Friday, December 20, 2013

The South Addition is ready!! Big Move on Monday December 23!!

Update

The New addition is ready for the big move!!  A big thank you to the entire team from Wright and Morrissey for getting it done on time!!  Thank you to Bill our Clerk of the Works and to Dan from TruexCullins Architects for guiding us through and for finishing the punch list today.  

Temporary moves happening on Monday December 23, 2013:  These offices and classroom will be moved into the NEW ADDITION until the end of the School year.

Please remember to use the New South Entry to come into School after the Holiday Break!


  • Administrative offices will be moving and sharing the new Music Room with Music.
  • The New Art Room will have Mrs. Parker and Mrs. Gariboldi's K classes.
  • One of the New classrooms will have Mrs. O'Hare and Mrs. Zeilenga's 1 st Graders.
  • Mrs. Gannon's 5th Grade class will be moving to her new classroom in the new wing.
  • Guidance will be in the small new Tutoring Room in the new addition 
  • The Health office will be next to Guidance office in the future Language office.
Glenn More from Fire Safety did a final walk through on Thursday the 19th and we have the green light to move into the new space.

Glenn and Strummer testing the sprinkler system.

 New Classrooms!

    The doors between the 89 wing and the NEW WING came down today!
      New Staff and Handicap Bathroom in the New addition.

The K class checking their future classroom for the next few months!

Thursday, December 12, 2013

School Oversight Committee is looking to add members to the Committee






“The East Montpelier Elementary School Oversight Committee is looking to increase our membership.  The EMES Board of Directors has charged the Committee with oversight of the construction project, and the Committee is looking for support with the remaining pieces of this important work.  The Oversight Committee will meet Wednesday mornings, as needed, to support the project.  At the meetings the clerk of the works will report on the progress and clarify any questions too.   


Interested parties should contact 
Flor Diaz-Smith, at diazsmith.flor@gmail.com or Alicia Lyford at alyford@u32.org. “

Thank you for your support!

Wednesday, December 11, 2013







The Renovation is on time, they will be ready for our big move on December 23rd.
Taping is completed they are finishing painting and installing cabinets on all the new spaces.  The new concrete slab has been grind and polish.  They are tiling the new bathrooms today.
A lot of testing is going on this week and next week they will try to keep the noise and disruption to a minimum for students. (Fire Alarm, generator, fire pump, etc)
Ceilings are being hanged now and acoustical work is happening on the new Music Room.
On December 19th the State will come to do a final walk and give us our Occupancy Permit for the new addition.
Teachers and Administrator now on the 1965 wing of the building will be moving to the new addition to give room to work on Phase 3 to start.

We will be posting more details soon stayed tuned!  



NEW ART ROOM STORAGE



 ASBESTOS REMOVAL UPDATE BELLOW.



ASBESTOS REMOVAL UPDATE

Please be advised that asbestos removal work will be performed at East Montpelier Elementary School between December 24, 2013 and January 17, 2014.
The work will be conducted in the 1965 building section (administration area, east classrooms and etc.).  The asbestos-containing materials scheduled for removal are vinyl floor tiles, adhesive on mopboards and vinyl floor sheeting.  The asbestos removal areas will be isolated from the rest of the school building by a sealed, negative air pressure containment.  Each entrance leading the asbestos removal areas will be demarcated with signs that read, “Danger Asbestos” to warn people to keep out of these areas.
The abatement work will be conducted by Techtron Environmental from Essex Jct., Vermont.  Techtron is fully licensed and accredited as an asbestos abatement contractor by the Vermont Department of Health and the US Environmental Protection Agency respectively.  
The asbestos removal activities will be monitored by Crothers Environmental Group (CEG) out of Morrisville, Vermont.   CEG is an independent consulting company with absolutely no monetary affiliation with the asbestos removal contractor.   CEG is fully licensed and accredited as an asbestos consulting entity by the VDOH and the USEPA respectively.   CEG is tasked with ensuring that containment barriers are constructed properly before any asbestos removal activities begin.  CEG will also be collecting asbestos air samples before, during and after the work. In addition, CEG will conduct random compliance inspections of the asbestos removal contractor’s work practices.

PLEASE POST A COMMENT OR EMAIL US YOUR QUESTIONS.

diazsmith.flor@gmail.com Flor or
alyford@u32.org Alicia


Wednesday, December 4, 2013



NEWDOORS


BEFORE THE CEILINGS WENT UP
BILL FORD AND ALICE AGNEY CHECKING THE PROGRESS.






STEPHEN LOOKE AND HIS SON CHECKING 


HAPPY BIRTHDAY DOUG!!!  THANK YOU WM FOR ALL YOUR GREAT WORK.