Calderwood Cares – Page 3 – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

Olympics and Paralympics IDL – Celebration Event

To celebrate the learning we have been exploring in our IDL Olympic and Paralympic topic we were very lucky to have a visit from Josh Manson.

Josh spoke about his experiences being a wheelchair basketball player, ran a basketball training session and even gave us a go at manoeuvring a wheelchair.

Click here to explore photos and videos of Josh’s visit and the amazing MacKintosh Clan taking part in the activities!

Josh Manson Visit 30.9.24 Wheelchair Basketball

Huge thank you goes to Josh for all he did to support our learning and help us celebrate this interesting topic!

Food Allergies and Halloween

Allergy UK run a ‘It’s Time To Take Allergy Seriously’ campaign, which includes a focus on the importance of being allergy aware during festivities and celebrations including forthcoming Halloween.

“For the parents of children with food allergies, Halloween especially, can present an extra reason to be frightened. It is estimated that 1 in 12 children are affected by food allergies and a recent poll indicated that nearly 69% of parents believe more awareness is needed of the potential risks of food allergies in children. 52% of respondents would feel more comfortable with their child trick or treating if houses identified as allergy friendly and were more aware.”

To ensure Calderwood is allergy inclusive we have attached a copy of Allergy Uk’s ‘More Treats No Tricks Halloween Guide’. This includes:

Recipes
Parents guide to stress less Halloween
Tips to be an allergy friendly host
Allergy safe logo to be displayed at your home (these are available within school also if you don’t have access to a printer)
allergy alert cards to send to neighbours or with houses displaying the allergy safe logo (these are available within school also if you don’t have access to a printer)
Treats to avoid and alternatives.

Have a happy and safe Halloween.

Mrs McLaren

Allergy-UK-Halloween-Pack (1)

West Lothian Foodbank Collection

Please see the attached regarding a collection for West Lothian Foodbank.

Thank you for your support.

Foodbank Collection 2024

PEF Statement – Term 2

Please see attached our Term 2 PEF Statement.

2024-2025 Term 2 PEF Statement

Cost of the School Day Action Statement 2024-2025

Please see the attached Cost of the School Day Action Statement in line with helping to reduce the Cost of the School Day for our families.

Calderwood Primary – Cost of the School Day Action Statement 2024-25

Finding our way in Schiehallion

Schiehallion have had an excellent first 2 weeks settling back into Calderwood life after our summer holidays. We have been very welcoming to the new pupils and champions who are now in our clan.

We have really enjoyed playing Getting to Know You games, as well beginning our PE lessons. We have also been learning about measure and forces, making posters, which you can see below.

This week we held our pupil council elections. We discussed what would make a good pupil council representative, and then a number of the students campaigned for election. This included making posters and making a speech to the rest of the clan

‘Our Clan is a Family’- Leven

Leven clan have had a fantastic start to P4, we have been working hard getting to know one another and building our classroom community! We took part in a number of activities that allowed us to express ourselves and work co-operatively.

We explored the story “Our Class is a Family” and took part in a meaningful discussion about how we can make our clan a supportive and positive environment for all learners. We touched on important topics such as respect, growth mindset and kindness.

Leven clan also helped Mrs Bates lead our connects this week, where they introduced everyone to our first value ‘Belonging’. They presented what belonging meant to them and how they belong Calderwood.