Category: Clan News

Bluebell & Bramble Request

Bluebell and Bramble Clans have a castle in their learning space as part of their Scotland interdisciplinary theme for learning.

We would like to ask families if they could donate any of the following for our castle learning area:

  • 2 chairs to use as thrones
  • Any spare material for making the thrones/table cover
  • Any suitable dressing up costumes e.g Knights, princesses etc
  • Anything that can be used to make a banquet table e.g plastic cups, plastic fruit etc

If you have any of these items that you could donate to the school, please send them in with your child or drop off at the office.

Thanks in advance for you help!

 

Scottish Poetry Calderwood Competition

As part of our Scottish focus for learning and Burns Day on 25th January the children are participating in a Poetry Recital Competition and have taken home a range of Scottish Poems. The children should choose one poem to learn. The children should learn the poem by heart and use the following success criteria. All children should learn their poem however this is no expectation that they need to recite it in front of the clan if they feel uncomfortable. They also have the option to film their recital, do it to the teacher privately, or as a group. As you will see below, some clans have the same option of poem – this is as these classes are working within the same Curriculum for Excellence level and allows for differentiation. In clan qualifying recitals will take place on Friday 21st January and finals will take place on Friday 28th January (these will be filmed for your viewing).

First Level Success Criteria:

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Second Level Success Criteria:

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The choice of poems your child can choose from can be found below:

 

Mull

Wee Willie Winkie

Orkney

Roguey Poguey

Shetland

The Wee Rid Motor

Bluebell

Twa Leggit Mice

Bramble

Coulter’s Candy

Ness

Nessie

The Crocodile

Twa Leggit Mice

Rannoch

P3

The Gowk

The Snawman

P4

Street-Talk

The Sair Finger-Walter Wingate

Tay

Street-Talk

The Sair Finger-Walter Wingate

Ben Lawers

Graffiti

A Dug, A Dug

Street Talk

Ben Lomond 

A_Red_Red_Rose

The Selkirk Grace

The Banks of Nith

(By Robert Burns)

Request from Mull Clan

Dear Parents/Carers,
In Mull clan the children have expressed interest and enjoyment in putting on shows and performing. I now have a stage set up in the play area where they can practice and perform for each other. We are planning to talk and learn about the use of lights, music, staging and costumes for a wide range of performances.
We are looking for any costumes/props to be donated for the children to use as part of their play. If you have any of the following items that are looking for a new home, we would be more than happy to take them off your hands!:
-hats
-scarves
-glasses
-jackets
-skirts
-Unwanted Halloween costumes (nothing too scary)
-props i.e. magic wands, broomsticks etc
-loose materials i.e. velvet, netting gauze, blankets etc
If there is anything you would like to donate, please hand it in to the school office or your child can bring it into class in the morning.
Kind Regards,
Mrs McGarvey
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Advice for P4-7 on How to Access Microsoft Glow Apps

We would request that if children have access to a phone or tablet they download the following free apps to support with learning through glow:

  • Microsoft Teams – This is their online classroom.
  • Microsoft One Drive – This enables the children to save work to upload to their team. It also allows them to access their documents at home and school.
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft One Note
  • Microsoft Powerpoint

Downloading Microsoft Apps and Logging in for the First Time

The instructions on the link below will show you how to log into the apps.

To download Microsoft Office 2016 from the Glow Application Library, search for the ‘Office 365’ tile, shown here. It can be found on the National (Scotland) Launch Pad or you can add it to your own Launch Pad. Further help on the App Library is available here.

To download the software to a PC or Mac, click on the Office 365 tile and follow the instructions. More information from Microsoft is available here.

If you are downloading to an iPad or iPhone, you will need to download the apps from the App Store then log in using your Glow username. More information from Microsoft is available here.

It is also possible to download the apps from within Microsoft O365. To do so, click on the Office 365 link in the top left of your screen. This will take you to the O365 home page. Click on ‘Install Office 2016’ and follow the instructions.

Entering your username

When logging in, you will be asked to enter your username – this is your Glow username plus the domain e.g. gw15examplejames@glow.sch.uk. You will then be transferred to the Glow login screen.

Once you have entered your login details here, your registration will be complete. The Glow username will only activate the software for as long as that account is active in Glow.

Saving their work using an app

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children should save their work to one drive.

When uploading their work to a team:

  • Within a post
  • Click the paperclip icon
  • Search in their one drive folder
  • Click on the document
  • You will see it upload

Saving their work using a netbook/ laptop

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children can save their work to one drive/ or the computer.

When uploading their work to a team:

  • Click on files
  • Click on a folder
  • Click on upload
  • Search in their one drive folder/ or the computer
  • Click on the document
  • You will see it upload

P4-7 Guidance for Glow

Please find below some information about glow and how you can support your child to use it at home:

School responsible use:

Here’s an example of some of the features we have been learning about:

Digital Skills in the Bens

West Lothian Advice:

Scottish Government Advice:

https://glowconnect.org.uk/security-and-privacy/glow-community-rules/

Advice on how to access Glow apps: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2022/01/07/advice-for-p4-7-on-how-to-access-microsoft-glow-apps/

Accessing Teams on Xbox:

Accessing Teams on Playstation:

Ben Lawers – Woodwind

Ben Lawers (P5) has received a presentation from our school’s woodwind instructor, Miss Benezra. If your child is interested in receiving instrumental lessons, please click on the following link https://bit.ly/32JzeDP for information on the instrumental service and how to register. 

You can find the presentation here:

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