Mr Young discovered a fantastic Explore & Extend learning activity in Ambition Avenue on Tuesday 3rd March. As part of their Amazing Africa topic, Primary 7 learners suggested creating their own models of traditional African mud huts using real mud and straw.
The activity gave pupils hands‑on insight into how these dwellings are built across parts of Africa, and there was no shortage of enthusiasm as everyone got stuck into the mud! It was messy, creative, fun and full of brilliant learning moments.
One of the signs proudly displayed in Cathedral Learning Streets reads: “Some of the BEST learning is MESSY… but don’t forget to clean up afterwards!” Once the activity was complete, our responsible learners gathered cleaning materials and took great care to leave the floor and tables as spotless as they found them. By the time the school cleaners arrived, there was no hint of the messy fun and brilliant learning that had taken place earlier in the day!
This Primary 5 learner was so inspired by her current class topic, The Scottish Wars of Independence, that she spent time at home creating two fantastic models: one of Stirling Castle and one of Stirling Bridge. She proudly shared her intricate work with Mr Young on Monday 2nd March, and he was very impressed by the careful detail in both models.
March’s wellbeing indicator is RESPONSIBLE. Please use the prompts below to talk to your child about this indicator. This will help them complete their wellbeing wheel in school.
This week in Nursery, our young learners have been immersed in creative, collaborative, and musical experiences.
Primary 5 pupils combined Science and Technology brilliantly on Thursday 26th February by using Scratch to design and code animated sequences of a flower’s life cycle. From seed to full bloom, they planned each stage, created their own characters and backgrounds, and coded the growth process—testing and debugging along the way.
Some of our Primary 2 learners have been working enthusiastically with Cathedral’s Attainment Team to strengthen their sentence-building skills and develop greater confidence in independent writing. Through focused activities, the children have been exploring how to construct clear, well‑formed sentences using capital letters, full stops and ambitious vocabulary.
On Tuesday 24th February, Cathedral welcomed visitors from St Mary’s Primary, Bo’ness, as part of our ongoing partnership work.
Our latest Pupil Parliament initiative has given Cathedral learners a voice in shaping their school environment and the activities that take place in it. Thanks to a generous £2000 donation from the Parent Council, pupils have had the opportunity to decide how this money should be spent on new indoor and outdoor resources. In addition, Mr Young has allocated £750 to each learning street to invest in something that will enhance learning and teaching.
Primary 4 hosted another successful coffee morning on Friday 20th January. As always, it was great to see the hall filled with families and friends enjoying a catch up over coffee and cake. The event raised a fantastic £836.29 for school funds.
Primary 4B have been hard at work crafting their own five‑paragraph warning stories about a lake. Using story maps, the pupils planned their ideas carefully, thinking about the setting, the characters, the danger and the important message they wanted their readers to take away.