PDF Doc: Calderwood Chronicle 01_12_23

Calderwood Commitments:

• Panto Payment: Please ensure you have paid £2 on iPay by 7/12/23. If you require support with the payment please let us know.

Calderwood Calendar: 

• You will find December events dates here: Term 2 Family Calendar Link
• 01/12/23: P1 Show Tickets issued.
• 01/12/23: Parent Council: Christmas Fayre Information
• 06/12/23: Christmas Lunch: Pre orders only, orders are no closed. Children can wear a Christmas jumper/ accessory, uniform on bottom.
• 07/12/23: Cinderella Panto in the Arena: Children can wear a Christmas jumper/ accessory, uniform on bottom. Please pay £2 on iPay.
• 08/12/23: Calderwood Connects: Advent theme from the outreach team from Kirknewton and East Calder Parish Church. This will involve a story about advent and some songs. Please email the office to let us know if this is something you would prefer your child not to attend. For clans only.

Calderwood Communication: 

• Parent Council Christmas Raffle
• Santa Sleigh Community Event
• Christmas Lunch Social Story
• Panto Social Story
• 21/11/23: Parent Council Minutes
• Cost of the School Day Information
• Communication when emailing the office:
  • Absence/ appointment emails

Child’s full name:

Clan:

Reasons for absence/ appointment/ lateness

These emails will get an auto response from the office and do will not require a reply.

• Question/ concern

Child’s full name:

Clan:

Comments:

These emails will be replied to within 48 hours. We always try to get back to families as soon as possible. A gentle reminder, during the school day teachers are teaching and the leadership team are out and about around the school, taking groups, meetings, etc and may not always be able to immediately respond to phone calls/ emails/ drops ins.

Calderwood Construction:

Works Completed in the Week

• Steel erection
• Drainage connections
• Under slab drainage
• Decking first floor

Two Week Look Ahead

• Roof install to commence – crane onsite 29/11/23
• Trim trail work ongoing
• Blockwork underbuild to continue
• Pitch fencing to start ASAP, material delivery WC 27/11/23
• Upper first floor slab prep and pour- Pour date tbc looking like 05/12/23, however will depend on weather.

Calderwood Compliments:

• Thank you to everyone who could join us for Calderwood Chats this week. A big thanks to our P6 and P7 clans for running the event for us.
• The children have enjoyed playing with the new construction toys in the playground this week. Thank you to the Parent Council for fundraising for these.
• Thank you to the helpers who made our P3 excursions possible this week, we appreciate your support.
• Morrisons Construction joined us for our Connects last week to tell us about building site safety.
• Thank you to Stirling Developments for donating our Christmas Tree.

Dates for the Play Leader training (note that all 3 dates need to be attended):

Session 1: Wednesday 29th November 6-9pm (online)

Session 2: Sunday 3rd December 6-9pm (online)

Session 3:  Wednesday 13th December 6-9pm (online)