Construction is underway on a new wing to the Niverville Elementary School. The school’s 6,414-square-foot addition will include five new classrooms.
“The addition will hold the four Grade 4 classrooms and one Grade 3 class,” says Principal Judy Hiebert. “This will open up some space next year and therefore we will have room for the fifth Grade 2 class.”
According to Bob Proulx, the Hanover School Division’s Director of Facilities, the anticipated timeline for completing construction and opening the new facility is September 2016, just in time for the new school year.
In previous years, the need for new classrooms eliminated the science room and computer lab.
“We will not bring back a science lab, as we do not need one in an early years school,” says Hiebert. “The previous computer lab will not be reassembled, as the school division is moving away from ‘going to the computer lab.’ Some computers have been relocated to the library and others are in classrooms. The laptops, which were added this school year, are in carts which provide flexibility for teachers to book for their entire class or for small groups.”
Hiebert says that the school’s previous resource room was renovated to include a hallway. “We have
made changes with this renovation to create a learning support room, which is working well and we expect it to remain as is for next year.”
Next year, two current classrooms are expected to come available.
One of the present Grade 2 classrooms will transition into a multipurpose space for activities such as art,
small group learning, multi-class meetings, and student clubs. The former computer lab, which currently holds a Grade 3 class, will be used as an additional resource room.
