Extracts from Bothkennar Primary School, 1939-1945

This document contains digitised images of pages from the school log book relating to the Second World War. The contents listbelow gives the dates and page references of the digitised extracts from the school log book. Brief descriptions of the entries havebeen included to give an overview of what happened at the school during the war. Scroll to the next page to see the digitisedimages.

1st Sep 1939, (p.101) School closed15th Sep 1939, (p.104) School re-opens6th Oct 1939, (p.105) Black-out organised while school is used for elections25th Oct 1939, (p.106) Discussion of air raid shelters3rd-4th Nov 1939, (p.106) Construction of air-raid shelters8th Dec 1939, (p.107) Training in using the air-raid shelters15th Dec 1939, (p.107) Air-raid drills3rd Jan 1940, (p.108) two refugees from Glasgow return home29th Feb 1940, (p.109) Air raid shelter sprayed with protective paint8th Nov 1940, (p.114) Sand bag shelter dismantled as it had partly collapsed25th Nov 1940, (p.115) Black-out curtains fitted17th Jan 1941, (p.116) Air-raid shelter rebuilt21 Feb 1941, (p.116) Electric lighting fitted in the shelter28th Feb 1941, (p.117) Stirrup pump and pails received and sand bags placed throughout the school14th Mar 1941, (p.117) Poor attendance due to air raid sirens and the noise of planes the night before28th Apr 1941, (p.118) Teacher delayed due to C.O poisoning from fire-watching12th May 1941, (p. 119) Two evacuee children from Glasgow enrolled19th Jun 1941, (p.120) School inspected for potential use as rest centre10th Jun 1941, (p.120) Dishes and cutlery delivered for communal feeding scheme24th Jun 1941, (p.121) School to be kept open over the summer for recreational activities12th Sep 1941, (p. 121) Meals provided in school14th Oct 1941, (p.122) Children collecting rose-hips under scheme by Scottish Education Department

4th Nov 1941, (p.123) Communal meals provided by the Grangemouth Feeding Centre11th Nov 1941, (p.123) Children to salvage waste paper16th Jan 1942, (p.124) 6 large sacks of paper salvaged16th Feb 1942, (p.125) P1&2 moved classrooms to save fuel27th Feb 1942, (p.126) Waste paper and scrap metal salvaged by children was collected31st Mar 1942, (p.127) Adhesive paper strips removed from windows and replaced with mesh5th Jun 1942, (p.128) £396-15-6 raised for Warship Week23rd Sep 1942, (p.131) Farmers requested the help of pupils for potato lifting20th Nov 1942, (p.132) Cheque for £3given to the school as a reward for the salvage effort15th Mar 1943, (p.135) Monthly gas-mask inspection11th Jun 1943, (p.137) £2043- 4-6 raised by pupils for Wings for Victory week27th Sep 1943, (p.138) Gas mask inspection21st Jan 1944, (p.141) Wellington boots distributed to pupils with a long walk to school9th- 12th Jun 1944, (p.144) £1114-14 Salute the Soldier week8th May 1945, (p.154) V.E day holidays