A New Look for a New Year

Hello everyone.  We've been watching the progress of our improved building complex this summer and have been very pleased with how it is looking.  As of August 7th, the construction is nearing completion.  Just to let you know, we are proud of the new additions and the smell of fresh paint and new carpet to our school.  Here's what we're looking forward to:
1) Entrance area:  We have a more secure and appealing front.  New double doors for our entry, new canopy for the front, and an appealing update to our walls and sign-in area.
2) Office updates:  Mrs. Sanders (our new assistant principal) has her office in the entry area.  The reception area has new cabinets, a newer desk, and a new intercom system.  My office is enlarged as well as the nurse's office (now called our "clinic").  My office has beautiful windows, giving me a lot of sun.
3) 5th Grade wing:  All the cabinets have been painted and new carpeting has been added to all the rooms.
4) 3rd and 4th grade wings:  New cabinets have been purchased with new carpeting and more electrical plugs.  Also, new speakers to the rooms connect our new intercom system.
5) Halls:  All our halls have new tiling.  We now have black and red lines down our hall.  New paint in the halls with a new red, black, and gray trim give it a brand new appeal.
6) Restrooms:  All our restrooms have been updated with new toilets, stalls, and basins for their handwashing.
7) Cafeteria:  The floor in the cafeteria is beautiful.  A combination pattern of white, black, and red tiles make it look very spacious.  We now have adult restrooms in the cafeteria where the stage used to be.  This will provide conveniance for our visitors and give our staff another restroom facility.
8) Connections:  Our main building is connected to our two outer buildings.  The walkway to the gym provides a wider area for wheelchair access and will be covered and enclosed so students can enter and exit the gym safely.  Our cafeteria has a connecting hall to our "fourplex" building.  This will provide easy access for our Lifeskills class and allow students to get to the Leopard Room without having to go outside.
9) Teachers' workroom:  We've moved our teachers' workroom next to the breakroom.  They are now connected are have new cabinets and flooring.  This will be a better set-up for all teachers, being centrally located in the building and close to the staff breakroom.  We also have new floori
ng and cabinets in our breakroom.
10) Library:  Our library has new carpeting that looks different than the rest of the carpeting in the building.  It looks sharp.  We also have a new desk for check-out.
11) Alley:  We will have a smooth road in the back along with new sidewalks and canopies.  The back road will have better drainage and will have speed bumps so traffic will be managed.  NOTE:  Traffic behind the elementary school is limited to school vehicles and vendors for the cafeteria.

All-in-all we're getting so much for our students and staff.  We are all excited about the new look to our building and with all the positive changes, it will be even more delightful coming to work every day.