Old Tiles

As the workers have been demolishing the upstairs rooms, some old floor tile  has been revealed.    There were some very interesting choices from 50+ years ago and then from 25+ years ago.  I wonder what they will say about our choices in 50 years......


Bright yellow and red tiles



Rust and cream colored tiles

Demolition Continues

The construction team has been busy knocking out walls and removing all of the plumbing fixtures and cabinetry.  This has created a lot of mess and dust.  Dust is not our friend. 

The old ceiling tiles have to be torn down.  This was formerly Mrs. Sowers' room.

Worker Hunter demolishes the wall in the boys' restroom.  You could definitely take out some frustration with this job. 

This is what's left of Mrs. Smith's office. 

The wall in Mrs. Hatfield's old room is under demolition. 






This is the view of the upstairs hallway looking from Mrs. Sowers' old room all the way to the boys' restroom.  Notice the red paint over the windows.  This has caused students' imagination to run wild with explanations for this.



The debris from the classrooms has to be removed and this stirs up the dust from the walls that were knocked down. 

This is the view of Mrs. Hatfield and Mrs.Turner's classrooms.  Or rather, a view of what is left. 

Worker Justin and Site Superintendent Darran set up an industrial fan to help keep the dust from going into the building and setting off the smoke detectors. 

New ductwork has already been installed in the ceiling above the old boys' bathroom. 



New pipework has also been installed. 



The front lobby doors have been blocked off for a while now.  This wall has been installed and insulated  as the old front door and walls will be removed. 

Beginning the Process of Demolition

The current process of working on the hallways is a bit trickier than the work that was completed on the new hallway.  The most important concern is for the safety of our students and staff.  The workers have sealed all of the doors that went into the rooms currently being demolished.  In order to move around this space, the workers had to create new "doors". 

Looking from the old music room into Mrs. Fleming/Mr. Davis' office.

Music room looking into the boys' restroom

Boys' restroom looking into the janitorial closet

Mrs. Fleming/Mr Davis' office into the music room



Mrs. Duffy's office into Mrs. Sowers' room



Mrs. Hatfield's room into her cubby room

Janitorial closet into music room

The office looking into Mrs. McKenzie and Mrs. Fleming/Mr. Davis' offices



From Mrs. Duffy's office into the main office



Demolishing the Front of the Building

The next phase of the renovation involves the hallways that face the parking lot.  This area included the two large kindergarten rooms and lobby downstairs plus the office and the two classrooms on either side upstairs.  In addition, the bathrooms by the library are also being demolished. 

The footers have been poured for the new addition of the building.  Gravel has been poured to fill in all of the areas. 

Pipes are being laid before the concrete work begins. 

The windows have been knocked out and all the components of the rooms are being ripped out and dumped. 

A view of the front area from the second floor. 

This portion of the front area will eventually be green space. 

View of the work area from the parking lot. 

Finally! The Hallway is Finished

When students returned to school on January 2nd, Kindergarteners and 3rd graders were able to begin using their new classrooms.  As everyone came into the new hallway, the most common comment was about how bright the hallway lighting was.  We didn't realize how dark and dreary our old building lights were until we saw the updated lights. 


Mrs. Hester was also able to move her music room into the new hallway which means that all of our students have the opportunity to experience the new rooms.  If you were to ask a student, they may tell you that the most fun addition are the new hand dryers in the restrooms.  The sound they make may be confused with a small jet plane taking off. 

A kindergarten classroom has been moved, unpacked, and is now all ready for students on the first day back to school after the break. 

The office is now located on the first floor corner room closest to the bus lane.  Our office staff spent several days getting everything moved and reorganized for their new space. 



After all of the mess that was made during the renovation of the front hallway, it is nice to see grass out front.