The first of this year’s targeted Family Learning workshops, focussing on IDL Literacy and Numeracy, took place on Tuesday 2nd September. IDL Literacy is a multi-sensory computer programme which supports learners to increase their reading and spelling ages. IDL Numeracy provides similar support to learners struggling with mathematics.
The workshop began with a presentation from Mrs McMichael and Mrs Murphy, followed by the opportunity for parents and carers to use the programme alongside their child. Evaluations confirmed the workshop was successful in equipping parents and carers with the skills to use IDL with their child at home.
Our first ‘universal’ parent workshop, for all Primary 1 parents and carers, takes place on Tuesday 9th September. This will provide information on Cathedral’s approach to phonics and literacy and will include a live lesson with some of our learners.
Cathedral’s August – December Family Learning leaflet can be accessed via the link below:
Each month, Cathedral Primary focuses on one of the wellbeing indicators displayed in the above wheel. In class, learners reflect on and assess their own health and wellbeing and complete their individual wellbeing wheels.
HWB 0-44a I am aware of how friendships are formed and that likes and dislikes, special qualities and needs can influence relationships.
This Primary 5 learner approached Mr Young recently with a thoughtful and inspired suggestion. There has been a large Pope Francis picture and quotation in the main stairwell for a number of years and he wondered if we could have a similar Pope Leo XIV picture and quotation in one of the other stairwells. Mr Young got straight onto it and shared the design with the learner on Friday 29th August. It reads:
Our first Cathedral Pupil Parliament theme of the session is 
focus on pupils co-designing learning spaces with their teachers. At their Class Council meetings on Monday 25th August, pupils across the school were asked 
This athletic Primary 3 learner ran the North Lanarkshire 5km in Strathclyde Park on Sunday 24th August and was very proud to show off his medal to Mr Young. Well done on your fantastic achievement! It’s definitely one to add to your Rose Trainer Achievement Award record card!
It was Primary 6’s turn to learn in Cathedral’s new Investigation & Innovation Hub during the week beginning 25th August. The above group were set the fascinating challenge of designing a 3D model of a camel with adapted features to survive in the arctic. Each learner had a specific role such as ‘Chief Architect’ and ‘Testing Co-ordinator’ and there was great discussion, sharing of ideas and collaboration during the open-ended project.
Following pupil consultation, ‘Smart School Council’ has been rebranded 
As part of the school’s ongoing 150th anniversary celebrations, Cathedral learners will plant 150 daffodil bulbs in the school grounds during the month of September. Goulding’s Garden Centre, Clyde Valley, very kindly offered to donate the bulbs and Mrs Findlay was delighted to pop down to collect them on Monday 25th August. Many thanks to Goulding’s for their generosity. We look forward to seeing a sea of yellow daffodils come the spring!
Mr Young came across this eager bunch of Primary 6 writers in one of Cathedral’s ‘A Team’ learning spaces on Tuesday 26th August. They were working with Mrs Findlay on improving their writing and were thinking about their compositions as a ‘hamburger’, with various different layers (main idea, details, conclusion). Mr Young was very impressed with the group’s focus, engagement, ideas and jotter presentation and looks forward to seeing their writing develop and improve in the coming weeks and months.