October 17, 2014

The week started off with a Blessing and Open House to celebrate the official opening of our Administration Building.  It ended with Hurricane Ana approaching our Hawaiian Islands, the second such threat since school began on August 1.

We are feeling the vibrations of the machines - especially the rollers - as they compacted the dirt for the new library media and student center. After the ground was tested and passed, workers began digging the trenches for the footings.

We also got to take a tour of the classroom building.  Right now, the completion date is in March, and we hope to move in this school year.

Preparing the area for the library/media/student center

There still is quite a bit to do on the second floor.  Some of the work has to wait until after the roof is completed.

There will be a learning hub in the middle; it's bigger than a hallway and is intended to extend the learning space for students to collaborate or to work on projects.

I think this is the future flex classroom.  It's smaller than the classroom but has the ability to open up and be another learning space for students to collaborate, to listen to speakers, or to explore using different resources.

We'll be able to move the tech lab from the Admin Building to this room on the second floor. 

This is the first time I saw the renovated roofs.  What a contrast to the old roof!  This was has 5 layers of insulation which, with the big fans we'll be getting, should cool down the classrooms.

We could see the machines working on the library/media/student center building from our vantage point on the second floor of the classroom building.

Working on the covered walkway to the new classroom building

Working on the outdoor dining pavilion. This should be ready by early November, and we'll receive the furniture by January.  We will make a schedule to determine who will get to use this area.