Looking at the Inside

These pictures were taken facing east and looking at the 2 classrooms on the east side of the lower level of our 10 room addition. It is fun to see the classrooms starting to take shape!

November 9 - OES McDonald's Family Night

On November 9, Okoboji Elementary will be hosting McDonald's Family Night from 4-8 PM. Please bring your family and friends out for an evening of fun as some of the elementary staff will be preparing and serving you your meal. All proceeds will go toward technology for the media center. We will be purchasing Kindles for ebooks and MP3 players for audio books to continue to meet student needs.

Did you know?

Did you know? The masons will be laying 22,000 cinder block as they build the walls of our addition. They will also be laying 35,000 bricks like the ones you see in the picture above to cover the outside of our addition. On October 19th, the plumbers continued to install the rough plumbing necessary for drainage and restroom facilities.

The Wall

 I wonder where this doorway will lead? This door will lead into one of 5 classrooms on the 2nd story of our addition. We look forward to seeing the other doorways appear as the wall continues to go up. 

On October 15, mason crews finished the day with their scaffolding standing tall and the wall continuing to grow. We will be looking for more nice weather next week.

One Block At A Time

On October 14, the masons erected their scaffolding and continued building the second story wall on top of the existing building. They will continue to move east as they build the second story wall. Milford Electric is also working behind the scenes installing the electric infrastructure needed for the addition. 

The Walls Began from the Ground Up!

On Tuesday, October 12, the mason crew began building the walls from the ground up. Pictured here is the west wall of our addition. These walls will be approximately 21 feet tall in height from the ground level. If you get a chance, drive by and take a look at the impressive scaffolding used by the mason crew.

Walk to School Day 2010

 Students and staff at Milford Nursing Home preparing to walk to school Wednesday morning.

 A thank you to the Milford Police Department for assisting our students, staff and parents cross our city streets safely as they walk to school on Wednesday, October 6.

 Students, staff, parents preparing to walk to school from Okoboji HS on Wednesday.

Thank you to Mrs. Dorenkamp for organizing this event and to the other elementary staff for participating and walking with our students and parents.Everyone had a great time!

Changing the Face of the Elementary

On Thursday, October 7, crews finished removing the exterior brick and material from the south side of the existing building. As you can see, this completely changes the look of our building. As you can see from the pictures, the foundation walls have been finished and sealed and the backfilling is almost complete. The masons will be back on Monday to start building our walls up from the ground level.

What happened to our SW entrance?

Construction crews went to work today to remove the SW entrance to our existing building. The removal of the entrance was necessary to prepare the area for the last footing as we continue to lay block for our foundation. Check back here often as there are many changes each day.

When the masons came, the masons came!

On Monday, October 4th, the masons arrived and started working feverishly at laying block for the foundation as we prepare for our new addition. The picture above shows the first few blocks laid on Monday morning. The picture below shows their progress throughout the afternoon. Please take a moment to drive by and see the progress for yourself.