:5.  If there are 20 tomatoes, how many red apples are there? 2.  The ratio of berries to oranges is10:1.  If there are 25 oranges, how many berries are there? 3.  . The ratio of bananas to melons is 30:1  If there are 300 bananas, how many melons are there? 4.  The ratio of blueberries to strawberries is 1:7.  If there are 210 strawberries, how many blueberries are there? 5.  The ratio of pears to green apples is 1:3.  If there are 150 green apples, how many pears are there? Ratio Worksheet 2 :  https://www.math-salamanders.com/image-files/free-math-word-problems-ratio-problems-3.gif Ratio Worksheet 3:   1. Sophie was trying to calculate the number of students in her school. She found the ratio of boys to girls across the school was 3:2 If there were 120 boys in the school, how many girls were there? How many students were there altogether? 2. Pupils on a Committee wanted to in

Homeschool Last Week 2023

  1)      3 x (6 + 7)                                                2)      5 × 3 × 2 3)      72 ÷ 9 + 7                                                  4)      2 + 7 × 5 5)      9 + 8 − 7                                                   6)      9 − 32 ÷ 4 7)      5 x (10 − 1)                                              8)        48 ÷ (4 + 4) 9)       (6 + 25 − 7) ÷ 6                                      10)     (6 − 4) × 49 ÷ 7    A Sad Song About Greenwich Village She lives in a garret Up a haunted stair, And even when she’s frightened There’s nobody to care. She cooks so small a dinner She dines on the smell, And even if she’s hungry There’s nobody to tell. She sweeps her musty lodging As the dawn steals near, And even when she’s crying There’s nobody to hear. I haven’t seen my neighbor Since a long time ago, And even if she’s dead There’s nobody to know. Questions 1. What word would you use to describe the old woman? ________________________________________________________