Category: Calderwood Community
Positive Relationships and Positive Interactions Statements
We have been working to re-draft and improve our Positive Relationships and our Positive Interactions Statements and would really appreciate your feedback.
Please take a few moments to look over these statements and give your feedback on the below form. Thank you so much.
Positive Relationships Statement May 2024
Positive Interactions Statement May 2024
P6 Cross Country Race
Thistle and Schiehallion clans had a fantastic morning out at the West Calder Cross Country Event at Polbeth United pitches. They supported each other wonderfully and all children completed the race. To top off a brilliant morning, Calderwood Primary Boys were the winning team, coming first in the overall team event! The top 4 boys will have the opportunity to take part in a further Cross Country event when they are in Primary 7. Well done to all!
WLC Play Area Survey
WLC are looking to expand their play area survey reach this year, please see link here : https://app.surveyhero.com/s/3b41ace
Please complete with your child and discuss what they think about their local spaces.
The surveys really help WLC to understand general satisfaction with the spaces. WLC try their best to take comments onboard where they can so it would be great to have as many families complete the survey as possible.
Calderwood Companions Plea
Mrs Bates and a Parent Council Group are looking at how community volunteers could support our clans. Examples might include, supporting excursions, art activities, running a lunchtime interest club, supporting a clan in the STEM Studio with cooking, P.E outdoors or outdoor learning, etc.
We now have some clans who are interested in trialling this.
If you, a family member or community would be interested in supporting us, please contact the school office for a PVG form, these applications are currently free and last three years.
More information will come soon!
West Lothian Council: Foster Carers Appeal
Lego Plea
Dear parents/carers,
As part of our School Improvement Plan, the Health and Wellbeing champs have been looking at creating clan Health and Wellbeing boxes. We are issuing a plea for donations of unwanted Lego that we will put in to these boxes. If you have any Lego at home that does not get used, even kits with missing pieces, we would be so grateful if you would hand this in to the office by Wednesday 20th March.
Thank you so much.
West Lothian Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy Service
Litter Pickers in the community.
During the February break- a group of 6 local children completed some litter picking in the local area- on one of the streets close to school (Cameron Gardens) which had been impacted by a lot of rubbish!
There was some amazing feedback regarding the six pupils. They gathered the rubbish with such enthusiasm and they managed to fill 12 rubbish bins of litter!!
This was also reported on the Calderwood Facebook page and received lots of praise from the local residents. 
Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination for children & young people
NHS Lothian has alerted all schools about an increased number of cases and outbreaks of measles in England and Europe which increases the risk of infection spreading in Scotland. Immunisation with the MMR vaccine is the safest way to protect yourself and your family against measles, mumps and rubella. In February, NHS Lothian will write to all parents/carers of school aged children who have not yet had two doses of the MMR vaccine. Parents/carers are urged to book an appointment for their child to receive their MMR vaccine by calling the NHS Lothian Vaccination Helpline on 0300 790 6296. Parents/carers can gain further information on measles, including signs and symptoms to look out for, by accessing NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/mmr-againstmeasles/
