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Harehills school buries time capsule
A time capsule giving an insight into life in 2009 at a Harehills school is set to be buried underneath its new building.
The 9.1m Bankside Primary School building will open in November 2010.
It will house up to 630 pupils as well as community facilities and a 52 place nursery.
The capsule, which will include a school planner, jumper, children's work, certificates and badges, was handed over to contractors who buried it beneath the floors of the new building.
Sarah Rutty, headteacher at Bankside Primary School, said: "These are exciting times for everybody at the school who are looking forward to moving into a fantastic new building next year.
"The time capsule has been put together by our children and will give whoever finds it an insight into what life was like at Bankside Primary in 2009."
The new school will be one of the most environmentally friendly in the city. The project team – made up of Leeds City Council, Education Leeds, Kier Northern and the Strategic Design Alliance – are aiming for a BREEAM Very Good rating.
Eco-friendly features will include renewable energy sources such as a ground source heat pump which draws heat from the ground to contribute to the school's heating system.
It will also include solar thermal hot water heating and photovoltaic cells which capture energy from the sun to be converted into electricity.
As part of the transition to the new school, the construction process will be recorded in a video documentary by pupils to follow the progress of the new school build.
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