Category: Information for Parents/ Carers

Sponsorship Spectacular 2025

 

On behalf of the Parent Council, please see the below information about their exciting Sponsorship Spectacular taking place next month!

Sponsorship Spectacular.pdf

 

During the Easter holidays, pupils are invited to take part in the Calderwood Primary and Nursery School Sponsorship Spectacular: Choose Your Challenge.  The Parent Council hope to raise money for digital resources, outdoor equipment and to replenish the school’s collection of reading books.  Pupils can take part by creating their own sponsored challenge.  They can be sponsored to do anything they choose: whether that’s a sporty challenge, helping in the community or doing something creative.  There are a few ideas in the posters on this page, but pupils are welcome to create any challenge they would like.

 

The Parent Council will be offering prizes for:

Most Challenging Idea

Most Community Minded Idea

Most Creative Idea

 

Pupils will be given a sponsorship form at school or nursery during the week of 31 March. If your child wants to take part in the competition, could you please make sure that the box on the sponsorship form detailing the challenge your child decided to do is completed. All pupils, regardless of how much money they raise, or if they raise any money at all, are welcome to enter the competition.

 

Please return the sponsorship form to your child’s champion by Friday 2 May.

 

Any sponsorship money raised should sent by Friday 2 May by bank transfer to:

Calderwood Primary School Parent Council

Bank of Scotland

Account Number: 22560568

Sort Code: 80-22-60

 

Please use your child’s name and clan as the reference.

Please contact the Parent Council by email (calderwoodpspc@gmail.com) if you have any difficulties sending funds by bank transfer.

 

Calderwood Can Certificates 21st March

Well done to all our Calderwood Can certificate winners this week!

The Can certificates were given out for a range of achievements across Calderwood Counts, Communicates and Creativity linked to our school values.

They all enjoyed their Cuppa with Mrs Warden and Miss Connor.

 

Calderwood Cans 7th March

Well done to all our Calderwood Can certificate winners this week!

The Can certificates were given out for a range of achievements across Calderwood Counts, Communicates and Creativity linked to our school values.

They all enjoyed their Cuppa with Mrs Warden and Miss Connor.

Dragon’s Den

Well done to everyone who presented at Dragon’s Den with their inventions.

The judges were Gayle Duffus, Education Director with the Wood Foundation and Dr. Sam Clark from Heriot Watt University.

Our winners were celebrated at Connects on Friday and received their prizes!

Basketball Team Update

We are extremely proud of all our basketball players today. Everyone played great, and we can see an amazing improvement and using the skills they have learned in training.
Well done to our Primary 7 team who won 2 games and a draw, and to our P6 team who won 3 of their games.
Amazing effort today!
 Ms Morrison & Mrs Bryson

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 28/02/2025

Calderwood Chronicle 28_02_25

 

Calderwood Commitments: 

  • Dress Down Day: Friday 28th All donations raised today will go towards musical instruments for the school.

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
  • P5 Show: Monday 3rd March at 2:00pm. Parents should enter via the Arena doors from 1:45pm.  The show will start at 2:00pm prompt.  In you are running late, please enter via the school office.
  • P5 Show: Tuesday 4th March at 6:00pm. Please enter via the school office from 5:45pm.  The show will start prompt at 6:00pm.
  • Balmoral Clan Connects and Sharing the Learning: 9:15-10:15am on 14th Doors Open 9:05am.

Calderwood Communication:

  • Absence from School: If your child is going to be absent from school, it is vital that you inform the school office at your earliest convenience. This can be via phone call or email (wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk).
  • A reminder that in Miss Burton’s absence, you can continue to contact Miss Stark, Miss Connor or Mrs Warden via the school office.
  • If your child requires medication, please ensure this is handed into the office and the correct forms are completed. Children should not carry medication in their school bag.
  • At this time of year, children can be inside all day with the cold and wet weather and are therefore in close proximity of each other for longer periods of time. This is just a gentle reminder to check your child for head lice periodically.
  • School Meal Survey 2024/2025: The West Lothian Catering Team are looking for feedback on school meals. We would appreciate if you would take a few minutes to sit down with your child to gather their thoughts and opinion on school meals and let the Catering Team know using the link here.

Road Safety:

  • Park Smart Banners: We have chosen the winners for the posters to go on our Park Smart banners which will be displayed outside the school. The banners are currently being finalised and will be sent to order as soon as possible.
  • Thank you so much to all parents and carers who took time to complete our travels survey – the response was incredible! We are currently looking at the data to inform our School Travel Plan. A copy of this will also be sent to the roads department so that your views are heard.
  • The children and champions have also been completing travel surveys and their views will be pulled together as part of our School Travel Plan too.
  • Where possible, there has been a Pupil Support Worker out at the front of the school at the end of the day.

Calderwood Compliments:

  • World Thinking Day – it was lovely to see some of our learners celebrate World Thinking Day by wearing their group uniforms.
  • NSPCC Connects – Last week we held our NSPCC Connects – Speak Out, Stay Safe. The children learned about recognising if they feel unsafe and ways they can get help.
  • Our Primary 6 Learners have set up “Take What You Need” tubs, which will be situated throughout the school. They have shared information with all clans and are currently putting together a parent/carer leaflet to share with families at home.
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