Man of the Match William

Congratulations William Petrie in P6C for being awarded 'Man of the Match' in Sciennes P6 Boys' Football.

Red Nose Day in P6

Thank you to Mr Hewitt and all our P6 FUNdraisers for selling red noses all week. 

A complete sell out!

Congratulations, Daniel, P6A!

Daniel Proudfoot in P6A has been presented with this fantastic Achievement Award to recognise excellence and commitment in Tae Kwon Do at the Sciennes club.

Well done, Daniel!

Creative Country Dancing

The three classes have been working together to create their own Scottish Country dances. They began by learning the basic steps, under Miss P's excellent tutelage, and went on to combine these to create their own 32 bar dances. 

Here is just a small sample of the wonderful creativity in Primary 6.

Meanwhile, up in the hills...

With much of P6 away at camp, the non-campers made the most of a spectacular day of Edinburgh sunshine to explore the Braid Hills. The children set a brisk pace, which helped keep Mrs Nowell and Mr Kearton warm across the windy hilltops.

We enjoyed a superb clear view across the City, out to East Lothian and to Fife, recalled some of our P5 learning on local geology and had a wee go at bouldering.

A very enjoyable day all round P6, well done.

Can you see Sciennes?!

Going up!

In the footsteps of Tam O'Shanter

P6 have shown their enthusiasm, both at home and school, to the poems of Robert Burns over recent weeks. In the first weeks of January, P6 explored different aspects of Burns' life, and were fascinated by his tale of witchery and flight - Tam O'Shanter.

P6B were inspired to map out Tam's (and Meg's) fraught midnight journey from Ayr back home to his wife Kate. Here are just a few of the their creations.

Congratulations Medal Winner, Beau!

Very well done, Beau in P6B who won a Gold and a Bronze medal for Tae Kwon Do.

Well done, Maisie!

Congratulations to Maisie in P6C who auditioned for and has been awarded a Junior Associate scholarship class at the Language of the Soul Dance Company.

 

What Are You Most Looking Forward To At Benmore, P6?

Post a comment on our Benmore Blog, P6,  telling us what you are most looking forward to doing.

http://sciennesbenmore2013.blogspot.co.uk/

P6 Benmore Blog

Find information on our forthcoming trip to Benmore by following our blog:

http://sciennesbenmore2013.blogspot.co.uk/

Congratulations Ayesha!

Well done Ayesha in P6C for achieving a Bronze Award in Kumon.

Another trophy for David!

Well done David in P6A who has another boxing trophy to add to his collection. This one is for being Youth Boxer 2012.

Well Done Anna!

Congratulations to Anna in P6B for her recent success in Athletics.

Tackling technology

In the autumn term Primary 6 took part in an exciting technology project, organised by Sciennes' science specialist, Mr McKenna.

Using technology supplied by Heriot-Watt University, P6 built, explored and customised robotic vehicles.

We experimented with controlling them directly, using a cable controller, and by using the robots' sophisticated sensors to allow them to operate independently.

P6B celebrated the end of the projects with a game of robot 5-a-side. After a hard fought match, the final score was an honourable 0-0.

Special thanks to 6B's commentary team - Megan, Grace, and Brad!

http://vimeo.com/56564780

Detecting Excellence

Children in all the P6 classes have been developing good study skills through their regular reading detectives tasks since P5. The teacher-team are often impressed by the creativity children show in interpreting tasks and value the effort and enthusiasm children show.

Abi and Sophia from 6B recently caught Mrs Nobel's eye with these amazing models. Abi created a scale model of a pioneer wagon, for homework based on "The Little House on the Prairie". Sophia thought carefully about the setting used in "Double Act" to create her salt dough model.

Well done, Sophia and Abi! What a super effort!

Happy Birthday, Mrs Nowell!

Primary Six pupils and teachers Ms Pearmain, Mrs Barker and Mr Kearton showed their great appreciation of our marvellous Learning Assistant Mrs Sally Nowell by presenting her with a birthday cake and singing "Happy Birthday" after Assembly on Friday 16th November.

Well Done David in P6A

David is proudly sporting the trophy he recently won in a boxing competition.

Halloween in P6

Great Halloween hat, Lily!

On a roll...

P5 have been flexing their collective brain power in the final week of term and have created some ingeneous board games to challenge and entertain over the summer holidays.

We set out to create games that were fair and reliable, with clear rules about how to win or end the game.

Very enterprising P5 - what a super end to the year!

Primary 5 take off  

5A used the sunny weather in May to get down to the Meadows and explore forces.

We built water- and air-powered rockets, equipped ourselves with a bicycle pump and waited for the sun to come out.

You can see some of our highs and lows here.

Well done 5A - excellent team work!

Cabinet Secretary Michael Russell at Sciennes

Very well done to pupils from Mrs Barker's class for sharing their learning with the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning when he visited Sciennes on Wednesday 16th May. All the adults, including Scottish Government officials, journalists, photographers, education visitors and the BBC were extremely impressed by the pupils and how well they are using the personal devices to help their learning. It wasn't practical to move between the two classrooms during Mr Russell's visit, but the P5 pupils who joined P6 represented their class really well.

Photos from The Big Bang Show

Well done Primary 5, a FANTASTIC show!

All Coming Together

P5 know their words really well. Well done everybody!
We're all looking forward to meeting the
members of Scottish Opera on Tuesday and to performing for our families that afternoon.

Keep practising P5!

Roger from Scottish Opera came to visit Sciennes on Thursday 26th April and was impressed by the number of pupils that are word perfect. The teachers have worked so hard with all the classes to get them ready for their big performance on Tuesday 8th May.

Scottish Opera will return on the 8th and rehearse the pupils in the morning. Two tickets are available for each pupil on WisePay for the performance between 2.30pm and 3.15pm.

It is really important that you know all the words off by heart by Tuesday 8th because that will let you concentrate on the choreography and costumes on the day, so keep practising P5! You're doing really well!

The Big Bang Show!

SCOTTISH OPERA IN P5

Music by Marion Christie
Lyrics by Ross Stenhouse

The Big Bang Show! takes performers on a whistle-stop tour of the creation of the universe and explores the wonderful world of ENERGY. Three groups represent the different types of energy - wind, water and sun, fossil fuels and nuclear power. Each led by their own champions, they debate which is best, until Gaia (Mother Earth) points out that unless humans begin to take real reponsibilty for their use of fossil and nuclear powers, the Earth will die. She urges them to learn the lessons of natural powers while there is still time...

The Advance Workshop is this week and then there is a rehearsal and performance to families on Tuesday 8th May.

FAO Parents/Carers P5C

Access further information from the school website Learning>At Home>1:1

Scottish Opera Song Lyrics

Click on the tabs at the top of this page to look at and learn the song words for the Scottish Opera performance. It is an incredible opportunity to put on a fantastic show on the 8th of May.

We are all really looking forward to it, P5!

Scientists Eden, DeeJay and Gracie Blue on STV

http://m.stv.tv/news/scotland/east-central/301335-busking-bikes-hitting-the-streets-with-science-experiments/

P5C Parent/Carer Information Event

We look forward to welcoming you to school for an initial briefing session on the forthcoming pilot project with P5C and P6A on Wednesday 28th March. Ms Christie has sent a 'Doodle' poll link. Please complete on line to advise whether you will be attending and if so at the earlier slot 3.30-4.30pm or the evening one 6.00-7.00pm. Our project will launch officially at 7pm on Thursday 19th April in the Hall.

P5 Opera Performance

Primary 5 have begun to learn the songs for their performance with Scottish Opera. We are all very excited about it and are looking forward to seeing the P5 families at the 'Big Bang' performance on Tuesday 8th May.