Nearly there ...

Well, it's been an extremely busy Summer for Bassett Green.

The new building is looking absolutely fantastic and is certain to be an exciting place to learn in. There are a few finishing touches to be made so, until further notice, we will still be using the temporary entrance at the top of the school.

Meanwhile, there have been some exciting changes to the main building too. The main corridor from the hall to the 'old' office has been fitted with a new carpet and vinyl flooring outside the toilets. The 'old' office has been turned into a wonderful new teaching space and will become the new home for breakfast club.

Brand new curtains have been ordered for the majority of classrooms and will be fitted in the next few weeks.

The final two Year R classrooms have been repainted and now look terrific. The Year R team have also been unpacking what looks like a million boxes of brand new toys, games and play equipment. Reception will certainly be an exciting place to work in.

We'll post information about the opening of the building as soon as we have it!

Watch this space ...

Room with a view

This is the view from one of the classrooms on the top floor out onto the field. It doesn't look particularly pretty at the moment what with the skip; but the view will be totally different at the start of the new school year. The view across the field will be beautiful. It's suprising how high up you actually are. 

Remember the Elves and the shoe maker?

Ha! Look who managed to sneak in at the end of the day yesterday!

Like the Elves and the shoemaker, the teachers decided to offer their help with the inside of the new building while the builders were having some tea. I'm not entirely sure how helpful they were though.

The space is absolutley huge because there are no partitions between all of the rooms yet. They will be fitted at the start of next week.

A sneaky peek inside!

No don't tell the builders, but here is a sneaky peek around the inside of the building. Doesn't it look amazing?

It looks like one huge space at the moment because there aren't any 'walls' yet. They get fitted over the coming days.

The space for the windows looks incredible so there will be lots of light streaming into the classrooms. Dont worry though - the new windows are photovoltaic  so they will generate electricity when it is sunny! Cool huh?

From the other side

Here's the view from the other side. If you look closely you can see the gap between the two classrooms on the ground floor. This is where the covered walkway will be to take you around the corner and into the main school building (through what is now the main office).

The main office will move to the front of the new build and the 'old' office will then be turned into a teaching space.

Finished! (well, almost)

So here we are; it's all in. All of the units have arrived and the crane has gone.

We've been reliably informed that now, the hard work begins. The next step is for the windows to be delivered and fitted to make the building totally watertight.

Hopefully, we'll be allowed in soon so we can share a photograph of the inside ...

Day 1 nearly finished

Wow! 10 of the 12 units for today have been fitted. All have gone in without a hitch. Let's hope days 2 and 3 go just as smoothly! 

A close up!

Here's a close up of number two! The fit one next to the other and then bolt them together.

The green sheeting is a membrane that will fold up into the next unit. This is insulation and stops mositure from building up.

Fist one in place

And that's it! First one in place! We've been told that all of the plinths that the units are being placed on are exactly the same height aprt from three which are 3 mm out!

Unit being lowered

Lower it carefully ! 

Lift!

This is the crane lifting the first unit! 

Much better

There you go - much more room! The builders will put all the gates back on Monday morning so everything will go back to normal.

We need more room!

The gate is too small for the lorries to turn!

Rip the gate out then! 

D-Day is here!

And we're off! Here is a picture of the crane first thing this morning. It is going to lift each unit from the road onto the concrete pillars that you can see. Once all of the units are in place they will be bolted together.

We'll upload more photographs later!

They're cracking on!

Wow! The builders are really making progress now. They have cleared all of the tarmac from the site and are now digging out 20 or so large holes into the ground. These are being filled with concrete and will be the pillars that the main building will stand on.

We were a few days behind schedule but they have caught up!

The new building will be arriving on site next Thursday 20th June. How exciting!

It's all go!

It's the children's first day back from the holidays and the builders have built up quite some interest.

The children love watching the work developing.

The new entrance worked brilliantly this morning, which is great. Fingers crossed that 'home time' goes just as smoothly!

It's started!

Here we go then - we're off! Quite a dramatic start to be fair. The builders have certainly made their mark over the first few days. 

Don't worry though - the whole site is securely fenced off so the children will be totally safe. 

We'll update you regularly so keep popping back. 

Here it is - our new entrance.

This is our temporary entrance for the last half term. Parents can take children in Yr R, 1 and 2 to their classrooms through this entrance. Children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 are being asked to walk to class on their own. 

The office team will be staffing this new entrance throughout the day so it's business as usual. 

 The builders started in site today - photos to follow ... 

Off we go !

Here is a quick glimpse of the work starting on our new entrance. It will definitely be finished in time for the start of school after the holidays. 

More photos to follow ...

As you were ...

Don't worry folks, we're all back on track now. The builders will move in over half term so the new entrance and the new fire plan will start when we get back. 

We'll try to post some photos over half term so it's not too much of a shock when you get back! 

Hold your horses!

We're sad to say that the start of our building work is going to be slightly delayed. There is a technical hitch with getting supplies to school to start the work.

We'll update you when we have more information. Sorry for any confusion.

Where did the office go?

All change!

This is a map showing our new entry point while the builders are working on site.
There will be a temporary entrance and reception built at the very top of the school, behind the minibus garage. The entrance will be staffed all day and you will be able to use it just like the old one!

Unfortunately, the corridor being used is quite narrow, so we are asking that children in Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 are dropped off at the entry point and then walk themselves to class.

This entrance will start to be used on Monday 13th May - next Monday!

Ms Filer and Mr Robinson will be on hand first thing Monday morning to make sure everything goes smoothly.

Any problems, just ask! 

New Fire Plan

New Fire Plan

Here is our brand new fire plan. We will use this plan for the rest of the term once the builders arrive on the 13th. All of the children have been shown the plan in assembly and have talked about it in their classes.

We will be practicing it several times during the first few days of the project so that all of the staff and children are aware of what to do in the event of a fire.

Please read our new plan carefully

The builders are coming ...

And so it begins ...

Two weeks today, work will begin on our brand new building! We are having seven new classrooms and a new reception area built in tyhe area between Sure Start and the existing office.

It will be a two-storey modular building built by a company called Built Offsite. It is going to be extremely environmentally friendly and we are hoping it will be the first school in Southampton to be awarded the BREEAM 'Excellent' award.

There will be lots of changes to the way the school operates during the time it is being built but this is the place to find out all you need to know. We will be regularly updating our blog with all the information you need to make sure the end of the school year goes swimmingly.

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Crazy hair day!

We recently took part in Red Nose Day where students and teachers wore crazy hair styles. Here are a few pictures. We hope everyone enjoyed dressing up! What did you do for Red Nose Day?

Recently Year 6 went on residential to Little Canada where they enjoyed many different challenging tasks. Here are a few pictures of what we got up to :)

Team work on the problem solving task

waiting patiently to go on the quad bikes

smiley

Bradley reaches the top of the Catwalk

posers :)

Bullseye????

The group before at the ferry terminal

All set to master those fears 

A cup of tea after a hard days work of conquering fears

What a great week we had....don't you agree Year 6?!

This half terms SEAL topic was 'Good to be me'. As a school we set ourselves a 'Time Out Challenge'. We discussed the importance of having a time out area for each class. The children were given buddies to help support them when feeling: sad, angry, upset or scared. We feel the children have done a great job in making their area as meaningful to their class as possible. Do you agree?

Revamp of SEAL

At the start of every half term we have two SEAL (Social and Emotional Aspects of Learning) days. During this time we look at setting goals for the future, relationships, changes, building self esteem and many more. The children asked us to make SEAL days more exciting so that is what we have done.


This half term we looked at 'Going for Goals'. Here the children studied inspirational people and set long and short term goals. Each class was asked to improve an area of their learning environment, both inside or outside the classroom. Many year groups worked together on this task.

Here is Year R and Year 5's reading area. What do you think?

This is 3/4 W's  'Funny Theatre'

Year 6 completed displays at the school entrance to show visitors how Bassett Green helps children to achieve their dream jobs.

The school council takes charge

This year the school council members are bigger and better than before. They will be discussing hot topics and coming up with ideas on how to make Bassett Green a happy and safe place.

First issue is celebration assembly....how can we make it a little more exciting? Any ideas?