Following the recent death of Pope Francis, a conclave to elect the new pope will begin on Wednesday 7th May. The conclave is an ancient and fascinating process and this Primary 4 learner was curious to find out what it entails. He decided to carry out some research at home and showcased his findings on this fantastic poster. What an incredible piece of work!
Cathedral school community continues to pray for Pope Francis during this nine day period of mourning and also prays for the upcoming conclave, that the Holy Spirit will enlighten and guide the cardinals as they elect a new pope.
His Majesty’s Inspectors of Education (HMIe) will carry out an inspection of Cathedral Primary School and Nursery Class during the week commencing Monday 12th May. Please click on the link below to access an interactive summary of the strengths and good practice Cathedral Primary will share and celebrate with inspectors during their visit:
Primary 6 hosted another successful coffee morning on Friday 2nd May. 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 £683.97 for school funds.
This Primary 3 learner was very proud to show off his Blue Peter badge to Mr Young on Thursday 1st May. He won it for writing about a book he particularly enjoyed: ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl. However, he didn’t stop there but went on to write about ‘Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator’ and also talk about how he likes the way David Walliams uses adjectives and adverbs in his books. Mr Young always wanted to win a Blue Peter badge when he was a boy, so is very jealous indeed!
May’s wellbeing indicator is INCLUDED. Please use the prompts below to talk to your child about this indicator. This will help them complete their wellbeing wheel in school.
Our Primary 6 buddies joined their friends in the nursery on Wednesday 30th April to enjoy some indoor and outdoor learning together. The above group headed to the sand area, finding some dinosaurs on the way, and had great fun creating a prehistoric land for their dinosaurs to explore.
Please continue to pray for Pope Francis during this nine day period of mourning.
Primary 1 parents and carers had the opportunity to join their child in class on Tuesday 29th April for the last of our digital family learning workshops. Each of the three sessions opened with a presentation on how digital can support literacy and numeracy across the curriculum. Our Primary 1 learners then enjoyed using the ‘Bee Bot’ app on their ipad to do some coding with their parent/carer. Very impressive computing skills from our young learners!
Cathedral’s hard-working teachers and support staff are busy preparing for the school and nursery inspection on 12th May. To give them a wee boost during this busy time, Mrs Murphy has refreshed the staff wellbeing area in the staffroom. As summer arrives, Cathedral staff can select some healthy fruit, choose a book to relax with in the garden or simply be inspired by one of the quotations such as ‘I am grateful for what I have.’
Cathedral parent and native Spanish speaker, Mrs Pech, launched a new Spanish club for Primary 4 learners on Monday 28th April. The children are already enjoying learning Spanish with Miss Cawley as part of their core learning but are very excited about getting tuition from someone whose first language is Spanish in the coming weeks.
Elections for our 2025/26 House Captains took place in the first week of term. The twelve newly-elected captains will be mentored by our current House Captains during the remainder of the year before the ceremonial ‘handing over of the batons’ at the Primary 7 graduation in June. Mentoring will include training in leading ‘Smart School Council’, which gives every learner a voice and is instrumental in bringing about ongoing change and improvement in Cathedral.
School and Nursery Class during the week commencing Monday 12th May. Please click on the link below to access an interactive summary of the strengths and good practice Cathedral Primary will share and celebrate with inspectors during their visit: