Information for Parents/ Carers – Page 24 – Calderwood Primary and Nursery

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

Calderwood Calendar:

Term 4 Calendar link Updated – updates in yellow
East Calder Gala Events
19/05/23: P5 Excursion: Active schools: Swimming Assessment: Unfortunately, failure to return the EE2 means they will not be able to go on the excursion. Please see separate email.
19/05/23: 11:15am: Skye Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.
22/05/23: School closed/ Nursery Open
24/05/23: Clan Championships: More information here.
- 9:30 – 10:45: Primary 1, 2 and 7 children
- 11:15-12:30: Primary 3, 4, 5 and 6 children
25/05/23: Glee Competition in Edinburgh: Please see separate email. Bus leaving school at 3:50pm.
25/05/23 – 26/05/23: Ben Lomond at West Calder High for Transition Days (please see email from the high school).
26/05/23: Dress Down Day: Collecting for Dignity Boxes: More information here. (No football tops/ crop tops please).
26/05/23: 11:15am: Shetland Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.
26/05/23: Miss Miller’s Last Day
29/05/23: Miss Stark, Depute Head Teacher starts
02/06/23: 11:15am: Orkney Clan Calderwood Connects – 2 family members welcome.

Calderwood Communication:

Last week we had a Parent Council Meeting about the plans for growth and for August 2023 for Calderwood Primary, you can find the minutes here. In August we will grow to 22 clans, and at the minute we are working on a clan structure with West Lothian Council. Initially we know that we will have 5 Primary 1 clans and a P2/1 clan. We will update families about the plan for August, as more information becomes available.
This week we had information sessions for our August 2023, Primary 1 families. You can find the information we shared here. Other information about transition into Primary 1 23/24 can be found here.
Champion update: Mrs Bates from Linlithgow Primary will be joining us as first level Principal Teacher in August 2023.
In March, Taylor Wimpey donated £500 to our Communicates Mini Champs Group to help them build a library for our school. Here is the story on Taylor Wimpey’s website.
Calderwood Community Cupboard
Free School Meals and Clothing Grant Information: Although all children in Primary 1-5 received free school meals, it is important that those families who are entitled to the free school meals grant apply, as this can get free school milk for your child and access to other support, in and out of school The clothing grant application also helps you to receive funding to purchase uniform supplies for your child. The link has more information and our equity champs are more than happy to support you with filling out the forms.
Calderwood Chatter in our Cosy Corner is open from 11-12pm every FRIDAY for a cuppa and a friendly chat if you need any advice, support or just a listening ear.
A reminder that parking in the bays behind the houses on Nethershiel Road (off Nethershiel lane) opposite the school, are privately owned by the residents. This is not a drop off area for the school.

Calderwood Compliments:

Congratulations to our, Be an Engineer Competition Winners and thank you to Miss Christie for organising this opportunity for us.
Last week our children, clans and champions in the school and nursery were part of a West Lothian Council Validated Self Evaluation It was a positive experience for us, and validated our progress and next steps. A huge thank you to our champions for all the effort they put into this experience, we will share the report with you once we receive it. Thank you to our parents/ carers who took part in the discussion groups.
Thank you to our families and community, who came into school this week to speak to the clans about their careers, we appreciate your time.

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

Miss Burton

Calderwood Clan Championships 2023

We are excited to hold our second annual sports day on Wednesday 24^th May (weather permitting). If the event needs to be cancelled, we will groupcall you on Wednesday morning to inform you.

9:30 – 10:45: Primary 1, 2 and 7 children
11:15-12:30: Primary 3, 4, 5 and 6 children

This event will have three parts:

Highland Games Competition: In house communities
Clan Races: There will be two races per clan and they will be opt in
Calderwood Chill Out: Arena – fruit and yoga

Families are invited along to the event, we would request that you limit guests to two adults per family. There will be an allocated area on the field and on the grass verge between the amphitheatre for spectators, please stay within these zones, there will be signage. Please use the Glencoe Gate to access the amphitheatre or accessibility access through the field. There will be no access to the toilets for spectators. As not all our children have photographic permission, we request that parents and carers do not take photos at this event, the champions will share photos.

On this date, children should wear their usual navy joggers/shorts, trainers and on top their house community colour:

Sika – blue
Red – red
Fallow – green
Roe – yellow

It would be fantastic if families could join in and wear their family house colour too!

Children should also remember their water bottle and wear suncream if the weather is sunny.

You can find a link to a social story here: Sports Day At Calderwood Social Story

On Friday 26^th we will present the race and house winners with their awards.

Fundraising from Calderwood Magical Miles have helped to buy sports equipment for Sports Day and the house shield and race medals.

Calderwood Community Cupboard

Calderwood has been developing ways to support families due to the cost of living crisis.

With your help, we have created our own community cupboard which is stocked with everyday items for those times that you need a helping hand.

All donations and support is dealt with the up most discretion.

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.

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 05/05/23

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