To mark Cathedral Primary’s 150th anniversary, Fr Lamb presented a special chasuble to the school during Mass on Friday 15th August. The chasuble, brought all the way back from Rome by Fr Lamb, features an image of Blessed Carlo Acutis, someone particularly dear to Cathedral pupils. Carlo Acutis will be canonised by Pope Leo XIV on 7th September, becoming the first millennial saint.
You can read more about Blessed Carlo Acutis by clicking on the link below:
Cathedral school community thanks Fr Lamb and Cathedral and St Luke’s parish for their thoughtful gift which will remind us of our 150th anniversary and the canonisation of Blessed Carlo Acutis for many years to come.
The Scottish Government has established a new ‘Centre for Teaching Excellence’, based in the University of Glasgow, and Mr Young has accepted a six-month part-time secondment to the centre. From the beginning of September, Mr Young will be in Cathedral Primary School on a Monday, Tuesday and Friday and work with the ‘Centre for Teaching Excellence’ on a Wednesday and Thursday. This arrangement will allow him to start and finish each week here in Cathedral. Mrs Duffy will be Acting Head Teacher on the two days Mr Young is out of school.
Bishop Joseph Toal has written to parents and carers who have enrolled their child in a Catholic school within the diocese of Motherwell. A copy of the letter was sent to Cathedral’s new Primary 1 parents and carers on Friday 15th August and the letter can also be accessed via the link below.
Cathedral learners bounded through the school gate on the morning of Thursday 14th August with their usual smiles and enthusiasm. Once in class, they got straight down to their learning and Mr Young was impressed to see jotters open and pencils being put to paper even before the children headed out for morning break.
Our twelve new House Captains, who were elected by their peers back in June, are eager to get started and will meet formally for the first time at the beginning of next week.
Around twenty different languages are spoken by families across the Cathedral school community and there is the facility to read our website in the language of your choice via the ‘translate’ button. Numerous languages are available, from Cantonese to Malayalam (both spoken in Cathedral!).
Cathedral Primary looks forward to welcoming learners back to school on Thursday 14th August for another exciting year of learning. We particularly look forward to welcoming our new Primary 1 pupils as they embark on their Cathedral journey!
You only need to scroll through our website newsfeed to see what an INCREDIBLE year it’s been here at Cathedral. Cathedral’s 150th anniversary celebrations have, of course, been a major highlight and have included the distribution of commemorative medals, the installation of a beautiful stained glass window, an uplifting Mass in the cathedral and a fascinating exhibition on the school’s history.
Following Zac Gunn’s funeral on Thursday 26th June, the candle lit by his classmates during the last week of term was placed in the Lady Chapel of Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral. Throughout these coming weeks, we ask for the continued prayers of the school, parish and wider community for Zac and for his family, particularly his parents, Gordon and Ashley, and big brother, Jacob.
We know how important it is to get diary dates out as early as possible to allow parents and carers to book time off work for various school events. Cathedral’s 2025/26 diary dates have now been confirmed and can be accessed via the link below: