Calderwood Primary and Nursery

The students who attended the SSSA Alpine event on Wednesday (travelling up to The Lecht in Strathdon) had a very successful day and represented Calderwood extremely well. As well as some incredible skiing, we were delighted to spot a Golden Eagle (native to the area) flying above our group. This was Rolf’s first time joining the team and competing in a competitive event, and he approached the experience with confidence and maturity. He demonstrated great resilience and maintained a very positive attitude throughout the day. Aaron competed in a higher age group, which presented a significantly greater challenge. Despite this, he delivered some impressive personal-best performances and showed excellent sportsmanship by enthusiastically supporting and encouraging his school team. Both Ruairidh and Rolf achieved podium finishes in the U10 category:

Ruairidh 🥈
Rolf 🥉

Well done to the team for their effort, attitude, and conduct throughout the event.

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 23/01/26

Calderwood Chronicle 23_01_26

Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog.

All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and on we highlight our achievements.

Calderwood Calendar:

Family Calendar Link
30/01/26 – Doors Open 9am, start at 9:10am: Clan Connects: Doune: The clan will share their learning on stage in the Arena.
06/02/26 – Calderwood Scottish Poetry Competition: The families of clan winners will be invited, 4 invites per child.
09/02/26-16/02/26: School closed for February Holiday, reopens 17/02/26

Calderwood Communication:

Calderwood Scottish Poetry Competition: You can find out more information here.
Parking: We would request if you are choosing to use the car park, please use it safely and be mindful of the no parkingareas which are there to help ensure that all of our children are safe when crossing the road. The cones along Nethershiel Road are to note a no parking area. Unfortunately, we have concerns raised by residents close to the school that their driveways have been blocked by people parking there at pick up.
Term 3 Home Learning Grids: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2026/01/23/term-3-2025-26-learning-grids/
Term 3 Learning Letters: https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2026/01/23/term-3-2025-26-learning-letters/
Parent Council: You can find our Chief’s Report here.
WOW Travel Tracker: Find our more information here.
Primary 6 Clans Active and Sustainable Travel: Find out more here.
Lunch Time Supervisors: We are looking to recruit additional lunch time staff to help ensure we can open all our spaces at lunch times. If you know anyone who would be interested in this opportunity please share this advert with them.

Calderwood Compliments:

Red House Party: Congratulations to Red House for winning the Term 1 and 2 House points, you can find out more about their celebration here.
Thank you to Linlithgow and Ness Clans for sharing their learning with their families this week.
A huge well done to all the children who took part in their Clan Scottish Poetry Competition!

Term 3 2025/26 Home Learning Choice Boards

Term 3 2025/26 Learning Letters

WOW Travel Tracker

Calderwood Primary School has started to use the award-winning WOW Travel Tracker bringing walks to school challenge to life.

What is WOW?

WOW is a pupil-led initiative where children self-report how they get to school every day using our interactive WOW Travel Tracker. If pupils travel sustainably at least once a week for a month, they are rewarded with a collectable monthly WOW badge.

Pupils will log daily journeys to school on the system. The WOW Travel Tracker also confirms which pupils have walked enough to earn a badge each month and these key statistics can be used to earn your school a Modeshift STARS award.

The WOW Travel Tracker can use icons instead of pupil’s names, but classrooms have the option to display name tags should they wish to. Our ‘Walk/ Wheel’ icon on Travel Tracker counts as an active journey. This icon includes pupils walking with the use of mobility aids, including wheelchairs or wheeled walkers.

WOW badges

WOW rewards children who travel actively to school with collectable badges. The badges are unique and designed by the pupils themselves in our annual WOW Badge Design Competition.

All of our WOW badges are made from recycled plastic material, including old fridge trays, plastic plates and even yoghurt pot off-cuts that were otherwise destined for landfill. They are produced locally in Cornwall, reducing our carbon footprint. The badges also arrive to schools in environmentally friendly, biodegradable packaging.

Please see some of the badges which have won so far!

Red House Party

Red house were the house point winners for term 1 (Aug – Dec). They had a house party on Friday 16th January. The pupils wore their pyjamas to school and had a snack and a drink while they watched Wallace & Gromit. We look forward to seeing who will win the house reward this term.

P6 Active & Sustainable Travel

Primary 6 have started a new topic to develop their learning about the benefits of active travel and exploring the world around us. This will involve exploring the local community. Carol Smith & Martin Bucknell are AST Support Officers and will be supporting the school this term to deliver this exciting project. The pupils have had their first session with Carol & Martin and were developing relationships and discuss active travel in the local community.