School Blog

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

Book Week Scotland Costume Ideas

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

Please see attached our Term 1 PEF Statement. 2024-2025 Term 1 PEF Statement

Please see the attached Poverty Proofing Statement in line with helping to reduce the Cost of the School Day for our families. Calderwood Primary - Poverty Proofing Statement 2024-25

Schiehallion have had an excellent first 2 weeks settling back into Calderwood life after our summer holidays. We have been very welcoming to the new pupils and champions who are now in our clan. We have really enjoyed playing Getting to Know You games, as well beginning our PE lessons. We have also been learning... Continue reading Finding our way in Schiehallion

Leven clan have had a fantastic start to P4, we have been working hard getting to know one another and building our classroom community! We took part in a number of activities that allowed us to express ourselves and work co-operatively. We explored the story "Our Class is a Family" and took part in a... Continue reading 'Our Clan is a Family'- Leven

To celebrate their final week at Calderwood, the pupils of Ben Lomond and Ben Lawers went for a meal to Nando's with some of the Calderwood Champions. We had a lovely time, chatting and sharing our memories of the year together.