P4-7 began live check in meetings in Microsoft Teams from 11 January. P1-3 begin live check in meetings in Microsoft Teams from 18 January. (This is the first time P1-P3 have used Teams so please bear with us and let us know of any issues. We will work with you this week to get everyone … Continue reading Times for Teams Meetings
Welcome to our first Assembly of 2021 on Friday 15th January. Happy New Year - a different kind of new year but together we can make it a happy one. 2021 is a very important year for children's rights. It is The Year of Childhood and this year the UNCRC will be incorporated into Scots' … Continue reading P1-7 Assembly The Time Is Now!
There is a direct link to Teams on each Class Page on our website. Type in your child's username e.g. 123456 and password (also unique to your child) Alternatively Google ‘o365’ (for Office 365)enter your child’s email address 123456@ea.edin.sch.ukthen enter username and password Please note that you can still access Glow content using your child's … Continue reading Sign in to Teams
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
"We are really looking forward to a Christmas holiday and are sure you are all too! It’s been quite a year. Despite the challenges we have faced this year, we are delighted with the community spirit in the school and the community at large. It’s been a pleasure to be part of that and to … Continue reading Thank you for your support!
Join us for our wonderful Winter Trail from 2pm-5pm on the 12th of December. PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A TICKETED EVENT SATURDAY 12 DECEMBER 2pm-5pm Sciennes EFG Team is proud to present our Wonderful Winter Trail. On this trail our lovely children and young people will have the opportunity to browse our enterprising P7 stalls … Continue reading Sciennes Winter Trail
SATURDAY 12th DECEMBERP7 STALLS (2pm-4.00pm) WINTER TRAIL (2pm-5pm)Dear Families, Over the past couple of weeks, Primary 7 pupils have been taking part in an enterprise project. In addition to setting up their own mini businesses, the pupils have been able to gain more experience of working within a budget and of calculating profit and loss. The … Continue reading P7 Stalls at the Winter Trail
Dear Families There has been a confirmed case of COVID-19 within the school. Those children and staff who have been in direct contact with the confirmed case have been contacted and will be self-isolating. The school will open as normal and if your child has not been contacted then they should continue to attend school … Continue reading Positive COVID-19 Case
All families have been emailed with details of a CEC Parent/Carer survey and also information about supports available (see links below) SURVEY CLOSES Friday 20th of Novemberhttps://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/famspcDear Parent/Carer, Edinburgh’s Children’s Partnership is really eager to hear the views of Parents and Carers across Edinburgh. If you are a Parent or Carer and live in Edinburgh … Continue reading Family Services Survey
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
UPDATED ADVICE ABOUT FACE COVERINGS In previous Round Ups I have encouraged parents/carers to wear face coverings at drop off and pick up and have noticed that many are already doing this. In light of last week’s advice from John Swinney, from Monday 2nd November I encourage all parents/carers, wherever possible, to wear face coverings … Continue reading Face Covering
If your child's date of birth is between 1 March 2016 and 29 February 2017 they are due to start primary school in August 2021. There is no P1 Open Day this year due to Covid restrictions. New P1 Parents/Carers will have received their P1 Enrolment letter. Between 2nd November and 13th November, parents/carers should go to the link below … Continue reading P1 Enrolment for Aug 2021
Dear Families There has been a confirmed pupil case of COVID-19 within the school. Those children and staff who have been in direct contact with the confirmed case have been contacted and will be staying at home for 14 days. The school will open as normal on Tuesday 27th October and if your child has … Continue reading COVID-19 Pupil Case
Dear Families There has been a confirmed positive case of COVID-19 within the school staff. Following a risk assessment by NHS Lothian’s Health Protection Team it has been confirmed that the person has not been at school whilst infectious. We are pleased to be able to reassure families and staff that the school remains open. … Continue reading School Unaffected by Single Positive Case
Our three new Junior Road Safety Officers - Eilidh, Rory and Amy - announced this year's Clean Air Campaign at an online Assembly last week, broadcast live to the other classes via Microsoft Teams. Our JRSOs have led the campaign this year and celebrated the recent road closure of Sciennes Road with fellow P6 pupils … Continue reading Clean Air Day 2020
On Friday 21st August 2020 we held our second live Assembly, broadcast to P1-P3 then P4-P7 classrooms via Microsoft Teams. This week the focus was on Learner Participation. Mr Hunter explained to the children that we want to hear their ideas to help us improve our school. At the Early Years Assembly, Mr Hunter read … Continue reading Learner Participation Assemblies
ROUNDUP-21.8.2020Download RESPECT INCLUSION TEAMWORK EFFORT 21 August 2020 Dear Families We have enjoyed our first full week back at Sciennes. Your children have been just wonderful! It is great to see them so happy and enthusiastic. Thank you for supporting our staggered start and finish times. This is working really well. I will put a … Continue reading Andrew’s Weekly Round Up 21.8.20
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
ROUNDUP 14.8.2020 RESPECT INCLUSION TEAMWORK EFFORT 14 August 2020 I want to start this first roundup of the new school session to say how happy I am that children are back in school. It is really great to see Sciennes alive again. I think we all felt a bit emotional seeing them return. I also … Continue reading Andrew’s Weekly Round Up
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
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 #6: Take a Moment – We all need some time out
Yesterday, families received emails from school and from the Parent Council detailing plans for re-opening Sciennes. Below is a summary overview of staggered start and finish times for each Year Group. To enable physical distancing it is vitally important that pupils only use the correct entrance and exit at the correct times. Thank you for … Continue reading Maximising Physical Distancing
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 help launch the Edinburgh Back to School campaign with our partners across the city. We will be sharing some tips and resources … Continue reading Back to School Tip #5: Challenge Your Mindset – Remember we can cope- we just did
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 help launch the Edinburgh Back to School campaign with our partners across the city. We will be sharing some tips and resources … Continue reading Back to School Tip #4: Look on the Bright Side
Further to the communication sent by Alastair Gaw (Executive Director for Communities and Families) on Wednesday 5th August, I will share our detailed plans for re-opening Sciennes with you by Friday 7th August. https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/27943/letter-to-parents-phased-reopening-of-schools-05-08-20 Please note that P1 children will also attend school by surname, as indicated in the letter from Alistair Gaw. Andrew Andrew … Continue reading Message from Headteacher
