Tesco Summer Reading Challenge

The First Minister’s Reading Challenge for Primary 4-7

Launches August 2016

• Pupils set reading goals to achieve by March 2017
• Pupil reading journals distributed to all schools in the Autumn term
• New website with support materials and a list of recommended titles to give inspiration for starting your reading journey will be unveiled in August
• List of 100 recommended titles to give inspiration for starting your reading journey
• A range of prizes will be awarded next summer to pupils and schools

http://scottishbooktrust.com/learning/teachers-librarians/prizes-and-reading-challenge

Is Your Child a Member of Your Local Library?

At Sciennes, we would like to encourage all our pupils to join their local library. Is your child already a library member? Children can join in person or using an online form:

 

Apply online for library membership: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/forms/form/11/en/apply_for_library_membership    

 

This will also give your child and your family access to a huge range of online resources, including eBooks and Audio books via Overdrive.

 

Sign up today!

Library membership for under 16s

Babies can join the library from birth - all we need is a parent or carer's proof of identity. Older children can join using our online form below or in person at any library.

If you are under 16 a letter will be sent out to your parent or carer asking whether they will allow you to use a computer in the library.

We will also ask them to confirm your age. We need to know this because some of our DVDs can only be watched by people over a certain age.

The letter will also ask your parent or carer to contact us if they have any concerns about you using the library.

Edinburgh Libraries

Janis Mackay Launches "The Unlikely Time Traveller!"

Sciennes' Patron of Reading, Janis Mackay

Amazing poster prizes of "Time Travel Trouble in Sciennes!"

On Friday 6th May our wonderful Patron of Reading, the celebrated, award-winning Scottish author, Janis Mackay,  took time out of her hectic schedule to support Sciennes' pupils and staff in continuing to promote a love of reading. Many thanks to Ms Bethan Owen for initiating and leading our link with Janis.

BOOK LAUNCH at P4-7Assembly

We were so excited to host the launch of Janis Mackay's latest book - the third in her Time Traveller trilogy -  “The Unlikely Time Traveller” and P5 pupil Iseabhail was thrilled to receive the very first signed copy. Janis read extracts from her new book and shared the journey she took in writing. What a great example of how to persevere and be resilient, showing that success comes from persistent effort.  Janis has set everyone a creative writing challenge, asking pupils to imagine what the world will be like 100 years from now. The deadline for completion is the end of May.) There are amazing prizes on offer, including a generous £30 book token and fantastic signed framed copies of a specially commissioned poster with Sciennes in the title! Pencils at the ready and thinking caps on!

Harry and Faye help out

Ms Owen with Janis

JANIS WITH P4 
Janis' recent Storytelling Workshops with P4 proved a huge hit with the children and provided excellent stimulus for their own writing.

P4 Storytelling with Janis

JANIS WITH P2

Janis will return later this term to work with our P2 classes on their Seashore topic, linked to her "The Wee Seal" book, and we will announce the winners of the "Unlikely Time Traveller" creative writing competition before the end of term.

Many thanks to Janis, who brings books to life in our school and provides us with such inspiration. Thank you also to Blackwell's for providing the Book Signing stall. Best of luck to all the classes who we know will rise to the challenge in true Sciennes style!