Category: Information for Parents/ Carers

PDF Version: Calderwood Chronicle 22_12_23

Calderwood Calendar: 

• 22/12/23: School closes at 12pm
• 08/01/24: School reopens
• Term 3 Family Calendar

Calderwood Communication: 

• Christmas Holidays Social Story
• Triple P Parenting Programme Opportunity at Calderwood
• If you are interested or someone in your family is interested in volunteering at Calderwood, the first step is to gain a PVG, you can download a form here.
• In January we welcome Miss Peat, who will join us as part of our Primary 1 pupil support champ team.
• In term 3, January – April we will have the following routines:
  • P4-7 break: 10:25am-10:40am
  • P1-3 break: 10:45-11:00am
  • P4-7 lunch: 12:00-12:45pm
  • P1-3 lunch: 12:45pm-1:30pm

Calderwood Construction:

• You can find extension plans and drone footage here.
• Works Completed in the Week
  • GF slab poured.
  • School pitch fence removed.
• Two Week Look Ahead:
  • Prepare for Christmas shut down and locking up of site.
  • Continue roof install
  • Trim trail work ongoing
  • Pitch fencing install ongoing.
  • Continue 1st floor SFS
  • Take muck offsite 18/12/23 – 19/12/23

Calderwood Compliments:

• Our clans have all enjoyed their Christmas Parties over the past two weeks. Thank you to the Parent Council for providing our Christmas Party food and snacks, and for organising a visit and present from Santa and Mrs Claus for our Primary 1 and 2 clans.
• A huge well done to our Primary 2-7 clans who entertained our community at Christmas Around the World last Friday.
• Merry Christmas from our choir!
• Our Primary 4 clans held their own Christmas Fayre this week, selling items they designed and create as part of their interdisciplinary learning.

It’s hard to believe that we have had our third Christmas together at Calderwood, time really does fly. As a community, we have achieved so much together in such a short space of time and I am forever grateful to our champions, for all they do, to make a difference for our children. Thank you to our families and the community for your continued support, it is greatly appreciated. I hope you all enjoy the holiday period and I can’t wait to see where 2024 takes us!

Miss Burton

PDF: Calderwood Chronicle 15_12_23

Calderwood Commitments:

• 11/12/23 – 19/12/23: iPay open for Term 3 milk order: Milk orders will not be available after date.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• You will find December events dates here: Term 2 Family Calendar Link
• 18/12/23: Christmas Party: Dundee (am), Christmas Party: Aberdeen (am), Christmas Party: Stirling (pm). Please wear your party clothes to school.
• 19/12/23: Christmas Party: Glasgow and Edinburgh (am), Christmas Party: Perth and Tummel (P3 children only) (am), Christmas Party: Tay, Tummel (P2 children only), Linlithgow (P2 children only) (pm). Please wear your party clothes to school.
• 20/12/23: Christmas Party: Leven and Rannoch (am), Christmas Party: Ness and Linlithgow (P1 pupils only) (pm)
• 21/12/23: Christmas Party: Mull and Orkney (am), Christmas Party: Shetland and Skye (pm)
• 22/12/23: Christmas Jumper Day
• 22/12/23: School closes at 12pm
• 08/01/24: School reopens
• Term 3 Family Calendar

Calderwood Communication: 

• Christmas Parties Social Story
• Christmas Holidays Social Story
• Triple P Parenting Programme Opportunity at Calderwood
• A reminder to please ensure your child brings a full bottle of water to school each day. If you require a water bottle for your child please let us know and we can support this

Calderwood Construction:

• Works Completed in the Week:
  • Prep for GF slab
  • Poured 1st floor slab
• Two Week Look Ahead
  • Continue roof install
  • Trim trail work ongoing
  • Pitch fencing, removal of existing fence 14/12/23, install of new to follow.
  • Started 1st floor SFS
  • Pour GF slab 13/12/23
  • Take muck offsite 18/12/23 – 19/12/23

Calderwood Compliments:

• Primary 4 clans had an exciting excursion to Dynamic Earth this week, thank you to everyone who organised the trip and to our parent helpers for their support.
• A huge congratulations and well done to our Primary 1 clans for their fantastic Ready, Steady, Elves Show. Their confidence, singing, dancing and acting was fantastic! We loved how they all performed with a smile on their faces. Thank you to our champions for making this happen!
• Thank you to Darren and Elizabeth from Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church, who joined us at Connects last week to share the Advent Story.
• Thank you to our choir, who have sang at all our P1 Shows this week!
• Thank you to the Parent Council for providing our Christmas Party food and snacks.

PDF link: Calderwood Chronicle 08_12_23

Calderwood Commitments:

• 11/12/23 – 19/12/23: iPay open for Term 3 milk order: Milk orders will not be available after date.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• You will find December events dates here: Term 2 Family Calendar Link
• 08/12/23: Calderwood Connects: Advent theme from the outreach team from Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church. This will involve a story about advent and some songs. Please email the office to let us know if this is something you would prefer your child not to attend. For clans only.
• 11/12/23: Christmas Party: Ben Lawers and Ben Lomond (am). Wear your party clothes to school.
• 11/12/23 – 19/12/23: iPay open for Term 3 milk order: Milk orders will not be available after date.
• 12/12/23:
  • 15am: Skye and Shetland Nativity
  • 45am: Mull and Orkney Nativity
  • 00pm: Ness and Linlithgow (P1 pupils only) Nativity
  • Three tickets have been issued per child, per show. Please bring then along with you,
  • Chiefs, House, Vice Captains to wear P7 shirts and ties and Choir to wear school uniform and not P.E Kit please.
• 13/12/23:
  • 15am: Mull and Orkney Nativity
  • 45am: Ness and Linlithgow (P1 pupils only) Nativity
  • 00pm: Skye and Shetland Nativity
  • Three tickets have been issued per child, per show. Please bring then along with you,
  • Chiefs, House, Vice Captains to wear P7 shirts and ties and Choir to wear school uniform and not P.E Kit please.
• 13/12/23: Primary 4 Clans Excursion: Please ensure you have paid on iPay, returned the EE2 and ordered a pack lunch if required.
• 14/12/23: Christmas Party: Bluebell and Bramble (am) Christmas Party: Thistle and Schiehallion (pm) Wear your party clothes to school.
• 15/12/23: Calderwood Christmas Celebration Connects for Parents/ Carers
  • 9:15-10:00am: Primary 2-3
  • 10:15-11:00am: Primary 4-7
  • Two adults per family – no tickets required
  • Christmas Jumper/ accessory: (normal uniform on bottoms)
• 18/12/23: Christmas Party: Dundee (am). Christmas Party: Aberdeen (am). Christmas Party: Stirling (pm). Wear your party clothes to school.

Calderwood Communication: 

• Christmas Parties Social Story
• P1 Christmas Show Social Story
• Triple P Parenting Programme Opportunity at Calderwood

Calderwood Construction:

• Works Completed in the Week:
  • Metal deck and reinforcement for upper floor
  • Under slab drainage
  • Blockwork underbuilds to complete
  • Crane lift for roof works complete
• Two Week Look Ahead
  • Roof install to Continuing
  • Trim trail work ongoing
  • Upper first floor slab prep and pour

Calderwood Compliments:

• A huge thank you to our Parent Council for organising our fantastic Christmas Fayre last week. Thank you to our families and champions wo helped out on the day. Thank you to our choir and musicians, West Calder High School and Trav for performing. Thank you to everyone who supported the event!
• Our Bens clans loved sharing their learning with the P4-6 clans. Their IDL showcase was all about Global Conflict with each group researching and presenting a different related topic. They received lots of positive feedback from our pupils.
• Our Christmas Lunch was a huge success this week! Thank you to our Kitchen, Office and PSW champs to helped to organise the event and to our Ben Clans for serving up the lunch.
• Our clans were very excited to watch our Primary 1 clans Christmas Show, dress rehearsals this week! Thank you for letting us have a sneak peek.