14 girls from Sciennes took up the invitation from Blaze Basketball to attend a Round Robin Tournament at the Crags Sports Centre with 4 girls from St Peter's on Friday 28th November 4pm-6pm. Thank you very much to Sarah Murphy from Blaze for organising. The Tuesday and Thursday taster session clubs were a fantastic success … Continue reading Blaze Girls’ Basketball Tournament
Category: Class of 2009
Visitors from Iceland to see iPads
Lovely to welcome Anna Mitchell (from CEC Digital Learning Team, in collaboration with Education Scotland) with a delegation from Iceland to see how iPads are being used at Sciennes. Thank you to Mrs Barker, Ms French, Mr Howie and Ms Sellar for welcoming the visitors into their classrooms and to all the pupils who shared … Continue reading Visitors from Iceland to see iPads
Blaze P5-P7 Girls’ Basketball Tournament
Next week is the last week for the lunchtime Active Schools P5-P7 Girls' Basketball club sessions, which have been a great success. Blaze coaches Sarah and Eoghann have very kindly invited ALL the girls, as many as can come along, to a tournament at the nearby Crags Centre on Friday 28th November, 4-6pm.
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!
JRSOs Launch Brake’s Road Safety Week
Junior Road Safety Officers Aidan, Morgan and Kirsty helped launch Brake's Road Safety Week on Monday 17th November at the City Chambers, accompanied by Miss McGrouther. The theme is 'Look Out for Each Other'.' Thank you to Lorna Henderson, CEC Road Safety Officer, for the invite and for the extra special, jam-packed goodie bags for … Continue reading JRSOs Launch Brake’s Road Safety Week
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!
P4-P7 Road Safety Assembly
Very well done to our JRSOs Kirsty and Morgan (Aidan was unfortunately absent today) and to P4B and Miss McGrouther who superbly led our P4-7 Road Safety Assembly on Friday 14th November. Our JRSOs took us through a 'Be Bright, Be Seen' quiz and P4B demonstrated how reflective clothing and accessories help keep us safe. … Continue reading P4-P7 Road Safety Assembly
Thank You EUMS!
What a fabulous musical presentation on Wednesday 12th November by Edinburgh University Music Society in the Reid Concert Hall! Grateful thanks to Ben Crabbe and Amanda MacLeod, President of EUMS, and all the talented musicians for such a lively, informative and inspiring presentation. Our children from P4A, P5A, P5B, P5C, P6A, P6C and P7B learned … Continue reading Thank You EUMS!
P6 Marie Curie Bake Sale
Many thanks to P6 families who contributed baking items for the Marie Curie Bake Sale on Saturday 8th November at Marchmont St Giles Church and came along to purchase items. Three P6 pupils helped to man the homebaking stall as part of their Bronze JASS award.Very well done to Sarah Nimmo, Archie Eccles and Nikolina … Continue reading P6 Marie Curie Bake Sale
P6 Active Travel Sustrans Superheroes
Our P6 pupils have all undergone Cycle Training and have been great ambassadors for Active Travel to school. In recognition of their achievements, they will be awarded Sustran's Superhero badges at our Road Safety Assembly on Friday 14th November. This ties in nicely with our day of support for Children in Need, which has a … Continue reading P6 Active Travel Sustrans Superheroes
New Book Reviews Added
Marie Curie Bake Sale Saturday 8th November
MARIE CURIE BAKE SALE Saturday 8th NovemberMarchmont St Giles Church2pm-4.30pmP6 families have been invited to contribute baking items for this Bake Sale and we hope that many of our families may also be able to attend this fundraiser on Saturday to purchase items. Some P6 pupils will be helping to man the homebaking stall as part … Continue reading Marie Curie Bake Sale Saturday 8th November
Book Reviews by Pupils for Pupils
Active Schools Lunchtime Girls’ Basketball
Blaze Basketball Club, based at the Crags, launched their fabulous new Active Schools lunchtime club today for P5-7 girls in Sciennes Hall. However, it would be fair to say that there was a good deal of confusion over who had registered to participate and for that we apologise. The paper consent form did request an … Continue reading Active Schools Lunchtime Girls’ Basketball
Active Schools Lunchtime Girls’ Basketball Club
Blaze Basketball Club, based at the Crags, launch their new Active Schools lunchtime club tomorrow for P5-7 girls in Sciennes Hall. It will run on Tuesdays between 12.40pm-1.10pm over the next five weeks. All twenty places were quickly snapped up on Wisepay and if there is enough interest, Sarah Murphy and Eoghann Dover from Blaze … Continue reading Active Schools Lunchtime Girls’ Basketball Club
JGHS Free Chanter and Pipe Band Drumming Taster Sessions for P5-7
Thursday 30th October from 3.45-4.45pm P5-7 pupils at Sciennes have been sent an email about an exciting opportunity to take part in chanter and pipe band drumming taster sessions at James Gillepsie's High School. Any pupils who are keen to continue will have an opportunity to take part in further classes beginning Thursday 6th November at a … Continue reading JGHS Free Chanter and Pipe Band Drumming Taster Sessions for P5-7
Kirsty P6C Pedal for Scotland 2014
A big thank you to all of you who so generously supported Kirsty Johnson (P6a) on the recent Pedal for Scotland Glasgow to Edinburgh ride. With your help, online and offline she has raised an astounding £1,200 for Parkinsons UK. After an early scare when her gears stopped working, Kirsty made up for lost time: … Continue reading Kirsty P6C Pedal for Scotland 2014
BBC Ten Pieces at the Filmhouse
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/embed/smpEmbed.html?playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp026kgzj&title=Ten%20Pieces%3A%20Ten%20Pieces%20trailer&product=iplayerP6 and P7 pupils at Sciennes have been given an exciting opportunity to attend a free screening of BBC's "Ten Pieces"on Tuesday 7th October at the Filmhouse. The film is designed to engage primary pupils with classical music and creativity through story telling which features high quality musical performance and visuals. Details available soon on WisePay.Grateful … Continue reading BBC Ten Pieces at the Filmhouse
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
BBC Ten Pieces Classical Music
http://www.bbc.co.uk/emp/embed/smpEmbed.html?playlist=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.co.uk%2Fiplayer%2Fplaylist%2Fp020yfp1&title=Media%20Centre%20Clips%3A%20Ten%20Pieces&product=iplayer P6 and P7 pupils have been given an exciting free opportunity to attend a screening of BBC's Ten Pieces, a film designed to engage primary pupils with classical music through high quality visual performance and story telling. Further information will be published soon on Wisepay.
P5 Parent/Carer Benmore Information Session
First Place in Scottish Primary Schools Team Chess Championship!
Congratulations to John, Angus, Theo and Aryan who achieved First Place in the Scottish Primary Schools Team Chess Championship for P7 and Under at East Kilbride on 18th May 2014. Another remarkable success for the boys as Primary Champions and for the Sciennes Chess Club. An outstanding result for John who achieved the highest score … Continue reading First Place in Scottish Primary Schools Team Chess Championship!
Hats Off to P5 Scottish Opera 2014
What a truly outstanding performance of "The Curse of the MacCabbra Opera House" by Primary Five pupils on Tuesday 13th May. The team from Scottish Opera yet again wove their magic, as only they can, with high energy, focus and lots of fun to choreograph the entire show in a single day. We are also … Continue reading Hats Off to P5 Scottish Opera 2014
Dance Show at Churchill Theatre
Buddying Up for Burns
P2A and P5A buddies had a fantastic day together enjoying Scottish activities before finishing with a Burns Supper provided by Mr MacSween himself!Miss Pearmain organised the celebratory day of activities - including making shortbread in the new kitchen - and thanked Mr MacSween for his Address to the Haggis, the very tasty sampling menu and … Continue reading Buddying Up for Burns
Saul in P5 is Tae Kwon Do World Champion!
Last November we posted about Saul's remarkable success as Sciennes' first ever British Champion. We are all so incredibly impressed by his amazing achievement in being crowned Tae Kwon Do WORLD CHAMPION for his age group. All the more remarkable because he only took up the sport a year and a half ago, when he … Continue reading Saul in P5 is Tae Kwon Do World Champion!
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