Page 87 - Volume 1

survey bore out this progress. The children have a doesn’t comprehend matter read. More interested in
pleasant attitude to their work and control and comics than books.
discipline offer little trouble. Further playground Spelling Polly very good. Jack very fair, greatly
improvements are planned. Calf and Sweet Pea Club improved. Polly can spell words but is unable to use
are not so popular as they might have been but hope to them. Jack has a good spoken vocabulary, but word
remedy. forms trouble him reading. However he is showing
1950 improvement.
Writing Both are very fair to good. Fluent but no style.
Arithmetic Jack is Very Fair. Polly is Very Fair—Fair.
Enrolments Jack grasps work after much demonstration and appears
May-08 1950 S2 AHU Johnnie to hold it. Polly is weaker than exam results indicate.
Aug-08 1950 P AHU Matthew Fundamentals forgotten easily.
Mar-27 1950 P CLARKE Kevin Coleb Nature Study V.F. to V.G.. Both keen, but Jack retains
Feb-01 1950 P KENNY Andrew
his knowledge.
Jul-10 1950 P MacDONALD Alexander (Sandy)
Nov-13 1950 P MORRIS Elizabeth Form 1
Mar-14 1950 S2 WHIUNUI Graham English (including Written Expression) Very Fair to
Apr-03 1950 P WILKINSON Glenys Weak. Not a strong class in English subjects. Les and
Jun-18 1950 S1 ARMSTRONG Charlie William have little idea. Les is improving. Valerie is
improving considerably.
1950 Classes Social Studies F. to V.F+. Disappointing result in
Primer AHU Matthew
survey, particularly Les. Good progress made.
Primer BRAND Arnold Reading F. to V.F. Not a good reading class. Leo and
Primer BRAND Richard William read very little. Valerie reads slowly but
Primer CLARKE Kevin thoroughly. Have tried to encourage Library Reading
Primer KENNY Andrew
with the class but have not made with much success.
Primer MacDONALD Sandy (Alex) Spelling Weak. Possibly this class will never be able to
Primer MORRIS Elizabeth spell well. Valerie is improving but Les and William
Primer MORRIS Ian cannot spell even the simplest of words. Do not retain
Primer MORRIS Wayne
word forms.
Primer PUTERE Leo Writing Fair to Good. Valerie a fluent writer with
Primer WHIUNUI Tai
Primer WILKINSON Glenys good style . William only fair but improving. Les Very
Std 1 ARMSTRONG Charlie Fair.
Std 1 WILSON Tangiwai Arithmetic Weak to Excellent. Les and Valerie both
Std 2 AHU Johnnie sound in fundamentals and have carried on well.
Std 2 JOHNSON Mary William has no number sense at all.
Std 2 MacDONALD Stancy Nature Study Very Fair to Good. All three find this
Std 2 MORRIS Neil subject interesting and appear able to return the
Std 2 WHIUNUI Graham knowledge gained from observations.
Std 3 DAVIDSON Joyce
Std 4
Std 4 WILSON William English (including Written Expression) Weak to Very
Std 4 AHU James Good. Median Very Fair. A big range in this group in
Std 4 DAVIDSON William all subjects. William and Myra, while very good at
Std 4 JONES Myra Formal Language, share the common fault in this
Std 4 WHIUNUI Sonny school of a weakness in written expression. However
Std 5 DAVIDSON Valerie progress is being made. Sonny and Jimmy have not a
Std 5 HOLLAND Leslie good grasp of English although expression work is
Std 5 WILSON William
improving.
Std 6 DAVIDSON Jack Social Studies Fair to Very Good. Median Very Fair.
Std 6 PUTERE Polly
Keen and interested in Social Studies. Myra retains her
Teacher: Mr W Parsonage knowledge well. Good progress has been made and
interest aroused.
Headteacher’s Half-Year Report for 1950
Reading Very Fair to Good. Median VF+. A good
Wm Parsonage reading class. Silent Reading and Comprehension good.
Use Reference Library freely for Social Studies and
Form 2
English (Including Written Expression) Jack Good, Nature Study. Sight Reading good although inclined to
Polly Fair. Polly has not the fundamentals of grammar. be too fast.
Social Studies Jack Good, Polly Fair. Jack interested. Spelling Good to Very Good. A good spelling class
Polly interested but doesn’t retain knowledge. with words well grasped. Jimmie and Sonny cannot use
Reading Jack is a good all-round reader. Library words as well as Myra and William but are improving.
reading, comprehension and _____ all good. Reads Arithmetic Weak to Very Good+. Median Very Fair.
copiously and thoroughly. Polly reads well from sight but Jimmie and Sonny need much more practice in