NRS-16670 | Programme and Lesson Registers [Cessnock Public School]

Programme and Lesson Registers constitute a programme of the teaching intended to be undertaken in each term, and are written up in advance of the term. Separate formats are provided for Kindergarten and Primary grades. Each volume of the Primary register covers an academic year. There is an introductory page setting out the name of the school, the grade, the dates of the terms, the average age of the pupils, the name of the teacher and the date of assignment to the class. The volumes are sub-divided into terms. At the end of each term is an unstructured two-page section headed “Remarks.” The programme is otherwise set out in pre-printed pages. At the left-hand edge of each verso page is a column marked with week numbers. A four-page double spread is provided for each term’s programmes in English, three-page spreads for Mathematics and Social Studies, and single pages under the headings Health and Physical Education, Natural Science, Music, and Art and Handicrafts/Needlework. Each subject is further broken up under such sub-headings as (for instance) Literature, Language, Expression, any of which may be further broken down into such areas as Handwriting, Vocabulary Building and Grammar. A column for recording variations in the planned programme is provided at the right-hand side of each opening.The Kindergarten registers are in a similar, but not identical, format. There is a three-page spread for each term’s English programmes, and half- to one-page spreads for other subjects. With slight variations from year to year, the weekly programme is set out under the following subjects: English, Arithmetic, Natural Science (or Nature Study), Scripture, Social Studies, Music, Health Education, Physical Education, Art and Handicrafts (or Handwork), and Developmental and Creative Activities. The present series is represented by three volumes dating from the 1960’s, one from the kindergarten, one from the Primary School and one labelled ‘Art Programme’ which includes programmes for English, Mathematics, Health and Natural Science in addition to the subject indicated by its title. The class to which this last-mentioned volume pertains is not clear, but some of the English and Mathematics programmes it contains are headed ‘Remedial’ and the Art programmes are divided between Senior and Junior groups.