Category: Calderwood Chronicle

Calderwood Chronicle 11_10_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 Calendar: 

• Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
• 14/10/24-21/10/24: School closed: October Break (Nursery open)
• 22/10/24 – 24/10/24: West Lothian Food Bank Collection: Click here for more information.
• 24/10/24: 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Sharing the Learning: Leven, Rannoch & Tay: 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 enter through the Glencoe Gate (car park gate) and meet in the playground. If you are running late please report to the office.
• 25/10/24: Halloween Dress Down Day: All clans: No masks please and school age-appropriate costumes. Primary 1 – 2 Clans Halloween Parties: See more information here.
• 28/10/24: After School Club Block 1 (P5-P7) starts: Successful applicants will receive a letter to notify them of a place.
• 29/10/24: Parent Council Halloween Discos P3-4 clans: 5:45-6:45pm – P5-7 clans: 7:00-8:00pm: See more information here.
• 30/10/24: Flu Vaccinations
• 01/11/24: 9:15-10:15am: Clan Connects: Doune: Doors Open 9:05am: An opportunity for our Doune children to share on stage their learning in the Arena and then adults can look at their jotters in the café. 2 adults per child.

 

Calderwood Communication:

• Parent Council: Halloween Sweetie Bags Fundraiser
• House Meeting: This week we had our first House Meeting. Find out more about it in this blog post.
• Financial Education Sessions in P3-7: Last week Money Advice Scotland visited our clans to support our numeracy curriculum. Click here to find out more.

 

Routines:

• Parking: There are spaces in our carpark for blue badge holders, only those with a blue badge should park in this space, and leave room for families to enter and exit their vehicle. There is no parking along the side of the building on the Nethershiel Road.
• Bikes/ scooters: A gentle reminder that the school cannot be held responsible for the safekeeping of bikes and scooters.  We would recommend that bikes and scooters are locked during the school day. The community police team are visiting after the holidays and they will speak to the older clans about respecting others property.

Calderwood Cares:

• Sustainability Station & Community Cupboard: In our foyer we have a range of school uniform items and household supplies. You can find out more here.
• Blair Clan had our first Clan Connects of the session all about the Cost of the School Day and how we will use our Participatory Budget. A huge well done to Blair Clan for sharing their learning on this important theme.
• Find out more about what we do to reduce the cost of the school day here.
• Calderwood Couture purchasing options: Click here to find out different options on how to purchase our school uniform.
• Thank you to our Parent Council for organising a Halloween Costume Bank.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• We had a Connects all about our value of Integrity! Ask your child what integrity looks like in Calderwood.
• Thank you to our Parent Council for purchasing new PE equipment for us through the Magic Miles fundraiser.
• Thank you to our Calderwood Chiefs for presenting our term 1 update, at our Parent Council meeting last week.
• We loved seeing such a big turn out for Champion Conversations this week. Thank you to all our P5-7 children for supporting the event, and to our partners who joined us. We are very grateful to everyone who purchased a book, money raised from this will go to topping up our clan libraries, novels collection and Discovery Den.

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.