Calderwood Choir

Our Calderwood Choir have had a fantastic year so far, performing at various events.  They performed at various Christmas events such as the Nativity, Christmas Craft Fair and the switch on of the Calderwood Christmas lights.  In Term 3, we performed a set of Scottish songs for the poetry recital and for our Calderwood Connects.  The choir’s performance of ‘Caledonia’ was just beautiful and some emotional tears were shed from some audience members who were so moved by the rendition of this song.

The children have been requesting songs to sing at rehearsals and have enjoyed having a go at their favourites.  The choir have now decided on the songs they wish to learn and perform and we will be working on these throughout the rest of Term 4, getting them performance ready for end of term events.

The choir continue to display commitment, dedication and motivation during rehearsals and performances and have developed their confidence to sing in front of our community.  The children give it their all and the joy in singing is palpable.

We can’t wait to perform for you again this term.

In the meantime, have a look on twitter to hear some snippets of our performances.

 

Nursery Chronicle 28.04.23

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 27.04.23

Calderwood Calendar

KEY DATES

01/05/23 School closed & Nursery closed
02/05/23 School closed & Nursery open
03/05/23 School Children resume
08/05/23 School & Nursery closed

 

UPCOMING DATES

You can find upcoming dates here

 

Calderwood Commitments Actions:

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):

Curriculum Rationale

Thank you to our children, parents/carers and champions who have had a key role in deciding our values and developing our Curriculum Rationale. Please see below our Curriculum Rationale, we would like your feedback on this.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/04/27/calderwood-nursery-curriculum-rationale/

Nursery Lunches

Please see our updated lunch menu for April-October 2023.

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2023/04/27/nursery-lunch-menu-april-october-2023/

Champion Update

This week we say goodbye to Miss Wood PSW, we wish her the best of luck on her new venture and thank her for her work at Calderwood Nursery supporting our children. We are currently undergoing the recruitment process and will update you with our new PSW champion as soon as possible.

Our champion team is continuing to grow. Below outlines some changes to our team for 2023/2024.

Calderwood primary and nursery will have an increased management team next year, with a Head Teacher, Depute Head Teacher and three Principal Teachers.

We have recruited two new Early Years Principal Teachers who will support with overseeing and leading the nursery, one PT will join us at the end of May and the other in August.

In June, Mrs Brito returns from maternity leave. Mrs Brito and Mrs Lewis will become a part time job share. Therefore, we will be recruiting another Early Years Practitioner to join us in June. We will also be recruiting for another EYP for August.

We look forward to welcoming all new champions.

 

HOME LINKS:

The children have been interested in learning all about Spring, particularly, animals including farm animals and the life cycle of a tadpole turning into a frog.

This week, try becoming a wildlife detective when you are out in the community – I wonder how many different species you can spot?

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

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 28/04/23

 Download here: Calderwood Chronicle_28_04_23

 

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • Term 4 Calendar link
  • 24/04/23-28/04/23: Magic Miles Fundraiser
  • 28/04/23: 4pm: Magic Miles Community Walk
  • 01/05/23- 10/05/23: iPay Impact open to Purchase Rookie Rockstars Tickets
  • 01/05/23: School and Nursery closed.
  • 02/05/23: School closed, nursery opened.
  • 05/05/23: Chiefs, House and Vice Captains, please wear your Primary 7 shirt and ties as supporting with visitors/ tour.
  • 08/05/23: School and Nursery closed.

Calderwood Communication: 

  • Glencourse Pipe Band Celebration
  • Rookie Rockstars
  • Photos from the Ben Lomond Clan residential
  • Bens Robotarium Excursion
  • Recruitment:
  • Mrs Katrina Warden, currently acting Principal Teacher at Addiewell Primary, will start as early level Principal Teacher in August.
  • Miss Nicola Connor, currently RAISE/STEM Development Officer and teacher at Peel Primary will start as early level Principal Teacher before the summer. Initially Thursday and Fridays from 25th May. Miss Connor is already known to the champions and some of our children, as has supported us with STEM across the school and nursery.

Calderwood Compliments:

  • Roe House Party Celebrations
  • Congratulations to our Basketball Teams – The Knicks and Lakers! The Lakers played their last game of the season last week, with the Knicks playing their last game this. A huge thank you to Mrs Robertson and Ms Morrison for their dedication and time in coaching the teams, without them this opportunity would not have been possible.
  • Our fantastic Stag Squad (Glee Group) have been asked to join the sectional winners at the regional final, due to their outstanding performance last weekend. A huge congratulations to them! A huge thank you to Mrs Clarkson and Mrs McGarvey for their dedication and time with the group, without them this opportunity would not have been possible. Thank you to Mrs Grieve for joining them on Friday night.

 

I hope you all enjoy the long weekend!

 

Miss Burton

Rookie Rockstars Concert

Rookie Rockstars Letter

To sign your child up to perform in the concert and to purchase a ticket, please click here.

FAQs

Can additional adult tickets be purchased?

Rookie Rockstars is a whole school event and is open for all families with pupils from P1-P7 to attend. At this moment, one adult ticket per family can be purchased. This is to ensure that all families in the school have the opportunity to attend the concert. The staff of Rookie Rockstars will host the concert and normally only hold 1 concert event. To accommodate the size of our school, they have kindly agreed to hold 2 concerts. After the 10th May, we will look at the number of tickets that have been purchased and pupils performing in the concert across the two nights. We will then be able to identify available spaces against the capacity of the arena. Any additional tickets will be released after 10th May. Communication will be made by the school regarding the arrangements for this. We appreciate you support with this.

 

Calderwood Nursery Curriculum Rationale

Thank you to our children, parents/carers and champions who have had a key role in deciding our values and developing our Curriculum Rationale. Please see below our Curriculum Rationale, we would like your feedback on this.

 

Curriculum Framework Calderwood Nursery

 

Pipe Band Gala Day Celebration

As part of our East Calder Gala Celebrations, Housebuilder Robertson Homes has organised for the Glencorse Pipe Band to attend Calderwood Primary School. On Friday 19th May, the band will play a Beat Retreat in our school playground as the pupils are collected from school for the holiday weekend. A Beat Retreat denotes the end of the working day and marks the end of another week of hard work by all of our pupils. The band will begin to play at 11:55am and continue until 12:15pm.

Robertson Homes is sponsoring the pipe bands which will be playing at the East Calder Gala Day on 10th June. Robertson wanted to give all our pupils, staff, parents and carers a sneak preview of what to expect by organising this special event for us. Calderwood Primary is thankful for this exciting opportunity.

Home Learning Choice Board – Term 4

P1 Home Learning Choice Board T4 2023

P2 Home Learning Choice Board_term 4

 

 

Primary 3 Term 4 Home Learning Board

 

Bluebell Home Learning Board

Home Learning Choice Board Bramble_Term 4

Thistle Home Learning Choice Board_Term 4

 

Ben Lawers Home Learning Choice Board Term 4

Ben Lomond Home Learning Choice Board Term 4

Calderwood Basketball

What a year it has been for our very first Basketball Teams. We have been lucky enough to have not just ONE but TWO teams competing this year – KNICKS & LAKERS

Mrs Morrison and Mrs Robertson have been so proud of how every team member has developed throughout this past year. We have demonstrated fantastic teamwork and an abundance of core basketball skills. Through participating in our conferences at WCHS and Armadale Academy, we have also been able to demonstrate excellent sportsmanship, resilience and utter determination.

Our Knicks have one final conference to attend and will hopefully progress onto the silver playoff weeks – GO KNICKS!

Thank you to all parents who have come along to support us over these past few months!

Championing Coding: National Robotarium

The Bens had a phenomenal opportunity to take a trip to the newly-opened National Robotarium. Ben Lomond and Ben Lawers had the most amazing day being ambassadors for our school, showing off their robotics and coding knowledge, and exploring new AI technologies.

Please see the Sway created by Ben Lomond all about their trip:

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