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Castlethorpe School Log Book 1899
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| Jan 3rd | Opened school this morning |
| Jan 6th | Average this week 112 |
| Jan 13th | Austin Denton Std IV is improving rapidly. His conduct in school is now excellent. Std IV have improved in Arith: during the last month. Average this week 115 |
| Jan 20 | Alfred Coey father of B. Coey fined 5/- & costs for the irregular attendance of Beatrice. Average attendance 117.3 |
| Jan 27 | Average attendance 116.8 |
| Feb 3rd | Average attendance 117.3 |
| Feb 6 | Art. 84 (6) H. Martin |
| Feb 10th | I am taking Sisson & Parker's "Kindergarten Geography" & "Geography by the Eye" in the various standards. The children like the work very much & I find the geography much improved thereby. Average this week 113.5 |
| Feb 14 | Shrove Tuesday - Half holiday Informed that one of Mr. Coey's children is ill with scarlet fever |
| Feb 17 | Average 113 |
| Feb 22 | Examined Stds III to VII in Arith: & dict or composition. All did well except Std 5 in Arith: which was only fairly done |
| Feb 24 | Average 110.8 |
| Mar 3 | Average 109.7 |
| Mar 10 | The attendance has been rather poor this week on account of the cold weather. Most of those absent have colds. Average 105.3 |
| Mar 17 | Am taking a little spelling each day with Stds to & from the Guide Series "Woodwork". Average 111.4 |
| Mar 24 | Average 109.8 |
| Mar 30 | Have been conducting the quarterly examination in all the standards this week. Std 3 are very strong in their arithmetic and will be able to go on with Std 4 rules now. Std 1 are rather weak in one rule only - short division. Many of the children have improved in writing very much since last exam. Closed school today for Easter holiday. Thurs. March 30th to Tuesday Apr 11th |
| Apr 11th | Opened school this morning 115 present |
| Apr 14 | Average 112. The mark system I adopted some months age is working very well. I give occasionally some small awards to those at the top of the various classes |
| Apr 19 | Examined infants this morning. 1st Class. The girls on the whole are much brighter than the boys |
| Apr 21 | Average 111.7 |
| Apr 22 | P.T. Examination; Minnie Rainbow 1st Yr: |
| Apr 28 | Minnie Rainbow away this afternoon - not very well. Average 108.5 |
| May 5 | Average 113.1 |
| May 5 | Mr. Nichols called in this afternoon & checked the registers |
| May 12 | Average this week 111.2. During the alterations to the Infant room, the infants are down at the Carrington school |
| May 16th | Miss Gregory is ill and unable to attend school. Mrs. Middleton is taking the infant class. |
| May 18th | Closed school today (Thursday) for a week's holiday (Whitsuntide) |
| May 20 | Opened school this morning |
| June 2nd | Have been going on with new rule in Stds 3 - 7 this week. Florence Allen & Ethel Nichols Std 5 and W. Bennett Std 4 are rather backward. Have left the ordinary recitation in 1st Class and am going on with a little from Shakespeare's King Henry VIII |
| June 9th | Average this week 118.1 |
| June 16 | Having given all the object lessons to the 1st class (prescribed for them this year), the last 3 or 4 Friday afternoons I have had conventional lessons on the chief events of the week, also explanations of terms frequently met with in newspapers such as assizes, jury, plaintiff etc. |
| June 16th | Average attendance this week 120 H 21 June 99 A proper sewing table should be supplied, & a cupboard in C.R. |
| June 23rd | Average 123.8 |
| June 30th | Average 122 |
| July 7th | Admitted Ernest Morgan 11 yrs of age. He is most backward in everything, knowing nothing about arithmetic, and is very deficient mentally. Average 122 |
| July 14 | I have had to punish Horace Ray this afternoon for impudence & disobedience. Average 119.8 |
| July 21 | Labour certificate examination at Hanslope. Seven children from here were examined. Average attendance this week 115.9 |
| July 28 | Six children having passed the labour certificate exam: have left this week, which accounts for the decrease in av: attendance. Average attendance 108 |
| Aug 4th | Closed school today for the Midsummer Holiday. Average attendance 103.7 |
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Received Inspector's Report for 1898 - 99
Copy of Report "The school is being extremely well cared for in every way and the children are diligent and responsive. A proper sewing table should be supplied and a suitable cupboard in the classroom. The sanitary system of the offices is about to be altered" |
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| Sept 25th | The new Infant room was formally opened by Earl Carrington this afternoon |
| Sept 26th | Open school this morning. All the sanitary arrangements of the offices have been altered |
| Sept 29th | Thirteen children have been absent all the week, several through measles, a great number of children in the village having had the measles during the recent harvest holiday. Average this week 106 |
| Oct 6th | Have started to practice for children's concert in the singing lessons. Average 109.2 |
| Oct 12th | Quarterly examination of Stds 3 - 7 |
| Oct 13th | Ordinary lessons interfered with a little on account of Examination. Average this week 116.9 |
| Oct 20 | Finished the exam: of Stds 3 to 7. Std 4 are behind the remainder of 1st Class in English. I have this year three or four very backward boys in the 4th Std. Average 114.7 |
| Oct 24 | I punished James Luing this morning for inattention during singing lessons. He went home without my permission at play time. |
| Oct 27 | Average 112.4 |
| Oct 30 | Castlethorpe Feast - Half holiday |
| Nov 3rd | Average 114.4 |
| Nov 10th | Have examined the two pupil teachers this week. They have done their work very well. Average 111.9 |
| Nov 17th | Attendance this week has been excellent. Average 118.2 Children's Concert tonight & tomorrow. |
| Nov 24th | Average 114.5. Have examined the two pupil teachers. They have both done very well in nearly all subjects, their weakest being copysetting & needlework. |
| Dec 1st | Average attendance this week 111.3 |
| Dec 2nd | Florence Panter Std 2 died this morning |
| Dec 7th | Closed school this morning at 11.30 & reopened at 1 o'clock until 3, as many of the children wish to attend the funeral of Florence Panter |
| Dec 8th | Average attendance 102.6. Many children away unwell with colds |
| Dec 15th | Average this week 92.5. Weather severe, accounts for the low average this week. Jenny Jones away from school since Wednesday morning, having had her wrist attended to at Northampton Infirmary |
| Dec 22nd | Jenny Jones has been away from school this week owing to an operation having been performed on her wrist. Closed school today for a week's holiday. Average this week 99.8 |
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