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Today, a number of our Muir and Mackintosh pupils took to the Arena in front of their houses - Fallow, Red, Roe and Sika - to present their ideas for House and Vice Captain. The children worked so hard on their presentations and speeches and we are so proud of how well they all did... Continue reading Muir and Mackintosh House and Vice Captains

2024_2025_Calderwood ELC Parental Calendar

Every fortnight we will issue our chronicle to families via email and our blog. All other information about Calderwood is on our blog and on Twitter we highlight our achievements. Calderwood Chronicle 30_08_24 Calderwood Commitments Please ensure you have registered your child on parent portal and that your details are up to date. West Lothian... Continue reading Calderwood Primary Chronicle: 30/08/24

Fundraising & Dress Down Friday In the past, our Primary 7 classes have held a fundraising event to raise funds towards their leavers hoodies. Our Muir & MacKintosh clans are hosting a fun day for the whole school on Friday 6th September. This event will take place during school hours and all children will be... Continue reading Fun day at Calderwood - Friday 6th September

2023_01_09 Fire Drill social story

We are delighted to share with you our family friendly ELC Action and Improvement Plan for session 2024-2025. This should give you an overview of what our actions for improvement will look like over the course of this academic year. A full copy of our Nursery Improvement Plan can be accessed by clicking the link... Continue reading Nursery Improvement Plan 2024-2025

Primary 1 Learning Letter: Learning letter 2024-2025 Term 1 Primary 2 Learning Letter: Term 1- P2 Clans Learning Letter Primary 3 Learning Letter: Primary 4 Learning Letter: Primary 5 Learning Letter: Primary 6 Learning Letter: Primary 7 Learning Letter:

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Burns Clan have had lots of fun learning new things about their clan mates and new champion. We have discussed our goals and ambitions for the year ahead and what we and our champion can do to support us in achieving these. We created a time capsule to record these and will open it up... Continue reading Burns Clan

Following our Froebelian approach in Primary 1, we are starting to embed our Froebelian occupations. Froebel's occupations connected children's first-hand experiences in their local communities with creative materials to communicate, develop physical and problem-solving skills. Through the school year pupils have the opportunity to carry out woodwork and use clay in their clans. Champions would... Continue reading Sewing Primary 1

We are looking for donations of loose parts and sewing materials for our Primary 1- Primary 3. Loose-parts play is a type of open-ended play-based learning that encourages children to use their creativity and imagination. The phrase 'loose parts' refers to the variety of natural and man-made objects that children use. Loose-parts play is accessible... Continue reading Loose Parts Primary 1- Primary 3

You will have recently received two Seesaw codes home: Home Learning Code Family Invite The home learning code is for your child to upload their home learning or activity to share with their champion only. The Family Invite allows you to link to the seesaw account and any adult to add comments to their child's... Continue reading Seesaw Primary 1- Primary 3