P6 Cross Country Race
Thistle and Schiehallion clans had a fantastic morning out at the West Calder Cross Country Event at Polbeth United pitches. They supported each other wonderfully and all children completed the race. To top off a brilliant morning, Calderwood Primary Boys were the winning team, coming first in the overall team event! The top 4 boys will have the opportunity to take part in a further Cross Country event when they are in Primary 7. Well done to all!
Spring Art Club
A group of Primary 3 and 4 pupils have been taking part in our Spring Art Club. We have been working to develop creative skills such as line drawing, mixing paints to create different shades and using chalk pastels to create a variety of different artworks.
Glasgow Science Centre Learning Lab
On Wednesday 1st May, Ben Lomond and Ben Lawers were visited by the Glasgow Science Centre Learning Lab. We learned about different types of energy sources and took part in a number of exciting experiments. We then got to take part in our own investigations into different types of renewable energy. We would like to say a big thank you to Morrisons Construction, who kindly funded this experience for our Primary 7’s.
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 03/05/24
Calderwood Calendar:
- Term 4 Family Calendar
- 06/05/24 07/05/24: School Closed
- 08/05/24 Schiehallion & Thistle Active Schools Event: Cross Country
- 10/05/24: 11:15am: Glasgow Clan Connects: 2 guests invited
- 17/05/24: 11:15am: Rannoch Clan Connects: 2 guests invited
- 25/05/25: Parent Council Fund Raiser: Garage Trail
Calderwood Communication:
- Health Promoting School: A reminder that items such as lollypops, etc are a health and safety risk for a break time snack.
- Office: For health and safety reasons, can you please ensure you report to the office at the window through the first set of doors. Please do not tailgate into the building behind employees.
- C in the Park: Call for support: https://forms.office.com/e/Kx3UwxwxaP
- Clan Championships (Sports Day) information
- Health and Wellbeing Curriculum: All clans will be taking part in learning about Relationships, Sexual and Parenthood (RSHP) resource as part of the health and wellbeing curriculum. You can find out more information here about what your child will be learning here.
- Learning Letters: Click here to view the term 4 learning letters.
- Home Learning Choice Grids: Click here to view the term 4 home learning choice grids.
Calderwood Consultation:
- Our vision and values: We have created this Sway to share with you the vision for Calderwood. We appreciate your views and opinions – Please take a few minutes to complete this survey.
- Family Learning Activities and events: Before making the school calendar next year we would like your input on family learning activities and events, please take a few minutes to complete this form: https://forms.office.com/e/X4426bCz6N
Calderwood Construction:
- You can find extension plans and drone footage here.
- Works look ahead.
- Construct west ramp
- Scaffold drop ongoing
- Groundworks install of school garden area ongoing, heel kerb install
- M&E 2nd fix ongoing
- Ceiling install ongoing
- Decoration ongoing
- First fix furniture install progressing
- Install permanent doors at the tie in point
Calderwood Compliments:
Tay Clan put on a brilliant and informative Connects all about Earth Day. They delivered a very important message; Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, they even put on a fashion show! Well done Tay Clan!
Aberdeen: Outstanding Olympians
In Aberdeen clan, we have been learning about the ancient origins of the Olympic games through our IDL focus, “Outstanding Olympians”. We were interested to learn that the upcoming Olympic games in Paris were inspired by the ancient games held in Olympia around 2800 years ago! We designed modern Olympic logos to represent the ancient beginning of the games and created short performances to re-enact a significant moment from the history of the games. Some clanmates also chose to build miniature Olympic stadiums inspired by ancient Greek architecture.
We have also enjoyed learning about some of the sports included in the Olympic games. In P.E., we have been perfecting our shape, balance, rolls and jumps in gymnastics. This week, we loved demonstrating our precision and agility on the balance beam!
Calderwood Can Certificates 3rd May 2024
Calderwood Can Certificates were given out to all these fantastic pupils. We had a variety of Communicates, Counts and Care Certificates…well done everyone! We hope you enjoyed your cuppa.
Dundee – Outstanding Olympians
Dundee Clan have begun work on their new learning ‘Outstanding Olympians’. We explored the origins of the Olympic games and how the competition has changed over time. We let our creative side shine through by choosing a challenge to undertake to show our understanding. Some of us created a new logo for the games incorporating the origins of the Olympics, some made a story to explain it with puppets, some of us have used technology to create presentations and some of us created a model of the Olympic stadium.
We have also been exploring the different food groups from the Eatwell plate and how each of these keep us healthy. Following on from this we all had a go at creating a healthy snack – a pitta pizza. We had a go at chopping onions and peppers to use as a topping for our pizza. We will continue to explore healthy food options and what this means for our bodies and explore the healthy lifestyle of an Olympic athlete.
A guide to Social Security Scotland’s Benefits
Social Security Scotland was set up in 2018 to deliver benefits for people in Scotland. This includes benefits for low income families, carers, people with disabilities and other payments. Please find a link to a leaflet outlining current benefits.
Calderwood Can Certificates
Calderwood Can Certificates were given out to all these fantastic pupils. We had a variety of literacy work, numeracy work and lots of certificates for going above and beyond. Well done to all.
