Category: Calderwood

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 10.2.23 

Calderwood Commitments Actions: 

• Order your child’s sandwich for during school holiday 13-20th Feb here 
• PM session children only – Order your child’s lunches for 21-24th Feb by clicking here 
• Please click here to share whether or not your child will be attending nursery during the school February holiday 
• Book your Stay and Play session by clicking here 

  

Calderwood Calendar 

KEY DATES 

13/02/23 – School Closed Feb Break (Nursery remains open) 

21/02/23- School Reopens 

20/02/23-23/02/22- Stay and Play (slots below) 

• Mon 20th and Wed 22nd – 9:30am-11:30am 
• Tues 21st and Thur 23rd 1:30pm-3:30pm 

 

UPCOMING DATES 

You can find upcoming dates here 

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):  

Reporting an absence during the holiday 

Due to the school February holiday, the school office will be closed from 10.2.22-17.2.22 and will reopen on the 21.2.22. If your child will be absent from nursery between these dates, please report this directly to the nursery by calling 01506 280070.  

LEAF Award 

We are working towards an award which aims to increase the quality of outdoor learning. Watch out for more updates and how our families can get involved.  

 

Donations 

We are developing many areas of our nursery and we are looking for donations of boxes, cartons etc for our junk area, meat hammers, mashers for our playdough area, cuttings of herbs and other plants for our garden, buttons and bottle tops for our woodwork bench  

 

   

HOME LINKS: 

The children have been interested in exploring different 2D and 3D shapes this week.  

Can you find different shapes on walks or in your home? What shapes do you know?  

As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals. 

  

As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
 

Kindest Regards, 

The Nursery Champions 

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 2.2.23 

Calderwood Commitments Actions: 

• PM session children only – Order your child’s lunches for next week by clicking here 
• Please click here to share whether or not your child will be attending nursery during the school February holiday 
• Before we officially decide on our values are please add your final thoughts to the Padlet: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2022/10/20/curriculum-rationale-values-at-calderwood-nursery/ 

  

Calderwood Calendar 

KEY DATES 

13/02/23 – School Closed Feb Break (Nursery remains open) 

21/02/23- School Reopens 

20/02/23-23/02/22- Stay and Play (slots below) 

• Mon 20th and Wed 22nd – 9:30am-11:30am 
• Tues 21st and Thur 23rd 1:30pm-3:30pm 

 

UPCOMING DATES 

You can find upcoming dates here 

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):  

Our Values 

Before we officially decide on our values are please add your final thoughts to the Padlet below. 

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2022/10/20/curriculum-rationale-values-at-calderwood-nursery/  

You can also contribute to the development of our school values: you can contribute here.

 

Reporting an absence  

A gentle reminder that when reporting an absence during term time this should be done through the school office on 01506 280060 or wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk  

As our nursery staff are on the floor playing and learning with the children the nursery phone or messages are only checked at specific times. 

Calderwood Communicates in Nursery 

This year, as part of our Nursery Improvement Plan, we are striving to improve literacy for all our children at Calderwood Nursery and ensure our literacy experiences are a high standard.  To do this, Mrs Laing’s role as Early Years Officer involves leading the improvement of Literacy.  This will include ensuring we have a literacy rich environment, working with children in small groups throughout the week to improve listening skills and increase vocabulary through play and stories.  Participation in small groups will be encouraged and children wishing to play in other areas of the nursery will be able to do so. 

I aim to share group learning with parents which will reinforce the learning we are doing in nursery.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to me directly. 

   

HOME LINKS: 

The children have been interested in learning about Dinosaurs. 

Discuss your child’s favourite dinosaur with them. What did it look like, sound like, feel like, smell like? You could make one, draw one or record your discussion. 

As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals. 

  

As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
 

Kindest Regards, 

The Nursery Champions 

 

 

 

Tay clan warmly invites families and special adults to come to our Calderwood Connects on Friday 10th February 2023 at 11:15am. We are very excited to share our learning from our IDL topic this term.

Please see our posters below, designed by some very talented Tay clan pupils, Franchesca and Oscar.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 27.1.23    

Calderwood Commitments Actions: 

• PM session children only – Order your child’s lunches for next week by clicking here 
• Please click here to share whether or not your child will be attending nursery during the school February holiday 

  

Calderwood Calendar 

1.2.23 – Pre School Vision Screening

UPCOMING DATES 

You can find upcoming dates here 

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):  

Reporting an absence 

A gentle reminder that when reporting an absence during term time this should be done through the school office on 01506 280060 or wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk  

As our nursery staff are on the floor playing and learning with the children therefore the nursery phone or messages are only checked at specific times. 

 

Photo Day 

Tempest Photography visited the nursery on Monday and the children had their individual and sibling photo. We appreciate the families who took the time to wait whilst the system was down. You will receive an email and be able to order your photos online. 

 

Mealtimes at Calderwood Nursery – ordering lunch 

Last week we trialled ordering lunch using an online form. However, following feedback from our families some of you said you preferred choosing a lunch with your child as you arrive at nursery so you can consult with your child. Therefore, if you arrive with your child in the morning you can continue to order on the register. However, if you have a child who attends PM sessions please complete the form to order your lunches by clicking here.  

Application for Primary 1 

A gentle reminder that application for Primary 1 2023/24 should have been completed by 31st December. If you have not completed the forms for your child, you can find more information as below. We would encourage you to apply for a place as soon as possible.  

Primary 1: https://westlothian.gov.uk/apply-for-a-primary-school-place 

   

HOME LINKS: 

This week we have been interested in learning about Scotland and Robert Burns. 

You might want to learn a Scottish poem, song or some Scots Wirds with your child. 

https://earlyyears.scotshoose.com/index.html  

As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals. 

  

As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
 

Kindest Regards, 

The Nursery Champions 

Jan-Mar Family Calendar

Please find our P2/3 virtual museum about space careers below.

This is for use by P2 and P3 clans in school.

Space Jobs Museum

We have had such an exciting time at the end of Term 2. We had our final rounders competition against the children of Bramble where we use all our skills and teamwork that we have been developing to secure a victory.

We had also decided we wanted to raise some money for those more vulnerable at this time of year. In small teams we chose a charity that was important to us, researched a recipe and worked to a budget. We then came together in the STEM studio to make our bakes, created adverts through our persuasive writing and sold them to primary 4 and 5 children. We were delighted by our success and raised a joint total of £74.06 for Sick Kids, Cancer Research UK and Children in Need.

 

Finally, we had a tremendous time on Tuesday at our Christmas party with dancing, games, prizes, snacks! Merry Christmas everyone!!