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comprehension through simple exercises. Infant Social Studies This is, I think, the best subject
reading has shown steady progress except in cases of throughout the standards. The children are keen and
poor attendance. The Library is being fully used. eager and the standard of work is high. The following
Spelling Formal spelling, except in S.2, is good but lines will be pursued next year: [a] Visits to places of
spelling in other areas is very, very careless. An interest, [b] Survey of District, [c] Exchange Surveys
increased use of dictionaries and dictionary notebooks with other schools.
is needed. The children must become spelling General The school grounds are being improved
conscious in all their work. Poor pronunciation is a rapidly and, during the coming year, should make good
root cause of this fault and attention will be given to progress. The parents display a keen social interest in
this in the coming year. the school, although this does not extend to the
Writing The standard has had a slight falling practical aspects except in the case of the Committee
tendency due mainly to [a] change from fingers to and one or two there. The Committee is excellent to
whole arm movement, [b] change of teaching method. work with and the members are prepared to work for
This tendency has now been checked and the writing is the school at all times. An intense Pakeha and Māori
showing a gradual improvement. feeling in the district had spread, to some extent, to the
Arithmetic Forms 1 & 2, Std 3. The standard is only school children, but this has been eradicated. The
Fair and the root cause is the lack of training in basic children work well and are cheerful and keen. A
Tables. These children seem to have been working too number of big retarded Māori boys present some
much on their own and have not the eager drive which disciplinary problems, but next year some form of
must characterize this subject. Basic Tables will be useful occupational work will be introduced , which
thoroughly mastered next year. Std 1 & 2. Tables in should answer this problem.
this group are better and the children are now ready to
go ahead on more advanced work. A good working P Lawless 26/11/54
spirit is evident.

1955 1955 Classes

Primer WATENE Myrtle
Enrolments
Primer WILSON Winnie
Sep-12 1955 P1 AHU Terence Primer 1 AHU Terrence
Jun-07 1955 S6 FAULKNER Rachel Sarah Primer 1 HENRY Joe
May-30 1955 P4 GRUT Brian John Primer 1 HOETA Desmond
May-30 1955 S3 GRUT Lois Ann Primer 1 LEWIS David
Oct-03 1955 P4 HENRY Joe Primer 1 NEPE Michael
Sep-05 1955 NE HOETA Desmond Primer 2 LEWIS Charles
Feb-02 1955 S4 HOETA Effie Primer 2 TOHE Charlie
Feb-02 1955 P3 HOETA Michael Primer 2 VALENTINE Billy
Feb-02 1955 F1 HOETA Noeline Primer 3 TWEEDIE Martin
Feb-02 1955 P4 HOETA Whainoa Primer 4 GRUT Brian
Jul-12 1955 NE LEWIS David John Primer 4 HOETA Michael
Oct-11 1955 S1 MOANA Howard Primer 4 HOETA Whainoa
Sep-05 1955 NE NEPE Michael Primer 4 YATES Kelvin
Feb-01 1955 S3 STEER Lex Arthur Frank Std 1 MOANA Howard
Feb-01 1955 F1 STEER Nancy Ada Std 1 NEPE Charlie
Mar-11 1955 F2 TWEEDIE Elizabeth Std 1 TOHE Joe
Mar-11 1955 P3 TWEEDIE Martin Lindsay Std 1 WATENE John
Apr-19 1955 P4 WATENE John Std 2 BRAND Tui
Sep-26 1955 NE WATENE Myrtle Std 2 MacDONALD Christine
Apr-19 1955 S2 WATENE Sarah Std 2 NEPE Jean
Std 2 YATES Glenis
Teacher: Mr P T Lawless
Std 3 BRAND Arnold
Std 3 GRUT Lois
Std 3 PURU Betty
Std 3 WATENE Sarah
Std 3 WHALWASSER Bill
Std 4 BRAND Richard
Std 4 HOETA Effie
Std 4 KANAWA Dawn
Std 4 MacDONALD Sandy (Alex)
Std 4 PURU Daniel
Std 4 PUTERE Leo
Std 4 WILKINSON Glenys
Std 5 FAULKNER Rachel
Std 5 HOETA Noeline