Second Place in Euroquiz 2013 at City Chambers!

Ā 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!

Yet More Athletic Success for P7!

Olive Walker, Sarah Beck-Jenkins, Hannah Urquhart, Olivia Kay, Catherine Mitchell, Elena Santoyo-Brown, Amaya Santoyo-Brown, Ellie Douglas, Eilidh Cline, Esther Parmiter, Millie Stobie Platts, Murdo McKenna, Ollie Short, Adam Paton, Kjartan Kristjansson , Struan MacLean, Hector Friend, Eyvindur Bjarnason, Alex Arthur, Sasha Gogoliuk, Danny Hendry, Hude McIntosh, Alastair Curtis-Walcott, Jack Wright, Daisy Phillip, Eimear McLeod, Kirsty … Continue reading Yet More Athletic Success for P7!

Brownie Badge for Zoe P4

Well done Zoe for achieving your Sixer Brownie badge!Ā All pupils have been asked to dress up on Friday 4th May for Wider Achievement Day. So many of our children haveĀ  had tremendous success in their pursuits and activities this session. Ms Mackintosh and Mr Hewitt have organised the day in celebration of the pupils' achievements.

CHESS CLUB

Sunday 25th February was the final day in the Lothian Primary Chess League schools team competitions. Sciennes represented this event with 24 players split into 2 teams of P6/7 and 4 teams of P5 andunder. In the P6/7 A league Sciennes came second and in the B league came third.In the younger group we came … Continue reading CHESS CLUB

Sciennes Swim Team

Congratulations to the P7 Relay Swim Team who won Silver in the Breastroke competition at Ainslie Park Wednesday 28th March. Luca, Flora, Emily H and Thomas received a silver medal each. The team also won an Overall Runners Up trophy for the Freestyle. Well done Laura, Flora, Olivia and Lewis. Ferdinand, Megan, Lewis and Taran … Continue reading Sciennes Swim Team

Run A Mile for Sport Relief

Well done to all our pupils and families who ran a mile for Sport Relief at the weekend.Pictured here are Kirsten and Grace from P4A.Well done also to Mia, Robyn and Eliza in P4 for their fundraising on Friday, raising more than £5.00 for Sport Relief selling crayons, bracelets and cards.

A Curriculum For Excellence – Celebrating Wider Achievement

Congratulations to Jemima Harrison, P5a, on her winning entry in Edinburgh Leisure’s writing competition. Jemima will attend the Royal Commonwealth Pool opening ceremony and enjoy a swim in the wonderful new pool.Donald McDonald, Headteacher at James Gillespie’s High School, contacted Sciennes to share the good news that the chess team had reached the last 16 … Continue reading A Curriculum For Excellence – Celebrating Wider Achievement