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Castlethorpe School Log Book 1900
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| Jan 5th | Many infants absent owing to bad weather; only 29 present. Average 91 |
| Jan 12 | Average 93.8 |
| Jan 19 | Have started the quarterly examination this week. Std 4 are improving very much in English. Average 92.3 |
| Jan 26 | Average 100. As Std 7 & Ex 7 do their composition very well, I am letting them do a little shorthand occasionally instead of composition. |
| Feb 2nd | Average 100.6 |
| Feb 5th | Owing to her mother's death Minnie Rainbow 1st Yr P.T. will not be able to attend school for a week or two. There are a few cases of scarlet fever among the school children |
| Feb 15th | Visit of inspection (Art 84 6) G. Shaw |
| Feb 9th | Attendance poor - another case of scarlet fever today which will necessitate 4 children's absence for some weeks. Average 86 |
| Feb 14 | Very heavy fall of snow - which caused the attendance to be very poor today. |
| Feb 16 | Average this week 70 |
| Feb 22 | Have closed school today under medical authority on account of Scarlet fever. |
| May 10th | Received certificate today from the medical officer of health giving permission for school to be reopened. |
| May 11 | Average 84 |
| May 18 | Attendance better this week 112.9 average. Admitted Sidney & Ellen Bull on Monday last. Sidney is 10 & Ellen is 7. The latter is very backward not knowing the alphabet & the former is only fit for Std 1 |
| May 25th | Average this week 110 |
| June 1st | Am taking simple composition lessons in Std 1 to 4 the English lessons as an aid to composition. Average this week 110.8 Staff: H.H. Middleton (certificated) F. Middleton Art 50 A. Gregory Art 68 M. Rainbow Pupil Teacher J. Jones Pupil Teacher H 13.6.00 |
| June 15th | Having made out a new trial timetable with half-hour lessons except Arithmetic. Have introduced history. Average 113.7 |
| June 16th | Received result of P.T.'s examination in April last: Jenny Jones has passed the Candidate Examination & Minnie Rainbow the 1st Year Exam (Fair) |
| June 22 | Average attendance this week 113.1 |
| July 6th | The new time-table works well. The children seem to enjoy the history lessons very much. Average 109.9 |
| July 13th | There are still 2 or 3 cases of Scarlet fever among the children. A few more have been ailing and this is the reason of the average being a little lower this week 107.9 |
| July 20th | The children have been very listless this week on account of the heat. The temp: has been 88° in the afternoons. Average 106.4 |
| July 27th | Average this week 102.4 About 10 children are still away through Scarlet fever in the home |
| Aug 2nd | Average 102. Closed school today for the Midsummer holiday (4 weeks) |
| Sept 3rd | Opened school this morning with only 90 present. Many probably will be absent all the week |
| Sep 12th | Shall close school this morning at 11.30 & reopen this afternoon at 1 o'clock till 3.15 |
| Sept 14th | The attendance has been better this week although several are still away gleaning. Average this week 103.9 |
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Inspector's report 1900
Mixed School "A very satisfactory year's work has been completed, and the general condition of the school is entirely creditable." |
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| Object Lessons 1900 - 1 Metals Tin, Zinc, Silver, Gold Plants Wheat, barley & oats, Cocoa, Grapes & Raisins, Spices, Cocoa Nut, Flax & Cotton, Bamboo, India rubber Animal Cow, Milk, Butter, Cheese, Horse, Sheep Common Objects Porous bodies, sponge, filter, clay, putty. salt, sugar |
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| Sept 21st | Average attendance this week 106.9 |
| Sept 28th | We have still two cases of scarlet fever and one diphtheria. Average 99.2 |
| Oct 5th | Average 100.7 |
| Oct 8th | Received the new school piano today |
| Oct 12th | Minnie Rainbow has been away all this week with a sore throat. The father of a boy named Willie Markham sent in school for his boy at 8 minutes past 12 on Tuesday morning. I let the boy go at once, but the father came in soon after in a passion and wanted to know why I kept him in, saying that I had no right to do so. I told him I had a perfect right to keep him in 30 minutes. His manner and remarks were most insulting the latter having been made in front of several children. I told him he has no business in the school during school hours, and that I should report it to the Board, so that they could deal with the matter at their next meeting. Average 100.6 |
| Oct 19th | There are still 7 children away in Stds 1 & 2 through fever & other sickness. Received new time-table signed. Average this week 97.3 |
| Oct 26th | Better attendance this week: We have now had the school piano 3 weeks (Oct 8th) and we are now able to have musical drill properly. The singing lessons too are more interesting. Average this week 106.1 |
| Oct 31st | Mr. Richardson, a member of the Board called & checked the registers. |
| Nov 2nd | Average attendance 108.9 |
| Nov 9th | Attendance has improved this week Average 112.4 |
| Nov 16 | Average this week 114.9 |
| Nov 23 | Average 114.4 |
| Nov 30th | Day's holiday on account of the School Board election |
| Dec 3rd | Attendance very good as most of the children who have been away through illness are in attendance again |
| Dec 7th | Average 116.4 Children's Concert tonight and tomorrow night |
| Dec 12th | Visit of inspection (Art 84 b) G. Shaw |
| Dec 14th | Have begun the first term's examination. Std 2 are not all yet able to do their paper work very neatly, but are improving. Average 111.4 |
| Dec 20 | Closed school today (Thursday) until Monday week for the Xmas holiday |
| Dec 31st | Opened school this morning with only 86 present, on account of the rain. Have finished the 1st term's exams: and have put results and my notes in the Progress book |
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