At Sciennes we seek to recognise and celebrate our pupils' wider achievements as Successful Learners, Confident Individuals, Effective Contributors and Responsible Citizens.
JASS AWARDS in P6 and P7
We aim to allocate about six months to the
Junior Award Scheme Scotland (JASS)
awards at Bronze (P6) and Silver (P7) Levels and we include as many
holidays within that time as possible - from the beginning of the
October holiday until the end of the Easter holiday - to help pupils
achieve their goals. Next term, pupils have been asked to give a short
talk explaining how they have achieved either 8 (Bronze) or 12 (Silver)
hours in each of the four categories: Get Active, Stay Active;
Adventure; My Interests; Me and My World. We have highlighted
numerous Easter holiday activities available within the city to help any pupils make up
additional hours still required to achieve the award (see website or Sciennes
Twitter feed and
Facebook Page for details). Individual log in accounts have now been created so we hope to begin our
pilot eJASS programme with some of our P7 pupils before the end of
term.
GET ACTIVE, STAY ACTIVE
There are numerous sports camps and activities across the city this Easter, from
Dance Division sessions to
Meadows Tennis,
Blaze basketball and
free swimming being only some of the ones on offer. Please check our website or keep an eye on our Twitter feed for details of these and many more active opportunities in the city. Our pupils take part in so many sporting activities throughout the year that many clocked up the minimum hours in a few weeks!
ADVENTURE
Most of our pupils have easily achieved the minimum 8 (Bronze) or 12 (Silver) Adventure award at Benmore or Lagganlia but there are many adventurous activities available at the City of Edinburgh partner Outdoor Learning Centre -
Bangholm - including hillwalking, kayaking and climbing. Or try
Bridge 8 - Scotland's first canal based activity centre for raft building or even akwakating! See recent posts on our website for details. Cycling or walking trips in the outdoors and P6 orienteering activities earlier in the term with Ms French also count!
ME AND MY INTERESTS
The
Science Festival starts this weekend and there are numerous art gallery and museum tours and events throughout the holiday. Any hobby or interest or skill (other than sport) such as learning about Science or History, sewing, calligraphy, learning a musical instrument, reading, language learning, photography or computer programming for example, can count towards achieving the 8 (P6 Bronze) or 12 (P7 Silver) Me and My Interests award.
ME AND MY WORLD
Me and My World Ideas:
Making a Difference to Others - in school, at home, in your community, locally, nationally
This
year, our pupils have generously supported local and national charity
fundraisers: Food Bank, Children in Need, Comic Relief, as well as
taking part in Playground Fundraising events at school including Camera
Obscura Family evening, Christmas Fair and the forthcoming Swimathon.
Participation in these events counts towards the 'Me and My World' JASS
award, as does making a difference at home such as helping neighbours or
gardening. Many of our pupils take part in the Earth Calling after school club, who also offer
holiday camps. Pupils might consider preparing and delivering a
Talk about a charitable or environmental organisation or deciding to give their time in
some way to help others over the holiday period.
We hope all our pupils have a safe, happy and active holiday, enjoying some of the wonderful opportunities available in our city.
Term ends Thursday 2nd April
at 2.50pm / 3.20pm and we all resume on TUESDAY 21st April.
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