1912 Lacey Green School
From Lacey Green History
This report is listed in Social Snapshots 1900-1968 inc. Report from the head teachers logbook.
Edited excepts from the book "A Chiltern Village School" by Joan West
Weather
January 18th. Very severe weather.
January31st. Very severe weather.
February 5th. Ink wells frozen this morning.
Illness (Scarlet fever,Pulmonary Tuberculotis, chicken pox, whooping cough)
January 8th. William Rixon returned after scarlet fever.
June 7th. William Weller is suffering from pulmonary tuberculotis.
September 24th. 3 cases chicken pox notified.
October 25th. Whooping cough is prevalent again. The school has been closed for 3 weeks.
December 2nd. Reopened with 61 out of 93 present.
Distractions
May 13th. The school closed this afternoon for a school treat.
May 24th. Empire Day, appropriate work.
September 24th. Several have gone off to Wycombe fair.
Extra Curricula
April 17th. Allowed the children to go to the playground to see the eclipse at 11.30 am.
May 14th. Miss Parslow took her class to the pond for a lesson on “lakes”. Miss Parslow took her class III to the fields for a lesson on “haymaking”.
Requisites
January 18th. Ordered half ton of coal from Mr. East.
January 31st. Ordered half ton of coal.
February 5th. Coal came this morning.
Notes
January 2nd. Commenced duties as head teacher this morning. H. C. Avery.
April 23rd. The scholars and teachers have collected eleven shillings and two pence (56p) between them for the relief of the Titanic’s sufferers.
H.M.I. REPORT
AUGUST. Unfortunately on the day on which this school was visited two of the assistant teachers were absent so the work was seen under totally abnormal conditions. It is therefore to the credit of all concerned that, on a terribly hot day, the children showed much industry and such creditable work. The new headmaster is to be congratulated upon the continued efficiency of the school, for, speaking generally all the work reaches a good standard. Oral response is ready and intelligent and the written exercises are not only neat and careful, but show thought and originality. Manual work of various descriptions is well catered for. Drawing with pencil, pen and brush is praiseworthy, and light woodwork, though naturally rather crude so far, has made a successful start.
INFANTS CLASS (age from 3 years) Great praise is due to the teacher of this class for the manner in which she performs her difficult class. Reading is again particularly strong but everything shows obvious signs of unremitting car and attention. The children are frank, fearless and responsive. I should very much like arrangements to be made if possible, for more work to be done out of doors in suitable weather. The piano appears to be perfectly useless and the blackboard and easel in the infants’ room are all to pieces, whilst those in the upper school are none too sound. The rooms badly need overhauling. Serious, possibly dangerous, cracks are apparent in the walls of the infant’s room, and to a lesser extent in the main room. There is considerable discolouration. As three classes, under three separate teachers, are instructed side by side in the main room it is plain that a folding partition should be provided.