Mrs Carpenter left school at 3.00 to post Christmas parcels for the Soldiers abroad (at Leamington po

17/07/1916 to 17/07/1916

Willie Spicer has special permission to be employed by Mr C Robbins on the farm

01/05/1917 to 01/05/1917

Empire Day. Lessons on Patriotism and growth of Empire in morning. Half holiday in afternoon

24/05/1917 to 24/05/1917

Whitsuntide holiday this year just one day - Monday 29th May. Extra week to be given at Harvest holid

25/05/1917 to 25/05/1917

Mrs Bayliss (teacher) asked for few days leave as husband on 8 days leave from the trenches.

05/07/1917 to 05/07/1917

Mrs Bayliss (teacher) returned today. Her husband has gone back to France.

13/07/1917 to 13/07/1917

Went out of school in afternoon to attend funeral of an old scholar William Hobbins who died of wound

06/09/1917 to 06/09/1917

Went blackberry picking for the soldiers' jam this afternoon. Had special leave from the Education Co

17/09/1917 to 17/09/1917

Berries taken to collection station at Alcester Grammar School.

20/09/1917 to 20/09/1917

Blackberrying 56lbs.

24/09/1917 to 24/09/1917

Eleven year old boy is exempted for farm work.

28/09/1917 to 28/09/1917

Admitted two children who have come here til the war is over to escape air-raids. They come from Broa

08/10/1917 to 08/10/1917

School used for whist drive for soldiers' Xmas presents

30/11/1917 to 30/11/1917

Mrs Bayliss(teacher) away this afternoon by permission as her husband home for a weekend leave from t

11/03/1918 to 11/03/1918

School nurse excluded three siblings for "Scabies" probably brought from the front by their father

13/03/1918 to 13/03/1918

Holiday - Maypoling and collected £3 and 41 eggs for wounded. Handed over to secretary for this distr

09/05/1918 to 09/05/1918

We intended visiting trwo schools in Birmingham today but have had to postpone our visit owing to an

05/07/1918 to 05/07/1918

Blackberry picking on 3 days. 95 lbs collected. Now finished as frosts have commenced.

24/09/1918 to 24/09/1918

Number of children ill. There is a plague of Spanish Influenza raging

25/10/1918 to 25/10/1918

School closed because of Influenza in the village

29/10/1918 to 29/10/1918

Reopened today after three weeks closure because of Spanish influenza. Still 10 children absent.

18/11/1918 to 18/11/1918

Concert tomorrow - proceeds to St Dunstan's Homes for blinded soldiers and towards repair of our scho

28/02/1919 to 28/02/1919

Tomorrow is Peace Day - a dinner for the adults and tea for children to be followed by sports and fir

18/07/1919 to 18/07/1919

Saturday turned out a very wet day so sports and fireworks posponed until last night. The latter part

22/07/1919 to 22/07/1919

Two minutes silence at 11 o'clock according to King's wish. In afternoon children played basketball.

11/11/1919 to 11/11/1919