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House Captain Elections

Yesterday was an exciting day in school as we held our first House Meeting for our House Captain elections!

It was fantastic to see the children proudly wearing their house colours and getting involved in the election process. Our Primary 7 candidates did a brilliant job delivering their presentations, sharing their ideas and explaining why they would make great House Captains.

The children in each house then had the opportunity to cast their votes, and we were delighted to announce our successful House Captain candidates at Connects today. A huge well done to you all! 

A special thank you also goes to our Primary 7 pupils and especially to our Calderwood Chiefs, who helped to support our younger pupils throughout the meetings and voting process. Your leadership and care for others were fantastic to see.

We are looking forward to seeing our new House and Vice Captains grow into their roles and make a positive contribution to our school community. 

Supporting This Year’s Child Flu Vaccination Programme

At Calderwood, we are keen to support this year’s Child Flu Vaccination Programme and help families access accurate, trusted information about the flu vaccine. Public Health Scotland has asked schools to help share information and resources with parents, carers and young people as preparations begin for this year’s vaccination programme.

The flu vaccine helps protect children and young people from flu and can also help reduce the spread of the virus within families and the wider community.

Resources Available for Families

Public Health Scotland has a range of free resources available to support parents, carers and young people, including:

  • Information leaflets for parents, carers and young people
  • Resources available in alternative formats and a range of languages
  • Guidance on completing consent forms
  • Information from NHS Inform about flu and vaccination
  • A video showing how the nasal spray vaccine is given to a child

These resources can be accessed through the Public Health Scotland website:

🔗 Public Health Scotland Flu Education Pack

Helping Children Feel Prepared

Public Health Scotland has created short video clips which can help children and young people understand what to expect on vaccination day. These resources can help reduce any worries and support positive conversations about vaccination at home.

What We Ask of Families

We would encourage parents and carers to:

  • Read the information provided about the flu vaccination programme
  • Return vaccination consent forms promptly when issued
  • Access trusted sources of information if they have questions about the vaccine
  • Make use of information available in alternative formats or languages if required

Find Out More

Information about the flu vaccine, including who is eligible, the benefits of vaccination and possible side effects, can be found on NHS Inform:

🔗 NHS Inform Child Flu Information

Thank you for your continued support in helping to protect the health and wellbeing of our children, families and wider community during the flu season.

Further information and downloadable resources are available from Public Health Scotland’s Child Flu Vaccination Programme materials.

Clan Charter – Perth Clan

In Perth Clan we reviewed the UNCRC and picked the 9 rights that we felt were most important to our school experience. We then ranked them in order of importance and used this to form our class charter.

We decided to use the minions as the theme for our class charter. We all designed our own minion and added it to our display. We created a list of promises for our class and teacher to follow this year and these set the expectations that our class charter was built on.

This year we will aim for the moon in Perth Clan.

Edinburgh Clan Class Charter

The pupils of Edinburgh Clan have been busy creating our very own Class Charter. Using the book Our Class is a Family as inspiration, we reflected on how we can build a positive classroom where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and supported. The story encouraged us to think about the important role each person plays in making our clan a happy and successful place to learn.

As part of this learning, we explored the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and discussed how these rights connect to our daily lives in school. We recognised that every child deserves to feel safe, respected, included and heard. Together, we agreed on a set of shared responsibilities that will help us create a classroom where everyone can thrive and where our rights are protected throughout the year.

To bring our charter to life, we linked it to our class theme of space. Each pupil designed their own astronaut and added it to our Edinburgh Clan galaxy. Together, we have created a vibrant display that celebrates our individuality while showing that we are all part of the same crew. Just like astronauts rely on one another during a mission, we know that kindness, teamwork, and respect help us to reach our goals.

Our Class Charter will guide us throughout the year as we explore new learning, overcome challenges and achieve great things together. It reminds us that every member of our crew is important, every voice matters, and that we can reach for the stars when we support one another…

In Edinburgh Clan, we are all part of the same mission and together there are no limits to what we can achieve! 🚀🌍⭐    

Rannoch Class Charter: Our Class is a Family

During the first few weeks of school, Rannoch Clan created our Class Charter, inspired by the wonderful book Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen. The story encouraged us to think about what it means to belong, support one another, and work together as a team.

As a class, we explored the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and discussed the rights that are important to us at school. We learned that every child has the right to feel safe, respected, included, and listened to. Together, we identified the promises and responsibilities that will help us uphold and protect these rights each day.

To bring our charter to life, we created a special Polaroid photo wall. Each pupil designed their own Polaroid picture, and together they form a vibrant display that celebrates our individuality while showing that we all belong to one class family. The display reminds us that every person matters, every voice is valued, and we are stronger when we support one another.

Our Class Charter will guide us throughout the year as we learn, grow, and create lasting memories together. We are proud of the caring, respectful, and inclusive classroom community we have built, and we look forward to bringing our charter to life every day.

In Rannoch, our class is a family! 📸❤️🏫

Our Class Charter

Ben Lomond Clan Charter

We have had a positive week in Ben Lomond getting to know each other and settling into our new clan.

We have been refreshing our memories about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and thinking about the rights that are important to us. We read Everyone Is Born Free and chose our top rights for our clan. We worked together to decide how we will respect our rights as right holders, and how Miss McGuire and Miss Hutton will respect our rights as duty bearers.

After a hotly contested clan vote, we decided on Jellycat as our theme! We each designed our own Jellycat to represent us as part of our classroom display.

We read My Class Is a Family and talked about how important it is to feel happy, safe and comfortable at school, especially as we spend so much of our time here. We shared our ideas about what makes our clan feel like a family. You can see some of our thoughts in the photos below!

It’s been a lovely start to the year, and we’re looking forward to all the learning, fun and memories still to come!

Mackintosh Clan Charter

This week in Mackintosh, we have been learning all about the UNCRC (United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child) and exploring the rights that every child has.

As a class, we discussed which rights are particularly important in our classroom and made sure that everyone had the opportunity to share their views and have their voice heard.

We then explored what these rights should look like, sound like and feel like in our classroom. We talked about our roles as rights holders and the responsibilities of duty bearers in helping to make sure everyone’s rights are respected.

Using all of our ideas, we worked together to create our very own Class Charter! Each pupil contributed to our display, showing that our classroom is a place where everyone should feel safe, included, respected and ready to learn.

We are looking forward to putting our charter into action throughout the year!

Muir Clan Charter

Muir Clan – Our Clan Charter

This week, Muir clan have been learning about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and exploring the rights that all children should have. We began by discussing what a “right” is and why children’s rights are important both in school and in the wider world.

Together, we explored different articles from the UNCRC and talked about which rights are most meaningful to us in our school and classroom. Through thoughtful discussion and teamwork, the children selected four rights that they feel are the most important to display, promote and respect within our classroom environment.

The children then worked together to create a list of ways that they can respect these rights for themselves and for others every day. This helped them to understand that rights come with responsibilities and that everyone has a role in helping to make our classroom a safe, happy and inclusive place to learn.

We chose a theme for our Clan Charter, created a catchy slogan ‘Level up: Respect my rights, respect yours’ and added their own characters to make it unique and meaningful. We are very proud of the creativity, collaboration and respect shown throughout this learning.

Our Clan Charter will now be displayed in our classroom as a reminder of the rights we share and how we will respect these rights for ourselves and others to ensure we all feel valued, respected and supported.

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Burns Clan Charter 26-27

This week, we created our Burns Clan Charter by learning about the UNCRC and choosing the children’s rights that are most important to our class family. We selected Article 29, which says that education should help children develop their talents, abilities and respect for others, and Article 31, which gives every child the right to relax, play and take part in cultural activities. We discussed how we, as rights holders, and the adults, as duty bearers, will work together to respect and uphold these rights throughout the school year. To bring our charter to life, we chose a ‘Costawood’ theme for our display, representing the meaningful conversations we share together over a cup of coffee or an iced frappé!

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