Category: Calderwood Chronicle

Clan Changeover Transition Programme 2023 Calderwood Chronicle_26_05_23

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• C in the Park Performers Request
• Permission slip for Choir and Glee to perform at East Calder Gala
• C in the Park tickets on sale in iPay. £3 per adult/ child.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 4 Calendar link Updated – updates in yellow
• East Calder Gala Events
• 26/05/23 – 09/06/23: C in the Park tickets on sale in iPay. £3 per adult/ child.
• 29/05/23: Miss Stark, Depute Head Teacher starts
• 02/06/23: 11:15am: Orkney Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome
• 02/06/23: 12:15pm-12:45pm: Extra Rookie Rock Star Tickets on Sale: Click here for info
• 06/06/23: 6pm: Parent Council Meeting
• 07 & 08/06/23: 6:30pm: Rookie Rockstars Concert: Pre Purchased Tickets required
• 09/06/23: East Calder Gala Day Crowning Ceremony: Glee and Choir to meet at 5:50pm at East Calder Park https://forms.office.com/e/XzzQzZ1cVi
• 10/06/23: 12:45pm: Grand Gala Parade -Almondell Cemetery Car Park: School and nursery children will walk together, behind our school banner and dress up as a Disney character, we will also have banners available. Children should be accompanied by an adult.

Calderwood Communication: 

• Free School Meals and Clothing Grant Information: Although all children in Primary 1-5 received free school meals, it is important that those families who are entitled to the free school meals grant apply, as this can get free school milk for your child and access to other support, in and out of school The clothing grant application also helps you to receive funding to purchase uniform supplies for your child. The link has more information and our equity champs are more than happy to support you with filling out the forms.
• Calderwood Chatter in our Cosy Corner is open from 11-12pm every FRIDAY for a cuppa and a friendly chat if you need any advice, support or just a listening ear.
• Clan Changeover 2023: Transition Information
• C in the Park information 
• This week we had our annual clan championships, you will begin to see photos appearing in this Sway. Thank you to those families who could join us and to the champions who organised this experience.

Calderwood Compliments:

• This week we celebrated the contribution Miss Miller has made to Calderwood through a special connects, where each clan shared their memories of her, songs and memory cards. There is definitely something special about starting a school & nursery together and I would personally like to thank Miss Miller for all her help and support on our Calderwood journey, it’s been quite the experience together! Especially her leadership of our nursery and Primary 1, creativity within our curriculum and focus on Health & Wellbeing. I would like to wish Miss Miller lots of luck in her new adventure! Her caring, nurturing personality and friendship will be greatly missed at Calderwood.  Miss Burton

 

• A message from Miss Miller: What an emotional farewell this week. I have loved celebrating with our wonderful children, champions and families. I would like to thank everyone for their kind words, gifts and support. I am proud to have been part of the Calderwood journey, starting the school from the ground up has been an amazing experience. Building special relationships with children, families and champions has been my favourite part. Your children are a credit to you all, I am privileged to have worked with every one of them. I will treasure the memories and miss everyone dearly. I wish everyone at Calderwood the best for the future as you continue to grow and develop!

Link to PDF: Calderwood Chronicle_19_05_23

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• C in the Park Performers Request
• Permission slip for Choir and Glee to perform at East Calder Gala

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 4 Calendar link Updated – updates in yellow
• East Calder Gala Events
• 19/05/23: P5 Excursion: Active schools: Swimming Assessment: Unfortunately, failure to return the EE2 means they will not be able to go on the excursion. Please see separate email.
• 19/05/23: 11:15am: Skye Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.
• 22/05/23: School closed/ Nursery Open
• 24/05/23: Clan Championships: More information here.
  • 9:30 – 10:45: Primary 1, 2 and 7 children
  • 11:15-12:30: Primary 3, 4, 5 and 6 children
• 25/05/23: Glee Competition in Edinburgh: Please see separate email. Bus leaving school at 3:50pm.
• 25/05/23 – 26/05/23: Ben Lomond at West Calder High for Transition Days (please see email from the high school).
• 26/05/23: Dress Down Day: Collecting for Dignity Boxes: More information here. (No football tops/ crop tops please).
• 26/05/23: 11:15am: Shetland Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.
• 26/05/23: Miss Miller’s Last Day
• 29/05/23: Miss Stark, Depute Head Teacher starts
• 02/06/23: 11:15am: Orkney Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.

 

Calderwood Communication: 

• Last week we had a Parent Council Meeting about the plans for growth and for August 2023 for Calderwood Primary, you can find the minutes here. In August we will grow to 22 clans, and at the minute we are working on a clan structure with West Lothian Council. Initially we know that we will have 5 Primary 1 clans and a P2/1 clan. We will update families about the plan for August, as more information becomes available.
• This week we had information sessions for our August 2023, Primary 1 families. You can find the information we shared here. Other information about transition into Primary 1 23/24 can be found here.
• Champion update: Mrs Bates from Linlithgow Primary will be joining us as first level Principal Teacher in August 2023.
• In March, Taylor Wimpey donated £500 to our Communicates Mini Champs Group to help them build a library for our school. Here is the story on Taylor Wimpey’s website. 
• Calderwood Community Cupboard
• Free School Meals and Clothing Grant Information: Although all children in Primary 1-5 received free school meals, it is important that those families who are entitled to the free school meals grant apply, as this can get free school milk for your child and access to other support, in and out of school The clothing grant application also helps you to receive funding to purchase uniform supplies for your child. The link has more information and our equity champs are more than happy to support you with filling out the forms.
• Calderwood Chatter in our Cosy Corner is open from 11-12pm every FRIDAY for a cuppa and a friendly chat if you need any advice, support or just a listening ear.
• A reminder that parking in the bays behind the houses on Nethershiel Road (off Nethershiel lane) opposite the school, are privately owned by the residents. This is not a drop off area for the school.

Calderwood Compliments:

• Congratulations to our, Be an Engineer Competition Winners and thank you to Miss Christie for organising this opportunity for us.
• Last week our children, clans and champions in the school and nursery were part of a West Lothian Council Validated Self Evaluation It was a positive experience for us, and validated our progress and next steps. A huge thank you to our champions for all the effort they put into this experience, we will share the report with you once we receive it. Thank you to our parents/ carers who took part in the discussion groups.
• Thank you to our families and community, who came into school this week to speak to the clans about their careers, we appreciate your time.

 

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

 

Miss Burton

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Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• If you, a family member or a Calderwood resident can support us with Developing the Young Workforce, please complete this form.
• Questionnaires: Each year West Lothian Council issue ethos questionnaires to gain some feedback. Primary 5-7 children also complete this in clan. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete: https://forms.office.com/e/EGz5NJCgCT
• Term 4 Learning Letters
• C in the Park Performers Request

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 4 Calendar link Updated – updates in yellow
• 01/05/23- 10/05/23: iPay Impact open to Purchase Rookie Rockstars Tickets
• 05/05/23: Chiefs, House and Vice Captains, please wear your Primary 7 shirt and ties as supporting with visitors/ tour.
• 08/05/23: School and Nursery closed.
• 10/05/23-11/05/23: Validated Self Evaluation from West Lothian Council – Visitors in school
• 10/05/23: Ben Lawers Excursion: Active schools: Cross Country: Unfortunately failure to return the EE2 means they will not be able to go on the excursion. Please see separate email.
• 11/05/23: 6pm: Parent Council Meeting: Arena or online: Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/4321333221?pwd=WmlFc0I1TTVUdDJtMWNER2N3Y01PQT09

Meeting ID: 432 133 3221   Passcode: 202305

Parents and carers can submit suggested items for discussion to: chair@calderwoodpspc.org or through your clan rep.

• 19/05/23: P5 Excursion: Active schools: Swimming Assessment: Unfortunately, failure to return the EE2 means they will not be able to go on the excursion. Please see separate email.
• 19/05/23: 11:15am: Skye Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.

 

Calderwood Communication: 

• Rookie Rockstars
• Parent Council Minutes

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• On our inservice day this week, all our champs took part in outdoor learning training from Love Outdoor Learning as part of our school improvement plan. A huge thank you to our Parent Council for paying for this training and a subscription to resources for us from the Magic Miles 2022 fundraising pot! Without the support, this opportunity would not have been available to us and we can see the impact on the clans already this week. Thank you.
• This week we received a child protection audit from West Lothian Council, which highlighted that all our paperwork and processes were correct with no points for improvement. Our Pupil Council reported that:
• staff look after them and make them feel safe : “all staff are approachable”
• an ethos of community and kindness within the school: ”We don’t just take care of ourselves, we take care of each other”
• they have at least one trusted ‘champion’. They spoke about other ways they can share worries such as emotional check-ins, worry monsters, worry boxes etc.
• school helps them look after their physical, emotional and mental wellbeing through HWB lessons, assemblies and activities
• they learn about keeping themselves safe by using online, bonfire/firework, road and personal safety strategies.

 

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

 

Miss Burton

 

 Download here: Calderwood Chronicle_28_04_23

 

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• If you, a family member or a Calderwood resident can support us with Developing the Young Workforce, please complete this form.
• E Days for Term 4.
• Questionnaires: Each year West Lothian Council issue ethos questionnaires to gain some feedback. Primary 5-7 children also complete this in clan. We would really appreciate it if you could take a few minutes to complete: https://forms.office.com/e/EGz5NJCgCT
• Home learning choice boards

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 4 Calendar link
• 24/04/23-28/04/23: Magic Miles Fundraiser
• 28/04/23: 4pm: Magic Miles Community Walk
• 01/05/23- 10/05/23: iPay Impact open to Purchase Rookie Rockstars Tickets
• 01/05/23: School and Nursery closed.
• 02/05/23: School closed, nursery opened.
• 05/05/23: Chiefs, House and Vice Captains, please wear your Primary 7 shirt and ties as supporting with visitors/ tour.
• 08/05/23: School and Nursery closed.

Calderwood Communication: 

• Glencourse Pipe Band Celebration
• Rookie Rockstars
• Photos from the Ben Lomond Clan residential
• Bens Robotarium Excursion
• Recruitment:
• Mrs Katrina Warden, currently acting Principal Teacher at Addiewell Primary, will start as early level Principal Teacher in August.
• Miss Nicola Connor, currently RAISE/STEM Development Officer and teacher at Peel Primary will start as early level Principal Teacher before the summer. Initially Thursday and Fridays from 25th May. Miss Connor is already known to the champions and some of our children, as has supported us with STEM across the school and nursery.

Calderwood Compliments:

• Roe House Party Celebrations
• Congratulations to our Basketball Teams – The Knicks and Lakers! The Lakers played their last game of the season last week, with the Knicks playing their last game this. A huge thank you to Mrs Robertson and Ms Morrison for their dedication and time in coaching the teams, without them this opportunity would not have been possible.
• Our fantastic Stag Squad (Glee Group) have been asked to join the sectional winners at the regional final, due to their outstanding performance last weekend. A huge congratulations to them! A huge thank you to Mrs Clarkson and Mrs McGarvey for their dedication and time with the group, without them this opportunity would not have been possible. Thank you to Mrs Grieve for joining them on Friday night.

 

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

 

Miss Burton

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Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• If you, a family member or a Calderwood resident can support us with Developing the Young Workforce, please complete this form.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 4 Calendar link
• 17/04/23: School reopens and children return
• 18/04/23: Spring Scavenger Hunt: House Competition: Optional – Children can wear their house colours on top and uniform on bottom. Fallow Sika Red Roe
• 19/04/23: Ben Lawers & Ben Lomond excursion: National Robotarium at Heriot-Watt University: Please ensure all EE2s are returned, unfortunately failure to return the form means children will be unable to attend. If you require a school packed lunch it should be ordered by 17^th Children should please wear school uniform
• 21/04/23: Glee Contest: See separate letter

Calderwood Communication: 

• This week we welcomed Mrs Mallaney to our pupil support worker champion team. She will be supporting the Primary 5 clans.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• This week our clans recognised Autism Awareness Week, by wearing their favourite colour to show how we are all unique. Ben Lomond, led the clans in a takeover day, leading each clan in a creative workshop about autism.
• A huge thank you to our Parent Council for organising our Magic Miles fundraiser! Everyone should have a sponsor sheet, you can also collect these from the school office.
• Ben Lawers had a fantastic trip to the Sky Studios and Get Gooey, they really enjoyed both parts of their excursion, putting their learning in STEM into a real life context.
• A huge thank you to everyone who purchase a book at our recent Champion Conversations, this has helped us to raise £661.39 to purchase books for our clans.

We can’t quite believe the end of term 3 at Calderwood has arrived! As always, it has been a busy term for us with so many achievements! Thank you all, for your continued support to myself and the champions.

Have a lovely Easter break.

Miss Burton

Download here: Calderwood Chronicle_24_03_23

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• 20/03-28/03/23 – Milk for term 4 open to order on iPay Impact.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• 20/03-28/03/23 – Milk for term 4 open to order on iPay Impact.
• 20^th– 31^st March Calderwood Primary School are taking part in the Big Walk & Wheel event from. Last year, the pupils’ amazing efforts won our school a bike stunt show. We can’t wait to get involved again! Please see more information about the event here.
• 27^th March: P1-5 and P7: World Autism Acceptance/ Awareness. Dress down in your favourite colour – no donation required. Please no football colours or crop tops.
• 27^th March: Ben Lawers Excursion to Sky Studios and get Gooey: Please ensure you have returned your EE2 form, failure to return your child’s EE2 will result in them not being able to attend the excursion. Please sure the trip is paid on iPay and you have ordered a school packed lunch if required. Children should wear their school uniform.
• 28^th March: Ben Lawers: World Autism Acceptance/ Awareness. Dress down in your favourite colour– no donation required. Please no football colours or crop tops.
• 28^th March: Depute Head Teacher Short Leet Interviews
• 31^st March: Last Day of Term 3 for school children

Calderwood Communication: 

• Reporting absence: In order to streamline our communication of reporting absence, please email the school office: wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk

Email title: School or Nursery Absence

Child’s first and surname:

Length of absence (if known):

Reason for absence:

If you are unable to email, you are still able to phone the school office. If your child continues to be absent for longer than one day and you haven’t initially reported this, please report this absence daily. If your child is going to be absent, it is your responsibility to contact the office before 9am to report the absence. Failure to report an absence will start the implementation of the West Lothian Safe Arrival policy, which may result in social work or police being contacted.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• Leven Clan shared an exciting drama about their journey to Loch Ness, our clans and their families at Calderwood Connects. What a fun, engaging, creative performance, we loved your singing and dancing!
• Congratulations to all our children who represented their clan by presenting their pitches at our Dragon’s Den – Be an Engineer Competition on Monday. Mrs Grieve, Mr Valentine (Numeracy Pedagogy Officer) and Nicola Connor (STEM Development Officer) really enjoyed being Dragons and found it very difficult to judge! Congratulations to our early, first and second level champions. Thank you to Miss Christie for organising this event.
• There was a buzz around the school this week, as we welcomed our families and children to speak to their champions about their progress in learning. Thank you to our children in Primary 5-7 clans, who helped to support us.
• Some of our children in Ben Lawers, took part in the West Lothian Euro Quiz this week! A huge well done to our three teams, and also to our parents who visited the clan to support them with their preparation.
• This week we welcomed Miss Swift and baby Jack, and Mrs Love and baby Emma to Calderwood. Our clans loved their visit.
• Last week Bluebell, Bramble and Thistle, visited Glasgow Science Centre, to put their STEM learning into context. Thank you to all the champions involved in planning this exciting experience for our children.

You can find some photos of the above events on Twitter @Calderwood_Pri

 

Link: Calderwood Chronicle_17_03_23

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• 8^th – 20^th March: Champion Conservations Open Online to book: A letter was emailed with instructions about how to book an appointment with your child’s champion. Please contact the office if you require any support to log in. Click here if your P5-7 child would like to sign up to help at the event. We would love to see our chiefs, house and vice captains, supporting.
• 20/03-28/03/23 – Milk for term 4 open to order on iPay Impact.
• Engineering questionnaire for Ben Lawers and Lomond.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 3 calendar link
• 8^th – 20^th March: Champion Conservations Open Online to book: Letter issued with instructions about how to book an appointment with your child’s champion.
• 17^th March: 12:00pm – 2:30pm: Extra Glee Rehearsal
• 20^th March: Ben Lawers: £30 deposit due to Dalguise, if you require support with the payment please let the office know.
• 20/03-28/03/23 – Milk for term 4 open to order on iPay Impact.
• 20^th– 31^st March Calderwood Primary School are taking part in the Big Walk & Wheel event from. Last year, the pupils’ amazing efforts won our school a bike stunt show. We can’t wait to get involved again! Please see more information about the event here.
• 22-23^rd March: Champion Conversations: by appointment only. Children’s jotters will also be available. In the Café there will be a P4-7 Teams support workshop and information about the cost of the school day. In the Arena we will have Scholastic Book Fayre (if you wish to purchase a book please bring your phone and card).
• 24^th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Leven: Two family members can attend
• 24^th March: 12:00pm – 2:30pm: Extra Glee Rehearsal
• 27^th March: P1-5 and P7: World Autism Acceptance/ Awareness Week. Dress down in your favourite colour – no donation required. Please no football colours or crop tops.
• 27^th March: Ben Lawers Excursion to Sky Studios and get Gooey: Please ensure you have returned your EE2 form, failure to return your child’s EE2 will result in them not being able to attend the excursion. Please sure the trip is paid on iPay and you have ordered a school packed lunch if required. Children should wear their school uniform.
• 28^th March: Ben Lawers: World Autism Acceptance/ Awareness Week. Dress down in your favourite colour– no donation required. Please no football colours or crop tops.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• Linlithgow Clan shared their learning about the Highland Games with our clans and their families at Calderwood Connects. What a fun, engaging, creative performance, we loved your singing and dancing!
• This week we had our long leet interviews for our Depute Head Teacher post, thank you to our parents and Pupil Council who supported this process.
• Congratulations to all children who were nominated to represent their clan at our Dragon’s Den – Be An Engineer Competition on Monday. We are looking forward to hearing your pitches.

 

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Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• 8^th – 15^th March: Champion Conservations Open Online to book: A letter was emailed with instructions about how to book an appointment with your child’s champion. Please contact the office if you require any support to log in. Click here if your P5-7 child would like to sign up to help at the event. We would love to see our chiefs, house and vice captains, supporting.
• Engineering questionnaire for Ben Lawers and Lomond.
• We please request that P4-6 children return their EE2 form for their up and coming excursions, failure to return your child’s EE2 will unfortunately result in them not being able to attend the excursion.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 3 calendar link
• 8^th – 15^th March: Champion Conservations Open Online to book: Letter issued with instructions about how to book an appointment with your child’s champion.
• 16^th March: P4-5 Clan Trip to Glasgow Science Centre: Information as per letter. Please ensure you have returned your EE2 form, failure to return your child’s EE2 will result in them not being able to attend the excursion. Please sure the trip is paid on iPay and you have ordered a school packed lunch if required. Children should wear their school uniform.
• 17^th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Rannoch: Two family members can attend.
• 20^th March: Ben Lawers: £30 deposit due to Dalguise, if you require support with the payment please let the office know.
• 22-23^rd March: Champion Conversations: by appointment only. Children’s jotters will also be available. In the Café there will be a P4-7 Teams support workshop and information about the cost of the school day. In the Arena we will have Scholastic Book Fayre (if you wish to purchase a book please bring your phone and card).
• 24^th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Leven: Two family members can attend
• 27^th March: P1-5 and P7: World Autism Acceptance/ Awareness Week. Dress down in your favourite colour – no donation required. Please no football colours or crop tops.
• 27^th March: Ben Lawers Excursion to Sky Studios and get Gooey: Please ensure you have returned your EE2 form, failure to return your child’s EE2 will result in them not being able to attend the excursion. Please sure the trip is paid on iPay and you have ordered a school packed lunch if required. Children should wear their school uniform.
• 28^th March: P6: World Autism Acceptance/ Awareness Week. Dress down in your favourite colour– no donation required. Please no football colours or crop tops.

 

Calderwood Communication (for information):

• You will understand as our school continues to grow, we currently have 382 children across 14 clans, champions, children and parents all play their role in helping our routines to run smoothly. We understand that emergencies crop up over the course of the school day and changes might need to be communicated at late notice. However, there are some routines that we require families support with:
• If your child is going to be absent it is your responsibility to contact the office before 9am to report the absence. This can be done by email, phone or leaving a voicemail. Failure to report an absence will start the implementation of the West Lothian Safe Arrival policy, which may result in social work or police being contacted. We also recognise that we need to continue to procedures are accurate in terms of absences.
• Try to encourage your children to be organised for the school day with their jacket, bag, lunch box, glasses, musical instrument, etc.
• We email out the calendar and any actions for families every Friday, we also email reminders of important deadlines. We would request that families keep an eye out for these emails, such as EE2, photo, events, reminders, so that your child does miss out.

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Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

• Primary 5 – 7: Please find our new home learning grids for P5-P7. An overview sheet has been provided that shows the guidelines and expectations for home learning.
• 9^th March: Please ensure your child has school uniform on this day and not P.E kit for the clan photos. Ben Lomond to have their Primary 7 ties and shirts, and please bring along your hoodie.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 3 calendar link
• 7^th March: 9:00-10:15am: Calderwood Can Chats: Opportunity to pop in and look at your child’s jotters and online profile. This will also be available at Champion Conversations if you are unable to attend. Please pop into the foyer area at this time. Can Ben Lomond children please wear their Primary 7 shirts and ties.
• 7^th March: 6:00pm: Parent Council Meeting: Agenda to follow.
• 8^th – 15^th March: Champion Conservations Open Online to book: Letter issued with instructions about how to book an appointment with your child’s champion.
• 9^th March: School Photographer: Tempest: Clan Group Photos: School uniform and no P.E Kit please. Primary 7s to wear P7 ties and shirt and bring P7 hoodies.
• 10^th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Linlithgow Two family members can attend.
• 16^th March: P4-5 Clan Trip to Glasgow Science Centre: Information as per letter. Please ensure you have returned your EE2 form, paid on iPay and have ordered a school packed lunch if required. Children should wear their school uniform.
• 17^th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Rannoch: Two family members can attend

 

Calderwood Communication (for information)

• Today we marked the first anniversary of the official opening of Calderwood Primary and Nursery by launching our Calderwood Capsule Challenge. All clans have the opportunity to record their magic moments from Calderwood, why we are unique and future dreams. We look forward to seeing what you all come up with!
• We are aware that there are proposed strike days are on the same days for Champion Conversations and Clan Connections, we will make a decision early next week if we need to reschedule any events, and keep you updated.
• If your child would like to play on the grass areas at break and lunch times, please ensure they have outdoor shoes to change into, as their feet may get wet. You might also want to include a change of clothes in their school bag.

• A gentle reminder that lunches should be ordered on iPay at home, this includes noting if your child has a packed lunch from home. Children take part in a range of Stag Start learning activities in the morning, therefore stopping them to order their lunch interrupts their learning time and uses unnecessary admin time. Friday packed lunches should be ordered by 9:30am on a Thursday. Advice on how to use iPay can be found here.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• Tummel Clan shared their learning about Scottish Inventors with our clans and their families at Calderwood Connects. What an informative, engaging, creative performance!
• This week saw our first ever Calderwood residential, with Ben Lomond going to Lockerbie Manor for two nights. The clan demonstrated a have a go attitude, resilience, determination, but most of all, had fun making memories. Thank you to all the champs who made this residential possible. We have some photos on Twitter and will make a sway capturing their adventure very soon.
• Thank you to West Lothian College and their HNC CP students who worked with some of our children in the forest this week. Fantastic examples of team working, den building and snack making. We can’t wait to use this to develop outdoor learning in our school.