Well done to our certificate winners this week for Calderwood Counts, Calderwood Cares and Calderwood Communicates and showing our school values.
Well done to our certificate winners this week for Calderwood Counts, Calderwood Cares and Calderwood Communicates and showing our school values.
Calderwood Chronicle 25_04_2025
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 25/04/25 Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog. All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and on Twitter we highlight our achievements.
Calderwood Commitments:
School Holiday: 5th and 6th of May 2025. Pupils resume 7th May 2025
Clan Connects for Bramble (P2 parents only) and Thistle: 9:15am on 2nd May 2025 (Doors open at 9am)
Curriculum Event: 15th May 2025 (5 – 7:30pm)
Calderwood Calendar: Updated: 2024-25 Calendar Calderwood
Communication:
Absence from School: If your child is going to be absent from school, it is vital that you inform the school office at your earliest convenience. This can be via phone call or email (wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk).
If your child requires medication, please ensure this is handed into the office and the correct forms are completed. Children should not carry medication in their school bag.
We are delighted to let you know that Mrs Bates’ position at Mid Calder Primary School has now been made permanent. There are no immediate plans to replace Mrs Bates here at Calderwood as the resourcing associated with this post has recently allowed us to welcome 2 new Pupil Support Workers to the team, Mrs Hargreaves and Mr Delaney. We also intend to continue to extend our PSW team as we move into the new session.
We are keen to seek parent/carer views on whether Calderwood classes should be reconfigured moving into the next school year (as has been the case in previous years), or whether classes should remain, broadly, as they are with the exception of any composite classes which need to be reorganised or individual circumstances. At this point, we are seeking your views and will, in the next few weeks, carry out a similar consultation with the children and staff. Please note that any individual circumstances involving your child should not be added to this form at this time. This form will close on Monday 5th May. Form link: https://forms.office.com/e/xgGNtAbGqT
We would like to take this opportunity to thank Miss Stark for her commitment and hard work within Calderwood Primary School. We wish her all the best as she begins her maternity leave.
Sponsorship Spectacular: Closing Date Approaching (2/5/25)
Please see the below information about the Parent Council’s exciting Sponsorship Spectacular!
Parent Council Sponsorship Spectacular: Choose Your Challenge. The Parent Council hope to raise money for digital resources, outdoor equipment and to replenish the school’s collection of reading books. During the Easter holidays, pupils are invited to take part in creating their own sponsored challenge. They can be sponsored to do anything they choose: whether that’s a sporty challenge, helping in the community or doing something creative. There are a few ideas in the linked blog post , but pupils are welcome to create any challenge they would like.
Please return this to your child’s champion by Friday 2 May. The information on the completed sponsorship form will be used to decide the winners of the prize for:
Most Challenging Idea
Most Community Minded Idea
Most Creative Idea
Please make sure the form includes the details of the challenge your child did, if they want to take part in the competition. All pupils, regardless of how much money they raise, or if they raise any money at all, are welcome to enter the competition.
Any sponsorship money raised should sent by Friday 2 May by bank transfer to:
Calderwood
Primary School Parent Council
Bank of Scotland
Account Number: 22560568
Sort Code: 80 22 60
Please use your child/child’s name and clan as the reference.
Please contact the Parent Council by email (calderwoodpspc@gmail.com) if you have any difficulties sending funds by bank transfer.
Calderwood Compliments:
Thank you to all our families who completed our Ethos survey. This feedback provides rich information which we use to help us celebrate school successes and to plan our next steps.
We are delighted to have 7 winners in the East Calder Gala committee’s Easter Bunny design competition. Their designs will be used as part of the Easter hunt around the community.
Our winners received their prizes as part of Connects today. They are:
P1: Lottie Hodge
P2: Evie Bradley
P3: Ella Gillies
P4: Poppy Wilson and Charlotte Laird
P5: Ava Laidlaw
P6: Isla Innes
Well done to all our winners!
Calderwood Commitments:
Calderwood Calendar:
Calderwood Communication:
Sponsorship Spectacular:
Parent Council Sponsorship Spectacular: Choose Your Challenge. The Parent Council hope to raise money for digital resources, outdoor equipment and to replenish the school’s collection of reading books. During the Easter holidays, pupils are invited to take part in creating their own sponsored challenge. They can be sponsored to do anything they choose: whether that’s a sporty challenge, helping in the community or doing something creative. There are a few ideas in the linked blog post, but pupils are welcome to create any challenge they would like.
Your child will come home with a sponsorship form next week. Please return this to your child’s champion by Friday 2 May. The information on the completed sponsorship form will be used to decide the winners of the prize for:
Please make sure the form includes the details of the challenge your child did, if they want to take part in the competition. All pupils, regardless of how much money they raise, or if they raise any money at all, are welcome to enter the competition.
Any sponsorship money raised should sent by Friday 2 May by bank transfer to:
Calderwood Primary School Parent Council
Bank of Scotland
Account Number: 22560568
Sort Code: 80-22-60
Please use your child’s name and clan as the reference.
Please contact the Parent Council by email (calderwoodpspc@gmail.com) if you have any difficulties sending funds by bank transfer.
Calderwood Compliments:
On behalf of the Parent Council, please see the below information about their exciting Sponsorship Spectacular taking place next month!
During the Easter holidays, pupils are invited to take part in the Calderwood Primary and Nursery School Sponsorship Spectacular: Choose Your Challenge. The Parent Council hope to raise money for digital resources, outdoor equipment and to replenish the school’s collection of reading books. Pupils can take part by creating their own sponsored challenge. They can be sponsored to do anything they choose: whether that’s a sporty challenge, helping in the community or doing something creative. There are a few ideas in the posters on this page, but pupils are welcome to create any challenge they would like.
The Parent Council will be offering prizes for:
Most Challenging Idea
Most Community Minded Idea
Most Creative Idea
Pupils will be given a sponsorship form at school or nursery during the week of 31 March. If your child wants to take part in the competition, could you please make sure that the box on the sponsorship form detailing the challenge your child decided to do is completed. All pupils, regardless of how much money they raise, or if they raise any money at all, are welcome to enter the competition.
Please return the sponsorship form to your child’s champion by Friday 2 May.
Any sponsorship money raised should sent by Friday 2 May by bank transfer to:
Calderwood Primary School Parent Council
Bank of Scotland
Account Number: 22560568
Sort Code: 80-22-60
Please use your child’s name and clan as the reference.
Please contact the Parent Council by email (calderwoodpspc@gmail.com) if you have any difficulties sending funds by bank transfer.
Calderwood Commitments:
Calderwood Calendar:
Calderwood Communication:
Road Safety:
– A school warning sign is to be installed on the approach to the school building on Nethershiel Road
– The footpath adjacent to school is to be final surfaced with tactile paviours at crossing points
– A footpath is to be formed along Nethershiel Lane to the overflow carpark
– An additional crossing point is to be installed (half way along the school elevation at build out –
Nethershiel Road)
– Landscaping is to be applied to the corner to create a clear line of delineation.
The developer is doing his best to target the Easter Break for these works, but this will be dependant on tender and appointment of a suitable contractor.
Calderwood Compliments:
Please see the attached flyer regarding a sleep session on Wednesday, 26th March.
Calderwood Commitments:
Calderwood Calendar:
Calderwood Communication:
Road Safety:
Calderwood Compliments:
Calderwood Calendar:
Calderwood Communication:
Road Safety:
Calderwood Compliments:
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a restful break. We look forward to seeing the children return to school on Tuesday, 18th February.