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

Headteacher Mr Andrew Hunter welcomes all P1-P7 pupils to the new 2020/21 session and explains new procedures for starting back at Sciennes Primary School. Headteacher August Welcome 2020 from Sciennes Primary School on Vimeo.

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

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 #3: Talk Things Over

Dear Families, I hope you are all having a good Summer despite the mixed weather! I am sure you will be aware that the First Minister announced that all children will return to schools from next week. Edinburgh schools will re-open to pupils from Wednesday 12 August. I attended a Council briefing meeting for Headteachers … Continue reading Message from Headteacher

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 #2: Be Kind to Others- Everyone needs Kindness

We are all really looking forward to welcoming pupils back to school from Wednesday 12th August and will email families with information and updates. We will also post information and updates here on our school website and via our Twitter page https://twitter.com/SciennesPS    Updated information can also be accessed on the The City of Edinburgh … Continue reading Pupils Return From Wednesday 12th August

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 Building resilience – Back to school tips

Dear Families   Here is the End of Year Review video as promised in the Summer Assembly. It's been quite a year!   https://vimeo.com/435298443 We hope you will enjoy looking back on some of our shared experiences and we look forward to working with you again in August.   Happy holidays! Sciennes Primary School Review … Continue reading End of Year Review 2019-2020

RESPECT INCLUSION TEAMWORK EFFORT 26 June 2020 Dear Families It is quite surreal writing to you on this last day of term as it has been a term like no other! I want to thank you for supporting and encouraging your children with their home learning. I know being a parent and a teacher will … Continue reading Andrew’s Summer Roundup

Transition Into P1 If your child is joining Sciennes Primary School we look forward to meeting you as soon as we are able to return to school. Download this Welcome to Sciennes PowerPoint Slideshow for more information. Welcome To Our School - Sciennes Primary   During this time in our school calendar we would be … Continue reading Bear Hunt Week Six

Wellbeing Wednesday Eight Here is the eighth and final in the series this term of Ms Anstruther's Wellbeing Wednesday tips, hints and activities for children. These will also be accessible to the children on Teams and Seesaw today. This week's Wellbeing Wednesday is about looking to the future with a sense of hope. https://sway.office.com/rexonAvki71MB963?ref=Link Many … Continue reading Wellbeing Wednesday 8

Transition Into P1 If your child is joining Sciennes Primary School we look forward to meeting you as soon as we are able to return to school. Download this Welcome to Sciennes PowerPoint Slideshow for more information. Welcome To Our School - Sciennes Primary   During this time in our school calendar we would be … Continue reading Week Five Edinburgh Bear Hunt

Please find below a letter from Alistair Gaw, Executive Director of Communities and Families, with important information regarding opening of schools in August 2020. Letter_to_Mainstream_Parents_and_Carers Andrew Andrew M Hunter  | Head Teacher | Sciennes Primary School | 10 Sciennes Road, Edinburgh, EH9 1LG Tel 0131 667 1243 | Email  andrew.hunter@sciennes.edin.sch.uk | Website www.sciennes.edin.sch.uk | Twitter@SciennesPS BELIEVE•ACHIEVE

Good morning new P1  Bear Hunters I hope that you are enjoying the Bear Hunt tasks on the nursery to P1 project. This week's task is to travel to the school from your home. I wonder which way you will come?  When you get here I have another challenge for you. Hidden in some of … Continue reading Bear HUNTERS!

Wellbeing Wednesday Seven Here is the seventh in the Wellbeing Wednesday tips, hints and activities for children from Ms Anstruther. These will also be accessible to the children on Teams and Seesaw today. This week's Wellbeing Wednesday focuses on gratitude. https://sway.office.com/rexonAvki71MB963?ref=Link Being grateful helps us to focus on the things that are important to us. … Continue reading Wellbeing Wednesday 7

Transition Into P1 If your child is joining Sciennes Primary School we look forward to meeting you as soon as we are able to return to school. Download this Welcome to Sciennes PowerPoint Slideshow for more information. Welcome To Our School - Sciennes Primary   During this time in our school calendar we would be … Continue reading WEEK FOUR Edinburgh Bear Hunt

Wellbeing Wednesday Six Here is the sixth in the Wellbeing Wednesday tips, hints and activities for children from Ms Anstruther. These will also be accessible to the children on Teams and Seesaw today. This week's Wellbeing Wednesday focuses on what we can and cannot control, and that sometime we have to let things go. https://sway.office.com/rexonAvki71MB963?ref=Link … Continue reading Wellbeing Wednesday 6

Transition Into P1 If your child is joining Sciennes Primary School we look forward to meeting you as soon as we are able to return to school. Download this Welcome to Sciennes PowerPoint Slideshow for more information. Welcome To Our School - Sciennes Primary   During this time in our school calendar we would be … Continue reading Transition into P1 Week Three

WELLBEING WEDNESDAY 5 Here is the fifth in the Wellbeing Wednesday tips, hints and activities for children from Ms Anstruther. These will also be accessible to the children on Teams and Seesaw today. Laughing has been proven to be good for us. It is good for our mental and physical health. https://sway.office.com/Yh1MFODukIB69f2g?ref=Link&loc=play This week's task: … Continue reading Wellbeing Wednesday 5