Head Teachers Report Weather

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Research by Joan West.

The Head of Lacey Green School was required to keep a daily log book. The weather was frequently reported as follows :-

e wearing their coats, arranged to be as near the fire as possible.  January 30^th. Weather very severe.   January 31^st. Weather still very severe.   Children wearing coats and jackets.   Drill taken frequently to keep warm.     February 3^rd. Weather still severe.   February 4^th. Thawing slightly.   February 5^th. Snowing heavily all day.   Allowed children living in outlying districts to leave early as the snow was deep, notwithstanding the plough had cleared the first fall.   Attendance good considering the severity of the

weather, the long distance many had to come and the cold of the main room.   February 7^th. Weather still unusually severe. February 12^th. Weather very severe.   Thermometer 32 degrees at opening of school.   February 18^th. Attendance very reduced owing to a heavy fall of snow and continuing at the hour of assembly.  March 4^th. Very wet, impossible to go out to play.   March 6^th. Continual rain.   March 11^th. Raining heavily.   March 12. Heavy rain.   Roads in a very muddy state.   March 18^th. Snowing heavily.   March 20^th. Heavy snowstorm, raining, more snow.   Roads in very bad condition, almost impossible for children coming long distances.  March 24^th Weather severe.   March 31^st. Weather very severe.   April 8^th. Rained heavily in the afternoon.  April 10^th Raining this morning and continuous all day.  April 14^th. Raining very heavily.   April 28^th. After Easter. Very cold.    37 degrees at 9am.   Showers of snow and hail at intervals during the day.   May 5^th. Weather good.  May 29^th. A great heat this afternoon.   June 17^th. Again a great

7 January 1920.   Pumps frozen, unable to get water.

20 January 1922. Dismissed school ten minutes earlier each afternoon this week, as most of the children have a long way to go and darkness sets in very early now.

25 January 1922. Owing to the slippery state of the roads only 45 were present this morning.   The roads are like a sheet of glass.

12 January 1925. The stove is now in use and appears to be very satisfactory.   The temperature is raised considerable, enabling the work to be carried on in the cold weather under improved conditions.

21 December 1927. Owing to the dangerous condition of the roads, which are covered with ice, only 31 children are present this morning.