Transcribed by Don Dickson June 1999

New Code 1871 Chapter 11 Part 1 Section 1, School Diary or Log Book

34. In every school receiving annual grants, the managers must provide out of the school funds, besides registers of attendance (Article 17h,)--

• A diary or log book
• A portfolio to contain official letters, which should be numbered (1,2,3 & etc.) in the order of their receipt.

35. The diary or logbook must be stoutly bound and contain not less than 500 ruled pages.

36. The principal teacher must make up at least once a week in the log book, an entry which will specify ordinary progress; and other facts concerning the school or its teachers, such as dates of withdrawals, commencements of duty, cautions, illness etc., which may require to be referred to at a future time, or may otherwise deserve to be recorded.

37. No reflection or opinions of a general character are to be entered into the logbook

38. No entry once made in the logbook may be removed or altered otherwise than by a subsequent entry.

39. The summary of the inspectors report, and any remarks made upon it by the Education Department, when communicated to the mangers, must be copied verbatim into the log book, with the names and standing (Certified teacher of the -- class, or pupil-teacher of the -- year, or assistant teacher) of all teachers to be continued on, or added to, or withdrawn from, the school staff, according to the decision of the Education Department, upon the inspectors report.

The correspondent of the managers must sign this entry, which settles the school staff for

the year.

40. The inspector will call for the logbook at every visit, and will report whether it appears to have been properly kept. He will especially refer to the entry made pursuant to Article 39, and he will require to see entries accounting for any subsequent change in the school staff.

The following names are written in script on the inside cover.

Date of appointment

January

January 5^th. This school was reopened on Monday January 5th as a public elementary school by Alan Smyth, late a student of the Diocesan Training College, Chester. There were present 41 boys and 22 girls.

Jan 6^th. Opened school at 9 o'clock. Several boys and girls were late as they had been used to assembling at 9.30 under a previous master.

Jan 7th. The school was visited by the Rev Mr.. Dalton who announced to the children his intention of giving them all a tea on the following day at 4 o'clock in the afternoon.

Jan 8^th. The school was visited by Rev Mr. Thomas, curate of Duddon. The school treat was held in the school at 4.40, there were exactly 100 children present.

Monday Jan 12^th. Admitted 12 boys and 8 girls. They were placed in the different classes as follows.

• First Class John Wright & Henry Rathbone
• Second class Wm. Johnson, Ann Sewes and Margaret Wright
• Third Class Wm. Smith, Ino Parry and Albert Hignett
• Fourth Class Herbert Williams and Elizabeth Wood
• Fifth Class Wm. Foster
• Sixth Class Alfred Foster, John Pettinger, James Nixon, George Lloyd, Eliz Ann Foster, Eliz Guest, Jane Astbury & Sarah Smith.

Afternoon: Gave the 3rd & 4th classes a lesson in Simple Addition.

Tuesday Jan 13^th Morning: Gave the 2nd class a session in simple multiplication, as some of them had never done it before. Afternoon commenced to teach the children to sing a new song entitled "Old John and his apple tree". They were very interested and seem fond of singing.

Wednesday Jan 14^th. Gave a lesson in the morning to the first class in compound proportion by method of first principles.

Thus Jan 15^th. Gave the 3rd & 4th classes a 1st lesson in numeration and notation.

Fri Jan 16^th. In the afternoon Miss Kelly a young lady of the village who had been engaged by the Rev Mr. Dalton came for the 1st time to take the girls at Sewing, Knitting and plain needlework. She had before kept a girls school in the village.

Monday Jan 19^th. Admitted 5 boys and 4 girls. They were placed in the following classes.

• First class Wm. Wright
• Second class Mary Gilbert & Mary Rathbone
• Third class Wm. Cawley & Jas Wright
• Fourth Class Chas Brooks, Thos Gilbert and Dinah Ashbrook
• Sixth class Margaret Pinnington.

Commenced to teach the children another school song "Flowers wildwood flowers". In the afternoon gave the 2nd class a second lesson in simple multiplication. Alfred Roberts and Marshall Roberts, sons of Mr. Roberts of the Royal Oak Inn are withdrawn for 3 months because their

father did not give 3 months notice at the Tarvin Grammar School. Their father has promised to send them again after Lady-Day.

Tuesday Jan 20^th. Morning gave the 3rd & 4th classes another lesson in Simple Addition. Afternoon the school was visited by Miss Warburton a lady residing in the village.

Wednesday Jan 21^st. Kept in several boys in the 3rd & 4th classes for not having done their home lessons.

Thursday Jan 22^nd. Miss Kelly, who takes the Girls at sewing, being away on some business in the afternoon, I took the girls in the school at the usual work.

Friday Jan 23^rd. Kept in 24 for being late most of them in the morning.

Monday Jan 26^th. Admitted 4 boys and 2 girls they were classified as follows;

• First class John Astbury
• Second Class Wm. Johnson
• Third class Jane Ann Sutton, Sarah Jeffs & Wm. Wright.

Wm. Nicholas a lad son of a farmer in the village commenced today as a Monitor, previous to offering himself as a candidate for admission as a Pupil Teacher. Commenced to teach the children another school song entitled "Morning breaks".

Tuesday Jan 27^th. Morning gave the whole of 1st and 2nd classes a lesson in numeration and notation. Afternoon gave the 1st and 4th classes a lesson in numeration and notation.

Wednesday Jan 28^th. The school was visited in the afternoon by Miss Warburton and Miss Matthews, two ladies of the village.

Thursday Jan 29^th.The Rev Mr.. Dalton paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

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February

Monday Feb 4^th. Admitted Ann Jeffs, sister to Sarah Jeffs, she was placed in the 4th class. Morning gave the 2nd class lesson in numeration and notation. Afternoon gave the 2nd class a 1st lesson in

Simple division. Commenced to teach the children a new song "Children Go". Miss Matthews paid another visit to the school this afternoon.

Tuesday Feb 3^rd. Morning gave the 3rd & 4th classes another lesson in simple addition. Afternoon gave another lesson in numeration & notation to the same classes.

Wednesday 4^th. Kept in 7 boys and 13 girls for being late in the morning. The Rev Mr.. Dalton and Miss Matthews paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Thursday Feb 5^th. Gave the 3rd & 4th classes a lesson in simple addition in the morning. The following boys were kept in for inattention to their arithmetic.

• Thomas Guest
• Thomas Gilbert
• Job Wright
• Henry Nicholas
• Ernest Astbury
• Thomas Craven

Wednesday Feb 6^th. A large number were absent today especially in the lower classes as the weather was very cold and frosty. There were 19 absent in the other classes and (?) altogether. The Rev Mr.. Dalton paid a visit to the school in the afternoon.

Monday Feb 9^th. Morning gave the boys in the upper section of the 1^st class a lesson in Vulgar Fractions. Afternoon the school was visited by Miss Matthews.

Tuesday Feb 10^th. Morning the children commenced to learn a new song "Where oh where boys are you going to?" Afternoon the school was visited by the Rev Mr. Pitar, Vicar of Ashton and Rev Mr.. Dalton. 20 boys & girls were kept in this evening for being late.

Wednesday Feb 11^th. Mrs Becket came this morning to the school with 3 tickets from the Reliving Officer for her 3 children, 2 boys and a girl, to certify to their regular attendance. The weather being very cold a number of children were absent.

Thursday Feb 12^th. Punished Alfred Rowe and Herbert William for talking and inattention to their work. Chas Brooks Thos Gilbert Ernest Astbury John Parry and Herbert Williams kept in this afternoon for inattention to their arithmetic.

Friday Feb 13^th. The weather still being very cold a number of children were absent, especially in the lower classes. In the afternoon 10 boys and 6 girls were kept in for being late.

Monday Feb 16^th. Admitted 4 boys this morning. They were classified as follows:

• Fifth Class James Bowdon and Geo. Johnson
• Sixth Class Thos Bowden and Robert Nicholas

Gave the 2nd class a lesson in long division. Commenced to teach the children a new song "Let none but those who live in vain"

Tuesday Feb 17^th. Gave the lower section of the 2nd class and the 3rd class a first lesson in subtraction. Afternoon 7 boys and 5 girls kept in for being late.

Wednesday Feb 18^th. Today, being Ash Wednesday, the children assembled in the school as usual at 9 o'clock and after prayers and singing a few Hymns they all marched to the service held in the church. Afternoon, as it was the usual custom here with the consent of the Rev Mr. Dalton

I gave them a half-holiday.

Thursday Feb 19^th. Morning gave the 3rd & 4th classes another lesson in numeration and notation. Afternoon Rev Mr. Dalton & Miss Matthews paid a visit to the school.

Monday Feb 23^rd. Admitted Marshall Vernon, a boy about 6 years of age, he was placed in the 5th class. Robert Bell, a lad about 13 years and 10 months from Mickle Trafford, came this morning for a week on trial previous to his engagement as paid Monitor and candidate for Pupil Teacher. Wm. Nicholas who had previously engaged to come having been prevented by his friends from fulfilling his promise.

Tuesday Feb 24^th. Gave the 2nd class a lesson in simple subtraction. Afternoon gave the upper division of the same class a lesson in long division.

Wednesday Feb 25^th. The school was visited by the Rev John Dalton.

Thursday Feb 26^th. Miss Kelly the sewing mistress being absent this afternoon the girls remained in the school at the ordinary work.

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Monday March 2^nd. Robert Bell's week’s trial being perfectly satisfactory he was permanently engaged by the Managers for 4 shillings a week previous to his examination.

Morning gave the girls in the 2nd class a lesson in simple subtraction. The children commenced to learn a new song "Well may the keel row". Gave the 3rd & 4th classes a lesson in subtraction in the

afternoon.

Tuesday March 3^rd. The school was visited in the afternoon by Miss Matthews and a lady from Liverpool.

Wednesday March 4^th. Thomas Guest, Thomas Gilbert and Fred Rowe were kept in after 4 o'clock for not doing their home lessons.

Friday March 6^th. the Rev John Dalton paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Monday Mar 9^th. The children commenced to learn another "School Song" "Father dear Father come home with me now". Gave the 1st class and a portion of the 2nd class a lesson in long division in the morning.

Afternoon gave the 3rd & 4th classes a lesson in subtraction.

Tuesday March 10^th. Admitted James Plant and Jessie Plant both the children of a farmer residing at "Castle Hill". The boy was placed in the 5th class and the girl in the 4th.

Wednesday March 11^th. Miss Kelly, the sewing mistress, being away this afternoon, the girls were kept in the school at the usual work.

Thursday Mar 12^th. The Rev Mr.. Dalton and his nephew paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Monday Mar 17^th. Admitted Ann Astbury, Joseph Astbury and Job Astbury.

The former was placed in the 4th class, the 2 latter in the 6th.

Commenced to teach another song "Just before the battle mother". Gave the 1st class another lesson on long division in the morning; and in the afternoon a lesson in subtraction to the 3rd & 4th classes.

Tuesday Mar 17^th. The school was visited by Miss Matthew’s and a lady from Liverpool.

Wednesday Mar 18^th. Chas Dean, Wm. Cawley, Richard Lewis, Isaac Nicholas and Henry Wright were kept in after 4 o'clock, each to write 200 lines for leaving the school without my permission.

Thursday Mar 19^th. The Rev Mr.. Dalton paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Monday March 23^rd. The children commenced learning another school song "The Mustree boy". In the morning gave the 1st class a lesson on compound addition and in the afternoon the 3rd and 4th classes a lesson in compound subtraction.

Tuesday March 24^th. Tuesday morning. Gave the 2nd class Girls a 1st lesson in simple multiplication.

Wednesday March 20^th. Miss Mathews paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Friday March 26^th. Several boys were absent this week as they are employed by the farmers in setting potatoes. The average attendance was (?????)

Monday March 30^th. Admitted Ellen Barker a girl from Delamere National School. She was placed in the 2nd class. Also re-admitted Wm. Ruscoe who was placed in the 4th class as before. Joseph Dean placed in the 5th class and Emily Dean placed in the 6th class. Commenced a new song

"The Blue Bell of Scotland". Gave the 1st class a lesson in compound subtraction in the morning and in the afternoon the 3rd & 4th classes another lesson in subtraction.

Tuesday March 31^st. The Rev Mr. Dalton and his nephew paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

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April

Wednesday April 1^st. Several boys were absent on this and the next days most of them being engaged in setting potatoes.

Thursday April 2^nd. (Written as March 2 in the book!). John Wright, James Wright, Henry Wright and Edwin Wright, 4 brothers left the school today as their parents are leaving Kelsall to reside at Chester.

Friday April 3^rd. Today being Good Friday there was a holiday for the whole school.

Monday 6^th April. As it was always the custom here the children had a general holiday.

Tuesday April 7^th. The attendance today was very small indeed there were only 25 present in the morning and 28 in the afternoon. The farmers all being setting potatoes employ all the children they can get. In the afternoon Miss Matthews paid a visit to the school.

Wednesday April 8^th. Gave the 3rd & 4th classes a lesson in numeration and notation in the morning and in the afternoon a similar lesson to the 1st & 2nd classes.

Thursday April 9^th. Rev John Dalton visited the school in the afternoon.

Friday April 10^th. The school was visited by Miss Matthews this afternoon.

Monday April 13^th. The attendance was slightly improved this morning but there are still a large number absent at potato setting.

Commenced a new sing "Ring the bell watchman" In the morning gave a lesson to the 1st class in compound multiplication and in the afternoon another lesson to the 3rd & 4th class in simple subtraction.

Tuesday April 14^th. Ernest Astbury, Wm. Astbury, Wm. Ruscoe, Caleb Lloyd, Sarah Ellen Heayes and Jane Ann Sutton were kept after 4 o'clock for being late.

Wednesday April 15^th. The Rev Mr.. Dalton paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Thursday April 16^th. Miss Mathews visited the school in the afternoon.

Friday Apr 17^th. Miss Kelly being obliged to be away this afternoon the girls were kept in the school at the usual work.

Monday April 20^th. Admitted a little girl Mary Crank. She was placed in the 6th class. The attendance today is still small but the potatoes setting will be nearly finished this week.

Tuesday April 21^st the girls in the 2nd class who are going to be examined in Standard 1 have worked with the 3rd and 4th classes the whole of this week.

Wednesday April 22^nd. The school was visited in the afternoon by Miss Matthews.

Friday April 24^th the whole school had a holiday today in order that the school might be whitewashed and cleaned for the Inspectors visit (on Monday!)

Monday April 27^th. The school was inspected this morning by the Rev H. Smith M.A. and his assistant Mr. Williams. There were 79 children present and of these only 43 were presented for Examination. Afternoon the school broke up for a weeks holiday.

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May

Tuesday May 5^th. The school commenced again this morning at the usual time. Gave 1st and part of the 2nd classes a lesson in long division.

Afternoon the 3rd and 4th classes ad a lesson in simple subtraction.

Wednesday May 6^th. Rearranged the various classes in order to prepare for another years standard work. Several boys and girls in the 3rd & 4th classes put into the second and others from the 5th put into the 3rd and 4th.

Thursday May 7^th. (Written Aug 6th in book!) Jane Ann Sutton, Mary Sutton, Wm. Cawley and H Nicholas kept in this evening for having no Home lessons.

Thursday May 8^th. According to the approved timetable the children sang from 3 to 3.30 this afternoon.

Monday May 11^th. Admitted a little girl Lilly Plant she was placed in the 6th class. Gave 1st class another lesson in long division and the 2nd class a lesson in simple multiplication and in the afternoon the 3rd and 4th classes a lesson in simple addition.

Tuesday May 12^th. The school was visited this afternoon by the Rev Mr.. Dalton.

Wednesday May 13^th. The school was visited in the afternoon by Miss Matthews.

Friday may 14^th. The following were kept in for Home Lessons R Lewis, Wm. Cawley, Henry Nicholas, Jas Wright J A Sutton and Ann Lewis.

Monday May 18^th. Admitted Enoch Astbury, a lad over 11 years he was placed in the 2nd class

Tuesday May 19^th. Five boys and 6 girls were kept in for being late.

Wednesday May 20^th. Miss Mathews paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Thursday May 21^st. Wm. Cawley, Fred Rowe and Thomas Broom were punished and kept in for inattention to their work.

Monday May 25^th. Admitted Thomas Mayers and Wm. Mayers, two boys from Tarvin. The former was placed in the 1st class and the latter in the 3rd and 4th classes. Also Mary Wilson and Marg. Astbury both being placed in the 6th classes.

As there are only 4 boys to be presented in the 4th standard and one of these is often absent I have decided not to take geography in either of the 1st four classes but substitute for it a lesson in

arithmetic whenever it occurs in the timetable.

Tuesday May 26^th the 3rd and 4th classes had arithmetic instead of geography.

Wednesday May 27^th the Rev J Dalton visited the school this afternoon.

The 1st and 2nd classes had arithmetic instead of geography.

Thursday May 28^th. A number of boys and girls were kept in for being late and having no home lessons.

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June

Monday June 1^st. Admitted a girl Mary Cravin. She was placed in the 2nd class. Also a boy Wm. Astbury, he was placed in the 6th class.

Tuesday 2^nd June seven boys and 3 girls were kept in for being late.

Wednesday 3^rd June Miss Mathews paid a visit o the school this afternoon.

Thursday 4^th June. Wm. Mayers, Jas Crank, Herbert Williams, H Nicholas and Rich Lewis kept in for having no home lessons.

Friday 5^th. The girls were kept at their usual lessons this afternoon the sewing mistress being away.

Monday June 8^th. The attendance this day was rather better than last Monday there being 67 present in the morning and 70 in the afternoon.

Wednesday 10^th June, Miss Matthews paid a visit to the school this afternoon

Thursday 11^th June, 9 boys and 5 girls were kept in after 4 o'clock for being late.

Friday 12^th June, Miss Matthews visited the school this afternoon.

Monday June 15^th. The attendance this week was rather less owing to the commencement of Hay Making.

Wednesday 17^th June. Owing to the fact of a concert which will be held on Friday the 19^th inst. on "Behalf of the school fund" the whole school broke up for the midsummer holidays on the Wednesday evening in order to get the room ready for the concert. The school will begin

again on July 6^th after a holiday of 2 weeks and 3 days.

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Thursday June 18^th: The following is a summary of the Inspector's Report which was received by the Managers on Saturday June 11th 1874.

Kelsall St Philips National School Cheshire.

"Owing to the ignorant condition in which the present Master found the school a few months ago, great allowances have been made at the examination. I shall hope to find great improvement in all respects at the next inspection" My Lords will be ready to allow R Bells admission provided that suitable arrangements are made for his lodging near the school. He must improve in Grammar.

• The average attendance was 72 Grant £5 8s 0d
• Children under 7 presented = 18 Grant = £1 16s 0d
• Children above 7 presented = 25
• Passes in Reading 19
• Passes in writing 20
• Passes in arithmetic 13 Grant £2 12s 0d
• Gross total of claim £9 16s 0d
• Deduction 32@ (3) = 14s 9d
• Grant actually received £9 1s 3d

The teachers as per article 39

John Smythe, "Certificate Teacher" of the 2nd class and Robert Bell "Pupil Teacher" of the 1st year.

Sewing Mistresses Miss Elizabeth Kelly.

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July

Monday July 6^th. The school commenced again this morning after the Holidays. A number of children were absent in the two lower classes.

Wednesday 9^th July. The school was visited this afternoon by Miss Matthews.

Friday 10^th July. The total average attendance for the week is 52.8

Monday July 13^th. Admitted Wm. Astbury and John Astbury. They seemed very backward for their age and were obliged to be placed in the 6th class.

Tuesday 14^th July. Miss Matthew visited the school this afternoon.

Friday 17^th July. The attendance this week has slightly improved the average for the week being 60.2

Monday July 20^th. Admitted a boy named Edwin Cookson he was placed in the 4th class.

Wednesday 22^nd July. Miss Matthews visited the school this afternoon.

Friday 24^th July. The schools was visited this morning by Rev J Dalton.

Average weekly attendance is 58.1

Monday July 27^th. Admitted a boy named John Troop he was placed in the 4th class also a girl Susan Wright she was put into the 3rd class.

Wednesday 29^th July. Miss Matthews visited the school this afternoon.

Friday 31^st July the attendance’s this week have decreased the average being only 52

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August

Monday August 1^st commenced a new song today entitled "The four jolly smiths" In the morning gave the 1st class a lesson in compound addition and in the afternoon the 3rd and 4th class in simple addition.

Tuesday 2^nd Aug. Miss Matthews visited the school this afternoon.

Friday 7^th Aug. The sewing mistress being away this afternoon the girls were kept at their ordinary schoolwork.

Average weekly attendance = 55.6

Monday August 10^th. Readmitted a boy named Wm. Dutton. He was originally in the 5th class but was now placed in the 3rd and 4th.

Wednesday 11^th August, Miss Matthews visited the school this afternoon.

Friday 14^th August, Mary Cravens a girl in the 2nd class left the school to go into service. The attendance this week has improved especially in the 1st and 2nd classes. The weekly average being 67.

Monday August 17^th. In the morning gave the 1st class a lesson in compound subtraction and the 2nd class a lesson in simple multiplication. In the afternoon gave the 3rd and 4th classes a lesson

in simple addition.

Tuesday 18^th August. The school was visited this afternoon by Miss Warburton a Lady of the Village.

Thursday 19^th August. Miss Matthews paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Friday 20^th August. The average attendance for the week = 59.9

Monday August 24^th. Admitted 2 girls Alice Wright and Alice Plant. They were both placed in the 2nd class.

Wednesday Aug 14^th. The Rev John Dalton paid a visit to the school this afternoon

Friday the 28^th August. The attendance had decreased this week, as many of the children are away at harvest work and gleaning. The average is only 51.2. The school broke up for a fortnight this afternoon.

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September

Monday September 14^th. The school commenced again this morning after a 2-week holiday. Admitted 3 boys namely Thomas Davies from Tarvin National School who were placed in the 1st class and Robert Ankers and Richard Witter from Clotton both being put into the 2nd class.

Tuesday 15^th Sept. Miss Kelly being engaged by the Rev Mr.. Dalton to assist in decorating the church for the Harvest Festival was absent this afternoon and will be the whole of the week. The girls will therefore be kept at ordinary schoolwork.

Wed 16^th September, Miss Matthew visited the school this afternoon.

Friday 18^th September, the attendance this week has been rather small owing to several children being engaged in gleaning. The average is 53.2

Monday Sept 21^st. In the morning gave the 1st class a lesson in compound multiplication and the 2nd class a lesson in simple multiplication of 2 figures.

Wed 23^rd September. The school was visited this afternoon by Miss Warburton.

Friday the 25^th September. The attendance still continues small a number of children being absent gathering blackberries. The average weekly attendance is 53 the same as last week.

Monday Sept 28^th, commenced this morning to learn a new song entitled "Far Away" Gave the 1st class a lesson in compound multiplication and the 2nd in simple multiplication of 3 figures

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October

Thursday Oct 1^st, the Rev John Dalton paid a visit to the school this afternoon.

Friday Oct 2^nd, the attendance this week has improved a little the weekly average being 59.5. There are still several children away gathering blackberries.

Monday Oct 5^th, admitted a girl Sarah Cawley she was placed in the 3rd class.

Wednesday 7^th Oct., the school was visited this afternoon by Miss Warburton and Miss Williams.

Friday 9^th October, the average weekly attendance for this week is 61.

Monday 12^th Oct. admitted a little girl Eleanor Jeffs. She was placed in the 6th class. Morning gave the 1st class a lesson in compound multiplication and the 2nd class a in simple multiplication of 3

figures.

Friday 17^th October, the attendance this week has slightly improved the weekly average being 64.9

Monday Oct 19^th admitted a boy Samuel Parkinson, from Clotton School. He was placed in the 2nd class.

Tuesday Oct 20^th, the school was visited by Miss Matthew in the afternoon.

Friday Oct 23^rd, the average attendance for this week is 66.9

Monday Oct 26^th, the attendance this morning was great in than for several weeks there being 77 present altogether.

Thursday 29^th Oct., the school was visited this afternoon by Miss Warburton.

Friday 30^th Oct., the average weekly attendance was 78.5

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November

Monday November 2^nd admitted Wm. Bale from Birkenhead and Cecil Ashbrook from Clotton School both being in the 2nd class.

Tuesday Nov 3^rd, The Rev Dalton, Mr. Barber, Mr. Newport came to the school to examine the partition wall previous to the alteration which is going to be made.

Friday Nov 6^th, The average attendance has fallen to 62.9 this week owing to a report that the alterations were to commence this week.

Monday 9^th Nov, Admitted a boy from Willington School named John Crowford. He was placed in the 3rd class & 4th classes.

Tuesday 10^th Nov, The [school] was closed to night during the remainder of the week for proposed alterations. The average attendance for the 2 days was 65.

Tuesday Nov 17^th, The school commenced again this morning after being closed for 4 days.

Thursday Nov 19^th There was no school in the afternoon as the room had to be scrubbed and got ready for the concert on behalf of the school funds on the Friday. The average attendance was only 46.

Monday Nov 23^rd Admitted a boy named Thomas Ashbrook and a girl Hannah Goulbowin both from Willington School. They were placed in the 3rd class.

Wednesday Nov 25^th, The Rev J Dalton visited the school this afternoon.

Friday the 27^th November, The average weekly attendance was 64.

Monday Nov 30^th, Admitted boy from Clotton named William Lauceley, he was placed in the 2nd class.

Tuesday Nov 1^st, Miss Matthews visited the school this afternoon.

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December

Friday Dec 4^th, The average weekly attendance was 62.6 being rather less than last week.

Monday Dec 8^th Re-admitted a girl named Alice Plant. She was placed in the 2nd class. Afternoon Miss Kelly the sewing mistress being very ill the girls were kept at ordinary work instead of sewing.

The weather being cold the attendance has not been too good today and yesterday.

Friday 12^th Dec. Owing to the frost the average weekly attendance has fallen to 54.6

Monday Dec 14^th, The attendance is still small owing to the weather only 43 present. As Miss Kelly still remains unwell her sister will take the Girls this work

Wednesday 16^th Dec, The school was visited this afternoon by Miss Matthews.

Friday 18^th December, As a heavy fall of snow occurred on Wednesday the attendance since has been very small. The average for the week being only 30.5

The school broke up this afternoon for the Christmas Holiday of 2 weeks.