Book Week Scotland in Baird

This week, Baird have enjoyed a range of reading and writing activities to celebrate Book Week Scotland. We were given the opportunity to deliver the book bags to the Primary 3 clans and read their books together. Both Baird and P3 loved this experience! We have also created some new front covers for books we have been reading, completed a Book Week Quiz and created fact files for characters from our novels.

In writing, we have been focused on creating narrative texts. This week, we became authors as we looked at creating a sci-fi story. Before writing, we revised the different features of a narrative. We used a diamond 9 diagram to identify the importance of each feature from most important to least. We then reflected on our previous stories and chose a feature to focus on this week.ย 

We began planning for our writing by creating our own planets to visit. We drew these in our jotter and labelled our planets with any key information we wanted to add. We then filled out our plans, wrote our stories and shared them with our peers, who then gave us some feedback before we edited and self assessed. ย  ย  ย ย 

Book Week Scotland in Tummel Clan

Tummel Clan have had a wonderful time celebrating Book Week Scotland! We took part in a number of quizzes and competitions including guessing the Champion book โ€œshelfieโ€ and designing our very own book covers. We even got a chance to create fact files and quizzes about some of our favourite reads โ€“ check them out and have a go on the Calderwood Loves Reading Teams page!

Book Week in Ben Lomond

Some wonderful learning took place during Book Week Scotland in Ben Lomond Clan.

During our Stag Starts, we participated in a range of creative activities based on our favourite books and our clan novel, The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. We recreated book covers, constructed setting dioramas and developed character profiles.

During drama, we looked at various fairy tales and acted out the storyline from another characterโ€™s perspective.

As our current reading focus is questioning, we worked together to create a quiz centred around the stories explored throughout the week.

Our fun-filled week ended with a surprise visit from Miss Small who read to us during โ€˜milk and storyโ€™ time.

 

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Book Week Scotland in Ben Lawers

Book Week Scotland has been a roaring success for Ben Lawers Clan! This week, the class embraced their love for reading by diving into their favorite books and bringing them to life in creative and exciting ways.

From designing fact files about their beloved characters to crafting colourful posters showcasing book covers, the students have shown just how much imagination and effort they can pour into their projects. It was wonderful to see their faces light up as they shared why certain books meant so much to them.

The fun didnโ€™t stop there! The class got into the spirit of storytelling by dressing up as their favorite book characters. The classroom was transformed into a parade of heroes, villains, and magical creatures, creating an atmosphere of pure joy. Who knew youโ€™d find Harry Potter chatting with Matilda or Paddington Bear sharing snacks with the Gruffalo?

To top it all off, Ben Lawers Clan created quizzes for their classmates. Testing each otherโ€™s knowledge on plots, characters, and authors, they turned reading into a friendly competition. It was a fantastic way to celebrate stories while learning from one another.

Book Week Scotland is about more than just books; itโ€™s about inspiring a lifelong love of reading. Ben Lawers Clan has certainly shown how books can fuel creativity, bring people together, and, most importantly, be so much fun!

Families, donโ€™t forget to ask your child about their favorite part of the week and what book theyโ€™d recommend to youโ€”you might discover a new favorite for yourself!

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๐ŸŒŸ The Parent Council is so excited to launch our biggest ever Christmas Prize Draw ๐Ÿ™Œ
๐ŸŒŸThere are over 50 incredible prizes up for grabs!
๐ŸŒŸ For more info and to enter please visit https://crowdfunder.co.uk/p/calderwood-christmas-prize-draw-2024
๐ŸŒŸ Itโ€™s ยฃ2 per entry and you can enter as many times as you like before Friday 6 December.
๐ŸŒŸ All money raised will go directly to supporting children and families at Calderwood Primary and Nursery.
๐ŸŒŸ We cannot thank all of the generous businesses who have donated prizes enough and are looking forward to spotlighting them over the next couple of weeks ๐Ÿ˜Š

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 15/11/24

Calderwood Chronicle 15_11_24

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Calderwood Commitments:ย 

  • Christmas Lunch: Christmas Lunch should be pre ordered on iPay by 25th November, unfortunately no orders can be taken by the kitchen after this date.

Calderwood Calendar:ย 

  • Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
  • Christmas Countdown Calendar
  • 22/11/24: Dress Down Day โ€“ Book Week Scotland Theme (No donation required) โ€“ Change to date
  • 22/11/24: 9:15-10:15am: Clan Connects: Linlithgow. Doors Open 9:05am. An opportunity for your children to share on stage their learning in the Arena and then you can look at their jotters in the cafรฉ. 2 adults per child.
  • 28/11/24: 2:00pm โ€“ 3:00pm: Sharing the Learning: Blair, Bramble, Thistle, Balmoral, Muir and Mackintosh. A visit to the clan room to find out about their literacy context for learning and to look at your childโ€™s jotters. One adult per child please. Please meet in the playground 1:50pm-2:00pm and enter through the Glenshee Gate (Nethershiel Road gate). If you arrive after 2pm please enter through the office.

Calderwood Communication:

Routines;

  • Can you please remind your child that they should not have a phone or be using a smart watch in the playground in the morning or at the end of the school day. If your child is bringing a phone to school they should hand that phone to their champion in the morning to put in the device box, as they are not permitted to use it during the school day. If a child has a smart watch that is not on school mode, this should also be handed to their champion in the morning. (Children in Primary 6-7 clans who have permission to use Bring Your Own Device, also put their device in the box in the morning).

Winter Ready Messages:

  • Groupcall is the way that schools will inform parents and carers about closures, any change to arrangements and information about their childโ€™s learning provision in Seesaw (ELC โ€“ P3) or Teams (P4-P7). This information will also be shared on the councilโ€™s website at https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/schoolclosures and via social media channels. Please ensure we have up to date contact details.
  • In snow or icy conditions access to the school will be through the front door, we will alert parents/ careers/ children to this. During these times there will be no supervisors in the playground. You can find our safe route here.
  • In the event of school closure, pupils should continue to access learning activities through Seesaw (ELC โ€“ P3) and Teams (P4-P7) which are used regularly as part of the current learning provision in school. Please ensure you are aware of your childโ€™s log in for these platforms.
  • If your child develops vomiting and/or diarrhoea symptoms, please ensure they remain off school until they have been symptom free for at least 48 hours to avoid passing the illness onto others.
  • More information is available at: https://www.westlothian.gov.uk/article/47224/Winter-Ready-for-Schools

Calderwood Compliments:

November Bookbug Programme

Bookbug is a great way to discover the benefits of sharing stories, songs and rhymes with babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers and for meeting other people.ย  Have a look at what Bookbug sessions are available in West Lothian throughout November.

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