Castlethorpe School Log Book 1943

1943
Jan 5th	School re-opened this morning. Mrs Johnson is absent. Classes 1 and 2 are working in the large room with me, and Miss Eakins has charge of the babies.
Jan 20th	Nurse visited school this afternoon and examined all the children present.
Jan 27th	Mr Hiffe. H.M.I. visited school this afternoon and saw the School Garden.
Feb 4th	The Practice Test for the Scholarship Examination was held this morning.
Feb 5th	The Preliminary Scholarship Test was given this morning and also the Wolverton Technical College Entrance Examination.
Feb 19th	School closed today for one week's holiday.
Mar 1st	School re-opened this morning.
Mar 9th	Half-holiday today. ( Shrove Tuesday ).
Mar 11th	Mrs Whiting visited school this morning and signed the registers.
Mar 19th	Secondary School Examination today. School closed this afternoon.
April 2nd	Christine Harper has qualified for a Special Place in the Wolverton Technical College Entrance Exam.
April 15th	School closed today for Easter holidays. A cheque for £13-10s, raised by the children, has been forwarded to the Red Cross.
May 4th	School re-opened this morning. The Senior children have been transferred to Wolverton and this again becomes a Junior School.
May 18th	Nurse visited school this afternoon and reported everyone clean.
June 11th	School closed today for Whitsun holidays.
June 16th	School re-opened this morning.
June 18th	The School Dentist visited school this afternoon for dental inspection.
June 24th	Dr. Bailey visited school this afternoon for Diphtheria Immunisation. 18 children received treatment.
July 1st	The School Dentist visited school today for treatment.
July 9th	The School Doctor visited school today for routine inspection of Entrants.
July 15th	Miss Thomas visited school this afternoon and saw the children work in Art and Needlework.
July 16th	School closed this afternoon for half-holiday for good attendance.
July 19th	Eileen Purser has gained a scholarship to attend the Wolverton Secondary School. Daphne Brooks gained a position on the place list. Mr Green visited school this morning and signed the registers.
July 22nd	Miss Jex visited school this morning. Dr. Bailey visited school this afternoon for a 2nd Diphtheria Immunisation.
July 27th	Mrs Cook visited school this afternoon and signed the registers. She saw the girls' needlework and the examination papers and heard the Junior's play the Percussion Band.
July 30th	School closed today for the Summer Holidays.
Aug 30th	School re-opened this morning.
Sept 15th	Miss Thomas visited school this afternoon.
Oct 1st	Half holiday this afternoon.
Oct 5th	Nurse visited school this afternoon and examined all the children present.
Oct 19th	Mr Hudson visited school this afternoon and saw the physical training and country dancing.
Oct 28th	School closed today for half-term holiday.
Nov 2nd	School re-opened this morning.
Nov 19th	Nurse visited school this morning and examined children previously absent.
Nov 29th	Miss Eakins is absent today with influenza and there are only thirty-four children present. Mr Green visited school this morning and signed the registers.
Dec 2nd	Miss Eakins returned to school today.
Dec 8th	I have been authorised by the Secretary to omit meetings and attendances for week ending Dec 3rd as the attendance was 51.2% owing to an epidemic of influenza.
Dec 21st	School closed this afternoon for Christmas holiday. A cheque for £14-2s, raised by the children, has been forwarded to the Red Cross.