WOODBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1290, 15 January 1885, Page 3

WOODBURY SCHOOL COMMITTEE.

A meeting of this Committee was held in the schoolroom, Woodbury, on Monday evening. Present—Messrs J H. Dean (Chairman), F. R. Flatman, J. Webb, A. Cormack, and W. Cooling. MINUTES. The minutes of last meeting were read and confirmed. CORRESPONDENCE, The following correspondence was read From the Education Board, in reference to the election of two members to serve on the Board.—Left to the incoming Committee. From the same, forwarding form of abstract of the school fund account for the year ended Dec. 31st, 1884, and requesting the Committee to fill in the same and return to the Education Office, together with the Committee’s annual report. From the same, enclosing notices of the annual election of School Committees, and asking the Committee to distribute them. From the same, forwarding the Inspector’s report on the school, and asking the Committee to comment thereon. inspector’s report. The following is the report:— “ 1 have the honor to submit my report of the annual examination of the Woodbury School for classification in Standards,_ held on the 11th December, 1884. The results show that faithful and efficient work has been done. The head teacher has had charge of fout Standards (111., IY., Y. and YL), and there is abundant evidence that they have been carefully and skillfully taught, though the pupils in IV. and V. Standards do not seem to be particularly strong. The most striking feature of the papers presented by these classes is the great care and neatness exhibited, and the excellence of much of the writing. “ Standard YL is on the whole a very creditable class. In grammar, however, the knowledge is defective, and scarcely beyond the requirements of Standard V. The reading, again, is not of the high class which the excellent teaching shown in the majority of the subjects would lead one to expect. The same remark applies to Standard V., and with still greater force to Standard IY. In the two last mentioned classes I should also like to see an improvement in arithmetic, the answering *in which is barely sufficient to secure a pass. The spelling of Standard V. is weak, and the same defect is prominent in Standard 111., where this may be considered the only serious blemish ou a class record otherwise highly satisfactory. In Standards 11. and I. the arithmetic is the strongest subject, and deserves special commendation in the latter class. Both Standards are quite satisfactory. lam not so well satisfied with the infant division. Five pupils form the highest class, and thesa are quite ready to take the place of Standard I. promoted, but the number is much too small, and the second division is not sufficiently far advanced to furnish recruits immediately. Some of the lowest diVsion 1 fancy ought to know more, considering the number of attendances. I think it rather unfortunate that singing should be omitted below Standard lII.—I am,, etc., “W, F. Anderson, “ Inspector.” Teaching Staff i" 1 Head Master, Mr Joseph Greaves ; assistants, Mrs Murray (Standaids 11. and I.) ; and W. Glanville, pupil teacher (infants). jfao. of children on roll : Boys, 49 ; girls, 50; total, 99; average attendance, 76; examined for promotion, 62; percentage.of passes, 84.6 ; perce: t go of those who have made 260 attendances eince last examination, 85. Presented in Standard VI. 6, passed G ; presented in Standard Y. 10, passed 8 ; presented in Standard IV. 6, passed 4 ; presented in Standard 111. 12, passed 12 ; presented in Standard 11. 16, passed 13 ; presented in Standard I. 12, passed 12 ; below Standard I. 30. Classification after examination : Passed Standard YL, 6; preparing for Standard VI. , 8; preparing for Standard Y., 6 ; preparing for Standard IY., 16 ; preparing for Standard HI., 13 ; preparing for Standard 11., 16: preparing for Standard 1., 5 ; infants, 25 ; total, 95. Observations ; Needlework, fair; repetition of verse, satisfactoiy amount ; science, taught once a week, sufficient amount ; singing, not taught below Standard ill. ; disciplinary exercises and drill, none except in lower classes ; order and discipline, very eood •>• * .ujuras, salis- ; pupil teacher, one in second ye,ir ; geneial condition, satisfactory. The Committee weyq unanimous in Vvp'ff highly satisfied with the report. After passing a small account from the im» fund the Committee adjourned.