P3 Raise an Amazing £3320 for Send A Cow Charity!

Sciennes Harvest Assembly 27.10.17 from Sciennes Primary School
 

On Friday 27th October Mrs Noble led the P1-3 and P4-7 Harvest Assemblies and we welcomed local Minister Stuart Irvin from St Catherine's of Argyll who told an Old Testament story about Ruth to help us think about how we can help others.

Mrs Noble led both Harvest Assemblies

Rev Stuart Irvin, St Catherine's of Argyll Church

Robert Stephens made a welcome return to accept a cheque from P3 on behalf of Send A Cow

Robert Stephens, Send a Cow Ambassador, joined us to collect a cheque for an amazing £1660! The Government has undertaken to match fund that amount, doubling it to an incredible  £3320! Thank you to all Sciennes' families for such kind generosity in supporting the Primary Three led Harvest charity appeal by contributing donations in their handmade envelopes and providing or buying wonderful homemade treats at the P3 Bake Sale held before the October break. Congratulations to Ms Anstruther and the P3 Team of pupils and staff for such a successful initiative, making a real difference to families in Africa through Send A Cow's commendable sustainable development projects.

Parent Mrs Lorna Nunn spoke at the upper school Assembly to inform pupils that the P6/7 Tuesday lunchtime Scripture Union club resumes next week. Interested pupils can pick up a form from Mrs Noble and online registration details have been emailed to families.

Pupils taking the lead is a feature at Sciennes and we noted the many existing and new initiatives driving forward pupil participation and pupil voice, including P7 pupil Catherine who is working with Ms Kennedy, Miss Thistlethwaite and a group of pupils in next week's Dyslexia Awareness Week. Our JRSOs distributed reflective Be Seen Be Safe badges, donated by a local Coop business, to all 650 pupils in readiness for the clock change at the weekend and the darkening evenings ahead.

Recent pupil achievements were celebrated and Primary Seven pupils were highly commended for their team work, positive attitudes and kindness in an excellent week at Lagganlia Outdoor Education Week, praised by our staff and Lagganlia Instructors alike.

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The right to education which develops your personality, respect for others’ rights and the environment.

When Will There Be A Harvest for the World? P3 Making a Difference.

Sciennes Send a Cow P3 Harvest Appeal 29.9.17 from Sciennes Primary School

On Friday 29th September 2017 at both Assemblies, a group of P3 pupils joined Send A Cow Ambassador, Robert Stephens, in presenting how they are taking action as global citizens in support of four of the Sustainable Development Goals and acting to 'Make A Difference.'

Our three Primary Three classes are again leading the whole school Harvest Appeal with their Class Teachers and DHT Ms Anstruther, which this year is in support of the Send a Cow charity.

Each child in P3 is producing hand drawn collection envelopes which will be distributed to each of our families. If all our families contributed £1 we would reach a goal of £640 and be able to gift a cow to a family in Africa. Primary Three pupils are taking on different young workforce lead roles for their appeal campaign, such as Communications Teams, Publicity Teams and Finance Teams.

Send a Cow Ambassador, Robert Stephens, spoke with passion and eloquence to explain to the children how the charity works with families in Africa to provide training in not only animal husbandry but also in sanitation, irrigation and keyhole farming. He relayed the story of Jennifer whom he had visited in Uganda and saw first hand the huge difference the project had made to her life and that of her family. Jennifer was able not only to provide milk and vegetables for her own family, but could sell surplus at market to pay for tools, medicine and schooling. Perhaps most telling was Robert's final slide which showed that Jennifer had reached such a self-sufficient stage that she was able to purchase an ornamental vase, merely because she 'liked it.' 

Primary Three invited everyone to help Make A Difference by supporting their appeal with donations in the envelopes and also contributing to their planned bake sale on Friday 13th October.  We wish them great success in their endeavours and thank Robert for his gracious time supporting the children.

 

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The right to education which develops your personality, respect for others’ rights and the environment.

Sustaining A Culture of Reading : Roald Dahl at 100

Sciennes Roald Dahl at 100 P4-7 Assembly 7.9.16 from Sciennes Primary School

On Friday 9th September at the P4-7 Assembly we celebrated Roald Dahl's life, work and world of pure imagination, ahead of the forthcoming celebrations to mark the centenary of his birth on 13th September.

Roald Dahl faced many challenges in his life. He would not have recognised the phrase 'growth mindset' but our children do, thanks to the great work of our Infant Depute Headteacher, Ms Carolyn Anstruther, and Class Teachers. Dahl's resilience to change, his hard work and perseverance are reflected in his life story and also in his success. "I can't do it YET!" and seeing the positives in making mistakes are attitudes we are trying to cultivate in our learners.  We listened to "Up Grow the Roses" from the Dahl screenplay for "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" with its positive messages about learning from failures and to try, try again. We also asked the children which Dahl books they have 'not read YET'.





We are keen to encourage all Sciennes' pupils to join their local library as we continue to promote a love of Reading in our school and at home. P4-7 teachers have signed up their classes for The First Minister's Reading Challenge later this term and Ms Wendy French has been running her own 'Go For Gold' Reading Challenge in P5C since August. Eliza and Jaimee told everyone at Assembly what was involved. Pupils who read five books gain a Bronze Award, ten books brings a Silver Award and already many P5C pupils have been awarded with a Gold Medal and certificate for reading fifteen books!

We wished Happy Eid to all families celebrating and reminded everyone that MONDAY 19th SEPTEMBER is a holiday.

Pupil Council elections take place on Monday 12th September, with the results being announced on Thursday 15th September (International Day of Democracy).

"Up Grow The Roses" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Every bursted bubble has a glory!

Each abysmal failure makes a point!

Every glowing path that goes astray,

Shows you how to find a better way.

So every time you stumble never grumble.

Next time you'll bumble even less!

For up from the ashes, up from the ashes, grow the roses of success!

Grow the roses!

Grow the roses!

Grow the roses of success!

Oh yes!

Grow the roses!

Those rosy roses!

From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success!

(spoken)Yes I know but he wants it to float. It will!

For every big mistake you make be grateful!

Here, here!

That mistake you'll never make again!

No sir!

Every shiny dream that fades and dies,

Generates the steam for two more tries!

(Oh) There's magic in the wake of a fiasco!

Correct!

It gives you that chance to second guess!

Oh yes!

Then up from the ashes, up from the ashes grow the roses of success!

Grow the roses!

Grow the roses!

Grow the roses of success!

Grow the roses!

Those rosy roses!

From the ashes of disaster grow the roses of success!

Disaster didn't stymie Louis Pasteur!

No sir!

Edison took years to see the light!

Right!

Alexander Graham knew failure well; he took a lot of knocks to ring that

bell!

So when it gets distressing it's a blessing!

Onward and upward you must press!

Yes, Yes!

Till up from the ashes, up from the ashes grow the roses of success.

Grow the ro

Grow the ro

Grow the roses!

Grow the ro

Grow the ro

Grow the roses!

Grow the roses of success!

Grow the ro

Grow the ro

Grow the roses!

Those rosy ro

Those rosy ro

Those rosy roses!

From the ashes of disaster, grow the roses of success!

Start the engines!

Success!

Batten the hatches!

Success!

Man the shrouds!

Lift the anchor!

Success!

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You have the right to learn.

The Right Click: P6/7 Internet Safety Matters Workshop Wednesday 31st August 6.30pm

http://www.unicef.org.uk/rights-respecting-schools/training-and-support/internet-safety/

The Right Click: Internet Safety Matters Workshop

Sciennes is hosting an upper school digital safety workshop, sponsored by Unicef and BT, on Wednesday 31^st August between 6.30pm and 7.30pm in the Hall. 

 
We consider ourselves extremely fortunate to receive this fully funded opportunity, part of a UK wide and very heavily subscribed Rights Respecting Schools initiative. We offered the workshop places to our P6 and P7 families via Wisepay on a first come basis and have been delighted with the response, with all 80 places quickly booked, though we are aware that some families unable to book a place have been disappointed. However, BT is also generously providing us with a 'Train the Trainer' session for a few members of staff to support the delivery of additional sessions ourselves in the future.

Frequently Asked Questions

What does the workshop cover?

The workshop brings together Unicef UK's child rights expertise with BT's technological know-how around internet safety. Two volunteers from BT will introduce activities to begin a discussion around online safety, which parents can continue with their child at home. 

Together parents and children will explore:

 the devices and apps they use to connect online

 likes and dislikes about the internet

 ways in which people can misuse the information shared online

 how e-safety and internet access matter for the promotion and protection of children's rights.

Which age groups are most suitable?

The workshops are designed for children age eight and upwards but the presentation does include a video produced by Child Exploitation and Online Protection (CEOP) which is designed for an audience of 8-11 year olds and may not be suitable for younger children.)

How many people can attend?

The organisers advised us that they aimed to be flexible with the number of people who could attend and kindly increased availability from 60 to 80 children and adults. For the workshop to run effectively, parents and their children will be able to sit together in groups of up to ten at a table.

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You have the right to be given guidance by your parents and family.

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You have the right to collect information from the media.

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You have the right to be protected from being hurt or badly treated.

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You have the right to education which develops your personality, respect for others’ rights and the environment.

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You have the right to be protected from abuse.

A Rose By Any Other Name...

 "Education (SDG 4) underpins all of the other SDGs"

Reflecting on the Emergence of the UN Sustainable Development Goals:
A Call for Action in Scotland
May East (UNITAR Fellow)
Rehema M. White (University of St Andrews, Learning for Sustainability Scotland)

At Sciennes, we have found that children, particularly younger children, find the term "Global Goals" easier to begin to understand and have benefited from accessing the excellent "Tell Everyone" and "World's Largest Lesson" resources to help share the message. However, we will try to take note of the recently published document [see link below] which calls for use of the term "Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) rather than the term "Global Goals":

http://learningforsustainabilityscotland.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/ReflectionSDGsScotland_15April2016.pdf