Schools across Scotland will mark Catholic Education Week during a two-week window, beginning on 16th November (the feast of St Margaret of Scotland) and ending on 30th November (St Andrew’s Day).
This coming weekend, Cathedral and St Luke’s parish will mark Education Sunday, with Cathedral Primary pupils directly involved in the 4.30pm vigil Mass in St Luke’s (Saturday 15th) and the 10.30am Sunday Mass in the cathedral. All families are warmly invited to attend one of these Masses and pupils are encouraged to wear their school uniform.
The four schools in Our Lady’s High School cluster have put together a joint newsletter to mark Catholic Education Week. This can be accessed via the link below:
https://sway.cloud.microsoft/2XK5G0isKPTwwL5G?ref=email
Please also click on the link below to read a pastoral letter from Archbishop William Nolan, Bishop President for Education:
Family Learning session started with a presentation from Mr Young outlining the importance of play and how it is organised in Cathedral Primary School to facilitate adult-led, adult-initiated and child-led learning. Parents and carers then had the opportunity to visit the Play Zone to learn alongside their child.
‘Bookworm of the Week’ certificates were reintroduced to our weekly assemblies on Monday 11th November. Directly linked to ‘Accelerated Reader’, which is used to organise Cathedral’s school library, certificates are awarded to those Primary 4 – 7 learners who read the most words each week, based on books completed (including completing end-of-book comprehension quizzes).
This Primary 5 learner recently participated in the North Lanarkshire schools swimming time trials at the Tryst Sports Centre, Cumbernauld, competing in the girls’ 12 and under 50 metre breaststroke and freestyle.
There was an absolutely fantastic atmosphere at our Family Fun Night on Friday 8th November. As always, there was something to appeal to all ages and the queues for the sparkly tattoos and the tombola were equally long. The children’s entertainer held everyone’s attention in the gym hall throughout the evening, with some great dance moves from both the children and the grown-ups.
MNU 0-02A I have explored numbers, understanding that they represent quantities, and I can use them to count.
An array of Viking warriors and Viking gods took to the stage on Friday 8th November for the Primary 3 learning showcase. The boys and girls took their audience on an exciting historical journey, filled with fascinating facts about Viking daily life, jobs, clothes, trading, invasions and beliefs. The children sprinkled in some humour when they articulated their Viking skills, which included raiding and pillaging, and also took to the catwalk for a Viking fashion show! Primary 3’s showcase finished with a rousing song, ‘Vikings Rock’, which got the entire audience clapping along.
Cathedral girls football team excelled at the Motherwell Active Schools Fair Play Cup on Thursday 7th November. The team played six games, winning three, drawing two and losing one. Coach Willie was exceptionally proud not only of the girls’ football skills but also of their exceptional behaviour and sportsmanship. Well done, Team OLGA!
Primary 6b discovered apples growing in the school grounds recently and this sparked some tasty learner-led learning. After discussing various
ideas about what they could do with the apples, the children decided on food technology and worked together to make a delicious apple crumble.
As part of their Pope Francis Faith Award, Primary 7 pupils interviewed Fr Lamb on Tuesday 5th November. Over tea and cake, the children asked Fr Lamb various questions about his vocation and learned more about his life as a priest in the various parishes he’s served in over the years.