The big conversion

In the fall of 2023, the first playground equipment for the container landscape was dismantled. From that moment on, the schoolyard was purely a place for construction fences. A passageway was created for the trucks, resulting in two zones in the schoolyard. Because there was so little space, the "staggered break" was created again. The third and fourth years had their break first, followed by the first and second years. Such breaks already existed during the COVID pandemic. From December 2023, there was once again a communal schoolyard for all pupils.

In December, the new "buildings" were constructed from containers. Pupils will be taught there until the old school building is rebuilt or reconstructed. Initially, the third and fourth years will move into this landscape. However, the classes that have already been taught in the existing containers will also move in.

The principal's office and the secretary's office move into the "new" building. Everything has to be packed and labeled in moving boxes. However, not everything moves over immediately. Initially, only the material that is no longer of current use in the old building will be packed. Gradually, the janitor's materials and the teaching materials will be moved.

The first cables for internet and fire protection have been laid. The first lockers have also been installed in the temporary school building. These come from the Euregio School in Gronau. The janitor, Mr. Kortbus, already has all his tools in his new room. If teachers need material for lessons, some of it has already been "moved".

New whiteboards were supplied for the new classrooms. A distinction was made between the rulings and the size of the boxes: large rulings and boxes for the first and second grades and small rulings and boxes for the third and fourth grades. In addition, the materials from the moving boxes (January 2024) are back on the shelf. The shelving is now in the container unit.
The play equipment from the former school playground has finally found a place on the grounds again. However, the foundations still need to harden.

Little happened on the construction site in the first few weeks of April. Only the foundations of the play equipment hardened. In the meantime, however, a fire protection company arrived and installed the fire alarm system. This is now in operation and alerts the fire department in the event of an emergency. The last staircase on the container landscape has also finally been firmly installed and aligned at ground level.

Towards the end of the month, paving work began. The path from the schoolyard to the entrances was paved with stones. The climbing spider has now also been firmly installed and is just waiting for safety approval. The possibility of moving over the summer vacations is slowly becoming apparent.
On April 30 at 12 noon, the time had finally come: the playground equipment could finally be put back into operation. The children of the OGS just jumped at it.

May has arrived. With it came the finished path to the "new" school building. The pupils now have a safe and clean way into the building. But the OGS can also be happy. They finally have their outdoor area back. On May 8, they were finally able to swing and play outside again. This was particularly beneficial for the day. The OGS had toy day. Everyone had the chance to bring their favorite game and play with the others. Of course, the outdoor area was used directly for this. Everyone was visibly happy about this free space. This is clearly shown in the first photo.
But the secretariat is also slowly making its way into the new building. All the documents from the cupboards there are currently being sorted and packed into boxes. Nevertheless, the most important things are still in the old building.

It is the last full month before the summer vacation. A lot has happened at the "Buterland School construction site" this month.

• Wood was delivered. This was used to securely attach objects to the wall. For example, a safe level was built for the washing machines in the cleaning room.
• The first shelves in the media room have been emptied and the material packed into boxes. The shelves will be set up again in the new media room in exactly the same way. The remaining shelves are distributed to the classes.
• However, the biggest change has been in the office. All the documents are in boxes and the shelves are almost ready to be set up in the new office. However, calls are still possible.

Shortly before the vacations, all classes, the secretary's office, the janitor, the school management offices and some of the staff rooms were moved.