Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral Primary School

As part of the school’s 150th anniversary celebrations, Cathedral hosted a friendly football tournament on Friday 6th June. The two Cathedral teams were joined by teams from St Brendan’s Primary, St Teresa’s Primary and Our Lady and Saint Francis Primary. All four schools played exceptionally well and showed great sportsmanship. However, it was St Brendan’s who ultimately came out top and lifted the trophy. Many congratulations!

Back on 12th March, these four Primary 5 athletes came first in their category in the North Lanarkshire cross country finals. They were delighted to receive an engraved shield in recognition of their fantastic achievement on Friday 6th June and headed straight to Mr Young’s office to show it off. Well done, once again, boys!

These terrific twins were recently awarded a trophy for a drama they performed together at Girls Brigade, all about looking after our environment. While showing off their trophy, they were also keen to tell Mr Young that a favourite Girls Brigade song is one we also sing here at Cathedral: ‘Our God is a great big God’. Mr Young has decided to include it during assembly on Monday 9th June!

This Primary 5 learner had a big night on Wednesday 4th June when he signed as a goalie for Partick Thistle Academy. What an exceptional wider achievement to add to your Rose Trainer Achievement Award record card!

Many congratulations from everyone here at Cathedral.

The boys and girls beginning Primary 1 at Cathedral Primary in August had their second induction visit on Thursday 5th June. The children enjoyed an exciting adventure trail around the school with their new Primary 7 buddies. This gave them the opportunity to visit lots of different spaces including the dining hall, the library, the playground and even Mr Young’s office where they each received a sticker. Our young learners finished off in their new Primary 1 classroom where they had their height measured and added their name to the chart.

We have absolutely no doubt that the boys and girls will have grown in both centimetres and even more confidence by the time they start the big school on 14th August!

Primary 3 learners made the scenic journey to Largs on Wednesday 4th June to spend a fascinating day at Vikingar. Our young historians found themselves in an 8th Century Norwegian longhouse where they experienced a day in the life of a Viking. A Viking storyteller told the children how Vikings lived, what they ate and drank, where they slept and the reasons that caused them to leave their homelands. The children loved trying on replica helmets and armour and even got to hold swords, shields and axes.

This was Cathedral’s first visit to Vikingar, but it definitely won’t be the last!

Inspired by her current novel, ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’, this Primary 7 learner visualised how the setting of the story would look from both sides of the fence. She accessed the resources in her learning street’s Creation Station and created this fantastic 3-D model showing the contrast between the concentration camp and Bruno’s house and garden. Impressive learner-led learning!

Cathedral pupils danced the night away at our two Shorts & Shades discos on Tuesday 3rd June. There were some very cool summer outfits and lots of equally cool dance moves around the hall!

Many thanks to the Fundraising Committee for organising and running the event.

Cathedral Primary was delighted to welcome two inspirational visitors to the school’s weekly assembly on Monday 2nd June: Mrs Julie McCarthy and Glasgow neurosurgeon, Mr Roddy O’Kane. The following press release tells the story:

https://www.thescottishsun.co.uk/news/scottish-news/14907575/teacher-brain-cancer-pupils-acdc-rock-surgery-scotland-school/

Cathedral school community sincerely thanks Roddy O’Kane for such an inspirational visit.

Primary 4 took to the stage on Friday 30th May for a fascinating learning showcase all about the Victorians. Their audience were entertained with a host of lively, toe-tapping songs whilst discovering fascinating facts about Victorian inventions such as the telephone and bicycle, how industrialisation transformed life in Great Britain and what it was like to attend a Victorian school. The audience also heard about child labour in the Victorian era, how numerous children opted to be pickpockets rather than go to the workhouse, and the changes in law which eventually improved the lives of children.

Cathedral Primary has been around since 1875, so what a perfect showcase for the school’s 150th anniversary year! Well done to Primary 4 for their amazing performance and many thanks to Mrs McCulloch and Miss McGeough for preparing the children for their big day.