
1916
14.1.16.
School reopened on Monday Jan. 10th.
21.1.16
Attendance slightly improved.
28.1.16
Checked the Registers. J. J. Lea.
28.1.16
Medical Inspection of children took place on Thursday.
4.2.16
A few children who have been suffering from Diphtheria have returned to school.
11.2.16
Rev. Manager visited the school on Thursday.
18.2.18
School routine as usual.
25.2.18
There are still many children excluded on account of Diphtheria.
3.3.16
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby.
3.3.16
Received notice of Religious Examination which is to take place on Tuesday March 14th.
10.3.16
A holiday was given on Tuesday, afternoon it being Shrove-Tide.
17.3.16
The Religious Examination took place on Tuesday 14th inst., therefore the registers were not marked.
29.3.16
Examined the Registers. J. J. Lea.
31.3.16
Rev. Manager visited the school during the week.
7.4.16
The children were transferred to their new classes on Monday April 3rd.
Sixty-five children were transferred from the Infants’ Department to Standard I.
14.4.16
Routine as usual.
20.4.16
School closes this morning for the Easter holidays.
5.5.16
School reopened on Monday May 1st after the Easter holidays.
12.5.16
Mary E Bleeze Certified Teacher commenced teaching in this school on Monday May 8th.
19.5.16
A special holiday was given on Tuesday May 16th.
26.5.16
Wednesday being Empire Day a holiday was given in the afternoon.
29.5.16
Checked the Registers. J. J. Lea.
2.6.16
Checked the registers. G. R. H. Danby
9.6.16
School closes today at 12 o’clock for the Easter [sic] holidays.1
20.6.16
School reopened on Monday morning after the Whitsuntide holidays.
30.6.16
Thursday being a Holyday of Obligation the school was closed.
1916
Staff of St Mary’s School
A. Baines Certificate
Miss T. Colman Cert. Assistant
Mrs Bleeze Cert. Assistant
Miss J. Colman Uncert Assistant
Miss C. O’Grady Uncert Assistant
Miss B. Whelan Uncert Assistant
Miss L Scanlon Uncert Assistant
Miss M. Bickley Sup. Assistant
3.7.16
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby.
7.7.16
Commenced Term examination during the week,
14.7.16
Attendance has improved during the week.
21.7.16
School closes this morning for the Midsummer holidays.
18.8.16
School reopened on Wednesday morning August 16th.
25.8.16
The school was visited by four ladies on Thursday afternoon.
1.9.16
Mrs Bleeze absent on Monday and Tuesday on account of sickness.
5.9.16
Examined the Registers & found them correct. John J. Lea.
8.9.16
Mrs Bleeze absent on Friday.
14.9.16
Mrs Bleeze has been transferred to the Boys’ Department.
School closes this morning for Batley Feast holidays.
29.9.16
School reopened on Monday morning after Batley Feast holidays.
Miss B. Whelan resigns her duties as Uncertified Assistant in this school today.
6.10.16
Mrs Bleeze returned to her duties in this school on Monday Oct. 2nd.
13.10.16
Mrs Bleeze absent all the week.
17.10.16
P. L. Gray, H.M.I., with Miss A. F. Harrington, H.M.I.
20.10.16
Mrs Bleeze still absent.
Miss Bickley has been absent on Thursday and Friday of this week.
27.10.16
Mrs Bleeze and Miss Bickley still absent.
3.11.16
Mrs Bleeze resigned her post as Certified Assistant in this school on October 31st.
10.11.16
Miss Bickley returned to school on Tuesday Nov. 7th.
Monday being the Lord Mayor’s Day the school was closed.
15.11.16
Checked registers. G. R. H. Danby.
17.11.16
Attendance poor.
24.11.16
Commenced II Term Test this week.
1.12.16
Miss L. Scanlon absent all this week on account of the Certificate Examination.
8.12.16
Examined the Registers & found them correct. J. J. Lea,
8.12.16
Miss Murphy Uncertified Assistant commenced teaching in this school Nov. 2nd.
15.12.16
Attendance improved.
21.12.16
School closes today at noon for the Christmas holidays.
Footnotes:
1. This should read Whitsuntide.