Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 14/03/2025
Calderwood Commitments:
- Milk: Orders open on iPay on the 18th March and close on the 2nd Orders will not be taken after this date.
- Parent Council: 6:00pm on Tuesday 25th March in the Arena or on Zoom.
Calderwood Calendar:
- Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
- After School Club Block 2 for P3 and P4: Finishes 25th March 2025.
- Blair Clan Connects and Sharing the Learning: 9:15-10:15am on 28th Doors Open 9:05am.
Calderwood Communication:
- Absence from School: 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).
- This week we have been delighted to welcome Mrs Sarah Page, Depute Head, to the school. In Miss Burton’s absence, you can continue to contact Miss Stark, Mrs Page, 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.
- 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.
- Sleep Session: Please see information regarding an upcoming Sleep Session here.
- Anti-Bullying: Over the coming weeks, we are going to have an Anti-Bullying focus within school. This will include consulting children about their views and opinions, as well as finalising our Anti-Bullying statement, which is currently under review.
Road Safety:
- Park Smart Banners: Our banners are now finalised and we are awaiting these being printed. We look forward to receiving these and displaying them outside the school as soon as they are ready.
- SLT met with the Roads Department this week and we are delighted to share the following updates with you:
– A school warning sign is to be installed on the approach to the school building on Nethershiel Road
– The footpath adjacent to school is to be final surfaced with tactile paviours at crossing points
– A footpath is to be formed along Nethershiel Lane to the overflow carpark
– An additional crossing point is to be installed (half way along the school elevation at build out –
Nethershiel Road)
– Landscaping is to be applied to the corner to create a clear line of delineation.
The developer is doing his best to target the Easter Break for these works, but this will be dependant on tender and appointment of a suitable contractor.
Calderwood Compliments:
- Well done to our Primary 5 clans, who performed “What a Knight” to the school as well as to their families at the beginning of March. The show was a huge success and this would not have been possible without the hard work of the Primary 5 champions, the determination of the learners, and the support of our families. Thank you to those in our community who were able to donate props and costumes, which added the finishing touches to what was a fantastic show!
Sleep Session
Please see the attached flyer regarding a sleep session on Wednesday, 26th March.
Excite Easter Holiday Programme
Basketball Team Update
We are extremely proud of all our basketball players today. Everyone played great, and we can see an amazing improvement and using the skills they have learned in training.
Well done to our Primary 7 team who won 2 games and a draw, and to our P6 team who won 3 of their games.
Amazing effort today!
Ms Morrison & Mrs Bryson
Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 28/02/2025
Calderwood Commitments:
- Dress Down Day: Friday 28th All donations raised today will go towards musical instruments for the school.
Calderwood Calendar:
- Updated: 2024-25 Calendar
- P5 Show: Monday 3rd March at 2:00pm. Parents should enter via the Arena doors from 1:45pm. The show will start at 2:00pm prompt. In you are running late, please enter via the school office.
- P5 Show: Tuesday 4th March at 6:00pm. Please enter via the school office from 5:45pm. The show will start prompt at 6:00pm.
- Balmoral Clan Connects and Sharing the Learning: 9:15-10:15am on 14th Doors Open 9:05am.
Calderwood Communication:
- Absence from School: 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).
- 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.
- 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.
- School Meal Survey 2024/2025: The West Lothian Catering Team are looking for feedback on school meals. We would appreciate if you would take a few minutes to sit down with your child to gather their thoughts and opinion on school meals and let the Catering Team know using the link here.
Road Safety:
- Park Smart Banners: We have chosen the winners for the posters to go on our Park Smart banners which will be displayed outside the school. The banners are currently being finalised and will be sent to order as soon as possible.
- Thank you so much to all parents and carers who took time to complete our travels survey – the response was incredible! We are currently looking at the data to inform our School Travel Plan. A copy of this will also be sent to the roads department so that your views are heard.
- The children and champions have also been completing travel surveys and their views will be pulled together as part of our School Travel Plan too.
- Where possible, there has been a Pupil Support Worker out at the front of the school at the end of the day.
Calderwood Compliments:
- World Thinking Day – it was lovely to see some of our learners celebrate World Thinking Day by wearing their group uniforms.
- NSPCC Connects – Last week we held our NSPCC Connects – Speak Out, Stay Safe. The children learned about recognising if they feel unsafe and ways they can get help.
- Our Primary 6 Learners have set up “Take What You Need” tubs, which will be situated throughout the school. They have shared information with all clans and are currently putting together a parent/carer leaflet to share with families at home.
Nursery Lost Property
We continue to hold a number of lost property items within our nursery entrance. Mrs Lyon has created a Sway to help return items to their owner. Our Sway will be updated regularly. If items are not claimed within 2 months, we may recycle, reuse or rehome.
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/SDEDd8SfHo88fobj?ref=Link
World Thinking Day
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.
