January, 1881
10th | Opened school after the holidays. Five children from one family absent because one of them is ill with scarlet fever. |
13th | Several children absent with mumps. |
17th | Attendance of children rather bad. The Rev. F. H. Deane visited in the afternoon |
19th | In consequence of the severe snow storm the school was not opened. |
20th | A holiday. |
21st | Only 18 children present in the morning. A holiday in the afternoon |
24th | School as usual. Five children absent on account of scarlet fever, and several others absent because of the weather. The Rev. F.J. Deane visited. Martha Wallis, the monitor absent with mumps. |
31st | Attendance of children still very small. The Rev. F.J. Deane visited. |
February, 1881
1st | The Rev. F. Deane visited in the morning. M. Wallis returned to school. |
4th | Several children absent all the week on account of bad weather and illness |
14th | Attendance slightly improved. |
23rd | Children of Class II wrote their abstract very nicely. |
25th | Attendance still small owing to illness. |
March, 1881
4th | Five children still absent on account of scarlet fever. |
11th | Five children still absent through illness. |
18th | Five children still absent all the week. |
April, 1881
14th | School closed for the Easter holidays. |
15th | Re-opened school after the holiday. |
May, 1881
12th | The children were examined in religious Knowledge in the morning. A holiday in the afternoon. |
19th | Mrs. Robert Smith visited, and reproved a girl for not mending the holes in her pinafore – the child was much more tidily dressed in the afternoon. |
23rd | Children of Class II worked their sums very accurately this morning. |
30th | All children on books present in the morning. |
June, 1881
1st | The school was inspected in the morning by Mr. Heyward, H.M.I. Assistant – The Rev. G.R. Thornton and the Rev. F. J. Deane visited. A holiday in the afternoon. |
6th | Whit Monday. A holiday. |
7th | A holiday. |
14th | Gave Standard iii a lesson in Simple Long Division. |
July, 1881
6th | Several children absent on account of the rain. |
8th | All children present in the morning. Summary of Inspector’s Report and Remarks “This School is in a state of very commendable efficiency. The girls in the VIth Standard fail in Arithmetic, but the Instruction, generally, is good and the Discipline most satisfactory.” Signed on behalf of the Managers, F.H. Deane Correspondent |
13th | School taken by M. Wallis part of the morning as I was unable to attend through illness. The Rev. F.H. Deane visited in the afternoon. |
14th | Children did not work well owing to the excessive heat. |
18th | A holiday because of Choir treat. |
20th | Children rather idle. |
28th | A child sent home because she was too ill to be at school. |
August, 1881
1st | Mrs. R. Smith visited in the afternoon and distributed prizes to those children who had attended 400 times during the past school year; she told the children of class I she hoped to see more of them trying for the prizes next year. |
4th | A holiday because of School treat. |
5th | School closed in the morning for the Harvest holiday. |
September, 1881
12th | Re-opened school after the holidays. The Rev. F.H. Deane visited in the morning, Miss Emmeline and Mr. Wilfrud Smith in the afternoon. Several children absent because of gleaning. |
13th | Several children still absent. The Rev. F.H. Deane visited in the afternoon. |
21st | Master and Miss Thornton visited. |
27th | Mrs Robert Smith, General and Mrs Daniells visited in the afternoon. Needlework was taught from 3 to 4 instead of from 2.7 to 3.5. |
October, 1881
November, 1881
9th | Taught Class II the counties of the England by means of a dissected map. |
December, 1881
6th | Mrs R. Smith visited and praised four of the First Class girls for their darning. |
15th | The Rev. G.R. Thornton visited to take his farewell of the children as he is leaving the parish. |
22nd | The Rev. F.H. Deane visited and distributed oranges, the gift of the Rev. G.R. Thornton to the children. School closed for the Christmas holidays. |
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