It’s been another fun two weeks of forest adventures for our nursery learners. The children have continued to develop their balancing skills using the tight rope. This fun activity required strength, agility and concentration. All of the children took up this challenge enthusiastically and some even supported their peers to complete the task.
Another popular activity has been den building. Our young adventurers had to source tarpaulin, ropes and bungees then use their problem solving skills to stop the den from blowing away by gathering bricks and logs from the forest floor. The children were so proud of their den, they decided to have their snack inside.
As always, the children left the forest exactly the way they found it. What responsible Cathedral learners!
Milton Street resident, Mrs Ferguson, was so touched by her invitation to Cathedral’s 150th anniversary exhibition and gift of a chocolate bunny prior to the Easter holidays, she spent the holidays knitting three football mascots for Cathedral Primary to raffle for free. The winning tickets were drawn on Wednesday 7th May and the delighted winners visited Mr and Mrs Ferguson on Friday 9th to say thank you and present the couple with a Cathedral 150th anniversary commemorative medal. We look forward to welcoming Mr and Mrs Ferguson, along with other local residents, to our exhibition in school on Wednesday 14th May.
Cathedral school community joins with the Church throughout the world in praying for the new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.
On the first afternoon of Cathedral’s inspection (Monday 12th May), Mr Young will give a presentation on Cathedral’s strengths and next steps around four main quality indicators 
Primary 4a learners wrote persuasive letters to Mr Young on Thursday 8th May asking if he would consider providing their class with money to do some planting in the school grounds, including strawberries. The children took the time to talk about climate change, how this causes extreme weather and explained the importance of sustainability. Our learners also highlighted how their eco enterprise will help them learn about budgeting, something they are moving onto in their maths work. Mr Young was so impressed with Primary 4a’s persuasive letters, he agreed to give them the money straight away!
The saints are our greatest role models. Cathedral’s ‘I AM…’ mirror has been relocated to the IGNITE Junior Chaplaincy board just inside the main entrance. The board invites Cathedral learners to look at themselves in the mirror, be inspired by the qualities of various saints and speak words of affirmation such as:
Reading for enjoyment, whether at school or at home, is very important here at Cathedral and visiting our fantastic library to choose a new book is a highlight of every learner’s week. The latest ‘In the spotlight this month’ display to appear in our library is ‘Animal Fiction’. Hopefully, this will inspire lots of Cathedral learners to browse the shelves for books with animal characters. Happy reading, everyone!
Smart School Council class meetings took place across Cathedral week beginning Monday 28th April in response to an idea placed in our suggestion box by several different learners. The question learners discussed was linked to 
As the conclave begins today, Wednesday 7th May, Cathedral school community joins with the Church around the world in praying for the cardinals, that they will be guided by the Holy Spirit.
As part of their People who help us topic, Primary 1 learners met members of the Scottish Fire Service on Friday 2nd May. A fire engine visited the school grounds and the children had the opportunity to find out about the various pieces of fire-fighting equipment, sit inside the engine and even try out the hose!