January, 1900
15th | School opened. Mistress absent through illness. Registers checked. H. Brown-Gold |
January – February, 1900
Jan 15th | ) School in charge of Miss Hart. Art. 68. during my absence through influenza. |
to | ) The Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited. |
Feb 5th | ) |
February, 1900
5th | The Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited. 13 children absent through illness and severity of the weather. |
9th | Attendance slightly improved. |
14th | School closed on account of snow-storm. |
15th | School as usual in the morning. Many children absent. Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited, who said school was to be kept closed for 1½ days owing to snow-storm & floods. |
19th | Re-opened school. 11 children absent. The Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited |
27th | Attendance much better. |
March, 1900
2nd | Registers checked H. Brown-Gold |
“ | A holiday given in the afternoon in honour of the Relief of Ladysmith. |
5th | Attendance good. 46 children present. |
List of Object Lessons for Infants.
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Animals. The lion. Rabbit. Robin. Horse. Cow. Tiger. Frog.
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Plant life. Wild Flowers. The potato. A plant. A daisy.
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Minerals. Salt. Coal.
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Nat: Phenomena. Rain. Snow.
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Common Objects. Money. A slate. A brick. A glass tumbler. Milk. A straw hat. A sponge. Sugar. 23
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chalk, gravel & soil.
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Older Scholars.
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1. List of Poetry.
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Standards. iv v. vi. The Revenge.
‘ “ I. II. III. Alice Fell.
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2. List of Songs.
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1. The Rustic Bridge.
2. Valley streams.
3. Harvest Field Flowers.
4. May Day.
5. The Lark.
3. Names of Class Subjects.
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Upper Division. I. Geography. II. Needlework.
Lower “ I. ( Elementary II. Needlework.
‘ ( Science. “ None for Boys.
4. List of Reading Books.
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Standard. I. Holborn Series.
‘ Prac. Reader Part I.
‘ Viaduct “ “ “
Standard. II. III. Prac. Reader. Parts II. III.
Standard. IV. V. VI. Yonge’s His: Reader Pt. III.
‘ Viaduct Reader. Pt. IV.
List of Object lessons.
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Lessons form the Animal Kingdom.
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1. Elephant. 6. The cat.
2. Camel. 7. “ dog.
3. Reindeer. 8. A fish.
4. Fox. 9. The monkey.
5. Sheep.
Vegetable Kingdom.
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1. An apple. 2. Starch.
3. Different kinds of corn.
4. Wheat.
5. Rice.
6. Flowers.
7. Stems of plants.
8. Evergreen shrubs.
Mineral kingdom.
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1. A flint stone.
2. Iron & its uses.
3. Gold.
4. Tin.
5. Clay.
Natural Phenomena.
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1. The Air. 2. A river. 3. A volcano.
Common Objects.
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2. A piece of calico. (cotton)
3. A linen pocket handkerchief.
4. A penny. (Its manufacture.)
5. A piece of India-rubber.
6. A boot. (leather)
April, 1900
12th | School closed for the Easter holidays. |
23rd | Re-opened school. 50 children present. |
24th | The Diocesan Inspection was held from 2 p.m. to 4.50. The Rev. A.H. Buckland Diocesan Inspector & the Rector attended. |
27th | Miss M. Hart, Additional Teacher (under Art. 68) left to-day. |
May, 1900
4th | The Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited. Attendance very good all the week. |
Report of Religious Instruction.
No. present 49.
“I am glad to be again able to report favourably of this school.
Ample evidence of earnest & systematic teaching appeared in each division. The children were, as they have been in former years, very eager to do well & thus they gained highly creditable results.
Written work was good & Repetition was rendered in a reverent & careful manner.”
May, 1900
10th | R.E. Thomas (I. 2) {Inspector’s visit 2} |
21st | A holiday given in honour of the Relief of Mafeking. |
22nd | School as usual. |
June 8 For 1900 – 1901.
Scheme I: omitting Geogy in the Lower Division –
Geogy for Lower Divn – The British Islands.
Lessons on Common things to be given in Lower Divn only, and to include elementary lessons on the physical features of the neighbourhood & other geographical matters admitting of suitable illustration.
8.6.1900 E.M.A {?}
July 2nd Summary of Inspector’s Report
“I am glad to report that the school has fully recovered the ground lost last year. The school is now well organised and successfully taught.”
Staff –
Principal Teacher: Martha Ryle, Certified Teacher of 1st Class.
Monitor – Sarah Wrangles
H. Brown Gold
July, 1900
13th | Owing to the great heat, children did not work well at their lessons. |
19th | School as usual until 11.20 a.m. The school was closed for the rest of the day to allow children to attend the Annual Treat at Goldings. |
20th | School as usual. Several children absent. |
August, 1900
2nd | School closed for the Harvest Holidays, in the morning. |
September, 1900
10th | Re-opened school. 48 children present. 6 absent. The Rev. H. Brown Gold visited. |
October, 1900
31st | Four children absent because they have chicken-pox. The Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited. |
November, 1900
1st | Another absent with Chicken-pox. The Rev. H. Brown. Gold visited. Being All Saints’ Day a half-holiday was given in the afternoon. |
14.XI. 1900 | Visited the School (I1) {Inspection 1} EH Chadwick. |
December, 1900
3rd | A holiday given in honour of Captain Wilfred R. Abel Smith’s wedding. |
21st | School closed in the morning for the Christmas vacation. |
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