The new building!

The concrete is laid

2011-06-21T19:48:00.000-07:00

The children were fascinated today as the concrete was laid in front of our wonderful new building!

June Update - the scaffolding is down!

2011-06-21T19:46:00.001-07:00

What a difference! The building is looking great now the scaffolding is down!

May Update

2011-06-20T20:48:00.000-07:00

The flagpole has been moved to a much better position next to our Whare Iti. This will also allow much better access to the new building. Work has progressed well and the new building is looking great. See for yourself!

We can see clearly now...

2011-04-11T20:20:00.000-07:00

The windows are in! Our fantastic builders have been working incredibly hard and we can really see our building taking shape now it has windows and cladding. The West Melton School Senior Class has even had a guided tour!

We have a roof!

2011-03-06T11:06:00.001-08:00

Building work has been racing ahead and our new block is taking shape. Our dedicated team of builders have been working tirelessly except for a quick break to beat the staff and parent teams in the school triathlon!

The work has begun!

2010-11-25T17:50:00.001-08:00

The foundation have been laid and it is full steam ahead with the new classroom and multi-purpose block.

Relocated classrooms in use

2010-08-11T17:35:00.000-07:00

Learnign Community 1 and 2, plus the staffroom, are in full working

use after the big shift. The relocation, which took all of the July holidays to complete,

was hugely successful, and both classrooms were in full operational use for Day

One of Term 3 thanks to a dedicated group of contractors and BoT/parents (who

assisted in moving the furniture back into the classrooms on the Sunday before

school began for the new term).

The ramps, safety rails and steps have also been completed, and the shade

over the entrance to Room 1 and 2 is currently being constructed.

Completion of 5 July relocation work

2010-07-04T21:44:00.000-07:00

The staffroom was hoisted onto piles and the moving truck positioned into place,
ready to transport the staffroom to its new location near LC10 on Tuesday morning.

Followed by Learning Community 2...

2010-07-04T21:39:00.000-07:00

Early afternoon of Monday 5 July saw Learning Community 2 take a journey over the field
to its overnight resting place on piles on the school field.

Let the moving begin!!

2010-07-04T21:32:00.000-07:00

Monday 5 July 2010 - Learning Community 1 is relocated for an overnight stay on the field.

Weekend Preparations

2010-07-04T21:26:00.000-07:00

Construction earthmoving crew were busy at school in the weekend making preparations
for the relocation of LC1 and 2 and the staffroom on Monday and Tuesday.

1 July update

2010-06-30T19:00:00.001-07:00

LC1 and LC2 move furniture into the storage containers.

Learning Community 7 look inside the shipping container as Mrs Bromley starts loading it up with boxes.

LC 2 is starting to look rather empty!

Bye bye to the school water tank!

2010-06-30T18:56:00.001-07:00

The old school water tank is removed and loaded onto a truck in readiness for the relocated classrooms.

More preparations before the relocation of the classroom block

2010-06-29T20:13:00.000-07:00

Our classroom block as it is now.......

The block in its original position since at least before 1980( Mrs Haywood can remember

it was there in 1980 but was probably there well before then!!).

The hedge near LC 9 and 10 after it was cut down in readiness for the placement of

LC1,2 and the staffroom near the back court.

My...looking a bit open to the neighbours before the fence is erected and the

classroom block is relocated.

The new building work commences!

2010-06-29T18:46:00.000-07:00

Concrete is being cut where the classrooms will be placed as Learning Community 10 pupils observe.

The containers to store classrooms furniture from LC1 and 2, plus staffroom are placed on the field by the container crane.

The truck with the containers onboard arrives at school.

Mr D pretends to load up boxes of staffroom items.

Mrs Blain and Mrs McHarg start packing up the staffroom in readiness for the big move.