School Resumes Monday 8th April

Sharpened pencils at the ready for returning to school on Monday 8th April. We hope all our families have had a great holiday and we look forward to an exciting new term.N.B. A reminder that Monday 15th April is a holiday.

Amazing Raising!

The inaugral whole school Pupil Council Bake Sale raised a wonderful £500! - WWF AMUR LEOPARD APPEAL Rebecca P7A 60%- COELIAC RESEARCH UK Bea and Holly P6A 20%- SYRIA OXFAM APPEAL Mixie and Ahmed P7A 10%The people above went to assembly and did a presentation. The whole school voted on the charity they wanted the … Continue reading Amazing Raising!

Happy Holidays

Term ends at 12.05pm on Friday 22nd March.We wish all our families a safe and happy holiday and look forward to welcoming the children back on Monday 8th April. Let's hope for an improvement in the weather!N.B. Monday 15th April is the Edinburgh Spring holiday.

Red Nose Day 2013

Well done to all who dressed up, bought red noses from P6, organised sponsored events and donated to Comic Relief.10% of the proceeds from today's Bake Sale will be also be donated to Comic Relief. Thank you to all our families who contributed and supported and to Ms McGhee and Miss Dodds for organising.P1-3 held … Continue reading Red Nose Day 2013

Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Eimear MacLeod and Adam Paton greeted our visiting dignitaries and luminaries on Thursday 14th March and  introduced them to Mrs Noble before taking them up to Ms French's Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Club in the Science Base. Pupils from the club were able to demonstrate their soldering and electronics skills, assisted by Mr … Continue reading Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

Young Scot Card Photographs

P7 pupils will have their photographs taken on Wednesday 13th March for their Young Scot cards, which can be used from S1. We have advised pupils to wear their own tops under their royal blue Sciennes' sweatshirts for the head shot photographs, since the card will be used once they leave Sciennes.

Rescheduled Date for P6/7 Cross Country

The EPSSA Cross Country event at Cavalry Park, Duddingston Playing Fields which was cancelled on Monday 11th March will now take place on Monday 18th March. Leaving by private coach shared with Tollcross Primary around 9.30am. Event starts at 10.45am and finishes approximately 12.15pm. Spectators welcome.

Bake and Buy

Dear Parents/Guardians and Staff of SciennesWHOLE SCHOOL BAKES, WHOLE SCHOOL BUYSWe are writing to inform you that the Sciennes' Pupil Council have decided on a fair way to have bake sales.The next whole school bake sale is FRIDAY 15th MARCH.Everyone in the school was asked to send in application forms telling the pupil council which … Continue reading Bake and Buy

Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM)

Ms French, assisted by Mr Kearton, has been running her hugely popular and successful Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) after school club over the last few years and this week the children will receive a visit from Dame Ellen MacArthur and other visiting dignitaries and luminaries from the Committee for Sustainable and Responsible Business, … Continue reading Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths (STEM)

Parent/Carer Consultations

 Tuesday 12th March       5pm-8pm Thursday 14th March    4pm-7pmWe look forward to welcoming families to school. P7 pupils have been invited to attend meetings with parents/carers on the Top Landing. All other meetings are in the school Hall.Please take the opportunity to view (though not remove) the second instalment of your child's Personal Learning Plan. You will … Continue reading Parent/Carer Consultations

P6/7 Cross Country At Cavalry Park, Duddingston Playing Fields

Low temperature forecast!Wrap up warmly with lots of layers for the EPSSA Cross Country event at Cavalry Park, Duddingston Playing Fields tomorrow Monday 11th March. Leaving by private coach shared with Tollcross Primary around 9.30am. Event starts at 10.45am and finishes approximately 12.15pm. Spectators welcome.

School Calendar

Our School Calendar can be accessed using the 'Diary Dates' button on the school website. Alternatively, you can subscribe to the calendar to access it on your own computer, device or smartphone.Use the following address to add our calendar to your iCal calendars (for iPad, iPhone and Mac) https://www.google.com/calendar/ical/angela.christie%40sciennes.edin.sch.uk/public/basic.icsUse the following address to access our … Continue reading School Calendar

Congratulations Miss Pearmain

Congratulations to Miss Shona Pearmain on her successful appointment as Principal Teacher at Sciennes. Special thanks to Jo Kite, Vice Chair of School Council, for her valuable support with recruitment and selection and to Fraser McCluskey, P2b, Susannah Kernohan, P4a and Callum Stark, P6c , from the Pupil Council, for their excellent tour of the … Continue reading Congratulations Miss Pearmain

Second Place in Euroquiz 2013 at City Chambers!

 Congratulations to our intrepid P6 contestants - Bruno Armitage, Lorna Brockbank, James Beeston and Iona Mackinlay-Vich - who were runners up at the Edinburgh schools Euroquiz competition on Wednesday 6th March, at the City Chambers. Twenty schools took part in four initial rounds, with questions on the European Union, countries and capitals, languages, landmarks, culture, … Continue reading Second Place in Euroquiz 2013 at City Chambers!

Run Away Success at Cross Country for P6 and P7!

Spectacular running! 800 pupils competed from schools across the city at the Meadows EPSSA (Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association) Cross Country event on Monday 25th February, organised by our PE Specialist Beth Walker, with assistance from our Active Sports Co-ordinator Jonathan Wallace. Many thanks to Mrs Sally Nowell for escorting and officiating.Sciennes pupils gave an … Continue reading Run Away Success at Cross Country for P6 and P7!