Our Building Project continues to progress with a lot of work being completed behind the scenes with Architects, Engineers and Design Consultants. I have attached some photographs with shaded areas of our school indicating the building stages and the areas of the school effected with a time projection. As I mentioned in previous newsletters part of the school will have restricted access and other parts of the school will be 'no access' area at various times. We will plan for play spaces, pedestrian traffic flow and toileting where appropriate. Works that involve major disruption to school life will be aimed to be completed during school holiday breaks. Main entrance to the building site will be from Military Rd double gates. Deliveries to the building site will be staggered to allow for drop off and pick up times along Military Rd.
During this stage works will include Site Offices and Builders’ Parking occupying the hard court area of the school. Geo matting and rubble will be laid to protect the court surface as much as possible. This will remain in place for the duration of the building process. In the first Week of the Term 1 holiday break, the current transportable Music room will be relocated to the South Western corner of the MDC carpark. Music lessons will operate out of the Innovation Space while the Transportable Music room is ‘reassembled’. Timeframe: Week 11 of Term 1 through the Term 1 holiday break.
During ‘Stage 2', construction of a walkway and lift will be completed. These two parts of the build will allow access from the floor level (hard-courts) to the first and second level of the Mackillop Building. On the court level of this new build (facing Military Rd) will be a Multipurpose Space and Music Suite. The second level which will face the Mercy Convent building will comprise of three Junior Primary classroom spaces. Timeframe: Late April through to January 2020.
Stage 3: The Atrium Space that will connect the “New Building’ and the Mercy Convent will provide a space for breakout learning for the new Junior Primary classroom Spaces. This atrium space will also provide space for groups of children to work in small groups and independently. Parents and children will access the Mercy Convent Building via the Atrium once the building process is completed. The atrium space will also allow for Education Support Officers to work with students in small groups. Timeframe: Late April through to 2020.
The final Stage of the building process will see a widening of the corridor spaces in the Mackillop Building. This will allow for increased pedestrian traffic flow at peak times of the school day and provide for wider ‘breakout spaces’ for the classrooms on the first and second floors. Timeframe: Throughout the building timeline at times that minimise disruption to classes and school timetables. Eg. Where possible in holiday breaks.
More detailed staging of the building process will be available as the Building Tender process is finalised and we receive accurate projections from the builder. We will keep the school community informed as information comes to hand and of course changes will be witnessed firsthand as parents and community members come to school. It will be exciting for students to witness the changes and progress throughout the year.
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