Category: Information for Parents/ Carers
Learning Letters Term 1 2024-2025
Primary 1 Learning Letter: Learning letter 2024-2025 Term 1
Primary 2 Learning Letter: Term 1- P2 Clans Learning Letter
Primary 3 Learning Letter: Term 1 P3 Clans Learning Letter
Primary 4 Learning Letter: Term 1 P4 Clans Learning Letter
Primary 5 Learning Letter: Primary 5 Learning Letter Term 1 2024-2025
Primary 6 Learning Letter: Primary 6 Learning Letter Term 1 2024-2025
Primary 7 Learning Letter: Primary 7 Learning Letter Term 1 2024-2025
Sewing Primary 1
Following our Froebelian approach in Primary 1, we are starting to embed our Froebelian occupations. Froebel’s occupations connected children’s first-hand experiences in their local communities with creative materials to communicate, develop physical and problem-solving skills.
Through the school year pupils have the opportunity to carry out woodwork and use clay in their clans. Champions would like to expand our occupation experiences by include sewing.
Sewing is a life skill and sustainability is a global priority. Being able to
mend or make clothes reduces waste. It is also a way to express ideas and feelings and can be an art form in itself.
If anyone would like to donate:
- a variety of needles (plastic or metal with large eye holes)
- pin cushions
- fabric scissors
- a selection of different coloured embroidery thread
- some easy-to-handle fabric such as block weave fabric (for example Binca or Hessian)
- buttons, laces or ribbons
- fabric offcuts/samples
If anyone has an interest in sewing and would like to share this with our pupils please get in touch with Miss Connor.
Loose Parts Primary 1- Primary 3
We are looking for donations of loose parts and sewing materials for our Primary 1- Primary 3.
Loose-parts play is a type of open-ended play-based learning that encourages children to use their creativity and imagination. The phrase ‘loose parts’ refers to the variety of natural and man-made objects that children use. Loose-parts play is accessible for children of all ages and abilities. Loose parts can be anything – the aim is to allow children to engage with the materials in an imaginative way.
Examples of Loose Parts that could be donated:
Pebbles/Stones, Pine cones, Shells, Buttons, Beads, glass gems, bubble wrap, pegs, bottle caps/jar lids, material offcuts, ribbons.
If you would like to donate and unsure if suitable, please get in touch with Miss Connor.
Seesaw Primary 1- Primary 3
You will have recently received two Seesaw codes home:
Home Learning Code
Family Invite
The home learning code is for your child to upload their home learning or activity to share with their champion only.
The Family Invite allows you to link to the seesaw account and any adult to add comments to their child’s work either uploaded in class or from home.
You should have received both codes home, please let your child’s teacher know if this isn’t the case.
Just a reminder that Seesaw is a learning profile tool and shouldn’t be used to message teachers or discuss pupil’s absence/appointments for example. Please use the main school channels to discuss any issues or let the office know about absence/appointments.
Primary 7 Clans – Plea for Business Support
PEF Statement – Term 2
Please see attached our Term 2 PEF Statement.
Cost of the School Day Action Statement 2024-2025
Please see the attached Cost of the School Day Action Statement in line with helping to reduce the Cost of the School Day for our families.
Calderwood Primary – Cost of the School Day Action Statement 2024-25
MacKintosh and Muir: Chiefs, Captains and Careers
What a busy return to Calderwood our amazing children in MacKintosh and Muir have had!
We want to thank all the children who worked incredibly hard and completed applications for Calderwood Chiefs. We are delighted to announce that after 11 amazing interviews we have announced our four (yes four!) Calderwood Chiefs.
We have held in Clan Calderwood House and Vice-Captain presentations (on Friday 23rd August) and cannot wait for our children to present to their respective houses on Friday 30th August. Good luck to all involved.
If your child feels they really want to give back to our school community but don’t feel comfortable presenting to large numbers of children, they are most welcome to sign up to a Calderwood Career using the link below:
Pupil Council: The Challenge
For our new school year we have to vote in our new pupil council for 2024-2025.
The expectation for all pupils wishing to be part of our council is to undergo a challenge.
P1-3 Challenge here:
2024_25 Calderwood Council Election P1-3
P4-6 Challenge here:
2024_25 Calderwood Council Election P4-6
Pupils will be chosen by 23rd August.
