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Infants examined by Mrs Currie, HMI on Tuesday May 4th.
School visited by Mrs Currie who heard the children read and sing.
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A days holiday following the examination.
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Admitted 7 new scholars.
Average attendance 87.
The managers have promised to pay school ... for Mr Ellis.
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Taught the children a new song ... of the death of one of the little ones.
School visited by the Rev Canon Barker.
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Started 2nd class reading in books.
Sent two children home to be made clean.
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Broke up this morning for Whitsuntide Holiday.
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Commenced school today.
Drafted the 1st class into Mixed School.
Admitted several new scholars.
School visited by the Rev J T Barker and another clergyman.
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Georgianna Day gave a lesson on Coal.
Average for the week 89.
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Admitted one new child.
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School visited by the Rev Canon Barker.
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Admitted several new scholars.
Gave a half holiday owing to there being an excursion from the village.
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Could not open school this morning owing to a severe thunderstorm.
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A very poor attendance this week the weather being so stormy.
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School visited by Mr and Mrs Barker during week.
Commenced teaching addition to the 1st class.
Several children away through sickness.
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School visited by Mr Warren.
The children appear languid and tired owing to the hot weather.
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A day’s holiday on occasion of the marriage of Miss Sartoris.
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The managers desire that 3 boys (viz) Cecil Baker, Harry Compton and F Underwood shall attend school free of charge.
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Georgianna Day gave a Gallery lesson on Rabbits.
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Did not mark registers this afternoon there being so few children present owing to there being a circus in the village, consequently a half holiday..
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Quarter ended today.
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Education Department
13 June 1881
Infants School – “The school is doing very well.”
Staff for year 1881-82 made known to Education Department and approved for school as separate Department G ... dated August 6th 1881.
Miss L Fisk Certificated teacher
Georgina Day P teacher
Alice Lewis Monitress
John J Barker
G Day Arithmetic and
History
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A very poor attendance this morning. Half holiday in the afternoon being the Chapel school treat.
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The 1st class have improved in Reading and arithmetic during the last few weeks but the Writing is still very poor.
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Broke up this morning for a month’s holiday.
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The school treat was to have taken place today but owing to the wet weather is postponed for a day.
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School treat took place today.
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Commenced school today.
Admitted 5 new scholars.
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A very poor attendance this week owing to the late harvest.
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Returned after holidays. ... ... ...
Admitted 3 new scholars.
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Alice Lewis the paid monitress leaves today.
Taught the children anew song this week.
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Mary Lewis commenced duties as Monitress today.
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Average attendance for week ...
Several new scholars admitted during the week.
... ... ... ...
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Examined the 1st class this morning and found they have improved in their Writing.
Georgianna Day gave a Scripture lesson to the younger children.
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Average attendance for the week 97.
PT gave a lesson on “A Cow”.
Several of the new children are between 5 and 6 years of age and do not know their letters.
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School visited by the Rev Canon Barker.
Commenced teaching Subtraction to the 1st class.
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Divided the 1st class into two parts taking ... ... 2nd class children into the 2nd part.
Owing to the short days the children commence school at 1.30 and are dismissed at 3.30 instead of the usual time.
Commenced teaching the 2nd class children to read from books.
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A very wet day – only 53 present.
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2nd class children are beginning to keep their places nicely in books though several of them do not know all their letters.
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Nearly all the 1st class girls can now knit also sew very fairly.
School visited by the Rev’d ....
Owing to the wet weather this week ... few children present I have not kept strictly to the timetable.
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Mary Lewis asked leave of absence which was granted to her.
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Many of the children are now absent from school, whooping cough being very bad in the village.
This afternoon I was compelled to send two children home with whooping cough.
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A very wet morning. Only ... present.
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Poor attendance this week ... ... whooping cough.
I L ... have been absent from school the greater part of today owing to a severe cold and headache.
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I, L ... returned to school today after an absence of ... days through illness.
Mr Warren, Headmaster of the Mixed school, marked registers and superintended on Monday and Tuesday.
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More than half the children are away from school through illness.
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On Monday morning I sent 3 children home for their school .... Two of them came back but the mother of the third came and used very ... language upon which I refused to keep the child in school until the matter had been brought before the managers.
A very poor attendance still. We break up this afternoon for a fortnight’s holiday.
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Re-opened school after Christmas Holiday.
Attendance rather better than before the holidays though a great number are still away from sickness.
Taught the children a new hymn.
Georgianna Day commenced teaching the 2nd class addition of one row on their slates.
Other lessons as usual.
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School visited by the Rev’d Cannon Barker and Mr ...
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Admitted two new children.
A few children returned after an absence through sickness.
1st class girls commenced their Needlework for exam.
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Heard that the Diocesan Inspection is to take place on Friday Feb 10th.
A few of the 1st class girls begin to do their knitting and hemming very nicely.
Examined the 1st class in Writing and Dictation and find they have improved though ... ...
Georgianna Day gave a lesson on the ...
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Drafted 6 children into the Mixed ...
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School visited by the Rev’d ... also by the Rev’d canon Barker.
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Diocesan Inspection by Mr Lawson took place this morning. Half holiday this afternoon.
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Admitted 12 new scholars.
Several of the children are now absent from school with measles.
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School visited by the Rev’s Canon Barker who brought the report of the Diocesan Inspection.
A few of the children have returned to school after illness.
Taught the children the words of a new song.
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Admitted 2 new scholars.
Children now return to school in the afternoon at ...
Taught the children to sing a new song.
Average attendance for last week was greater than it has been for 3 months.
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School visited by the Rev’d A ...
Examined the 2nd class in Reading and Writing.
Many children absent this week with mumps.
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A few children returned.
Lessons according to timetable.
2nd class girls a progressing fairly with their Needlework.
Mary Lewis has been absent this week through sickness.
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M Lewis still absent.
Admitted 4 new children. 102 present.
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M Lewis will not be able to attend school for some time owing to illness.
Alice Lewis has taken her sister’s place as monitress for a short period.
School visited yesterday by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Georgianna Day gave a lesson on “Glass”.
Examined the 2nd class in Reading and find most of them can keep their places in books and several can read ... ... passage ... ...
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Alice Lewis absent owing to the illness of her mother. Her place filled by Bessie ...
School visited by Rev’d ... and Rev’d A Secker, another clergyman.
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Examined the children in ... ... ...
School visited by Mrs Currie who stayed and heard the children sing and looked at the ... ... ...
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Mary Lewis resumed her duties ... ... ...
Owing to ... ... the girls are ... ... ...
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School visited by Rev’d A Secker yesterday morning.
Average attendance ... ...
Broke up this afternoon ... ... ...
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... ... ...
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School visited by Rev’d Canon Barker.
Mary lambert commenced duties as monitress this week.
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Rev’d A Secker visited school this week and heard the 1st class read and count.
Examination of PT at Northampton tomorrow.
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Average for week ending April 20th was 123 being the highest weekly average through the year.
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Rev’d A Secker visited school this afternoon and stayed to hear the children sing.
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Examined the 2nd and 3rd classes this week in Reading and Writing.
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Admitted several new scholars.
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Several children absent from chicken pox.
Mary lambert is frequently late.
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Admitted 2 fresh children.
Taught a new piece to the children as Repetition.
School visited by Rev’d A Secker and also by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Government inspection took place today by Mr Simpson, the ... Assistant Inspector.
There were 126 children present but only 76 were ...
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Mr Simpson visited school this morning and heard the children sing count and exercise.
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Broke up this afternoon for the Whitsuntide holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning after holidays – rather a poor attendance.
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Georgianna Day absent from lesson this morning having overslept herself.
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Visit by M M Inspector of Schools Mr E Currey.
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Average for the week 100.
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Transferred 22 children to the Mixed school they being 6 years of age.
G Day absent from lessons this morning.
Examined the children and arranged them in classes.
Several new ones admitted.
Sent a boy home for his school ...
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123 children present this afternoon.
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Admitted 3 new scholars.
Work according to the timetable.
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Commenced teaching the 1st class boys Needlework.
School visited by Mrs barker who examined the girls’ work and promised ... ... ... of the best workers.
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School visited by the Rev’d A Secker.
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A very poor attendance this morning the children having gone out for an excursion also several Feasts round in the adjoining villages.
Half holiday this afternoon.
Cautioned the children about not being in time for school.
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Lessons according to timetable.
Gave an object lesson on “Sponge”.
Several of the children are absent through sickness.
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Attendance rather better today.
Admitted one new child.
Sent 2 children home for their school pence.
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Attendance poor owing to several school ... feasts in neighbouring villages.
Average for the week 153.
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Georgianna Day absent from lessons this morning having overslept herself.
Mary Lewis, monitress, also absent from lessons and from school all day.
Number present this afternoon 126.
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A holiday today, it being the annual school fete.
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Commenced teaching knitting to a few of the 1st class boys.
Taught the 1st class addition with carrying numbers. Some of them can do it very nicely.
Gave a lesson on Money.
Georgianna Day gave a lesson on “The Elephant” to the little ones.
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Received the Government Report.
1st quarter in school year ended.
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Attendance poor owing to sickness.
Average for the week being 109.
Examined the little ones on Form and Colour, some answer very well.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Education Department
27 July 1882
... Infants School
“Instruction and discipline satisfactory ...”
“More pictures are wanted.”
“G Day has passed fairly.”
Miss L Fisk – Certificated Teacher
Georgianna Day – P Teacher
Alice Lewis – Monitress
John T Barker
(Manager)
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Half holiday it being Bank Holiday.
Many of the children are still absent.
Georgianna Day gave a lesson on “The Sheep” very fairly.
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Typhoid fever has broken out very badly in the village. Heard today that two of the little ones had it.
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Attendance for the week 97.
Broke up this morning for Harvest Holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning after the Harvest holidays.
Admitted 9 new scholars.
Several children have returned who have been absent 2 or 3 months.
1223 children are present this morning.
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Average attendance this week 128.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Admitted 2 fresh children. Number present this morning 132.
Taught the children anew piece for Repetition.
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A very wet day consequently fewer children present.
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Gave a lesson on “Apes”.
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A very wet week – average being 112.
Commenced taking teachers in the morning from 7.55 to 8.55 ... for their studies.
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Half holiday this afternoon.
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Mary Lewis was away from school through illness.
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End of school quarter. Average 114.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Mary Lewis returned to school this morning.
Received from the rectory some pictures of Natural History and also some new Scripture pictures.
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Admitted 4 new children.
Georgianna Day asked leave of absence today.
Commenced teaching knitting to a few of the 1st class boys.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker and Rev’d A Secker.
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A wet cold week consequently many children absent. Average for the week 113.
Commenced teaching Needlework to 2nd class.
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Owing to the short days we now commence school in the afternoons at 1.45 instead of 2p.m. and close at 3.45 instead of 4p.m. Thus taking lessons ¼ of an hour sooner than marked on timetable.
Commenced teaching subtraction as a Gallery lesson this week as most of the children in 1st class have a fair knowledge of Addition.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who called over names on register to see if those marked corresponded with those present. He found them correctly marked.
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Nearly all the 1st class children can now hem fairly and a few of the girls sew. Most of the 1st class girls can also knit and a few boys.
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Many children are absent with bad colds.
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A very snowy and wet week consequently a poor attendance. Average being only 95.
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I now take Pupil teachers and Monitress for private study in the evening from 5.30 to 7p.m.
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Examined the 2nd class in books. They most of them keep their places.
The 1st class Writing is still poor.
Attendance poor this week owing to bad weather.
Taught the children a piece for Repetition.
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Broke up this afternoon for the Christmas Holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning with a fair attendance.
Admitted 2 fresh scholars.
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Lessons according to timetable.
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Examined the little ones and placed those who knew their letters in the 2nd class. A few of them also form the small letters fairly.
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Have transferred a few of the 2nd class children into the 1st they being more forward than the others.
Commenced teaching the 2nd class to add on slates one row of figures counting to 20.
Most of the 2nd class girls have an idea how to hem but only a few can work well.
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Sent a boy home for his school pence.
Many of the little ones are absent owing to the bad weather.
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Taught some of the 2nd class to knit.
1st class have slightly improved in Writing since the holidays.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Heard that the Diocesan Inspection was to take place on Tuesday Feb 13th.
Many children are absent with bad colds and coughs.
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Rev’d A Disney came and examined the children from 9.30 to 9.55 on Old Testament this morning.
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Average for the week only 82. So many children being absent with colds.
Transferred 5 children into the Mixed school.
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Attendance rather better this week.
Admitted 2 new children this week over 6 years of age who scarcely know their letters.
Several of the boys begin to work fairly but the knitting is rather backward.
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Diocesan Inspection took place this morning by the Rev’d M Lawson, accompanied by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Half holiday today.
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Examined the 2nd class in Writing and Arithmetic.
Average for the week 107.
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Mary Lewis absent on Monday and Tuesday with an abscess in the face. Owing to her absence did not keep strictly to the timetable.
Georgianna Day gave a gallery lesson on the “Earth”.
Examined the babies and found a few of them knew their letters and could say small words from a card.
Taught the children the words of a new song.
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Taught the children to sing a new song.
A few children have finished their knitting.
Attendance rather better this week.
Examined the 2nd class in Reading from a card – only a few read without spelling.
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A very heavy snow storm consequently few children present.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who called over all the names on registers to see if children present corresponded with those marked. He found all accurate
Gave a lesson the “Shilling”.
Transferred 3 children nearly 7 years of age into the Mixed School.
Many little ones are absent.
1sy class have improved in Writing from dictation and spelling.
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Admitted some fresh scholars.
Commenced school in the afternoon at 2p.m. instead of ¼ to 3.
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Broke up today for the Easter holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning.
Admitted 5 fresh scholars.
Several children have also returned who have been ill.
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Mary Lewis has been absent today through illness.
Commenced morning lessons for teachers this week from 6.45a.m. to 8a.m.
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A good attendance this week – average being 125.
The Rev’d Canon Barker called and tested the registers on Wednesday morning.
Examined the 2nd class in Reading from books. Most of them read a short word and each spelt one after the lesson from memory.
Gave a lesson on Form and Colour.
Little ones make the letters of the Kindergarten fairly.
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Miss Jones commenced duties as Assistant teacher here this morning.
Wrote out a fresh list for Gallery lessons.
Taught the children a fresh ditty.
The 2nd class being very large I have divided it into two parts.
Gave a gallery lesson on the Seasons and questioned them on the shape of the Earth.
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Taught the children a new song.
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Rev’d Canon Barker called and tested on Wednesday afternoon the registers.
Average for the week 127.
End of school year.
PT’s examination at Northampton tomorrow April 28th.
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Admitted 3 new scholars – 140 present.
Examination fixed for Monday May 7th.
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Miss Jones leaves today.
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Emily Waller commences today as a candidate for Pupil Teacher.
Government examination took place today by H M A Inspector Mr Simpson.
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School visited by Mr and Mrs Currey who examined the children in Needlework, singing, natural objects etc.
Broke up this morning for ... holidays.
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Re-opened school this morning.
Admitted 5 new scholars.
Transferred 31 children to the Mixed School.
Mary Lewis has gone for a few weeks to help in the Mixed School.
Commenced teaching the youngest division to “hem”.
Lessons according to timetable.
A very good attendance this week, being 112.
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Admitted 7 new scholars. Number present this morning 120.
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Lessons according to timetable.
Commenced teaching the children some new songs and pieces.
Some of the 1st class children work and knit very nicely.
Average for the week 121.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Gave a gallery lesson on the “Camel”.
Emily Waller gave a lesson to the Babies on the “Cow.”
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Admitted 4 new scholars. Number present this morning 110.
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Gave an easy piece of dictation to the 1st class. Several did it very fairly.
Examined the 2nd class in books. A few only keep their places and many do not know their letters.
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Taught the children a new song.
Average for the week only 109, Thursday being such a wet day that only 50 were present in the morning.
Gave a lesson on carrying figures in addition. A few children can add sums with 2 or 3 lines.
Examined Babies on Form and Colour.
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1st class have improved slightly in Writing but are weak in Arithmetic.
Lessons according to timetable.
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A poor attendance this week owing to the Feasts in the neighbouring villages.
Monday July 2nd a holiday, there being an excursion for the children belonging to the Temperance Society.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Attendance still rather poor. Many children away for Feasts.
Gave a gallery lesson on “A letter”.
Some of the Babies make the Kindergarten letters very well.
Cautioned the children about coming late to school.
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Attendance better this week.
School visited by the Mrs Barker and Mrs Currey who stayed to hear the children sing. Mrs currey presented one of the little boys with a nice book as a prize for Knitting and Needlework. She also gave several pretty cards.
Lessons according to timetable.
Georgianna absent from lessons this morning.
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G Day gave a lesson this week on the Rabbit and Emily Waller on a Rose.
Education Department
20th July 1883
Infants School
The school is well conducted. An Assistant teacher (Article 50) should be engaged at once for the Infants School. (No. 1) or one Pupil Teacher transferred from some other school (Article 83 and 115).
G Day has passed fairly but should attend to Grammar.
E Waller has passed her examination and been recognised as a Candidate on Probation (Article ...)
Staff
Louisa Fisk - Head teacher
Georgianna Day – PT.
Emily Waller – Probationer.
Mary Lewis – Monitress.
John T Barker
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Received the Government Report today notifying this school had obtained the Excellent Merit Grant.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Attendance for the week 112.
Cautioned the children about coming late to school.
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132 children present this afternoon.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Very good average this week.
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Holiday today being Bank Holiday.
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Many children have been absent this week owing to Feasts etc. in neighbouring villages.
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Half holiday today being the Annual School Treat.
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Rather a poor attendance today. Average for the week 122.
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Very poor attendance this week it being Higham Feast and commencement of harvest.
Broke up today for Harvest Holiday.
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Re-opened school after Harvest Holiday with a good attendance.
Admitted several new scholars and several returned after illnesses.
Transferred 18 children over 6½ years into the Mixed School.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Made out 2 fresh lists for Gallery and classroom lessons.
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The children seem to have forgotten a great deal during the holidays but are now improving.
Several of the 1st class write very fairly.
Gave a lesson on the “Sun”.
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Owing to the large number of little ones, have transferred the forward ones into a higher class.
A very good attendance this week, average being 129.
Gave a lesson on “Wheat”.
M Lewis absent today through illness.
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Mary Lewis has been away all the week through illness.
Heard G Day give a lesson on the “Shape of the World”.
Average 121 – several children being absent with bad colds.
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Florence Porter commenced duties as Monitress.
End of the half year.
Average for this quarter being
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Mary Lewis returned to school today.
Florence Porter absent through illness.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who tested the registers and found them marked accurately.
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Florence porter has been absent all the week.
Taught the children anew song.
Several of the 2nd class girls hem fairly.
Some of the 1st class have finished their strip of knitting.
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F Porter returned to her duties this morning.
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Examined the little ones in writing the most easy letters.
Average rather less this week owing to bad weather.
Lessons according to timetable.
Owing to the short days we now commence school in the afternoon at 1.45 and dismiss at 3.45. Markin registers and taking lessons on timetable ¼ of an hour earlier.
I now take the teachers for private lessons from 4p.m. to 5.15p.m.
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Several of the 1st class and a few of the 2nd class have finished two or 3 strips of hemming.
1st class have decidedly improved in Arithmetic on slates during the past month.
Examined the 2nd class in Writing and find they can form nearly all the small letters and figures and that a few can add up one row of figures.
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Examined the 3rd class in letters and figures. Most of them could answer very fairly.
Gave a lesson on “Wool”.
Cautioned the children about coming late to school.
Sent one child home to be made clean.
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Average for the week very good though many are absent with coughs and colds.
Examined the Babies on the Kindergarten alphabet. A few of them can make the easiest letters, also shapes.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Gave the PT’s an hour to study on Tuesday afternoon while I taught the children a fresh piece of Repetition.
The writing in the 1st class still requires great attention.
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School visited by Mrs Barker and the Misses Barker who examined the Needlework, heard the children sing and watched them working at their “Pea work”.
Not quite so large an attendance this week.
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Examined the 1st class in Reading, Writing and Arithmetic and found Mental Arithmetic the weakest subject.
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Several of the children have made a paper mat and most of the elder ones can make their letters and common shapes with the peas and sticks.
Two children are absent with whooping cough and two with measles.
Canon Barker visited school today. He tested the registers and found them marked accurately.
Broke up today for the Easter Holidays.
Average for the week 143.
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Re-opened school today with a good attendance.
Admitted several fresh children.
Whooping cough is spreading amongst the little ones.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who tested the registers for the 4th time and found them marked accurately.
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School visited Mrs Redpath who commenced teaching the children a new song.
Several of the children have finished plaiting a paper mat and made a specimen ... pea work.
The Misses Barker visited the school this week and helped with the Kindergarten.
Average for the week 154.
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School year ended.
Average for the year 120.
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Lessons according to timetable.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker and the Misses Barker.
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This school examined by W E Currey Esq, Her Majesty’s Inspector of Schools on Monday May 3rd.
Number present 155.
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Gave a half holiday today.
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A good attendance this week.
Lessons according to time table.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Re-arranged the classes according to the ages of the children.
Commenced teaching knitting to the 1st class boys.
Taught anew piece for Repetition.
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Transferred 39 children to the Mixed School.
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Average for week 124.
G Day being out of her apprenticeship has been engaged to stay on as our Assistant Mistress.
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Closed school for the Whitsuntide Holiday.
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Re-opened school today.
Admitted 6 new scholars.
Rather a poor attendance.
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Lessons according to timetable.
Average for week 117.
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Attendance better this week.
Admitted several children.
Taught the children a new song.
Cautioned the children against coming late to school.
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Examined the little ones in letter, only a few could name them there being so many fresh children in the class.
Miss G Day gave a lesson on “Hay” this week and E Waller on “A chair” to the little ones.
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Canon Barker sent to the school the Government Report which informed us that this school had got the “Excellent” Merit Grant.
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Education Department
June 26th 1884
Infant School No. 1
“The state of the school is thoroughly satisfactory.”
G Day should be informed that she is now qualified under Article 50, but not under Article 52.
E Waller – Arithmetic.
John T Barker
L Fisk – Certificated Teacher
G Day – (Article 50)
Emily Waller – PT ...
Mary Lewis – Monitress
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Gave a holiday today owing to an excursion of the United Temperance Societies.
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Made an error in registers this morning by marking them in Monday morning column instead of Tuesday morning.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker..
Very poor attendance this week owing to the Feasts in neighbouring villages.
Measles and blister pox are very bad amongst the little ones, many being absent from school.
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Attendance rather better this morning.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who checked the registers and found them accurate.
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Very poor attendance it being the Annual (Chapel) Tea.
A half holiday this afternoon.
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138 present this afternoon.
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Average for week 131.
End of school quarter average being about 121.
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Many children absent with measles.
Lessons according to timetable.
Heard Miss G Day give a lesson on a “Magpie”.
Holiday today being Bank Holiday.
M Lewis had a half day on Tuesday.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Average for week ... ... 8.
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Annual School Fete took place today.
Broke up for the Harvest Holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning.
Admitted 5 new scholars.
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Lessons according to timetable.
Miss G Day gave a lesson on “Pigs” to the little ones.
Very good attendance this week.
One little girl died with measles during the holidays and another is very seriously ill.
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Admitted 2 or 3 fresh children today.
Mary Lewis left school when we broke up for the Harvest Holiday.
Bessie Herbert has been engaged as a Monitress for a short period.
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I, LF, gave a lesson on “Clock face” to the elder children.
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Attendance very good this week, average 136.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Bessie Herbert was absent from school three days last week therefore we did not keep strictly to the timetable.
Examined the 3rd and 4th classes and find but a very few know all their letters.
Commenced using Bell’s Infant readers as recommended by HMI W E Curey Esq.
Miss Day taught the children a new song.
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Average attendance for week ending quarter 137.
Commenced teaching 2nd class girls to knit.
1st class girls work very fairly but the boys are still backward.
Emily Waller gave a lesson on an “Egg” to the Babies.
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Some of the older children read and write very well.
I had to speak to the children today to warn some to come clean and tidy.
Gave a gallery lesson on Mental Arithmetic, also on a “Tiger”.
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Average for week 13...
Lessons according to timetable.
Miss day gave a lesson on the “Deer”.
The school is now opened at 1.45 and closed at 3.45 owing to the short days. We therefore take all lessons on the timetable a quarter of an hour in advance.
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Commenced strips of knitting for examination in 1st class, children casting on their own stitches.
E Waller gave a lesson to the little ones on a “Box”.
3rd class children know most of their letters and figures.
Attendance for the week 139.
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I, LF, gave gallery lessons this week on Subtraction, Shapes and Forms.
Examined the 2nd class. Most of the children can spell words from a reading card also say figures and count to one hundred. Mental Arithmetic is poor. Writing fair.
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Gave the 1st class an easy piece of dictation. Most of the children had spelt the words correctly.
Miss Day gave a lesson on the “Sheep”.
Several of the little ones can say their letters.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Attendance very poor this morning owing to a deep snow.
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Very poor attendance owing to the severe weather.
Gave E Waller a few hours during week to study in.
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Attendance better today though many children are absent with bad colds.
A few of the 1st class boys are still unable to knit though most of them can sew fairly.
Canon Barker visited the school today and tested the registers which he found marked correctly.
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Lessons according to timetable.
Broke up today for Christmas Holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning with a poor attendance, only 102 being present.
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Admitted two new children this week.
Lessons as usual.
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Attendance still very poor owing to the bad weather.
Taught the children anew song.
Several girls have finished their strips of knitting for examination.
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Lessons according to timetable.
E Waller gave a lesson to the little ones on an “Orange” and G Day gave a gallery lesson on “Harvest”.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who brought the notice that the Diocesan Inspection was to take place on Tuesday February 10th.
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Made enquiries about several absent children and found they were absent through illness.
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A few children that have been absent several weeks have returned to school.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Scripture examination by the Rev’d F P Lawson, Diocesan Inspector of Schools.
Gave a half holiday in the afternoon.
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Commenced teaching for repetition “We are seven”
Attendance a little better this week.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who tested the registers and found them accurately marked.
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I admitted a girl this week over 7 years of age who does not know their letters, a boy also over 7 returned to school this week after a long absence – very backward.
Miss G Day is teaching the children some new songs.
Emily Waller is teaching a piece for Repetition to the Babies.
Several of the 1st class have plaited a mat (KG).
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Examined the little ones and find some can read small words from a reading card.
Attendance better this week though many are absent still.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Nearly all the 1st class girls have finished their strips of knitting and can hem very fairly.
2nd class are not very forward in sewing.
Having finished the 3rd list of gallery lessons are now recapitulating.
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Gave a piece of dictation to the 1st class.
The 1st class girls are more advanced in every subject than the boys.
Lessons according to timetable.
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The larger half of the 2nd class read fairly from books but there are a few who scarcely keep their places.
The 3rd class children know their letters well and can spell little words from a card.
Several absent children have returned to school this week.
Commenced teaching the 1st and 2nd classes a new piece of Repetition “Lucy Grey”.
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Started PT lessons in the morning this week from 7 to 8a.m.
Admitted some new scholars.
Commenced teaching the 1st class to draw straight lines.
All other lessons as usual.
Attendance better this week.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker and another clergyman. Canon Barker tested the registers and found them accurate. This makes the 4th time this year Canon Barker has tested the registers.
Broke up today for Easter Holidays.
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Re-opened the school today after the Easter Holiday.
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A good many children are absent.
Lessons according to timetable.
Nothing of importance occurred this week.
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Attendance much better.
Admitted some new scholars.
PT’s examination at Northampton tomorrow.
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School year ended today.
Attendance very good – average for the quarter 137.
Heard that the Government exam was to take place on the 9th, 10th and 11th of June.
Two children have left the school this week to go to live at Kettering.
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A great many children are absent with bad colds.
Miss G Day has been teaching the children the words of a new song.
The Babies repeat several short pieces very nicely.
Gave the 1st class an examination in hemming.
Examined the 1st and 2nd classes in mental Arithmetic and find a great improvement.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Examined the 1st class in Knitting – the boys do not knit so nicely as the girls.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Miss Day commenced teaching the children to sing two Kindergarten songs.
Admitted several fresh scholars this month.
Lessons according to timetable.
Reproved some boys for so frequently being late.
Heard today that scarlet fever had broken out in the village.
We now commence school in the afternoon at 2p.m. and close at 4 as on the timetable and have done so for the past few weeks.
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A great many children are absent with bad colds and sickness.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Lessons according to timetable.
A terrible wet day today – very few children present.
Broke up today for Whitsun Holidays.
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Re-opened school today with a much better attendance.
Admitted 10 fresh scholars.
The children seem to have forgotten a great deal during the holidays.
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Average for the week 116.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Government examination took place today by L Simpson Esq HMI(A). Mr Simpson objected to Nelson’s Royal Primer for 2nd class as being too easy, and examined the children from a 1st class reading sheet (No. 12).
W E Currey Esq came into the school but did not do any inspecting.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker and Rev’d A E D Disney.
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Lessons according to timetable.
Holiday tomorrow (Friday).
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Transferred the 1st class children to the Mixed School.
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Re-arranged children into classes according to their ages, making a class of those 1st and 2nd class children who do not know their letters.
Admitted 21 children since the school year ended – April 30th.
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Attendance very good this week – average 211.
Commenced teaching the younger children to sew.
Lessons as usual.
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Miss Day has gone to assist in the Mixed school as they are two teachers short through sickness.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker – inspected and called registers - JTB.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker, Rev’d AED Disney and another clergyman.
Rev’d Canon Barker called over the names on register and found them accurate.
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Gave a holiday today it being the excursion of the Band of Hope children.
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A poor attendance owing to the numerous Feasts in neighbouring villages.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker also by Mrs Barker and Mrs Currie, the ladies promising to come again and give prizes for Needlework and Knitting to the little ones.
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A poor attendance this morning.
Gave a half holiday it being the Baptist Tea.
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Average for the week 111. School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Attendance rather better this week.
Miss Day still absent.
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Miss Day returned this morning.
Mrs Barker and Mrs Currie came this afternoon to give prizes to the children who had done their work nicely. They also heard them sing.
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School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker who brought the Government report.
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Education Department
21st July 1885
Rushden CE School
Infants’ School No. 1
“The object lessons and other occupations are excellent, and the elementary work in the upper part of the school is very good. The lower part is not so well taught in elementary work and sewing. Singing should be more generally taught.
E Waller has passed well. Needlework and Knitting G.
The school obtained this year the Good Merit Grant.
John T Barker
Manager
Miss Fisk
Georgianna Day (Ass’t)
Emily Waller PT
Bessie Herbert M
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Miss Day absent this week – helping in the Mixed school.
A good many children absent.
Average attendance for the 1st quarter this year is much less than in the 1st quarter last year.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Gave a holiday today it being Bank Holiday.
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Miss Day returned to duties in the school this week. I had a girl occasionally during her absence.
Average for the week 125.
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School Treat took place this afternoon.
Broke up for 6 weeks holiday.
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Re-opened school this morning after 6 weeks holiday.
Miss day has gone to assist in the Mixed school as two assistants have left and their places have not yet been filled.
Admitted 3 new children.
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The children seem to have forgotten a great deal during the holidays.
Commenced teaching the upper division to sing by note.
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Miss Day returned to this school this morning.
Heard that scarlet fever had broken out in three families thus keeping the other members of the family away.
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Attendance rather less this week.
Lessons according to timetable.
Gave notice to teachers that they were to remain for lessons after school instead of coming in morning.
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Emily Waller has gone to assist in the Mixed school this week.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Examined registers – found correct.
J T B
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Made out a fresh list of object lessons for Upper Division, as follows:
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Animals
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Vegetables
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Minerals
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Varied
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Domestic
Wild
Human body
Insects
Sources of food
Fish
Elephant
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Wheat
Fruits
Roots
Cotton
Sugar
Sources of clothing
Coffee
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Coal
Iron
Gold
Money
(Time)
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Seasons
Post Office
A River
Bread
Railway
The Farm
Sponge
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Average attendance less this week owing to the bad weather and spread of fever.
Lessons according to timetable.
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Fever seems on the increase but there have been no serious cases at present.
Emily Waller returned to this school on Monday morning.
Cautioned the children about having dirty clothes.
The children in the Upper Division nearly know names of notes and position in the stave.
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Quarter ends today, thus finishing the half year.
Examined children throughout school. Re-arranged them in classes according to the knowledge they had acquired.
There has been a great falling off in the attendance since the holidays through sickness and wet weather.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
I had to speak to E Waller for punishing one of the little ones instead of sending it to me.
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Miss day had leave of absence on Monday last.
Scarlet fever is very much on the increase amongst the children, attendance consequently very poor.
Examined the 2nd class in Mental Arithmetic and found them very backward.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
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Miss Day absent today.
Several fresh cases of fever.
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Marked registers so we could leave school soon after 11a.m. being a hunting morning the hounds meeting in Rushden.
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There seems no fresh cases of fever but measles and mumps have broken out.
There being so many children away I have not kept strictly to the timetable being obliged to make two classes into one.
Examined the 2nd class in Reading and found them much improved.
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Nearly all the 1st class can now knit and hem very fairly.
A few children have returned this week.
Miss Day left today for the Mixed school.
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Miss White commenced duties today as Assistant (Article 50).
Emily Waller absent with face ache.
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Miss White has commenced teaching the 2nd class girls to knit, some of them being able to ... very fairly.
Taught the 1st class the names of notes in a song to be sung from note.
Owing to the poor attendance I have given E Waller some time to study during school hours.
Attendance for the week 88.
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Half holiday on Thursday owing to it being the General Election.
Taught the children a new piece for Repetition.
Lessons as usual.
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Canon Barker visited school this morning and presented miss Day with a small writing case as a token of love and esteem from teachers and children.
Told the children they were to come to school a ¼ of an hour earlier in the afternoon and they would then go ¼ of an hour sooner on account of the short days and many of them having to go some distance.
Owing to altering the time of commencing and closing school I now take all lessons a quarter of an hour earlier than they are marked on the timetable..
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Attendance has been rather worse than usual this week, average being only 87 for the week.
Lessons as usual.
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Miss White has gone this week to assist in the Mixed school, Miss Day having gone to London to sit for Certificate.
School visited by the Rev’d Canon Barker.
Two more children have taken the fever.
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Examined registers – found correct.
JTB
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Fever has broken out in several families this week.
Attendance less than last week.
Bessie Herbert is leaving this afternoon.
Owing to the great amount of sickness amongst the children, the managers have decided to close school this afternoon for two weeks instead of the usual one.
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