Category: Information for Parents/ Carers

Calderwood Chronicle 12_01_24

 

Calderwood Commitments:

• 15^th January to 23^rd January: Calderwood Caledonian Celebration: Family event tickets
• 23rd to 27th January: Dress Down Day: Community fundraiser for the Hub in East Calder: Donations can be made on iPay

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

• Term 3 Family Calendar
• 19/01/24: Clan Calderwood Connects: Dundee Clan: Two family members can attend
• 22/01/24: Term 3 Learning Letters emailed and blogged, P1-3 reading books sent home, P4-7 Reading Passports
• 24/01/24: Primary 5 Excursion to the Playhouse: Please ensure you have completed the EE2 form, children should wear school uniform. Children may bring a snack and drink that fits into their pockets.
• 26/01/24: Dress Down Day: Community fundraiser for the Hub in East Calder: Donations can be made on iPay 23rd to 27th January (No football tops or crop tops please)
• 26/01/24: Calderwood Scottish Poetry Recital: Clan Competition: Children have the opportunity to recite a poem in their clan and the clan vote for the clan champion.
• 01/02/24: 5:30-6:30pm or 6:45-7:45pm: Calderwood Caledonian Celebration: Family event

 

Calderwood Communication: 

• PE Days for Term 3
• Home learning: Reading Home Learning will begin week beginning 22/01/24. From 15/01/23 to 26/01/23, home learning will be for the Scottish Clan Poetry Competition. Poem will be issued on Seesaw and Teams next week.
• 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.
• Primary 6-7: NYCOS Regional Choir

 

Calderwood Construction:

• You can find extension plans and drone footage here.
• Two Week Look Ahead
  • Continue roof install
  • Pitch fencing install ongoing to the North.
  • Continue 1st floor SFS and start on GF

 

Calderwood Compliments:

• Happy New Year! We have loved welcoming everyone back this week. It has been a calm and enjoyable start to the new year.

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.