Magic Miles 2023
Category: Fundraising
Parent Council Raffle – Last Call!
Hi all,
There’s only two days left to enter the Calderwood Christmas Prize Draw and put yourself in the running to win one of 34 fantastic prizes, all kindly donated by local businesses.
So far, we’ve raised nearly £2000 to support the school in buying equipment like tablets and netbooks, but every penny counts, so if you haven’t entered already or you would like to up your chances of a win and enter again, you’ll need to enter by midnight on Thursday 15th of December!
It costs £2 per entry, and you can enter online here.
Thanks again to everyone who has supported this fundraiser so far, as well the Christmas Fayre, we know it’s a challenging time of year for everyone and we’ve been blown away by your generosity!
Parent Council
Christmas Fayre – What to expect!
The Calderwood Christmas Fayre is nearly upon us, and we wanted to share some info on what you can expect!
The fayre is free to attend, but we are accepting donations to help cover the running costs. We appreciate that it’s an expensive time of year however, so please only donate if you feel you can!
You can make your donation here or at the fayre in cash or online using the QR codes around the school!
Inside you’ll find stalls selling amazing crafts and treats, perfect for ticking some things of the Christmas gift list! Stalls include;
· Dannielle Stanners Christmas decorations and seasonal products
· Carole McNeish Knitting
· Sils Craft and Creations Jewellery
There will be free activities for the kids including;
· Christmas craft zone
· Christmas movie and reading area
· Storytime with Santa
· Older kids game zone
Finally, there will be a tombola for the kids, a raffle for the adults, hot dogs (incl. veggie ones) and a selection of hot and cold drinks available to purchase.
Cash and Card payments will be accepted at all stalls organised by the parent council, however we do advise bringing some cash for other stalls just in case.
Looking forward to seeing you on Friday!
Calderwood Parent Council
Parent Council Halloween Fund Raiser
Hello!
All orders for trick or treat sweety bags for the Calderwood Primary & Nursery Parent Council fund raising close at midnight tomorrow (21st October) .
If you want to order please do so ASAP!
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdy4Ky1d2zEiNtlpyjb-8HS8EB31fH-gNgYPA7UwzSiXHMvfg/viewform
Collection details are on the order form.
Halloween Costume Swap Shop: 19th October
Christmas Fundraiser
Dear parent/ carer,
Apologises for an email that was sent in error earlier, please find the correct information below.
Primary Children
The Parent Council have organised for the school children to design their own Christmas cards and products again this year. The pupils have completed their design in school which they will bring home today. If you wish to purchase any cards or items, please follow the instructions provided on the form and return your child’s design back to school by Thursday 20th October. Unfortunately, we can’t process any designs after this date.
Nursery Children
The Parent Council have organised for the nursery children to design their own Christmas cards and products again this year. The pupils are completing their designs in nursery this week which they will bring home next week. If you wish to purchase any cards or items, please follow the instructions provided on the form and return your child’s design back to nursery by Thursday 20th October. Unfortunately, we can’t process any designs after this date.
Last year we raised over £300 through these online sales. Many thanks for all your support and we hope you’ll enjoy doing this again this year. This money helps to fund festive fun for all the children each year, such as our Christmas parties and Christmas lunch decorations.
Kind regards,
Parent Council
Ben Lomond’s Fundraising Day
Ben Lomond have been working incredibly hard over the last few weeks to plan their fundraising event to raise money for their P7 jumpers.
They have taken full responsibility to plan, decision make, calculate costs
and delegate tasks to ensure everything has been covered.
In their own words, here is what they have been up to:
Jude, Aiden & Matthew have been in charge or the games section out in the field. We created a timetable for each class, decided what games the children most wanted to play and picked spaces for them all. We also helped make signs and poster advertisements for the day.
Rosie and Amy have been in charge of Soake the p7 it when you throw a sponge at a P7 it can be any of the P7s or some teachers. It’s £1 per throw. We had to do market research and source buckets and sponges from the parent council.
Tyler and Zack have been in charge of the Brick-a-Brack stall for the fundraiser. Some of the things that people have brought in are teddy bears, action figures and books. we are very happy with the amount of stuff that has been donated, thank you for bringing things in
Saskia and Jack are in charge of the baking and selling. We have been going around classes to ask what allergies students have. As well as finding the students favourite desserts. We will be following popular demand by selling chocolate cake, cookies, etc. We have booked the stem room for 2 days prior to the date September 30th to bake. Our favourite part was the market research, where we asked students about their allergies. However, we still need to bake the food, I think we’ll have a good time doing so.
Georgie & Elle: We are in charge of the staff car wash. We needed to write loads of emails, checked where we could do it, decide on price, get some of the teachers registration plate, make a register and make signs. We both really enjoyed organising and planning the car wash.
Lacey, Sanaya & Lexi: We are doing an arts and craft stall and it will have, Bookmarks, twinkle pictures and a white board task. this stall all for free so everyone can join in. so far we have done some market research, we made a sign and got a list of materials. Thank you for reading this.
I’m sure the day will go down brilliantly, it has been amazing to watch them take ownership of the project.
7 days to go!
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Scholastic Book Fair at Calderwood
On Monday 26th to Friday 30th September we will have the Scholastic Book Fair in our school. This will be held in the discovery den where a selection of fiction and non-fiction books will be on offer. All pupils will get the chance to visit the book fair with their clan during the school day between Monday-Wednesday. This is an opportunity for the pupils to explore and browse the different books that are available. All books can be purchased during our Champion Meetings in school on Wednesday 28th and Thursday 29th September.
Important Information
- Books can only be purchased on the evening of our Champion Meetings.
- The book fair will be held in our discovery den.
- Books should be paid for online by scanning the QR code at the Book Fair. You should complete the online payment system and show your receipt to the champions hosting the fair.
- If a book has sold out or is unavailable, extra copies can be ordered and paid for on the night of the book fair. These will then be delivered to the school and handed out to the pupils.
- Pupils will get the chance to browse the books before the Champion Meetings and let you know of any books they like.
How does the book fair help Calderwood?
Every book purchased at the fair gives Calderwood Primary School rewards. These rewards allow us to get books for our school!
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Halloween Costume Swap Shop
Collectively Calderwood
We are looking for some items to make our current classroom ‘Schiehallion’ feel more homely as an extension to our Hawthorn Hut.
We are trying to be as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible so thought we would reach out to our community first and see what we can gather.
Items that we are looking for should be of a good quality and games or puzzles must contain all pieces.
If you have any of the furniture or larger items that we are looking for, please contact the office on wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk or 01506 280060 and we will arrange collection.
Thank you 😊
Rugs different shapes and sizes, textures
Cushions/beanbags/oversized soft toys
Bookcase/shelves
Large Kallax (ikea) style unit or box shelve storage unit
Storage boxes
Side table lamps
Throws/blankets
Fitness trampoline, stretch yoga bands, muscle rollers, yoga mats
Blender for making soup/smoothies
Egg chairs with canopy (ikea)
Baby dolls and accessories
Role play – house stuff (kitchen + accessories), dress up material (not costumes), sturdy full length mirror/handheld mirrors, beads, bangles, hats, scarves
Old games consol & games (Minecraft, Sims etc)
Scooters – scuttle bugs/ balance bikes/ swingball (indoor)
Old working toys
Train/ cars trucks and tracks
Figures, Barbie’s, LOL dolls, action figures, dinosaurs, animals farm/zoo,
Table top games
Construction sets – Lego, duplo, k’nex, magnet, marbles
Puzzle/coloring books
Play dough sets/tools
Jigsaw puzzles
Gardening equipment
