School Renovation Update: August 29, 2014

Hello St. Agnes families,

Just in case you may have missed today's emailed letter from Mr. Shea, here is that letter (note the updated timeline for the renovation):

August 29, 2014

Dear Parents/Guardians and Students,

We are very happy to welcome you and your children to the St. Agnes School community. We have been busily preparing to receive the children both from a curricular perspective as well as from a facilities perspective.

Part of the preparation for the Full Day Kindergarten program includes renovation and an addition. During the summer work it became necessary to undertake Type 3 asbestos abatement to remove asbestos-containing vermiculite within the exterior brick wall. Subsequent to this work an independent consultant (SPL Consultants Limited) conducted air quality testing and the results indicated that all is safe.  The extensive nature of our renovation is ongoing and will continue as school begins. We anticipate the work at St. Agnes to be completed by late November to early December.

In the meantime it will be necessary that all students enter and exit the school property via the kindergarten ramp and west door (nearest the staff room). The school yards cannot be accessed any other way.

Thanks to all for your anticipated patience as we work to completion of our two new classrooms. The final product will make this all worthwhile.

If you have any questions or concerns please do not hesitate to contact the office.

Yours sincerely,

John Shea

Principal

 

There will likely be some delays with the drop-off and pick-up routine during the renovation. Please try to give yourself some extra time.

School Renovation Update (pictures)

I hope everyone is having a fantastic summer.

I thought some might be interested in the state of the school's renovations (to accommodate all day kindergarten in September). So, here's a few pictures.

What they show is construction of the foundation for the new south wall of the two kindergarten classrooms. As a reminder, one of these classrooms will replace the area formerly known as the Peace Garden. As it's a closed work site, I was unable to see what work has been completed inside.

For more information on the renovation plans, please see the April 9, 2014 posting on our CSAC Blog and the renovation plan drawings in the Key Documents area of our blog.



Product Placement? Now how did that get in there?

I have no idea if they're on schedule. As a reminder though, the renovations weren't scheduled to be completed before mid-October 2014.

Enjoy August!