As part of World Thinking Day, pupils in P1-3 and P4-7 wore their rainbows, brownies, guides and scouts uniforms to school.
We celebrated them at Connects and share their photos below
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 07/02/2025
Calderwood Calendar:
- Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
- Children Resume: Tuesday 18th
- Dress Down Day: Friday 28th Please refrain from sending children in football tops or crop tops.
Calderwood Communication:
- If your child requires medication, please ensure this is handed into the office and the correct forms are completed. Children should not carry medication in their school bag.
- If your child is going to be absent from school, it is vital that you inform the school office at your earliest convenience. This can be via phone call or email (wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk).
- We will be covering the NSPCC “Speak Out. Stay Safe.” materials the week beginning 17th Please see the letter emailed on 4th February with further information regarding this.
Road Safety:
- We have been looking at Road Safety in all of our clans for the past couple of weeks and the children have really enjoyed doing this. SLT are currently looking through the entries for the poster competition and the winning designs will be printed on to Park Smart banners to have up outside the school.
- We have already had a staggering response to the Parent/Carer Travel survey – thank you so much for your input – we really appreciate it! Your feedback will help to inform our School Travel Plan. If you have not already completed the survey, the link is open until Tuesday, 18th February here.
Calderwood Compliments:
- On Friday, 31st January, we held our Calderwood Scottish Poetry Recital. All of the children who were in the final rounds were outstanding and we are so proud of each and every one of them. Thank you to all our families who supported our children to learn their poems and were able to come along to watch the recital on Friday. We also want to thank our Parent Council Chair, Jo Ferguson, and retired Peel Primary teacher Linda Povey for giving up their own time to judge the recitals. A huge well done to our overall winners from Early, First and Second Level.
- On Thursday, 6th February, Baird, Burns and Mackintosh clans enjoyed their Sharing the Learning event with their families. The children thoroughly enjoyed sharing what they had been learning in school with their families and we appreciate the support of those who were able to make it along.
- Ness clan put on a brilliant Connects about Scottish Battles. Well done to our learners and thank you to Miss Arkless for making this possible.
We would like to take this opportunity to wish you all a restful break. We look forward to seeing the children return to school on Tuesday, 18th February.
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Ness Clan Connects
This morning, Ness Clan came together to share their learning with their families and the rest of the school community through their Clan Connects.
The children told us all about Scottish Battles. They did an amazing presentation and we were treated to some amazing singing! We are so proud of each and every one of our learners.
Ness Clan then spent some time with their adults, sharing more of their learning from the year so far.
Thank you to all parents and carers who were able to come along to support Ness Clan this morning.
Currie Star Girls Football
Livingston Community Football
My name is Pedro Martins, and I’m one of the coaches for the Livingston Community Football 2016 team.
We’re excited to announce that we’re moving to 7-a-side matches and are looking for new players to join our team!
Team sports offer numerous benefits for children, including:
- Building Strong Relationships: Fostering friendships and teamwork.
- Improving Social Skills: Enhancing communication, cooperation, and leadership.
- Improving Physical and Mental Health: Promoting physical activity and boosting overall well-being.
- Teaching Resilience and Perseverance: Overcoming challenges and learning from setbacks.
- Improving Self-esteem and Confidence: Building self-belief and a sense of accomplishment.
- Enhancing concentration and memory: Improving focus and cognitive function.
We believe that participating in team sports is a valuable experience for young people.
We would greatly appreciate it if you could share the attached image with the parents of your school through a group call, informing them about our team and inviting interested players to join.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Kind regards, Pedro Martins
PM
Livingston Footall Club Community.html
Tummel’s Journey Through History!
This term, our clan has been transported back in time! Primary 5 have been delving into the days of the Scottish Wars of Independence, while Primary 4 have been uncovering the rich local history of our area with Miss Small and Mrs Scobie.
As part of our exploration of the Scottish Wars of Independence, Primary 5 have been learning about the lives of knights. We were captivated by the significance of heraldry, learning how the colours and symbols on a shield could tell a story about a knight’s family, values, and achievements. Inspired by their discoveries, the clan worked together in groups to design and create their own shields. Each team carefully selected colours and symbols to reflect their unique qualities.
Yesterday, we turned our attention to the beauty of Scots language as the pupils took part in our Scots poetry recital. We were absolutely blown away by everyone’s efforts! Each performer memorised their chosen poem with incredible skill, demonstrating clear pronunciation, expressive actions, and a deep understanding of Scots words.
After the recital, the class held a secret ballot to choose their stage winners. The room buzzed with excitement as votes were counted, and cheers erupted as the winners were announced. We are now eagerly looking forward to seeing how our stage winners get on at the Calderwood Scots Poetry Recital next week. We know they’ll do themselves and our clan proud!
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 24/01/2025
Calderwood Commitments:
- Dress Down Day: Friday 31st Please refrain from sending children in football tops or crop tops. All donations collected through iPay will go to Kirknewton and East Calder Community Listening Project.
Calderwood Calendar:
- Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
- Calderwood Scottish Poetry Recital: Clan Winners: Friday 31st Time TBC. Clan Winners will recite their poems to a panel. Parents/Carers of winners will receive an invite to this event.
- Baird, Burns and Mackintosh Sharing the Learning: Thursday 6th January 2:00-3:00pm. Please enter via the Glencoe (car park) gate from 1:55pm. If you are running late, please enter via the office.
- Ness Clan Connects and Sharing the Learning: 9:15-10:15am on 7th Doors Open 9:05am.
- February Break Begins: 7th November 12:00noon. (Learners return Tuesday 18th February).
Calderwood Communication:
- A reminder that in Miss Burton’s absence, you can continue to contact Miss Stark, Miss Connor or Mrs Warden via the school office.
- If your child requires medication, please ensure this is handed into the office and the correct forms are completed. Children should not carry medication in their school bag.
- In snow or icy conditions access to the school will be through the front door, we will alert parents/ carers/children to this. During these times there will be no supervisors in the playground. You can find our safe route here.
- If your child is going to be absent from school, it is vital that you inform the school office at your earliest convenience. This can be via phone call or email (wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk).
- PE Days for Term 3 are here.
- Term 3 Learning letters are here.
- Term 3 Home Learning Choice Boards are here.
- At this time of year, children can be inside all day with the cold and wet weather and are therefore in close proximity of each other for longer periods of time. This is just a gentle reminder to check your child for head lice periodically.
Road Safety:
- As you will know, all clans are focusing on Road Safety this week and next week. We unfortunately continue to receive concerns about use of the car park and roads around the school. We have parents, carers and staff in school who genuinely require to use the disabled bays – please do not use these as drop off bays or park there without a blue badge. If you choose to continue using the car park for drop off and pick off, please do so safely and with consideration and respect of others.
- We have contacted Police Scotland about the ongoing Road Safety around the school. They came out on the 22nd January at pick up time to look at the situation and to speak to people who were parked inappropriately. We will continue to link in with Police Scotland to try to tackle these ongoing concerns. To reiterate – the safety of our children is of paramount importance and we must continue to work together to ensure that our children arrive at and leave safely from school. We would encourage you to “park and stride” – park a few streets away and walk the remainder of the way to school, discussing road safety with your child/children in the process.
Calderwood Compliments:
- Our House Meetings this term focused on our School Values. Learners worked collaboratively across their houses to think about each of our values – Caring, Resilience, Integrity, Belonging.
- Leven and Rannoch clans put on a brilliant Connects about Resilience and Growth Mindset. Well done to these clans and thank you to our teaching champs for making this possible.
- Our Primary 6 Learners have been busy spending our Participatory Budget. They have chosen to set up “Take What You Need” tubs, which will be situated throughout the school. More information will follow in due course.
Social Story – adverse weather
Please find a social story that you can use with your nursery child to support them with the nursery closure tomorrow and the adverse weather conditions.
