PARENT COUNCIL COMMUNICATION CHANNELS
The Parent Council have WhatsApp and Facebook groups that all parents and carers are welcome to join:
*Parent Council Announcements WhatsApp* (for school parents and carers) https://chat.whatsapp.com/L9h0UVe2Tas4ZPJgC0KVR7
*Calderwood Nursery Parents and Carers WhatsApp* (for nursery parents and carers) https://chat.whatsapp.com/D1JxiBdhSZ52wi0hsLInaM
*Parent Council Facebook Page*: https://www.facebook.com/calderwoodpspc
*Parents Group Facebook Page:* https://www.facebook.com/groups/290855069331960/?ref=share_group_link
These groups are the main ways whereby the Parent Council will share information about their events and fundraisers, as well as some communications from the school and reminders about the main school events.
Please note that not all school communications and events will be shared on these groups, so please also keep an eye on your email for the school newsletter (Calderwood Chronicle) and the school blog.
Please also note that the Parent Council does not get involved with matters related to individual children/families/staff, and these issues should be addressed directly with the school.
If you have Parent Council related questions or feedback, please email calderwoodpspc@gmail.com
Welcome Back 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.
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
Volunteering Opportunities with Home Start
Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 23.8.24
Baird Clan are a Family
Over the last two weeks, Baird Clan have been using the book “Our Clan is a Family” as a context for our learning. We have discussed how the idea of our Clan being a family relates to our school value of belonging, and how we can demonstrate this around the school. While making our clan charter, we spoke about one of Miss Boden’s favourite sayings, “we are just like popcorn, our learning all pops at different times”. We used this quote as the basis for our clan charter. 
We have also looked at the importance of resilience and working as a team. We started with a small team game where each team had to balance a hula-hoop on their fingers and get it to touch the floor. We soon realised without good communication this was extremely tricky! As a clan, we looked at some successful teams from this year’s Olympics, and discussed what made them a good team. We were surprised to see that many of the skills were ones we used in our own Clan team.
Tay Clan – ‘Our Clan is a family’
Tay clan have had a fantastic 2 weeks of getting to know each other. We have worked together on expectations, routines and built up our Tay Clan family. Please click on the link below to read and look at what we have been doing together.
We have created a Tay Clan family album which we look forward to sharing with you soon.
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Finding our way in Schiehallion
Schiehallion have had an excellent first 2 weeks settling back into Calderwood life after our summer holidays. We have been very welcoming to the new pupils and champions who are now in our clan.
We have really enjoyed playing Getting to Know You games, as well beginning our PE lessons. We have also been learning about measure and forces, making posters, which you can see below.
This week we held our pupil council elections. We discussed what would make a good pupil council representative, and then a number of the students campaigned for election. This included making posters and making a speech to the rest of the clan
