Sciennes P4-7 Aim High Assembly 18.8.17
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On Friday 18th August we welcomed Primary Four pupils and all new pupils to their first upper school assembly. We also welcomed Miss Jennifer Ferguson and Miss Sophie Mitchell to the Primary Five team. This year, we are revisiting our school vision and values so pupils were invited to think about what is most important to us in the Sciennes Family. We are extremely grateful to parent Emma Kirk (CEO User Vision and Convenor of the Parent Council Communications Group) who recently led an excellent session to help the whole staff revisit and reflect on our vision and values. Pupil Council leaders will soon be elected, one from each class P2-P7, who will then be able to join in on discussions and support the process. We explored ways to respect everyone's right to be safe and right to learn at Sciennes. Primary Seven pupils helped explain what 'The Golden Rule' means. Showing respect universally unites us all: in the classroom, in the school and beyond, as global citizens. Brad Montague's moving film ' Smuggling Hope' was shown to help us all continue to believe that we all can make a difference by upholding our values.
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Sciennes Take a Moment Launch Assembly 27.4.18
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This led nicely into a fabulous performance of two songs by our Glee Club, led by Miss Dougal and Miss Rogerson and supported by Mrs Yaseen. Truly spreading glee and joy throughout the entire Hall! Sensational!
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P7 pupils Niamh, Alice, Stella and Margret organised interviews this week for ten out of more than fifty P6 applicants to carry on their Equalities work. They announced the four successful candidates - Tomos, Natalia, Nina and Ben M - and will link with them to help them continue their work on gender equality into next session.
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Sciennes Year of Green Action P4-7 Assembly 18.1.19
On Friday 18th January we launched our Year of Green Action 2019 campaign, with support from our Pupil ECO Group and P7 Captains. We continued with our City of Edinburgh Building Resilience theme of 'Have a Goal' by stating our ECO and Sustainable Development Goal ambitions. The ECO Group shared their progress on the three ECO Schools Scotland topics they have selected this year: Litter, Waste and Food. Pupils encouraged all not only to avoid dropping litter, but also to reduce the amount of litter we produce. Juline spoke about her plastic reduction petition and the group's aims to reduce the use of single use plastic at school and in the dining hall. Everyone was asked to make sure they only use reusable water bottles and take these to the dining hall to avoid using plastic cups. We watched a film by 'Kids Against Plastic' to find out why their campaign is important and the reasons behind it.
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Exciting news! Haris in P6B has been selected for another amazing opportunity with the Children’s Parliament! Over the next couple of years he has been invited to take part in the 2020 and 2021 Cabinet Meetings with children and young people. Since 2017, there has been a meeting between the First Minister and her Cabinet and children and young people from the Children’s Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament. As far as we know, Scotland is the only country where an annual meeting like this happens! In yet more exciting news, six P7 pupils have been invited to Parliament on 31st January to speak about Health and Wellbeing with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and 8 P7 pupils have been invited to take part in a Model UN Conference at City Chambers in March.
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On Friday 31st August 2018 we introduced pupils to the latest CEC HWB programme topic "Respect Yourself."
This topic fits very well with our whole school 'All About Me' topic from P1-P7 where pupils, parents and teachers at the start of the new session share and find out about each pupil's uniqueness and strengths. Pupils have been invited to share topic work and family learning tasks at next week's Assembly.
At Sciennes, we have been reviewing our Positive Behaviour Policy to take account of recent research, particularly Paul Dix's book "When The Adults Change, Everything Changes." Following consultation with pupils, we have decided to stop our whole school practice of collecting House merit points. However, each stage in the school will maintain their own rewards and praise systems in class. Children felt that the awarding of such point was irregular, inconsistent and too competitive.
We have also reviewed our use of Golden Time. As part of our school wide Positive Behaviour Policy, loss of Golden Time has been used as a sanction for inappropriate behaviour. Again in consultation with pupils, we have decided to stop this practice. However, we will still maintain a space in the curriculum for structured, purposeful play and socialising but this will no longer be linked to our behaviour policy. As a 1 in 5 Child Poverty Awareness school, we are also conscious that the practice of bringing toys and games from home can lead to challenges and pressures for families and potential scope for inequalities.
Therefore, the structured play activities will be resourced in school from now on.
On some occasions, a year group may opt for a games session and so we would greatly welcome any donations of preloved board games, which can be handed in to the School Office. It is also a good excuse for a clear out and a happy new home for these games! This would help us to provide some exciting opportunities to encourage children to play board games together.
One of our P7 pupils, Essie, suggested renaming Golden Time as 'Play Right' Time. We like the link to UNCRC Article 31 'The right to play' and the implied meanings of playing fair, including everyone and social etiquette. Respect, Inclusion, Teamwork and Effort (RITE) are our school values so we have slightly adapted Essie's idea and will use the term 'Play RITE Time' rather than 'Golden Time.'
*Sciennes Assembly Challenge Yourself 8.9.17
On Friday 8th September we explored 'Challenge Your Mindset' which is one of ten strategies in City of Edinburgh's Health and Wellbeing programme for "Building Resilience."
Pupils were encouraged to have a Growth Mindset and realise that their abilities are not fixed. Believing that achievement is possible is important, but lots of effort and being open to make and learn from mistakes are also keys to success. We watched videos from Class Dojo and Sport Scotland to encourage us to keep challenging ourselves and keep persevering in our efforts.
Miss McGrouther's P6B class has created a display with inspiring quotes on self belief entitled "Believe in Your #Selfie." Ivy and Alba researched leadership quotes for homework, working hard to impress their teacher with their extra efforts and shared these at Assembly.
The first Maths Week Scotland takes place next week and Ms Mackintosh is leading many maths events and activities in school. Some classes are also taking part in a national Sumdog competition, in school, at home or both.
Today, 8th September, is International Literacy Day and pupils have been invited to take part in the First Minister's Reading Challenge again this year. Reading passports have been ordered and reading challenges will take place throughout the year. One of the first is to join a local library, which then gives access to dozens of free resources such as Mathletics and ebooks.
This week P7C pupils assisted at Assembly in a quiz and in celebrating pupil achievements.
Sciennes Easter Assembly March 2018
On Thursday 29th March, Headteacher Mrs Alison Noble led the whole school Easter Assembly. Mrs Ruth McVicker played the Sciennes School Song, and it was lovely to be joined by recently retired co-composer Mrs Claire Ford. Stuart Irvin joined us from St Catherine's of Argyll and retold the Easter story. Congratulations to P6 pupils Rory, Isla, Ella and Evie who collected an amazing 310 Easter eggs in their Foodbank Appeal.
Mrs Noble then wished staff well, first thanking Edinburgh University Volunteer Language students Lucas and Tycho for their support this term to classes in Spanish and French and then passing on all our best wishes to Miss Kirsty Gallagher who is getting married in the Easter holidays, to Mrs Emma Kidd who is expecting her new baby soon and to Ms Chantelle Hall who is heading off on new adventures in London.
Mrs Jennie Waters has been an outstanding, devoted and much loved teacher at Sciennes for fourteen years and Mrs Noble spoke for everyone in thanking her sincerely and wishing her well in her new post at Dunbar Primary School. She will be sorely missed but hope she will keep in touch with all her friends at Sciennes.
The special whole school Assembly also marked the retirement of our incomparable and dynamic Business Manager, Ms Angela Christie, who has worked tirelessly throughout her career at Sciennes to provide the best possible experiences and learning for generations of our pupils. Her talents and capabilities are countless and the impact she has had at Sciennes is staggering.
A former Sciennes parent herself, Ms Christie has always worked indefatigably in close partnership with the Friends of Sciennes School Charity Trust and all the many Parent Council subgroups over many years. We were joined at the Assembly by several parent representatives, including Sue Lewis, Emma Kirk and Phoebe Cochrane who presented her with a gift and a banner of messages made in secret by all the pupils.
Mrs Noble and pupil Oscar presented Ms Christie with a beautiful floorbook which Ms Anstruther had arranged to be filled with lovely and creative messages from each class in school. Mrs Noble celebrated some of Ms Christie's outstanding achievements: arranging innovative cycling programmes for P1-P7, promoting sustainability, Active Travel and Spanish, introducing online payments, driving improvements in digital learning, championing outdoor learning and our wonderful playground and ever striving to light the flame of learning in all she does. And all this on top of and far beyond her Business Manager remit, where she also excels! Truly, a Sciennes Legend and thoroughly deserving of now being able to timetable some time for herself. We wish Angela a very happy retirement, with deep love and grateful respect.
After School News, the whole school sang the 'Spring Chicken' song and Mrs Noble wished all our families a safe and happy Easter holiday. School resumes on TUESDAY 17th April.
Sciennes P4-7 Assembly 22.1.16
Celebrating Scotland Week. JGHS Pencil Case Appeal. Kid President - Life is Like a Comic
Sciennes SHANARRI P4-7 Assembly 25.2.16
On Friday 25th February 2016, House Captains helped explain SHANARRI and what we all need to be healthy and well. Pupils learned a 'SHANARRI' song, ready for our visit from Hopscotch Theatre on Thursday 10th March with their production "The Rights of the Child."
Thank you to P7 pupils Luke and Lena and to Ms Kennedy (Support for Learning Specialist and Reading Co-ordinator) for their presentation about the exciting launch of our new Playground Reading Shed on World Book Day, Thursday 3rd March.
Sciennes JRSO Road Safety and Legacy Assembly 24.11.17
On Friday 17th November our three P6 Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) encouraged everyone to be bright and be seen this winter and showed a video to explain why 20mph speed limits make roads safer. Mrs Gibb and P4C received reflective prizes for being the most brightly dressed. The Pupil Council is leading a consultation on a proposal to extend the playground and everyone in the Hall was asked to signal with a show of hands if they were in favour. Pupil Council reps from P2-P7 are also debating this proposal in class and collecting feedback comments for Mrs Noble.
Mr Howie led an inspirational presentation, designed to help pupils realise how they can take the lead to work individually and as a team to create and leave a lasting legacy, using the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team's philosophies as a theme.
P7 Sports Captains congratulated pupils on recent achievements and issued certificates to P7 Sportshall Athletics Finalists.
Sciennes MLK P4-7 Assembly 13.1.17
On Friday 13th January we learned about the life of Dr Martin Luther King Junior and how his peaceful actions and brave dedication to equal rights for all led to change. We asked pupils what they could do in 2017 to make change happen and make a difference for others. P7 pupil Nicky raised almost £500 with his Save the Children Christmas Jumper campaign and P6 pupil Catherine spoke at Assembly to explain how she is being sponsored to donate a length of hair to the Little Princess Trust to help a child suffering hair loss due to cancer treatment.
We celebrated Sciennes' parent, Mr Colin Sim, who took action to make a huge difference to learning and teaching for our pupils by submitting two grant funding applications for the school. One to Aviva Life Assurance was awarded £500 and one to the OneFamily Foundation was awarded an incredible £5000! Thank you to all the Sciennes Family for voting. The money will be used to purchase a year group set of iPads.
Sciennes P4-7 Assembly Stoicism 15th January 2016
Yes you can! You are the master of your fate and the captain of your soul. Mr Howie led the P4-7 Assembly at Sciennes Primary School on Friday 15th January and encouraged everyone to recognise what we can and cannot control then take charge of what we know we CAN change.
Sciennes Waste Week P4-7 Assembly 4.3.16
On Friday 4th March, Arleen from ChangeWorks challenged P4-7 pupils to think about how we can reduce waste by recycling and re-using and how to make sure our playground and school are Grade A Litter Free. Our ECO team will meet next week (Waste Week) to discus and decide how to take forward improvements. House Captains helped celebrate the launch of our new Playground Reading Shed and recognise pupils' achievements.
Sciennes P4-7 Burns and JASS Assembly 29.1.16
P6 finalists Ben, Rachel and Cai competed to win the Steven Lui cup for Burns Recital at the P4-7 Assembly on Friday 29th January 2016. All three contenders were outstanding, giving an exceptionally high standard of performance. The closely run decision was taken to award Rachel with the cup for her very confident delivery and stage presence. Well done to all!
Jonathan in P7B, assisted by Sam, gave a superb account of how he set about achieving the 'Me and My World' section of his Junior Award Scheme for Schools (JASS) award by supporting local charity Re-Act Scotland. An exemplary model for other pupils to follow.
Sciennes Make A Difference and Sport Relief Assembly 18.3.16
Pattie Santelices, City of Edinburgh Principal Officer Health and Wellbeing, joined the P4-7 Assembly on Friday 18th March to share information about City of Edinburgh's 1 in 5 Child Poverty Awareness project. Ms Anstruther accompanied 5 Sciennes Pupil Council members to the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday 14th March and she announced that two of our P2 pupils have won an award for their idea to 'Make a Difference!' They cleverly suggested that school could keep a 'dressing up' box of costumes for pupils to borrow and their idea was awarded £250! Ms Anstruther invited everyone to donate any unused costumes to school to add to the collection for borrowing. We were absolutely delighted when Pattie announced that P6B pupil Asma's poster, highlighting 1 in 5 Child Poverty, has been selected as overall winner and will be used in campaign literature throughout Edinburgh! Pattie presented Asma with a framed copy of her artwork and a certificate. Runner up P6C pupil Samara also received a framed copy of her artwork. All the children who entered the competition received special highlighter pens for their contribution in highlighting 1 in 5 child poverty.
All the pupils were congratulated for helping to Make a Difference by dressing up in sports gear and P.E. kit and donating to Sport Relief. Our end of day total was £450! Congratulations to Isla, Ailsa and Sarah for showing great initiative in organising their own bake sale and raising £14. Very well done to P7A and P5C girls who raised an incredible total of more than £400 rollerskating across the Forth Road Bridge! We look forward to hearing about any personal fundraising efforts from our pupils since many are taking part in local run, swim or cycle events this weekend.
Sports Captains congratulated pupils for their achievements this week and led everyone in singing the Sport Relief song. Special commendation to Alex, Rory and Alex for their initiative in Making a Difference by organising a school collection of Easter eggs for Foodbank. Outstanding citizens!
Sciennes P4-7 Easter Assembly 31.3.17
Mrs Noble led the end of term Easter Assemblies and Stuart Irvin, Minister at St Catherine's of Argyll, told everyone about Palm Sunday. Will you take part in the Community Easter Egg Hunt?
Sciennes P4-7 Aim High Assembly 17.8.18
On Friday 17th August 2018 we welcomed Primary Four pupils and all new pupils to their first upper school assembly. We also welcomed Mrs Lucy Walker to the upper school, Mrs Jenny O'Hara to the Primary Five team, Mr David Mitchell to the Primary Six team and Miss Emily McAlpine to the Primary Seven team.
We looked at our values of Respect, Inclusion, Teamwork and Effort and explored ways to respect everyone's right to be safe and right to learn at Sciennes. We are very proud to have achieved a Gold Rights Respecting Schools award and explored how showing respect and following the Golden Rule universally unites us all: in the classroom, in the school and beyond, as global citizens.
We asked pupils to think about our review of House Points and Golden Time and invited their views and suggestions in updating our approaches.
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Sciennes Think Global, Act Local Assembly 2.2.18
On Friday 2nd February we were delighted to welcome a delegation of eight teachers and staff from Laugarnesskóli Primary School in Reykjavik. Laugarnesskóli is the first Icelandic school to gain a Silver Unicef Rights Respecting Schools Award and we welcomed the opportunity to share practice and ideas. After a tour of the school and classrooms, the Headteacher very kindly spoke at Assembly and gifted a beautiful book about Iceland for our Library. We are really looking forward to establishing a new International partnership between our schools.
As global citizens, pupils were encourage to participate in this year's #showthelove climate action campaign, by noticing and recording evidence of climate change over the next few weeks.
We concluded Week Three of our City of Edinburgh 'Be Resilient' Health and Wellbeing topic 'Have a Goal' by sharing pupil examples of goals they have recently set as a family.
Sciennes Be Kind 9.3.18
On Friday 9th March we continued with our 'Be Kind to Others' topic from City of Edinburgh's Health and Wellbeing 'Be Resilient' programme. Pupils from P4 and P6 shared their learning on the topic and gave examples of acts of kindness.
We welcomed Austrian Primary Education students Elisabeth and Daniela and bade fond farewell to Erasmus French teaching student Elodie (from Lyons) and Erasmus Spanish trainee teacher Adriano (from Madrid University) thanking them for all their tremendous support at school.
Our P7 House and Sports Captains have been busily working for several weeks with the Fiona Denvir, Bethan McEwan and Cathy McCormack from the Parent Council to redesign and plan our annual school fundraising events. P7 Captains Flora, Caspar and James introduced their new logo and explained their ideas for P1-4 to continue to take part in a Swimathon, while P5-P7 will take part in a new 'Meadows Mayhem' obstacle course.
P7 pupil Isaac updated us on his 'Marathon in a Month' campaign with brother Reuben to raise awareness and funds for Asthma UK and explained how others can take part, to raise funds for Asthma UK, or for Sport Relief or simply just to participate.
Emily and friends in P7 told everyone about their Sport Relief Bake Sale on Friday 16th March at 12pm in the playground and P7 Sports Captains will continue to sell wristbands for £1.
Alice, Niamh and Margret talked about International Women's Day and updated everyone on their P1 and P2 survey about gender equality. P2 pupils and Girl Guides Penny and Catriona were congratulated on their launch of the Citizen Girl campaign.
P6 pupils Rory, Isla, Ellie and Evie promoted their annual Easter Egg Foodbank Appeal running from 12th - 23rd March. There will be an opportunity to donate eggs at Parent Consultations on Tuesday 20th and Thursday 22nd March.
What a wonderful P6/7 Disco!
P6/7 Cross Country were congratulated on their participation in the recent EPSSA event at the Meadows where P6 Anna and P6 Dylan both received a 4th place medal.
Huge congratulations to Sean, Evie, Katharine and Tomos on their outstanding success at the recent Edinburgh Semi Final of Euroquiz, as Runners Up, only one point behind eventual winners Stewart Melville's after an unprecedented TWO tie breaking sudden death rounds. Congratulations to Stewart Melville's who will now progress to the Final at Parliament.
Sciennes Take A Moment Assembly 4.5.18
On Friday 4th May we continued with our current HWB topic 'Take A Moment' from City of Edinburgh's 'Be Resilient' programme. We reminded pupils of key messages and practised the Fischy Music song "Bad Times Won't Last" in the lead up to our whole school Mental Health Week 14th-18th May. (Please look out for Flyers from Ms Anstruther and the Parent Council Health and Wellbeing and Communications Groups that were sent home in schoolbags on Friday.)
At next week's Assembly, pupils have been invited to share strategies they use to cope with life's ups and downs.
The Gender Equality Group explained the 'UN Day of the Girl' and shared their own inspirational female role models. We have been fortunate to discover from their surveys and campaigns that Sciennes' pupils are very gender neutral in their outlook. The group responded to concerns that have been raised by some of our P7 boys that they were creating an imbalance by focusing on female equality issues. Rather, their intention is to raise awareness of global inequalities that exist beyond our school gates. Also in response to concerns raised, the group of four P7 girls designed their own application forms, interviewed 10 out of more that 50 P6 applications to continue their work next year and sought to appoint two boys and two girls. The new pupils were introduced at Assembly and were articulate in explaining why they had applied to join.
P6 and P7 pupils have been asked to 'Take A Moment' to reflect on all their achievements this year in order to complete their Bronze and Silver Award applications in eJASS (Junior Award Scheme for Schools. They have also been asked to give a five minute talk to their classmates on how they achieved the award by the end of May. FoTA (Friends of the Duke of Edinburgh Award) have contacted recently to invite selected Sciennes' pupils to contribute to a Case Study in early June and there may be press interest.
Pupils were reminded school is closed on Monday and Tuesday. P5 pupils should bring PE kit to wear underneath costumes at their Scottish Opera performance on Wednesday 9th May at 2.15pm in the Hall.
Sciennes Take a Moment Launch Assembly 27.4.18
On Friday 27th April 2018 we introduced pupils to the latest CEC HWB programme topic 'Take A Moment' which we will focus on over the next three weeks in the lead up to Mental Health Week 14th-18th May. Pupils were asked what strategies they use to cope with life's ups and downs and one P4 pupil suggested Music and Singing were great ways to weather a storm.
This led nicely into a fabulous performance of two songs by our Glee Club, led by Miss Dougal and Miss Rogerson and supported by Mrs Yaseen. Truly spreading glee and joy throughout the entire Hall! Sensational!
Our P7 House and Sports Captains updated everyone on the recent Swimathon and Meadows Mayhem fundraisers and received a lovely message of commendation from Ms Christie, read to them by Mr Howie, congratulating them on their outstanding work in redesigning and running the P5-7 fundraiser this year.
P7 pupils Niamh, Alice, Stella and Margret organised interviews this week for ten out of more than fifty P6 applicants to carry on their Equalities work. They announced the four successful candidates - Tomos, Natalia, Nina and Ben M - and will link with them to help them continue their work on gender equality into next session.
P7s Melissa and Iseabhail had approached the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and Class Teachers about raising awareness of LGBT equality and gave a remarkable, very carefully considered and appropriately pitched presentation at Assembly. They impressed all with their positive messages and their eloquence. Both will work with SLT to produce a child friendly version of our Equalities Policy. Wonderful to see so many of our pupils taking the lead and making a difference.
Sciennes Year of Green Action P4-7 Assembly 18.1.19
On Friday 18th January we launched our Year of Green Action 2019 campaign, with support from our Pupil ECO Group and P7 Captains. We continued with our City of Edinburgh Building Resilience theme of 'Have a Goal' by stating our ECO and Sustainable Development Goal ambitions. The ECO Group shared their progress on the three ECO Schools Scotland topics they have selected this year: Litter, Waste and Food. Pupils encouraged all not only to avoid dropping litter, but also to reduce the amount of litter we produce. Juline spoke about her plastic reduction petition and the group's aims to reduce the use of single use plastic at school and in the dining hall. Everyone was asked to make sure they only use reusable water bottles and take these to the dining hall to avoid using plastic cups. We watched a film by 'Kids Against Plastic' to find out why their campaign is important and the reasons behind it.
Our P7 Gender Equality Pupil Group have been interviewing over the past two weeks to recruit two more P7 members. Ivy and Sean
will join Nina, Ben, Tomos and Natalia. We have been very impressed how the group initiated and led the interviews and they have plans to repeat this later in the year to find a group of P6 pupils who will continue their work next year.
We are very proud to have a strong partnership with our friends and colleagues at the Children's Parliament and watched a video about their fantastic work. P6 pupils Jennifer, Haris and Rory have been taking part in exciting and innovative sessions throughout the year as part of their What Kind of Edinburgh?project where top level council leaders listen to their views and ideas for improving Edinburgh for young people. Rory, Jennifer and Haris gave out leaflets for pupils to share their own ideas about what kind of Edinburgh they want by 2050.
Exciting news! Haris in P6B has been selected for another amazing opportunity with the Children’s Parliament! Over the next couple of years he has been invited to take part in the 2020 and 2021 Cabinet Meetings with children and young people. Since 2017, there has been a meeting between the First Minister and her Cabinet and children and young people from the Children’s Parliament and the Scottish Youth Parliament. As far as we know, Scotland is the only country where an annual meeting like this happens! In yet more exciting news, six P7 pupils have been invited to Parliament on 31st January to speak about Health and Wellbeing with the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) and 8 P7 pupils have been invited to take part in a Model UN Conference at City Chambers in March.
P7 Hannah shared some tips with P6 about how she prepared for the Steven Lui Cup Burns Recital competition. A worthy winner last year! We wish our P6s good luck in reaching their goals to win this year.
Will you be a #Goalkeeper for the Sustainable Development Goals this year?
Sciennes P4-7 Resilience Role Models Assembly 1.9.17
On Friday 1st September 2017, Mr Howie led the P4-7 Assembly, continuing our 'Building Resilience' Health and Wellbeing focus by exploring Resilience Role Models. Mr Howie particularly focused on Teddy Roosevelt, engagingly telling the story of his fascinating, inspiring life and how he strove to overcome adversity and take on personal challenges. Mr Howie also highlighted links with some of the ten 'Be Resilient' toolkit strategies (from a City of Edinburgh HWB programme) that we will be exploring further this year.
Pupils from P7A helped launch our annual P6 and P7 Junior Awards Scheme for Schools (JASS) and we celebrated recent pupil achievements.
Sciennes Respect Yourself Launch Assembly 31.8.18
On Friday 31st August 2018 we introduced pupils to the latest CEC HWB programme topic "Respect Yourself."
This topic fits very well with our whole school 'All About Me' topic from P1-P7 where pupils, parents and teachers at the start of the new session share and find out about each pupil's uniqueness and strengths. Pupils have been invited to share topic work and family learning tasks at next week's Assembly.
At Sciennes, we have been reviewing our Positive Behaviour Policy to take account of recent research, particularly Paul Dix's book "When The Adults Change, Everything Changes." Following consultation with pupils, we have decided to stop our whole school practice of collecting House merit points. However, each stage in the school will maintain their own rewards and praise systems in class. Children felt that the awarding of such point was irregular, inconsistent and too competitive.
We have also reviewed our use of Golden Time. As part of our school wide Positive Behaviour Policy, loss of Golden Time has been used as a sanction for inappropriate behaviour. Again in consultation with pupils, we have decided to stop this practice. However, we will still maintain a space in the curriculum for structured, purposeful play and socialising but this will no longer be linked to our behaviour policy. As a 1 in 5 Child Poverty Awareness school, we are also conscious that the practice of bringing toys and games from home can lead to challenges and pressures for families and potential scope for inequalities.
Therefore, the structured play activities will be resourced in school from now on.
On some occasions, a year group may opt for a games session and so we would greatly welcome any donations of preloved board games, which can be handed in to the School Office. It is also a good excuse for a clear out and a happy new home for these games! This would help us to provide some exciting opportunities to encourage children to play board games together.
One of our P7 pupils, Essie, suggested renaming Golden Time as 'Play Right' Time. We like the link to UNCRC Article 31 'The right to play' and the implied meanings of playing fair, including everyone and social etiquette. Respect, Inclusion, Teamwork and Effort (RITE) are our school values so we have slightly adapted Essie's idea and will use the term 'Play RITE Time' rather than 'Golden Time.'
*Sciennes Assembly Challenge Yourself 8.9.17
On Friday 8th September we explored 'Challenge Your Mindset' which is one of ten strategies in City of Edinburgh's Health and Wellbeing programme for "Building Resilience."
Pupils were encouraged to have a Growth Mindset and realise that their abilities are not fixed. Believing that achievement is possible is important, but lots of effort and being open to make and learn from mistakes are also keys to success. We watched videos from Class Dojo and Sport Scotland to encourage us to keep challenging ourselves and keep persevering in our efforts.
Miss McGrouther's P6B class has created a display with inspiring quotes on self belief entitled "Believe in Your #Selfie." Ivy and Alba researched leadership quotes for homework, working hard to impress their teacher with their extra efforts and shared these at Assembly.
The first Maths Week Scotland takes place next week and Ms Mackintosh is leading many maths events and activities in school. Some classes are also taking part in a national Sumdog competition, in school, at home or both.
Today, 8th September, is International Literacy Day and pupils have been invited to take part in the First Minister's Reading Challenge again this year. Reading passports have been ordered and reading challenges will take place throughout the year. One of the first is to join a local library, which then gives access to dozens of free resources such as Mathletics and ebooks.
This week P7C pupils assisted at Assembly in a quiz and in celebrating pupil achievements.
Sciennes Easter Assembly March 2018
On Thursday 29th March, Headteacher Mrs Alison Noble led the whole school Easter Assembly. Mrs Ruth McVicker played the Sciennes School Song, and it was lovely to be joined by recently retired co-composer Mrs Claire Ford. Stuart Irvin joined us from St Catherine's of Argyll and retold the Easter story. Congratulations to P6 pupils Rory, Isla, Ella and Evie who collected an amazing 310 Easter eggs in their Foodbank Appeal.
Mrs Noble then wished staff well, first thanking Edinburgh University Volunteer Language students Lucas and Tycho for their support this term to classes in Spanish and French and then passing on all our best wishes to Miss Kirsty Gallagher who is getting married in the Easter holidays, to Mrs Emma Kidd who is expecting her new baby soon and to Ms Chantelle Hall who is heading off on new adventures in London.
Mrs Jennie Waters has been an outstanding, devoted and much loved teacher at Sciennes for fourteen years and Mrs Noble spoke for everyone in thanking her sincerely and wishing her well in her new post at Dunbar Primary School. She will be sorely missed but hope she will keep in touch with all her friends at Sciennes.
The special whole school Assembly also marked the retirement of our incomparable and dynamic Business Manager, Ms Angela Christie, who has worked tirelessly throughout her career at Sciennes to provide the best possible experiences and learning for generations of our pupils. Her talents and capabilities are countless and the impact she has had at Sciennes is staggering.
A former Sciennes parent herself, Ms Christie has always worked indefatigably in close partnership with the Friends of Sciennes School Charity Trust and all the many Parent Council subgroups over many years. We were joined at the Assembly by several parent representatives, including Sue Lewis, Emma Kirk and Phoebe Cochrane who presented her with a gift and a banner of messages made in secret by all the pupils.
Mrs Noble and pupil Oscar presented Ms Christie with a beautiful floorbook which Ms Anstruther had arranged to be filled with lovely and creative messages from each class in school. Mrs Noble celebrated some of Ms Christie's outstanding achievements: arranging innovative cycling programmes for P1-P7, promoting sustainability, Active Travel and Spanish, introducing online payments, driving improvements in digital learning, championing outdoor learning and our wonderful playground and ever striving to light the flame of learning in all she does. And all this on top of and far beyond her Business Manager remit, where she also excels! Truly, a Sciennes Legend and thoroughly deserving of now being able to timetable some time for herself. We wish Angela a very happy retirement, with deep love and grateful respect.
After School News, the whole school sang the 'Spring Chicken' song and Mrs Noble wished all our families a safe and happy Easter holiday. School resumes on TUESDAY 17th April.
Sciennes P4-7 Assembly 22.1.16
Celebrating Scotland Week. JGHS Pencil Case Appeal. Kid President - Life is Like a Comic
Sciennes SHANARRI P4-7 Assembly 25.2.16
On Friday 25th February 2016, House Captains helped explain SHANARRI and what we all need to be healthy and well. Pupils learned a 'SHANARRI' song, ready for our visit from Hopscotch Theatre on Thursday 10th March with their production "The Rights of the Child."
Thank you to P7 pupils Luke and Lena and to Ms Kennedy (Support for Learning Specialist and Reading Co-ordinator) for their presentation about the exciting launch of our new Playground Reading Shed on World Book Day, Thursday 3rd March.
Sciennes JRSO Road Safety and Legacy Assembly 24.11.17
On Friday 17th November our three P6 Junior Road Safety Officers (JRSOs) encouraged everyone to be bright and be seen this winter and showed a video to explain why 20mph speed limits make roads safer. Mrs Gibb and P4C received reflective prizes for being the most brightly dressed. The Pupil Council is leading a consultation on a proposal to extend the playground and everyone in the Hall was asked to signal with a show of hands if they were in favour. Pupil Council reps from P2-P7 are also debating this proposal in class and collecting feedback comments for Mrs Noble.
Mr Howie led an inspirational presentation, designed to help pupils realise how they can take the lead to work individually and as a team to create and leave a lasting legacy, using the New Zealand All Blacks rugby team's philosophies as a theme.
P7 Sports Captains congratulated pupils on recent achievements and issued certificates to P7 Sportshall Athletics Finalists.
Sciennes MLK P4-7 Assembly 13.1.17
On Friday 13th January we learned about the life of Dr Martin Luther King Junior and how his peaceful actions and brave dedication to equal rights for all led to change. We asked pupils what they could do in 2017 to make change happen and make a difference for others. P7 pupil Nicky raised almost £500 with his Save the Children Christmas Jumper campaign and P6 pupil Catherine spoke at Assembly to explain how she is being sponsored to donate a length of hair to the Little Princess Trust to help a child suffering hair loss due to cancer treatment.
We celebrated Sciennes' parent, Mr Colin Sim, who took action to make a huge difference to learning and teaching for our pupils by submitting two grant funding applications for the school. One to Aviva Life Assurance was awarded £500 and one to the OneFamily Foundation was awarded an incredible £5000! Thank you to all the Sciennes Family for voting. The money will be used to purchase a year group set of iPads.
Sciennes P4-7 Assembly Stoicism 15th January 2016
Yes you can! You are the master of your fate and the captain of your soul. Mr Howie led the P4-7 Assembly at Sciennes Primary School on Friday 15th January and encouraged everyone to recognise what we can and cannot control then take charge of what we know we CAN change.
Sciennes Waste Week P4-7 Assembly 4.3.16
On Friday 4th March, Arleen from ChangeWorks challenged P4-7 pupils to think about how we can reduce waste by recycling and re-using and how to make sure our playground and school are Grade A Litter Free. Our ECO team will meet next week (Waste Week) to discus and decide how to take forward improvements. House Captains helped celebrate the launch of our new Playground Reading Shed and recognise pupils' achievements.
Sciennes P4-7 Burns and JASS Assembly 29.1.16
P6 finalists Ben, Rachel and Cai competed to win the Steven Lui cup for Burns Recital at the P4-7 Assembly on Friday 29th January 2016. All three contenders were outstanding, giving an exceptionally high standard of performance. The closely run decision was taken to award Rachel with the cup for her very confident delivery and stage presence. Well done to all!
Jonathan in P7B, assisted by Sam, gave a superb account of how he set about achieving the 'Me and My World' section of his Junior Award Scheme for Schools (JASS) award by supporting local charity Re-Act Scotland. An exemplary model for other pupils to follow.
Sciennes Make A Difference and Sport Relief Assembly 18.3.16
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- 6. Here we are together, with our hopes and fears Bringing many feelings, our laughter and our tears And now it’s time for everyone to tell the world, WE’RE HERE! Gathering in this place!
- 7. Welcome everybody, it’s good to see you here. Welcome everybody, it’s good to see you here. Welcome everybody, it’s good to see you here. Gathering in this place!
- 8. WELCOME TO THE UPPER SCHOOL PRIMARY FOUR! WELCOME ALL NEW PUPILS TO THE SCIENNES FAMILY WELCOME MISS FERGUSON and MISS MITCHELL
- 10. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE?
- 11. What have you done today that makes YOU feel proud?
- 13. In the year of 1892 Our school first opened its doors And the girls and boys from all around Arrived in hordes and hordes CHORUS Aim high – let your ambitions fly Always be the best you can be Believe. Achieve in all you do And happy you will be From slates and chalks and inks and nibs To whiteboards, computers and pens. You never know what your future will bring But friends will still be friends. CHORUS Our school it is a happy one For children and adults too And so it will continue As each person begins anew Words by Mrs Ford Music by Mrs McVicker
- 14. At Sciennes, what do we value? What is most important to us?
- 15. At Sciennes, We Value… Respect for Rights Honesty Quality Equality Kindness Good manners Forgiveness Co-operation Citizenship Everyone has the right to feel safe Everyone has the right to learn Everyone has the right to play
- 16. A Fresh Look at Sciennes Values What do YOU think is most important? Pupil Council will meet soon to discuss
- 17. The Golden Rule
- 19. ISLAM ‘Not one of you truly believes until you wish for others what you wish for yourselves.’ The Prophet Mohammed
- 20. HINDUISM ‘Do not do to others what would cause pain if done to you.’ Mahabharata
- 21. BUDDHISM ‘Treat not others in ways that you yourself would find hurtful.’ Udana-Varga
- 22. SIKHISM ‘I am a stranger to no one, and no one is a stranger to me. Indeed I am a friend to all.’ Guru Granth Sahib
- 23. CHRISTIANITY ‘In everything do to others as you would have them do to you.’ The Bible. Matthew 7:12
- 24. HUMANISM ‘Treat other people as you'd want to be treated in their situation; don't do things you wouldn't want to have done to you.’ British Humanist Association
- 25. JUDAISM ‘What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour.’ Talmud
- 26. CONFUCIANISM ‘Do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself.’ Confucius
- 27. ANCIENT EGYPTIANS ‘Do not do to others that which would anger you if others did it to you.’
- 28. The Golden Rule
- 29. The Golden Rule TREAT OTHER PEOPLE THE WAY YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE TREATED
- 32. RESPECT for YOURSELF RESPECT for OTHERS RESPECT for PROPERTY
- 33. Be kind Be honest Listen to others Work hard Look after property Good manners
- 34. RESPECT EVERYONE’S right to be safe and right to learn Everyone has the right to feel safe Everyone has the right to learn
- 35. Respect each other and keep safe in CLASS
- 37. Respect each other and keep safe at SCHOOL
- 38. BE ON TIME by TEN TO NINE
- 39. SINGLE FILE, THAT’S THE STYLE WALK on the LEFT PLEASE
- 45. WE ARE A CYCLE FRIENDLY SCHOOL BUT…
- 46. …before and after school
- 48. BIRTHDAY? LOVELY! BUT PLEASE NO SWEET TREATS TO SHARE
- 49. OUTSIDE …but WAIT TO EAT YOUR SNACK
- 50. DON’T TAKE FOOD FROM THE DINING HALL OUTSIDE
- 51. RESPECTING EACH OTHER AND STAFF IN THE DINING HALL Quiet voices Please and Thank you Tidy
- 55. PLAYING SAFELY
- 56. PLAYING SAFELY
- 60. HOPE
- 63. CLASS ECO REPS
- 64. P6 JRSOs
- 65. P7 House and Sports Captains
- 66. P1-3 and P4B and P4C TO THE DINING HALL 12.35pm (School Lunch and Packed Lunch)
- 67. P7 MEADOWS MONDAY Lunch at 12.25pm Meet at school gate 12.45pm
- 68. BELIEVE • ACHIEVE If what I am is what's in me Then I'll stay strong - that's who I'll be And I will always be the best Me that I can be There's only one me, I am it Have a dream I'll follow it It's up to me to try Chorus Oh! I’m a keep my head up high (high) Keep on reaching high (high) Never gonna quit I'll keep getting stronger And nothing's gonna bring me down (no!) Never gonna stop, gotta go (go) Because I know I'll keep getting stronger “What I Am Is..” by Will.i.am
- 69. BELIEVE • ACHIEVE And what I am is - thoughtful And what I am is - musical And what I am is - smart And what I am is - brave And what I am is - helpful And what I am is - special There's nothing I can't achieve because in myself I believe and... Chorus Oh! Gonna keep our heads up high (high) Keep on reaching high (high) Never gonna quit Just keep getting stronger And nothing's gonna bring us down (no!) Never giving up, gotta go (go) Because I know I'll keep getting stronger “What I Am Is..” by Will.i.am
- 70. BELIEVE • ACHIEVE What I am is - super What I am is - proud What I am is - friendly What I am is - grouchy What you are is – magical And what you are is – special There's nothing I can't achieve because in myself I believe and... Chorus Oh! Gonna hold my head up high (high) Keep on reaching high (high) I'm never gonna stop I'll keep getting stronger Nothing's gonna bring me down Never give it up gotta go, oh... yeah... I'll keep getting strong-er “What I Am Is..” by Will.i.am
- 71. This week’s house points Tantallon Lauder Sienna Grange
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