As we continue to look ahead to our inspection from HMIe, which is likely to take place between now and the summer holidays, this week’s Friday Focus is on self evaluation and quality assurance. Rigorous self-evaluation and quality assurance are … Continue reading →

Here in Cathedral, pupils write independently for short bursts EVERY day of the week as this allows learners across the school to apply what they’ve been learning in phonics, spelling and taught writing lessons. Mr Young was extremely impressed when … Continue reading →

A team of Cathedral pupils took part in the North Lanarkshire cross country finals at Wishaw Sports Centre on Wednesday 13th March. The course was over a distance of 1.5km and the Cathedral team gained a 10th, a 24th and a … Continue reading →

Primary 3 pupils currently have the opportunity to participate in a lunchtime football run by Motherwell Community Trust. The eight-week club, overseen by Coach Ellie, is supporting our young learners to develop their football skills and teamwork.

The Cat in the Hat (times 5!) appeared at Mr Young’s office on Friday 8th March. Primary 1 had been very busy colouring, cutting and gluing in the Playzone to create their fantastic masks of the well-known book character and … Continue reading →

All Primary 4 – 7 classes had the opportunity to visit the recently-refurbished Motherwell library during the week of World Book Day… and what an incredible week it’s been. The highlight for pupils, staff and parents was definitely the fantastic … Continue reading →

Mr Young was very impressed when he popped along to the sign language club on Thursday 7th March. The children were very confident signing the entire alphabet, which also allowed them to sign their own individual names. Our young learners … Continue reading →

As we continue to look ahead to our inspection from HMIe, which is likely to take place between now and the summer holidays, this week’s Friday Focus is on our Catholic ethos, which is central to the life and work … Continue reading →

This group of Cathedral learners spent part of their interval on Thursday 7th March gathering items from around the yard to make their own prayer space for the season of Lent. What a creative and thoughtful addition to our playground!

As part of our week-long programme of reading events, Cathedral pupils enjoyed a variety of book-related activities on Thursday 7th March to mark World Book Day. Primary 7c got out into the sunshine for ‘Picnic ‘n’ Poetry’, when they had … Continue reading →