PUKEKOHE PRIMARY SCHOOL.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 9, Issue 583, 12 November 1920, Page 1

PUKEKOHE PRIMARY SCHOOL.

REPORT OF INSPECTORS. VERY FAVOURABLE OPINIONS. The report of inspectors, Messrs. M. Geo. Pitcaithly, on the state of efficiency obtaining in the Pukekohe primary school, received by the committee on Tuesday night, was very creditable indeed, and reads as follows: — The primary department of this school continues to be conducted with increasing efficiency. For the last two years there has been a marked improvement in the condition of the school and the work for the most part is now of good quality. The schemes of work are sufficiently detailed and provide thoroughly sound courses of instruction in all subjects, while the headmaster's active supervision ensures that his schemes are carried out. Standard VI.: Mr. Day has improved considerably during the past two years both in methods of work and in general teaching ability. His class has made good progress, and showed very well indeed in composition, spelling, writing, and drawing. Arithmetic was logically arranged and very neatly set out, and the response in oral work was very creditable. Standard V. (Mr. Flavell) has been efficiently taught, and the class presented good work in most subjects. Reading, recitation, writing, composition and spelling were well done, and the class responded well in the somewhat limited syllabus covered in geography and history. The comprehension in both reading and recitation should be improved and a wider range of reading matter should be attempted. Standard IV.: Mrs. Carter is to be commended for the very efficient state of this class. In composition, reading, spelling, drawing and arithmetic the class presented some really fine work, and good progress is being made in all the otner subjects. Standard 111. has made satisfactory progress in most subjects. The reading suffers from lack of careful phrasing and clear enunciation, and the composition from free and clear expression. A judicious application of the facts of physical geography to the treatment of the country under study would also improve the geography. Standards 11. and I.: Miss Sims deserves credit foi"*her work in these two classes, which are both very well prepared in the most important subjects, viz., reading, recitation, arithmetic, spelling and writing. The amount covered in nature study was barely sufficient, but what was dons was done well. Drawing and modelling do not reach the same standard as the other work, and should be done with greater care. In the preparatory classes Miss Hamlin continues to do good work in arithmetic, reading, recitation, spelling, writing and singing. Drawing and modelling are not strong subjects. greater neatness and accuracy being required in both. The order, lone and attention are good, and the children are well behaved. A resolution was passed congratulating the headmaster and staff on the excellent report received. The staff during the term traversed was as follow:—Mr. D. R. Flavell, Mr. A. Fletcher, Miss G. Howard, Mr. F. C. Day, Mrs. M. Carter, Miss E. Ron ers, Miss R. Simms, Mr. H. Blundell, Miss A. S. Hamlin, Miss S. Dawson, and Miss I. Berriman.