P6 Rugby 4th Place!

Very well done to our P6 Rugby team who came fourth in a recent EPSSA Tournament.

Many thanks to Erin's Dad for these great photos at Murrayfield Stadium:

 

Art Competition Winner, Ava!

Congratulations, Ava, on winning an art competition recently. More House points for Lauder!

Well Done, Jessica!

Jessica received this certificate for her fundraising efforts for the Marie Curie Foundation.

Bikeability

The three Primary Six classes have had a wonderful opportunity to be trained for the last 4 weeks in Bikeability.

Each class, working in groups, has spent at least 6 hours out on the roads near the schoo,l with a team of experts, who have taught us how to be safe cycling on the road.

We now understand the importance of road positioning, and how to turn left, or right onto major, or minor roads. There has been a lot to remember, but we all did our best and have received a level 2 assessment card, which will help as as we progress to cycling on busier, and more complicated roads. It has been a great experience for us all!

Summer Reading Challenge

Congratulations to Sabah and Jessica who completed the Tesco Bank Creepy House Summer Reading Challenge. The challenge was to read six books in the summer holidays and because both girls actually read twelve books each they were rewarded with two certificates and two medals! Aiming high, girls, and excelling!

Fond Farewell to Ms Gregson

It has been a genuine privilege to have Ms Sandra Gregson join the staff from Canada this year, on an exchange with Miss Phillips. Ms Gregson has brought so much talent, expertise and inspiration to Sciennes and her Primary 5B class, as well as our Eco Group. Thank you to Adele and Ben's mum Michelle and other parents from the class for organising a lovely surprise party and we all wish Ms Gregson a safe journey. We hope that she will always keep in touch and one day come back to visit. And thank you for all the blog posts!

P5B pupils gave a special thank you message at our End of Term Assembly.


Fond Farewell to Ms Gregson from Sciennes Primary School on Vimeo.

Ms Gregson gave the staff a wonderful tray of strawberries and cream in the shape of the Canadian maple leaf.

Football Success for Lawson, P5C!

Congratulations to Lawson on his football success, playing with the P6 Sciennes' Team.

Golden Boot Award. Great trophy, Lawson!

Crazy Hat, Crazy Hair Day

Congratulations to P5B, Ms Gregson and the ECO Group on their successful fundraiser for Plant for the Planet. Great fun, too!

P5 CYCLES IN THE MEADOWS AND QUARTERMILE

The P5 classes cycled around The Meadows and Quartermile this week as a grand finish to their cycling workshops. For some, the cycle included a tour of the tree which Danny MacAskill biked up!
Thanks again to Ms Christie for organizing and to the wonderful cycle leaders.

Zoe's Badges

Zoe has collected badges galore on two lanyards. A busy young lady with lots of interests and achievements!

Rainforest Song

CYCLING TRAINING

The P5 classes started cycling training. Organised by Ms Christie, the students worked with four biking experts, to first get ready for cycling by checking their tyre pressure and brakes, and fitting their helmets. Then they tried different stations to develop balance, agility, steering, and safety skills riding.

Congratulations, Lawson

Well done Lawson in P5C for winning the Howe of Fife Rugby Tournament on Sunday 5th May while playing for Stewart's Melville. Fantastic trophy, fantastic achievement.

Brianna's Unicycle and P5B Fundraisers

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.org

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 too. 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. Well done to all and particularly Zoe, Adele and Cerys.

BRAVO! OUTSTANDING OPERA PERFORMANCE!

On May 9 the P5 students worked with performers from the Scottish Opera to prepare for the performance of Slim McBride and the Lost Tribe.
During the morning, they learnt the staging and choreography for the songs that they had been practising. In the afternoon they put on costumes and performed a dress rehearsal for siblings and younger stages. Then families arrived and the students performed again to a very enthusiastic and appreciative audience. Bravo!

Sciennes P5 Scottish Opera from Sciennes Primary School on Vimeo.

P5 Students Practise Singing for Opera

For the past few weeks, the P5 students have been learning the songs for the opera, Slim McBride and the Lost Tribe. On Monday April 22, Roger from the Scottish Opera came to Sciennes to work with the classes to ready for their performance on May 9th. The students are excited about presenting the opera to their families.

Well done, Leah P5A!

Congratulations to Leah for being awarded this medal for completing a 2.62km Kilomathon run on Sunday 17th March at Murrayfield.

Red Nose Day in P5