Congratulations to the winner of the NLC catering competition !
House Potted Sports
‘Sport Your Trainers’ day
The children had a wonderful action packed day. We were involved in a t-shirt and trainer design challenge and a ‘House’ potted sports event. We were delighted with our surprise visit from the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games mascot, Clyde. He made his entrance at gathering and spent  time with us, playing games and getting his photo taken with all of us. His entourage explained that our school was one of only 3 which were selected from 254, across Scotland, to have a visit from Clyde. We were the only school in North Lanarkshire to have Clyde come along to our to share in our ‘Sport Your Trainers’ activities.
We learned about the creation of the mascot Clyde and watched the animated film, narrated by Billy Connolly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=je5mi7-rLH0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itMWcgwRSgA
Click on the photo to watch Clyde’s big arrival in our school.
Our fantastic t-shirt and trainer designs will be posted soon.
Check out the photos of our special day !
Our ‘House’ potted sports event was a great success. Skye won the bronze award, Harris was silver and Lewis received the gold award !
Skye
Harris
Lewis
Big city, big adventure
Primary 6 returned yesterday evening after their exciting adventure in the capital. There visit was action packed, taking in two West End shows and lots of sight seeing. Some of the highlights include the  opportunity to view the city  from the famous London Eye and our  visit to Buckingham palace. We loved the shows, ‘Wicked’ and  the ‘Lion King’ and the staff were very impressed with the children’s  well mannered, sensible  attitude.
Click on the photo to watch our London slideshow
Comic Relief Does Glee Club
If you have missed episode 5 of the CBBC series then you can check it out by clicking on the CBBC logo. Watch closely, you might see some of our Calderbank and Tollbrae P7’s in the audience !
Primary 6 London Trip
Early on Wednesday morning Primary 6 pupils from the Calderbank and Tollbrae primary school’s partnership will be embarking on the annual trip to London. They will be taking in two West End shows and doing lots of sight seeing. Photos of this exciting adventure will be posted soon !
Calderbank gets Glow – ing !
Glow is a Scottish schools’ intranet which is a safe and secure learning environment that your child can access at school and at home. Over the next few weeks all children will be reminded of their ‘Glow’ login and  password and parents will receive a leaflet explaining how ‘Glow’ works and the opportunities for learning it holds.
Click on the ‘Glow’ logo to find out more.
Eco Action Week 15th-19th April
We are continuing to work hard to achieve Eco Schools status for our school .  We are holding an Eco Action Week to help us raise awareness  of particular issues and focus on our priorities this term. We will be involved in lots of fun Eco activities from Monday 15th April to Friday 19th April. Activities include –
- A visit from St. Andrew’s Hospice
- A woodland walk with our local Forest Rangers
- Planting at the allotment with our friends from B&Q, You Can Do It team.
- A visit from our local RSPB representative
Our Eco Committee have been taking a close look at our school grounds and will be consulting all of our pupils to make an action plan to improve our play facilities and outdoor learning opportunities.
Cross Country Running
Calderbank and Tollbrae pupils took part in a cross country running event organised by Active Schools, which included schools in the Coatbridge and Airdrie area. It was a great day and our Primary 6 children did us proud !
Video Stars !
Two of our pupils joined children from Coatbridge High School for a short filming session. North Lanarkshire Council have been nominated for a prestigious COSLA award and needed our help to create a short video clip to introduce their nomination. We wish them the best of luck !
We hope to have a copy of the video clip on our blog soon.
