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The school is a one-storey structure, well planned and decorated in
light, cheerful colours. One side of each classroom consists of folding
doors which can be either partially or completely opened, converting
the building into an open-air school. There is direct access from each
classroom into a large playground containing a sand-pit, paddling pool
and various forms of instructional and exercising apparatus.
The children receive milk during the morning session and a hot
two-course meal cooked on the premises is provided at mid-day, and is
followed by a rest period of 1½ hours. Dietaries are submitted to the
School Medical Officer.
All children are examined by one of the Committee's medical officers
as soon as possible after admission and thereafter at four-monthly
intervals. A nurse attends at the school daily to carry out treatment
prescribed by the medical officer and to attend to minor injuries and
personal cleanliness. The children are weighed weekly and a record is
kept on a weight chart.
A parents' club has been formed in connection with the school, and
evening meetings are held at regular intervals. Addresses are given by
members of the teaching and school medical staffs, and the parents take
an active part in the ensuing discussions.
Nursery Classes.
At Lancasterian Infants' School there are three nursery classes,
two of which are approved as such by the Board of Education and consist
of children who are 3 and 4 years old. The ages of children in the third
class range from 4 years to 4 years 9 months.
At the end of 1938 there were 102 children on roll. The slight fall
in numbers is due to the transfer of older children to other schools during
the rebuilding of Lancasterian Boys' and Girls' Schools. These transferred
children are at present unable to bring their younger brothers
and sisters to the Infants' department.
All nursery class children are given two-thirds of a pint of free milk
daily and rest on beds for 1½ hours during the afternoon.