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West Lothian Foodbank Collection

Please see the attached regarding a collection for West Lothian Foodbank.

Thank you for your support.

Foodbank Collection 2024

Baird Clan Connects

On Friday morning, Baird 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 the Cost of the School Day 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.

Baird Clan then spent some time with their adults, sharing more of their learning.

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

Nursery Menu

Ben Lawers 27.10.24

Hi Folks,

We have been enjoying Maths Week Scotland in Ben Lawers clan. In number, pupils have been exploring multiplying and dividing by 10, 100 and 1000.We have been exploring the decimal point and using 0 as a place holder.

In maths we have been measuring the weight of every day objects using scales with Mr Gannon.

As part of our Calderwood Clan Explorers focus we have been exploring temperatures on mountains. By using what we know about negative number we have been comparing temperatures from the top and bottom of mountains, discussing what effects these temperatures and how to find the average temperature.

Rannoch Clan – Maths Week Scotland

As part of Maths Week Scotland, Rannoch clan have been using their measuring skills to conduct an experiment! Within our IDL topic called ‘Calderwood Clan Explorers’, Rannoch have been learning about Loch Rannoch, the water cycle and the big question ‘why does it rain so much in Scotland?’.

To answer this question, we decided to make our own rain gauges to measure the amount of rain that falls here in Calderwood. We constructed these using recycled plastic bottles and used our knowledge of measuring to create a scale on the side of the bottle in centimetres. We then placed our bottles somewhere safe in the playground where we can record, explore and analyse the data next week.

Baird Clan – Maths Week Scotland

This week in our numeracy lessons, we have been focussing on making estimates. We have used our knowledge of rounding to help us to estimate the answers for different addition, subtraction and multiplication problems.

We also took on the challenge of esti-mysteries and used our maths knowledge and problem solving to answer the problems. We enjoyed these so much that we decided to create our own esti-mysteries. We used clues that tested our knowledge of number patterns, place value and fractions to create our problems. We are so excited to try out our esti-mysteries next week!

Maths Madness in Burns

This Week in burns we have been exploring estimation. We began by exploring what estimation is, before testing our knowledge using Esti-mystery. Esti – mystery shows an image and clues and you have to estimate what the number is using the clues given. We loved Esti- mystery and had so much fun doing them, we decided to create our own. Once they were complete, we set our peers the challenge of working them out.

In addition to Esti- mystery we estimated the distance of things in our clan. We estimated how many jumps it would take us to get along the corridor before checking how accurate our estimation was.

Maths Week Scotland: Ben Lomond Clan

During Maths Week Scotland, Ben Lomond clan combined their knowledge of Scottish mountains with an understanding of negative numbers by examining the climate conditions at the summit of a mountain. This aimed to deepen their understanding of the mountain environment and highlight the real-world applications of negative numbers. We also connected our learning to our current clan novel “The Last Bear,” where April, the main character, moves to the Arctic Circle with her father to investigate changes in weather patterns.

The children thoroughly enjoyed learning about various mountains globally before focusing on Mount Everest. They engaged in discussions about maximum and minimum temperatures and calculated the differences, considering when these temperature readings might be recorded and why certain months experience hotter weather than others.

Next week, we will further develop our digital technology and data-handling skills by researching the maximum and minimum temperatures of Ben Lomond. We will then present our findings using Microsoft Excel. This will provide an opportunity to apply mathematical concepts in a practical context while enhancing their digital skills.

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 27/09/24

PDF: Calderwood Chronicle 27_09_24

Calderwood Commitments

23/09/24 – 09/10/24: iPay open for Term 2 milk order: Milk orders will not be available after date.
Parent Council Christmas Card Fundraiser: Your child will bring their design home with an order form on Monday 30^THof September 2024. If you would like to order any copies of your child’s design please return the form to school by Thursday 3^rd of October 2024.
Champion Conversations (Parent/ carer consultations) Please ensure you have pre booked an appointment, the booking system will open on 25^th of September and close on the 8^th of October

Calderwood Calendar:

Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
01/10/2024: 6:00-8:00pm: Parent Council Meeting 1: In the Arena or on Zoom. You can find the agenda here.
04/10/2024: 9:15-10:15am: Clan Connects: Baird Doors Open 9:05am. An opportunity for your children to share on stage their learning in the Arena and then you can look at their jotters in the café. 2 adults per child. Please enter through the front doors.
07/10/2024 – 08/10/2024: Tempest School Photo Days (note the change that this is now two days) Please ensure your child wears school uniform and no PE Kits. We can lend P7s ties, Primary 7 ties for those who would like to wear one for the photo.
09/10/24-10/10/24: Champion Conversations (Parent/ carer consultations) Please ensure you have pre booked an appointment, the booking system will open on 25^th of September and close on the 8^th of October. Jotters will be available and the Scholastic book fayre (phone required for purchases).
10/10/2024: House Meeting: Children can wear their house colours on top and uniform on bottom. Sika Fallow Roe Red
14/10/24-21/10/24: School closed: October Break (Nursery open)

Calderwood Communication:

Home learning choice boards for Term 1.
Calderwood skills, family challenge.
Parent Council: Christmas Card Fundraiser information.
Parent Council: Halloween Sweetie Bags Fundraiser
Parent Council: Halloween Parties/ Discos
Parent Council: Calderwood Costume Bank: Halloween
Primary 1 wormery request: empty/clean plastic bottles(2l or 1.25ml)
Feedback from our Meet the Clan/ Champion event can be found here.
Maths Week Scotland – you can find out all about our numeracy on Seesaw or the blog this week!

Routines:

Parking: There are spaces in our carpark for blue badge holders, only those with a blue badge should park in this space. There is no parking along the side of the building on the Nethershiel Road.
Lunches: A reminder that we have a pupil with severe allergies in school, therefore we would request that your child brings no nut products to school, including hazelnut spread.

Calderwood Compliments:

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Primary 7 fayre, you can find out more information in this blog post.
Glee Club rehearsals started again this week for our older clans, thanks to all involved!
Happy 3^rd Birthday to us! This week marked the 3^rd Birthday of our Calderwood home opening.
Last week our Connects was all about our value of Caring! Ask your child what caring looks like in Calderwood.
Thank you to our Parent Council for purchasing new playground toys.