- Enthusiastic – I am passionate and excited by learning.
- Friendly – I show compassion towards others and am considerate of their feelings.
- Inclusive – I accept others and appreciate diversity.
- Respectful – I am considerate and courteous to others.
- Responsible – I am accountable for my learning and my actions.
- Successful – I try my best individually and as a team member.
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Staff
Acting Head Teacher: Mrs McKenzie
Depute Head Teacher: Miss Burton
Principal Teacher: Mrs Ross
Nursery: Mrs Diamond; Mrs Murray
Primary 1a: Mrs Smith
Primary 2/1: Mrs Walker
Primary 3/2: Ms Brolls
Primary 3: Miss Clark
Primary 4a: Ms Richmond
Primary 4b: Miss Prior
Primary 5a: Mrs Stewart
Primary 5b: Miss Sherlow
Primary 6: Mr Renshaw
Primary 7/6: Miss Anderson
Primary 7: Miss Ross
Support for Learning: Mrs Kellner
Reduced Class Contact Cover: Mrs Redmond
Nursery Nurses: Mrs Findlay; Mrs Aikman
Pupil Support Workers: Mrs Brown; Mrs McCormack; Mrs Coombe; Mrs Findlay; Miss Robertson
Brass Instructor: Mr Traynor
Admin Staff: Mrs Bokhari; Mrs S Findlay
Business Support Manager: Mrs Deerness
Facilities Management Staff: Mr King; Mr Sommerville; Mr Hopper
Supporting Literacy at Home
What is literacy?
Literacy is about learning to read and write accurately, being able to listen carefully and talk clearly about ideas.
These skills will enable young people to participate fully in their learning now and later on in a work environment.
How can you help?
Parents play a crucial role in helping to develop literacy skills from an early age. You can encourage your child to explore literacy outdoors and at home.
There are many opportunities in everyday routines to practise and apply literacy skills in real and meaningful ways e.g. reading to your child every day, learning nursery rhymes together and pointing out signs in the local community.
You can also encourage your child to talk about their thoughts and ideas, and about how they are feeling.
Supporting Numeracy at Home
What is numeracy?
Numeracy is about being able to understand and use numbers in a range of situations e.g. when solving problems or making decisions in situations involving numbers.
How can you help?
Learning doesn’t just take place in the classroom, it can happen anywhere.
A child or young person’s everyday routine offers many opportunities and experiences to practise and apply their numeracy skills in real and meaningful ways.
There are many ways that you can build learning activities into everyday routines to support your child’s numeracy skills.
Our Catchment Area
The school’s catchment area consists of the village of Mid Calder, both the conservation village itself and the new housing estates to the west of the village.
The Parents’ Charter gives parents the right to request a place for their child at a school of their choice and, if places are available, children from outside the catchment may also be enrolled. A significant number of children enrolled at the school are from outwith the school’s catchment area, as a result of parental choice. Mid Calder Primary School admits pupils of both sexes.
In the case of children transferring from another school, it is advisable, where possible, that parents visit the school prior to the transfer. It is helpful to make an appointment to ensure that the visit is as satisfactory as possible. Admissions of this type can be made at any time by arrangement with the school secretary. West Lothian is divided into catchment areas for primary and secondary schools. Each home address has a catchment denominational school and a catchment non-denominational school, for both primary and secondary education. Although the Council aims to provide enough places for all children in the catchment area at a catchment school, living within a catchment area does not guarantee a child a place at a catchment school.Parents can request a school other than one of their catchment schools. This is known as a ‘placing request’. Parents can request that their child go to any primary school in West Lothian regardless of their religion. The council must grant these requests unless there is a legal reason not to.
Further details of the policy and procedure for admission to primary and secondary schools, and pre-school education can be found here:-
