Completion date well ahead of schedule:
We are very pleased to be able to report that the building work is progressing at a rate that is significantly faster than expected. Our original completion date of May 2018 has been pulled back now to be January 2018, meaning that the builders are expecting to be completely finished by the start of the 2018 school year!
Hall and hall foyer work to begin:
From the beginning of Term 2, the work on the recladding of the hall and the repair and re-roofing of the foyer and reception area will begin. This is expected to take until the end of Term 3 and will mean that the hall is out of action for Terms 2 & 3.Moving to enable the next stages to happen:
The office reception area is also being refurbished as part of the hall and foyer work so from the start of Term 2 the office reception will be located in the Major/Minor room and the staff room will be relocated to Room 13.HRS have told us that the West and East Hubs will be able to be occupied from the start of Term 3 (mid July). At this stage, they will begin work on refurbishing Rooms 1-4 into the new library, admin and staffroom area.
So at the start of Term 3, Year 1/2 children and teachers from Hubs 1-4 will move into the West Hub and Year 3/4 children and teachers will move into the East Hub.
Whilst we could bring all of the students back from Champion St at the start of Term 3, we are going to be in the middle of winter and will have very little outdoor space as the hall and Rooms 1-4 will be fully fenced off by then, and the council regularly close the park in the winter if it has been raining. The Champion St site has expansive netball and basketball court areas, making it very usable during the winter terms for ongoing outdoor play. Therefore, the Year 5-8 children will stay at Champion St until the end of Term 3.
