Bluebell- Scotland

Bluebell have been celebrating Scotland in lots of different ways this term.

We began this term thinking about ‘What makes Scotland great?’. We did some brainstorming with our learning partners before we carried out our own research. This supported our persuasive writing ‘To persuade someone to visit Scotland’. Bluebell Clan wrote fantastic persuasive pieces where they used lots of bossy verbs and powerful persuasive phrases. It definitely made Scotland seem like the best place in the world! We also learned about ‘Haikus’ and wrote our very own Scottish inspired Haikus that we will be on display for our Caledonia Clan Celebration on Thursday 9th of February. Alongside this, we learned about Robert Burns and recited different Scots poems which led to our Burn Competition. A huge well done to everyone who participated as you all showed great enthusiasm in performing your chosen poems.

In PE, we have been practising different types of Scottish dancing and we look forward to demonstrate this to you.

We have also participating in food technology this term. We started this off by baking shortbread! We made this in small groups where we used our team working skills to take turns and complete the recipe together. We used our communication skills to read the recipe and follow the instructions. We also used our numeracy and maths skills for adding and taking away as we measured the ingredients. We learned about the dangers and risks within a kitchen and discussed ways we can keep ourselves safe. Miss Ali tried our shortbread and she said it was absolutely delicious!

For our topic, we have been learning about the life of Mary Queen of Scots. We have had lots of opportunities for discussion of the events in Mary’s life. We have also had lots of opportunities to carry out our own research and work collaboratively in small groups. As a class, we are currently making our Mary Queen of Scots time line display where we all had different roles to play. Some of the tasks included; making a birth/ death announcement of Mary Queen of Scots, make a poster on the Rough Wooing, write a short diary page on how Mary felt traveling to France and drawing a map of Scotland and pin pointing the different places Mary had visited. Again, this will be on display in class for you to look at during the Caledonia Clan Celebration.

Ben Lawers – Scottish Myths and Legends

Ben Lawers have been learning about Scottish myths and legends and showing their learning through a creative digital project. Inspired by Netflix, pupils have been working in groups to turn their chosen myth and legend into a documentary series. They have been working on designing and editing skills to create a high quality home page, and their acting skills to share their learning through video. At home, pupils could access their work through their OneDrive/OneJotter and present their work.

 

 

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Nursery Chronicle 2.2.23

Calderwood Nursery Chronicle 2.2.23 

Calderwood Commitments Actions: 

  

Calderwood Calendar 

KEY DATES 

13/02/23 – School Closed Feb Break (Nursery remains open) 

21/02/23- School Reopens 

20/02/23-23/02/22- Stay and Play (slots below) 

  • Mon 20th and Wed 22nd – 9:30am-11:30am 
  • Tues 21st and Thur 23rd 1:30pm-3:30pm 

 

UPCOMING DATES 

You can find upcoming dates here 

 

Calderwood Communication (For information):  

Our Values 

Before we officially decide on our values are please add your final thoughts to the Padlet below. 

https://blogs.glowscotland.org.uk/wl/calderwood/2022/10/20/curriculum-rationale-values-at-calderwood-nursery/  

You can also contribute to the development of our school values: you can contribute here.

 

Reporting an absence  

A gentle reminder that when reporting an absence during term time this should be done through the school office on 01506 280060 or wlcalderwood-ps@westlothian.org.uk  

As our nursery staff are on the floor playing and learning with the children the nursery phone or messages are only checked at specific times. 

Calderwood Communicates in Nursery 

This year, as part of our Nursery Improvement Plan, we are striving to improve literacy for all our children at Calderwood Nursery and ensure our literacy experiences are a high standard.  To do this, Mrs Laing’s role as Early Years Officer involves leading the improvement of Literacy.  This will include ensuring we have a literacy rich environment, working with children in small groups throughout the week to improve listening skills and increase vocabulary through play and stories.  Participation in small groups will be encouraged and children wishing to play in other areas of the nursery will be able to do so. 

I aim to share group learning with parents which will reinforce the learning we are doing in nursery.  If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to speak to me directly. 

   

HOME LINKS: 

The children have been interested in learning about Dinosaurs. 

Discuss your child’s favourite dinosaur with them. What did it look like, sound like, feel like, smell like? You could make one, draw one or record your discussion. 

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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Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 03/02/23

Link: Calderwood Chronice_03_02_23

Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 03/02/23

Calderwood Commitments (Actions):

 

Calderwood Calendar: 

Calderwood Communication (for information)

  • Primary 5- 7 Home Learning: We are currently changing our home learning grids in P5-P7. We would appreciate if any parent/carers could provide their feedback and views on this. Please complete the questionnaire.
  • Ben Lomond Residential: Please find the presentations that were shared at the Parent/ Carer information session.
  • Calderwood Cares: Please click here to find out how we can support your family with food, toiletries and clothing.
  • We have had some further reports of head lice in clans, please find some information on the signs of head lice and how to treat it here.
  • Values consultation: We continue to seek your opinion on what you think our school values should be, you can contribute here.
  • Mrs Mullen, our PSW Champion will be leaving us at February Break to move on to a new adventure at the NHS, we wish her lots of lucks. Ms Mungall will also be leaving us at February Break, thanks to both champs for supporting our clans.

 

Calderwood Compliments:

  • Congratulations to all our poetry clan champions who will be performing in our Scottish Poetry Recital Competition on Friday 3rd February, we wish them lots of luck!
  • Thank you to everyone who donated to our dress down day. We raised £268, this will be used to purchase Food Technology equipment for our STEM Studio.

Cost of Living – Calderwood Cares

We are looking at ways to support our parents during the ‘Cost of Living Crisis’.

At Calderwood, there are a number of ways we would like to support our families during this difficult time. One of which would be to start a food pantry and we are looking to gauge interest. Our plan would be to issue a weekly order form for items that you may need urgently. This service would be strictly anonymous and we can arrange delivery or pick up on a Friday.

We would also like to know how we can support parents by inviting in or running sessions with agencies such as ‘The West Lothian Advice Shop’. They can offer free and impartial advice for those experiencing financial hardship and can signpost to different agencies to support families in all matters.

If this is something you feel you would benefit from, please answer this short survey so we can begin to source items and arrange dates with the West Lothian Advice Shop.

https://forms.office.com/e/cwjhZKF7EC

Scottish Recital – Clan Winners

Last Friday we celebrated Burns by reciting poems in our clans. The children were absolutely amazing! The hard work, perseverance and confidence was excellent to see, whether on Teams, See Saw or in person. A huge thank you to our families to supporting our children to learn and perform in their own way.

Each clan voted for their winner. Congratulations to our clan winners below. If your child was a winner you are invited to watch your child compete and recite their poem in front of the judges tomorrow.

 

Tay Clan’s Calderwood Connects is…Out of This World!

Tay clan warmly invites families and special adults to come to our Calderwood Connects on Friday 10th February 2023 at 11:15am. We are very excited to share our learning from our IDL topic this term.

Please see our posters below, designed by some very talented Tay clan pupils, Franchesca and Oscar.

We are looking forward to seeing you there!

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