The Bens Go Engineering!

At Calderwood we pride ourselves in being at the cutting edge of practice, pedagogy and research. With this in mind, we are currently working with Alana Wilks at Heriot-Watt as part of our Engineering IDL topic.

We are taking part in a number of activities designed by Alana, which will stimulate skills and knowledge around the topic of engineering. In order to further research in this field we hope that parents and guardians would fill out online forms and support our pupils in home learning engineering tasks. Alana’s research topic is ‘The perception of engineering in children and parents from ethnic minority backgrounds‘ and the online forms are around this topic. We would be hugely grateful if as many Bens’ Parents and Guardians could explore the online forms and home learning.

There are two forms to fill out:

Watch this space to see some of the activities and thinking from the Bens displayed shortly!

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 03/03/23

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Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

  • Primary 5 – 7: Please find our new home learning grids for P5-P7. An overview sheet has been provided that shows the guidelines and expectations for home learning.
  • 9th March: Please ensure your child has school uniform on this day and not P.E kit for the clan photos. Ben Lomond to have their Primary 7 ties and shirts, and please bring along your hoodie.

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

  • Term 3 calendar link
  • 7th March: 9:00-10:15am: Calderwood Can Chats: Opportunity to pop in and look at your child’s jotters and online profile. This will also be available at Champion Conversations if you are unable to attend. Please pop into the foyer area at this time. Can Ben Lomond children please wear their Primary 7 shirts and ties.
  • 7th March: 6:00pm: Parent Council Meeting: Agenda to follow.
  • 8th – 15th March: Champion Conservations Open Online to book: Letter issued with instructions about how to book an appointment with your child’s champion.
  • 9th March: School Photographer: Tempest: Clan Group Photos: School uniform and no P.E Kit please. Primary 7s to wear P7 ties and shirt and bring P7 hoodies.
  • 10th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Linlithgow Two family members can attend.
  • 16th March: P4-5 Clan Trip to Glasgow Science Centre: Information as per letter. Please ensure you have returned your EE2 form, paid on iPay and have ordered a school packed lunch if required. Children should wear their school uniform.
  • 17th March: 11:15am: Clan Calderwood Connects: Rannoch: Two family members can attend

 

Calderwood Communication (for information)

  • Today we marked the first anniversary of the official opening of Calderwood Primary and Nursery by launching our Calderwood Capsule Challenge. All clans have the opportunity to record their magic moments from Calderwood, why we are unique and future dreams. We look forward to seeing what you all come up with!
  • We are aware that there are proposed strike days are on the same days for Champion Conversations and Clan Connections, we will make a decision early next week if we need to reschedule any events, and keep you updated.
  • If your child would like to play on the grass areas at break and lunch times, please ensure they have outdoor shoes to change into, as their feet may get wet. You might also want to include a change of clothes in their school bag.
  • A gentle reminder that lunches should be ordered on iPay at home, this includes noting if your child has a packed lunch from home. Children take part in a range of Stag Start learning activities in the morning, therefore stopping them to order their lunch interrupts their learning time and uses unnecessary admin time. Friday packed lunches should be ordered by 9:30am on a Thursday. Advice on how to use iPay can be found here.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

  • Tummel Clan shared their learning about Scottish Inventors with our clans and their families at Calderwood Connects. What an informative, engaging, creative performance!
  • This week saw our first ever Calderwood residential, with Ben Lomond going to Lockerbie Manor for two nights. The clan demonstrated a have a go attitude, resilience, determination, but most of all, had fun making memories. Thank you to all the champs who made this residential possible. We have some photos on Twitter and will make a sway capturing their adventure very soon.
  • Thank you to West Lothian College and their HNC CP students who worked with some of our children in the forest this week. Fantastic examples of team working, den building and snack making. We can’t wait to use this to develop outdoor learning in our school.

Nursery Chronicle 03/03/23

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 03.03.23

Calderwood Commitments Actions:

Calderwood Calendar

KEY DATES

 

06/03/23 and 08/03/23 Fire pit sessions

Session 1 10:30am-11:15am

Session 2 11:30am-12:15pm

Session 3 1:30pm-14:15pm

 

07/03/23 and 09/03/23

 

Book Bug

10:30-11:00am

2:30-3:30pm

 

UPCOMING DATES

You can find upcoming dates here

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):

 Choosing our Values

Through consultation with our champions, children and parents we have narrowed down the choice of values to 7. We would like to choose 3 values which represent Calderwood. Please have your say by voting here.

 

BookBug and FirePit Sessions

Next week we look forward to welcoming you along to our BookBug and FirePit sessions. Please ensure you sign up for a slot in the nursery cloakroom.

 

HOME LINKS:

The children have been learning about their rights. They have learned that rights are promised that help them to be happy, healthy and safe.

To support you in talking to your child about their rights. Choose one of the rights to explore at home and capture a photo of your child exploring this e.g. you have the right to play, capture a photo of your child playing. You can find the rights on our blog by clicking here.

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

Home Learning Grids P5-P7: 27.02.23 – 24.03.23

Please find an overview that outlines the expectations and guidelines for our new home learning in our P5-P7 clans. P5-P7 Home Learning Grid Overview

 

27.02.23- 24.03.23 Home Learning Grids

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P5 Home Learning Bramble: P5-7 Home Learning Choice Board Bramble P5

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