Rushden Research Group:Chelveston School Report 1904

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Chelveston School Report 1904

Chelveston School

Mixed School. The school room is not as clean as it might be and the floor should be washed more frequently. There is also a general want of neatness and tidiness and the importance of these qualities can best be inculcated by the force of example. The work, which was in a backward state is improving in mechanical accuracy and the teacher is working hard but the intelligence of the children is still low. The Time Table might be re-arranged with advantage both here and in the Infants’ Room where no lesson should exceed 30 minutes. The walls and ceiling need repairing in several places and the walls should be re-coloured. The windows should be made to open at the top and inlets for fresh air by means of hoppered windows are required. Open ventilation is needed in both rooms. The stoves, as at present arranged, are contrary to the Building Regulations, they should be moved nearer the chimneys into which the pipe should go direct. One stove is badly worn. The trees in the playground should be cut so as not to obscure the light Infants’ Class. The infants are fairly taught. No lesson should exceed 20 minutes.

H. M. Inspector is unable to recommend the payment of grant under Article 105 of the Code of 1900 (Article 32 of the Code of 1904).

Jas. Dun

Correspondent Manager

Sept 20^th. 1904

I have called a sufficient number of Names in the School Register & found them correctly entered.

Jas. Dun

Correspondent Manager

Sept 20^th.

Miss Wagstaff away from school this morning in consequence of her mother spraining her ankle.

Sept. 23^rd.

The average attendance for this week is 53.1.

Sept 28^th.

Rev. J. Dun called today. Mrs. Smith was unable to take the sewing this week as she was ill.

Scheme of Work for year ending June 30^th 1905

Lower Division English Reading from suitable reading books (to be changed from year to year) Copy books, writing and transcription. Formation of simple sentences orally and on paper. Children to pick out Nouns and Verbs.		Upper Division English Reading from Geographical Reader of Europe and Historical Reader on the Stuart Period. Reproduction of simple stories and also written description of Objects discussed in class. St. VI Essays. Parse and analyse a simple sentence.

	Recitation

60 lines		100 from Julius Caesar

	Arithmetic

Scheme B		Scheme A
Mental Arithmetic		Mental Arithmetic

to be taken 10 minutes daily.		to be taken 10 minutes daily.

	Geography

Simple lessons on Geographical Terms. Geography of England and the county.		Geography of Europe (not including British Isles) from Geographical Reader with oral exposition.

	History

		Stuart Period from Historical Reader with oral exposition.

	Common Things


A course of object lessons dealing with objects familiar to the children.		A course of object lessons dealing with objects familiar to the children.

	Singing

	Division III (as per code)

	Five songs. One of them is to be a Two-part song.

	Drawing

	As per former Codes. Boys to colour the Copies in Upper Standards. Free Arm Drawing.

	Needlework

	As in Appendix III to revised instructions.

	Physical Training

	Revised Model Course.

	Infant Class

Reading

Class I.	Palmerston Primer No. 2. Palmerston Infant Reader.
Class II.	Palmerston Primer No. 1 & 2.
Class III.	Letters from frame and card.

Writing

Class I.	Capital Letters. Names. Transcription. Easy words from dictation.
Class II.	Small letters. Easy words of three and four letters.
Class III.	i. u. w. l t b in sand trays.

Arithmetic

Class I.	Addition and subtraction. Numbers not more than 99. Mental.
Class II.	Mental. Number pictures with cubes. Numbers not to exceed 20.
Class III.	Number pictures to 5.

Kindergarten

Class I & II.	a. Mat weaving b. Embroidery c. Ball making.
Class III.	a. Fraying and colour sorting b. Bead work c. Building with cubes.

Recitations

‘Kitty Cottontail’ ‘Feeding the chickens’ ‘Freddie & the Cherry Tree’ ‘Little Dick’ ‘Mary’s Cat’.

Drill

Wand drill. Right, left and about turns.

Singing

Tonic solfa. Exercises on the chord. Six songs.

Object Lessons

Twenty lessons.

Form & Colour

To know the square, oblong, rhombus, triangle, pentagon, hexagon, octagon, circle, semi-circle, quadrant, oval. Primary & secondary colours.

Drawing

Copies from ‘A short course of drawing for Infants’ by A. Braithwaite. The Leighton Drawing books to be used for Class I.

Needlework

Class I & II.	Girls to hem handkerchiefs and bibs.
Class I.	Boys & Girls to knit reins & dish-cloths.
Class II.	To knit stripes.

Sept 26^th.

The Average Attendance for week ending Sept. 24^th was 53.1

Oct 3^rd.

Average Attendance for week ending Oct 1^st. Was 50.3.

Oct 4^th.

Mr. Mantle called today.

Oct 21^st.

The average attendance for week ending Oct 15^th. Was 48.5 H. Taylor, Esq. H.M.D. visited the school this morning. Mr. Gotch the County Council Inspector also paid us a visit. Mr. A. Mantle called today & I reported several children for their attendance. The average attendance for this week is 48.5.

Oct 28^th.

The average attendance for this week is 51.2. This is very good as the percentage was 96.

Nov 23^rd.

I have checked a sufficient number of Names in the Registers & found them correctly entered.

Jas. Dun

Correspondent Manager

Nov 29^th.

Half holiday. Children’s concert.

Dec 9^th.

Visited this school.

Davis S. Gotch.

Dec 9^th.

Miss Wagstaff absent & suffering from a severe cold.

Dec 12^th.

The average attendance for week ending Dec 10^th was 39.5. There has been a number of children absent on account of chicken pox.