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Cost of Living Crisis

Energy Prices skyrocketing!

Food and petrol prices rising!

Taxes and wages stagnating!

Rent prices are on the rise!

Heating or eating?

Nobody should have to make that a choice!

If you are experiencing financial difficulties due to the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’, please know that at Calderwood Primary School, we are here to help signpost you to the services available.

West Lothian Council’s Anti-Poverty service has devised some resources to support families online, if you need to make use of the school WIFI or devices to do so, get in touch and arrangements will be made to support this.

Community Food Outlets: www.westlothian.gov.uk/access-to-food

Advice Shop Services: www.westlothian.gov.uk/adviceshop

Practical Help:  www.westlothian.gov.uk/costofliving

Practical help and support through the development of self-help booklets, which will be held in a central location to allow support to be accessed easily and quickly, a dedicated information hub has been created to hold all cost of living support information.

Welcome Warm Places: www.westlothian.gov.uk/warm-welcome

Welcoming warm places across West Lothian which can provide a warm space for people to rest in addition to acting as a hub where they can access advice and support in relation to the cost of living (also includes information about community food providers).

Please contact us if you are worried about anything, we understand that Christmas can be a particularly difficult time for families. If you are worried or have any questions about how the school can help, call in at the office and ask to speak to someone from the Equity Team and we will get back in touch.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

World Book Day – Quick & Easy Dress Up Ideas

The best costumes don’t have to cost a fortune! Look for inspiration in dress up boxes or get creative with some bits n bobs from around the house. There are lots of characters from stories that are everyday children in normal clothes. Add a simple prop and that would be enough to suggest who they have decided to dress up as. Why not try to create the book or add a few cut out, painted shapes to an old t shirt.

 

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Book Donation

Book Week Scotland – Book Donation

Are you having a clear out of old books or do you have any books you have read and would like to pass on to others to enjoy?  If so, then as part of Book Week Scotland, we would like you to donate any books that you no longer need or use to our school libraries for the pupils to enjoy reading.

Book week Scotland takes place from Monday 14th November until Friday 18th November.  Throughout that week, pupils can bring in any books they would like to donate to our school.  They will receive a sticker to write their name on and place inside the book.

“The more that you read, the more things you will know.  The more that you learn, the more places you will go.  Dr Seuss

Nursery Chronicle 04.11.22

Nursery Chronicle 04.11.22
Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
  • Please note this is for 1 parent only and please only use the YES option – DO NOT use the IF NEED BE option as this will book up places.
Calderwood Calendar 
We are continuing our Autumn walks next week, please ensure your child continues to bring warm clothes and outdoor shoes for this.
14th -18th November: Scottish Book Week dress up/ down any day your child chooses (no donation required). Your child can bring a teddy to nursery to listen to a story with us (we have spare teddies if required). 
15th-18th November : Book Bug Sessions will run across Tuesday-Friday of Book Week with Mrs Shemilt in nursery. You can book a slot aboveplease only use the YES option – DO NOT use the IF NEED BE option as this will book up places. We invite one family member per child to these sessions 🙂. 

Calderwood Communication (for information)
A reminder that Nursery photo day will be on 23rd January. There will be an opportunity for sibling photos with children in school and nursery on this day.
In Nursery the changes in weather and things around us have sparked interest in the children. We have been learning all about Autumn. You can find more here: https://sway.office.com/Bd5jY41lMrzPJjAt?ref=Link
HOME LINK: Go on an autumn scavenger hunt can you find the things below?
Please share any photos with us on your Online Learning Journal.
As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.
Calderwood Compliments
Thank you to everyone who has signed up to be a parent helper, you can still apply by clicking here.
  • Thank you to our Parent Council for organising a Halloween fundraiser, and to everyone who donated. They managed to raise £431.50.
Kindest Regards,

The Nursery Champions

Calderwood Fundraising

The money fundraised from C in the Park  and Magic Miles has contributed and supported the development of Calderwood Primary School in various ways. We have been able to develop our learning spaces, build learning and teaching resources and support pupils’ learning. Thank you to everyone who continues to contribute and support fundraising events for our school. Please see below how the funds have been used so far:

 

C in The Park Fundraiser

  • The Nursery have used this to purchase literacy and numeracy resources.
  • The Primary 4-5 clans have purchased additional literacy and numeracy pupil and teacher resources.
  • The Primary 2-3 clans have used the funds to build a play based learning approach across their learning space.

Magic Miles Fundraiser

  • £1,000 has been used to purchase outdoor learning resources.

 

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