Category: Information for Parents/ Carers

Calderwood Parent Council

Welcome to all parents and carers of children starting, and returning to, Calderwood Primary School and Nursery this year!
Here are some documents which give an introduction to the Parent Council –  our Constitution, our Code of Conduct and a simple view of how parents can engage with the Parent Council. The Chair’s Report from last year gives an idea of the activities of the PC.
For any parents and carers new to the school who would like to join the PC, please complete the form here: https://forms.gle/5UBnqMdeNa7hVDBp8
If you have any questions or would like to find out more: calderwoodpspc@gmail.com
Tim Ozdemir
Chair, Calderwood Primary School Parent Council

Collectively Calderwood


We are looking for some items to make our current classroom ‘Schiehallion’ feel more homely as an extension to our Hawthorn Hut.

We are trying to be as environmentally friendly and sustainable as possible so thought we would reach out to our community first and see what we can gather.

Items that we are looking for should be of a good quality and  games or puzzles must contain all pieces.

If you have any of the furniture or larger items that we are looking for, please contact the office on wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk or 01506 280060 and we will arrange collection.

Thank you 😊

 

Rugs different shapes and sizes, textures

Cushions/beanbags/oversized soft toys

Bookcase/shelves

Large Kallax (ikea) style unit or box shelve storage unit

Storage boxes

Side table lamps

Throws/blankets

Fitness trampoline, stretch yoga bands, muscle rollers, yoga mats

Blender for making soup/smoothies

Egg chairs with canopy (ikea)

Baby dolls and accessories

Role play – house stuff (kitchen + accessories), dress up material (not costumes), sturdy full length mirror/handheld mirrors, beads, bangles, hats, scarves

Old games consol & games (Minecraft, Sims etc)

Scooters – scuttle bugs/ balance bikes/ swingball (indoor)

Old working toys

Train/ cars trucks and tracks

Figures, Barbie’s, LOL dolls, action figures, dinosaurs, animals farm/zoo,

Table top games

Construction sets – Lego, duplo, k’nex, magnet, marbles

Puzzle/coloring books

Play dough sets/tools

Jigsaw puzzles

Gardening equipment

NSPCC Online Safety Workshops for P5-7 Families

Primary session 1 – Social Media, Parental Controls, Modelling Good Behaviour, Screen Time vs Screen Use

Tuesday 11th October @ 7pm

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 360 183 895 563Passcode: nLTnf4

Primary session 2 – Grooming, Online bullying, Online friendships

Monday 7th November @ 7pm

Microsoft Teams meeting

Join on your computer or mobile app

Click here to join the meeting

Meeting ID: 358 089 273 611Passcode: FDU7tm

P4-7 Guidance for Glow

P4-7 Guidance for Glow

Advice on accessing Microsoft Office through Glow

We would request that if children have access to a phone or tablet they download the following free apps to support with learning through glow:

  • Microsoft Teams – This is their online classroom.
  • Microsoft One Drive – This enables the children to save work to upload to their team. It also allows them to access their documents at home and school.
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft One Note
  • Microsoft Powerpoint

Downloading Microsoft Apps and Logging in for the First Time

The instructions on the link below will show you how to log into the apps.

To download Microsoft Office 2016 from the Glow Application Library, search for the ‘Office 365’ tile, shown here. It can be found on the National (Scotland) Launch Pad or you can add it to your own Launch Pad. Further help on the App Library is available here.

To download the software to a PC or Mac, click on the Office 365 tile and follow the instructions. More information from Microsoft is available here.

If you are downloading to an iPad or iPhone, you will need to download the apps from the App Store then log in using your Glow username. More information from Microsoft is available here.

It is also possible to download the apps from within Microsoft O365. To do so, click on the Office 365 link in the top left of your screen. This will take you to the O365 home page. Click on ‘Install Office 2016’ and follow the instructions.

Entering your username

When logging in, you will be asked to enter your username – this is your Glow username plus the domain e.g. gw15examplejames@glow.sch.uk. You will then be transferred to the Glow login screen.

Once you have entered your login details here, your registration will be complete. The Glow username will only activate the software for as long as that account is active in Glow.

Saving their work using an app

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children should save their work to one drive.

When uploading their work to a team:

  • Within a post
  • Click the paperclip icon
  • Search in their one drive folder
  • Click on the document
  • You will see it upload

Saving their work using a netbook/ laptop

When using an app such as word or powerpoint, children can save their work to one drive/ or the computer.

When uploading their work to a team:

  • Click on files
  • Click on a folder
  • Click on upload
  • Search in their one drive folder/ or the computer
  • Click on the document
  • You will see it upload
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