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Scottish Sumdog Holiday Maths Contest!

A huge good luck to all the Calderwood Primary children as they have now been entered into the Scottish Sumdog Holiday Maths Contest!

The contest will run between today (17th December) and 23rd December. Your child can access the competition by logging in via the following link and using their unique username and password along with the school code Calderwood2:

https://www.sumdog.com/user/sign_in

This competition is a fantastic way to compete against lots of other Primary students, have fun and develop numeracy/maths skills at the very same time. Good luck and we hope you all really enjoy the holidays when they come. If your child has forgotten their details, please do get in touch with the school office as we’d be more than happy to assist.

School Clothing Grants, Free School Meals & Milk

Families on low incomes may be eligible to receive free school meals and milk for their children. There are also grants available to help towards the cost of school clothing.

Applications for the 2021/2022 academic year can now be submitted.

Families in receipt of the following will be eligible for a School Clothing Grant:

  • Income Support / Pension Credit
  • Income-based Jobseekers’ Allowance
  • Any Income-Related element of Employment and Support Allowance
  • Working Tax Credit and/or Child Tax Credit with an annual income of £16,105 or less
  • Universal Credit where your “monthly earned income” is not more than £1,342
  • Council Tax Reduction

Families in receipt of the following will be eligible for Free School Meals & Milk:

  • Income Support / Pension Credit
  • Income-based Jobseekers’ Allowance
  • Any Income-Related element of Employment and Support Allowance
  • Child Tax credit (but not Working Tax Credit) with an annual income of £16,105 or less
  • Both Child Tax Credit and Working Tax Credit with an annual income of £7,500 or less
  • Universal Credit where your “monthly earned income” is not more than £625

As of 16 August 2021 all children in nursery, and primary 1 to primary 4 will receive free school lunches, regardless of financial circumstances, however families who are in receipt of the above benefits should complete an application to ensure their child receives free milk and a clothing grant

You can find information here:

https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/43281/School-Clothing-Grants-Free-School-Meals-Milk

Reminders

Playground
Weather permitting children will have the opportunity to play on the grass at break and lunch times. If they wish to play on the grass or in the Adventure Zone, they should bring a change of shoes to wear. My advice is to wear their normal school shoes or P.E day shoes to school and have a pair of old wellies/ trainers/ change of socks that they can keep in school for the days they would like to play on the grass. The reason for changing shoes is mainly for their comfort, so your child is not in school with wet feet and also to preserve our carpets, etc for as long as possible.
A reminder of the options available at lunch times are here: 
Christmas Lunch
Children are able to wear a Christmas jumper or themed accessory to school tomorrow over their school uniform.

Information for 29/11/21

Dear parent/ carer,
I hope you had a lovely weekend.
West Lothian Council policy is to grit one path to the main entrance, then once all schools on the patch are gritted they grit the other paths. To err on the side of caution, on Monday morning I would request that all school children enter through the main entrance. Glencoe gate will be open for bikes/ scooters but Glenshee gate will be closed.
A reminder that the main purpose of the car park is for staff parking. If you are using the carpark tomorrow, please do so with caution.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton

P1-3 Collection

A gentle reminder that Mull, Orkney and Shetland parent/ carers should wait at the benches until they see their child. Congregating along the path and close to Primary 1 means it is difficult for other children to navigate through the crowd with their champion.
Ness Clan and P3 children from Rannoch are walked along to the Amphitheatre and dismissed there. If they have a younger sibling, please don’t take your child from the Ness line as they walk past, as this means their champion is unaware of who has collected them. Please collect them from the Amphitheatre on your way out.
Can you please share the above information with whoever collect your child.

Lost Property

We are starting to gather a large amount of lost property with no names on the items of clothing. Please ensure your child’s name is on all items of clothing so they can be returned.

Tempest Photos

Dear Parents,

Have you ordered your school photos yet? A polite reminder that the closing date for free delivery back to school is Tuesday 23rd  November 2021.  Order through the Tempest website using your unique link or visit www.tempest-orders.co.uk

If you need any assistance in ordering your photos, feel free to contact Tempest on 01736 751555 (option 3).

Many thanks,

Tempest

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