Miss Burton

Dear parents and carers,

“Sleigh bells ring, Are you listening?…”

We are delighted to tell you that the East Calder Scout Group are running the Santa Sleigh event again this year!

Santa’s sleigh is raring to go and will be visiting believers, young and old spreading festive cheer and lots of chocolate!

He will visit Calderwood on Saturday 2nd December and East Calder on Sunday 3rd December, starting from 4pm both days.

We will be making plenty of noise so you will likely hear us coming!

We will also have ‘🎅🏽Santa Stop Here🎅🏽’ signs going up around your community in the coming weeks.

The routes we are taking, with the link to track Santa can be found here: https://www.eastcalderscouts.uk/home/santa

If you’re able to support this event, here is the link to our Just Giving page if you wanted to donate to the East Calder Scouts so we can continue to run these different events for our community. Thank you!

https://www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/EastCalderScoutsSantaSleighEvent2023?utm_term=WqJG8pX3q

We look forward to seeing you all then!

Signed, Santas little helpers (scout division 😁)

Calderwood Christmas Fayre – 1st December

Calderwood Careers 2023/24 Terms 2 & 3

We are so excited to launch this years Calderwood Careers! This is an opportunity for P4 -P7 to apply for a lunch time job around our school. If you would like to apply for a position, please complete the application form by Monday 13th November. This can be completed at home or school. Remember to be confident and share all the amazing skills you have!

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 03/11/23

Calderwood Chronicle 03_11_23

Calderwood Commitments:

19/10/23 – 27/11/23: Christmas (06/12/23) lunch open to order on iPay, the kitchen will not be able to take orders after 27^th

Calderwood Calendar:

Term 2 Family Calendar Link
06/11/23: Tempest School Photo Day: Children should wear their school uniform and not their P.E kit. Families who ticked no to outside photographers or who did not complete the photography consent form (when they started Calderwood) will not have their photos taken.
07/11/23 – 09/11/23: Poppies on sale for a donation.
09/11/23: Mrs Grieve’s last day
10/11/23: 11:15am: Stirling Clan Connects: Two family members invited

Calderwood Communication:

Term 2 Learning Letter
Term 2 Home Learning Choice Grids
Term 2 P.E Days
We are currently evaluating the impact versus cost of Sumdog, currently there is no access and we will update with any decisions we make. Mr Allan will join us on 13^th November, as a Calderwood teaching Champion and will take clans across the school for teachers non contact time.
Mrs McCormack has joined our champion team, helping us at break and lunch times.

Calderwood Construction:

During the week beginning Monday 6^th November, Morrison Construction have advised that the steel frame for the new extension will be delivered. This exercise will take two weeks and will involve cranes, working within the building site, to support the frame being erected. This will be another exciting phase in the construction process and we know the children will be interested to see the frame of the extension taking shape so quickly.
We are looking into the traffic congestion issues with the contractors in the surrounding areas of the school. A reminder to families that there is no parking on the Nethershiel Road side of the school, from Monday there will be cones in this area showing where there is no access to parking. Also, as our staff finish their shifts at different times, we would ask if you are using the carpark that you park responsibly.
Thank you for your support at this time as our routines change, we are assessing our routines on a daily basis to ensure the safety of all.

Calderwood Compliments:

Thank you to our Parent Council for organising over first ever evening disco for our Primary 5-7 children. Also, thank you to all the helpers who came along to support the Primary 1-4 Halloween Parties. We really appreciate everyone’s support.