Opened school this morning at 9am.  Classes 4 and 8 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clarke but in charge of Mistress as there are no teachers for them.

Work as usual during the week.  Classes 4 and 8 still in charge of Mistress.

Class 3 obtained the banner with 98% attendance.

Checked registers and found them correct.

                                                                J T Colson
                                                                W V Nash

Completed the registers today for the 3^rd Quarter.

Av attendance for the Quarter 397, No. on Roll 497.

Classes 4 and 8 still in charge of Mistress.

Mr Gotch visited the school during the morning and afternoon sessions.

Work as usual during the week.  Classes 4 and 8 still in charge of Mistress as there are no teachers for them.  These two classes ... make it impossible for me to examine the classes at present.  Three hundred and eight children received “never absent, never late” cards.

Classes 4 and 8 still in charge of Mistress so have been unable to examine the classes.

Owing to bad weather only 285 children received “never absent” cards.

Miss Leigh left school this afternoon at 3.15 as she was not well.  Permission given by Mistress who took her class.

Classes 4 and 8 still in charge of Mistress as there are no teachers for them.

Mr J T Colson visited the school during the morning session.

Class 1 obtained the banner this week 98% attendance.

Average rather low this week owing to bad weather.

Work as usual during the week.  Classes 4 and 8 still in charge of Mistress as there are no teachers for them.

Class 3 obtained the banner with 96% attendances.

Three hundred and twenty one children received “never absent, never late” cards.

Mrs Alsop commenced duties here this morning as a certificated Assistant Mistress.  Have put her in charge of class 4 for the present.

Messrs J T Colson and F Corby visited school today.

Lily Sharpe absent all day as her mother is not well.

Class 8 taken by Ethel Clark under Mistress as there is no teacher for this class.

Lily Sharpe still absent.  Average this week is low owing to the severe wintry weather.

Three hundred children received “never absent, never late” cards.

Mrs Alsop absent today and yesterday.  Class 4 taken by Mistress.  Mrs Alsop was ill so sent word to say she could not come.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 8 still in charge of Mistress as there is no Assistant for it.

Three Hundred and two received “never absent, never late” cards.

No. on Roll 497, Av for week 412.

Class 8 in charge of Mistress.  Work as usual during the week.

Have admitted three new children this week.

On roll 500, Av for week 410 (88%).

Miss Abbott absent all day, cause – sickness.  Class 2 taken by Mistress.

Miss Abbott still absent.  Class 2 in charge of Mistress also class 8.

On roll 501, Average att 418.

School closed all day owing to Election.

Received a medical certificate to say that Miss Abbott is not well enough to attend school at present.  Class 2 in charge of Mistress.  Class 8 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark superintended by Mistress.

Checked registers and found them correct.

                                                                J T Colson
                                                                W V Nash

Closed school this morning for Easter vacation of ten days.

Opened school this morning at 9am after the Easter vacation.

Received word from Miss Abbott that she was still too ill to attend school so class 2 is in charge of Mistress.

Miss Folkard commenced duties here this morning as Assistant Mistress and will take class 8 for the present.

                                                                Visit.
                                                                  Henry Taylor

Mr J T Colson visited the school.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 2 taken by Mistress as Miss Abbott is still away ill.

Messrs Noble and Bazeley visited school during the afternoon session.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 2 still in charge of Mistress as Miss Abbott is away ill.

School in charge of Miss Leigh.  This morning class 2 taken by Ethel Clark.

Mr J T Colson visited school during the morning session.

Miss absent still absent.  Class 2 in charge of Mistress.

Have this afternoon completed the summary for the Quarter and the School year.

The average attendance for year is 408.

Fifty two children moved forward into the Mixed School, but as there was not room for more 68 had to be kept back and permission has been asked for this class to be Standard 1 here (permission granted).

Have arranged the teachers and classes as follows

Miss Abbott returned to school this afternoon.

Miss Abbott obliged to stay away again this afternoon a she felt too ill to come.

The work this week has been somewhat disorganised as the apparatus for the new work is not yet to hand and owing to the delay re Standard 1 the schemes of work are not quite ready.  Miss Abbott absent since Tuesday.

Mr J T Colson visited the school today.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe under charge of Mistress as Miss Abbott is still away ill.

Class 2 obtained the banner with a percentage of 93.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 6 still in charge of Mistress as Miss Abbott still away ill.

Closed school at noon for the Whitsuntide vacation of one week.

Opened school this morning after a weeks holiday.

Received a letter from Miss Abbott saying she would be obliged to give up school altogether on account of her health.

Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark or Lilian Sharpe under charge of Mistress.

Mrs Alsop completed her engagement here as Certificated Mistress.

Standard 1 taken by Mistress as there is no Assistant for it.

Work as usual.  Std 1 taken by Mistress and class 6 by Lily Sharpe or Ethel Clark.

Scheme of Work for Year ending April 30^th 1904

                                                                June 20 1904

                                                                A Cartwright H M I

Was absent from school this morning.  School left in charge of Miss Leigh.

Standard 1 taken by Miss Brown and class 6 and 7 by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark.

Closed school during the afternoon for a school treat.

Lily Sharpe was absent last Wed’y, Thursday and Friday.

Katie Wood received report that she had failed in the Candidate Examination.

Mr J T Colson visited school during the morning session.

Standard 1 taken by Mistress, class 6 by Ethel Clark and Lilian Sharpe.

The school is working by a new timetable to see if it will work before having it signed.

Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe as there is no Assistant for class yet.

Standard 1 taken by Mistress.

Closed school during the afternoon session on account of school treats.

Miss Folkard went home this morning at 20 past 11 as she received a wire to say her father was “sinking fast”.  She was not present during the afternoon session.  Permission given by Mistress.

Class 1 taken by Ethel Clark

   ,,   6   ,,     ,,  Lily Sharpe

St 1       ,,     ,,  Mistress

Class 1 obtained the banner with 96% attendances.

Miss C E Miller commenced duties here this morning as certificated Assistant.  She will take charge of Standard 1.

Miss Brown is absent and will be all the week in order to attend Certificate Examination.  Permission granted by Managers.

Classes 6 and 7 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe superintended by Mistress.

School closed for the afternoon session oing to school treat.

Closed school for the afternoon session owing to the Church school treat.

School left in charge of Miss Leigh as Mistress absent (permission given)

Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark.

School closed for the afternoon session for School treat.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark superintended by Mistress.

Mr Gotch, County Inspector, visited the school today.

Class 4 obtained the banner this week.

Mr J T Colson visited school during the morning session.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark superintended by Mistress.

Class 1 obtained the banner with 97% attendances.

Checked registers and found them correct.

                                                                J T Colson

Closed school this morning for the Summer holiday of 4 weeks.

Miss Wells absent this morning.  Permission granted by Mistress.

Opened school this morning at 9am after the Summer holiday.

Admitted or re-admitted 17 children making the number on roll 487.

Miss Barber absent owing to the death of her mother.  Permission for absence granted by Mistress.  Class 3 taken by Lily Sharpe or Ethel Clark under supervision of Mistress also class 6 as there is no Assistant teacher for class yet.

Miss Barber absent all the week as she is not well (medical certificate received).

Class 3 taken by Mistress.  Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark (as there is no assistant for same) supervised by Mistress.

Report of School

“Order is good, the instruction is painstaking and progress generally is very satisfactory.  Posture in Writing, phrasing in Reading and answering in complete sentences should receive more attention.  In so large a school it is very desirable that the head teacher be free to direct the work and exercise effective supervision over the staff”

(J Sargent) and K Wood are recognised under Article 33 of the Code of 1903 (Sargent to the 24^th August 1904) and Wood to the 7^th August 1904.

Average attendance 408.4

Average attendance on which grant is payable 408

Grant 17/-

Grant on average attendance    £346-16-0

Fee grant 408 at 10/-               £204- 0-0

Grant for Pupil Teachers              

                   L Sharpe               £1-0-0

                   E Clark                   £1-0-0

                  Total grant          £552-16-0

Staff

Miss barber absent all the week as she is not well.  Class 3 in charge of Mistress.

Three hundred and seventy three children received “Never absent, never late” cards.  Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe under supervision of Mistress.

St 1 obtained the banner this week with 97% attendances.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe superintended by Mistress.

Class 1 obtained the banner this week with 97% attendances.

Work as usual during the week.  Have started to examine Standard 1 and class 1.

Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark.

School closed for two days on account of Rushden Feast.

Miss GFolkard absent all day.  Permission granted by Mistress.  Class 1 taken by Mistress.

Numbers low this week owing partly to the Feast and partly to sickness there being several cases of Scarlet fever about.

Three hundred and forty one children received “Never absent, never late” tickets.

Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe under supervision by Mistress.

Class 1 obtained the banner with 95% attendances.

Was absent from school during the afternoon session.  School left in charge of Miss Leigh.

Work as usual during the week.  Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark under charge of Mistress.

                Visit I1
                                Tho’s Harrison
                                                Sub Inspector

Received a medical certificate to say that Miss Barber is quite unfit for school.

Miss McAlister started here this morning as a Certificated Assistant.  She will take Miss Barber’s class during her absence.

Katie Wood absent today owing to the death of her father.

School closed during the afternoon session owing to the funeral of Mr Wood Head Master of Alfred St boys school.

Checked registers and found them correct.

                                                                J T Colson
                                                                W V Nash

Mr J Claridge C C J P presented the medals and certificates to the children for regular and punctual attendance.

Work as usual during the week.  Miss McAlister has taken Miss Barber’s class all the week as she is still away ill.  Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark have taken class 6.

Katie Wood is still absent.

Work as usual during the week.  Miss Barber still absent so class 3 taken by Miss McAlister.  Class 6 taken by Ethel Clark and Lily Sharpe.

Was absent from school during the afternoon session.  School in charge of Miss Leigh.

Class 3 taken by Miss McAlister all the week as Miss Barber still absent.  Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark under charge of Mistress.

Miss Barber returned to school on Tuesday morning so she took her own class

(class 3) and miss McAlister took class 6.

The numbers are still low owing to sickness.

Three hundred and thirty children received “Never absent, never late” cards.

Class     gained the banner this week with    % attendances.

Mr J T Colson visited school during the morning session.  Numbers low owing to the severe weather.

Mistress was absent during the afternoon session.  School left in charge of Miss Leigh.

Numbers very low owing to bad weather and sickness.

Registers checked and found correct

                                                                W H Wilkins
                                                                W V Nash

Katie Wood absent from school today as she is suffering from Influenza.

Visited this school
                 Davis F Gotch.

Katie Wood absent all the week, cause – Influenza

Katie Wood absent all the week as she is not well.

School closed in the afternoon for the Children’s Concert.

Messrs Vorley and Corby visited school during the afternoon session. 

Katie Wood has returned to school this week.

Closed school this morning for the Christmas holiday of two weeks.

Numbers are still very low owing to illness, several fresh cases of fever (scarlet) being notified.

Miss Folkard completed her engagement here as Assistant mistress.

Opened school this morning at 9am after the Christmas holiday of two weeks.

Mrs Wood commenced duties here this morning as Assistant Mistress.  She will take charge of class 6 and Miss McAlister will take the place of Miss Folkard in class 1.

Several fresh cases of fever have been notified.

No. present 408.

Work as usual during the week but 30 children absent owing to scarlet fever or other infectious disease.

Two hundred and eighty seven children received “Never absent, never late” cards.

The numbers are lower again this week.  Several children are away with measles besides those with scarlet fever.

The weather has also been severe.

I have admitted four or five new children this week.

Criticism lesson given by Ethel Clark to class 5 this morning on Sheep and wool.  Lesson brightly given but rather too rapidly and firmer discipline is needed to make the lesson excellent.

Mr J T Colson visited school during the morning session.

Work as usual during the week. 

Numbers are a little better but there is still much sickness about.

Lily Sharpe gave a criticism lesson this morning on “The Elephant”.  It was fairly well given but might have been more interesting to the children and the model of the elephant might have been shown.

Work as usual during the week.  Have today completed the summary for the 3^rd Quarter. 

Average for the Quarter 365, on roll 503.

Numbers still low this week on account of sickness.

As writing papers etc. have not yet come from Arnolds I have been unable to examine the classes but work has been as usual.

Mr Vorley visited school during the afternoon session.  No. present 424.

Was absent from school, permission given – school left in charge of Miss Leigh.

Class 3 obtained the banner this week for highest attendance.

Visited the school this day, checked the registers and found them correct.

                                                                                John Claridge
                                                                                W V Nash

Have started examining standard 1 and class 1.  No on Roll 508.

Some classes the children are obliged to sit 3 in dual desks not having sufficient.

Work as usual during the week except in classes 1, 2 and 3 as I have started examining these classes.

Several fresh cases of fever this week and 1 decease.

Class 3 obtained the banner with 93% attendances.

Three hundred and 42 children obtained “Never absent, never late” cards.

Work as usual during the week.  The numbers are a little better this week.

Average 438.  Class 3 obtained the banner this week with 96% attendances.

360 children received “Never absent, never late” cards.

Work as usual during the week.

Several fresh cases of fever notified so that the numbers still keep low.

Received word this morning that another of the children from this school had passed away owing to S fever.

Work as usual during the week.  The numbers are a little better this week.

Average attendance 444, on roll 505.

Class 3 obtained the banner  this week for the 3^rd week in succession (95%).

Lily Sharpe gave a criticism lesson this morning on the Camel.  It was fairly well given but might have been made more interesting.  It was rather too simple for class 3 and explanation might have been given for use of camel (in the deserts) instead of the horse.  The order was good.

The average this week is low owing to sickness.

St 1 gained the banner.

Messrs Corby and Vorley visited the school this afternoon.  Numbers were the lowest they have been this week.  There is a great deal of sickness amongst the children.

No. present 418.

Three hundred and sixteen children received “Never absent, never late” cards.

Work as usual during the week.  The numbers are a shade better this week but there is still much sickness.

                                                Visit I 2
                                                        Tho’s Harrison
                                                          April 19^th 05

Closed school this morning for the Easter vacation.

Opened school this morning after the Easter holiday.

Admitted 32 new children and transferred 105 into the Mixed School making number on roll 434.

Received a note from Mrs Wood saying she was not well enough to attend school.

Mrs Wood absent all the week owing to illness.  Class 6 taken by Lily Sharpe and Ethel Clark – pupil teachers under supervision of Mistress.

The Scheme of Work for new school year is entered on the next page.

The following teachers take charge of the various classes for the year

Scheme of Work for the School Year ending April 30^th 1906

Mrs Wood still absent from school as she is not well enough yet to attend.

Class 6 is taken by the Pupil Teachers under superintendence of Mistress.

Have this week transferred 10 children from class 7 to class 6 as class 7 was too large.

Mrs Wood absent all the week.

Have admitted 14 new children this week, but several others have left as they have moved from district or gone abroad.

Three hundred and twenty children received “Never absent, never late” cards this week.  Standard 1 obtained the banner this week with 99% attendances.

Mrs Wood returned to school this morning.

Have admitted 11 new children this morning making number on roll 460, but only 414 present as there is a good deal of sickness especially whooping cough among the babies.

Sent Lily Sharpe home this morning as she seemed so very unwell, her throat being very bad indeed.

Lily Sharpe still absent.

Received word this morning that Lily Sharpe has the Scarlet Fever so of course will be absent for some weeks.

Messrs Colson, Chettle and Claridge visited school this morning.  No. present 414.

Three hundred and forty one children received “Never absent, never late” cards this week.

The second class obtained the banner this week with 97.5% attendances.

Two children have left this week so number on roll is 458.

Lily Sharpe absent all the week.  There are still many children away owing mostly to sickness, whooping cough being prevalent amongst the babies.

Three hundred and thirty six children received “Never absent, never late” cards.

The 1^st class receive the banner this week with 998% attendances.

No. on roll 460, Av 417 (Percentage 91)

Closed school for the afternoon session owing to the Congregational Sunday School treat.  Numbers very low in the morning.  Only 403 present out of 462.

Mistress absent, school in charge of Miss Leigh.

Lily Sharpe still absent from school.

Report of School

“Order is very good, the work is carefully arranged and the instruction is painstaking.

Some of the writing and Kindergarten exercises need more individual supervision, and no lesson should be longer than half an hour.

The objects lessons should be freely illustrated and should be so treated as to train the scholars to gather information.

In Needlework the stitches should not be too small.  More discriminating criticism in the report books would be helpful”

Staff

Lilian Sharpe absent all the week on account of sickness.

The numbers this week are lower too – only three hundred and seventeen children receiving “never absent, never late” cards.

Received word this afternoon from Mr J T Colson that Katie Wood had passed her Candidate’s Examination.

The percentage this week is only 88 against 91 for the last two weeks.

Standard 1 obtained the banner with 98% attendances.

Closed school this morning for the Whitsuntide holiday of 1 week.

Lily Sharpe absent all the week.  Numbers very low.

Miss miller absent on Wed’y to attend B Board exam’n at Peterborough.  Permission given by Mistress.

Opened school this morning after a weeks holiday.

Have admitted 6 new children making number on roll 474.

Lily Sharpe still away owing to S Fever.

Visited this school

                                Davis F Gotch

Work as usual during the week but numbers still keep low, there being a good deal of sickness about.  Several children have moved from the district during the holiday.

Three hundred and thirty nine children received “Never absent, never late” cards this week.

Lily Sharpe absent all the week, cause – sickness.

Class 2 obtained the banner this week with 96% attendances.

Numbers low again this morning, only 408 present.  Lily Sharpe still away, cause – sickness.

Closed school for the afternoon owing to Independent Wesleyan Sunday School treat.

Three hundred and twenty nine children received “Never absent, never late” cards this week.

Several cases of measles have been notified also one of Scarlet Fever.

Class 3 have won the banner this week with 94% attendances.

Numbers low this week, partly due to sickness and partly to the number of Feasts being held in the neighbouring towns and villages.

Miss McAlister left school at 3.30.  Permission given by Mistress.

Lily Sharpe still absent.

School closed for the afternoon session owing to the Church School treat.

No. present 405.

Verified registers
                                J T Colson
                                W V Nash

Lily Sharpe absent all the week owing to illness.

Three hundred and eleven children received “Never absent, never late” cards this week.

Numbers very low all the week owing mostly to sickness.  Several cases of Scarlet Fever are still about – also measles and a number of the little ones are away with whooping cough.  Class 1 obtains the banner this week with 92% attendances.  The percentage for the whole school is only 86.

Commence the new log book next week.