Congratulations to P7 House Captain Ruyuan who has won second prize in the P4-7 category of the National Galleries Children's Art Competition, sponsored by Tesco Bank on the theme of 'Flight'. Ruyuan is a member of Sciennes' brand new after school Art Club and we are grateful to Heather Lucchesi for entering eight pieces of … Continue reading Ruyuan Wins Second Prize in National Galleries Competition!
Category: Achievement
Trophies Galore for Highland Dancing Iona!
Congratulations to Iona in P4C who took part in a Highland Dancing competition in Denny and achieved six First Place and a Second Place titles! Iona won the Beginners' 9 Years and Under Highland and National trophies outright! What a tremendous achievement as she moves from Beginners to Novices. Iona is pictured here with a … Continue reading Trophies Galore for Highland Dancing Iona!
Two First Place Racquet Trophies for Yash!
Four P6 pupils - Yash, Matilda, Nikolina and Morgan - represented Sciennes in the Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association (EPSSA) Racquets Tournament, playing Badminton and Table Tennis competitively against other city schools at Meadowbank Stadium on Monday 27th April.Yash came First Place in both the Boys' Badminton and the Boys' Tennis Table events! Matilda came … Continue reading Two First Place Racquet Trophies for Yash!
First Place Fencing Salver for Milenka!
Margret Represents Scotland in British Gymnastics Competition
Matthew on TV! CBBC A Long, Long Crime Ago
JASS: Easter Activities
At Sciennes we seek to recognise and celebrate our pupils' wider achievements as Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens.JASS AWARDS in P6 and P7We aim to allocate about six months to the Junior Award Scheme Scotland (JASS) awards at Bronze (P6) and Silver (P7) Levels and we include as many holidays within … Continue reading JASS: Easter Activities
Medal Success at EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala!
Katie, Mia, Boris and Mhairi Medal SuccessThank you to Mrs Beth Walker, one of our PE Specialists and Swimming Teacher, for organising and compering the Edinburgh Primary School Sports Association (EPSSA) Swim and Dive Gala event for all city primary schools on Wednesday 1st April at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. Great to see Mr Jonathan … Continue reading Medal Success at EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala!
Fabulous Baker Boys out on The Meadows raising funds for the Playground
P4-7 Believe • Achieve Assembly 27.3.15
Sciennes P4-7 Believe Achieve Assembly 27.3.15 from SciennesPS At the P4-7 Believe • Achieve Assembly on Friday 27th March we celebrated P6 pupil Milenka's fantastic achievement at a recent International Fencing competition in Poland where she came 26th out of 128 participants in her age group. She was the highest ranked girl from Scotland and … Continue reading P4-7 Believe • Achieve Assembly 27.3.15
Curriculum for Excellence – Achievement
It is just the most amazing privilege to hear each day from children of their wider achievements outwith school and we very much welcome children and families informing us of success. The Senior Leadership Team endeavours to highlight accomplishments on our website and at Assemblies. The ‘spotlight’ in the P1-3 Assembly and ‘What have you … Continue reading Curriculum for Excellence – Achievement
Lothian Schools Cross Country Success
The Cross Country teams did well again on Wednesday 18th March at the Lothian Schools event. Pheobe gained Second Place and Cerys Fourth Place in today's race.It was also the Awards Ceremony, being the last event of the season. Cerys came overall Third in the Primary Girls section, winning a Bronze medal and the Sciennes … Continue reading Lothian Schools Cross Country Success
EPSSA P6/7 Cross Country Success
Fantastic results at the EPSSA Cross Country Finals on Monday 16th March at Duddingston Playing Fields. Many thanks to all the families who came along to support the pupils taking part. Cerys excelled and securing First place was no mean feat in the P7 Girls’ race with Phoebe also running superbly well to gain Third … Continue reading EPSSA P6/7 Cross Country Success
Third Place in Euroquiz!
A wonderful result for Toby, Lena, Matthew and Alex at the Edinburgh Euroquiz event held at City Chambers on Monday 9th March. The P6 team secured a highly commendable Third Place behind Stewart's Melville and St George's. Thank you very much to families for supporting, to Mrs Nowell for accompanying and to Monika Wantoch, City … Continue reading Third Place in Euroquiz!
Silver EPSSA Basketball!
We are delighted to report the terrific success of the P7 team who represented Sciennes in the Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association (EPSSA) Basketball Final, held on Monday 9th March at Meadowbank. The team achieved a fantastic Second Place and each of the twelve players was awarded a Silver EPSSA medal. The top two placed … Continue reading Silver EPSSA Basketball!
Netball Success
Very well done to members of the Sciennes Netball team who won five out of seven games at the EPSSA Netball Tournament on Friday 6th March! It was the first tournament for many of the girls and they played extremely well, with a great attitude both on and off the court. Grateful thanks to our … Continue reading Netball Success
P6 Steven Lui Cup Awarded to Yash
Congratulations to the nine outstanding finalists in the annual P6 Robert Burns poetry recital. All gave sterling performances in front of the entire - hugely supportive - P6 year group on Friday 30th January.The finalists selected from each class were:P6A Aidan, Flora and FergusP6B Toby Ward, Yash and CharlotteP6C Miles, Stephen and EstherThere was a … Continue reading P6 Steven Lui Cup Awarded to Yash
Gold Fencing Medal for Milenka!
P7 Sportshall Athletics
Very well done to our wonderful P7 athletes who gained a highly respectable Third Place at the Sportshall Athletics Edinburgh Finals at Meadowbank on Monday 8th December. Our team narrowly missed being selected as one of the top two teams to progress to the East Scotland Finals, and we pass on our congratulations to the … Continue reading P7 Sportshall Athletics
eJASS at Sciennes
Sciennes and Tollcross Primaries were part of the initial pilot for the Junior Award Scheme Scotland (JASS) wider achievement programme a number of years ago. Last year, we began working withIan Forder from JASSsoftware developer Steve Moorethe Digital Learning TeamAlice Brown, Headteacher at Tollcross PrimaryBarry Hewitt from Outdoor Learning Claire Cooper from Drummond HIgh Schoolto help develop … Continue reading eJASS at Sciennes
Rose, Green Pencil Finalist
Rose, far right front rowCongratulations to Rose in P5A, who was a finalist in the Green Pencil Award. The award, which was launched in 2007, is run by Edinburgh City Libraries and Eco-Schools in Edinburgh and supported by the Department of Children and Families. It seeks to promote literacy and creative writing, demonstrate care and … Continue reading Rose, Green Pencil Finalist
Chess Success
Sciennes, fielding four teams, made an excellent start in the first event of the new season, Lothian League Day One, run by Lothian Junior Chess at Wester Hailes Education Centre on 24th November. The season started with the highest number of teams entered for this event for six years and the Sciennes' teams performed extremely well.P5 … Continue reading Chess Success
Alex and Yash Outstanding Citizens!
Hats off to marvellous Alex and Yash in P6B who, in their own time, organised family and friends to contribute a remarkable amount to the Edinburgh North East Foodbank appeal. A credit to their families and to the school and a great way to achieve their "Me and My World" JASS certificate. Well done indeed!Â
Sustrans P6 Active Travel Superheroes!
Sam Moody CEC Sustainable Travel Development Officer with JRSOs Kirsty and MorganSuperhero badgesAll 97 of our P6 pupils have undergone Cycle Training and have been great ambassadors for Active Travel to school. In recognition of their achievements, they were awarded Sustran's Superhero badges at our Road Safety Assembly on Friday 14th November. Great that Sam … Continue reading Sustrans P6 Active Travel Superheroes!
"God Only Knows" in Aid of BBC Children in Need
Remember, Friday 14th November is Children in Need Day and for a donation you can dress up as Pudsey or a Superhero.Thank you to Edinburgh University Music Society for their impromptu rendition of the single sold in aid of BBC Children in Need, "God Only Knows", conducted by Cerys, Stella and May!//www.youtube.com/get_playerBuy on CDHMV, Amazon, … Continue reading "God Only Knows" in Aid of BBC Children in Need
P3 Dance Show
Sportshall Success!
Congratulations to our P7 athletes who came First in the first round of Sportshall Atheletics at Meadowbank on Monday 10th November. They did amazingly well to come first in 13 of the events! Thanks to Mrs Beth Walker, our P.E. Specialist, who organises the event for the city, for preparing the team so well and … Continue reading Sportshall Success!
Chess Success!
 Last weekend the Sciennes Chess Club had a very successful Chess Tournament at Wester Hailes Education Centre. Sciennes was represented by 4 teams of four. We brought home FIRST prize in P5 and Under category and SECOND prize in P6/7 category, but all teams played very well and above all showed excellent sportsmanship, supporting each … Continue reading Chess Success!
Lothian Schools Cross Country Running
Sciennes Dream Team!: Emily, Phoebe, Zoe, Adele, Cerys, Annie, Anna, Susannah, Rose, Joanne, Calum, Lawson, Liam, Archie, Matthew, Ben, Boris, LoganThe first Lothian Schools Cross Country Running event of the season took place at Mary Erskine School on Wednesday 10th September on a beautiful sunny afternoon. Congratulations to Phoebe who came Second, Lawson who came … Continue reading Lothian Schools Cross Country Running
Azim in the News
Thousands of cyclists have got on their bikes in the UK’s biggest mass cycling event, pedalling from Glasgow to Edinburgh to raise money for charity.More than 6500 riders took part in the 16th annual 47-mile ride from Glasgow Green to Murrayfield Stadium, with children pedalling alongside their parents for a fun family ride across the … Continue reading Azim in the News
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