School opened 8.50am.  Mrs Wix who should have taken Mrs Newell’s place was ill.  Mrs Newell came as supply teacher.

3 new admissions.

Mrs Wix reported for duty.

Miss Webster absent thro’ illness.

Miss Webster returned to duty.

Miss Bennett absent, having to attend an interview for appointment with L C C.

Miss Bennett returned to duty.

School closed for half term holiday.

School opened after half term holiday.

Miss March left school at 9.15 am with chairman of the managers’ sanction.  Returned at 1.30pm.

Mrs Weale and Mrs Shrive visited school and checked registers

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School closed at 3.30pm for the Easter holiday.

Mrs Bennett left the staff.

School opened at 8.50am.  35 new admissions.  Miss Jays joined the staff temporarily and had charge of cl 5.  Mrs cave joined the staff and had charge of 30 new admissions.

Mrs Kirk absent pm to attend father’s funeral.

School closed for the wedding of H R H The Princess Margaret.

Mrs Kirk absent to attend mother’s funeral.

Two students, Miss Hewes and Miss Perfect from Bedford Training College started a month’s teaching practice.

School closed for refresher course.

The students finish their month’s school practice today.

School closed 3.30pm for Whitsun holiday.

School opened 8.50am after the Whitsun holiday.

School closed for area sports.

Miss March absent to attend funeral at Porchester (Portsmouth).

The managers (Mrs Weale and Mrs Shrive) visited the school and signed the registers.

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Parents attended the Open Evening 6.30 – 8pm.  Most parents came so an interesting and successful evening was appreciated.

School closed for Summer holiday.  Miss Horsley and Mrs Cave leave the staff.

School opened after the Summer holiday.  Miss Hodson joined the staff.

New admissions 47.  Total roll 229.

Miss Webster absent  - to see her brother off to Jamaica.

Miss March left school at 9.30 to attend County Court at Wellingborough.

Medical inspection am.

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School closed 3.30pm for midterm holiday.

School opened 8.50am after midterm holiday.

Mrs Wix absent thro’ illness.

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Medical examinations am.

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Routine medical inspection am.

Jumble sale 3.30pm to raise funds for Christmas party.

Safety First film given by Mr Valvona.

Carol afternoon for parents.  A good attendance.

Party, Mr Webster (Sandy) entertained the children in the afternoon.

School closed today 3.30pm for the Christmas holiday.

School opened 8.50 after the Christmas holiday.

Mrs Wix left at 2.30 to attend Northampton hospital.

Miss Webster went to Alfred St Infts 2,30 pm

School Med Officer Dr Smith saw Hilary Toone with her parents 2.30pm.

School closed for midterm break.

School opened after midterm break.

Mrs Wix left at lunch time to attend Northampton hospital.

Mrs Wix absent thro’ illness.

Mrs Wix returned to duty.

School closed for Easter holiday.

School opened 8.50am.  32 new admissions.  Mrs Sewell came as supply teacher.

Miss Jays absent pm thro’ illness.

Mrs Sewell absent am thro’ illness.

School closed 3.30pm for the Whitsun holiday.

School closed for staff visit to education exhibition.

School opened 8.50am.

Polio immunisation pm.

School closed for area sports.

Class 1 attended music festival at Alfred St, taken by Miss Firth

Mrs Kirk absent through illness.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

An Open Evening was held at the school from 6.30 – 8pm.

School closed 3.30pm for the Summer holiday.  Mrs Sewell left.

School opened at 8.50am.  42 new admissions.  Miss ball joined the staff.

Roll 216.

Miss M Ball absent thro’ illness.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

Medical examinations.

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Mrs Wix absent thro’ illness.

Mrs Wix returned to duty.  Medical inspection.

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Medical examinations.

Mr Faulkner and Mrs Perkins visited the school pm.

Medical examination am.

School closed 3.30pm for half term holiday.

School opened after half term holiday.  1 admission.  Roll 220.

Miss Bailey went to hospital 11.45am.

Mrs Lawrence started duty as canteen supervisor for the lunch time break 11.50 – 1.30

Mrs Lawrence absent thro’ illness. 1 day.

Miss Bailey returned to duty.

Carol service, parents invited.  Good attendance.

School party – Mr Ashton entertained the children 2 – 3pm.

School closed for Christmas holiday.

School opened after Christmas holiday.  30 new admissions

Mrs Kirk absent through illness.

Mrs Miller absent thro’ illness.

Mrs Kirk and Miss March both away.

Mrs Anker came to help for the day.

Mrs Anker away from school.

Mrs Anker here for the day.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty and Mrs Miller.

Miss March still absent through illness.

Miss Ball away through illness.

Miss March returned to duty.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

Miss Jays went home 9.15am.

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School closed 3.30pm for midterm break.

School opened after midterm break.

Mrs Miller absent thro’ illness.

Miss Bailey absent through illness.

Miss Bailey returned to duty.

Mrs Kirk absent through illness.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

Miss March absent pm to attend uncle’s funeral.

County Auditor inspected dinner account and Stock Book.

Mrs Laurence left at 1pm to attend speech day at Wellingborough.

Mrs Miller returned to duty.

School closed for the Easter holidays.

School opened for new term.  33 admissions.  Roll 276.

Miss Jays absent through illness.

Miss Jays returned to duty.

School closed for ... holiday   day.

School closed for Whitsun holiday.

School opened after Whitsun holiday.

School closed for Junior area sports.

Mrs Muxlow visited school and signed the registers.

Mrs Kirk absent pm.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

School closed for Summer holiday.

School opened after the Summer holiday.  Roll 205.  Mrs Batters joined the staff.

Miss Webster absent thro’ illness.

Mrs Wix on secondment for 1 year.

Miss Webster returned to duty.

Mrs Garley absent to attend interview at Balls Park Training College.

School closed 3.30pm for half-term holiday.

School re-opened after midterm holiday.

Decorators in the school.

School party.

,,     carol service.

School closed for Christmas holiday.

School opened 8.50 after Christmas holiday.

,,    closed owing to boilers being out of order.

Owing tp only three classrooms having any heat about 80 children had to be sent home.

Mrs Garley absent in order to attend interview for College.

Miss Bailey absent through illness.

Miss Bailey returned to duty.

School closed for midterm holiday.  1 child left.

School re-opened.  1 new admission.

Miss Webster left at 11am to attend friend’s funeral – returned 1.30 pm.

Mrs Kirk absent through illness.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

Miss Bailey and Mrs Kirk absent.

Miss Jays absent thro’ illness.

Miss Bailey and Miss Jays returned to duty.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

Mrs Lawrence absent from canteen duty.

Miss Jays absent pm.

Mrs Lawrence returned to duty.

Miss Ball absent through illness.

Miss Jays returned to duty.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

School closed for Easter holiday.

School opened 8.50am.  20 new admissions.

School closed for refresher course.

Miss ball absent thro illness.

Mrs Garley and Mrs Kirk absent.

Mrs garley and Miss Ball returned to duty.

Mrs A M Weekley came as supply teacher during Mrs Kirk’s absence.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty and Mrs Weekley left.

School closed for Whitsun holiday.

School opened 8.50am.

School closed for Junior Sports.

Miss bailey’s presentation.  Managers present. Mrs Perkins (chairman), Mrs Muxlow, Mrs Marriott, Mrs Shrive, Mr Faulkner and Mr Ginns.  Friends Mrs Ash, Miss Furniss, former headmistress.

School closed for Summer holiday.

Mrs Garley left the staff.

School opened at 8.50 after the Summer holiday.  34 new admissions.  Roll 203.

Miss Sanders joined the staff also Mrs Smith as temporary teacher.

Medical inspection Dr Capon am.

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Mr Sime H M I visited the school.

Medical inspection Dr Capon.

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Miss Webster returned home 10am owing to illness.

Miss Webster returned to duty.

Mrs Lean and Mr Faulkner visited the school and signed the registers.

Miss ball absent through illness.

School closed 3.30pm for 1 week’s half-term holiday.

School opened after half term holiday.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

Miss Sanders absent pm – driving test.

School open to visitors 10 – 11.30am and 2 – 3pm.

Miss Webster left school at 10.30am to attend cousin’s wedding – returned 1.30pm.

Mrs Lawrence absent thro’ illness.

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Mrs Lawrence returned to duty.

Mrs Miller returned to duty.

Mrs Smith absent am – husband’s illness.

Miss sanders absent pm – driving test.

School party.

School carol service.

School closed for the Christmas holiday.

School opened after the Christmas holiday.  24 new admissions.  Roll 225.

Mrs Lawrence absent owing to illness.

Mrs Lawrence returned to duty.

Miss Jays absent thro’ illness.

Miss Jays returned to duty.

Miss jays absent to fetch car from works at Oxford.

Miss S Sanders absent through illness.

Miss S Sanders returned to duty.

School closed for Easter holiday.  Mrs Batters left the staff.

School opened after the Easter holiday.

Mrs E Turner came as temporary teacher to fill the vacancy in class 4.

New admissions 39.  1 left.  Roll 261.

School closed – Ascension Day.

Mrs Turner absent.

Mrs Turner returned to duty.

School closed for Whitsun holiday.

School opened after Whitsun holiday.

Visit of Miss Kemp and Miss Rainbow the two students from Bedford who will be coming on June 1^st for school practice,

Students arrive for a month’s school practice.

Routine medical inspection am Dr Capon.

School closed for Sports day.

Routine Medical inspection.

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Miss S Thacker (student for training college) came for 1 day’s observation.

Medical inspection am – Dr Capon.

Open Evening 6.30 – 8pm.  Good attendance of parents.

Medical Examination – Dr Capon.

Miss Webster left at 10am to attend Grandmother’s funeral.  Returned 1.30pm

School closed at 3.15pm for Summer holiday.

School opened at 8.50am after Summer holiday. 

Twenty seven new admissions.  197 on roll.

Miss K M March absent because of injuries following a car accident.

Miss M W Collier arrived to take up temporary duty.

Miss M W Collier left to fill an emergency post at Denton.

Miss M Ball absent owing to sickness.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

Miss K M March has returned home for Northampton Orthopaedic hospital and is still unable to return to duty.

Miss B Jays left at 2.10pm to attend the Open Day at Wellingborough Borstal.

School closed at 3.30pm for half-term holiday.

School opened after half-term holiday.

Mrs D V Dalton, county supply, arrived to take up temporary duty.

Mrs E Turner absent to keep an appointment in London (1 day).

A Fire inspector came to inspect the extinguishers and demonstrate them to the staff.  He recommended an extinguisher be placed on the first floor of the school and the local fire officer be call in to advise on fire drill and the evacuation of the building in the event of fire.

Mrs D V Dalton absent through illness.

Painters started on the outside of the school.

Miss march returned to duty.

Mrs Kirk absent thro’ illness.

Miss March absent to attend Inquest at Fakenham.

Mrs Page came as supply teacher during Mrs Kirk’s absence.

Miss March returned to duty 1.30pm.

Miss March left at 2.30pm to attend clinic.

Miss March left at 11am to attend the clinic (1 hour).

Miss March attended the clinic.

Mrs Page ceased duty at 3.30pm.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

Miss March attended the clinic.

Miss March attended the clinic 11amand every Monday, Wed and Fri.

School party.

Entertained by Mr Ashton.

Mrs Smith left at 12 noon.

School closed 3pm for Christmas holiday.

School opened 8.50 am Roll 235.

Mrs Lawrence absent through illness.

Mrs Kirk absent through illness pm.

Mrs Page came as supply teacher during Mrs Kirk’s absence.

Mrs Turner absent pm.

Mrs Lawrence returned to duty.

Miss ball absent through illness.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

Routine medical examinations am.

Miss Jays and Miss Sanders left at 2pm to attend lecture on I T A. 

Mrs L Kirk returned to duty.

Mrs Turner absent thro’ illness.

Mrs Turner returned to duty.

Miss K M March absent through illness.

Miss K M March returned to duty.

Managers’ meeting at 6.45pm

Miss Sanders absent thro’ illness.

Miss Sanders returned to duty.

School closed at 3.30pm for the Easter holiday.

School opened after Easter holiday.  41 new admissions.  Roll 278.

Mr Sime (H M I) visited the school and saw each class.

Miss March left at 11.15am to attend funeral service of Miss Foxworthy, returned at 1.30pm.

Mrs Turner absent on account of her husband’s holiday.

Mrs cave came as supply teacher.

Miss Jays absent through illness.

Miss Jays returned to duty.

Mrs Turner returned to duty.

Mrs Lawrence absent thro’ illness.

Mrs Lawrence returned to duty.

School closed for Whitsun holiday.

School opened after Whitsun holiday.  Roll 274.

Miss Webster left at 12 noon to attend uncle’s funeral.

Mrs barlow commenced duty as canteen supervisor.

Mrs Kirk left school at 11am to attend tennis at Wimbledon.

Miss march left school at 9.15am and arrived back at 10.50am having been for a medical examination at Northampton.

Mrs Lawrence, dinner supervisor, absent to go on an outing.

School closed for Junior area sports.

School closed for Magna Carta commemoration.

Queen’s visit to Higham Ferrers district.

Miss ball absent through illness.

Miss Ball returned to duty.

Medical inspection am.

Open Evening for parents.

Medical inspection am.

School closed for Summer holiday.

School opened after Summer holiday.  48 new admissions.  232 on roll.

School medicals.

Miss Jays came at 11am having visited the doctor.

Miss Webster absent through illness.

Mrs Webster returned to duty.

Mrs Turner absent to go to Scotland.

Mrs Turner returned to duty.

Miss Sanders absent through illness.

Miss Sanders returned to duty.

Mrs Smith absent from duty owing to illness.

Mrs Smith returned to duty.

School closed 3.30pm for midterm break.

School opened 8.50pm.

Mrs Lawrence (dinner supervisor) absent owing to her son’s illness.

Mrs Lawrence returned to duty.

Mrs Barlow (dinner supervisor) left.

Mrs Wilson commenced duty as dinner supervisor.

Dr Hewell (medical officer) visited the school to discuss Debora Rice with headmistress and parents.  He recommended that she attends the nursery school at Wellingborough.

Miss ball absent through illness.

Miss ball returned to duty.

Mrs Smith absent through illness.

Mrs Smith returned to duty.

Mrs Lawrence leaves as dinner supervisor.

Mrs Major commenced duty as dinner supervisor.

Miss Ball absent thro’ illness.

Miss ball returned to duty.

Party and film entertainment.

Carol service.

School closed for Christmas holiday.

School opened for spring term.  Roll 252.

School attended Ritz cinema for a Safety First film pm.

Miss ball absent through illness.

Miss ball returned to duty.

School closed 3.30pm for half-term break.

School opened 8.50am.

Mrs smith absent to attend mother’s funeral.

Mrs Kirk absent through illness.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

Miss Jays absent pm through illness.

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School closed for General Election.

School closed for Easter holiday.

School opened after the Easter holiday.                26 new admissions.  1 leaves.  Roll 282.

Miss Webster absent to attend an I T A course at Knuston with managers’ consent.

Miss m Ball and Miss S Sanders absent to attend medical examination in London for teaching post in Canada.

Mrs Page came as supply teacher.

Miss S Sanders returned to duty.

School closed 3.30pm for the Whitsun holiday.

Mrs Wilson, canteen supervisor, left to take up duties at Wymington.

School opened after the Whitsun holiday.

Routine medical inspection am.

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Interviews for canteen supervisor.

Mrs Jones commenced duty as canteen supervisor.

Mrs Turner absent to go to Malvern.

Mrs Page came as supply teacher.

Routine medical inspection.

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Mrs Kirk absent pm to go to Wimbledon.

Miss Jays absent through illness pm.

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Miss Jays left at 10.30am returned at 1.30pm

School closed at 3.30pm for Summer holiday.

Miss M Ball and Miss S Sanders left to take up duties in Canada.

96 children transferred to J D.

School opened after the Summer holiday.

Miss J Henman, Mrs Rogers and Mrs Butler took up duty.  Miss Henman on the permanent staff and Mrs Rogers and Mrs Butler as part time assistants.

Roll 222.  34 new admissions.  2 leavers.

Mrs Kirkand Mrs Turner absent through illness.

Mrs Turner returned to duty.

Mrs Muncey came as dinner helper while Mrs Jones was away – one day only.

Mrs Kirk returned to duty.

Mrs Rogers absent to look after Penelope who has returned from hospital.

Mrs Rogers returned to duty.

Miss Jays absent through illness.

Miss Jays returned to duty.

School closed 3.30pm for half-term holiday (2 days).

School opened 8.50am.

Mrs Jones, dinner helper, absent due to illness.

Miss March absent through illness.

Mrs Muncey came as dinner helper while Mrs Jones was away (two days).

Mrs Jones returned to duty.

Mrs Rogers absent am.

All children admitted in September 1966 have had their eyes tested today.

Photographer visited the school today.

Miss Morris Hilliard called to inspect the heads of all children in class 1.

Miss March returned to duty.

Miss Morris Hilliard called to test the eyes of children referred from last testing and those absent on her last visit.

Mrs Butler absent pm owing to her baby being unwell.

Mrs butler returned to duty.

Miss Henman absent through illness.

Miss Henman returned to duty.

Mrs Major (dinner supervisor) has been absent all the week owing to her son having an accident.

Mrs Rogers absent because Penelope has mumps.

Mrs Parkinson has come as supply teacher during Mrs Rogers’ absence.

Mrs Major returned to duty today.

Mrs Rogers returned to duty.

Mrs Turner absent pm (dogs lost).

Mrs Smith absent to attend funeral.

Party – Mr Ashton gave one hour’s entertainment.

School candlelight carol service.

School closed for Christmas holiday.