Please find a social story that you can use with your nursery child to support them with the nursery closure tomorrow and the adverse weather conditions.

Please find a social story that you can use with your nursery child to support them with the nursery closure tomorrow and the adverse weather conditions.

On Friday morning, all pupils across the school came together in their House groups for our first House Meeting of 2025!
Following on from our Connects on values, the pupils looked at each value and discussed what they might look like, sound like and feel like.
It was great to hear pupil voice and see our values of Caring, Integrity, Resilience and Belonging in action.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Calderwood Nursery.
Our Gingerbread house.

A cosy corner for a story.

Our Writing area has examples of text
and a Postbox for all of our letters!
We have tree decorating and an Elf Wrapping Station too!
Our outdoor Winter Wonderland is in progress but it’s starting to take shape!

Bookbug is a great way to discover the benefits of sharing stories, songs and rhymes with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers and for meeting other people. Have a look at what Bookbug sessions are available in West Lothian throughout November.
Calderwood Nursery had lots of different activities this week to celebrate World Nursery Rhyme Week. Nursery rhymes play an important role in early childhood development and education.
Nursery rhymes and children’s songs boost vocabulary and language development.
Nursery rhymes help children to develop social, physical and emotional skills.

They provide a fun way to support early numeracy skills.

They help children to develop literacy skills

Have a look at what’s been happening this week for Halloween.
We have created a Sway to give you more information on all of our Family Learning and Parental Involvement opportunities including Stay and Play Sessions and Family Learning Events. This will be added to throughout the year.
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This week at Calderwood Nursery, we have taken part in Maths Week Scotland. Have a look at some of the play provocations that have been on offer. Numeracy Stay and Play