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Dear Parent/carers, Please find below a social story that you can share with your child to support with the P1 and P2 Halloween Party and Halloween dress up at school on Friday. Halloween Dress Down At Calderwood Social Story P1-2 Halloween Parties At Calderwood Social Story_2026

This term in Edinburgh Clan we will be listening to the exciting podcast Once Upon a Time in Zombieville as part of our Literacy learning. The story has already sparked lots of discussion, prediction and imagination, helping us to develop our talking and listening skills. Through paired and group discussions pupils have been sharing their... Continue reading Edinburgh Clan Update: A Trip to Zombieville!

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!

PE Days 26_27_ Term 2

Perth clan have enjoyed some fantastic lessons about travelling safely using scooters around our wonderful Calderwood community. We had a brilliant time at our last session on Thursday 15th October and would like to give a massive thank you to everyone involved in organising it. Safe scooting!

Please come along to some fun, hands on Gaelic workshops. You can choose to immerse yourself in a simple Gaelic song with Yvonne Drummond (Music teacher at Bankton Primary), drum alongside Andrew Findlater (drummer from Trailwest)) and learn some common greetings and phrases by being in the cafe with Elaine MacArthur (ex French and German... Continue reading Gaelic Workshops

Looking for something fun, active and inclusive to do during the October holidays? We are pleased to share information about the upcoming October Family Disability Camp, organised by Active Schools. This free "stay and play" camp is designed for families to enjoy quality time together in a welcoming and supportive environment, with siblings encouraged to... Continue reading October Family Disability Camp

Edinburgh Clan had a fantastic time celebrating Maths Week Scotland! We have been very busy developing our numeracy skills, challenging ourselves and most importantly, having lots of fun with maths... Throughout the week, we explored place value and learned lots of new mathematical vocabulary. We practised partitioning numbers, identifying greater than and less than and... Continue reading Maths Week Scotland in Edinburgh Clan!

Well done to our Calderwood Can certificate winners last Friday.

Place2be is offering all parents the chance to enrol on their Parenting Smart Online Course. parenting-smart-online-course-overview Parenting Smart for NHS Lothian The course is designed for parents and carers of children aged 4-11. Our Parenting Smart - Online Course provides tried and tested techniques that are proven to help children manage their emotions better, follow... Continue reading Place2be - Parenting Smart Online Course and App Support

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!