Waterford Church of England (Mixed) School, 1878

January, 1878

7th	Re-opened School after the holidays. A very good attendance.
30th	Several children kept in to work sums done wrongly in the Horne Lessons.

February, 1878

5th	The Rev. J.C.M. Mansel-Pleydell visited in the morning, looked at the Dictation books of Class II.
6th	Examined the elder children in Class iv in Reading, found them much improved. The monitor E. Potterill takes great pains with her class.
20th	Gave monitor A. Lambert leave to go to London.
22nd	Emily Potterill, monitor, absent through illness.

March, 1878

1st	A small attendance all the week owing to illness in the village.
8th	The children attended better this week.
20th	Classes III and IV had a lesson on “Paper”
22nd	Several children of Class I attended very irregularly during this week.
25th	A better attendance to-day.

April, 1878

15th	The Registers were marked at 9.10 instead of at 9.50. The two hours’ secular instruction was given from 9.15 to 11.15. Children attended Church at 11.15. to 12.0.
16th	The Registers were again marked at 9.10 and children attended Church at 11.15.
17th	Registers were marked and lessons given according to the Time Table.
18th	The children attended Church at 11.15 – the Registers were marked at 9.10. The school closed for the Easter holidays.
29th	Re-opened school after the holidays. Admitted four children.

May, 1878

7th	Notice of the Examination in Religious Knowledge put up in the school-room.
15th	Division I had a lesson on “Gold”.
21st	The Holy Scripture Examination was held in the morning by Rev. G. Fisher. The Rev. G.R. Thornton visited. A holiday in the afternoon.
27th	Several children kept in for being late for school in the morning.
29th	Division II had a lesson on “the Fox”.

June, 1878

10th	Whit Monday – a holiday.
11th	School as usual. The Registers were marked at 9.10 instead of at 9.50 the two hours’ secular instruction was given from 9.20 to 11.20. The children attended Church from 11.30 to 12.0.

July, 1878

1st	The school was inspected in the morning by H.M.I. the Rev. C.J. Robinson and his assistant Mrs Baldrey. The Rev. J.C. M-Pleydell and Mrs R. Smith visited. The Rev. C.J. Robinson approved of the first part of Scott’s Lay of the last minstrel for Standards V. and VI. For the year ending May 31st/79.
2nd	Re-arranged classes and worked according to the New Time Table.
3rd	Three children absent because of Hay-making.
12th	The monitor Emily Potterill left school.
15th	Mary Aldridge taken from Class I to be monitor.
18th	A holiday. Children belonging to the Choir went to AlexandraPalace.
22nd	Three children absent with whooping cough.
23rd	Attendance of children not good.
29th	Miss B. Smith visited and gave to each child, who had attended 400 times during the previous year, a new half-crown. Twenty children received them.

August, 1878

1st

A holiday. Children had their school treat.

9th

School closed in the morning for the Harvest holidays.

10th

Summary of Inspector’s Report on the School and Remarks

“The condition of this School is in all respects remarkably good.

M. Pearce’s name has been removed from the Register of Pupil Teachers serving in this school.

Principal Teacher, Martha Cordell – certificated Teacher of the 2nd class.

Signed J.C.M. Mansel-Pleydell

For School Managers

September, 1878

16th	Re-opened school after the holidays.
17th	The attendance of the children not good.
23rd	A much better attendance – three children absent.

October, 1878

8th	The Rev, J.C. M-Pleydell visited in the morning. The children had buns and apples given to them on account of the marriage of the Rev. Philip Deedes. A holiday in the afternoon.

November, 1878

4th	Two children absent with measles – two others kept at home to help their mothers.
15th	A very wet day consequently a small school. A holiday in the afternoon.
22nd	Miss Platt and the Misses Smith visited. A small attendance all the week owing to measles being in the village.
26th	A holiday in the afternoon to give children an opportunity to spend their club money.
27th	School as usual. The Rev. J.C. Mansel-Pleydell superintended the working of the school, because I was unable to take charge of it through illness.

December, 1878

2nd	A great many children absent on account of measles.
6th	The attendance of children very small all the week.
10th	Only 31 children present.
16th	A very small school on account of measles and cold weather.
20th	A very small school on account of measles and cold weather.