The Big Move!

If we were weren't so anxious about getting moved in, we would would probably just scream with excitement!  It's moving week!  Today we held a parent meeting in the new building.  It was exciting to engage in great discussion about parenting, but details about the impending move kept pulling me away.  Why isn't there a trash can in this room yet? Is the air conditioner working?  Imagine that, in the middle of December!  Are the movers getting those boxes in the right room? 

No sooner than we move into the new classrooms, will we be starting a new Measure B funded construction project.  The Portable Classroom Re-Alignment and Lunch Shelter project starts on Friday, the day we finish moving out. Just in case you're not sure how the Big Move may impact you, here is a summary:

• All sixth grade classes will be on the wing overlooking the kindergarten playground.
• Two fourth grade classes, Mrs. Tenette and Miss Garcia's classes will be on the upper wing overlooking the library and the playground. 
• All fifth grade classes will be underneath the sixth graders, on the wing facing the new parking lot, closest to the street.
• The Speech and RSP classes will be upstairs. 
• Mr. Burns and Miss Barron's classes in the Severely Handicapped class will be downstairs, farthest from the street. 
• All buses will start dropping students off in the lower parking lot. 
• Parents dropping off their children will start using what was the bus lane.  New signage is forthcoming.
• The service entrance by the cafeteria will be locked and the area fenced off for the next phase of construction.
• Today we started moving boxes, and another moving crew will move the rest of the classes on Thursday and Friday. 
• New apple trees are being planted, and in combination with our existing trees, Emerson will have the largest apple tree orchard in the city of Riverside. 

After Winter Break, we are scheduled to be all moved in.  (I've posted a photo album of construction photos on the Emerson Eagles Facebook page.) No doubt there will still be some minor finishing touches to complete on the building.  Bu that's next years' worry- for now, let's get on with the excitement of the Big Move!