I Rose E Packer provisionally certificated teacher, commenced duties in this school today.

I have deviated from the timetable today as I Have been examining the children in all the classes.

Average for this week 48.

I have admitted 4 new scholars.

Ethel Harriman has been absent from school today.  She is suffering from influenza.

I admitted two new scholars today.

Miss Harriman is again absent.  A girl from Alfred St School is assisting me today.

Miss Harriman returned to school today.

I have given the girls a lesson in kindergarten drawing this afternoon instead of needlework as marked on the timetable.  At the afternoon attendance I marked No 34 on First class Register present when absent.

Average for the week 43.

I marked No 35 on First class Register present when absent at the afternoon attendance.

I commenced teaching the 1^st and 2^nd class children to write in books using lead pencils.  No 31 in 3^rd class was marked present when absent at the afternoon attendance.

I have transferred Lilian Sawyer and Edith Stock from the second to the3rd class as I find them very backward in their work.

Average for this week 44.

Mr Bayes, the attendance officer, visited this morning.  The attendance is very poor owing to the inclemency of the weather.  37 present. 

No 31 on second class register was first marked present when absent at the afternoon attendance.

Average for this week 39.

I have transferred Leonard Davis and George Bodmin from the second to the 3^rd class.  They attend school very irregularly owing to delicacy and are unable to do even the work of the babies’ class.

The attendance this week has been very small owing no doubt to the severity of the weather.

Average for this week 35.

There is a very bad attendance this morning, only 34 present.  The ground is covered with snow and this probably accounts for it.

The school was closed this morning.  The children could not attend as the roads were impassable being blocked with snow.

Only 22 present this afternoon.

The school was again closed this afternoon on account of the violent snow storm which is raging today.  It is to be closed tomorrow, Friday, for the same reason.

Average for this week 31.

Registers examined and found correct.  Signed …

Average for this week 40.

The school was closed this afternoon in honour of general Sir Redvers Buller receiving Ladysmith a town besieged by the Boers in the Transvaal war, the previous day.

A child in the second class came too late to obtain her mark this morning.

Average for the week 44.

Mr Colson, chairman of the Board, visited today.  I have examined the various classes today.  I find Emily Dawkes of the second class quite unfit for her present position so shall transfer to the third class that she may learn her letters.  Ada Scroxton returned to school today after being absent nearly seven weeks.  As she is very backward in her work I have transferred her from the first to the second class.

When marking the registers at the afternoon attendance I first marked No 16 on third class register present when absent.

Average for the week 42.

Average for the week 47.

A child in the 3^rd class came too late to obtain her mark this morning.

After making the above entry two more children came to school.

I inspected this school today.  In the new TT which I have signed, “assembly” is timed for 9.0, marking of registers for 9.15 and closing for 9.30.  The assembly should not precede the marking of registers by more than 5 minutes.

                                                B G (Ussher] HMI

The younger children were exceedingly restless this afternoon, and it was impossible to maintain discipline among them.  It is clear that the hours are too long, especially as the premises afford no facilities for marching and the classes distract one another.

The lower classes at any rate should be dismissedat 3.30, and it would be desirable that the morning hours for them should be curtailed also.

                                                          Signed BGU

I was obliged to return home at the morning attendance through indisposition.  Miss Souter, Head Mistress at the Alfred St Girls School sent a senior P T to take my place.  I returned to school in the afternoon.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked No37 on the First class register present when absent.

Average for the week 46.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked No8 on the 3rd class register present when absent.

The school is to be closed on Monday April 2^nd on account of the Urban District Council election.

Average for the week 41.

Mr J T Colson, chairman of the Board, visited this morning.

Average for the week 46.

Tomorrow being Good Friday the school closes today for the Easter holidays.  It will reassemble on April 23^rd.

Average for the week 45.

School reassembled this morning after the Easter holidays with 43 present.

Two children came too late to obtain their mark.

Examined registers and found them correct

                                      Signed [F Newman]

At the morning attendance I at first marked No 37 in the first class present when absent.

Average for the week 47.

Owing to too much space being left in the registers and summary at the summer holidays 1899 I was unable I was unable to leave a space for the Easter holidays in the summary.  I had also to mark the attendance of April 30^th in the margin of the registers.

I sent two boys to the Alfred St Boys’ School and six girls to the Girls’ school this morning.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked No 323 on First class register present when absent.

At the morning attendance I at first marked No 34 on first class register present when absent.

Average for the week 41.

Average for the week 42.

Average for the week 44.

Average for the week 43.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked No 9 on first class register present when absent.

The school closes today for the Whitsuntide holiday and re-opens on June 11^th.

Average for the week 43.

Re-opened the school this morning after the Whitsuntide holidays.  47 present.

Average for the week 45.

At the morning attendance I at first marked no 33 in second class present when absent.

Scheme of Work 1900-1901

Average for the week 45.

Half holiday given on the occasion of the Independent Wesleyan Sunday School Treat.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked No 3 in the Babies’ class present when absent.

Average for the week 48.

I have been granted leave of absence by the Board to attend the Certificate Examination held during next week.

Miss Margetts from the Alfred Street Infants School will supply my place in school.  By order of the Board the school is to be closed on Monday next July 2^nd on the occasion of the Band of Hope excursion to the sea.

I returned to my duties this morning.  Miss Clews from the Newton Road Infants School took charge of this school during my absence instead of Miss Margetts as I reported in my entry of June 29^th.

Average for the week 48.

The school is to be closed this afternoon on account of the Baptists Sunday School treat.  The report as received from H M Inspector on July 1^st and a copy of it will be found on the following page.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked No 35 on 3^rd class register present when absent

Average for the week 48.

The school is to be closed this afternoon on occasion of the Park Road Wesleyan, the Primitive Methodist and the Congregational Sunday School treats.

Esther Pearson of the 3^rd class came to school at 10.30 therefore I sent her home.

Report for the School Year ending April 1900

The children are under intelligent and sympathetic influence; care and neatness are required in the work, and several improvements have been introduced in the syllabus.  But under present conditions, instruction cannot be carried on satisfactorily and the lower division was restless and inattentive at both visits.  The hours of babies might with advantage be curtailed.  Nothing has been done to remedy the defects in the premises to which attention has twice been drawn.  The desks should be provided with backs.

The School Board should take immediate steps (a) to remove the platform small gallery and all superfluous chairs and forms (b) to improve the surface of the playground and    (c) to provide each of the closets with steps (Article 85 (a) of the Code)

School Staff Rose and Packer Art: 82 (a)

Ethel Harriman Stipendiary Monitress.

                                                          James Heygate
                                                                   Clerk to the Board

Through a child answering out of its turn I marked No 30 on 3^rd class register present when absent at the morning attendance.

The school is to be closed this afternoon on occasion of the Church of England Sunday School Treat.

I at first marked no 44 on 2^nd class register present when absent at the afternoon attendance.

The school closes this afternoon for the Midsummer Holidays and re-opens on August 27^th.

Average for the week 45.

Average for the quarter ending July 27^th 45.

I re-opened the school today after the summer vacation with 56 present.  I re-admitted one scholar and admitted 3 others.

Average for the week 56.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked no 7 in 1^st class present when absent.

I have commenced examination knitting with the first class and as the children require constant supervision whilst doing it I intend to continue the sewing lesson until 3pm.  Also I shall allow the babies to go into the playground and Miss Harriman will take the second class for a reading lesson.

This will continue until the examination knitting is finished.

Through a child answering out of its turn I marked no 3 in 3^rd class present when absent at the afternoon attendance.

Average for the week 57.

At the morning attendance I marked no 5 in 1^st class present when absent.

Checked registers [signed]  J T Colson.

I am not satisfied with the progress made by the 2^nd class children in reading.  I have therefore decided to separate the first and second classes, allowing the first class to read while the second class write and vice versa.

Average for the week 56.

Art 81 (b) 31
W H J Salt
17 Sept 1900

As the Rushden Feast occurs next week the school closes today until Wednesday morning.

Average for the week 59.

Re-opened the school this morning.  Only 44 present.

Average for the week 52.

Average for the week 57.

The school will be closed on Tuesday as the Alfred St Schools will be required for polling at the government election.

At the afternoon attendance I at first marked 34 in 1^st class present when absent.

I have determined to devote the time, of the first four afternoons of the week to kindergarten after play until all the exercises have been learned.  On Friday afternoon I shall take drill as the first lesson.

Average for the week 60.

Average for the week 62.

Average for the week 59.

Average for the week 58.

Average for the week 61.

The school was visited this morning by HMI Mr Cartwright.

This afternoon I mean to allow the first class to sew during the first hour.  The second class will have a writing lesson from 2 to 2.30.

Average for the week 58.

I intend to devote the hour after play to kindergarten this morning, in the first and second classes.

Average for the week 62.

Mr Newman, Board member, visited today and checked registers.

Average for the week 61.

This afternoon through indisposition I was obliged to return home at 2.45.  The elder children were therefore unable to have their kindergarten lesson.

I purpose to give a kindergarten lesson this morning instead of writing.

I intend to devote the first part of the afternoon to kindergarten.

I intend giving a kindergarten lesson instead of taking drill this afternoon.

Average for the week 60.

I shall allow the 1^st and 2^nd classes to sew during the first hour this afternoon.

Average for the week 60.

I returned to school this morning having been absent all the week through illness. 

Miss Margetts from Alfred St Infants School filled my place in school.

As I am still very indisposed I shall be obliged to deviate from the timetable and allow Miss Harriman to take all the children together at periods during the day.

The school closes this morning for the Christmas holiday and re-opens on January 7^th 1901.

I re-opened school this morning with 43 children in attendance.

Average for the week 47.

Average for the week 50.

HMI Mr Salt called this afternoon.

Average for the week 55.

Owing to the Proclamation taking place today at 12.45 the children will be dismissed at 11.45 instead of 12 and will reassemble at 1.45 instead of 1.30.

Instead of a kindergarten lesson I intend giving a sewing lesson during the last half hour this afternoon.

As I am conducting a quarterly examination today I shall be obliged to deviate from the timetable.

I admitted Arthur Esson today.  Although he is 7 years of age I have placed him in the third class.  He does not know his letters

As the children have made good progress with their drawing I intend to substitute the two weekly morning lessons for reading.

I have deviated from the timetable this morning and am giving the children quiet lessons as I am very indisposed.

Average for the week 55.

Average for the week 58.

Examined register and found same correct.
                             Signed Arthur Mantle

Average for the week 57.

Average for the week 62.

Instead of the object lesson this morning I intend to give an arithmetic lesson.

Mr J T Colson, Chairman of the School Board visited this afternoon.

Average for the week 62.

This afternoon all the children on the registers (70) were in attendance.

As the 3^rd and 4^th classes attend school so well now I shall be unable for the present to group the second class with them for recitation on Thursday afternoons.  I shall therefore take the 1^st and 2^nd classes together for a reading lesson.

Average for the week 67.

Mr C Bradfield, member of the School Board visited today.

Mr Wescombe, member of the School Board, visited today.

The school will be closed on Monday the 20^thinst on account of the Urban District Council election and will re-open on the Tuesday following.

Average for the week 65.

AS the 1^st and 2^nd classes did not do their sewing as nicely as I could wish in the sewing lesson I am allowing them to sew until 3.30.

The school closes this morning for the Easter holidays and re-opens on Monday April 14^th.

Average for the week 65.

The school re-opened this morning with 56 in attendance.

As the afternoon is so fine at 3.30 I shall send the two lower classes into the playground for a game with their teacher.  I shall then give the 1^st and 2^nd classes a reading lesson.

Average for the week 60.

I intend to give a word building lesson instead of drill this afternoon as the weather is so sultry.

                             Art 81 (b) I2
                             W H J Salt
                             29 April 1901

Mr Noble, member of the School Board visited the school this morning.

I sent 7 boys and 7 girls to Alfred St schools this morning.

May 2^nd 1901
A Cartwright HMI

Average for the week 48.

Miss Harriman is taking all the children together for games and recitation this morning as I have writing to do for the school.

Miss Harriman is absent from school this morning suffering from influenza.

Average for the week 44.

Miss Harriman returned to school this morning.

Checked registers

                   J T Colson

As the Board do not wish modelling to be taken until the children remove to the new school, I have taken that occupation from my Scheme of Work.

Average for the week 46.

The school will close this (Thursday) afternoon, and will re-open on June 3^rd, for the Whitsuntide holidays.

Average for the week 48.

The school re-opens this morning after the Whitsuntide holidays with 51 present.

Mr J T Colson, Chairman of the Board, visited this morning.

I have received some plasticine from the Newton Rd Infants School so I have again placed modelling on my scheme of work.

The school will be closed this afternoon on the occasion of the Church of England Sunday School Treat.

The school will be closed this afternoon on the occasion of the Congregational and Primitive Methodist Sunday School Treat.

Average for the week 52.

I have received notice today that the school will be closed on June 17^th, July 8^th and 15^th (afternoons) on the occasions of Sunday School Treats and on July 1^st (all day) on the occasion of the Band of Hope excursion to the sea.

The school closes this afternoon on the occasion of the independent Wesleyan Sunday School Treat.

HM Inspectors report was received on Saturday morning and a copy will be found on the following page.

Average for the week 48.

Mr Noble, member of the School Board visited today.

The school closes on Monday on the occasion of the Band of Hope excursion to the sea.

The school re-opened this morning with 37 present out of a possible 60.

Report for School Year ending April 1901

“The children are in good order and are fairly well taught.  In the lower division the employments should be put to fuller and more varied use.

Miss Harriman is recognised under Article 68 of the Code.

The certificate of Miss Packer will be issued upon the application of the School Board after her completion of 18 months recorded service.  The exact dates of such recorded service should be given in the application.”

School Staff

Rose E Packer certificated teacher

Ethel Harriman Article 68

                             James Heygate
                             Clerk to the Board

Instead of the conversational lesson for the 1^st and 2^nd classes this morning I intend to take a kindergarten lesson.

By permission of the Chairman I shall leave school at 3.30 this afternoon leaving Miss Harriman in charge of the school.

Average for the week 41.

The school will be closed this afternoon on the occasion of the Park Road Wesleyan Sunday school Treat.

As the day is so very hot I did not allow the children to have their usual play, but at 11 I sent them into the playground under the care of Miss Harriman.  In the meanwhile I am doing some writing for the school.

The school closes today on the occasion of the “Top Meeting” Baptist’s Sunday School Treat.

Owing to the great fire at Messrs Cave’s factory the school was not open this afternoon.  Only 18 children put in an appearance and these were kept and amused to keep them from danger.

Average for the week 44.

As part of the Alfred St Schools were demolished in the recent great fire the Board have decided to at once close the whole of their schools for 5 weeks for the summer vacation.

Average for the quarter 46.

The school re-opened this morning with an attendance of 47.  There are several children away with measles.

Average for the week 47.

I intend taking a reading lesson on the afternoons of Tuesday Wednesday and Thursday at either the first or second lesson until the children have made some progress in that subject.

Average for the week 49.

Checked registers and found them correct.  Signed Hy Wescombe

The school closes today until Wednesday morning as the Feast occurs on Sunday next.

The school re-opened this morning with 48 present.

Five children returned to school who had been suffering from infectious diseases.

Average for the week 58.

                             Art 82 I1
                             W H J Salt
                             9 Oct 1901

Instead of a kindergarten lesson this afternoon Miss Harriman will take the 1^st, 3^rd and 4^th classes in the playground for games.  In the meantime I shall give the 2^nd class a sewing lesson.

At the second lesson this afternoon Miss Harriman will take all classes together to sink nursery rhymes while I do some writing for the school.

Mt J T Colson visited the school this morning.

A new timetable for the school arrived this afternoon.

Average for the week 61.

Average for the week 61.

HM Inspector, Mr Salt, called this morning.

As I am busy with writing for the school today Miss Harriman will take the two lower classes together.  I shall take the first class for lessons which only require supervision.

I intend making the same alterations in the timetable as I did yesterday.

This afternoon Miss Harriman will take classes 2 and 3 together while I take class 1 for handkerchief hemming.

I was out of school for an hour and a half this afternoon through indisposition.

Mr Chettle, member of the School Board, visited this morning.

Mr J T Colson, Chairman of the School Board called this afternoon.

Average for the week 61.

As the attendance is so bad this morning (52) Miss Harriman is taking classes 2 and 3 together while I take the first class for garment knitting.  I am conducting the school this afternoon in the same manner as this morning.

As the attendance is so bad this morning Miss Harriman is taking all the children together from 11 until 12 while I make up the Stock and Store account.

Until 11 I am conducting the school in the same manner as I did yesterday.

Mr Chettle, member of the School Board, visited this morning.

I am deviating from the time table today Miss Harriman taking the second and third classes together.

The school closes this afternoon for the Christmas holiday and re-opens on Jan 6^th 1912.  Mr Chettle visited this afternoon and presented each child with an orange.

The school re-opened this morning with 61 present. 

Miss Harriman will take all the classes together from 11.15 to 12 for recitation and tables while I do some work for the school.

Mr J T Colson, Chairman of the Board, visited this morning.

Mr C Bradfield, member of the School Board, visited the school this morning.

I was absent from school on Friday the 17^thinst and also on the Monday following suffering from influenza.  I am somewhat deviating from the timetable today.

The attendance is very bad this morning – 72 on roll, 35 present owing to a heavy fall of snow.

Several children are absent suffering from whooping cough.

Average for the week 43.

As I am conducting an examination today I shall deviate from the timetable.

Checked registers.  Signed J T Colson.

Miss Harriman has been absent yesterday and today through illness.

Average for the week 44.

Instead of needlework this afternoon I intend to give a kindergarten lesson.

Miss Harriman returned to school this morning having been absent a week.

Average for the week 37.  Number on Roll 76.

There are ten children absent through whooping cough.

Miss Harriman will take all the children together for the last lesson this morning as there are only 36 present.

The children were dismissed this morning at 11 by order of the Board.

I have received notice this morning that the school will close, for the Easter holidays, on the afternoon of the 27^th inst. And will re-open on Monday April 7^th.

                             Art 84 a
                             JGill
                             15 March ’02

At the request of Mr Gill the school will be closed this afternoon.

Until April 30^th I intend to take the first and 2^nd classes for needlework and writing each afternoon until 3pm.  From 3.10 to 4 I shall take class I for arithmetic and reading.  Miss Harriman will take the 2^nd and 3^rd classes for kindergarten.

The school closes this morning for the Easter holidays.  There are still 22 children absent through whooping cough and 2 through ringworm.

The timetable will be deviated from this morning as I am engaged in writing for the school.

Mr Vann, member of the School Board called this afternoon.

By permission of the Chairman of the Board, the children will assemble at 1.25 this afternoon, the registers will be closed at 1.30 and the children dismissed at 3pm.

I have sent 8 boys and 6 girls to Alfred St Schools.

A summary of the Scheme of Work for the year will be found on page 127 and following pages.

As there are so few children present this morning Miss Harriman is taking all the children together until 11.0 to allow me to do some work for the school.

The school closes this afternoon for the Whitsuntide holidays and re-opens on Monday May 26^th.

The school re-opened this morning with 51 children present.

As the school room is so close this afternoon the 2^nd and 3^rd classes will have their two last lessons in the playground.  The 1^st class will knit for the last three quarters of an hour.

I have made out a new timetable and have commenced working by it.

Average for the week 54.

To celebrate the declaration of peace the school will be closed the whole day.

This morning I inadvertently marked the children of class I in the registers in the space for Monday.  I have cancelled the marks by drawing lines through them.

As there are so few children present this morning (39) Miss Harriman will take them together while I make a copy of the new timetable.

I intend to somewhat deviate from the timetable today as I am taking class1 alone.

I shall take the lessons today as yesterday.

The school closes this afternoon on the occasion of the Independent Wesleyan Sunday School Treat.

I have deviated from the timetable this morning to give the children practise in marching.

The lessons omitted this morning will be given this afternoon.

The school will be closed this afternoon on the occasion of the Church Sunday School Treat.

Since making the above entry I have received notice from the chairman that the school will be opened as usual the school treat having been postponed until tomorrow.

I had cancelled the space in the registers before receiving the notice so shall mark the attendances this afternoon with red ink.

The School closes this afternoon on the occasion of the Primitive Methodist and Congregational Sunday School Treats.

The school closes today for the holidays in celebration of the Coronation and re-opens on June 30^th.

The school re-opens this morning with 52 present.

HM Inspector’s report was received during the holidays.  A copy will be found on the following page.

Average for the week 53.

The school will be closed this afternoon on the occasion of the Park Road Baptist’s Sunday School Treat.

This morning I intend to take the object lesson from 11.5 to 11.30 and the 2^nd class reading lesson from 9.35 to 10.

Checked registers
                   Arthur Mantle

The school closes today at 11.45 and re-opens on Monday Sep 1^st.

Report for School Year ending April 30^th 1902

It is unnecessary to enlarge upon the inconvenient premises as a new building is in contemplation.  The teaching is energetic and painstaking, although the children are often inattentive and uninterested.  Owing to whooping cough a very small number of children was present on the day of the inspection and therefore the school did not appear to advantage.  The character of the work throughout is fairly good.  Several broken windows should be repaired and a new thermometer is required.

School staff

Rose E Packer Certificated Teacher

Ethel Harriman         Article 68.

The school re-opened this morning with 62 present.

Mr Colson visited.

Average for the week 61.

Average for the week 61.

The school closes this afternoon until Wednesday on the occasion of the Rushden Feast.

The school re-opened this morning.  54 present 77 on Roll.

From 9.30 to 10 the words of a new song will be taught instead of a conversational lesson.

                             Art 84(a) I1
                             W H J Salt
                             26 Sept 1902

Average for the week 68.

Mr Noble, member of the Board visited this morning.

I am somewhat deviating from the timetable as I am Making up the Stock and Store account.

Average for the week 70.

Miss Harriman is absent from school today through ill health so I shall be obliged to deviate from the timetable.

Average for the week 75.  95 per cent of possible total of attendances.

During the winter session the bell will be rung at 1.25pm instead of at 1.55.

Miss Harriman has been absent from school this afternoon through illness.

Miss Harriman is again absent from school so I am obliged to group all the children together.

Miss Harriman still being absent I am again taking the children together.

Average for the week 74.

Percentage  92.5

After the first class reading lesson Miss Harriman will take the children altogether while I do some writing for the school.

Average for the week 67.

Average for the week 64.

I am conducting an examination today.

Checked registers and found them correct.  Signed J T Colson.

From 11 to 12 Miss Harriman will take the children together as I have some writing to do for the school.

Miss Harriman will take the majority of the children together from 11 to 12.  The remainder I shall take for handkerchief hemming as I wish to finish all the garments before Christmas.  This afternoon I shall take reading and writing for the first two lessons.

The school closes today at noon and re-opens on January 5^th.