List of absentees sent to Mr Rowbottom, School Attendance Officer, as Mr Walker on active service

26/03/1915 to 26/03/1915

Billeting of South Wales Borderers in New Bilton has somewhat interfered with attendance.

12/03/1915 to 12/03/1915

£1 given by children to Overseas Club. 12 sandbags for Troops have been forwarded

15/07/1915 to 15/07/1915

School gardening taken for the first time this year. 600 sq yds next to Infant School rented from the

05/11/1915 to 05/11/1915

Children readily agreed to forgo Christmas tea, money saved to provide comforts for the soldiers. Usu

17/12/1915 to 17/12/1915

Exemption made for Arthur Jones aged 11 & Percy Bee aged 13 allowing them to work on a farm

17/02/1916 to 17/02/1916

First egg collection from school for wounded soldiers at Te Hira, Hillmorton Road, Rugby. 74 sent

21/02/1916 to 21/02/1916

Empire Day, Head Teacher addressed children in yard. Sale of Empire Day Certificates to children rai

24/05/1916 to 24/05/1916

Empire Day, School Roll of Honour now framed & hung in school

24/05/1916 to 24/05/1916

Children entitled to prize money for year ending 31/7/1914 have decided to give the money to Prince o

29/01/1915 to 29/01/1915

Miss L Twite left today for BTH offices, Rugby

09/11/1916 to 09/11/1916

Appeal for Jack Cornwell Fund, 11/10d collected

21/09/1916 to 21/09/1916

Advertised for Un-certified teacher for 2 weeks, no applications

24/11/1916 to 24/11/1916

Filled un-certified teacher's post for period of War

12/01/1917 to 12/01/1917

Empire Day- service under the flag in yard, Vicar gave address

24/05/1917 to 24/05/1917

Register not marked this morning as only 91 out of 224 present due to queues & shopping

24/01/1918 to 24/01/1918

115 present out of 224, nearly all absentees shopping or standing in queues

01/02/1918 to 01/02/1918

YMCA Hut Week, collected £2-2-0d from scholars, forwarded to Mr J R Barker, Secretary

24/04/1918 to 24/04/1918

320 eggs collected for wounded soldiers

03/05/1918 to 03/05/1918

Miss Paynting absent due to flu. Schools of Rugby & New Bilton closed until 18th as so many children

05/07/1918 to 18/07/1918

Request from Miss Ford, HMI, for loan of a teacher to help with clerical work connected to recruitmen

08/12/1915 to 08/12/1915

School re-opened, Miss Lush absent with flu

18/07/1918 to 18/07/1918

School closed by order of MO due to flu epidemic. Re-opened 18th November. Miss Henton still absent

21/10/1918 to 18/11/1918

Peace holiday

30/10/1919 to 07/11/1919

Children's Peace Tea in school today

31/10/1919 to 31/10/1919