We look forward to sharing our journey with you as we establish the new Calderwood Primary in August 2021 and the new Calderwood Nursery in October 2021. Our building will open in October 2021.
Morning Missions and Maths in Schiehallion
Our Morning Missions have been getting our brains busy with short, creative challenges! From describing our weekends in just six words to improving sentences and creating imaginative descriptions, we have been exploring how to make every word count. These activities give us a chance to settle into the school day, work independently and share our ideas.
In maths, we have been developing our addition and subtraction skills and exploring different ways to solve calculations. We have practised using friendly numbers, adjusting calculations and using written methods, including exchanging. Finding the difference has also helped us explore how counting up can be a useful subtraction strategy. Through our Mild, Spicy and Hot challenges, we have been choosing suitable tasks and showing our working clearly.
Chiefs Update at Parent Council – 03/11/26
Standards and Quality Report 2025-2026
November Sustainability Newsletter
Calderwood Nursery Improvement Plan: Session 26-27
Perth Clan – Getting Spooky
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Perth clan chose to show off the hard work they put in to create our spooky classroom display. We looked at various different artistic styles and techniques to create it and the class enjoyed showcasing their work.
JrNBA Basketball Tournament – Event 1
On Friday 30th October, our basketball teams travelled to West Calder High School to take part in the first JrNBA tournament of the season. It was a fantastic afternoon of sport, teamwork and determination, with pupils proudly representing Calderwood and demonstrating excellent sportsmanship throughout the event.
The tournament brought together schools from across the area, with matches being played on three courts throughout the afternoon. Calderwood entered three teams, giving many pupils the opportunity to experience competitive basketball and develop their skills in a fast-paced tournament environment.
Our Calderwood A team had an outstanding afternoon, winning four of their five matches and securing an impressive third-place finish overall. Victories against East Calder, Calderwood B, Parkhead A and Livingston Village highlighted the team’s excellent passing, strong defence and teamwork.
Calderwood B and Calderwood C also showed great resilience, enthusiasm and determination, with both teams working hard in every game and celebrating some excellent individual and team performances. Calderwood B achieved two wins during the tournament, while Calderwood C secured a well-deserved victory against St Nicholas B.
Most importantly, all of our players represented Calderwood brilliantly, encouraging one another, showing respect to officials and opponents, and demonstrating the positive attitudes that make us proud. The experience gave pupils a valuable opportunity to develop their confidence, teamwork and basketball skills while enjoying competitive sport with friends.
A huge well done to every pupil who took part and thank you to the staff and organisers who made the event possible. We are already looking forward to the next JrNBA tournament and building on a fantastic start to the season.
Halloween week in Ben Lomond
This week in P5, we have begun developing our understanding of time, with a particular focus on comparing and converting between 12 and 24 hour time.
We used a clock to help us visualise how the two time formats relate to one another and worked together to solve a variety of time problems. We also explored real life scenarios, such as working out whether we would make it to the cinema on time if we left at a certain time. This helped us develop our problem-solving skills and think about how we use time in everyday life.
Today, during Stag Stop, we got into the Halloween spirit by creating our own Halloween hand puppets! We showed lots of creativity when colouring, cutting and putting our spooky designs together.
While we were creating, we also played our own version of The Traitors! With the final tonight, we thought it was only right that we got into the spirit and put our own detective skills to the test! We had lots of fun trying to work out who the traitors were and used our communication, reasoning and problem-solving skills to share our ideas and make decisions as a team.
It has been a busy and fun filled week in Ben Lomond! 
Halloween Week – Ben Lawers
This week, Primary 5 explored Pumpkin Zentangle Art, focusing on how artists use lines and repeating patterns to create eye-catching designs. We looked at different types of lines including curved, straight, zigzag and wavy lines. We discussed how repeating patterns can add detail and interest to artwork.
We also celebrated a special achievement this week by finally completing the puzzle we started at the beginning of the year. This was not an easy task and required teamwork, determination and resilience from everyone involved. This reminded us how much can be achieved when we work together and keep trying, even when things are difficult.
