As part of Nick Morgan’s No Scotland No Party, School Tour, he visited Calderwood last month.
The children had an amazing time at the mini concert in our Arena!
Thanks to our Parent Council for providing us with Scottish Flags for the event.
On Friday our Stag Squd performed at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh at the South East Regional Final.
We are super proud of the Glee Group and their achievements, it was a fantastic experience to watch them all perform on stage in such a fantastic setting.
This week, we were delighted to host our COSD (Cost of the School Day) event here at Calderwood, bringing together families, partners and pupils for a really positive and supportive afternoon.
The event was designed to help families access support, advice and information in a relaxed and welcoming environment. A range of partner organisations joined us, offering guidance on areas such as clothing grants, funding support, employment opportunities and local community programmes for the summer.
Our pupils played an important role in making the event such a success. They helped to run a coffee shop, creating a friendly space for families to come together, chat and find out more about the support available.
We would like to extend a huge thank you to all of our partners who took the time to attend and share their expertise. Your support makes a real difference to our school community and helps ensure that families feel informed and supported.
We are also incredibly grateful to the families who came along. It was lovely to see so many people taking the opportunity to connect with services, ask questions and spend time together in school.
Events like this highlight the strength of our community and the importance of working together to support all of our children and families.
Thank you again to everyone involved in making this such a successful event.
Thank you to everyone who came along to support the children during sports day. The weather held up in the morning with showers in the afternoon. The children were able to take part in the 8 activity stations with some classes taking part in the running races. Highlights from the children were the space hopper station and the javelin throw. The winning house for the potted sports was Fallow House. Well done! The remaining races will take place at a later date.
Last Friday marked the close of another exciting basketball season for Calderwood Primary, and what a season it has been! Our teams have shown incredible dedication, teamwork and resilience throughout, and we are so proud of everything they have achieved.
A special congratulations goes to our P7 team, who finished an impressive 7th in all of West Lothian, and to our P6 team, who secured a brilliant 6th place finish. Competing at this level is a huge achievement, and both teams represented Calderwood with pride, determination and excellent sportsmanship at every event.
Beyond the results, this season has been filled with memorable moments—players developing their skills, building confidence, supporting one another and showing true team spirit on and off the court. It has been fantastic to watch their progress and see how much they have grown as individuals and as teams.
As we look ahead, we are incredibly excited for the future. We wish our P7 pupils every success as they move on to high school and continue their basketball journeys. We have no doubt they will go on to achieve great things and carry their love of the game with them.
We would also like to extend a heartfelt thank you to everyone who made this season possible:
Your support has made a real difference and helped create such a positive experience for our pupils.
Well done to all involved—bring on next season! 🏀
Today we held our annual Calderwood Poetry Competition!
Our clan reps, shared their poems to their family members and our panel of Judges which included representatives from our Parent Council and the Burns Federation.
A huge well done to all our children who took part, as always the judges had a very difficult job!
Thank you to our choir and Doune Clan dancers, who entertained our guests.
Clan Representatives
Stage Champions
Early Level Champion
First Level Champion
Second Level Champion
Overall Champions
At Calderwood we currently have a Scottish focus for learning. All clans will participate in a Scottish/Burns Poetry competition in clan. All children will be encouraged to participate in their own way – whether that is filmed, performed to their clan or to their champion by 23rd January. The finalist will be put forward to a whole school competition on Friday 6th February.
If children in Primary 5-7 clans who like to go through to the final they should learn one of the Burns poems.
Please see below the options of poems the children can choose to learn.
Early & First Level Success Criteria:
Second Level Success Criteria:
