This Week in Bramble Clan

It has been a wonderful week in Bramble Clan and it has been lovely finally meeting the children in person.

Our focus this week has been settling into our new environment and learning about the daily routines and expectations of Calderwood Primary School.

We have also spent time getting to know each other and the children have enjoyed sharing their thoughts and feelings.  The children have been learning that we are all different from each other and this is what makes us unique. It has been great to see the children forming new friendships and showing respect towards each other.

Have you all have a wonderful weekend and I look forward to seeing you all next week.

Ness Clan’s First Week

We have had a wonderful first week in Ness clan. It has been so much fun getting to know everyone, forming new friendships, and learning a bit more about the magical place our clan is named after. The pupils have come in every day with smiles on their faces, which has been amazing, and are settling in well to the new routines.

This week, we spent time researching Loch Ness, asking questions about the monster, and finding out about the history of clans in Scotland. We have also enjoyed taking part in a quiz with Rannoch and Tay clans, and getting to know our classroom by joining in a scavenger hunt.

With Miss Christie, we used our observation skills in STEM this week to record the results of our paper aeroplane investigations. We had great fun making and flying our very own paper planes.

Have a great weekend everyone!

 

 

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First Week in Clan Tay

Clan Tay have had a fantastic first week at Calderwood Primary School. We spent Friday morning reflecting on our week and realised that we have been very busy! We have demonstrated creativity this week through the artwork we have produced. Clan Tay enjoyed creating an ‘all about me stag’ to show that everyone is unique. We learned how to use different colours and a shading technique to create our stags. We have displayed our stags in our classroom for everyone to see.

This week, everyone in Clan Tay created a time capsule. We had to write down information about ourselves, our favourite things and think of hopes for the year. We measured ourselves using ribbon to see how tall we are. Our time capsules will get put away and we won’t open them until the end of the year. Clan Tay are excited to see how we will grow, what we will achieve and the progress we will make in the next year.

Miss Redmond has been so impressed by the confidence and enthusiasm of everyone in Clan Tay this week. They have worked hard, been respectful and made sure everyone feels included. Have a lovely weekend!

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Ben Lawers & Ben Lomond’s First Week

We have had a very exciting first week at Calderwood!

Our P5&6’s have enjoyed getting to know each other, taking part in challenges, games and getting to know you activities.

By far, our favourite (and messiest) task was making towers from spaghetti and marshmallows! Well done to Team “Wyvern Wolves” who won by making the tallest tower! Everyone worked well to communicate, problem solve, try our best & of course, have lots of fun.

We’ve also been outside playing lots of games with new friends.

It’s been lovely for Miss Watt & Mrs Clarkson for meet all of our new pupils and we are looking forward to seeing you all next week for some new adventures!

 

Primary 1 Parents – Thank you!

Hi P1 (Shetland, Orkney and Mull Clan) Parents,

We have had a very special first week in Primary 1. We have had lots of fun and excitement across all Clans. We look forward to sharing our journey with you as we settle into Primary 1. The children have shown great resilience, ambition and confidence in their learning spaces; we are so proud of them!

Thank you to our Primary 1 Parents for supporting us and your child through this significant transition. You have been amazing!

To keep things moving forward and encouraging our P1’s to have more independence, we ask that you drop your child to the zoned area of the playground in the morning, after 8:30am. Here they will be greeted by our Pupil Support Champions. You may leave your child to play here with their friends before they enter school with their Clan Champion at 8:50am.

At the end of the day Shetland Clan will use the left side of the playground as a pick up point (nearest the wooden fence), Orkney Clan will use the middle of the playground (nearest the stairs and bench) and Mull Clan will use the right side of the playground (nearest the nursery). This allows your child to become more independent, clearly see and be able to tell/show their Clan Champion who is picking them up.

We thank you for your co-operation and support during your child’s first week of school. We are looking forward to the journey ahead!

Updated Information for Starting Calderwood Primary

Hi everyone,
We hope you have had an enjoyable summer.
Preparations have been ongoing over the summer and we are super excited to begin our Calderwood journey on Tuesday 17th August for our Primary children.
Please find below updated information for starting the new school session. We would appreciate your time in reading this document and completing the online forms (if you haven’t managed to do so already).

We appreciate your understanding and co-operation as we navigate this unique journey and would ask for you continued patience as we settle into life at East Calder and Mid Calder schools.

Here’s to a moment in history and starting our new adventure together.
Kind regards,
Miss Burton
Clan Champion
Head Teacher
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