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!

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!

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.

Summer 2019

We made a difference to this lot...

Calder House bids a fond farewell to the Class of 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!)

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.

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.

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.

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. 

Summer 2019

A selection of phototographs from some of this term's Celebration Assemblies.

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!

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.

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!

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.

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!

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!!

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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...

Summer 2018

We made a difference to this lot...

Calder House bids a fond farewell to the Class of 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!

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! 

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!

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!

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!

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...

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.

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.

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!

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.

Summer 2017

We made a difference to this lot...

Calder House bids a fond farewell to this year's leavers.

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.

Summer 2017

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

Summer 2017

Calder House's choir visits Bybrook House to sing to residents and perform songs from this year's school production.

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.

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.

Summer 2017

Calder House invites invites parents and grandparents to the Artroom Gallery to view pupils' school sketchbooks and recent Art Class projects.

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.

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. 

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!

Spring 2017

My teacher has no nose.
How does she smell?

In the interests of school discipline this punchline has been removed.
 

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.

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.

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!

Autumn 2016

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

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.

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. 

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. 

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!

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.

Summer 2016

A selection of some of our favourite photos from this term -  including pictures of the recent the Brown Class Assembly. There's lots going on as we approach the end of term and we will upload more snaps soon. So watch this space!

Summer 2016

There were the awesome "house shouts", the traditional Calder House obstacle race,  throwing, jumping and balance challenges, tug of war competitions, the awarding of trophies and certificates, house points to count and ice-creams to eat... but this year's Sports Day will be remembered for one thing alone: Mr Perks' remarkable aim!

Summer 2016

As part of British astronaut Tim Peake’s mission to the International Space Station, pupils from the Green Class are helping to research the impact of microgravity on plants. They have been measuring the growth rate of two sets of rocket seeds - one of which has travelled into space with Major Tim, while the other remained on planet Earth. 

Summer 2016

To celebrate the end of SATS week, Calder House goes nuts for Brazil! As well as activity lessons on mask making and drumming, pupils learned more about South America's largest country, its colourful Carnival and this Summer's Olympic Games. 

Spring 2016

It's the end of term! But before we pack our bags for the holidays,  there's just time for our annual Easter Egg hunt and a chance to say goodbye to the two Starfish who are leaving us this term to return to mainstream.

Spring 2016

The Butterfly Psyche Theatre Company visited Calder House to deliver two  creative theatre workshops. Every child in the school was involved in putting together an imaginative production - from concept to performance - in less than a day!

Spring 2016

At Calder House we LOVE World Book Day. Celebrating books and reading is at the heart of what we do here. And this year we really went to town decorating the doors of our classrooms, dressing up as our favourite characters and embarking on a whole day of book based fun.

Spring 2016

Calder House celebrates  the Chinese New Year in style with a special assembly and mask-making workshops. We must also say a HUGE thank you to H-J Colston for getting the Year of the Monkey off to such a spectacular start. Happy Chinese New Year everyone... or as they say in China:  新年快乐 / 新年快樂