March Newsletter
Please click here to download the school newsletter for March 2015.
Celebration for Noya
On Thursday 26 March at 2pm the staff and pupils at Calderwood will be joined by the Roizman family in a celebration for Noya. All parents of Noya’s and Ely’s classes have been invited to attend. We look forward to welcoming the Roizman family back into our school and sharing some special memories with them.
Seder Meal
Next week the pupils at Calderwood Lodge will take part in a Seder Meal to mark the beginning of Passover. Nursery, Primary 1 and Primary 2 will take part in this on Monday, with Primary 3 to 7 taking part on Wednesday.
School closing time 27 March 2015
Just a reminder to all parents/carers that school will close at 2.30 on Friday 27 March. We will be closed for the Spring Break for two weeks and we will re-open on Monday 13 April.
Consultation for Joint Faith Campus
The second round of the consultation process for the Joint Faith Campus will take place on Tuesday of next week. The arrangements for this will be the same as the first consultation day.
We are currently upgrading some aspects of the main school office. This will hopefully only take a short time, and normal arrangements for use of the office will return as soon as possible. In the meantime we apologise if this causes any disruption.
Weekly Parasha
To share in reading the Parasha for this week with your child at home please click on the image to view.
Parent’s Evening
Just a quick reminder that Parents’ Evening will be on Thursday of this week. This will run from 3.45 until 8.30, and once again the book fair will be open for business. The appointment sheet will be up in the nursery next week to make appointment times for our anti pre-school children.
Messibat Siddur
The excitement is starting to build in Primary 3 as the children put the finishing touches to their Messibat Siddur performance. The evening is due to start at 7.00pm on Wednesday 18th March, and the children should arrive back at school at 6.30pm to get ready to go on stage.
Weekly Parasha
To share in reading the Parasha for this week with your child at home please click on the image to view.
Purim Photos
A photo gallery from our Purim celebrations on Thursday is now available to view. Click on the picture of Rabbi Rubin to view the images.
Book Fair
To tie in nicely with all of the celebrations this week for ‘World Book Day’, the book fair will once again be in school next week. The children will have the chance to browse through the books during class time, and there will also be opportunities to purchase books and stationary at break and lunch time. The book fair will be open for parents’ evening and there is also the opportunity to order and pay for books on line following the instructions on the attached leaflet. Anyone wishing to pay by cheque should make them payable to Calderwood Lodge Primary School. We look forward to seeing you there.
Child Protection
East Renfrewshire Child Protection Committee are hosting three major events to tackle the concerns of parents, young people, staff and those in our local communities about exploitation in a number of ways, and at a time of increased media attention. Please see the attached flyer for more information on the events.
Purim Celebrations
Pupils and staff at Calderwood Lodge had a fantastic time today celebrating Purim in school. As usual there were many wonderful and creative costumes, and this year as Purim coincided with World Book Day we took the theme of ‘characters from stories and books’ to help us choose our costumes. The whole school celebrated in the hall with an assembly that included a fashion parade, a play presented by Primary 5, a comedy sketch from Mrs Yedd, Mrs Borowski and Shosh and a visit from our very own Smurf Rabbi Rubin. Activities carried on throughout the day linked to World Book Day. Look out for pictures to follow in The Jewish Telegraph and check back here later for a gallery of photographs from the day.
February Newsletter
Please click here to view the Newsletter for February.
Weekly Parasha
Each week we will upload the weekly Parasha being studied in school. Please click on the image to see the synopsis of this weeks reading.
Purim
Next week we will once again be celebrating Purim. Purim coincides with world book day this year so we are taking the theme of characters from a story for our fancy dress costumes. Take a look in the latest news section next week for stories and pictures of the celebrations. In the meantime please click here to view a presentation about the festival of Purim. This presentation will give you information relating to the story that you may find helpful when talking with your child about their learning of the festival in school
CST Security Update
In light of recent events the CST has released a security bulletin. Please click on the link below if you wish to access this.
School closing time this coming Friday
Just a quick reminder to all parents and carers that the school closing time on a Friday is now back to 3.30pm.
Events for Parents and carers of Children and Young People with ASD
Please see below the attached posters for upcoming events for parents and carers of Children and Young People with ASD.
School Lunches
The weekly menus for our school lunches are available to view here.
Book Fair
Once again the Book Fair will be in Calderwood Lodge for the week. Each class will have a chance to visit the Book Fair during the school day. The Book Fair will be open at break times and lunch times for the children to purchase books and other small items. There will also be an opportunity for parents to visit during the upcoming parents’ evening.
Parent Council Meetings
Please visit the Parent Council page to view minutes of the recent meetings.
Mitzvah Day
This year Calderwood Lodge is working alongside UJIA to mark Mitzvah Day. The Pupil Council are collecting non-perishable food items to be used to make Welcome to Glasgow packs for asylum seekers. Goods collected in school will be given to the UJIA who alongside other community organisations will package the goods on Sunday 16th November at the Jewish Community Centre, 222 Fenwick Road. Parents and pupils can go along between 10 am and 12:30pm to help.
Parents can donate the following items to be brought to the school no later than Thursday 13th November:
Tea
Coffee
Sugar
Cooking Oil
Rice
Pasta
Spaghetti
Instant Noodles
Instant Soup packets
Tins Of soup
Tins of Tuna
Chickpeas
Baked beans
Kidney beans
Photographer
Everyone was looking really smart today when Tempest Photographers were in school to take individual and family photographs. Proof cards will be sent home with order forms. Class photographs will be taken later in the school session.
Calderwood Ceilidh Dance
Important information for parents
Please click here for important information from the head teacher regarding possible proposed industrial action on Tuesday 21st October 2014.
Support for Dyslexic Learners with the new SQA Assessments
GLASGOW DYSLEXIA SUPPORT SERVICE
Presents
Support for Dyslexic Learners with the new SQA Assessments
MONDAY 15th September 2014,
7.15pm-8.15pm
Williamwood High School, Newton Mearns
Please click here for further information.
Chanukah Disco
This year The Chanukah disco will be on Thursday 18th December. More information will be available about this event closer to the date.
