May 16, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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HMiE inspection week beginning 3rd June

HM Inspectors from Education Scotland will be visiting us to conduct an inspection during the week commencing Monday 3rd June. You can find out more about inspection, from the Inspection and review documentation pages of Education Scotland’s website.

The parental survey is now closed: thank you for your support.

If you wish to meet with a member of the inspection team, please let Mrs Gamble know and we will liaise with the team for you.

May 14, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Digi Workshops 29th and 30th May

The Young Digital Leaders would like to invite you to our Digital Learning Showcases which will run on 29th and 30th May. You will have received a letter in the maildrop, detailing the workshops that the Young Digital Leaders will be running: Digi Week May 2024

These workshops are run as a drop-in, and you can attend as many as you wish. However the Young Digital Leaders would appreciate it if you send a reply to the office so they have an idea of numbers. We look forward to seeing you.

May 10, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Friday email 10th May

Good morning.

Several reminders today:

Clubs block 4 starts on Monday and runs until 14^th June.
The netball team are playing Wallace Hall after school on Monday. The match is here at Calside. Have fun!
Sprint relay competition is on Wednesday 15^th from 4pm onwards: your child will have had a letter if they have been picked for the team. Good luck!
An absolute invasion of lost property at the office: we have tried to return as much as possible if names are on clothing. If you are coming for Sports Day, please do come and claim any items.

Fingers crossed for good weather next Friday so that Sports Day can go ahead. The details and menu were sent last week, but are also on the website Calside Courier if you need a reminder of the arrangements. If we do have to postpone, we will try to let you know in plenty of time.

Have a lovely weekend.

May 3, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Friday email 3rd May

Good morning everyone.

In the maildrop today, you will find details for School Sports Day, or you can see them here: Letter to Parents re Sports Day Arrangements 2024. We hope to go ahead with Sports Day on 17^th May, but we do live in Scotland, and this may need to be postponed due to adverse weather. If this is the case, we do try to give you as much notice as possible. If we have to postpone, your Adventure Menu Order will be carried forward to the new date: Sports Day Adventure Menu

If you have requested an appointment for learner conferences next week, you will find the appointment time in the maildrop today as well.

Class photographs will be taken on Thursday 9^th May: bright smiles ready, and again fingers crossed for good weather so that they can be taken outside. Nursery Sports Day will be on Friday if the weather allows.

Please remember that Monday 6th is May Bank Holiday and school is closed. Fingers crossed for good weather again: goodness, I sound like a stuck record…..

Have a great long weekend.

Mrs Gamble.

April 26, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Friday email 26th April

Good morning all.

Today’e email contains the wider achievements newsletter for achievements for March and April: April 2024 Wider Achievements Newsletter The plethora of activities that our young people participate and succeed in never fails to amaze me. Well done to all those learners in the newsletter this month.

A few reminders for returns:

your child/ren’s annual report included a request slip for learner conferences on 7^th & 8^th May. If you wish to meet with the teachers to discuss your child’s report, these replies need to be back by Monday, as the teachers will then meet to co-ordinate times. Appointment times will then be sent out next Friday.
requests to attend a Club for Block 4 should be returned by Monday please, so that registers may be drawn up.
permission slips for the P2, P3 and P4 orienteering trip to Castledykes on 21^st May are in today’s maildrop: this is due back on Monday please.
also in the maildrop, you will find menu order forms for Sports Day, also due back on Monday. Please note that if Sports Day has to be postponed due to the weather, your menu order will just carry forward. You do not need to order again.

P7 will be running their Enterprise Afternoon on Friday 3^rd May, as they continue to raise funds for their Leavers’ Trip. There will be games and competitions, as well as some refreshments for the younger children to buy if they wish. P7 invite you to send lots of pennies!

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Gamble.

March 22, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Friday email 22nd March

Good morning everyone.

Just a wee reminder that we close for the Spring holidays today, and that school opens again on Monday 8^th April. An second reminder to P7 parents that the P7 residential is the first week back Wednesday 10^th to Friday 12^th April.

A huge well done to Sophie Little who came 2nd in the Rotary Speech-making competition: her speech was amazing.

On behalf of the children and the staff, we hope everyone has a wonderful holiday. We wish Mrs Houston, our Catering Supervisor, a happy retirement and we hope that Miss Limond’s wedding is beautiful.

Mrs Gamble.

March 1, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Friday email 01.03.24

Good morning everyone.

Many thanks to those parents who have already completed our Quick Questions about learning and teaching: your feedback is really useful and will be used to help us decide on our next steps. If you have not had chance to complete the Quick Questions yet, we would really appreciate it if you could do so. It will not take long, that’s why they are Quick. They can be found at: https://forms.office.com/e/M1qbBD32Cc

We are trying Class Sways to share what we are learning in class, and you will receive an email for your child/ren’s class later this morning. There are QR codes to help you easily access these on your phone or tablet, and these will be in the maildrop today as well as displayed round the school. If you need any help to access these, please let the class teacher know and they will assist.

It is lovely to be able to share what we are up to in school with you again: we have a lot of busy bees!

Have a great weekend,

Mrs Gamble.

January 26, 2024
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Friday E-mail 26.01.24

Good morning everybody.

We have had a wonderful week listening to all the Scots poetry: fabulous effort. Well done to all those pupils who performed, particularly those who find performing difficult or unenjoyable. The judges had a very challenging task.

The winners were:

P1 Winner Aaron Johnston; Runners Up Aaron Bruce and Freya McCubbin

P2 Winner Ella Haggarty; Runners Up Finn Graham and Emily Muirhead

P3 Winner Ollie Service; Runners Up Noah Donowho and Daniel Hamilton

P4 Winner Natalie Little; Runners Up Mason Hetherington and Nina Slaven

P5 Winner Alice Kirkpatrick; Runners Up David Rogerson and Rachel Tennant

P6 Winner Olly Bisset; Runners Up Harley Culton Power and Iris Robertson

P7 Winner Harris Cunliffe; Runners Up Louis Barr, Sophie Little and Aaron Lorimer

The overall winners were Louis Barr, Harris Cunliffe and Aaron Lorimer. Outstanding! Thank you also to P6 who did a super job of hosting the Burns Supper: a lot of lines to learn.

Next week, it is enrolment week for Nursery and P1. P1 and P7 dental checks take place on Thursday, and we wish the P7 Quiz team good luck for the Rotary Quiz on Tuesday!

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Gamble.

January 12, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Scots Poetry Festival 2024

Scottish Poetry in School 2024:

To celebrate Burns Day at Calside Primary, pupils are asked to learn a Scottish poem. They are given the choice of poems and should select one to learn and recite. Please see the poems for each year group below. These will also be sent home in the maildrop today.

On Tuesday 23rd January, staff will listen to the pupils in class and select the three who it is thought have given the best recitation. These pupils will go forward to the final. A guest will judge the final on Wednesday 24^th January. Pupils who are placed first will recite their poem at assembly on Thursday 25^th January. All pupils who recite a poem will receive a certificate.

The children will be familiar with their poems having heard them in school. Please encourage your child to recite the poem clearly, with some expression and to look at their audience. It should be good fun.

Poems for each year group:

Scots Poetry 2024 P1

Scots Poetry 2024 P2

Scots Poetry 2024 P3

Scottish Poetry 2024 P4

Scots Poetry 2024 P5

Scots Poetry 2024 P6

Scots Poetry 2024 P7

January 12, 2024
by Mrs Gamble
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Friday email 12th January

Welcome back to the new term: as usual, we have a lot of activities to look forward to this term. The diary dates as they currently stand were attached to today’s email, but can also be seen on the school website: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/dg/CalsideCourier/dates-for-your-diary/

In the maildrop today, you will find a paper copy of the Scottish Poems for your child’s year group. An email with this attached will be sent today.

P7 parents should have received the D&G updated enrolment forms yesterday: these only arrived this week. We advise you return these as soon as possible. You will find the paperwork for the residential trip in the maildrop: please return by 20^th January.

A wee reminder that Block 2 of the staff-led clubs starts on Monday. P1 & P2 Lego (Monday lunchtimes) and P3-P5 Art (Thursday lunchtimes) were both over-subscribed. The children have been allocated days on a rota, and the teachers will remind them of the dates that they are due to go.