Our nursery learners have had a very busy week, full of curiosity, creativity and hands‑on exploration. To mark Bonfire Night, the children enjoyed talking about the colourful displays they had seen in the night sky and shared their own experiences of fireworks. We discussed how to keep safe during celebrations and listened carefully to the different sounds fireworks make – pops, bangs, crackles and fizzles. Inspired by these sounds, the children expressed themselves through art, music and imaginative play, creating their very own firework displays in the playroom.
In numeracy, our young learners explored measurement in a practical way, using their own hand spans and foot spans to measure objects around the nursery. They compared lengths and sizes, confidently using language such as longer, shorter and the same.
Our learning also took us out into the community with a local walk to the shop. The children had the chance to use real coins to pay for items, giving them valuable experience of handling money and recognising numbers in everyday life. This was a fantastic opportunity to connect classroom learning with the wider world.
Back in nursery, the children became scientists for the day as they experimented with making their own “lava lamps” using water, oil and food colouring. They observed closely as the liquids behaved differently, noticing that the oil floated on top of the water and that the colours did not mix.
It’s certainly been a week full of discovery, imagination and fun. Well done to all our nursery children for their enthusiasm and brilliant learning!
After an incredible thirteen years of coaching football at Cathedral and Firpark, Coach Willie officially hung up his whistle on Friday 6th November to devote more time to his other passion of hillwalking. To mark the occasion, Willie was presented with an engraved cup and cash gift, along with a gift voucher and wine from the Parent Council.
On Thursday 6th November, Primary 7 learners were set a STEM Challenge of creating a fully functional zip line. Using K’Nex, these budding engineers planned, solved problems, built and modified their design to allow Bob to take the leap of faith down the zip line. Their next step is to design a safety harness for Bob!
These talented Primary 4 artists showcased their impressive skills on Wednesday, 5th November by creating stunning portraits of the infamous Guy Fawkes. Using pencil, they expertly explored pattern, tone, and detail to bring each portrait to life. 
Cathedral’s Investigation & Innovation Hub family learning sessions continued on Tuesday 4th November. Each session began with a presentation from Mr Young on how activities within the hub fit naturally into Cathedral’s overall Active8 approach. Mr Young went on to explain the importance of Cathedral Primary helping learners develop skills for life and work in the 21st Century, including creativity, collaboration, adaptability and persistence/grit.
Over the past few weeks, Primary 6b have been busy trialling Marty the robot as part of their Computing Science. Learners had the chance to bring Marty to life through coding, tackle problem-solving challenges, and work together in teams to design creative tasks that showcased his impressive abilities. This hands-on experience not only strengthened their understanding of robotics and programming, but also helped them develop vital skills such as collaboration, resilience, and critical thinking.
November’s wellbeing indicator is ACHIEVING. Please use the prompts below to talk to your child about this indicator. This will help them complete their wellbeing wheel in school.
Cathedral hosted a football tournament with teams from Our Lady & Saint Francis, St Teresa’s, Keir Hardie, St Patrick’s, St Brendan’s and Christ the King on Friday 31st October. As you can see from the huge smiles, Cathedral emerged as tournament champions! Well done to all our players and coaches!
Cathedral parent and international trade specialist with the Scottish Space Programme, Andrew Dickson, delivered an exciting presentation on space to our Primary 5 learners on Friday 31st October. The children learned how satellites and rockets are designed and launched right here in Scotland, and even had the chance to hold a satellite prototype from Skyrora and touch part of a rocket that has actually been to space!