Well done to all of our learners who received a Calderwood Can Certificate on Friday! We are very proud of you all!
Calderwood Can Certificates-13.01.23
Category: Clan News
Nursery Chronicle
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 13.1.22
Calderwood Commitments Actions:
- If your child does not attend nursery on a Monday, please sign up for a slot for nursery photo day on 23rd January by clicking here.
Calderwood Calendar
UPCOMING DATES
23rd January – Photo Day
Calderwood Communication (For information):
Welcome back!
A warm welcome back to all our nursery families. We hope you all had a restful and fun break during the holidays. We are looking forward to the months and the exciting experiences, learning and play that will come. We will continue to share our journey with you through the Chronicle and Online Learning Journals.
Photo Day
Tempest Photography will visit the nursery on Monday 23rd January to take individual and sibling photos of the children. You will receive a copy and order form for these photos after this day. If you would like to purchase the photo, please return the form to nursery. If your child does not attend nursery on a Monday, please choose a slot by clicking here.
Champion Update
A warm welcome to Miss Skinner our new area support manager this week. She has visited our nursery on Wednesday and Thursday and enjoyed her visits.
HOME LINKS:
This week we have loved welcoming back the children with new experiences in our environment. The children have been interested in learning all about birds. We have been making nests and learning all about different birds.
When you are out and about, try to spot any birds! If you find any take a photo and share with us on Online Learning Journals.
You can use this to help with the identification process https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/identify-a-bird/
Calderwood Compliments
Thank you to our families for supporting us transitioning our children back into nursery after the holidays!
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
P2/3 Inventors Virtual Museum
Please find below our Scottish Inventors virtual museum for you to explore!
This is for use in-class for P2 and P3 clans.
23.12.22 Calderwood Connects: Celebrating Term 2
Robertson Homes and Age Scotland Writing Competition
Our Primary 3 clans took part in a writing competition organised by housebuilder Robertson Homes. The pupils were asked to write letters to older people who may be feeling lonely this Christmas. The winner of the competition would then have their writing chosen to feature in Age Scotland’s Friendship Service Christmas cards.
We are delighted to announce that a Primary 3 pupil from Calderwood Primary School was selected for his design to feature on the card. He showed compassion, laughter and joy through his letter. We know it will spread Christmas cheer to those who need it this year. Well done!
Find out more information here at Robertson Homes.
(Photograph supplied by Robertson Homes)
Ben Lomond’s Christmas Festivities
The Bens have been incredibly busy with our festive celebrations!
We spent the afternoon making Christmas crafts for our friends and family: we made woolly hats, cards, jewellery, coasters and tiles.
We made our own ‘Aztec’ hot chocolate as part of our IDL topic on Ancient Civilisations. It was pure 100% dark chocolate powder with no sugar or milk. Most of us thought it was ‘bitter’, ‘disgusting’ and ‘terrible’, however a few people thought it was ‘amazing!’
We also celebrated our Christmas lunch together – the food was yummy and we were also amazing helpers – helping to serve the younger pupils!
We also enjoyed our Christmas party for which we planned the games, activities and playlist! We had a best dancer competition, best singer competition, hula hoop pass-the-parcel, corners, musical chairs and of course… party food!!
Our Christmas Around the World play was also one on Ben Lomond’s highlights! We chose the topic, wrote the script, designed the set, costumes and chose our song. It was directed and lead by the pupils and was a huge success – check out our vid here! https://sway.office.com/gm4BEjrfvmuvnQBw?ref=Link
It’s been an incredible year and we thank you for all your continued support.
Next term will be VERY exciting as we begin to think about leaving our Calderwood P7 Legacy behind.
For now, relax & enjoy the break!
Ben Lomond & Mrs McGarvey 🙂
Bramble at Christmas
Bramble clan have been exploring Christmas traditions in Spain and comparing them to Scottish traditions. We found out where Spain is in the world, the colours of the Spanish flag, the food they eat at Christmas, the decorations they display at Christmas, what epiphany is, the important dates in December and Christmas Spanish Vocabulary. We learnt to sing a Spanish song called Feliz Navidad and sang it at the Christmas around the world assembly.
We were learning how to write a persuasive text. We learnt about the structure, the language features such as sensing verbs and time sequence words and boastful language such as out of this world and first-class. We decided to create our own toy for Christmas. We worked in groups with each of us taking on a different roles- creative director, team leader and resource manager. We then had to plan and write a persuasive text on our toy and then create a persuasive advert. This could be a poster, video or song. We really enjoyed this task.
“It was really really fun to do” – Isla S
“My favourite part was making the models” – Isla I
We had a fab time in December celebrating Christmas with our Clan Christmas lunch and party. Fun was had by all.
Merry Christmas to all from Bramble Clan and Mrs Scobie
Christmas in Bluebell
Christmas Crafts
We have had such a busy week in Calderwood! Bluebell Clan have been engaging in lots of fun Christmas craft activities, creating little handmade gifts for their loved ones. We won’t give away what they made just yet and will leave this as a little surprise for Christmas day. However, have a look at how Bluebell Clan have been extremely busy elves!
We then wrapped our Christmas presents and watched tutorials on how to make a bow. This supports our fine motor skills development as we were using small muscles in our hand, wrist and fingers to wrap the presents and tie the ribbon. We helped each other along the way demonstrating great team work and collaboration.
Christmas Party Fun
We had an amazing time at our Christmas Party. We played games such as musical bumps, Christmas corners and pass the parcel. We then enjoyed some party food before having a dance off! Well done to the pupils that won the dancing competition, it was such a difficult decision as everyone danced so well!
Have a look at how much fun we all had!
A Little Message from Miss Ali and Mrs Robertson:
Wishing you all a lovely Christmas, filled with lots of laughter and cheer and all the best for the New Year. Enjoy the break. We cannot wait to hear all about your holiday fun!
Love Miss Ali and Mrs Robertson x
Tinsel Nativity Trailers
Bramble Clan Connects: 02.12.22
On Friday 2nd December, Bramble Clan presented their own connects all about ‘The Bramble Brain Lab.’ The pupils created a fantastic performance sharing their knowledge of the different parts of the brain, what our brain helps our bodies do and how our brain can grow so we can learn new things. Bramble presented an incredible performance that took into account costumes, acting and music! Well done Bramble Clan!
