Nursery Lunch Menu April-October 2023
Author: Miss Miller
Calderwood Nursery Curriculum Rationale
Thank you to our children, parents/carers and champions who have had a key role in deciding our values and developing our Curriculum Rationale. Please see below our Curriculum Rationale, we would like your feedback on this.
Curriculum Framework Calderwood Nursery
Nursery Chronicle 21.04.23
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 21.04.23
Calderwood Calendar
KEY DATES
| 17/04/23 | School resumes |
| 24/04/23-28/04/23 | Magic Miles Fundraiser |
| 01/05/23-05/05/23 | Dress Down Day Week: Dress down and please donate an item. More information to come. No football top
or crop tops please. |
| 28/04/23 – 4pm | Magic Miles Community Walk |
| 01/05/23 | School closed & Nursery closed |
| 02/05/23 | School closed & Nursery open |
UPCOMING DATES
You can find upcoming dates here
 Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
- PM children only: Please order your child’s lunch at the door we are awaiting our new term personalised menu
- Bring in sun cream for your child
Calderwood Communication (For information):
Suncream
All children in nursery are required to have their own suncream provided by parent/carer. If you have not already, please ensure you provide sun cream for your child as we cannot let children out without suncream once the UV levels are 3 and above.
Author Visit
The children had a visit from Scott Fleming a local children’s author. There is an opportunity for parents/carers to purchase a signed book. If you would like to order, please hand your form in by next Friday.
Ramadan/Eid
We have been learning about Ramadan/Eid. A link has been put on LJs to a video all about our learning.
HOME LINKS:
We have been learning how to identify a number without counting (subatizing) e.g. a dice or domino dot pattern and recognising this is a 5 without counting 1-1 correspondance.
At home practice subatizing using every day items or dot patterns on dice or dominoes.
You can learn more about this here and play some online games: https://www.learningtrajectories.org/math/learning-trajectories/subitizing
We have also been making our favourite stories silly e.g. the mouse took a walk through the deep dark shop instead of the mouse took a walk through the deep dark woods. At home make your favourite story silly – you could record it, draw it or say it!
As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals.
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Kindest Regards,
The Nursery Champions
Rights Respecting School Award: Calderwood Achieve Bronze!
This year as part of our school improvement plan we have been working towards the Rights Respecting School Award. Before the Easter Holidays we achieved our Bronze Award!
What is a Rights Respecting School?Â
The Rights Respecting School promotes the UN convention on the rights of the child. This is an integral part of Calderwood’s ethos and vision statement. RRS supports children in becoming global citizens and supports our belief that children achieve most when they feel included and valued.
We want children at Calderwood to learn about their rights and feel empowered about their education. We recognise that rights and responsibilities are equally balanced and encourage our children to take responsibility for their actions in order to develop an awareness of how they might affect the rights of others. The aim is to help children achieve their potential and become responsible citizens.
What are the key principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child?
 The UN convention consists of 54 articles in total, with each article referring to a right. UNICEF uses the UNCRC as a framework for its work for all the world’s children and has developed the Rights Respecting School Award (RRSA).
At Calderwood the children are learning many of the rights through their involvement with UNICEF and a Rights Respecting ethos, throughout the whole school.
The main rights they are learning are:
The right to an education;
The right to a home;
The right to know their rights;
The right to play;
The right to nutritious food;
The right to clean water;
What can parents and carers do to help their children?
Talk to your children about what rights they have.
Show your children how they can promote these rights at home.
Remind your children about the differences between wants and needs.
Allow your children to take on small responsibilities at home.
Watch the news with your children and talk about issues they may have seen or heard where the rights of others may have been violated.
Use the language of rights and responsibilities and discuss how you can promote these values at home.
Nursery April-August Family Calendar
Calling all new to Primary 1 families in 2023/2024!
We have received the list of children who will be attending Primary 1 in August 2023.
We will be in touch next week with your Welcome to Calderwood Primary induction pack which also outlines our transition programme.
We look forward to welcoming our families and child over the coming weeks!
The Magic in ‘Magic Miles’
Your fundraising during magic miles last year for outdoor equipment has brought so many amazing learning experiences for our children. Check out the way your money has been used below:
Sports Day Equipment
Outdoor Games
Outdoor Curriculum
