Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral Primary School

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.

Nursery and Primary 1

• I can name some jobs in my local area.
• I can talk about the rewards of having a job. 
• I can help my teacher and other adults in the school. 
• I can control my behaviour in school. 
• I take responsibility for my actions. 
• I can find ways to solve problems.

Primary 2 – 4

• I can set and work on my own learning goals.
• I can talk about the skills needed for different jobs. 
• I can talk about the skills I have. 
• I can talk about the world of work. 
• I take responsibility for my actions. 
• I can recycle waste responsibly. 
• I can make decisions and explain them.

Primary 5 – 7

• I know how peer, media and other pressures can influence my decision making.
• I can describe what my rights and responsibilities are at home, in school and in my community.
• I know how to reduce and recycle waste.
• I am given opportunities to make connections between my own skills and the world of work.
• I can use my investigative skills to find out about different jobs/careers.

This week in Nursery, our young learners have been immersed in creative, collaborative, and musical experiences.

During music time, we explored rhythm and beat using the Smart Board, tapping along with colourful tubes to keep in time. These activities supported the development of listening skills, coordination, and an understanding of rhythm — all while having lots of fun!

In our block area, imaginations have been hard at work. The children used blocks to build letters, follow building plans to create structures, and even design their own seesaws. Through this hands-on play, they strengthened their problem-solving skills, shared ideas with friends, and showed wonderful resilience when things didn’t go to plan the first time.

Our new STEM grant resources have sparked great curiosity and encouraged early engineering thinking. The children have been using their knowledge to design, build, and test their ideas, developing confidence as young innovators. Exploring loose parts has also supported early numeracy skills as we counted, compared and created patterns together.

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.

A wonderful showcase of creativity, collaboration and digital learning in action!

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.

Our young learners have also been given opportunities to apply these skills in their own independent writing, where they are encouraged to think creatively, organise their ideas and take pride in their growing abilities as young writers. Great to see their confidence and skills grow!

On Tuesday 24th February, Cathedral welcomed visitors from St Mary’s Primary, Bo’ness, as part of our ongoing partnership work.

Four pupils, four teachers and the Head Teacher, Mr McPeake, carried out a learning walk of Cathedral to evaluate how effectively we use our various learning spaces to support high-quality adult-led, adult-initiated and learner-led learning. Six Cathedral pupils led the learning walk and there was some great bouncing around of ideas amongst the group.

It is an absolute pleasure working in partnership with St Mary’s to help them embed Active8 in their own school and we wish them success on the next part of their journey.

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.

Our Pupil Parliament action board—used to help drive ongoing improvement across the school—has now been updated with everyone’s ideas. Over the coming weeks, our two Cabinet Secretaries for Finance will lead and oversee this priority, including working with Mrs McLeish to place the orders.

You can find out more about Cathedral Pupil Parliament by clicking on the link below:

Pupil Parliament |

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.

Many thanks to Primary 4 and the Fundraising Committee for organising and running the coffee morning.

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.
Once their stories were written, the class brought them to life by performing them for Mrs Duffy on Thursday 19th February. Their confidence and expression really shone through.

Fabulous work, Primary 4B. Keep writing, keep imagining and keep sharing your stories!

With Valentine’s Day upon us, our nursery learners have been sharing love in all sorts of creative ways! One of the highlights was them forming the word “LOVE” with their bodies — teamwork, fun, and lots of smiles all around.

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us!

Earlier this term, Cathedral Pupil Parliament worked closely with the Gunn family to create a new annual award in memory of Zac, a much‑loved member of our Cathedral community.

During Class Council meetings, every child was invited to share what they remembered most about Zac and to suggest what the award should represent. These thoughtful ideas were then passed to the Gunn family, who chose unanimously: an award for courage.

Zac’s big brother was especially passionate that the trophy should be a lion, symbolising bravery and strength, and teamed up with Mr Young to find the perfect one. His excitement was clear when the beautiful bronze lion arrived on Friday 13th February.

The Zac Gunn Award for Courage will be presented for the first time at the Primary 7 Graduation on 22nd June and will continue to be awarded each year. A truly fitting tribute to a courageous boy who remains an enduring part of the Cathedral family!