6^th January 1938

Chief Constable, Chief Medical Officer and Sanitary Inspector visited school re First Aid Station in case of air raids.

29^th September 1939

Evacuees keep coming in. Those in steady attendance are settling down very well and showing marked improvement in appearance, behaviour and work.

19^th October 1939

Received an assignment of books from Craigentinny, Edinburgh. Books in a tattered and filthy condition – half unfit for issuing.

30^th October 1939

Mr Alex Nelson of Craigentinny reported here for duty today.

The percentage of attendance is uncertain as several evacuees have not returned and no indication is given to whether they intend returning or not.

8^th October 1940

Evacuees from London are enrolled almost daily –most are one to two years retarded.

25^th October 1940

Many London evacuees are coming and going – classes 11 and 111 are getting congested.

7^th March 1940

All classes are working well, but great difficulty is experienced with evacuees who are usually placed in classes lower than their age would suggest. Arithmetic is invariably very backward. Reading good, spelling fair.

22^nd April 1940

The roll is much up at 798. Several classes are up to a maximum of 50.

30^th April 1940

There is decided overcrowding in several of the rooms – rooms built for 40 having up to 50. With extra desks, these rooms are left with practically no floor space.

11^th February 1941

Firewatching and fire fighting. After a conference with the staff, I today sent a letter to the Director of Education a scheme for the protection of the school buildings.

8^th May 1941

Attendance adversely affected by the constant changing of evacuee children.

HMI report 1942

In spite of the distractions of the times, and the additional responsibilities borne by the teachers, the Primary division maintains its reputation for thorough and intelligent work….The school has been very responsive in regard to numerous war-time activities – the total contribution to war savings is impressive.

20^th January 1943

Headmaster absent this afternoon cadet duty.

1^st October 1943

School closes today for the potato harvest and reopens 1^st November.

19^th November 1943

Skin troubles, ringworm, scabies and impetigo, especially ring worm, unusually prevalent.

29^th August 1944

A number of London evacuees have been enrolled.

8^th September 1944

All classes properly organised and equipped, though some classes, owing to the influence of London evacuees, are a little heavy.

9^th May 1945

School closed for two days to celebrate the end of the war with Germany.

28^th June 1945

Mr Albert Macrae, returned Prisoner of War, resumed duties today.

31^st August 1945

Mrs Herod was granted three days leave while her husband was on embarkation leave.

7^th September 1945

Mr Albert Macrae was off duty for three days while being discharged from the army.