What a brilliant afternoon with former pupils, now in S4 at James Gillespie's High School, who came back to Sciennes for the send off they missed in P7 due to COVID. Mr Hunter provided refreshments and we gathered in the Hall to sing Fischy songs, by special request! It was so sweet to see everyone … Continue reading Class of 2020 Graduate Sciennes!

We want to let you know that Neil Scott, one of our Facilities Managers (Janitor), has decided to take up a new post at the Scottish Parliament at the end of September.

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I hope you will forgive the length of the extensive cathartic musings (and Andrew will excuse the one off change to the Round Up title)!

Each day we will release clips of staff and pupils talking about Neurodiversity collated by our Support for Learning Specialist Paula Gilhooly.

Each day this week we will release clips of staff and pupils talking about Neurodiversity collated by our Support for Learning Specialist Paula Gilhooly.

Each day this week we will release clips of staff and pupils talking about Neurodiversity collated by our Support for Learning Specialist Paula Gilhooly.

Each day this week we will release clips of staff talking about Neurodiversity collated by our Support for Learning Specialist Paula Gilhooly

On Wednesday 8 June we have published a film "Neurodiversity - what does this mean?", created with experts - pupils as well as staff - to coincide with Paula's launch in school and online for families.

Each day this week we will release clips from a film about Neurodiversity created by our Support for Learning Specialist Paula Gilhooly.

Thank you to Flossie and her P4 classmates for teaching us to sign at Assemblies. Last week we learned 'red' and 'clown nose' as we launched Comic Relief. red-nose-signing-mov

Here is a copy of the Headteacher Welcome letter emailed to all families last week. There is a lot to read but we have tried to include as much relevant information as we can. Please note that P2-P7 classes will only line up on Wednesday 16 August and thereafter make their way into school, at … Continue reading Returning to School in August

Staff return to school on Monday 16 August and we look forward to welcoming back all our pupils on Wednesday 18 August. Further information will follow.

All classes have now been moved up a year, with a new P1 page added to the school website. The P7 Page has become 'Class of 2014' and later will be moved to the 'Former Pupils' section. Class Teams have also been moved on a year. Miss Gilhooly and Ms Kennedy have added Transition files … Continue reading Where Has the P7 Page Gone?

Letters outlining provision for online learning, Responsible Use Guides for using Microsoft Teams (particularly camera functionality) and Teams 'How To' Guides have been emailed to all families and can also be found below. P1-3-HT-Letter-Online-LearningDownload P4-7-HT-Letter-Online-LearningDownload Responsible-Use-PolicyDownload Digital-Learning Guide-for-Learners-Parents-CarersDownload Instructions-for-TeamsDownload I would like to start by wishing all of you a very Happy New Year. I … Continue reading Online Learning @Sciennes

City of Edinburgh Council aims to build a dedicated secondary school for Gaelic Medium Education in Edinburgh and a consultation process has begun. As Sciennes is a feeder to James Gillespie’s High School (where secondary GME for Edinburgh is currently provided) this consultation is relevant to our community. The documents and details for the informal … Continue reading Proposals for Gaelic Secondary Education in Edinburgh

https://consultationhub.edinburgh.gov.uk/sfc/521dd8fa/ City of Edinburgh Council Road Safety Team would like to know what you think about your route to school in James Gillespie's High School Cluster. Could it be better? Help identify any barriers to walking, scooting and cycling to school in your area. This survey will take about 5-10 minutes to complete. We ask … Continue reading JGHS Cluster Active Travel Survey

Sciennes Welcome Back Assembly 14.8.2020 from Sciennes Primary School On Friday 14th August 2020 we held our first online live Assembly, broadcast to P1-P7 classrooms via Microsoft Teams. Mr Hunter welcomed new P1 pupils, new pupils in P2-P7 and new staff - Miss Deeny, Mr Gilchrist and Miss Wittland. On returning to school and over … Continue reading August Welcome Back Assembly

Back_to_School_Tips Guide We hope you have felt supported  by the Edinburgh Back to School campaign in your journey back to school. Today we are posting the last of our ten tips. We hope you will still be able to benefit from them over the coming term. Developing resilience can help us cope with the ups … Continue reading Back to School Tip #10: Have a Goal – A new journey starts with a step…  

Back_to_School_Tips Guide For those of you returning to school today, we hope you have a great day! We are sure the past few weeks have been a very busy and perhaps stressful time for families. We hope the Back to School tips are giving you some ideas to support wellbeing. We would love to hear … Continue reading Back to School Tip #9: Respect Yourself – Be proud of your child and yourself  

Back_to_School_Tips Guide We all want to help our children and young people make as smooth a transition as possible back into school and to feel safe and happy there. We are delighted to promote the Edinburgh Back to School campaign with our partners across the city. All this week, we will continue sharing some tips and … Continue reading Back to School Tip #8: Get Active – Keep going, or get started

We hope you and your child are feeling ready to return to school on Wednesday (A-L surname) or Thursday (M-Z surname). Some of these Back to School tips may give you some ideas and help you all focus on the positives. http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/backtoschool Back_to_School_Tips Guide #buildingresilience #BackToSchoolEdin Back to School Tip #7: Make a Difference – … Continue reading Back to School Tip #7: Make a Difference – Small things can make a difference