I Helen Ball commenced duties in this school as Mistress under the School Board.  Admitted 30 children.  Took the Cow for an Object Lesson.

I have commenced teaching a song, and have taught counting with actions up to 100.

The average for week 29.4.  One Monitress.  Mr Knight Chairman of the Board called in twice during the week.  Mr Spencer one of the members also called.

Admitted 4 boys and 2 girls today.

Received the time table from Mr Cartwright “signed” and have commenced working from it.

The average is 33.1, the children attend well and work with intelligence.  I taught them “the Cobbler” this week.  The Object Lesson a “China Cup”.  I commenced “Little Bopeep” with musical drill.

List of Object Lessons to be taught

Domestic Animals     Wild Animals

Cow and Sheep                  Elephant and Tiger

Objects A tea cup and pins

Vegetable Food and Drink Potatoes Tea and Coffee use and growth.

Domestic Laying a table for dinner.

Domestic Laying and lighting a fire.

Minerals  Coal and Iron.

Have a slight change in teaching staff.  The Monitress transferred to the Infant Board School, and a new one has taken her place here, I think she will be capable of teaching infants.  Name Lizzie Harris.  Admitted 1 boy and 1 girl today.  Have not started to teach sums for I find the children do not know how to make all their figures.

It is very rough this morning only 27 children present.

Object Lesson on Tea and Coal taken during the week.

Conversation lesson on a picture of the Carpenters and their work.

The attendance is not so good this week owing to Scarletina breaking out amongst the children there are four away.

I have been working up the backward children in their reading for I find several boys six years old not able to say their letters yet.

Average 31.8.

Mr Knight visited the school this morning.  The Monitress will do very well I think, the children seem to like her, and her manner of teaching is very fair.

Admitted one girl this morning.  Four children away sick this morning, I am afraid it will go through the school.

Object Lesson taken this afternoon on Coffee.

Mr Knight visited the school.

Admitted 3 boys and 1 girl today for second class.

Object Lesson the Elephant.

Commenced teaching sums with one row this morning.

Two more absent today through illness.  Eight away altogether through sickness

Average attendance 32.9.

Admitted two girls for class 2 making a total of 43 on registers.

Went on with the elephant for Object Lesson.

Kindergarten “Weaving” this week.

Conversation Lesson on the “Making of a shoe”

Only 32 present this morning, there has been 12 absent this week through sickness.  I could not go on with Sums for most of Class 1 are absent. Monitress has been teaching Class 1 and the Mistress Class 2 during the week.  I have taught them to count up to 100 with exercise, also two separate exercises.

Only 26 present this morning, it is so very cold for the little ones to come. 

Mr Knight visited this morning.  The children went through their “drill” “recitations” and “singing” before him.

Two more away with Scarletina making a total of 14 away through sickness.

A list of different things taught during my temporary engagement

Recitations              Songs

The Cherry Seller      The Cobbler

The Poor Old Man     The Little Kittens

The Little Bird          Poor Little Cock Sparrow

The Pony                Marching Song

Musical Drill             Exercises

Little Bo Peep          Count up to 100

Nursery Rhymes       with actions

Cows and Horses Two exercises up to 10.

I Helen Ball have completed my engagement as “Temporary Mistress” this afternoon.

Only 25 present.  Average attendance 31.8.

I Jane Abbott commenced duties as Mistress in this school under the Rushden Board.

There are 23 children present this afternoon.  The low numbers are on account of sickness in the neighbourhood.

I find the scholars backward as this school has been closed.

Mr Knight called this afternoon, the Chairman of the Board.

The numbers have increased to 27.

The Attendance Officer called and I looked through the registers for absentees.  Mr Knight also came into the school.

Object Lesson The Elephant.

I have been working up the backward children in Mental Arithmetic.

The children are still absent through sickness.  There are 27 present this afternoon.

I have taken a Conversation Lesson this afternoon “Subject” Laying and Lighting a Fire.

The Monitor has taken the lower division this week and I am teaching the older children.

The numbers are lower today, 25 present this afternoon.  I have taken the “Tiger” with the Upper Division.

This morning I examined the little ones in their letters and I find they do not all know them.

There have been only 22 children at school this afternoon.  I have heard there are still several children ill with scarletina.  I gave a Conversation Lesson to the whole of the scholars subject “Laying a Table for Dinner”.

The average is 24.4.

The numbers are still very low on account of sickness, 22 scholars present this afternoon.

I gave an Object Lesson on the “Sheep”.  I am teaching the children a song “ title the Pony”.

I taught the Upper Division how to make figure “8” properly, and also gave them figures to make on their slates (from memory) up to 20.

Mr Knight, the Chairman of the Board, called today and looked at the registers.  There are only 20 children at school this afternoon.

Recapitulation of Object Lesson “The Sheep”.

The Monitor is teaching the younger children.

Only 19 children present.  The Reverend C J Gordon called in this afternoon, the Rector of St Mary’s Church.

I gave the children a Conversation Lesson Subject “Laying a Table for Tea”.

There are 20 children present this afternoon.

The school closes for the Easter holidays.

The school re-opened today after the Easter vacation.  24 children present this afternoon.

The monitor E Harris is absent through sickness.  Object Lesson “A Fireplace”.

The Reverend C J Gordon called this afternoon.

27 children present today.  Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school and checked the registers.

The Monitress is still absent through sickness.  24 children present this afternoon.

Mr Coulson, one of the members of the Board, came into the school on Wednesday.  Object Lesson today the “Tiger”.  I am teaching the children a new song “Pretty Kit”

26 children present this afternoon.  The Monitress is still unable to come to school.

Conversation Lesson “A Candlestick”.

There are 21 children present today.

Two of the children are dead.  There are several still absent through sickness.

Conversation Lesson “The Carpenter”

25 children present this afternoon.  Object Lesson “The Tiger”

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school.

The Monitress is still unable to come to school.

23 children present this afternoon.

Conversation Lesson “Laying and Lighting a Fire” (Recapitulation)

Conversation Lesson “The Carpenter” Recapitulation.  Average for the week 23.10

30 children at school this morning.  I have been to see the Monitress.  She is still unfit for her duties on account of sickness.

Mr Knight came into the school.

The Monitress E Harris resumed her duties today.  28 children present this afternoon.  Several of the children are still absent through sickness.  I have admitted five new scholars this week.  Average attendance 31.1 for the week.

I have one new scholar today.

The attendance is better today.  33 children present this afternoon.

Object Lesson on “The Tea Plant”.

I am taking the Lower Division of infants this week.

Average attendance for the week 30.7.  There are still several absent through sickness.  I am taking Stick Laying and Thimble Drill with the Girls.

The attendance Officer came into the school this afternoon.  I have given him a list of the absent children.

The average attendance for the week is 31.4.  There is another case of scarletina in the neighbourhood.

The children have been more regular this week.

I have been teaching the lower division as I find some who have been absent through sickness very backward.

The school closes today for the Whitsuntide holidays.

The school re-opens today.  There were 9 children present this morning, 25 this afternoon.

32 children at school today.

The attendance is much better this week.

42 children present.  I am teaching the Lower Division chiefly as I find they are very backward owing to their having been away so long.  The little ones are getting on nicely with Thimble Drill.  I am taking paper folding with the elder girls.

Mr J Gill came into the school.

The children were examined.  There were 42 present.  Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school for a short time during the examination.  The attendance is much better.  There are49 children on the register, only 7 away from school.

Object Lessons for the year ending 30 April 1894

Poetry       Which loved best?  

[signed] Jno Gill 2 June ’93

The attendance is not so good today.

39 present this afternoon.

I am teaching the Lower Division chiefly this week.  There are only 35 children present today.

Object Lesson “The Tiger”.  There is another case of scarletina in the neighbourhood.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school.

Average for the week 37.8.

32 children present this morning.

Object Lesson “The Tiger” (Recapitulation)

The attendance has not been so good this week.  The boys seem very fond of drawing and are getting on nicely with it.  Some of the boys who did not know their letters are making very fair progress.

Average for the week 35.9

Several children away with colds and one or two more cases of scarletina.  Those who are at school are getting on nicely.  They seem very fond of writing and have made very fair progress in that subject.

The school re-opened after the summer holidays.  I was unable to return on account of the serious illness of my mother.  Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, obtained the services of Mrs Ball who took charge of the school during my absence.

The attendance today is very small there being present only 20 this afternoon.

The attendance has improved slightly during theweek.  There are still several cases of sickness in the neighbourhood.

Mr Knight of the Board came into the school and checked the registers.

Average 31.

Summary of the Inspectors’ Report on the School

“As the school has been re-opened under different management after being closed eight months and the present teacher has only been two months in charge, it is sufficient to say that a fair attempt has been made to classify the children and instruct them suitably to their age.  A small gallery should be provided for the younger children, and the seventh section of the Elementary Education Act 1870 should be procured at once and placed in a conspicuous position.”

Cloakroom accommodation must be provided (Art 85(a) of the Code).

Special attention is required to the enclosed form 69.

Average attendance for the week 36.7

Admitted a new scholar.

The first class are improving in their arithmetic.

The two lower divisions also read much better.  Average attendance for the week 34.1.  There are a great many absent from school.

The first class are getting on nicely with their knitting and paper folding.

Average attendance for the week 30.9.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school.  Half day holiday given on account of the Feast.

Half day holiday given.

The attendance has been very poor this week on account of the Feast.  There is also sickness in the neighbourhood.

Average attendance for the week 32.9.

Several children have left the neighbourhood consequently the number of scholars is much smaller.

The second class are improving in their reading.  The little ones also know their letters better.  The Monitress is teaching them this week, the Mistress taking the Upper Divisions.

Admitted a new scholar.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school.

There are still some children sick with fever.

Average attendance 33.

George Baker, one of the boys in the Upper Division, has played truant for which I have had to punish him.

The attendance has improved.

Admitted a new scholar.

The first class boys are improving in their drawing.  The girls do not sew as well as I could wish, but I am hoping they will improve by practise.

The children have attended well this week.

The Upper Division are learning to spell common words such as book, slate etc. in preparation for the First Standard.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school on Thursday Oct 26^th and asked after those who were absent from school

The attendance has been good this week.  Average 35.

Admitted a new scholar.

The first and second divisions are getting on nicely with their reading.

The children have attended better lately.  Average attendance 36.

Mr Knight came into the school.

The Monitress E Harris is absent through sickness.

Monitress absent two days.

The first class are learning to do easy sums, and are progressing favourably.

The second and third classes are learning to make their figures properly.

The attendance is not so good this week.  There are several children away with bad colds.  Average attendance 31.

Mr Knight came into the school. 

We have now a new gallery for the little ones to sit upon, which is very useful.

There are still many of the scholars away with colds.

Those who are at school are attentive to their lessons and seem fond of their lessons.

There are 41 children on register some of whom have left the neighbourhood and consequently the school also.

The attendance is still very poor.

Mr S Knight, Chairman of the Rushden Board, came into the school on Wednesday.

Re-admitted a boy who has been absent for a long period.

Two other children have returned having recovered from sickness.

There are several children absent from the school through blister pox which has broken out in the neighbourhood.

Average attendance 33.

The school re-opened after the Christmas holidays.

The attendance is very poor on account of the severity of this weather.

The Monitress E Harris is absent from her duties on account of sickness.

Average attendance for this week 25.

I have admitted 5 new scholars.

The Monitress is still unable to resume her duties.

The attendance is better this week as some of those who have been ill have returned to school.

Average for the week 32.  Number on register 49.

The Monitress E Harris still absent through continued ill health.

Admitted two other scholars.

Average for the week 26.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Rushden Board, came into the school.

There are more scholars at school this week.

Highest number present 41.

The Monitress E Harris is still absent from her duties through sickness.

Average attendance for the week 36.

I am teaching the children a new song Title “Snow Flakes”

Several of the children are absent from school with Whooping Cough.

I have admitted two new scholars during the week.

The Monitress E Harris has returned to work again after an absence of two months through sickness.

The first division girls have improved in their needlework.  The boys also are getting on well with their drawing.

The attendance still continues poor on account of illness amongst the children.  Coughs and colds are very bad in the neighbourhood.

Average 31 for this week.  Attendance not nearly as good on account of whooping cough.  There are some serious cases of illness with it in this locality.

I have this day examined the registers and found them correct.  Signed Sam Knight Oct 13^th

The school closes today for the Easter holidays.

The school re-opened today.

The attendance has slightly improved.

Average attendance 33.

There are still several children absent from school on account of sickness.  The girls have improved in their needlework.

Average attendance for this week 36.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into school and checked the registers.

Examination Day.  Mr Cartwright inspected the school.

The school re-opened today after the Whitsuntide holidays.  There are a great many children absent on account of sickness.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, came into the school.

There are still several children absent from school.

Average attendance for the week 19.

There are 18 children present.  The poorness of the attendance is due to sickness in the neighbourhood.

Average for the week 19.

Several of the elder children have been transferred to the Upper School.

The 1^st and 2^nd classes have improved in Reading.

Poetry 1^st class                  Do your Best

          2^nd& 3^rd classes       The Naughty Dolly.

Signed A. Cartwright

I have examined the register & found them correct Sam Knight Junr C.S.B.

“Summary of the Inspectors’ Report on this School & Remarks (if any) to be made.”

The School, which was in a backward state is making fair progress and will improve still further if the children attend school more regularly. A fair attempt has been made in teaching Singing by Note. The room is rendered untidy by the superfluous chairs and hassocks; these should be removed.

James Heygate, clerk

Re-admitted one girl.  I am teaching the children a new song.  The title is “Come come” The summer now is here.

Mr S Knight, Chairman of the Rushden Board, visited the school and examined the registers.

Conversation Lesson on “Tea”.

The numbers have slightly increased this week.

Half day holiday given on account of Sunday School treat.

Mr Bradfield, one of the members of the Board, came into the school.

The numbers have increased this week.  Average attendance 28.

The school re-opened today after being closed for Monday July 2^nd.

Average for the week 24.

Several of the children are still absent on account of sickness.

Average attendance 28.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, visited the school.

Several of the children have returned to school.

The 1^st and 2^nd classes are improving.

The babies are getting on nicely with their letters and writing.

They attend better.

Half holiday given on account of the Sunday School  treat.

Average attendance for the week 30.

The school closes today for the summer holidays.

The school re-opens today after being closed for a month for the summer holidays.

Average attendance for the week 32.

Mr Knight visited the school.

Average attendance for the week 26.

Several of the children have been absent from school this week.

The children have attended somewhat better this week.  Average for the week 29.

The school was closed on Monday and Tuesday afternoon on account of the Feast.

I have admitted 5 new scholars, 3 girls and 2 boys.  The babies attend better than the older children.  They are very irregular.

Admitted two more scholars.

All the children have attended better this week.

The Monitress E Harris is absent from her duties on account of illness.

The Monitress has been away from school the whole of this week through sickness.

I have this day examined the registers and found them correct.  Signed Sam Knight CSB.

Average attendance for the week 30.

The children have attended better lately.

Average attendance 35.  I am teaching the children a new song.  Its title is “Flowers Wildwood Flowers”

The boys are getting on nicely with their drawing.

The girls have improved in their needlework.

Average attendance 37.

I have admitted one boy and one girl this week.

Most of the children are now at school with the exception of five or six very young children.

There is one child xxx xxxxxx who comes to school in a very dirty state.  She is unfit to sit with the other scholars.

Average attendance 35.

Average attendance 37.

The school closes today for the Xmas holidays.

The school re-opens today after the Xmas holidays.  26 children present.

I am now without a Monitress, Lizzie Harris having left the teaching.

The children have not attended so well this week on account of the severity of the weather.

I have admitted three new scholars.

I am teaching the children a new song, Title “Sing a Song of Sixpence”.

Highest number present this week 38.

Mr Knight visited the school.

On account of being without a Monitress I am compelled to make some alterations to the time table.

Average attendances for the week 35.

Many of the children have been absent this last fortnight.

Highest number present 39.

Average attendances 29.

There are 50 children on the registers.

On account of the very severe weather the children do not attend so well.

Average attendance for this week 25.

I have admitted one child this week.

I have this day examined the registers and found them correct.  Signed Sam Knight CSB.

The cold is still very severe.

Average attendance 25.

Monday morning Feb 11^th only 17 scholars present.

Average attendance 26.

The weather is not as severe, there have been more scholars at school.

Average attendance 32.

Average attendance 31.

Holiday given on account of the election of members for the Rushden School Board.

Average attendance 30.  As the weather is much warmer the children have attended somewhat better, though many are still kept away for various reasons by their parents.

The first class have improved in their reading.

The second class do not attend as well as they ought are often away from school.

Average attendance for the week 35.

The attendance this week is better on the whole.  I have taught the children a new song Title “By and By is a very Bad Boy”

Average attendance 36.

The school closed this morning for the Easter Holidays. 

The school re-opened today after the Easter Holidays.  Number present 23.

Mr Knight of the School Board visited the school.

Average attendance for the week 42.

The children have attended better lately and are progressing favourably with their work.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board visited the school.

The numbers have increased lately.  I have admitted several fresh scholars.

I have this day examined the registers and found them correct.  Signed Sam Knight CSB.

Lessons for the School Year Ending Apr 30^th 1896

Poetry 1^st class                  The Naughty Fish

          2^nd& 3^rd class Baby’s Breakfast

22 May 95 Signed A. Cartwright

The school was examined by Mr A Cartwright HMI.  42 children present.

Average attendance 40.

The school closes today for the Whitsuntide Holidays.

The school re-opened after the Whitsuntide Holidays.

I have admitted two new scholars.

Average attendance for this week 38.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board visited the school.

Average attendance for the week 31.

The children have not been quite as regularly this week.

I have given rewards to those who have made ten times.

Half holiday given on account of the Sunday School Treat.

Holiday given on account of the “Band of Hope” Trips to the seaside.

School re-opened.

Several of the children are absent from school on account of sickness.

I am teaching the children a new song Title “Go Up Higher”.

Average for the week 27.

Half holiday given on account of the Sunday School Treat.

Average for the week 32.

The children have attended better this week.

Half holiday given on account of the Sunday School Treat.

Average for the week 32.

Holiday given on account of the election.

Mr J T Colson one of the Members of the Board visited the school.

Average for the week 34.

Summary of the Inspector’s Report and Remarks (if any) to be made

“The Mistress has been without help for the last four months and, though she does her best, it is impossible for one teacher to teach 3 classes of infants satisfactorily.  It is not surprising to find the children are not under such good discipline as they should be, nor the work as satisfactory as could be desired.  Needlework is very good.  Singing by note is barely passable.”

The school closed today for the summer holidays.

The school opens today after having been closed for one month for the holidays.

35 children present.

Average for the week 31.

Average for the week 32.

I have admitted two new scholars.

Average for the week 33.

The children have attended better since the holidays.

The school has been closed for two days on account of the Feast.

As a great many of the children were absent half-day holiday was given.

Object Lesson The Four Seasons given to the whole school.

Average for the week 31.

Ellen Clarke came to the school as Monitress appointed by the Board

Average for the week 37.

The Monitress is a very fine teacher.

I have this day checked the registers and found them correct.  Signed J T Colson

Object Lesson “The Apple and Pear” given to the whole school.

Mr J T Colson, one of the members of the Board, visited the school.

Average for the week 36.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Board, visited the school.

The attendance has not been so good this week, as several children are absent on account of illness.

Average for the week 30.

Several of the children have been absent on account of illness.  Average attendance 28.

Average attendance 32.

Average for the week 33.

The children are progressing favourably with their work.

I have this day checked the registers and found them correct.  Signed B. Vorley

Several of the children have been absent this week through sickness.

Average attendance 26.

Average attendance 19.

The poor attendance is on account of illness in the neighbourhood.

Average attendance 25.

There have been more children at school this week, but several are still away through illness.

Half holiday given on account of the Co-operative Demonstration.

Average attendance 26.

Average attendance 29.

I have admitted two fresh scholars this week.

The school closes today on account of the Xmas holidays for a fortnight.

The school re-opens today after the Christmas holidays.

I have admitted one fresh scholar.

Average attendance for the week 30.

Average for the week 34.

The children have attended more regularly since Christmas.

Mr Vorley, one of the members of the School Board, visited and asked after the absent children.

Average for the week 33.

Average attendance 34.

Average attendance 36.  The children have attended better this week.  Some of them are progressing favourably with their lessons.

Average attendance 36.

Average attendance 34.

A circus came into the town and made the attendance very low one Thursday afternoon.

Average attendance for the week 33.

Average attendance 35.

Average for the week 37.

A circus came into the town and made the attendance very poor.  22 children present. Number on registers 47.

Average attendance 35.

Average for the week 36.

The school closes today for the Easter holidays.

The school re-opened after the Easter holidays.

Average attendance 27.

I have admitted two new scholars this week.

Average attendance 37.

Average for the week 36.

Several children absent on account of the May Festival.

Mr Brindle HMI visited the school.

The school was examined today.

36 present.

The children had a holiday in the afternoon.

Object Lessons for the School Year Ending Apr 30^th 1897

Poetry 1^st class                            Grandma

          2^nd and 3^rd classes    The Little Cook

Approved for HMI A Cartwright

          Thos B Brindle Sub Inspector

Average attendance 32.

The school closes today for the Whitsuntide holidays.

Average for the week 32.

The school is re-opened today after the holidays.

32 Children present.

Average attendance 36.

I have admitted six new children during the week.

Average attendance 34.

Half holiday given to the children on account of the Sunday School Treat.

Half holiday given on account of the Co-operative Demonstration.

Average for the week 33.

Half holiday given on account of the Sunday School Treat.

Average attendance 35.

Half holiday given on account of the Church Sunday School Treat.

Average attendance 35.

Report for the School Year ending Apr 30^th 1896

“The children are in fairly good order but brighter tone should characterise the school.  Reading, number, and Object Lessons need more effective teaching.  More kindergarten occupations should be taught to the first class and there should be more varied exercises in Musical Drill.  Singing by note is quite a failure, the older children being unable to sing the easy intervals of the common chord.  The desks are too high for infants.  The Board may find an opportunity of transferring them to one of its upper schools, and getting proper infant desks for this school.  There is no cloak room, the hats and cloaks of the children being hung up in the school room”

I am to point out that Miss Abbott is not qualified to teach pupil teachers.

Holiday given on account of the Band of Hope trip to the seaside.

The Monitress E Clarke was late this afternoon.

I have had to reprove her for showing temper when she is reproved.

Average attendance 31.

I have admitted two new scholars this week.

Half holiday given on account of the Sunday School Treat.

I have this day examined the registers and found them compare with the numbers in attendance.  Signed Sam Knight CSB

Average for the week 36.

Mr Knight, Chairman of the Rushden School Board, visited the school.

Average attendance 32.

I, E Emma Margetts appointed to take charge of this school temporary.  The children a very backward.

Opened school after 4 weeks holiday.  40 present.

Mr Bayes, Attendance Officer, visited.

The Chairman visited.

Admitted a little boy.

Made a temporary timetable as 2^nd class had no reading or word building on Monday and Wednesday and 1^st class no writing on Monday and only one word building lesson during the week.  The 1^st and 2^nd classes are of the same age and their attainment nearly the same so I am working them together for the present in the elementary subjects.

Average for the week 43.

Admitted a little girl.

Seven children came in twenty minutes past two being five minutes after registers were closed, so kept them in 20 minutes.

Mr Knight, the Chairman, visited

Admitted a little girl.

Average for the week 42.

Admitted a little girl.

The Chairman visited.

The Attendance Officer visited.

Average for the week 47.

School closed in the afternoon for the Feast.

Admitted a little boy.  School closed again on account of the Feast in the afternoon.

Average for the week 40.

Mr Knight, the Chairman, visited.

Mr Bayes, Attendance Officer, visited.

Average for the week 48.

Average for the week 50.

Average for the week 47

Admitted a little girl.

Average for the week 47.

Ethelbert Tears has returned to school he has been absent 36 weeks on account of his eyes they are still very week and he is very backward with his lessons.

The Attendance Officer visited.

I have examined the registers and found them correct.  Signed Sam Cartwright CSB.

Previous to writing registers for the third quarter I ascertained the ages of all children in the school and found some errors in Admission Register.  I have corrected them with the sanction of the Chairman.

Average for the week 48.

The average for quarter ending Oct 30^th 1896 is 45 being an increase of 11 on last quarter.  No. on registers 55 – an increase 3 on same.

Commenced school at 1.30 and closed at 3.30 for the winter season, to enable the children to reach home before evening comes on.

Attendance low this afternoon on account of a circus visiting the town. 36 present.

Admitted a girl from the National Infants School.

Singing Lessons I am giving most attention to Tonic Solfa as the children had the least idea of it.

Average for the week 45.

Teaching nursery rhymes with action as an amusement on Friday afternoons.

Admitted two children into baby’s class.

I have taught two recitations to 1^st class “The Rooks” and “A Busy Little Girl”.  Commenced a third this afternoon “Do Your Best”

The Chairman visited this afternoon.

Average attendance this week 48.

Admitted a child into second class this afternoon.

Average attendance for the week 50.

School closed this afternoon to enable the teachers to attend the funeral of the late Chairman of the School Board.

I have this day examined the registers and found them correct.  Signed J T Colson.

Average for the week 40.

Mr Bayes, Attendance Officer, visited.

Mr Martin, the Sanitary Inspector, visited informing me that the measles are getting very prevalent in the town.  This I suppose accounts for the poor attendance this week.

Admitted two children this week.

Average for the week 36.

Mr Colson, Member of the School Board, visited bringing with him Miss Jones who is to take charge of the school tomorrow.

I Maria Elizabeth Jones certificated teacher 3^rd class appointed by the Board to take charge of this school.

Mr Newell, Vice-chairman of the School Board, visited this morning.  Miss Margetts is staying with me today and tomorrow so that I may see the working of the school.

Mr Newell, Vice-chairman of the School Board, visited this morning.

Mr Cave, Member of the School Board, visited bringing with him another gentleman.

Attendance low this morning which I think is owing to it being wet.  31 present.

Average for the week 35.

Admitted a little boy from the Newton Road Infants school.

Attendance low this afternoon on account of the snow.  25 present.

Mr Mantle, Member of the School Board, visited.

Average for the week 30.

Elizabeth Farey came 25 minutes after the registers were closed.

Average for the week 22.

The school closes this morning until 11^th January for the Christmas holidays.