Wednesday, March 2, 2011

earthquake update #4

It has been a very busy week at Shirley Primary.

Initial engineer reports have been very positive about our school buildings and we now await a more detailed inspection tomorrow.

Today we had Michael Morrow and Donald Aubrey in with the 'farmy army' - what an amazing group of volunteers from all over NZ. We had a group of young farmers from Fairlie, a past pupil who enrolled at the school in 1935, couples from Oamaru, two young lads from Northern Ireland, a girl from France, a politician!, a man from Hawkes Bay, some locals from Redwood, an unlikely farmer from Lake Tekapo, a man from greendale, some parents from Papakaio School, people from Southbridge...the list went on. We are so GRATEFUL for their help clearing liquefaction from our school site.

We are excited that we will be able to re-open our school on site. However, along with all schools in Christchurch we remain closed at the moment. The Board of Trustees are reviewing what we need to achieve before we are able to open. Health and safety of our students and staff are an absolute priority. Please continue to listen to the radio and the tv for updates. We will not open before the 14th March.

take care, please feel free to email me at sylvia.fidow@shirleyprimary.school.nz
alofa tele
Sylvia

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