Clan News – Page 41 – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

Our first week in Rannoch Clan

What a fantastic first week we have had in Rannoch clan! This week we have been settling in to our new environment and learning and following our new class and school routines. Rannoch clan have picked these up very quickly and are demonstrating these extremely well throughout the school day.

Our main focus has been ‘getting to know each other’ and we have been involved in lots of activities to help us do this. We took part in a clan quiz with Ness and Tay clan, created stag ‘all about me’ pictures, played games and created a time capsule which we can look back at, at the end of the year.

We used our observation skills in STEM this week to record the results of our paper aeroplane investigations. We had great fun making and flying our very own paper planes.

It has been great to meet everyone and I am so proud of you all. I can’t wait to see you all next week! Have a fantastic weekend.

Bluebell Clan’s First Week

Wow! What a fantastic week the Bluebell Clan have had. It has been lovely to finally meet and get to know all the children.

This week, the children have settled in beautifully into their new environment, learning the daily routines and expectations of Calderwood Primary School.

We have also been focusing on ‘Getting to Know You’ and the children have enjoyed sharing their thoughts, feelings and interests. New friendships have blossomed within the Bluebell Clan which has been wonderful to see.

With Miss Christie, we made our very own rocket mice and investigated how the size of a bottle changes the height the rocket is fired into the air.

Hope you all have a lovely weekend and looking forward to seeing all your smiley faces on Monday.

Take Care

Miss Swift

This Week in Bramble Clan

It has been a wonderful week in Bramble Clan and it has been lovely finally meeting the children in person.

Our focus this week has been settling into our new environment and learning about the daily routines and expectations of Calderwood Primary School.

We have also spent time getting to know each other and the children have enjoyed sharing their thoughts and feelings. The children have been learning that we are all different from each other and this is what makes us unique. It has been great to see the children forming new friendships and showing respect towards each other.

Have you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing you all next week.

Ness Clan’s First Week

We have had a wonderful first week in Ness clan. It has been so much fun getting to know everyone, forming new friendships, and learning a bit more about the magical place our clan is named after. The pupils have come in every day with smiles on their faces, which has been amazing, and are settling in well to the new routines.

This week, we spent time researching Loch Ness, asking questions about the monster, and finding out about the history of clans in Scotland. We have also enjoyed taking part in a quiz with Rannoch and Tay clans, and getting to know our classroom by joining in a scavenger hunt.

With Miss Christie, we used our observation skills in STEM this week to record the results of our paper aeroplane investigations. We had great fun making and flying our very own paper planes.

Have a great weekend everyone!

First Week in Clan Tay

Clan Tay have had a fantastic first week at Calderwood Primary School. We spent Friday morning reflecting on our week and realised that we have been very busy! We have demonstrated creativity this week through the artwork we have produced. Clan Tay enjoyed creating an ‘all about me stag’ to show that everyone is unique. We learned how to use different colours and a shading technique to create our stags. We have displayed our stags in our classroom for everyone to see.

This week, everyone in Clan Tay created a time capsule. We had to write down information about ourselves, our favourite things and think of hopes for the year. We measured ourselves using ribbon to see how tall we are. Our time capsules will get put away and we won’t open them until the end of the year. Clan Tay are excited to see how we will grow, what we will achieve and the progress we will make in the next year.

Miss Redmond has been so impressed by the confidence and enthusiasm of everyone in Clan Tay this week. They have worked hard, been respectful and made sure everyone feels included. Have a lovely weekend!

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Ben Lawers & Ben Lomond’s First Week

We have had a very exciting first week at Calderwood!

Our P5&6’s have enjoyed getting to know each other, taking part in challenges, games and getting to know you activities.

By far, our favourite (and messiest) task was making towers from spaghetti and marshmallows! Well done to Team “Wyvern Wolves” who won by making the tallest tower! Everyone worked well to communicate, problem solve, try our best & of course, have lots of fun.

We’ve also been outside playing lots of games with new friends.

It’s been lovely for Miss Watt & Mrs Clarkson for meet all of our new pupils and we are looking forward to seeing you all next week for some new adventures!