A Whirlwind Week

This week at the Waterstone Campus is a complete blur tonight as I sit and think about it while watching the snow fall. There were many, many highpoints, and also several low points, but all in all it was a wonderfully productive week.

Highlights:

The heat and electric are now installed and operating.
The lighting and ceiling tiles are installed.
The remainder of the kitchen equipment is on site and awaiting installation on Monday morning.
The water lines are tested and the water quality is excellent.
The plumbing is very nearly complete.
The walls are painted and the trim is getting close to being completed.
The fencing began today.
The road is nearly finished and the parking lot will be finished by Wednesday.
The landscaping materials have all been purchased and are ready for installation just after Christmas.

As you can see, this was a great week on site.

Timeline:

Monday: Kitchen installation and site work continues. Ikea order delivered.

Tuesday: Inspections and Temporary Certificate of Occupancy application. Move out of storage locker. All acquired materials arrive on site.

Wednesday: Site work completion and Final Walk-Through
Thursday-Friday- Christmas break
Saturday-Sunday- We move in.

Needs: Next weekend, December 26 and 27 are going to be incredibly busy days. We have hundreds of pieces of Ikea furniture to assemble, thousands of toys to sort, and lots of furniture to move. We would love to have help if you are able. While we love our children desperately, we are not going to be equipped to have anyone under twelve who is not related to us on site that weekend. Children 12 and over who would like to help are not only welcome, but greatly appreciated. Please email Christa at christaniven@thelittleschool.net if you are able to help.

The week after will be a continuation of the weekend as we fine tune the classrooms and get ready for our ribbon cutting on the 3rd and First day on the 4th. We would again welcome any help that you are able to give.

Glimpse: Our site superintendent, David Hickey; Project Manager, Shannon Dixon; General Contractor, Chris Hale; all of the inspectors at the Orange County Office of Inspections; and hundreds of subcontractors have worked tirelessly to bring this project together. The weather should have delayed us several months and would have if not for the tremendous dedication of our incredible team. There have been some tense moments, but overall the atmosphere on the campus has been dedicated and determined. This team feels like a part of the Little School family and they have been very sure that they were not going to let our kids down come January 4th. I would like to offer them our highest praises and greatest regards.