Well done to all learners who received a Calderwood Can Certificate this week!
Calderwood Can Certificates-20.01.23
Author: Mrs Grieve
P4-7 Calderwood Careers
Calderwood Careers returns! We are excited to let you know that we have revamped our jobs in the playground and around the school. Applications are now open for you to apply for a Calderwood Career. Your job will run from January- June. We would love to welcome new pupils to Calderwood Careers!
If you had a job last term, please fill out the form letting me know if you want to continue your job, change jobs or end your career (only fill out questions 1-4).
Please sign up by Wednesday 25th January 2023 using the link below. You can apply in school or at home.
Calderwood Book Hunt
Due to the fantastic reward of £961.22 from our Book Fair in September, Calderwood Primary has been busy shopping for new books! Our Calderwood pupils have been searching for texts they would like to see in their clan libraries and as part of their guided reading groups. We are very excited that we have the opportunity to add to our selection of books at Calderwood!
We would love for our families to get involved in this too! For Primary 1-3, we are expanding our clan libraries and for P4-P7 we are building our reading group texts. Please use the website links below and type a comment with which texts you would like to see your pupil engaging with at school.
Clan Libraries: https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/childrens-books
Reading Group Books:Â https://shop.scholastic.co.uk/class-sets
Calderwood Can Certificates-13.01.23
Well done to all of our learners who received a Calderwood Can Certificate on Friday! We are very proud of you all!
Robertson Homes and Age Scotland Writing Competition
Our Primary 3 clans took part in a writing competition organised by housebuilder Robertson Homes. The pupils were asked to write letters to older people who may be feeling lonely this Christmas. The winner of the competition would then have their writing chosen to feature in Age Scotland’s Friendship Service Christmas cards.
We are delighted to announce that a Primary 3 pupil from Calderwood Primary School was selected for his design to feature on the card. He showed compassion, laughter and joy through his letter. We know it will spread Christmas cheer to those who need it this year. Well done!
Find out more information here at Robertson Homes.
(Photograph supplied by Robertson Homes)
Leg it to Lapland Challenge
Calderwood Primary School took part in the Sustrans Christmas Challenge, ‘Leg it to Lapland’. This challenge encouraged all pupils to take their journeys to and from school by foot, scooter or bicycle. The charity launched this challenge to help reduce traffic congestion and air pollution around the school. Each day pupils travelled to school during the challenge week they earned ‘one virtual mile’ towards Lapland. Completing 30 mins of other exercise i.e. dancing, scoring goals at football practice or learning some new moves at Taekwondo practice also earned them a virtual mile! Completing other active journeys e.g. walking to football practice also earned them a virtual mile! The school who get the highest number of average miles per pupil will be the winner!
We were very lucky to have Santa and his elves deliver a special prize to a pupil in each clan who had gone over and above during the Leg it to Lapland Challenge week! Well done to all of our pupils!
Bramble Clan Connects: 02.12.22
On Friday 2nd December, Bramble Clan presented their own connects all about ‘The Bramble Brain Lab.’ The pupils created a fantastic performance sharing their knowledge of the different parts of the brain, what our brain helps our bodies do and how our brain can grow so we can learn new things. Bramble presented an incredible performance that took into account costumes, acting and music! Well done Bramble Clan!
Bluebell Clan Connects- 09.12.22
On Friday 9th December, Bluebell presented their own clan connects all about the narrative writing they had been learning about in their clan. Bluebell acted out the story of Cinderella and then shared how they took the plot of this story to recreate their own versions. The pupils shared the different writing techniques they had learned so they could create their own books. We were so impressed by their fantastic acting, singing and understanding of stories. The pupils finished their connects with an amazing song that inspired the audience that life really is your own story. Well done Bluebell Clan!
Nativity Competition Winners
Our clans took part in a Nativity competition hosted by our Primary 1 clans. Well done to both pupils whose designs have been picked to be the background to the Nativity set. We can’t wait to see your artwork in the performance. We know our Primary 1 clans will love it! 
Be an Author Competition
As part of our Book Week Scotland Celebrations, Calderwood took part in a ‘Be an Author Competition.’ This involved all pupils writing a narrative story about a quest or adventure. Each clan nominated a winner for their clan that would go through the final. All entries for the final were judged by an author called Linda Erskine. Well done to all of our clan finalists!
A massive congratulations to our P1-3 winner, P4-5 winner and P6-7 winner. All pupils have received a voucher to spend at Waterstones. Enjoy your celebrations! We are all so proud of your achievement!
