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.
Term 4 2025 – 2026 – Learning Letters
Term 4 2025 – 2026 – Home Learning Choice Boards
Starting Primary 1 – Transition Social Story
P5 Art Showcase
P5 Art Showcase
Well done to all the Primary 5 pupils and teachers for all their hard work in creating an amazing showcase this week. There were three types of Art form on display. These included:
Digital Animation
Pupils have been exploring digital creativity using Adobe Express, where they have experimented with generating AI images, drawing their own animated scenes, and producing short stop‑motion videos. During the session pupils showcased their stop‑motion animations and gave a brief demonstration of how they created them.
Art
For the Art aspect of the showcase the pupils highlighted the following 4 different art styles:
- Pop Art, Doodle Art, Abstract Art and Still life drawing
The Art was displayed in the hall with the children walking around, explaining to the adults about each different style.
Junk Kouture
Pupils have taken part in an exciting project where creativity meets sustainability! Working collaboratively, they have designed their own outfits inspired by themes such as “under the sea”. From initial sketches to final creations, pupils explored a range of recycled materials and fabrics to bring their ideas to life. Their finished designs were proudly displayed for everyone to enjoy.
Well done to everyone involved and Thank You to all the visitors who came to the Showcase.
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 24/04/26
Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog.
All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and website.
Calderwood Calendar:
- 27/04/27: Primary 5 Clans: Learn to Swim Programme: See letter
- 01/05/26: Ben Lomond Connects: Doors Open 9:00am, starts at 9:10am: Ben Lomond Clan Connects: Children will showcase their learning and an opportunity to see their jotters.
- 04/05/26: School Closed
- 05/05/26: Primary 5 Clans Excursion to Edinburgh Zoo: See letter
- 06/05/26: Roe House Term 3 Winners Celebration: Roe house to wear dress down sports clothes to take part in activities outdoors. (No football tops please)
- 07/05/26: School Closed
- 08/05/26: Doors Open 9:00am, starts at 9:10am: Thistle Clan Connects: Children will showcase their learning and an opportunity to see their jotters.
- 11/05/26: Primary 6 Clans excursion: See letter
Calderwood Communication:
- Parent Council Fundraiser: Sponsorship Spectacular
- Road Safety: Our Parent Council have continued to look at our school Travel Plan and our safer routes to school approaches and have contacted our partners within Calderwood for support. Can we please remind families if you care choosing to drive to pick up/ drop off:
– Carnegie Court Car park is not for access to Calderwood Primary and Nursery
– Those accessing Calderwood Primary should not block the road access entrance (as you continue along Nethershiel Rd after the left turn onto Calderwood Road)
– A few messages from our Junior Road Safety Officers about the new yellow Zig-Zag line.
- Senior Leadership Team: You can find out more about our senior leadership team here. We welcome Miss Stark our Depute Head Teacher back from her maternity leave on 28th Like with all schools, in order to streamline our communication, each stage has an allocated member of the leadership team:
- Nursery: Mrs Warden (Principal Teacher)
- Primary 1 – 2 clans: Miss Quinn (Acting Principal Teacher)
- Primary 3 – 4 clans: Mr Docherty (Acting Principal Teacher)
- Primary 5 – 7 clans: Mrs Stark (Depute Head Teacher)
- Pupil absence: A reminder to families that it is their responsibility to please ensure they contact the school office by email (preferably) or phone by 9am to make us aware of their child’s absence. Unfortunately, we can have up to 30 unexplained absences in the morning which can put a large amount of workload unto our office champs. Failure to report an absence may result in an escalation to the safe arrivals team or a house visit.
Calderwood Community:
Calderwood Compliments:
- A huge thank you to our Primary 7s for organising their amazing Fun Day at the end of term, everyone had a lot of fun. Thank you to everyone who donated so generously, they raised the huge sum of £2139.20, which will go towards the cost of their P7 leavers celebrations.
- Thank you to the parents and carers who supported with tidying up the playground at the end of last term, we really appreciate it.
- Leven, Rannoch and Tummel Showcased their learning this week to the families and special adults. We are very proud of their confidence and creativity.
- Thank you to Burns for their fantastic Connects this morning.
Parking Safely Around Our School – A Request from Our JRSOs
At Calderwood Primary & Nursery, the safety of our children is always our top priority. Recently, concerns have been raised about cars parking on or near the yellow zig-zag lines outside the school gates, particularly at drop-off and pick-up times.
Although new road markings have been put in place to improve safety, the yellow zig-zag lines are still being used as parking spots by some drivers. These markings are there for a very important reason – they help keep entrances clear, improve visibility, and reduce the risk of accidents for our children and families as they arrive at and leave school.
A Message from Our Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs)
Our Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) have been thinking carefully about how we can work together as a community to make our school environment safer for everyone. They have created posters and letters to kindly remind adults about the importance of parking responsibly and putting children’s safety first.
The JRSOs are asking for the help and cooperation of all adults in the community around our school. They understand that school pick-up and drop-off times can be busy, but small changes in behaviour can make a big difference to everyone’s safety.
How You Can Help
- 🚗 Please do not park on yellow zig-zag lines at any time
- 👀 Be mindful of visibility for children crossing the road
- 🚶♀️ Consider parking a little further away and walking the last short distance
- 🤝 Help us model safe and responsible choices for our children
By working together, we can ensure that all children feel safe travelling to and from school and that our school surroundings remain welcoming and safe for everyone.
Thank you for taking the time to read this and for continuing to support our school community. Your cooperation and understanding are truly appreciated.
Together, we can make a positive difference.
Messy Church: Explore Creation
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