September Break

Remember!
No school on Monday 15th September. All pupils return on Tuesday 16th at 8.50am. P1 children are in school until 2.50pm from Tuesday 16th.

Parent Consultations

You should now have received Parent Consultation letters. Please complete these and return them to school by Wednesday 17th September.

Peter Shaw the Jam Man

Do you have any extra fruit in your garden?  Peter Shaw, one of our parents, will use it up to make Jam which is then sold for school funds. Peter has done this for several years and raised a great deal of money for  Sciennes.
If you can spare any produce please leave it at reception.
Thank you

Produce from our Garden

Here are some of the lovely 'tatties' from our garden! The garden had grown like a jungle over the summer and we are delighted with our harvest. Any parent who can spare some time to help dig it over for the winter is welome to come into reception to volunteer their services. No previous experience necessary!

Scotland and Sciennes

We have been delighted with the wide variety of wonderful items and pictures sent in for our Comenius Boxes. Everything from school badges to a haggis whistle!

The children will enjoy choosing which items to include. We are sure too that they boys and girls in our partner countries will get great pleasure from upacking the boxes too!

Thank you for all your thoughtful choices.

Wet Weather

This has been a typically wet Scottish summer and unfortunately the autumn is heading the same way.
Could we please remind you that pupils will go out for break and lunch unless it is very wet and they will need to bring coats to school. Last week the rain came on very heavily and suddenly while the children were already out playing and they were drenched waiting to get back into the building.

We believe it is better for the pupils to get out for a run around whenever possible. If they have rainjackets they will keep them warm and dry while they do this.

Year Planner 2008-09 Additional Dates/Amendments

October
Parent Consultations 7th 4.00-7.00, and 9th 5.30-8.30.
ECG Committee Meeting 28th 7.30-9.00pm

November
ECG Christmas Fair Saturday 29th, 2-4pm

January
ECG Committee Meeting 13th 7.30-9.00pm

February
P4 Scots Night 12th
Benmore Residential for P6 9th to 13th
Events and Clubs Group (ECG) P4/5 Disco 6.30 to 8.00pm

March
ECG P6/7 Disco 7.00-8.30pm

April
ECG Committee Meeting 28th 7.30-9.00pm

June
ECG Summer Fair Saturday 6th 2-4pm
Sports Day 1st Choice 9th, 2nd Choice 16th
23rd/24th/25th High School Transition Days P7
23rd/24th/25th P1 Induction Days

P1 Curriculum Evening and New Parents' Cheese and Wine

P1 Curriculum Evening 7-7.45pm will be followed by the Events and Clubs Group Cheese and Wine to which all new parents are invited. Please come along and find out more about the various parent groups which help support the school. We have the School Council, the fruit group, the clubs group and the second hand uniform group to name but a few.

School Council Meeting

First meeting of new session will be held in the staffroom at 7pm. All Welcome