Message from East Montpelier Principal / NEW TEMPORARY ENTRANCE

A message from EAST MONTPELIER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Happy New Year, EMES Families and Staff!

• When you arrive at EMES tomorrow morning, you will notice that the main entrance is no longer accessible.  Students will enter at the main doors of the new wing.   We have created a crossing section at the new entrance for students to cross safely when exiting/boarding the buses.  Students that are being dropped off in the parent loop will also cross at the designated crossing section.   Alicia and I will be outside, as usual, to help navigate the new crossing paths.  

• If you are parking at EMES and coming inside with your child, you can park in the usual short term parking area.  You will have to walk around the front of the building and into the new front entrance.  The paths will be clearly marked for you.  

•  The classrooms/offices  effected by the move include: Kindergarten, First Grade, Mrs. Gannon's Homeroom, Music, Nurse's Office, Main Office, School Counselor, and Community Connections.  EMES teachers will be visible in the entrance way so that students are guided to their new locations, if applicable. You will continue to sign in/out your child when arriving late or dismissing early at the main office.  You will see the temporary offices as you enter the building on the left!  

• I hope you had a wonderful holiday season.  We are eager to greet your children back after this long break and start the new year!  Please come check out the construction progress!  A comprehensive construction update will be included in the next EMES Newsletter on January 10th. 

Warmly, Marion

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!

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!

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

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.

Update Nov 18-2013

We have been working hard on a plan to work on the drainage of the upper parking lot with a minimum amount of added cost.  This will help maintaine and preserve our paved circle and side walks that were part of the final drawings.  A little work on the upper parking lot will also give parents and staff a better and safer parking area.  We had to take two trees out, look at this amazing picture our Clerk of the works Bill Ford took:

The work on the South addition is going well and on time!  Electrical Inspection in done, sheet rock or drywall is almost done too!  Materials for window sills have been ordered, tile for bathrooms has been chosen, counter tops for the new bathrooms are on order..everything is moving really fast.

 Lisa and Beth's class had a tour of the building and I am sure with love to tell you more about what they have been learning; if you want to ask them questions at home!

Please don't hesitate to ask questions or post comments in the blog!

Addition is closed IN!

UPDATE 

The South Addition is CLOSED IN look at the New Windows!!

Masonry is clompleted, all windows are in, all roof curves are in too!!

A lot of interior work is going on this week in the addition, insulation, electrical wiring, electrical inspection was last Tuesday and a lot of the mechanical rwork is going on now.  

We are hoping to schedule a tour soon and open the addition for a quick tour... We will keep you posted.

Please email or post comments or questions.