Westmaple Furniture Arrives

The Westmaple teachers are busy preparing for the arrival of their students and parents next week. One of the final steps was the delivery of new tables and chairs. Special 12" and 14" chairs have arrived along with tables that are adjustable to the height of the students.

Classroom Doors Nearly Open

The final construction work is underway at our Westmaple Nursery. Final inspections are also underway. And the teachers are busy preparing their classrooms for the return of children after Labor Day.

Most of the major work has been completed. For the three existing classrooms this includes new ceilings and lights, new carpet, new room-controlled heating and cooling, a new fire suppression system, and new paint.

For the two all-new classrooms the work includes all of the above enhancements plus new bathrooms, new cabinets and new cubbies for the children. A new school director's office and new teacher's work room were also completed during the renovation process.

Inspections are required at a city, county and state level to meet all requirements for the care of our children. We are more than midway through this inspection process. Everything is proceeding on schedule.

Work left to be done includes new carpet in the main hallway, exterior trim work around the front entrance, some final cabinetry work in the new classrooms and the arrival of new tables and chairs for the new classrooms.

The teachers began their preparations this past week, returning their belongings to the classroom, but not until a thorough post-construction cleaning was complete. Children return with their parents for an advance peek at their new rooms (and teachers) on September 9 and 10. Redeemer members can tour the "new" Westmaple at the Homecoming picnic on September 12. Classes begin the following day.

Westmaple Work Expanded

Thanks to a wonderful gift to Sacred Space by the Westmaple Nursery, work in the three existing classrooms has been expanded to include new paint, new carpet, and new ceilings. What a terrific investment for the benefit of all our pre-school children.

Work in the two new Westmaple rooms also continues on schedule. Although the children don't return until after Labor Day, the inspections must be complete in August to provide our new and existing teachers time to ready their rooms.
Brick work on the exterior is complete as the crews prepare to complete the trim work and new front entrance. Inside the two new classrooms the plumbing, electrical and fire suppression work is well underway. Ceiling grids are in the process of being installed.

Work Proceeds on Schedule

Westmaple - Tremendous progress is visible in the Westmaple wing as two new classrooms are now entirely blocked, with poured concrete floors and steel beams.

The new teacher's work room has been roughed out and is ready for finish work.
Exterior brick and insulation is being added to the Westmaple walls, along with roof trim to match the existing classrooms.

Site Improvements - Work continues in the west parking lot as we expand our parking space between the sanctuary front doors and the new main entrance.

New sidewalks are being poured to facilitate safe passage to and from the parking lot. Crosswalks will be painted at the end of the project. Also, new accessibility ramps are being added at strategic locations around the parking lot.

Town Square - More block is being laid to form the exterior walls of the new main entrance and town square. A new lion's den ...

Gym and Worship Stage - Significant progress is being made in the renovated gymnasium as the sheet rock around the soffits and gables is complete. The necessary trusses to support speakers and lights have been hung as have two large projection screens on either side of the stage itself. The electrical work proceeds to enable both new lighting and audio/video, as well as three large fans. Painting will begin shortly.

New Westmaple Classrooms Underway

Two new classrooms are being added to our Westmaple Nursery. The rooms will be available for this coming school year, beginning in September. The addition of two new rooms will put a big dent in the Westmaple "waiting list" that had unfortunately become all too common each year. The photos below show the block walls rising around the north side of the current Westmaple wing, both from the interior and exterior.