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1954 development and must be finished. Maori children
have a tendency to ramble on and on tacking the
Enrolments pieces together with “and” etc. The B.B. is to be used
to show the building up of stories.
Feb-02 1954 P1 BAGGARLEY Richard Formal Language Form 2 has a good standard but
Feb-02 1954 S3 BARTLETT Carol Ann Vina in F.1 needs attention to fundamentals. Take
Jun-28 1954 S3 BARTLETT Carol Ann extra time work with Vina as in Written Expression
Feb-01 1954 S2 BRAND Arnold she mixes tenses continually.
Feb-01 1954 S4 BRAND Richard Reading The infants are making steady progress and
all classes with one or two exceptions are making
Feb-01 1954 S1 BRAND Tui good progress. There is a healthy interest in reading
Sep-13 1954 S1 GALBRAITH Sheryll Fay for its own sake and ample use is made of the Library.
Oct-18 1954 NE GILES Carol With encouragement the slower and weaker pupils
Sep-30 1954 P2 GILES Wayne should make progress.
Nov-08 1954 P3 HENRY Joe Spelling A good standard except in S.2 where there is
Feb-01 1954 P2 HUGHES John definite intellectual difficulty. Encourage better
Sep-06 1954 NE HUGHES Murray pronunciation with the weaker pupils in S.1 & S.2.
Sep-20 1954 S2 KANAWA Dawn Continue exercises based on words.
Jul-08 1954 P LEWIS Charles Writing In trying to change pupils over from finger
to arm movement a lowering of the standard has been
Nov-09 1954 P TOHE Charlie
evident. I think that the eventual improvement in
Sep-06 1954 NE VALENTINE William John
speed and legibility will offset this temporary loss.
1954 Classes Letter formations for S.1 to be as recommended. Other
Primer BAGGARLEY Richard children to have choice.
Primer BARTLETT Gael Arithmetic Although results are disappointing the
Primer GILES Carol difficulties shown will be remedied and an
Primer HUGHES Murray improvement is expected. Basic Tables to be given
Primer LEWIS Charles more attention together with problems. Bill
Primer NEPE Charlie Whalwasser to start at fundamentals work separately
Primer TOHE Charlie to Arnold.
Social Studies Trips have been made to the Open
Primer TOHE Joe Cast Mine, an Underground Mine, the Brickworks.
Primer VALENTINE William John They are also contemplating for the third term in trips
Primer WILSON Winnie to Taupiri and Horotiu. Children are keen and
Primer 2 GILES Wayne
interested in their work.
Primer 2 HUGHES John Singing Children enjoy their singing. Radio lessons to
Primer 3 HENRY Joe
be continued.
Primer 3 YATES Kelvin General We are having difficulty with the tar-sealing
Std 1 BRAND Tui insofar as the contractor would not carry out his
Std 1 GALBRAITH Sheryll Fay promises due to work at the Huntly College. This
Std 1 MacDONALD Christine means that the sealing will have to wait until the fine
Std 1 NEPE Jean weather comes again. Parents are still interested in the
Std 1 PURU Betty school (and) are continuing to raise funds for the
Std 1 YATES Glenis purchase of additional equipment. The Maori children
Std 2 BRAND Arnold are still inclined to be casual in their attendance.
Std 2 KANAWA Dawn A D Bartlett 28/6/54
Std 2 WHALWASSER Bill
Std 2 WHIUNUI Tai 1954 Annual Survey
Std 3 BARTLETT Carol Written Expression A good standard has been
Std 3 MacDONALD Sandy (Alex) achieved in the upper classes, the work displaying
Std 3 PURU Daniel creative and imaginative effort. In S.1&2 the standard
Std 3 PUTERE Leo is fairly poor and further attention must be paid to
Std 3 WILKINSON Glenys continuity and logical sequence of events. Motivation
Std 4 BRAND Richard is urgently needed and an attempt to provide this will
Std 5 PURU Vina be made by using [a] outside visits, [b] real news work
Std 6 JOHNSON Mary and [c] children’s reading interests.
Std 6 MacDONALD Stancy Formal Language A good foundation for secondary
work has been laid for Form 2 pupils. Vina in Form 1
Teachers: Mr A D Bartlett & Mr P T Lawless (1 Sept) needs much attention to her basic grammar. This can
best be given through correction of stories, in the
1954 Half Yearly Survey
writing of which she has real interest and talent.
Written Expression The standard of work is only very Reading In all classes the standard of reading has
fair. The opportunity to write was given during the last term improved considerably and this has been brought
in [a] Social Studies, [b] Real Letters [c] Class Newspapers. about by the use of Audience Reading. Oral and
For the remainder of the term a scholl story book to be Written Comprehension is good except in S.1 and
written in conjunction with other work. Continual practice more attention will be given to building up better
in the use of a sentence, that a story needs logical