Author: Miss Burton

Calderwood Chronicle_25_09_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 Commitments: 

• Resource Donations: Please find a list of some items our younger clans were looking for some support with.
• Primary 4 – 7 clans: Responsible Use Agreement: Please ensure your child in Primary 4-7 has complicated the digital agreement form along with their parent or carer. You can find more information here.
• Primary 4 – 7: Calderwood Careers: Your child in Primary 4-7 clans can apply for a lunch time responsibility role here.
• 01/10/26: iPay open for Term 2 milk order:  Milk orders will not be available after 14/10/26.
• 25/09/26: Cauliflower Cards: If you are hoping to make a purchase, please ensure your child’s design is returned by this date. Primary 7 can return their design on Monday 26^th.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Family Calendar: Link is here.
• A huge thank you to Mike (one of our parents) who created a digital calendar for families to use: https://calderwoodcalendar.co.uk/
• 01/10/26: Dress Down Day: Wear your house colours: Your child can wear their hour colours on top and school uniform on bottoms Sika, Fallow, Roe,
• *01/10/26: 2:00-3:00pm: Clan Connects: Perth:An opportunity for your children to share on stage their learning in the Arena and then you can look at their jotters in the café. 2 adults per child. Please enter through the front doors at 2:00pm, starts at 2:10pm.
• 06/10/2026: Tempest School Photo Day: School uniform and no PE Kits. P7s to wear white shirts, we can lend ties to those who would like to borrow one. (We are awaiting confirmation from Tempest as to whether the family photos are on 6^th or 7^th).
• 07/10/26-08/10/26: Champion Conversations (Parent/ carer consultations): Please ensure you have pre booked an appointment, the link has been emailed to you. Jotters will be available and the Scholastic book fayre (phone required for purchases).
• 16/10/26-27/10/26: School closes at 12:00pm on 16/10/26 and reopens on 27/10/26.

Calderwood Communication:

• Parent Council Meeting Minutes: You can find an update from the Parent Council
• 5 Years of Calderwood Primary: This week we celebrated 5 years of our opening! You can find out more information here.
• Parking: A reminder that the bays labelled between the school and nursery are for car users who have a blue badge only.
• Football Pitch: The works to begin to restore the football pitch will begin in the October Break.
• Communication: If you are requiring to speak to a member of the senior leadership team, it is important your messages reaches the correct member of staff. Please email or phone the office, ensuring you let them know your child’s clan, so the correct person can get back in touch. Our communication approaches are here.
• School Improvement Plan: You can find our school improvement plan for the session here. The family friendly version is here.
• Activities in the community – You can find more information about Messy Church which is happening this Sunday 27^th https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2026/09/24/community-activities-messy-church-this-sunday/

Calderwood Compliments:

• Primary 7 Cross Country Success: A group of our P7 pupils took part in a cross-country event, completing an impressive 1.2km run. It was fantastic to see the determination, resilience and effort shown by every member of the team, and we are incredibly proud of them all. You can find out more information here.
• A huge well done to Aberdeen Clan for their Calderwood Connects, you can find out more here.
• It was lovely to see so many families from Primary 2 and 4 clans at our Sharing the Learning event this week!