School Blog

This November, Calderwood Primary School is excited to be taking part in the Love to Ride Travel Tracker and Light Your Move Challenge. The challenge aims to encourage active travel and help pupils think about healthy, sustainable ways of getting to school. Walking, cycling, scooting, wheeling, skating and using Park and Stride are all great... Continue reading Love to Ride Challenge Comes to Calderwood!

Our Calderwood football team put in an outstanding performance at their recent football festival, finishing the evening with three wins and one draw. The team showed great determination and skill throughout their matches, but what impressed us most was the way they supported one another. Every player was encouraged to get involved, and the team... Continue reading Fantastic Football Festival Performance!

We're excited to share a fantastic new sporting opportunity for our pupils! Active Schools will be launching a FREE Netball Cluster Club for pupils in P4-P7 after the October holidays. The club will take place at Deans Community High School and is open to pupils from schools across the Livingston and West Calder clusters. The... Continue reading Netball Opportunity for Calderwood Pupils

A huge congratulations to all of our pupils who represented Calderwood at the recent Cross Country Finals! The event brought together runners from across West Lothian and our team demonstrated fantastic determination, resilience and sportsmanship throughout the day. Every pupil should be extremely proud of their achievement in reaching the finals, which is a significant... Continue reading Calderwood Pupils Shine at Cross Country Finals

Looking for something fun to do during the October holidays? We have a fantastic opportunity for pupils in Primary 1 to Primary 7 to take part in the FREE Livingston Active Schools October Holiday Programme! Thanks to funding from the Scottish Government's Summer of Sport programme, children can enjoy two days packed with exciting activities... Continue reading FREE Active Schools October Holiday Programme

Our P7s recently returned from an unforgettable three-day adventure at Dalguise PGL, packed with excitement, challenge and lots of fun! Throughout the trip, pupils had the opportunity to take part in a wide range of outdoor activities designed to test their teamwork, resilience and confidence. From tackling high ropes and climbing challenges to navigating obstacle... Continue reading P7 Adventure at Dalguise PGL

Primary 1 and Primary 2 are developing their play and learning environments and we would love your help collecting and donating resources that will inspire creativity, imagination and outdoor learning. If you are out on family walks, we would be very grateful for any of the following natural materials: Acorns Pinecones Shells Smooth stones Small... Continue reading P1 & P2 Resource Request

On Tuesday, a group of our P7 pupils took part in a cross-country event, completing an impressive 1.2km run. It was fantastic to see the determination, resilience and effort shown by every member of the team, and we are incredibly proud of them all. The event was a great opportunity for our pupils to challenge... Continue reading P7 Cross Country Success!

During the first few weeks of school, we created our Class Charter, inspired by the wonderful book Our Class is a Family by Shannon Olsen. The story encouraged us to think about what it means to belong, support one another, and work together as a team. As a class, we explored the United Nations Convention... Continue reading Tummel - Our Class is a Family

At Calderwood, we are keen to support this year's Child Flu Vaccination Programme and help families access accurate, trusted information about the flu vaccine. Public Health Scotland has asked schools to help share information and resources with parents, carers and young people as preparations begin for this year's vaccination programme. The flu vaccine helps protect... Continue reading Supporting This Year's Child Flu Vaccination Programme

In Perth Clan we reviewed the UNCRC and picked the 9 rights that we felt were most important to our school experience. We then ranked them in order of importance and used this to form our class charter. We decided to use the minions as the theme for our class charter. We all designed our... Continue reading Clan Charter - Perth Clan

The pupils of Edinburgh Clan have been busy creating our very own Class Charter. Using the book Our Class is a Family as inspiration, we reflected on how we can build a positive classroom where everyone feels welcomed, valued, and supported. The story encouraged us to think about the important role each person plays in... Continue reading Edinburgh Clan Class Charter