Category: Calderwood Chronicle

Calderwood Chronicle 12_09_24

Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog.

All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and on Twitter we highlight our achievements.

Calderwood Commitments

• Please ensure you have registered your child on parent portal and that your details are up to date. West Lothian Council are now using this system for our annual data checks and EE2 forms for excursions. You can find advice here. The details you used on enrolment must be the same as the details you enter to enrol on parent portal, we recognise that a lot of families are requiring support with this and the office champs are working through emails and voice messages.
• Primary 6 Clans: A reminder about P6 Young STEM Leader applications to be in by Friday 20^th Link is here: https://forms.office.com/e/YbVMGynwPJ
• 23/09/24 – 09/10/24: iPay open for Term 2 milk order: Milk orders will not be available after date.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
• 13^th, 16^th, 17^th September: School closed for September Break.
• 26/09/24: 2:00-3:00pm. Drummond Clan Sharing the Learning: A visit to the clan room to find out about their numeracy context for learning and to look at your child’s jotters. One adult per child please. Please enter through the Glenshee Gate (Nethershiel Road) and through the Drummond Cloakroom.
• 01/10/2024: 6:00-8:00pm: Parent Council Meeting 1: In the Arena or on Zoom
• 04/10/2024: 9:15-10:15am: Clan Connects: Baird 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. Please enter through the front doors.
• 07/10/2024 – 08/10/2024: Tempest School Photo Days (note the change that this is now two days) Please ensure your child wears school uniform and no PE Kits. We can lend P7s ties, Primary 7 ties for those who would like to wear one for the photo. If parents have a PVG we are looking for volunteers to support with the running of this.

Calderwood Communication:

• Loose parts and sewing request.
• Thank you for everyone who attended our Meet the Clan/ Champion event this week. We would invite you to complete this short form about the event.
• Our Primary 6 clans are going to create a podcast as part of their young STEM group, if you have experience of this and could speak to the group, please let Miss Connor know via the office.
• Primary 4-6 clans have been learning about descriptive writing, you can find out more about their learning here, in their blog posts.
• Primary 1 – 3 Seesaw: Seesaw is place for champions and children to share their learning and process between home and school. It is not a platform for direct communication with champions, this should be done through the school office.

Routines:

• Parking: There are spaces in our carpark for blue badge holders, only those with a blue badge should park in this space. There is no parking along the side of the building on the Nethershiel Road.
• Smart watches: Children should please have smart watches in school mode during the school day, they are not permitted to take photos, use it to communicate, etc.
• Lunches: Please ensure you have ordered your child’s lunch at home using your iPay log in. Families who want their child to have a sandwich pack lunch from the school kitchen on a Friday, should order this by 9:30am on a Thursday. Primary 6 and 7 lunches cost £2.20. You can find out more information here on how to use iPay. Due to severe allergies in school we request that you do not send foods with nut ingredients for break and lunch time snacks.

Advice:

• Cost of the School Day: Find out more about how we try to lower the cost of the school day by clicking here.
• West Lothian Parent Dyslexia Master Class

Calderwood Compliments:

• A huge congratulations to our new house and vice captains!
• Last Friday we had our final Primary One adult and child STEM workshop. A huge thank you to Miss Connor for running these sessions.
• Thank you to everyone who contributed to our Primary 7 fayre last week, there will be a blog post coming soon of photos and the total amount raised.

Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog.

All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and on Twitter we highlight our achievements.

Calderwood Chronicle 30_08_24

Calderwood Commitments

• Please ensure you have registered your child on parent portal and that your details are up to date. West Lothian Council are now using this system for our annual data checks and EE2 forms for excursions. You can find advice here. The details you used on enrolment must be the same as the details you enter to enrole on parent portal, we recognise that a lot of families are requiring support with this and the office champs are working through emails and voice messages.
• 06/09/2024: Primary 7 Fundraiser: iPay will be open for donations from 2nd to 6th Sept or children can bring along change for donations for activities on the day. Find out more information here.
• Please complete and return the NHS immunisations forms that were sent home last Friday.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• 2024-25 Calendar
• 02/09/2024: Term 1 Learning Letters posted on the blog, you can find them here.
• 06/09/2024: Primary 7 Fundraiser: All children can dress down (no football tops or crop tops please) and can take part in the fundraiser. iPay will be open for donations from 2nd to 6th Sept or children can bring along change for donations for activities on the day. Money raised will go towards the cost of their hoodies/ leavers’ events. Find out more information here.
• 10/09/24: 5:00pm to 5:45pm or 6:00pm to 6:45pm: Meet the Clan & Champion: Your child will take you on a tour and show you their clan room, their champion will also be there. Please no more than 2 adults per family. Prams can be left downstairs. Find out more here.
• 13^th, 16^th, 17^th September: School closed for September Break.

 

Calderwood Communication:

• Champion update: This week we have welcomed Mrs Learmont as a full time pupil support to our team. Mrs Castillon-Intriago is moving on to pastures new and her last day with us with be 20^th A huge thank you to Mrs Castillon-Intriago who has supported our younger clans, we appreciate all the support, care and nurture she has given to our children and clans, we wish her lots of luck on her new adventure.
• Dalguise Presentation link for Primary 7 clans.
• Parent council communication channels: Please click here for more information.
• Primary 7 plea for business funding: Please click here for more information.
• Seesaw: Information for Primary 1 -3.
• Loose parts and sewing request.

Routines:

• Parking: There are spaces in our carpark for blue badge holders, only those with a blue badge should park in this space. There is no parking along the side of the building on the Nethershiel Road.
• Morning Gates: As children arrive to drop off their bikes for breakfast club they can open the gates to access the bike shed (they are closed but not locked). At morning drop off there are staff in the playground and on the gate from 8:25am – 8:45am, please do not enter the playground before or after this time.
• Wet morning arrangements: When there is heavy rain in the mornings, there will be no champions on the gate as they are all supervising clans inside. Your child should enter the building during the playground/ STEM (corner door) and adults can walk their child up to the door. Children arriving after 8:45am should go to the office as normal.
• Smart watches: Children should please have smart watches in school mode during the school day, they are not permitted to take photos, use it to communicate, etc.
• Friday: A reminder that on a Friday school finishes for P1, P2 and Doune at 11:55am and at 12:00pm for the other clans.
• Lunches: Please ensure you have ordered your child’s lunch at home using your iPay log in. Families who want their child to have a sandwich pack lunch from the school kitchen on a Friday, should order this by 9:30am on a Thursday. Primary 6 and 7 lunches cost £2.20. You can find out more information here on how to use iPay. Due to severe allergies in school we request that you do not send foods with nut ingredients for break and lunch time snacks.
• School Office: Our school office opening hours are 8:20am-3:30pm (12:15pm on a Friday). Outwith these times you can leave a voicemail or send an email which will be picked up between 8:20am-3:30pm
• Electric Scooters: A reminder that E-scooters can only be used on private land with the permission of the land owner.

School Improvement:

• Poverty proofing statement: Please click here to find out how we try to reduce the cost the school day.
• School Improvement Plan: Click here to find out about our improvement actions for this year.

Advice:

• Young Persons Free Bus Travel Scheme: Click here for information.
• Fire Drill Social story: Please find a social support your child in the case of a fire drill or unwanted fire alarm.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• A huge congratulations to our new Calderwood Chiefs!
• At Calderwood it our tradition to share a first day photo of your child. Over the next week our champions will add the photos to this blog post.
• Thank you to Leven Clan for helping with our connects all about our value of
• Thank you to our Parent Council for providing our fruit bowl for those children who have forgotten their snack.

Calderwood Chronicle 16_08_24

 

Welcome back to Calderwood Chapter 4!

Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog.

All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and on Twitter we highlight our achievements.

 

Calderwood Commitments

• Please ensure you have registered your child on parent portal and that your details are up to date. West Lothian Council are now using this system for our annual data checks and EE2 forms for excursions. You can find advice here.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• 2024-25 Calendar
• 21/08/2024: 4:30-5:00pm – P7 Parent Camp Talk on Teams: Find out more about your child’s trip to Dalguise. Presentation will be available on the blog after. Join the meeting now Meeting ID: 328 204 185 38    Passcode: uzS4GB
• 02/09/25: Term 1 Learning Letters posted on the blog.

 

Calderwood Communication:

• Thank you for ensuring your child is wearing school uniform, it is important to us that all our children feel they are part of our Calderwood family. Please ensure all items of clothing including jackets and lunch boxes have your child’s name on them, as we already have a number of lost property items with no names. A reminder that black sweatshirts are not part of our uniform. We would also recommend that your child brings a jacket every day, as some children have been caught out with no jacket this week in the rain. We suggest that children keep a pair of old shoes in school to change into if they want to play on the grass when the grass is damp/ wet.
• You will find the E Days for this term here, and a note of the PE uniform they can wear to school on those days.
• Calderwood Primary has now grown to 24 clans and 555 pupils, with this in mind we would request that you try to ensure that your child comes to school prepared, including bring a snack, their packed lunch if required, water bottle and knowing how they are getting home each day. We understand emergencies and last minute changes can happen, however on a daily basis there are a large number of forgotten lunch boxes, water bottles and snacks dropped off at the office. We can cannot guarantee that these items will reach the child on time.
• Bring your own Device 2024/25: Primary 6 -7 sign up form.
• Thank you for supporting your child with our new routines for this session, you can find a copy of them here.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• We have really enjoyed welcoming back all our children and clans this week, especially our 100 new Primary 1s! It has been an exciting start to Chapter 4 with our new extension opening and having a huge outdoor area to play in.
• At Calderwood it our tradition to share a first day photo of your child. Over the next week our champions will add the photos to this blog post.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• 2024/25 Calendar link
• 28/06/24: Last day of term
• 09/08/24: 9:15am: Clans in the extension, can pop in and visit their new clan space with the leadership team. One adult per family and no younger siblings please if possible (to ensure we can fit everyone in). Please meet in the playground at 9:05am.
• 13/08/24: First day of term

 

Calderwood Communication:

• Medication: Please find information about our end of term pick up and start of term drop off.
• Routines for 2024/25: Please find information in this sway.
• Bring your own Device 2024/25: Primary 6 -7 sign up form.
• Calderwood Couture: A reminder of our school uniform is here. PE Days will start on week beginning 19^th Aug, the days will be shared in the new term. You can also find our uniform items in local supermarkets – more information is here.
• School improvement plan 2024/25

 

Calderwood Construction:

• It’s ready! Next week our extension will be handed over from Morrisons to West Lothian Council. Thank you so much to Morrisons who have helped us to feel a part of the journey. Yesterday, some of our Pupil Council reps were excited to be the first children to walk through the magic doors into our extension today! They also got to meet some important visitors, we are looking forward to sharing the photos soon.

 

 

Calderwood Compliments:

 

• Even the rain didn’t stop our traditional end of term Calderwood Conga!
• This term’s winning house was Roe House Pupils voted for a Pyjama Party with lots of games and treats. A great time was had by all.
• Calderwood Clan Championships: Well done to all our pupils who won races at our recent sporting event! You can see their pictures here. Thank you to the parent council for purchasing the medals and stickers.
• This week we have celebrated our Ben Lawers and Ben Lomond Clans of 2024! They performed a fun and emotional connects for their families and marked leaving Calderwood by having a clan meal at Nandos. We wish them lots of luck on the next part of their adventure at West Calder High School.

 

• And just like that we have reached the end of Chapter 3, and what an adventure it has been! Chapter 3 saw the biggest growth to date at Calderwood with new clans, children, families and champions. We have had so many achievements this session and have made a lot of progress with our improvement journey, a huge thank you to our champion team for making this possible! Thank you also to you for all your support over the year. Happy holidays everyone, we will see you all in Chapter 4!

Calderwood Commitments

• 10/06/24 – 25/06/24: Milk order open for current P1-6 children on iPay for Term 1 – milk will not be available to order after this date.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 4 Family Calendar
• 26/06/24: 9:15am: Clan Connects: Ben Lawers and Ben Lomond Celebration for families (4 tickets per child)
• 26/06/24: 4:30pm: Ben Lawers and Ben Lomond Meal at Nandos
• 28/06/24: Last day of term

 

Calderwood Communication:

• Clan Changeover for current Primary 1- 6 clans: Please click here to find information about our transition programme.
• Medication: Please find information about our end of term pick up and start of term drop off.
• Into Primary 1 Information evening presentation.
• Composite Clans information evening presentation.
• Into Primary … Challenge: Our clans have been sharing information about what life will be like in their stage, you can find the information here.
• Bring your own Device 2024/25: Primary 6 -7 sign up form.

 

Calderwood Construction:

• You can find extension plans and drone footage here.
• Works look ahead:
• Internal fit out -placement of remaining furniture
• Blind install
• Mastic finishes
• Builders clean
• Snagging decorations
• Complete stair finishes
• External fencing
• Soft landscaping
• Cobble reinstatement from road access

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• It was fantastic to see all our children take part in an indoors Clan Championships this week, you can find some information and photos in this sway, with more still to come. A huge thank you to Miss Connor for organising this event.
• Meet the champion: Our children were very excited to meet their champion and clan again this week, they used the opportunity to get to know each other.
• C in the Park: Thank you to all our children who performed at C in the Park, and our community groups. Despite the weather, it was great to see so many families enjoying the festival! Thank you to everyone who made this possible! You can find some photos here.
• Mr Henderson leaves us at the end of term, we would like to say thank you for his enthusiasm and commitment to our team. We wish him lots of luck in his new adventures.