Please see below for details of upcoming curriculum and class events. These events are in the diary given out at the beginning of this school year. If you wish to attend any of these events then please contact the school office to confirm.
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Chanukah Card Competition
Staff and pupils at Calderwood Lodge were delighted to welcome Ken Macintosh MSP to Kabbalat Shabbat last week. Every year Mr Macintosh invites our pupils to enter a Chanukah card competition. The winning cards each year are printed and given out by Mr Macintosh as his official Chanukah cards. Well done to our three prize winners Milla Marco (3rd place winner), Daniel Dotan (2nd place winner) and Gabby Rose (1st place winner). Each of our winners was given a special prize along with some printed versions of their winning entries. Mr Macintosh also left certificates for all pupils involved in this competition. Well done to all pupils involved.
Stars in our schools
Today the pupils at Calderwood Lodge celebrated the hard work by all of the support staff in the school. The pupil council set up a presentation for the staff with banners, a star balloon, a star filled table, and lots of different drinks, cakes and sweets. The staff were presented with a certificate signed by all members of the pupil council, letting them know we all think ‘they are a star in our school’. Members of the pupil council each said something about the hard work carried out by the pupil support assistants, kitchen staff, janitorial staff and office staff.
Road Safety Classroom Calendar Competition
Well done to all pupils taking part in the Road Safety Classroom Calendar Competition. A special mention must go to Abigail Sabba for being Highly Commended on her entry in the competition. Below you can see Abigail proudly posing with her certificate and poster.
Book Fair
At the Book Fair last week we were able to raise a total of £850. As a result Scholastic have given the school £500 worth of vouchers to spend on books. We will use these to add to the non-fiction section of our school library. A big thank you must go to Primary 7 for giving their free time to run the Book Fair.
Parent Council Meeting
There will be a Parent Council meeting this evening at Mearns Castle High School. The meeting will begin at 7.00pm, and all wishing to attend are welcome. Please click here for a copy of the agenda.
Weekly Parasha
Each week we will upload the Parasha being studied in school. Please find some time during the week to discuss this at home. You can access this by clicking the image.
Kosher Rap Competition
Our Primary 6 class are taking part in a Kosher Rap competition, where they have been tasked with recording their own rap video, based around something that they have been learning in school. This is a national competition, so we will be competing against other schools throughout the UK. If we are successful in winning this competition we will win the chance to record our song and film with a professional recording company. This is a great chance for our Primary 6 class, and also a great chance to raise the profile of our school and our Kodesh curriculum. Please take the time to visit www.kosherrap.uk to vote for our entry. If you click to watch the videos then you will see at the beginning of the video which one is the Calderwood Lodge entry. Please encourage as many of your friends and family as possible to do this, as some of the other schools that we are competing against have a much bigger role than ours, with more children and families to rely on for votes.
School Disco
There will be school disco on Thursday 18 June, organised by the Parent Council. Please see the flyer below for more details.
Sports Day
We are very quickly coming to the end of the summer term, with a few exciting events still remaining. On Monday 15th June Primary 1 to 7 will take part in our sports day. This will take place at Muirend Pavilion and will begin at 1pm. We look forward to seeing you there. Nursery pupils will be doing their own sporting events within the nursery.
Nursery Graduation
Just a reminder that our Nursery Graduation will be held on Wednesday 17th June, starting at 9.10am. Please join with us to celebrate the achievements of our boys and girls in the nursery.
Nursery Graduation
In a change from our previous post regarding the Nursery Graduation, this will now be held on Wednesday 17th June, starting at 9.10am. Please join with us to celebrate the achievements of our boys and girls in the nursery.
School Holidays
To view the Calderwood Lodge School Holidays for 2015-2016 please click here.
Health Week
Next week in Calderwood Lodge sees us turn our attention to all things healthy as we participate in our very own Health Week. This has been organised by Miss Dunn, and includes exciting activities such as zumba, yoga, handball, rugby, karate, hip hop taster sessions, alongside smoothie making, oral health sessions and visits from parents to talk about sporting achievements. We look forward to what should be an exciting week of activities. Please could you ensure that your child has a change of clothing for each day that is suitable for both outdoor and indoor wear. We anticipate the children will be working up quite a sweat so would like to ask that you also ensure that they have a bottle of water with them each day to stay hydrated.
Sports Day
As we move into the final term here at Calderwood we begin to look forward to all of the events coming our way. On Monday 15th June the whole school will take part in our sports day. This will take place at Muirend Pavilion and will begin at 1pm. We look forward to seeing you there.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
February Newsletter
Please click here to view the Newsletter for February.
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.
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.
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.
Calderwood Ceilidh
The Parent Council will be holding a Ceilidh on Saturday 29th November at Maccabi. Tickets for the event cost £15 each. For more information please contact a member of the Parent Council.
