December 2009 Newsletter
21st December 2009
Dear Parents & Carers,
Firstly, I would like to say a big THANK YOU for your support last week. It was very upsetting for staff and pupils to miss all our Christmas activities.
What happened?
As I know you are aware we had a new boiler installed during August 2009 and have benefitted from a much improved heating system since. However earlier last week we had some radiator noises coming from the corridor area.
We called out an engineer who checked everything and informed us that one of the radiators on the corridor (opposite the meeting room) had a leak.
Why such a big problem?
The school corridor has a ducting running under it through which all the pipes run. The pipes in this area are asbestos lagged. The asbestos has been inspected and was in good order but should not be tampered with.
However, to fix the leak we have to strip the asbestos from all the pipes. The heating had to be switched off as the leak could not be fixed without this work being done. The heating and hot water will have to be off until the work is completed.December 2009 Newsletter in full
What happens next?
The main school corridor will be unavailable until the work is completed which is expected to be week beginning 18th January 2010.
We did not want to close school and have tried to avoid having children walk to other local schools and have therefore reorganised the school to enable all children to stay on site. (See plan on reverse)
This plan has been discussed with the Local Authority and there is no risk to any persons working on the premises from the work being done.
Further questions
You are invited to attend an information meeting in the school dining hall on Monday 4th January at 10.45am. There will also be an evening session at 6pm in the School Hall.
Thank you again for the amazing support school has received during this challenge. I hope you have a lovely Christmas and look forward to seeing you in 2010.
Kirsty Sutton
Headteacher
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