Calderwood Curriculum – Page 34 – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

New beginnings ~ Week 1 in Mull Clan

It has been a busy week for all of our new P1 pupils in Mull Clan. This week we have had a big focus on:

Building relationships
Developing independence
Learning all of our daily routines
Developing quality listening skills

All of our pupils have worked hard to find their way around our school building, how to access the toilets and playground with increasing independence. We have had to look after all of our belongings, remembering to put our things safely in our bags (we will keep on working on this!). Many of our pupils have also had to learn how to order their lunch and manage the routines in the dinner hall; we now know where we need to sit and our collect cutlery and drinks.

Mull Clan have played lots of team games that have helped us; learn about each other, follow rules; listen carefully to instructions and most importantly have fun!

In our classroom we have tried hard to build up new friendships through our play zones. We have enjoyed lots of construction, imaginative role play, exploration of sand, problem solving with puzzles and time to explore our fine motor skills with writing and drawing opportunities.

We even had a visit from Miss Christie who helped us investigate STEM (Science Technology Engineering Mathematics) where we explored the story of an adventurous mouse
and made our very own rocket mice using our STEM brains to decide which bottle we could use to shoot our rockets to space.

It has been wonderful to see everyone’s confidence grow in such a short space of time.

Have a lovely weekend.

Mrs Robertson

Orkney Clan’s First Week

A huge welcome to Primary 1! We have had a very special and exciting week in the Orkney Clan. It was our first ever week of school and the first ever week of Calderwood Primary! It has been amazing seeing everybody come together for the first time.

The children have settled in beautifully into their new environment and routines. They have made new friends and enjoyed getting to know each other. They have also been developing their imaginations and experiencing the world around them through play.

Orkney Clan loved learning about STEM with Miss Christie, they were discovering how they could make a rocket fly by using a plastic bottle. After learning about the rockets, some of the children have even tried to make their own in the construction area. They also enjoyed developing their movement skills for PE with Miss Miller.

I have been so impressed by the children’s curiosity, excitement to explore and enthusiasm. It is fair to say Primary 1 have had a fantastic week and I am looking forward to seeing everyone again next week for some new learning and adventures.

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Cunningham

Calderwood Connects Week 1

Today was the first time all of Calderwood Primary joined together across East and Mid Calder through a Teams Call. It was such a special moment to be able to wave and say hello to all our clans.

We shared some Calderwood moments from the week and celebrated our first week together.

Miss Burton read The Invisible Strings book to us, showing us that we are all connected even though we are in two different buildings. She set us a Connecting Clans Challenge for next week, asking us to connect with a different clan in a creative way.

We finished the week having a sing and dance to this song which we think sums up our first week at Calderwood Primary, thank you to everyone who has made it possible.

Ben Lawers & Ben Lomond’s First Week

We have had a very exciting first week at Calderwood!

Our P5&6’s have enjoyed getting to know each other, taking part in challenges, games and getting to know you activities.

By far, our favourite (and messiest) task was making towers from spaghetti and marshmallows! Well done to Team “Wyvern Wolves” who won by making the tallest tower! Everyone worked well to communicate, problem solve, try our best & of course, have lots of fun.

We’ve also been outside playing lots of games with new friends.

It’s been lovely for Miss Watt & Mrs Clarkson for meet all of our new pupils and we are looking forward to seeing you all next week for some new adventures!