Blue is the glue which will help hold Dunedin's Carisbrook School together.
While the school's pupils are spread across three different sites, the school's board of trustees hopes new blue T-shirts with the school's name on it will unite them.
The board has also provided exercise books and pencils for pupils this year, which were given out yesterday.
Board chairwoman Isabell Sinclair Irwin said funding came from various sources, including the Parent Teacher Association.
"The T-shirts are a unifying thing.
"We're also hoping to have unified assemblies so the kids can come together and do some singing and cultural events, as well as other sporting activities and school trips."
Principal Ben Sincock said it was hoped building and refurbishment work at the former Caversham School site would have started before Christmas, and pupils at the former College Street School site would be able to move into the Caversham site for term 2.
However, the board and the Ministry of Education had not yet been able to agree on building plans, and Mr Sincock said it was unlikely pupils at the College St site would be able to move before the end of the year.
He believed the board would have news later today about what work would be done on the Caversham site when Ministry of Education staff visited the school.
Education Minister Hekia Parata said building modifications to upgrade the main site of Carisbrook School had been costed, and the ministry was working with the board on the options.
"The principal indicated to ministry staff that he is managing well with the need to operate on three sites, and will use the opportunity to embed the values and culture of the new school before construction work begins.
"The senior management team in the school is working hard to support the students through this transition, and wish to continue operations on all three sites until all building work has been completed.
"This would minimise the need for any further transitions," she said.
