School Blog

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

Tay clan had a fantastic Christmas party on Monday morning. To kick off our Christmas party, we put on our playlist of chosen songs, and had a wee boogie to get us warmed-up. After that, we had a fantastic game of Christmas Corners. We also had a best dancer competition. Dancing and taking part in... Continue reading Tay Clan -Christmas Party

On Friday morning, Burns Clan came together to share their learning with their families and the rest of the school community through their Clan Connects. The children told us all about Equity at Calderwood and their important role in deciding how our Participatory Budget is spent. They did an amazing presentation and we are so... Continue reading Burns Clan Connects

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Last week, we were collecting for West Lothian Foodbank. The food has been collected and we just wanted to say a huge thank you to all parents and carers who were able to generously contribute towards this cause. This will help families in need in our local community as well as across West Lothian.

Caring Miss Connor and Bramble clan introduced our red value stag - Caring. Caring is part of the Red House. Resilience Miss Stark introduced our green value stag - Resilience. Resilience is part of the Fallow House. Integrity Miss Burton introduced our yellow value stag - Integrity. Integrity is part of the Roe House. Twitter... Continue reading Our Calderwood Values

To celebrate the learning we have been exploring in our IDL Olympic and Paralympic topic we were very lucky to have a visit from Josh Manson. Josh spoke about his experiences being a wheelchair basketball player, ran a basketball training session and even gave us a go at manoeuvring a wheelchair. Click here to explore... Continue reading Olympics and Paralympics IDL - Celebration Event

Allergy UK run a 'It's Time To Take Allergy Seriously' campaign, which includes a focus on the importance of being allergy aware during festivities and celebrations including forthcoming Halloween. "For the parents of children with food allergies, Halloween especially, can present an extra reason to be frightened. It is estimated that 1 in 12 children are... Continue reading Food Allergies and Halloween

Please see the attached regarding a collection for West Lothian Foodbank. Thank you for your support. Foodbank Collection 2024