//www.youtube.com/get_player Thank you to Mr Kearton for the video and photos of P2-P7 dancing to the Sport Relief Song "Step It Up!" on Friday 21st March. Kick to the left, back with a glide, Come on everybody do a deep-sea dive! Limbo forward, knees up high,Do the hoola-hoola for the longest time! P6 and P7 stayed in the playground a … Continue reading Step It Up! Dance for Sport Relief in the Playground
Category: Charity
£500 Raised for Sport Relief!
Sport Relief Friday 21st March
SCIENNES WIDER ACHIEVEMENT DAYWHAT’S YOUR SPORT? – DRESS in SPORTS GEAR WALK, CYCLE or RUN to SCHOOLSUGGESTED DONATION £1.00FRIDAY 21st MARCHFriday is Sport Relief Day and we have invited pupils to dress in sports gear that reflects their sporting interests outwith school. There will be House Assemblies.
Sport Relief 2014
//www.youtube.com/get_playerOn Friday 21st March we have invited pupils to dress in sports gear to celebrate their own achievements and to help raise money for Sport Relief.Sadly, some children throughout the world have very little time to take part in sports or play games because they have to work to earn money for their families. Our … Continue reading Sport Relief 2014
Sport Relief and Wider Achievement Day
SCIENNES WIDER ACHIEVEMENT DAY WHAT’S YOUR SPORT? – DRESS in SPORTS GEAR WALK, CYCLE or RUN to SCHOOL SUGGESTED DONATION £1.00 NEXT FRIDAY 21st MARCHNext Friday is Sport Relief Day and we have invited pupils to dress in sports gear that reflects their sporting interests outwith school. There will be House Assemblies on Friday.Can you … Continue reading Sport Relief and Wider Achievement Day
Pupil Council Bake Sale Fundraiser
Truly outstanding, confident and articulate presentations at P4-7 Assembly today from pupils representing three charities: Alzheimer Scotland, Cancer Research and WaterAid. All pupils have been asked to decide which one to raise funds for at the forthcoming whole school Pupil Council Bake Sale on Friday 28th March. It will be an enormously difficult decision because … Continue reading Pupil Council Bake Sale Fundraiser
JGHS Pencil Case Appeal
Grateful thanks to JGHS pupils Izzie Burton and Molly Halligan who came to our P4-7 Assembly on Friday 14th March to give an excellent presentation and thank everyone for donating pencil cases to schools in KwaZulu Natal (Durban), South Africa. They told us how the links set up by former JGHS HT Mr Wallace over … Continue reading JGHS Pencil Case Appeal
Children in Need
Amazing Harvest Appeal
Well done to all the families who contributed to Sciennes' Harvest Appeal led by P3 and Ms Anstruther. Here is a very kind email we received from Ewan at the Edinburgh North West Foodbank:Many thanks for your help and support this morning as Tom and I collected the remainder of your Harvest Collection. I can … Continue reading Amazing Harvest Appeal
P3 Food Bank Kids
As part of our Harvest Festival celebrations we would like to collect food for the Edinburgh North West Foodbank. This is an organisation which helps people who are struggling to buy enough food to feed themselves and their families. All food must be long life and not fresh. Please do not send beans or soup … Continue reading P3 Food Bank Kids
Pedal for Scotland
STV’s Scotland Tonight presenter Rona Dougall is calling on families to take their bikes out of the garage and get in the saddle for the freshnlo Pedal for Scotland family ride.The journalist joined pupils at Sciennes Primary School in Edinburgh to encourage mums, dads and youngsters to take part in the annual bike ride which … Continue reading Pedal for Scotland
Brianna Succeeds in Unicycle Challenge
Without even stepping off once, Brianna successfully unicycled 2500m across the Forth Road Bridge on Sunday 16th June to raise funds for and awareness of the Plant for the Planet global initiative, begun six years ago by now 13 year old Felix.In March 2013 Sciennes hosted the third Academy of Climate Ambassadors to take place … Continue reading Brianna Succeeds in Unicycle Challenge
Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day for Plant for the Planet
On Friday 14th June many of our pupils and staff sported some crazy hairdos and hats all in aid of Ms Gregson, the Eco Group and P5B's Plant for the Planet fundraiser. Plant for the Planet is a worldwide initiative with the intention of planting one million trees in every country. Ms Pearmain, Mrs Barker … Continue reading Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day for Plant for the Planet
Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day Friday 14th June
Primary 5B and Ms Gregson are organising a 'Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day on Friday 14th June to raise funds for Plant for the Planet. Donations of between 20p and £1.00 on the day. P5B gave a fantastic presentation at the P4-7 Assembly on Friday explaining the event and the P4P worldwide initiative to combat … Continue reading Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day Friday 14th June
Brianna Unicycle Fundraiser for Plant for the Planet
On June 16th 2013 at 10:30 a.m., P5 Climate Justice Ambassador Brianna, will unicycle the Forth Road Bridge across the Firth of Forth. The suspension bridge has a length of 2,500 metres. You can support Brianna in her challenge at betterplace.orghttps://www.betterplace.org/en/projects/13521-forth-road-bridge-unicycle-challenge/widgetPrimary 5B and Ms Gregson are organising a 'Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day on Friday … Continue reading Brianna Unicycle Fundraiser for Plant for the Planet
Maddy’s Muddy Monsters
Former Sciennes' pupil Maddy Martin contacted us to help her promote this charity event that she is organising to raise funds for Teenage Cancer. She was a pupil here eight years ago and her sister Katy was a pupil three years ago. Maddy is now a student at Edinburgh College in her second year of … Continue reading Maddy’s Muddy Monsters
Pupil Council Bake and Buy
A great big thank you to all our bakers and all our buyers. We had a tremendous response to our first 'all school bake sale' and a fabulous £516 was raised. Special thanks to Pupil Council, Ms McGhee, Ms Dodds, P1A parents Nicola, Aileen and Estelle. As you can see the standard of baking was … Continue reading Pupil Council Bake and Buy
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
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
Comic Relief 15th March
P6 pupils will be selling £1.00 red noses from Monday 11th - Friday 15th March to raise money for Comic Relief. Pupils can dress up on Friday 15th if they wish and some of the money raised from Friday's bake sale will be donated to Comic Relief, as well as two other charities nominated by … Continue reading Comic Relief 15th March
JGHS Pencil Case Appeal
Dear Parent/Carer Every year a group of S6 students from James Gillespie's High School go to South Africa to visit and help in Dloko High School, Zwelibanzi High School and Charles Memorial Primary School. The children in these schools live in poverty and suffer from a severe lack of food and education so JGHS carry … Continue reading JGHS Pencil Case Appeal
Sciennes Builds A Farm Harvest Appeal
This year Primary Three pupils will again lead our Harvest Fundraising Appeal. The charity chosen is Send A Cow to Africa. P3 pupils in Mrs Young's class have created posters showing how money raised can be spent in helping people in Africa to build farms. For example a chicken is £6.00, a fruit tree is … Continue reading Sciennes Builds A Farm Harvest Appeal
Maggie’s Centres Sponsored Cycle
On Sunday 9th September Shona Pearmain and I plan to take part in Pedal for Scotland 2012 where we will cycle from Glasgow to Edinburgh (49 miles). You can find out more about the cycle at http://www.pedalforscotland.org/.During my own experience of cancer I found that my local Maggie's Centre was an AMAZING place and I … Continue reading Maggie’s Centres Sponsored Cycle
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