This year, sponsorship of pupils in our annual Parent Council Swimathon Fundraiser will be directed towards our Playground Fundraising target. Week beginning Monday 11th May.
Category: swimming
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!
Free swimming for Primary School children this Easter break
Free swimming for Primary School children this Easter breakEdinburgh Leisure announces that thanks to funding from the City of Edinburgh Council, the free swimming initiative will be on offer again at all Edinburgh Leisure pools from 3rd - 20th April (inclusive). Primary School children can swim for free during Public Swim sessions. Remember that children … Continue reading Free swimming for Primary School children this Easter break
EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala Wed 1.4.15
Good luck to our P7 Swimmers and to our P6 and P7 Divers competing at the annual Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association (EPSSA) Swim and Dive Gala on Wednesday 1st April. Thank you to Mrs Beth Walker (Sciennes P.E. and Swimming Specialist) who co-ordinates and comperes the event for her support in trialling and preparing … Continue reading EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala Wed 1.4.15
Free Festive Swimming for Primary School Children
Thanks to funding from the City of Edinburgh Council, the free swimming intitiative will be on offer at all Edinburgh Leisure pools from 20th December until 5th January (inclusive)*. As before, Primary School children can swim for free during ANY listed Public Swim session. Remember that children under 5 swim for free all year round at every Edinburgh … Continue reading Free Festive Swimming for Primary School Children
Free Summer Swimming for Primary School Children!
Free swimming for Primary School children this Summer break: from Saturday 28th June until 12th August (inclusive). City of Edinburgh are once again running free swimming sessions for primary school children at four pools across the city, supporting the City of Edinburgh Council programme to get even more people swimming. As before, Primary School children … Continue reading Free Summer Swimming for Primary School Children!
Swimathon Awards P4-7 2014
Thank you to all the parents who volunteered to assist poolside during our annual whole school Swimathon and to Fiona Denvir and Bethan McEwan for all their fantastic organisational efforts. Many of our children achieved personal bests and we congratulate Robert in P7C for setting a new school record of 42 and a half lengths. … Continue reading Swimathon Awards P4-7 2014
Swimathon Week w/c 12th May
Friends of Sciennes School Trust, with the help of the School Council, are once again holding an annual sponsored event. After a hugely successful Swimathon last year in which over £8,000 was raised it has been decided to hold a similar event this year. The event will take place in Sciennes pool during the week … Continue reading Swimathon Week w/c 12th May
Sciennes Swimathon 2014
Friends of Sciennes School Trust, with the help of the School Council, are once again holding an annual sponsored event. After a hugely successful Swimathon last year in which over £8,000 was raised it has been decided to hold a similar event this year. The event will take place in Sciennes pool during the week … Continue reading Sciennes Swimathon 2014
EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala 2014
Thank you to Mrs Beth Walker, our wonderful PE Specialist, for organising and compering the Swim and Dive Gala event for all city primary schools on Wednesday 2nd April 10am -12.30pm at the Royal Commonwealth Pool. It was a thoroughly enjoyable event for all 500 children competing. Thank you to all the families who lent … Continue reading EPSSA Swim and Dive Gala 2014
P4-7 Swimathon Medal Winners
On Friday 24th May, Mr Scott presented Swimathon Bronze, Silver and Gold medals to pupils from each P4-7 class. Well done to all who took part and thank you to everyone who has generously donated their sponsorship so far. P7C Ellie (who swam the most lengths at 40!), Eve and Joseph with Mr ScottP7B Hector, Alastair … Continue reading P4-7 Swimathon Medal Winners
Congratulations Robert P6C!
FINA World Diving Competition at RCP
On Friday 19th April P7 pupils Esther, Eve and Kirsty were able to take advantage of Diving Coach Jenny Lemming's generous and kind offer of a few free tickets to the FINA World Diving competitions being held at the Royal Commonwealth Pool over the weekend. Not only did they have the opportunity to see world … Continue reading FINA World Diving Competition at RCP
Sciennes’ Swim Team 2013
Photographs from the Edinburgh Primary Schools Sports Association (EPSSA) Swim and Dive Gala at the Royal Commonwealth Pool, held in March, have been published:http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/swimanddiveHere are photographs of our wonderful team:Esther in P7C shows how to accept a medal in style!Third place in the Diving competition - well done, Esther!Clyde, the Commonwealth Games mascot, was on … Continue reading Sciennes’ Swim Team 2013
Diving Workshops
Grateful thanks to Diving Coach Jenny Lemming and her team from the Edinburgh Diving Club based at the Royal Commonwealth Pool in Edinburgh for providing diving taster workshops and talent spotting for P2-P5 last week. Mrs Watson has published photographs of her class, P4C, on the P4 Class Page:http://2009sciennes.blogspot.co.uk/