Primary 1 parents and carers were invited to take part in a Play Family Learning session on Tuesday 27th January. Each of the three sessions began with a presentation from Mr Young, who explained the educational theory underpinning learning through play and how Cathedral Primary School structures play to provide a balance of adult‑led, adult‑initiated and child‑led experiences. Parents and carers then joined their children in the Play Zone to explore and enjoy learning activities together.
Primary 2 parents and carers will have the opportunity to attend a similar Family Learning session on Thursday 29th January.
Please click on the link below to access Cathedral’s January–June Family Learning leaflet:
As part of our targeted family learning programme, Cathedral learners have the opportunity to attend our Monday homework club and bring along a parent/carer to join in their learning. The club, which supports learners across the school, provides a warm, quiet space for pupils to complete their homework, have access to any learning resources they need and get expert help from our Attainment Team if they get stuck. Of course, there’s juice and a biscuit to stop any rumbling tummies and a cuppa for the grown-ups!
This Cathedral learner delivered an outstanding performance at a recent swimming tournament in Stirling. Over the course of the competition, she secured gold medals in the 50m front crawl, 50m back crawl, 50m breaststroke and 25m butterfly.
This week, our young learners at Cathedral Nursery enjoyed a wide range of creative and confidence-building experiences. Through the use of loose parts, children explored sorting and matching in their own unique ways, thoughtfully explaining how they grouped objects according to different criteria.
Primary 4 took to the stage on Friday 30th May with a vibrant and engaging learning showcase all about the Victorians. Their audience were treated to lively, toe‑tapping songs and a wealth of fascinating facts — from ground breaking inventions like the telephone and the bicycle, to the huge impact of industrialisation on life in Great Britain. Pupils also shared what it was like to attend a strict Victorian school, explored the harsh realities of child labour, and explained why some children turned to pickpocketing rather than face the workhouse. They rounded off their performance by highlighting the important changes in law that eventually helped to protect and improve the lives of children.
This week in our Investigation and Innovation Hub, Primary 7 learners took on an exciting sustainability challenge: to design and build a home for endangered species in support of local biodiversity. Rising to the task, these learners created a fantastic habitat for red squirrels and European robins (robin red-breasts to you and me), which they were keen to share with Mrs Duffy on Thursday 22nd January. Their creativity and commitment to protecting local wildlife made this project a real highlight of their week.
On Wednesday, 21st January, this small but committed band of Cathedral Parents joined the A-Team for a family learning session on the use of IDL. Mrs McMichael from Cathedral’s Attainment Team hosted a targeted family learning workshop, where parents and carers had the opportunity to learn alongside their child using the IDL programme. There was a great buzz around the room and parent/carer feedback on the sessions was exceptionally positive. Here are some of the comments from our ‘adult learners’:
Primary 1 have been enjoying the story of the Stick Man by Julia Donaldson in class. Towards the end of the story, Stick Man helps Santa on his Christmas journey, and he returns the favour by reuniting Stick Man with his family.
Cathedral Primary was delighted to welcome Mr Jack Rafferty, Grand Knight of KSC Carfin, and Mr Michael Roche from KSC Action and Youth on Monday 19th January. They joined Cathedral school community for assembly, where they presented certificates to three of our learners who excelled in last term’s Knights of St Columba Christmas art competition, achieving a 1st and 2nd place in the Junior category and a 1st place in the Senior group.
A much‑loved feature of Cathedral’s weekly assembly is the opportunity for two or three pupils to share an aspect of their recent learning journey with the whole school. Cathedral learners understand that successful learning isn’t about getting everything right all the time, but about embracing challenge, learning from mistakes, and persevering towards each ‘Milestone Moment’ when they can proudly showcase what they can say, make, write or do.