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Schiehallion have had a really fun week doing lots of different activities linked to Book Week Scotland. We started the week by designing new covers for our favourite books. Some of the clan chose to create a new cover for our class novel 'The Last Bear' - while others chose their own books. We also... Continue reading Book Week Scotland in Schiehallion

To celebrate Book Week Scotland, Rannoch clan worked together to create their own front covers for our clan novel, 'Land of Roar'. Everyone put so much effort into their designs and they turned out amazing. It was very hard for us to pick a winner! We also completed a book quiz where we scored 7/10... Continue reading Book Week in Rannoch Clan

This week in Burns clan we have lots of fun celebrating Scottish Book week. At the start of the week we made our way down to the P2 clans to read them a story. We also created our own book covers based on our favourite books and clan reading books. Later in the week we... Continue reading Booktastic Week in Burns Clan

Tummel Clan have had a wonderful time celebrating Book Week Scotland! We took part in a number of quizzes and competitions including guessing the Champion book "shelfie" and designing our very own book covers. We even got a chance to create fact files and quizzes about some of our favourite reads - check them out... Continue reading Book Week Scotland in Tummel Clan

Some wonderful learning took place during Book Week Scotland in Ben Lomond Clan. During our Stag Starts, we participated in a range of creative activities based on our favourite books and our clan novel, The Last Bear by Hannah Gold. We recreated book covers, constructed setting dioramas and developed character profiles. During drama, we looked... Continue reading Book Week in Ben Lomond

Book Week Scotland has been a roaring success for Ben Lawers Clan! This week, the class embraced their love for reading by diving into their favorite books and bringing them to life in creative and exciting ways. From designing fact files about their beloved characters to crafting colourful posters showcasing book covers, the students have... Continue reading Book Week Scotland in Ben Lawers

Book Week Scotland - see poster for details of what is happening this week. Book Week Scotland at Calderwood PS Book Week Scotland (18th -24th Nov) is a national celebration of books and reading. During this week pupils in P1-P3 will be gifted a 'Book Bag' in school. Gifting the bags during Book Week... Continue reading Book Week Scotland at Calderwood 2024

Christmas Jumpers Needed ☃️ The Parent Council will be running our Christmas Jumper Bank again this year. ❄️ Please drop off your child and adult sized, gently-used Christmas jumpers to the school office by Thursday the 28th of November. Then pick up your new-to-you Christmas Jumper at the Christmas Fayre on Friday the... Continue reading Christmas Jumper Bank

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

This week, Baird and Burns clans were visited by Matt from Veolia, who are a water, energy and waste recycling company. Matt explained to the children how waste from our homes is taken to their sites, like the one in Almondell. They then use a range of processes to clean the water enough so that... Continue reading Veolia Visit in Primary 6

Astro Gymnastics is a West Lothian accredited community sports club and a charity based in Livingston. Do you know someone who would love to try gymnastics? (And just to remind you it's not just for the kids!) Is 2025 going to be THE year to learn something new? Could gymnastics be for you? Want to... Continue reading Astro Gymnastics Free Trial

On Thursday, 31st October, we were delighted to welcome two colleagues from Livingston Fire Station to speak to our P6 and P7 clans about the importance of staying safe on Bonfire Night. Many of the children were then motivated to make their own posters about staying safe with sparklers and only allowing adults to let... Continue reading P6 and P7 Bonfire and Fireworks Safety Talk