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Parent Council: Christmas Fayre

Christmas comes to Calderwood Primary for our first annual Christmas Fayre!
Featuring some of the best local crafts, you’ll be spoiled for choice when looking for a unique gift for someone special this year! There will also be activities for the kids (including a movie so you can peruse the stalls at your leisure!), prizes to be won for young and old, and even a visit from the big man himself!
🎄 Local crafts & yummy treats
🎄 Live performances
🎄 Kids Christmas Craft Zone
🎄 Christmas movie
🎄 Story-time with Santa
🎄 Food & hot Drinks
🎄 Prizes to be won!

Everyone is welcome and entry is free, but donations are appreciated – with every penny raised going towards investing in digital resources!

Scottish Child Payment extends to under 16s and automatic payments for other benefits

•Scottish Child Payment has extended to include all eligible children from the age of six until they turn 16

•It is a payment of £100 every four weeks for each eligible child under the age of 16 •Check if you are eligible for Scottish Child Payment and apply now at mygov.scot/benefits or by calling 0800 182 2222•Families are also being urged to make sure they don’t miss out on a double December Bridging Payment of £260 •The December Bridging Payments will be made before the start of the Christmas holidays for children who receive Free School Meals on the basis of low income on 30 November. Payments for children who are subsequently registered and become eligible for Free School Meals ahead of the Christmas holidays will be made as soon as possible in the new year •You may also be eligible for other benefits, you can find out more here 

Christmas Jumper Swap

Save money and reduce waste this Christmas by joining the Christmas JumperSwap!

Drop off your unwanted Christmas Jumpers at the main entrance before Friday 25th November 2022 and collect a ‘new to you’ one at the Fayre on the 2nd December. Adults jumpers welcome!

 

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River Kids Christmas Toy Appeal

River Kids Christmas Toy Appeal is a charity that supports families experiencing financial hardships. If you need support and wish for us to make a referral on your behalf, please follow the link and complete the questions. The form must be returned to us no later than Thursday 17th December.

Calderwood Primary ​Chronicle: 10/11/22 ​

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):
Calderwood Communication (For information):
  • A gentle reminder that following West Lothian Policy, no dogs are permitted in the playground. Unfortunately, we do not have the capacity to set up individual arrangements for families with dogs who require their children to be brought to the gate.
  • We understand that life is busy for everyone and occasionally items for school can be forgotten or daily routines change last minute. Currently, we are experiencing a large number of forgotten items (lunch boxes, break time snack, clothing) dropped off in the morning or last minute messages needing passed on to children about pick up time, this results in other office tasks not being able to be actioned. If children do occasionally forget their break time snack time, we do have fruit that they can take, so please don’t worry about having to make another trip to drop off a snack.
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Calderwood Calendar: 
Capturing Calderwood (Twitter snapshot):
  • House Elections
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Calderwood Compliments: 
  • A huge congratulations to our new House and Vice Captains, and to our champs and families for supporting them through this process. we are very proud of them.
  • Congratulations to Jude in Ben Lomond who came first place in the West Lothian Active Schools P7 Cross Country event.

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Kind regards,

Miss Burton

Winter Arrangements for Safe Routes to School/ Nursery

In the event of heavy snow the FMA (janitorial staff) will clear / salt one initial footpath, as below, to allow staff and pupils access to the school safely. The other footpaths will be worked on by the FMA teams as soon as possible, during the daylight hours following completion of the existing essential duties.

The school carpark is under the responsibility of roads, therefore we can not guarantee that the carpark will be gritted before the start of the school day. Priority will be given to access roads then staff car parks/bus bays/turning areas (if applicable), this does not include playground areas.

As we use our playground to access the building, we have purchased some salt boxes for these areas and have asked our Parent Council for support from parents/ carers in the morning to help us grit the playground and the path between Glencoe Gate (bike shed) and the nursery door, if you can support with this please let us know.

The path highlighted below is the one that will be gritted on icy mornings. If there are changes to how we enter school in the morning due to extreme weather, champions will be be around to advise of the changes.

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