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Following the successful venture of last year a
party of 12 children under the care of Mr. Crosbie spent
a week in the Isle of Wight in company with the Woodside
School Camp Party. Much benefit was obtained from the
very valuable contacts made between normal and handicapped
children. Due acknowledgement must be made to
the Woodside School who so generously allowed us this
privilege.
At the end of October Miss Hardy who has been both
Junior and Infant Mistress, and who has rendered sterling
service to the school, left us to take up a teaching post
in the Middle East. Her place has been taken by Miss
Kiel.
A new venture during the year was the participation
of the school in the London Partially Sighted Schools
Sports at North House, Wimbledon. 3 Certificates were
won by the school.
1 Senior boy was successful in obtaining certificates
at Royal School of Arts summer examinations in English,
and certificates in English, Handwriting, and Distinction
in Arithmetic at the London Chamber of Commerce Spring
Examinations.
There are now 8 Senior children who travel to school
independently by public transport, 4 of these making
journeys involving change of buses and trains. On several
foggy days they arrived even when school buses were
cancel led.
The average number on roll during the year was 44.84
with an average attendance of 39. 2.
During the year 9 children were admitted and 11 were
taken off roll as follows:-
2 (Visual Acuity 6/12 6/9) were transferred to normal schools
2 (Visual Acuity 6/12 6/18) " " E S.N school
2 children " Residential
P S S
3 children left the area.
1 child was transferred to Speech Defect
School
1 boy left to employment having gained a pre-apprenticeship
year with an Electronic Engineering Firm
I have to express my thanks to all my colleagues,
teaching, Welfare, transport for their continuing efforts
on behalf of the children.