Forty-four Primary 4 pupils received their First Holy Communion on Saturday 14th May in the beautiful setting of Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral. The church was packed with family, friends, school staff and parishioners for both the morning and afternoon Masses and the children were blessed with good weather which allowed for photographs in the grounds and the opportunity to relax and socialise outside the Cathedral after Mass.
Fr Chromy, Fr Mark and Fr Stephen presided at both Masses and the school choir led the congregation in the hymns, accompanied by John Pitcathley on the organ.
We continue to keep the boys and girls in our prayers at this important moment in their journey of faith.
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Following a break of two years due to the pandemic, school trips have made a very welcome return to Cathedral Primary and Nursery Class. When we consulted on our curriculum in March 2021, pupils and parents were unanimous that school trips should be ‘essential experiences’ for Cathedral pupils at every stage of the school.
With the easing of COVID restrictions, this year’s Nursery – Primary 1 transition events can take place as normal.
The morning of Tuesday 3rd May saw Primary 7 pupils head off on their residential trip to Lendrick Muir.
shortage of space to enjoy fantastic outdoor activities such as ropes courses, trail biking and bungee trampolining. Evening activities include a murder mystery and campfire.
Throughout the week beginning Monday 25th April, Mr Young, Mrs Campbell and Mrs Duffy visited Primary 4 – 7 classes to observe learning and teaching. These visits were part of the school’s ongoing quality assurance calendar and, on this occasion, focused on a literacy or numeracy group lesson, with the remainder of the class accessing their learning independently via the class ‘Active8’ task board.
On Wednesday 27th April, Cathedral Primary Fundraising Committee met in person for the first time since the pandemic began. Despite the challenges of the pandemic, the Fundraising Committee has continued to support the school, including donating £1000 towards our new library, continuing to provide Christmas presents to Primary 1 pupils and paying for treats for our Halloween parties.
On Tuesday 21st April, Cathedral school choir resumed after a break of two years due to the pandemic. It didn’t take the fifty or so Primary 5 – 7 pupils long to get back into the swing of things and the children enjoyed learning two new hymns to sing at next month’s First Holy Communions.
Following updated COVID-19 guidance from North Lanarkshire Council, the summer term begins with the easing of many of the restrictions which have been in place for the past two years. As well as being able to resume whole-school assemblies and school Masses, Cathedral Primary and Nursery will be able to welcome parents and carers back into the school building this term. We are particularly delighted that an in-person Parents Evening can go ahead on Tuesday 31st May and that we will be able to have parents and carers in the school building for our Nursery – Primary 1 transition sessions.
Cathedral Primary was bursting with creativity and colour on Friday 1st April when pupils donned their Easter bonnets to raise money for our Lenten
charities, SCIAF and Missio. The children’s ideas were utterly incredible and the Laudato Si’ Committee had an almost impossible task choosing a winner from each class.