Category: Information for Parents/ Carers

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 13/12/24

Calderwood Chronicle 13_12_24

 

Calderwood Commitments: 

  • Milk: Orders close on iPay on 18th.  Orders will not be taken after this date.

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
  • You can find details of all up and coming events in Christmas Countdown Calendar
  • School will close for the Christmas holidays on Friday 20th December at 11.55am for P1, P2 and P3/2 and 12.00noon for P3 to P7 clans

Calderwood Communication:

  • Please find links to Christmas Social Stories: Christmas Party
  • Please find a link to our Christmas Holidays Social Story here.
  • If your child requires medication, please ensure this is handed in to the office and the correct forms are completed. Forms can be obtained from the school office.  Children should not carry medication in their school bag.
  • The whole school enjoyed a visit from Hopscotch Theatre last week, and seeing their version of Pinocchio.
  • Champions: We are delighted to inform you that Miss McGuire is expecting a baby in April. It is Miss McGuire’s hope that she will continue to work until the Easter holidays, but we will keep Tummel Clan Families updated. I am sure you will join us in wishing Miss McGuire and her partner all the very best.
  • In snow or icy conditions access to the school will be through the front door, we will alert parents/carers/children to this. During these times there will be no supervisors in the playground. You can find our safe route here.
  • Please complete our Young STEM Leader questionnaire here to share views on our upcoming podcast

Calderwood Compliments:

  • Thank you to our Parent Council for organising an extremely successful Christmas Fayre at the end of November. Thank you to our families and champions who helped out on the day.  Thank you to our choir and Glee Club for performing.  Thank you to everyone who supported the event to make it such a huge success.
  • Another thank you to our Parent Council for donating a number of brand new Usborne books to the school.
  • Thank you to Elizabeth Pennykid from Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church who joined us at Connects last Friday to share the Advent Story.
  • On 3rd December we had our Christmas Lunch, which was a lovely experience for all of our learners. Thank you so much to our dedicated kitchen team.  Thank you to our Office and PSW champions who helped to organise the event and to Muir and Mackintosh clans for serving up the lunch.
  • Thank you to our choir, who have sung at all of our P1 Nativities this week.
  • We have had very positive Christmas Party experiences with lots of our clans so far. These will continue next week.  Thank you to our Parent Council for providing the food and snacks for these events.
  • A huge congratulations and well done to our Primary 1 clans for their fantastic nativity performances. There is a lot of talent amongst our children!  We particularly loved how the children all performed with a smile on their faces.  A big thanks goes to our champions for making this opportunity possible.
  • A massive well done to all our P2-7 clans who performed amazingly at our Calderwood Christmas event today. A huge thank you to our champions for making this happen.

As the term draws to a close, I would like to wish all of our Calderwood families a restful break.  We look forward to seeing everyone return on 6th January.

East Calder Scout Group Santa Sleigh Event

🔔🔔🔔 Dear parents and carers,

I know a lot of you have been asking and we are delighted to confirm that the East Calder Scout Group are bringing Santa on his sleigh (with a few new faces…) to East Calder! 🎅🏽

Santa and his little helpers will be spreading festive cheer and lots of chocolate around Calderwood & Wilkieston on Sunday 22nd December from 4pm onwards.

He will also be visiting East Calder on Friday 20th December from 4pm onwards.

We will be making plenty of noise so I’m sure you’ll hear us coming!

We will also have  ‘🎅🏽Santa Stop Here🎅🏽’ signs going up around your community in the coming days.

The routes we are taking, with the link to track Santa on the night can be found here:

 

If you’re able to support this event, here is the link to our SumUp page if you want to donate to the East Calder Scouts so we can continue to run these different events for our community. Thank you!

 

 

We look forward to seeing you all then!

Signed,  Santas little helpers (Scout division 😁)

Primary 1 Show Tickets

We are delighted that our Primary 1 show “Ready, Steady, Elf!” performances will take place on:

Tuesday 10th December

9.15am Mull and Orkney

2pm     Shetland and Skye

Wednesday 11th December

9.15am Bluebell and Bramble (P1s only)

2pm      Mull and Orkney

Thursday 12th December

9.15am Shetland and Skye

2pm    Bluebell and Bramble (P1s only)

Tickets will be in your child’s bag today sent home by their champion. Each child has 3 tickets per show for you to attend. Tickets will be collected at the main door when you arrive.

iPay will be open for any donation’s families would like to make towards the P1 Christmas shows. The money raised will be used for the costumes used in the performance and refreshments at the shows.

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 29/11/24

Calderwood Chronicle 29_11_24

 

Calderwood Commitments: 

  • Christmas Lunch: Orders are now closed for Christmas lunch. If you did not order a lunch for your child, they will be required to bring a packed lunch from home.
  • Panto: Cost £1.50 per child: iPay open 20th November-3rd December.  Please let us know if you require support with this.
  • Primary 1 Christmas Show: iPay is open for Primary 1 families for donations towards the Primary 1 Christmas Show. Donations support the purchasing of costumes and tea, coffee, mince pies at the shows.

Calderwood Calendar: 

 

Calderwood Communication:

  • Book Week Scotland at Calderwood: We had a very successful Book Week Scotland with all clans having a focus on a literacy context for learning. You can find out more about your child’s learning on our blog, Twitter and Seesaw.
  • Please find links to Christmas Social Stories: Christmas Party, Christmas Lunch and
  • If your child requires medication, please ensure this is handed into the office and the correct forms are completed. Children should not carry medication in their school bag.
  • Champions: Miss Brown, our non contact teacher who was covering Mrs McGarvey’s maternity leave will be leaving us at the Christmas holidays. A huge thank you to Miss Brown for all she has contributed to Calderwood. Mrs McGarvey will return at the end of February and will teach non contact time.
  • In snow or icy conditions access to the school will be through the front door, we will alert parents/ careers/ children to this. During these times there will be no supervisors in the playground. You can find our safe route here.
  • Parent Council Christmas Prize Draw

Calderwood Compliments:

  • Burns Clan presented their ideas for how to use our participatory budget to Miss Burton & Miss Stark at the Dragons’ Den. They demonstrated so many creative ideas, based on research and how to make Calderwood more equitable.
  • Thank you to our Literacy Champions for organising our Book Week Scotland events.
  • This week our Primary 5 clans were very excited to go to Edinburgh to watch the Panto, this will support them to put on their own show in the new year. Thank you to everyone who made this trip a success.
  • Linlithgow had a fantastic Connects, sharing their learning about Book Week Scotland.
  • This week Blair, Bramble, Thistle and Muir shared their learning with their literacy learning with their families.

 

𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗮𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰

🌟 The Parent Council is so excited to launch our biggest ever Christmas Prize Draw 🙌
🌟There are over 50 incredible prizes up for grabs!
🌟 For more info and to enter please visit https://crowdfunder.co.uk/p/calderwood-christmas-prize-draw-2024
🌟 It’s £2 per entry and you can enter as many times as you like before Friday 6 December.
🌟 All money raised will go directly to supporting children and families at Calderwood Primary and Nursery.
🌟 We cannot thank all of the generous businesses who have donated prizes enough and are looking forward to spotlighting them over the next couple of weeks 😊

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 15/11/24

Calderwood Chronicle 15_11_24

 

Calderwood Commitments: 

  • Christmas Lunch: Christmas Lunch should be pre ordered on iPay by 25th November, unfortunately no orders can be taken by the kitchen after this date.

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
  • Christmas Countdown Calendar
  • 22/11/24: Dress Down Day – Book Week Scotland Theme (No donation required) – Change to date
  • 22/11/24: 9:15-10:15am: Clan Connects: Linlithgow. 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.
  • 28/11/24: 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Sharing the Learning: Blair, Bramble, Thistle, Balmoral, Muir and Mackintosh. A visit to the clan room to find out about their literacy context for learning and to look at your child’s jotters. One adult per child please. Please meet in the playground 1:50pm-2:00pm and enter through the Glenshee Gate (Nethershiel Road gate). If you arrive after 2pm please enter through the office.

Calderwood Communication:

Routines;

  • Can you please remind your child that they should not have a phone or be using a smart watch in the playground in the morning or at the end of the school day. If your child is bringing a phone to school they should hand that phone to their champion in the morning to put in the device box, as they are not permitted to use it during the school day. If a child has a smart watch that is not on school mode, this should also be handed to their champion in the morning. (Children in Primary 6-7 clans who have permission to use Bring Your Own Device, also put their device in the box in the morning).

Winter Ready Messages:

  • Groupcall is the way that schools will inform parents and carers about closures, any change to arrangements and information about their child’s learning provision in Seesaw (ELC – P3) or Teams (P4-P7). This information will also be shared on the council’s website at https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/schoolclosures and via social media channels. Please ensure we have up to date contact details.
  • In snow or icy conditions access to the school will be through the front door, we will alert parents/ careers/ children to this. During these times there will be no supervisors in the playground. You can find our safe route here.
  • In the event of school closure, pupils should continue to access learning activities through Seesaw (ELC – P3) and Teams (P4-P7) which are used regularly as part of the current learning provision in school. Please ensure you are aware of your child’s log in for these platforms.
  • If your child develops vomiting and/or diarrhoea symptoms, please ensure they remain off school until they have been symptom free for at least 48 hours to avoid passing the illness onto others.
  • More information is available at: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/47224/Winter-Ready-for-Schools

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