Term 3 has started with a hiss and a roar. We are very encouraged that three more relocatable classrooms have arrived on site over the last couple of nights. We are now waiting for consent to come through so that they can be put on their foundations and work can commence getting them ready for occupation.
There have been a couple of comments about their placement and why they are being put out behind the hall. There are a number of reasons for that:
- That is the only entry point where the trucks can get because of the power lines around the rest of the school.
- We can't move them any further because the grounds are too wet and the trucks would get stuck.
- That area is close to services such as power and sewerage and it enables the rooms to be hooked up more quickly and at much less cost.
- It retains our grassed areas for the children to play on.
The double classroom that has been moved on will be used by the classes currently in the hall. The library (currently stored in a container) will be set up at the back of the hall. We will still have enough space for assemblies etc.
The single room will be a teacher resource and work room. Our mobile shelving will be installed and our teachers will finally have a space to store resources and work in when not in their classrooms.
School Roll: Our school roll remains strong and steady. By Monday of next week will have 295 pupils. This is an increase from the end of last term. On Monday we started a new Year 1 class and welcomed Kate Stoneman, our new teacher in that room. We have good numbers of children starting throughout term 3, good numbers of children pre-enrolled for term 4, and expect that we will start another class at the beginning of that term.
Thank you: A special thank you to the Heretaunga Lions from Hastings who have donated $4000 to the school to help us cover the cost of items not covered by insurance. We are tremendously grateful to all the generous people who have been so good to our school.
Ngā mihi ki a koutou katoa.
John
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