1892-2012 eBook

Have you read our online eBook commemorating and celebrating "A Dozen Decades" at Sciennes? A Summer Reading Challenge!

Click here to link to the Google Docs online version or on the eBook button on the school website.

Mr Howie's Amazing Online Virtual Tour of Sciennes

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http://www.sciennesprimaryschool.co.uk/

Forrest Howie has created this wonderful virtual tour of our school to commemorate its 120th Anniversary. Click on any of the images to see each location as a 360 degree virtual tour. Double click to view full screen. The tour can also be accessed from a button beside our Guestbook and from the Links section in the main menu on the left.

Welcome to Sciennes! And great job, Mr Howie!

Sciennes 120th Anniversary Celebrations

Sciennes 120th Birthday from Sciennes Primary School on Vimeo.

Thank you to Mrs Barker for these stunning photographs and slideshow which really capture the day's events on Friday 1st June 2012.

What a Party!

Thank you to all the families, pupils and staff for a magnificent celebration of Sciennes' 120th Anniversary on Friday 1st June. A huge amount of planning and organisation ensured the day was a wonderful success. It was an exciting start for the children as they arrived to see parents had strung their bunting from early morning. An army of parents generously baked and iced cupcakes for each of our 640 pupils and Mr John Reid, our Service Support Officer, built a fabulous perspex tiered cake stand. Callum Stark's mum had a baking blister from dedicated creaming! Each pupil had an ice pole to enjoy during a whole school playtime in a playground specially extended for the day by the street closure. Thank you to parent Claire Wheeler from the Sciennes School Council Communications Group for suggesting and arranging the street closure. Azfar was presented with a remote control car at Assembly for his winning school motto "Believe. Achieve" and all staff sported House coloured t-shirts bearing the new motto. These are available to buy for Sports Day for Grange, Lauder, Sienna and Tantallon Houses . Azfar unveiled the new school plaque with Secretary Mrs Ann Atkinson and her grandson, Charlie. The sun shone as forecast and it was wonderful to see so many families enjoying picnics together. Haddows Delicatessen provided a delicious buffet lunch for Sciennes' staff which we were also able to share with families. Mrs Watson's husband's band kicked off the party in style and Mr Howie made a splendid DJ with carefully selected songs from time periods throughout the history of the school. A whole school community team effort, but particular thanks to Ms Shona Pearmain and Ms Angela Christie for co-ordinating the memorable event and to Mrs Noble for putting into place and overseeing the entire project. Photographs of the day will be shared in due course.

Each year group has contributed to a timeline display in the Hall. The timeline is narrated here by Sergi P2 (Victorians) Sophie P3 (1920s), Sanaa, Rameen and Lewis P7 (1940s) Finn and Sophie P4 (1960s) Danny and Kirsty P5 (The Noughties) Amelie, Lucy and Sam P1 (The Present) and Eden P6 (The Future).





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Sciennes' Birthday Song

Fabulous, creative model birthday cakes are adorning the school and everyone has been learning our special Anniversary song. The street will be closed from 7am on Friday and thank you to all the parents who have volunteered to string and display the children's bunting.  At Assemblies Azfar in P4C will be presented with a prize for his winning motto "Believe. Achieve." Look for Miss Mackintosh and Ms McGhee's fabulous wider achievement display - view it from the opposite stairwell to get the full effect of the pupils' photographs spelling out our new motto. 

Former staff have been invited to an informal reunion on Thursday 31st May 6-8pm in the Hall.

We look forward to welcoming current families and younger siblings to our celebration family picnic on Friday 1st June at 12pm. ...and the weather forecast is looking good!

In the year of 1892

Our school first opened its doors

And the girls and boys from all around

They 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 kids and adults too

And so it will continue

As each person begins anew

Words by Mrs Ford

Music by Mrs McVicker

Dozen Decades Picnic in the Playground Friday 1st June 12pm

We are very much looking forward to the 1^st June 120th Celebration Family Picnic and do hope for sunshine. You should have received a separate email with a timetable for the day. Please note that the picnic is for current pupils, parents/ carers and younger siblings. Unfortunately we do not have space to include older siblings. Wonderful to see all the model birthday cakes arriving already. Final day due day is Monday when competition winners will be judged in each class.

120th Anniversary Memories iBook

Calling all former pupils and staff. To celebrate our anniversary we are creating an online iBook featuring the past, present and future of our school. We welcome contributions of memories from former pupils and staff, a selection of which will be published in the online book. Please click here to contribute to our 120th Anniversary Memories. A link can also be found in the 'Guestbook' section of the website.

Take a nostalgic tour around the school, courtesy of Class of 2010, dancing around the building.