Remarkables Primary School staff are preparing to move into their temporary office inside the new early childhood centre, before the first intake of pupils in two months' time.
Principal Debbie Dickson, deputy principal Sarah Graham and "director of first impressions", school secretary Angela Murray, will relocate their base of operations from an office in Remarkables Park to the early childhood centre soon after New Year's Day.
School staff move into the first "learning pod" to be completed when Frankton Playcentre relocates in term two.
Staff will eventually be housed in the school's own administration block.
The dozen recruited teachers and Ms Murray would gather to get to know each other, visit the site and review the preparations on Saturday, Mrs Dickson said.
They all return for a more formal, seven-day induction on systems, protocols, procedures and equipment familiarisation on January 20.
Mrs Dickson said the $17.3 million development was "shaping up really well.
It's all coming together.
"It's a three-stage process of moving into the school. The school will be completed at the end of July, ready for term three.
"About 60 children have enrolled for day one in years 1 and 2, which is a great start, and we know there are a lot more enrolments still to come."
Contractors were completing the interior of the early childhood centre and glaziers were working in the first learning pod.
Internal framing for the second pod was being erected.
Grass seeds have been planted in the playing field.
The drop-off and steps leading to the field have also been formed.
Parents are welcome to attend the second community service association meeting, in the school's office in Remarkables Park, on December 13, at 7.30pm.
Families and their enrolled pupils are invited to a picnic on January 29, on the Frankton Reserve, at 4.30pm.
The official opening of the school is scheduled for February 4.
But a grand opening of the entirely completed school is set for term three, in September 2010.
Remarkables Primary School staff
- Leadership team. -
Principal Debbie Dickson (Methodist Ladies' College, Perth), deputy principal Sarah Graham (Upper Harbour School, Auckland), year 1 to 4 learning community leaders Melissa Mitchell-Bain (High Street School, Dunedin) and Grant Hammond (Elmwood Normal School, Christchurch).
- Teachers. -
Lara Moss (Queenstown Primary School), Nikki Martin (Queenstown Primary School), Kelly Blair (Wakatipu High School), Bridget Chamberlain (Holy Family School, Wanaka), Candice Trainor (Otatara School, Invercargill), Shona MacGibbon (Roxburgh Health Camp), Kathryn McRae (Dunsandel Primary School, Christchurch), Darran Ingram (Auckland University).
