Calderwood Clan Championships 2023

We are excited to hold our second annual sports day on Wednesday 24th May (weather permitting). If the event needs to be cancelled, we will groupcall you on Wednesday morning to inform you.

  • 9:30 – 10:45: Primary 1, 2 and 7 children
  • 11:15-12:30: Primary 3, 4, 5 and 6 children

This event will have three parts:

  • Highland Games Competition: In house communities
  • Clan Races: There will be two races per clan and they will be opt in
  • Calderwood Chill Out: Arena – fruit and yoga

Families are invited along to the event, we would request that you limit guests to two adults per family. There will be an allocated area on the field and on the grass verge between the amphitheatre for spectators, please stay within these zones, there will be signage. Please use the Glencoe Gate to access the amphitheatre or accessibility access through the field. There will be no access to the toilets for spectators. As not all our children have photographic permission, we request that parents and carers do not take photos at this event, the champions will share photos.

 

On this date, children should wear their usual navy joggers/shorts, trainers and on top their house community colour:

  • Sika – blue
  • Red – red
  • Fallow – green
  • Roe – yellow

It would be fantastic if families could join in and wear their family house colour too!

Children should also remember their water bottle and wear suncream if the weather is sunny.

 

You can find a link to a social story here: Sports Day At Calderwood Social Story

 

On Friday 26th we will present the race and house winners with their awards.

 

Fundraising from Calderwood Magical Miles have helped to buy sports equipment for Sports Day and the house shield and race medals.

 

Into Primary 1 at Calderwood Primary 2023/2024

Below is everything you need to know about your child starting Primary 1 at Calderwood.

Welcome & Induction Pack

Welcome to Calderwood Primary 1

Parent Information Evening

P1 info evening

Play in Primary 1

Play in Primary 1 at Calderwood

Transition Plan

Meet the champion

16th June: 12:30pm-1:00pm

One parent/carer can come along with your child to meet your child’s new champion and see the learning space they will play and learn in.

We’re Going on a Buddy Bear Hunt : Transition Project

Weekly Home Transition Challenges

Calderwood Community Cupboard

Calderwood has been developing ways to support families due to the cost of living crisis.

With your help, we have created our own community cupboard which is stocked with everyday items for those times that you need a helping hand.

All donations and support is dealt with the up most discretion.

Free School Meals & Clothing Grant

APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR NEXT SESSION 2023/2024 FREE SCHOOL MEALS & CLOTHING GRANT.

If you are entitled, completing this application will provide your child with lunch every day, school milk and access to support services, clothing grant & extra support if required in school.

 

Calderwood Chatter is open from 11-12pm every FRIDAY for a cuppa and a friendly chat if you need any advice, support or just a listening ear.

www.westlothian.gov.uk/mealsandclothing

 

East Calder Gala Events

Art Competition – 2023 Theme- Disney
Our school clans will be taking part in this competition.

 

Sporting Events/Fancy Dress – Sun 4-Sat 10 June
Various events take place in the park, off Main Street, during Gala Week and start around 6.30pm.

(All details are in the Gala Programme, which will be delivered to every house in East Calder & District.)

 

P7/S1 It’s a Knock Out- Wed 7 June, East Calder Park, approx..7.30pm
Ben Lomond Clan are invited to come along and participate in some fun “It’s a Knock Out” style team
games. Please wear your leavers hoodie.

 

Gala Queen Crowning Ceremony – Friday 9 June, East Calder Park (Next to the Health Centre,
Main Street), 6.00pm (please note new venue.)

Our choir and Glee Group will be performing. Please complete the form if your child who is in the choir and/ or Glee Group can attend.

https://forms.office.com/e/XzzQzZ1cVi

 

Grand Gala Parade – Sat 10 June,12.45pm – Almondell Cemetery Car Park
School and nursery children will walk together, behind our school banner and dress up as a
Disney character, we will also have banners available. Children should be accompanied by an adult.

 

P7 Leavers – Grand Gala Parade – Sat 10 June,12.45pm,Almondell Cemetery Car Park
We would like to encourage our Ben Lomond Clan to walk behind an “East & District P7 Leavers”
banner wearing their leavers hoodies.

 

Gala Day P7 Inter-Schools Relay – Sat 10 June,approx.2.00pm, East Calder Park
More information to come

Donations Drive for Dignity Boxes – DRESS DOWN DAY

DRESS DOWN DAY FOR A DONATION OF DIGNITY PRODUCTS 

WHEN: Friday 26th May

Dignity Boxes’ founder, Isabel Dosser, qualified as a registered nurse in 1976 and worked in various hospital departments before moving into palliative care in 1996 and then nursing education in 2004. Isabel had a growing concern about the impact of poverty in health and well being and in 2018 she established Dignity Boxes to provide free toiletries to those in need, an initiative that was based around the principle of preserving and promoting the dignity of all individuals.

Since becoming a registered charity in December 2018, Dignity Boxes established many connections with recipients and donors of dignity boxes across West Lothian and the City of Edinburgh. Our network continues to grow and our dedication to promoting Dignity of all through the provision of free toiletries remains at the heart of everything we do.

Our school ‘Mini Equity Champs’ and ‘Social Group’ have been involved in developing links with local charities and businesses and have decided to support our own ‘Community Cupboard’ and hold a donation drive for dignity boxes.

DRESS DOWN DAY – Bring any toiletries item on Friday 26th May to support both our Calderwood community and the registered charity Dignity Boxes.

Please only give if you can and only ONE PER FAMILY.

Thank you!

Ben Lawers Cross Country Event

Our Ben Lawers Clan did us very proud at our most recent cross country event at West Calder High School, where we had four of the girls place within the top seven and three of our boys finishing withing the top five. We were up against other schools from our cluster and our girls winning, secured Calderwood Primary School girls team to represent West Lothian in the next cross country event. Huge congratulations to everyone that participated and did themselves proud.

 

Well done Calderwood, next stop, the stars!!!

Primary Engineering – If You Were an Engineer What Would You Do?

Way back in March Calderwood was abuzz with Engineering…
IDL Topics, Calderwood Connects, Dragon’s Dens and Clan Presentations all led to our children taking part in a National Engineering Competition. The children were posed the question: If You Were an Engineer What Would You Do? My goodness we could’ve powered the inventions they dreamed up with the creativity, thinking and work which went into all the competition entries!
We want to give a special mention to the following people, who were recognised by the competition judges:
Ella – Highly Commended – Top Shelf Grabber
Mason – Highly Commended – See in the Dark Goggles
Lochie – Winner – Flying Shoes
Lucy – Highly Commended – Things to help us
Kiera – Highly Commended – The On Time Roller Skates
Charlotte – Winner – Solar Plane
Mhairi – Highly Commended – The Secret School for Girls
Rachel – Winner – Flying Car
Anveeta – Highly Commended – The Plastic Rocket
Ananya – Highly Commended – The Invisible Cloak
The Champions, children and families attended the Awards Ceremony on Thursday 2nd June, in the Engineering building at the University of Edinburgh, to celebrate Highly Commended and Winning entries to the competition.
We can’t wait to celebrate with everyone at our next Calderwood Connects but for the meantime – keeping STEMing and always look for that engineering opportunity!

Nursery Chronicle 12.05.23

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 12.05.23

Calderwood Calendar

KEY DATES

19/05/23-26/05/23 C in the Park tickets on sale on iPay
22/05/23 School Closed. Nursery Open.
22/05/23-26/05/23 Nursery Sports Week – Stay and Sport Family Event
22-06/23-26/05/23 Dress Down Week: Dress down and please donate an item. More information to come. No football top or crop tops please.

 

UPCOMING DATES

You can find upcoming dates here

 

Calderwood Commitments Actions:

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):

Stay and Play Sport Week

A signup sheet will be put up in the cloakroom next week for you to sign up to a Stay and Play Sports Week session. We will have sport activities set up in the garden that you can participate in with your child.

Each child will get a wellbeing indicator sticker for being active and how they demonstrated this over the week.

 

HOME LINKS:

The children have been interested in learning about sharing items into groups and sharing out items, counting in 2s and counting in 5s.

Practise this skill at home using everyday items.

As always, please share any experiences with us on Online Learning Journals.

As ever, thank you for your continued support. If you would like to leave us any feedback, please click here.

Kindest Regards,

The Nursery Champions

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