Calderwood Community – Page 6 – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

East Calder Gala Events

Art Competition – 2023 Theme- Disney
Our school clans will be taking part in this competition.

Sporting Events/Fancy Dress – Sun 4-Sat 10 June
Various events take place in the park, off Main Street, during Gala Week and start around 6.30pm.

(All details are in the Gala Programme, which will be delivered to every house in East Calder & District.)

P7/S1 It’s a Knock Out- Wed 7 June, East Calder Park, approx..7.30pm
Ben Lomond Clan are invited to come along and participate in some fun “It’s a Knock Out” style team
games. Please wear your leavers hoodie.

Gala Queen Crowning Ceremony – Friday 9 June, East Calder Park (Next to the Health Centre,
Main Street), 6.00pm (please note new venue.)

Our choir and Glee Group will be performing. Please complete the form if your child who is in the choir and/ or Glee Group can attend.

https://forms.office.com/e/XzzQzZ1cVi

Grand Gala Parade – Sat 10 June,12.45pm – 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.

P7 Leavers – Grand Gala Parade – Sat 10 June,12.45pm,Almondell Cemetery Car Park
We would like to encourage our Ben Lomond Clan to walk behind an “East & District P7 Leavers”
banner wearing their leavers hoodies.

Gala Day P7 Inter-Schools Relay – Sat 10 June,approx.2.00pm, East Calder Park
More information to come

Donations Drive for Dignity Boxes – DRESS DOWN DAY

DRESS DOWN DAY FOR A DONATION OF DIGNITY PRODUCTS

WHEN: Friday 26th May

Dignity Boxes’ founder, Isabel Dosser, qualified as a registered nurse in 1976 and worked in various hospital departments before moving into palliative care in 1996 and then nursing education in 2004. Isabel had a growing concern about the impact of poverty in health and well being and in 2018 she established Dignity Boxes to provide free toiletries to those in need, an initiative that was based around the principle of preserving and promoting the dignity of all individuals.

Since becoming a registered charity in December 2018, Dignity Boxes established many connections with recipients and donors of dignity boxes across West Lothian and the City of Edinburgh. Our network continues to grow and our dedication to promoting Dignity of all through the provision of free toiletries remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our school ‘Mini Equity Champs’ and ‘Social Group’ have been involved in developing links with local charities and businesses and have decided to support our own ‘Community Cupboard’ and hold a donation drive for dignity boxes.

DRESS DOWN DAY – Bring any toiletries item on Friday 26th May to support both our Calderwood community and the registered charity Dignity Boxes.

Please only give if you can and only ONE PER FAMILY.

Thank you!

Our nurturing spaces

This year, through the participatory budget, our children chose to buy items to design their own nurturing space within their clan. This is a safe space that would be accessible to all pupils when they need it. Some clans chose to create a sensory space, others chose to make a comfortable seating area. All nurturing spaces are used to support children to self-regulate, they chose items which were calming including lights, comfortable cushions, tents, and activities such as sensory/fidget toys or books.

Community Cupboard Donations

We have recently started up our ‘Community Cupboard’ at Calderwood to support our families and community. As part of this, we have been growing our partnerships to help support and build our community cupboard stock.

We are now open to receive donations for our school. We are interested in collecting dried foods, non-perishable goods and any toiletries.

If you are able, please send these items in with your child for our dress down day. We are looking for an item per family NOT per child.

If you feel you could benefit from our community cupboard, please contact the office and ask for one of the ‘Equity Champs’ to get in touch. There is also a discrete online form you can complete and someone will get in touch with you.

Caledonia Clan Celebration

Cost of Living – Calderwood Cares

We are looking at ways to support our parents during the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’.

At Calderwood, there are a number of ways we would like to support our families during this difficult time. One of which would be to start a food pantry and we are looking to gauge interest. Our plan would be to issue a weekly order form for items that you may need urgently. This service would be strictly anonymous and we can arrange delivery or pick up on a Friday.

We would also like to know how we can support parents by inviting in or running sessions with agencies such as ‘The West Lothian Advice Shop’. They can offer free and impartial advice for those experiencing financial hardship and can signpost to different agencies to support families in all matters.

If this is something you feel you would benefit from, please answer this short survey so we can begin to source items and arrange dates with the West Lothian Advice Shop.

https://forms.office.com/e/cwjhZKF7EC