Physical Education – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

Astro Gymnastics Free Trial

Astro Gymnastics is a West Lothian accredited community sports club and a charity based in Livingston.

Do you know someone who would love to try gymnastics?

(And just to remind you it’s not just for the kids!)

Is 2025 going to be THE year to learn something new?

Could gymnastics be for you?

Want to try it but just not sure?

Astro Gymnastics is a local not for profit business with charity status (SC043346) and we’d like to offer a FREE TRIAL for those who want to test the water and try before you buy.

Use the code HOI360 to book a free trial class before 31 Dec ’24.

(Excludes camps, parties and private lessons)

Book here: https://astro-gymnastics-club.classforkids.io/…/astro…

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!

Clan Championships 2024 Sway

Find out about our Clan Championships from the link below:

Go to this Sway

Congratulations to all the players who took part in this years basketball club at Calderwood. From taking part in the training to turning up to tournaments we are so proud of your effort, determination and teamwork.

We have celebrated some great moments this year; our first win as a team, getting through to the play-offs for the west lothian cup and individual moments of achievement.

Miss Quinn, Ms Morrison and Mrs Bryson are so impressed. We hope to see you back at the club again after the holidays or joining the high school team. We are also really looking forward to seeing plenty new faces in the new term too!

P6 Cross Country Race

Thistle and Schiehallion clans had a fantastic morning out at the West Calder Cross Country Event at Polbeth United pitches. They supported each other wonderfully and all children completed the race. To top off a brilliant morning, Calderwood Primary Boys were the winning team, coming first in the overall team event! The top 4 boys will have the opportunity to take part in a further Cross Country event when they are in Primary 7. Well done to all!

Aberdeen: Outstanding Olympians

In Aberdeen clan, we have been learning about the ancient origins of the Olympic games through our IDL focus, “Outstanding Olympians”. We were interested to learn that the upcoming Olympic games in Paris were inspired by the ancient games held in Olympia around 2800 years ago! We designed modern Olympic logos to represent the ancient beginning of the games and created short performances to re-enact a significant moment from the history of the games. Some clanmates also chose to build miniature Olympic stadiums inspired by ancient Greek architecture.

We have also enjoyed learning about some of the sports included in the Olympic games. In P.E., we have been perfecting our shape, balance, rolls and jumps in gymnastics. This week, we loved demonstrating our precision and agility on the balance beam!