Category: Calderwood Curriculum

Book Week Scotland at Calderwood 2024

Book Week Scotland  – see poster for details of what is happening this week.

Book Week Scotland at Calderwood PS

 

Book Week Scotland (18th -24th Nov) is a national celebration of books and reading. During this week pupils in P1-P3 will be gifted a ‘Book Bag’ in school.  Gifting the bags during Book Week Scotland will draw pupils’ and parents’ attention to this national celebration and encourage everyone to participate in the week’s events, laying the groundwork for further engagement in reading.

In school, Book Week Scotland can provide a platform for lots of activities celebrating books.

Details of how to use the Book Bags at home can be found below.

Bookbug P1 Bag Parent letter 2024

RWC P2 Parent letter 2024

RWC P3 Parent letter 2024

 

Burns Clan Connects

On Friday morning, Burns Clan came together to share their learning with their families and the rest of the school community through their Clan Connects.

The children told us all about Equity at Calderwood and their important role in deciding how our Participatory Budget is spent.  They did an amazing presentation and we are so proud of each and every one of our learners.

Burns Clan then spent some time with their adults, sharing more of their learning from the year so far.

Thank you to all parents and carers who were able to come along to support Burns Clan on Friday morning.

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)

West Lothian Foodbank Collection

Last week, we were collecting for West Lothian Foodbank.

The food has been collected and we just wanted to say a huge thank you to all parents and carers who were able to generously contribute towards this cause.  This will help families in need in our local community as well as across West Lothian.

Our Calderwood Values

Caring

Miss Connor and Bramble clan introduced our red value stag – Caring. Caring is part of the Red House.

Resilience

Miss Stark introduced our green value stag – Resilience. Resilience is part of the Fallow House.

Integrity 

Miss Burton introduced our yellow value stag – Integrity. Integrity is part of the Roe House.

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Belonging

Leven clan & Mrs Bates introduced our navy value stag – Belonging. Belonging is part of the Sika House.

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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

Tay Clan – Sharing the Learning

Tay clan were very proud to share their literacy learning with families this week.  We were very excited to demonstrate what and how we have been learning in our writing lessons and the progress we have made in our writing.  It was a lovely afternoon.  Thank you to everyone who attended.

We also enjoyed listening to our new class novel ‘The Land of Roar’ which hooked us into our new literacy theme for this terms learning.  We got comfy and relaxed on the carpet with pillows and sat ‘ by the fire’ (YouTube works wonders these days!) to listen to an imaginative story.  Afterwards, we took inspiration from the story and created maps of our own imaginary worlds.  We loved delving into our imagination, where anything is possible!

Spooky Schiehallion

This week in Schiehallion we’ve been writing Halloween poems. Our aim was to write riddle poems using six clues to describe a Halloween object. The reader would then have to guess what they think the poem is about.

We used our descriptive language skills that we developed last term to help write our clues. I think you’ll agree that the clan did a great job, and that the poems are a very enjoyable read.

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