Cost of the School Day Family Survey

This term, Schiehallion & Thistle Clans have been leading a project gathering data from pupils, staff and parents about the cost of the school day. They have been researching facts about what poverty looks like in Scotland and the UK.

Further to this, they have been seeking opinions from the pupils in our school about how to spend the participatory budget and are now looking to our Calderwood Communities and families for their feedback. Click here for more information about the participatory budget in Scotland’s schools.

Please take five minutes to complete this anonymous online FORM.

You are welcome to share this form with other members of our community so we get a wide variety of experiences and opinions gathered.

The pupils from Primary 6 clans will be analysing this data as part of their maths curriculum, therefore the reason we have ensured they are anonymous.

We look forward to sharing Schiehallion & Thistle’s findings from this data soon. Our aim is to help support our families and community during the cost of living crisis and use the data to inform how we spend the participatory budget – which you can find more information about through the link above.

Kindest regards,

Mrs Curtin & Mrs Clarkson

 

 

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Measles, mumps and rubella (MMR) vaccination for children & young people

NHS Lothian has alerted all schools about an increased number of cases and outbreaks of measles in England and Europe which increases the risk of infection spreading in Scotland.  Immunisation with the MMR vaccine is the safest way to protect yourself and your family against measles, mumps and rubella.  In February, NHS Lothian will write to all parents/carers of school aged children who have not yet had two doses of the MMR vaccine.  Parents/carers are urged to book an appointment for their child to receive their MMR vaccine by calling the NHS Lothian Vaccination Helpline on 0300 790 6296.  Parents/carers can gain further information on measles, including signs and symptoms to look out for, by accessing NHS Inform https://www.nhsinform.scot/campaigns/mmr-againstmeasles/

Dundee Clan – Safe Online

Dundee clan have been learning about how to stay safe online.  This week we took part in a live online lesson by BBC Teach for Safer Internet Day.  We became digital detectives and explored the exciting world of Artificial Intelligence.  The aim of the lesson was to support us in navigating our online world safely.

We learnt about:

Keeping our personal information private.

How to report concerns about content and contact, identify and assess risks and take steps to reduce them.

Use digital technologies to search, access and retrieve information and be aware that not all of this information will be credible.

Know how to ask for help when we need it from people they trust.

Be aware how to keep ourselves safe and secure

We were very surprised to learn that not all information on the internet is true.  We have to look-out for fake sites and information and now know to check information to ensure it is correct.

We created online posters to display our top tips to help others.

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Stirling Clan 9.2.24

Hello Folks!

In Stirling clan we have been exploring how to keep ourselves safe online.

We set out the following goals:

  • I can discuss my online life.
  • I understand that my online presence requires me to have strategies for safe use.
  • I can identify adults that I trust and who can help when I have a worry or a question

We discussed how we use technology and the internet and voted for our favourite things to do, gaming and watching videos came out on top!

We then watched these clips:

Sharing Pictures (6 minutes)
Playing Games (9 minutes 15)
Both films available here: Jessie Friends videos (thinkuknow.co.uk)

This prompted a clan discussion around what rules we could have to make sure we are always safe when using the internet. We came up with the following rules:

1
People you don’t know are strangers.
When you are online or playing a game people are not always who they say they are.

2
Be nice to people.
Be as nice as you would be if you were in school or playing together.

3
Keep your personal information private.
Don’t tell people online where you live or the school you go to.
Never take a photo of you and send it to a stranger, even if they ask. Photos are also private.

4
If you ever get that feeling in your body that tells you something isn’t right, maybe you feel a bit worried, then tell an adult you trust.

We decided we wanted to create posters to remind of our rules in a fun and interesting way. We chose some posters to stay in our clan and then delivered other posters to P1-3 for them to use in their ICT areas.

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Aberdeen: Safer Internet Day

Aberdeen clan celebrated Safer Internet Day on Tuesday 6th February. We watched a BBC Live Lesson which focused on technology of the future and provided an insight into the world of Artificial Intelligence (AI). We were amazed by the concept of driverless cars! We made notes and then created posters to share our new knowledge.

Dress Down Day Fundraiser

We are delighted to announce that our recent Dress Down Day has raised an amazing £423.34.  This money will be donated to The Warm Hub in East Calder.  Thank you to our generous Calderwood families for your donations!

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Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 02/02/24

Download here: Calderwood Chronicle 02_02_24

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • Term 3 Family Calendar
  • 06/02/24: 5-5.30pm Calderwood Cares Curriculum Chat: Health and Wellbeing: Join on your computer, mobile app or room device Teams:  Meeting ID: 350 683 760 268 Passcode:7jEeKg
  • 09/02/24: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Schiehallion: 2 family members can attend
  • 12/02/24: 19/02/24: School closed for February Break
  • 21/02/24: 6pm – Parent Council Meeting – In Arena and online
  • 23/02/24 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Perth Clan – Two family members can attend
  • 23/02/24: Dress Down Day: School funds: Donations can be made on iPay 19th to 23rd February (No football tops or crop tops please)

 

Calderwood Communication:

 

Calderwood Construction:

  • You can find extension plans and drone footage here.

 

Works Completed in the Week

  • Internal partitions have started.

Two Week Look Ahead

  • Continue installing SFS board.
  • Continue Curtain Walling install and start glazing.
  • Continue internal Partitions on 1st floor.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

  • Thank you to everyone who support our Caledonian Celebration, you can find more information
  • This week we had our Poetry Recital Competition, the talent on stage was fantastic. Well done to everyone who took part and to our competition champions, you can find out more about the event here.

Calderwood Poetry Competition 2024

A huge well done to our clan champs, who represented their clans at the competition!

 

Introducing our Clan winners …

 

Introducing our level winners …

Thank you to Mrs Bates and Miss Armstrong for organising the event. A huge thank you to out judges Margaret Anderson from the Burns Federation and Mrs Povey a community friend of Calderwood.

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