Folding State School

Feilding Star, 24 June 1893, Page 3

Folding State School

The Inspector's subjoined report, dated 20th of April,, was read at the last meeting of the school committee : Numerically the school is fully officered, but the staff ; »i» s Strong one. The 'two pupil teachers have been but recently .ap ppiotadi .-and they cannot jet have acquired -'the proficiency requisite , to enable them to take charce of eliuaea. ' Mr Hill exercises a carehil and df^roagh anperriiion over the whole ScBool; »nd i« enaWed to do this owing to " ; hit exoellent nyetem of training monitors, who, to • gre«* extent carry on the work i' whin be JeaV«* his classes. The methods adopted lire very good, especially 4n Bttridard:, XV, »nd upward.. these classes there is a good spirit in the pupils, and th«y work mM for their teachers. •Eh* wbrk in SUndard -11 is my backward, much of 4t i« very poor, writing is very careless, and the correction of errors doe* not receive proper attention. Couniinu op \he fingers in standard ' elMses should not fee allowed. Standard 1 seems to be Retting ftri very well. : The work in the exercise, books was rather aitap^bfrAln^, in : both style and neatness. Not too coach home work in books should be Kiyen. fu^Qi in Standard IV and ' ti^wird* are- diligent and attentive ; but are rather given to talking. In Standards II and 111 attention is not , . fK»ng,*Bpeei«Uyat^ral instrnction and ■ -v- tes^inf lrnl" P^** motional' should be eondactect In a more orderly manner, and work should proceed more qnietly. In Standard I the order »nd attention are 'V%rr good. The manners and general behsmour of the pupils are very good. ,: r W. £. Spbkcbb,' - - Inspector.