Castlethorpe School Log Book 1944

1944  
Jan 4th School re-opened this morning.
   
Feb 2nd The Practice Test for the Scholarship Examination was held this morning.
   
Feb 10th Nurse visited school this afternoon and examined all the children present. She also tested vision of children born in 1935.
   
Feb 11th School closed today for one week's holiday.
   
Feb 21st School re-opened this morning.
   
Feb 22nd Half holiday today. Shrove Tuesday.
   
Feb 29th Mrs Cook and Mrs Whiting visited school this afternoon.
   
Mar 3rd The Metropolitan Evacuating area's Secondary Schools Examination was held this morning.
   
Mar 13th Nurse examined the children absent on her previous visit and reported them all clean.
   
Mar 17th Secondary School Examination. School closed this afternoon.
   
Mar 29th Mrs Cook, Chairman of the Managers, visited school this afternoon and signed the registers.
   
Mar 31st School closed today for the Easter holidays.
   
April 18th School opened this morning.
   
May 1st Mr. J. Gobbey visited school this afternoon and helped to judge the May Day Garlands made by the children in connection with Salute the Soldier week.
   
May 4th The school was open this afternoon to parents and friends. The children entertained with Country Dancing and Percussion Band Items.
Saving Stamps to the value of £5.6s.6d were sold during the afternoon. The total for the week was £29.3s.6d.
   
May 5th Today the total reached £30.
   
May 23rd Nurse visited school this afternoon and examined the children. She reported everyone clean.
   
May 26th School closed today for Whitsun holiday.
   
May 31st School re-opened this morning.
   
June 1st Miss Pariss visited school this afternoon.
   
June 6th The Doctor visited school this morning for routine examination.
   
June 19th A talk was given this afternoon to the children by a member of the Touring Food Production Unit.
   
June 22nd Nurse visited school this afternoon to examine those children absent on her previous visit.
   
June 28th Mr Hiffe H.M.I. visited school this morning. He inspected the premises.
   
July 14th Mrs Whiting visited school this morning and signed the registers.
   
July 24th Daphne Brooks has gained a scholarship to attend Wolverton Secondary School.
   
Aug 1st The School Dentist visited school this morning for routine inspection.
   
Aug 3rd School closed today for summer holidays.
   
Sept 4th School re-opened this morning.
   
Sept 19th The School Dentist visited school today for treatment.
   
Oct 11th Mrs Cook visited school this afternoon and signed the registers.
   
Oct 26th School closed today for half-term holiday.
   
Oct 31st School re-opened today.
   
Nov 7th Nurse visited school this afternoon and reported everyone clean.
   
Nov 30th
Mr Hiffe H.M.I. visited school this morning.
   
Dec 8th Half-holiday this afternoon.
   
Dec 21st School closed today for Christmas holiday.