January, 1885
12th | Re-opened school. Ten children still absent. |
19th | Still many children away. |
February, 1885
2nd | Ten children absent. |
6th | The Rev. H.L. Wright visited. Attendance small all the week. |
9th | More children at school, though still some absent through illness. |
18th | Seven children absent. |
27th | Attendance very good all the week. |
March/April, 1885
5th | Standard V. very dull in Arithmetic. |
9th | Attendance smaller on account of Measles. |
10th | Infants enjoyed the Kindergarten lesson, “Brick building.” |
17th | Several other children absent on account of Measles. |
18th | Attendance small. |
23rd | Several children absent on account of Measles. |
24th | Attendance very small. |
26th) | School closed owing to the prevalence of Measles |
11th) | among the children. |
13th | The school reopened. |
17th | The school was in the charge of Martha Wallis, Pupil teacher, during the past week, I have been granted leave of absence by the Managers. According to her report only half the children were well enough to attend: they behaved themselves remarkably well. |
20th | School as usual. Attendance very good. |
27th | 55 children present. |
May, 1885
4th | The Diocesan Inspector visited and examined children in Religious Knowledge. 56 scholars present. The Rev. J.C.M. Mansel-Playdell visited. A holiday in the afternoon. |
June, 1885
3rd | Copy of Diocesan Inspector’s Report on the Religious Teaching “It is a great pleasure to visit the school: the children are in such excellent order and the tone of the school is all that can be desired. The children in both divisions answered very well in their subjects. Indeed the answering of the upper division in Scripture was excellent. The answering in the Prayer Book subject was not quite so good as in the other subjects, but this subject also had evidently been carefully done. The Repetition of both Divisions was particularly accurate and distinct. This is certainly an excellent specimen of a village school – one of the best in my district. D.I. The Rev. H. J. Lane |
26th | The school was inspected in the morning by H.M.I. T.N. Danby Esq. and H.M.I. Assistant Mr. Ladd. The Rev. H.L. Wright visited in the morning. A holiday in the afternoon. |
29th | School as usual. Gave Martha Wallis one week’s holiday to study for the Scholarship.
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July, 1885
13th | M. Wallis returned to school. |
13th | Examined and called registers – and found them correct. H.L. Wright |
List of School Songs & Poetry.
I. For older Scholars.
(a) Songs (b) Poetry
1. Summer time St. I. “The boy who could not lie.”
2. Winks.
3. Spring. St. II. Tit for Tat
4. The Cuckoo “ III. The Inchcape p[ack
5. Lullaby “ IV. V. VI. Selection from Henry VIII
Trolsey & Cromwell.
II. For Infants
(a) Songs (b) Poetry
1. “Roll your hands” (1) The Sick doll.
2. “We of the Farmer” (c) Prose
3. “We’ll all stand up” The Oak-tree.
4. “Now we are happy children”
List of Lessons for Infants’ Class
1 The Rabbit. |21| Butter.
2 “ Cat |22| Cheese
3 “ Tiger. |23| The dog.
4 “ Cocoa-nut palms |24| Fox
5 “ Spider. |25| Wolf
6 “ Silkworm |26| Wheat.
7 Tea. |27| Bread.
8 Coffee |28| The Seal.
9 “ Herring |29| “ Bear.
10 “ Whale |30| Bees.
11 “ Seal |31| Ants.
12 An Apple. |32| The Sheep.
13 The Horse |33| Wool.
14 “ Elephant |34| Salt
15 “ Camel |35| Clothing of Animals
16 “ Clouds |36| Feet “ “
17 “ Rain |37| The Potato
18 A River. |38| “ Oak-tree.
19 Dew |39| Coal.
20 The Cow |40| Sugar.
17th | Class I attended irregularly all the week. |
30th | A holiday. Children had their school-treat. |
August, 1885
7th | Several children absent all the week through illness. School closed in the morning for Harvest holiday.
Her Majesty’s Inspector’s Report “This is an excellent School. M. Wallis has passed fairly well. She should be informed that she is now qualified under both articles 50 and 52. No payment can be made under article 110 for her as she is not required by Articles 83 and 115” (II) Principal Teacher Martha Cordell ( certified teacher of the 1st Class Signed on behalf of the School Managers H.L. Wright |
September, 1885
14th | Re-opened school. Several children left school during the holidays. |
25th | The Rev. H. L. Wright visited in the morning. Miss Emmeline Smith visited in the afternoon and gave money-prizes to children who had attended over 380 times during the past year. |
October, 1885
2nd | The Rev. H.L. Wright visited in the morning. Four children left school because of parents removing from the village. |
7th | The Rev. H.L. Wright visited, and heard children sing. |
10th | Children of Class I rather irregular in their attendance all the week. Miss Emmeline Smith visited. Also the Rev. H.L. Wright. |
15th | Children had a holiday in the afternoon. |
16th | School as usual. |
19th | Several children absent through sickness. |
23rd | Children attended well all the week. |
30th | School conducted by Ex. Pupil-Teacher as I was unable to attend through illness. |
November, 1885
5th | A holiday in the afternoon. Children attended a tea-party given in honour of Mr. Reginald Smith’s marriage. |
17th | A holiday given in the afternoon to allow children to spend their club money. |
December, 1885
24th | Attendance not good all the week owing to children being absent with bad colds. The school closed in the afternoon for the Xmas holidays. Martha Wallis, who, since the expiration of her apprenticeship has served as Assistant Mistress, resigned the appointment this afternoon, in order to enter Bishop’s Stortford Training College. |
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