Meeting+6th+August+2009

Prep School Common Room 3:30 to 4:50 p.m.

Present:
J. Weeks (Chair), P. Ayling, G Blackman, P. Brandon, K. Cumming, S Dewar, A George, A Harrisson, A. Irwin, I Pearce, P. Rheinberger, R. Topp,

Apologies:
S. Bottomley, H. Oates,

Discussion:

 * John thanked the group for its work last week. He also thanked Greg B for taking the minutes last week and for organising the change in Meeting Day.
 * John is keen for the group to meet every week

Ewan House:

 * There are a number of possible options. These include a Year Five and Six Centre, a Specialist / Enrichment Centre, something else.
 * The School has employed Mr Russel Byrne to provide accurate drawings of Ewan House showing correct measurements and weight bearing walls.
 * John then took the group on a tour of Ewan House.
 * This included seeing all main spaces
 * John indicated that he believed that 12 to 14 classrooms ranging in size from 50 to 60 square metres.
 * John indicated that certain features of Ewan House would need to remain. These included:
 * the facade
 * foyer

Front of Ewan House

 * With the removal of cars from this area it could return to a great Assembly Area, especially if a vertical retaining wall is erected. This could increase the paved area and possibly the oval.

Oval Building

 * Looked at how much area the ground floor of the oval building provides. Possibilities include:
 * a new Auditorium area.
 * Improved Library with new, improved and foyer / entrance

Lodge Car park

 * Looked at the area surrounding the Lodge and discussed the posibilities this area created.
 * 50-60 car spaces with new entrance.
 * The Lodge becoming the office for Ray and Ronnie
 * The Lodge becoming the office for all deliveries
 * The possible increase in length of Yeldham Field by erecting new retaining wall. This could reduce the number of car spaces available.

Yeldham Field

 * Possibility of widening the field with the removal of insignificant trees.
 * The view from the Billyard Ave end, looking back towards the K-2 Centre, is a great feature of the School and the erection of the Lodge Car Park will take advantage of this feature.

Temporary Music Room

 * A small group then looked for a solution to the current Music room situation.
 * The use of the current Prepside Shop as a music area was discussed. This would see the Prepside Shop moving to the Senior School Shop.
 * We then looked at the possibility of the erection of a Demountable at the end of the current Art Room - forming a L-shape.

Wiki

 * Greg reminded everyone about the wiki

Next Meeting

 * Thursday 13th August 2009 in the Prep Common Room