Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 30/08/24

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Calderwood Chronicle 30_08_24

Calderwood Commitments

  • Please ensure you have registered your child on parent portal and that your details are up to date. West Lothian Council are now using this system for our annual data checks and EE2 forms for excursions. You can find advice here. The details you used on enrolment must be the same as the details you enter to enrole on parent portal, we recognise that a lot of families are requiring support with this and the office champs are working through emails and voice messages.
  • 06/09/2024: Primary 7 Fundraiser: iPay will be open for donations from 2nd to 6th Sept or children can bring along change for donations for activities on the day. Find out more information here.
  • Please complete and return the NHS immunisations forms that were sent home last Friday.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • 2024-25 Calendar
  • 02/09/2024: Term 1 Learning Letters posted on the blog, you can find them here.
  • 06/09/2024: Primary 7 Fundraiser: All children can dress down (no football tops or crop tops please) and can take part in the fundraiser. iPay will be open for donations from 2nd to 6th Sept or children can bring along change for donations for activities on the day. Money raised will go towards the cost of their hoodies/ leavers’ events. Find out more information here.
  • 10/09/24: 5:00pm to 5:45pm or 6:00pm to 6:45pm: Meet the Clan & Champion: Your child will take you on a tour and show you their clan room, their champion will also be there. Please no more than 2 adults per family. Prams can be left downstairs. Find out more here.
  • 13th, 16th, 17th September: School closed for September Break.

 

Calderwood Communication:

Routines:

  • Parking: There are spaces in our carpark for blue badge holders, only those with a blue badge should park in this space. There is no parking along the side of the building on the Nethershiel Road.
  • Morning Gates: As children arrive to drop off their bikes for breakfast club they can open the gates to access the bike shed (they are closed but not locked). At morning drop off there are staff in the playground and on the gate from 8:25am – 8:45am, please do not enter the playground before or after this time.
  • Wet morning arrangements: When there is heavy rain in the mornings, there will be no champions on the gate as they are all supervising clans inside. Your child should enter the building during the playground/ STEM (corner door) and adults can walk their child up to the door. Children arriving after 8:45am should go to the office as normal.
  • Smart watches: Children should please have smart watches in school mode during the school day, they are not permitted to take photos, use it to communicate, etc.
  • Friday: A reminder that on a Friday school finishes for P1, P2 and Doune at 11:55am and at 12:00pm for the other clans.
  • Lunches: Please ensure you have ordered your child’s lunch at home using your iPay log in. Families who want their child to have a sandwich pack lunch from the school kitchen on a Friday, should order this by 9:30am on a Thursday. Primary 6 and 7 lunches cost £2.20. You can find out more information here on how to use iPay. Due to severe allergies in school we request that you do not send foods with nut ingredients for break and lunch time snacks.
  • School Office: Our school office opening hours are 8:20am-3:30pm (12:15pm on a Friday). Outwith these times you can leave a voicemail or send an email which will be picked up between 8:20am-3:30pm
  • Electric Scooters: A reminder that E-scooters can only be used on private land with the permission of the land owner.

School Improvement:

  • Poverty proofing statement: Please click here to find out how we try to reduce the cost the school day.
  • School Improvement Plan: Click here to find out about our improvement actions for this year.

Advice:

 

Calderwood Compliments:

  • A huge congratulations to our new Calderwood Chiefs!
  • At Calderwood it our tradition to share a first day photo of your child. Over the next week our champions will add the photos to this blog post.
  • Thank you to Leven Clan for helping with our connects all about our value of
  • Thank you to our Parent Council for providing our fruit bowl for those children who have forgotten their snack.

Fun day at Calderwood – Friday 6th September

Fundraising & Dress Down Friday

In the past, our Primary 7 classes have held a fundraising event to raise funds towards their leavers hoodies.

Our Muir & MacKintosh clans are hosting a fun day for the whole school on Friday 6th September. This event will take place during school hours and all children will be invited in the stages to come along and participate in different activities planned, prepared and resourced by the Primary 7 pupils.

Funds can be donated either via ipay impact or in cash on the day. Our pupils have put a guide price on their posters, however, to ensure equity for all, no child will be turned away for not having money.

This year, activities have been split into different zones that your child can visit. Our Primary 7 pupils will support all the children across the school to participate.

Fun Zone:

Creative Zone:

Glitter Tattoos & Hair extensions:

*Please complete this short form if you wish your child to OPT out of any of the following activities.

         

Both Muir and MacKintosh clans are very excited to host this event and are looking forward to finding out how much their leavers hoodies will be subsidised. Any small or local businesses that wish to donate, should do so through the school office.

Thank you for your continued support for our Calderwood children.

 

 

 

 

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Nursery Improvement Plan 2024-2025

We are delighted to share with you our family friendly ELC Action and Improvement Plan for session 2024-2025.  This should give you an overview of what our actions for improvement will look like over the course of this academic year.  A full copy of our Nursery Improvement Plan can be accessed by clicking the link below.

 

Calderwood Nursery Class Improvement Plan 2024-2025

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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

Burns Clan

Burns Clan have had lots of fun learning new things about their clan mates and new champion.
We have discussed our goals and ambitions for the year ahead and what we and our champion can do to support us in achieving these. We created a time capsule to record these and will open it up at the end of the year to see how far we have come. We also created a clan charter and discussed the ways we can ensure everyone feels safe, secure, and respected in our clan.
In week 2, we practiced our writing and public speaking skills as we wrote and shared our speeches for pupil council. We demonstrated our respect for our clan mates as we listened carefully and showed encouragement as they shared their speeches.
 We also learned about the festival Raksha Bandhan, we discussed the meaning of the festival and the importance of it. Our clan mates who participate in the festival also shared the ways they celebrate Raksha Bandhan with their families.
On Friday of week 2, we demonstrated fantastic teamwork as we combined our interests and imagination to build an airbase using Kapla.
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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.

 

 

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