A gallery of events, school trips and life at CHS

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Safety Week 2020
Spring 2020

From fire-safety to first aid and walking across roads to surfing the net, our pupils spent this week learning to put safety first. We would like to say a huge THANK YOU to the representatives from the Wiltshire Fire Service and Wiltshire Police for visiting Calder House and helping to make this week so interesting and so much fun.
Third Degree Burns!
Spring 2020

Calder House marks the Robbie Burns's birthday with a special assembly in honour of Scotland's most celebrated poet including - of course - a taste of haggis for those brave enough to try!
Owls about that!
Spring 2020

Who said science was just a load of old poo? Turns out it was Mrs Dallyn as Green Class carefully examine owl pellets in Science to learn more about the diet of these carnivourous birds.
Christmas Party 2019
Autumn 2019

On the final day of term, last year's leavers return to Calder House to tell us all about life in their new schools and join in the fun at our Christmas Party!
Christmas Concert 2019
Autumn 2019

Check out the photos from this year's fantastic festive celebration of music and poetry.
Festive Fun
Autumn 2019

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas... as pupils sing carols for the residents of the Bybrook Nursing Home, make Christmas wreaths, bake yummy yueltide biscuits and visit the Egg Theatre to watch a performance of Rapunzle. Not to mention the sudden appearance of a MASSIVE Toblerone in Purple Class!
Remembrance 2019
Autumn 2019

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Mr Hall from the Royal British Legion for attending the Brown Class Assembly on the theme of Remembrance.
The World in Their Hands
Autumn 2019

Some lovely photos taken during Geography lessons at Calder House.
Look who is back!
Autumn 2019

Two former pupils - Jack and Ben - return to Calder House with words of encouragement and advice for all the children currently at Calder House and news of what life is really like in Secondary School.
NSPCC 2019
Autumn 2019

Huge thanks to Kevin West of the NSPCC who visited Calder House (twice!) this term. Kevin led a special assembly with our younger children and ran a workshop with older pupils to ensure that every child in the school is up to speed when it comes to staying safe.
Bath Lit Fest 2019
Autumn 2019

"An amazing session with Cressida Cowell! The author of How to Train Your Dragon was so impressed with all of our children. She wanted them to spread some magic - it was just fantastic!" So said Mrs Delahay when Calder House visited Bath Literary Festival. As always, we made sure every child in the school was able to attend at least one Festival event!
Roald Dahl Day 2019
Autumn 2019

Calder House salutes our former Patron and favourite author by coming to school as our favourite Roald Dahl characters. Huge thanks to parents and staff for all the hard work they put into all the cracking costumes. Roald would have thought it was WONDERCRUMP!
Start of Term 2019
Autumn 2019

It's the first day of the new School Year and Calder House is delighted to welcome 14 new pupils. It also lovely to see all our returning children and to hear about the exciting things they've getting been up to during the Summer Holidays. So does anyone have the back to school blues? Take a look at these photos and judge for yourself!
Staff Training: First Aid
Autumn 2019

Before pupils return to school for the start of the Autumn Term, our Staff complete a whole day of First Aid Training covering infants, children and adults.
Leavers 2019
Summer 2019

We made a difference to this lot...

Calder House bids a fond farewell to the Class of 2019.
Leavers' Sleepover 2019
Summer 2019

As we prepare to say goodbye to this year's leavers, we look forward to a peaceful and restful night's sleep.

(yeah right!)
School Trip to Bath
Summer 2019

The whole school went on a trip to historic Bath. And we certainly made the most of our time in the city - visiting a Mosque, exploring the famous Roman Baths and even climbing right up to the top of Bath Abbey's magnificent tower.
Weaving Willow and Words!
Summer 2019

Calder House was delighted to welcome back Write Inspired for two days of creative writing workshops - but it wasn't just words we were weaving! Pupils also got the chance to try their hands at weaving willow wands to make a beautiful 3D display.
Geography Field Trip 2019
Summer 2019

Take a look at what our pupils got up to during the two-day Geography Field Trip to Motcombe Farm and Cherry Wood.
Play and Prize-Giving
Summer 2019

This year's School Play and Prize-Giving was - literally! - out of this world as pupils blasted off in search of our departing stars. We also welcomed back our Special Guest and former pupil, Ollie Middleton, now studying for a M.A. at U.C.L.
Reasons to be Cheerful...
Summer 2019

A selection of phototographs from some of this term's Celebration Assemblies.
Sports Day 2019
Summer 2019

Calder House celebrates Sports Day with our traditional obstacle race , four field events, a tug of war and - of course - the water balloon fight. A BIG thank you to all the parents, grand-parents, brothers, sisters, friends and family who turned out to cheer on our pupils. And also to all our hardworking staff for helping to make the event such a suceess!
End of SATS treat!
Summer 2019

To celebrate the end of SATS week, we took the whole school on a trip to Bristol. While older pupils set sail aboard the Matthew, our younger classes visited a Hindu Temple before everyone met up again at We The Curious for some hands-on science fun. It really was a journey of discovery!
Prior Park Music Workshop
Summer 2019

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the staff at Prior Park who visited Calder House with some of their star singers for a music workshop. As well as performing for our pupils, they helped the CHS choir help develop some beautiful harmonies in their performance of Lean On Me.
Easter Egg Hunt 2019
Spring 2019

On the last day of term, we bid a fond farewell to Fergus (who is heading off to Secondary School!) and celebrated the start of the holidays in style (despite the pouring rain!) with the Annual Calder House Easter Egg Hunt.
X-Country 2019
Spring 2019

On a gloriously sunny Spring day, Calder House welcomed pupils from Kingswood, Colerne, Stonar, Corsham, Springmead and Marshfield to our InterSchools X-Country Tournament. We would like to thank the staff from all the schools and all the mums and dads who turned out to cheer on the competitors. Huge congratulations to all those who took part - especially the awesome runners from Kingswood who lifted the Team Trophy!
CHS v Marshfield and Prior Park
Spring 2019

Huge thanks to the staff and pupils at Marshfield and Prior Park for accepting our challenge to a netball match. Our pupils really enjoyed the opportunity to visit Marshfield for an away game before taking on Prior Park at home. To read Mrs Cooney's match reports click here.
World Book Day 2019
Spring 2019

As always, Calder House celebrates World Book Day in style with a whole day of book-based fun inspired by some of our favourite reads and literary characters.
Festum Romanus
Spring 2019

When in Gold Class, do as the Romans do! Pupils took time out of their Latin lesson to enjoy an authentic Roman Feast and discover that eating while lying on your side isn't as comfy as it looks!
Safety Week: Fire
Spring 2019

Huge thanks to Davina Spanes from Dorset and Wiltshire Fire Brigade who visited Calder House for our Fire Safety Day. Every child in the school attended a workshop to learn about the dangers posed by fire-risks and how to recognise and avoid them.
First taste of Haggis!
Spring 2019

To mark the anniversary of Robbie Burn's birth, pupils wore tartan to school and held a haggis-tasting session in Assembly. Surprisingly quite a few pupils even came back for seconds!!
Christmas Concert 2018
Autumn 2018

It was with great pleasure – and enormous pride! – that we welcomed former CHS pupil Rory Turnbull to this year's Christmas Concert and Prize-Giving. Last year, Rory graduated from the University of Leeds with a First Class Degree in Medical Engineering. He is currently studying for a PhD in Robotics.
Christmas Party 2018
Autumn 2018

Ho Ho Ho... it's beginning to look a lot like Christmas! Last year's leavers return to Calder House to tell us all about life in their new schools, join in the festive fun and catch up with old friends at our School Christmas Party!
Happy Birthday to Freddie
Autumn 2018

Freddie, our faithful School Dog, celebrated his eighth birthday in style with cake, popcorn and lots of hugs and strokes. Pupils even sang him a rousing rendition of "Happy Birthday" before he went back on playground duty.
Scrum down... again!
Autumn 2018

Once again HUGE thanks to Steve Brown and the other members of the Colerne Panthers on their return visit to Calder House. All our pupils really enjoyed their rugby skills session.
Spot the Difference
Autumn 2018

We're proud of the money (a whopping £231.04!!) that pupils raised for Children in Need. But we are also proud of HOW they raised it! Pupils rose to the challenge laid down by the Yellow Class to find ways of taking more personal responsibility and doing jobs around the house - including cleaning, washing up and making beds. Check out these pictures from today's Celebration Assembly.
We Will Remember Them 2018
Autumn 2018

As we approach the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War, the pupils of Calder House welcomed representatives of the Royal British Legion and 21 Signals Rgt. to our School Remembrance Ceremony as we paid tribute to the sacrifice of all those who have served their country and honoured the memory of the fallen.
Crouch, touch, pause... Engage!
Autumn 2018

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Hugo House from the Colerne Panthers (our fantastic local rugby club!) who visited Calder House today. Pupils clearly enjoyed their training session with Hugo and the chance to develop their rugby and team-building skills.
Serving up fun in PE
Autumn 2018

Joe Waters visits Calder House every week to support our PE programme with tennis skills. A number of CHS pupils have been inspired by Joe to take up tennis outside school and all our pupils benefit from the opportunity to practice and improve hand/eye coordination, catching and motor skills in a format that's great fun and really motivating.
Who's that Guy?
Autumn 2018

There's a new Guy in Purple Class... in fact this Guy was made by Purple Class in a recent Art lesson to celebrate bonfire night. Unfortunately, the Purples' attempt to teach this particular "starfish to fly" didn't quite go to plan.
Snap Happy: Autumn 2018
Autumn 2018

Some super snaps of different things that have happened during the first half of this term - including the return of former pupil and now Reading Ambassador Ben G as well as the invention of Spelling Biscuits!
Bath Children's Lit.Fest 2018
Autumn 2018

At Calder House, children don't just learn how to read - they also learn to love reading! Bath's annual Festival of Children's Literature is a chance to do just that . Each year we ensure every child in our school gets to go to at least one of the amazing events celebrating all that is great about children's books.
Flushed with success...
Autumn 2018

...or simply round the u-bend! We took pupils from the Blue and Yellow Classes to visit the Sewage Treatment Works at Saltford where they discovered how stinky sewage is turned back into drinkable water. Huge thanks to Wessex Water for making us feel so welcome.
Roald Dahl Day 2018
Autumn 2018

We celebrated Roald Dahl's birthday (13 September) in style by dressing up as our favourite characters and with all sorts of Dahlightful activitives in English and Reading. I am sure Roald would have thought it all quite splendiferous!
Start of Term 2018
Autumn 2018

It's the first day of term and we are raring to go! It is lovely to see so many smiling faces as we welcome both new and returning pupils into school. Old friends are busy catching up, new friendships are already forming and everyone is settling down to work.
Preparation Week
Autumn 2018

While pupils enjoy the final week of the Summer Holidays, our staff have been back at school getting ready for the start of term. We've been holding meetings, doing training, welcoming new members of staff and getting classrooms looking lovely. But it hasn't all been work, work, work...
Leavers 2018
Summer 2018

We made a difference to this lot...

Calder House bids a fond farewell to the Class of 2018.
School Sleepover 2018
Summer 2018

It's just gone 2am... and everyone is asleep. We have had a massive BBQ, played lots of games, eaten an ENORMOUS quantity of sweets, sat around the campfire and done a great deal of running around. It won't be long before the sun is up on the final day of the Summer Term!
Motcombe Farm 2018
Summer 2018

Pupils come face to face with lots of cute and cuddily creatures (as well as some animals that don't look quite so friendly!) on our annual eco-studies field trip to Mocombe Farm.
Write Inspired 2018
Summer 2018

Phil Davis returns to Calder House for two days of writing workshops to ignite pupils imaginations. To find out more, click the link below to read why Mr Perks is one of Phil's biggest fans!

Click here!
When in Rome...
Summer 2018

...Calder House learns to do as the Romans did as we take the whole school to visit the famous Roman Villa at Chedworth.
Greatest Show on Earth!
Summer 2018

Roll up... roll up! For this year's CHS Summer Production, we ran away to join the circus. And inside the Big Top, along with the ring masters, clowns, acrobats, performing animals, gypsy-queens, magicians and strong-men, we met the man who discovered Harry Potter. No wonder the whole thing sparkled with magic!
Sports Day 2018
Summer 2018

The rain stayed away... but the fun kept coming as Calder House held its annual Sports Day. Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters who turned out to support our pupils as they took part in the House Challenge, tug of war and, of course, the water-balloon fight!
Army Day 2018
Summer 2018

We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to the men and women of 21 and 39 Signals Regiment (and of course our very own Mrs Delahay!) who helped us celebrate the end of SATS with an awesome day of army activities - from square bashing on the parade ground and target practice on the rifle range to radio comms, an assault course and the chance to taste a military menu of army rations!
X-Country 2018
Summer 2018

The annual CHS Interschool Cross Country Tournament saw four teams of Y5 and Y6 runners from Stonar School and Colerne Primary take on Calder House's runners as they set off on a mini-marathon all the way up to Top Field ...and back again! Huge congratulations to everyone who took part - including our own CHS girls who picked up two of the medals!
Last Day of Term - Spring 2018
Spring 2018

It is the final day of term of the Spring Term. And that can only mean one thing: the Great Calder House Easter Egg Hunt! And of course you can't have Easter Eggs with out a visit from the Easter Bunny...
Hellos and goodbyes
Spring 2018

This term we said hello to some interesting visitors... but also bid a fond farewell to Mrs Whitrow who is leaving Calder House after 11 years at the school. We will miss you Mrs Whitrow but are very grateful for everything you have helped our pupils to achieve during your time here.
Pupils on the run!
Spring 2018

Ahead of this year's Tournament, the whole school runs the Cross-Country Course - including the Gold Class who put in a truly HEROIC performance to ensure that every child in the school crossed the finish line.
CHS v Royal High
Spring 2018

A big shout out to the pupils from the Royal High Junior School who visited Calder House for a netball match. The game could not have been closer as both teams played their hearts out. When the ref blew her final whistle the scores were drawn! Our team really appreciated the opportunity to play against such a brilliant opposition and we are hoping for a re-match soon.
World Book Day 2018
Spring 2018

If anyone thinks a small matter like the Beast from the East is going to stop us celebrating World Book Day they had better think again! It's going to take more than a couple of thousand tonnes of snow and subzero stormforce winds to cool Mr Perk's enthusiasm for reading. And if you don't believe me...

...just click here.
Art Exhibition 2018
Spring 2018

Huge thanks to artist Anya Beaumont (and Katherine Pugh in Colerne for helping to arrange this!) who visited Calder House on a two-day project to help our pupils build a new art-installation for the playground in Colerne. The result was an amazing tree made out of recycled plastic - which formed the centre piece of this year's showcase of pupils' art projects!
Science Day 2018
Spring 2018

Huge thanks to Sheldon School for inviting pupils from Calder House to their Science Day this term. As well as performing a series of interesting experiments in Sheldon's labs, pupils also got to meet staff and pupils giving them taste of the excitings things to come when they move to secondary school.
End of Term - Xmas 2017
Autumn 2017

It's the last day of term and our leavers return to Calder House to join our Christmas Party! We also bid a very fond farewell to Rebecca as she gets ready to return to mainstream and join her new school at the beginning of the New Year. Good luck Rebecca - we will miss you!
Snap Happy
Autumn 2017

A selecation of snaps from this term including everything from Assemblies and Outdoor Maths lessons to Singing at the Bybook Nursing Home, our trip to Cardiff Castle and, of course, Freddie's Birthday!
Follow that Star(fish!)
Autumn 2017

Former pupil, Toby Cole, returned to Calder House as our special guest at this year's Christmas Concert. Toby is an inspiring example of what pupils from Calder House can go on to achieve and - as the beaming smiles and confident performances demonstrate - our current cohort will soon be following in his footsteps.
Tudor Feast
Autumn 2017

The Brown Class organise a Tudor Feast inviting Mr Page and Mrs Parsons (aka King Francis of France and the Duchess of Britanny) to a mangnificent banquet including homemade bread, pies and sweat-meats in the Court of King Henry VIII.
Link to Hope 2017
Autumn 2017

Pupils get involved at EVERY stage of our Shoebox Appeal for the Link to Hope Charity. We would like to thank parents for supporting this initiative too! The shoeboxes our pupils thoughtfully put together will help spread some much needed Christmas cheer, goodwill and happiness througout the poorest parts of Europe without regard to race or religion.
Write On!
Autumn 2017

Mr Perks takes pupils on a writing road trip as he heads off to Sheldon Senior School for a creative writing Masterclass and a peak behind the scenes to see what Secondary School really looks like. We would also like to say a BIG thank you to Sheldon for inviting us!
Bath Lit Fest 2017
Autumn 2017

How do we ensure that every single CHS pupil gets to go to the Bath Children's Literature Festival? Simple... we take them! This year we learned spooky secrets of successful ghost-writing from Jonathon Stroud author of the spine-chilling Lockwood and Co series, met up with the inspirational illustrator Chris Riddell and joined writer Kristina Stephenson on interactive musical storytelling adventure!
Go Ro!
Autumn 2017

Rohan puts in an AWESOME performance at the Prior Park Schools Biathlon! The event, which was held at the University of Bath's Sports Training Village, combined both running and swimming races. Rohan did brilliantly well to finish seventh overall. Amazing - well done Ro!
Roald Dahl Day
Autumn 2017

Inspired by our favourite author and in honour of our Patron, the pupils and staff of Calder House get dressed up as their favourite Dahl character for a day of activities inspired by Roald's amazing books.
Last day of Term 2017
Summer 2017

We made a difference to this lot...

Calder House bids a fond farewell to this year's leavers.
School Sleepover 2017
Summer 2017

It's the last full day of term ...and the night of the School Sleepover! So get ready for a day of exciting treats and amaxing activities not to mention a special suprise for Mr Perks.
ATTENTION... it's Army Day!
Summer 2017

Calder House would like to salute Captain Brown, Staff Sargeant Kirby and the entire team from 21 Signals Regt. and thank everyone involved for making Army Day such a wonderful experience for all our pupils.
Write Inspired 2017
Summer 2017

Pupils are buzzing with ideas and inspiration as Write Inspired returns to Calder House for another awesome two-day creative writing workshop.
Going for a Song
Summer 2017

Calder House's choir visits Bybrook House to sing to residents and perform songs from this year's school production.
Beside the Seaside!
Summer 2017

This year's Summer Production transported us to the seaside for some wonderful performances of traditional songs. And of course no trip to the beach would be complete without... ICECREAM! A big thank you to all the friends and relatives of our pupils who came along to support them and join in the fun.
A Shining Star(fish)
Summer 2017

This one made a difference to us!

Pupils - both past and present - pay tribute to Mrs Devereux who is retiring after more than 20 years at Calder House and who has been at the heart of the school since it opened its doors for the first time in 1995.
Colerne Music Festival
Summer 2017

Once again our pupils did us proud. Here's what one member of the audience had to say: "They behaved beautifully and sang brilliantly. Both songs were great but the second one, 'I have a Dream', was excellent. A really lovely sound from such a small group of children - very moving!"
CHS Summer Art Show
Summer 2017

Calder House invites invites parents and grandparents to the Artroom Gallery to view pupils' school sketchbooks and recent Art Class projects.
Science Day at Warminster
Summer 2017

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to the staff at Warminster School for inviting our Y5 and Y6 pupils to their Science Day and making us feel so welcome. Our pupils really enjoyed the range of different activities and intersting equipment they got to experiment with.
Anyone for tennis?
Summer 2017

This term's Summer Games programme includes Tennis Activities and, to get the ball rolling, the whole school visited Marshfield Tennis Club. We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Sam and Jo our brilliant coaches and also to Jemima's Gift for helping to make this possible.
Sports Day 2017
Summer 2017

Mr Perks carrying a super-soaker... it can only mean one thing: Sports Day! So get ready for jelly on tennis rackets, tug of war, water fights, ice-cream and a chance to have some serious fun as Calder House pupils prepare to compete for this year's House Sports Cup.
End of Term
Spring 2017

The last day of term is choc-ful of surprises including the Inter-House Easter Egg Hunt and a visit from very special guest. That's right... it's the Easter Bunny!
Bath Time!
Spring 2016

The Green Class visit the Roman Baths and Bath Abbey to learn more about the Easter Story (RE), Roman Britain (History) and Mozaic Making (Art) - plus the chance to actually hold some precious Roman artefacts!
Red Nose Day
Spring 2017

My teacher has no nose.
How does she smell?

In the interests of school discipline this punchline has been removed.
Splashing Out!
Spring 2017

Our annual Swimming Gala is a chance for pupils to show off how their confidence and skills have developed ...with the added incentive of a delicious donut to every member of the winning House team! Special thanks to Mrs Parker, our fantastic swimming coach, for all her hard work and enthusiasm this year.
Maths Day at Monkton
Spring 2017

Mrs Rajawasam and Mrs Parsons visited Monkton with eight pupils for an afternoon of math-amazing number crunching to mark "Internation Pi-Day" on 14 March.
On the Run!
Spring 2017

This year's CHS Cross-Country Tournament was the best ever with teams from Marshfield, Springmead Primary, Appleford, Colerne, Stonar and Corsham School taking on the runners from Calder House. We would like to say a BIG thank you to these schools for taking part as well as to our very own Mrs Delahay for making the event such a success.
World Book Day 2017
Spring 2017

Calder House devotes a whole day to celebrating the joys of reading and our love of books. After all, there's no point in teaching kids to read if you don't also teach them to LOVE reading. So a huge shout out to Mr Perks and all our teachers for making this year's Book Day the best one yet!
Snap Happy
Spring 2017

Take a look at some of the things we've been getting up to during the Spring Term - including an awesome assembly on dental hygenie, a trip to Avebury Henge and our netball team taking on the Royal High School Bath.
Last Day of Term
Autumn 2016

We made a difference to this one! As we celebrate the end of term we also bid a fond farewell to Oscar P as he gets ready to return to mainstream. And we welcome back last year's leavers who return to tell us all about their new schools and join the festive fun in our end of term party.
Golden Girl
Autumn 2016

Paralympic swimming champion Stephanie Millward visits Calder House to deliver a truely inspirational assembly on achieving your dreams and ambitions. Earlier this year, Stephany competed at Rio where she won another five medals - including two more golds! - to add to her already impressive collection. It's not every day that a real sporting superstar turns up for Assembly - thank you so much for coming Stephanie!
TES Awards
Autumn 2016

Calder House wins Special Needs Initiative of the Year at the Times Educational Supplement's Independent School Awards 2016.
Snap Happy
Autumn 2016

More pics of other highlights from this term - including pupils working on our Christmas Shoebox Appeal and a behind the scenes peek at the incredible Inklings Club.
Bath Literature Festival
Autumn 2016

This year we arranged three trips to Bath's amazing annual celebration of children's literature . The Green and Blue classes went to see Martin Brown of Horrible Histories fame, the Purples, Browns and Yellows met up with Caroline Lawrence, author of brilliant Roman Mysteries, while the Gold Class spent a hilarious morning with Jeremy Strong.
Shakespeare Workshop
Autumn 2016

All the world's a stage... the Autumn term got off to a cracking start with a visit by the Offbook Theatre Company. Two amazing theatre workshops helped to introduce pupils to the works of Shakespeare and left us buzzing about the Bard.

Click here to read Mr Perk's review of the event.
Last Day of Term
Summer 2016

We made a difference to this lot!

Check out our photos from the last day of term, including our final assembly and sleepover breakfast, as we got ready to bid a fond farewell to all of this term's leavers.
End of Term
Summer 2016

On Wednesday we were thrilled to see so many former pupils return to Calder House for our Summer Fete. It was truly inspiring to hear about all the things they have gone on to do and how much they have achieved. And on Thursday it was the School Sleepover. Although no-one really seemed in the mood for much sleeping!
School Play 2016
Summer 2016

Thanks to all the parents, grandparents, aunties, uncles, brothers, sisters, friends and relations who turned out to watch pupils perform in this year's Summer Production: The Pied Piper. And what a show they were treated to! Special thanks also to our guest, Anne Barns-Graham, who told us about her adventures on the high seas before handing out cups, trophies, certificates and accolades to pupils who had won prizes this term.