October’s wellbeing indicator is HEALTHY. Please use the prompts below to talk to your child about this indicator. This will help them complete their wellbeing wheel in school.
Nursery and Primary 1
- I can eat in the dinner hall (or ‘Cathedral Café’ in the nursery) with others.
- I can talk about foods that are healthy.
- I can talk about foods that are unhealthy.
- I can make and eat foods that are new to me.
- I can make food from simple recipes.
- I know how to be hygienic around food.
- I drink water to keep me healthy.
- I can look after my teeth.
- I know when I need to wash my hands.
Primary 2 – 4
- I can show good table manners.
- I can choose, make and eat a range of foods that are new to me.
- I can follow a recipe to make healthy food for different events.
- I know that my dietary needs change as I get older.
- I know how to be hygienic around food.
- I can sort foods into the main food groups.
- I can explain my food likes and dislikes.
- I know why water keeps me healthy.
- I can look after my own personal hygiene.
- I know how much sleep I need to stay healthy.
Primary 5 – 7
- I have strategies to help manage and control my emotions.
- I take care of my own personal hygiene.
- I can prepare and select a variety of foods for a range of situations.
- I can describe and prepare a healthy eating plan.
- I am aware of current healthy eating advice.
- I can list the 5 nutrient groups.
North Lanarkshire Council have now finalised term and holiday dates for the 2026/27 academic year. These are detailed below:
Primary 2 learners and parents enjoyed a family learning workshop in Cathedral school library on Wednesday 1st October. While teachers read a story to their class and spoke about the rules of the library, Mrs McCoy provided parents and carers with some practical ideas to help them support their child’s reading at home. Parents then had the opportunity to chose and read a book with their child.
Mrs McMichael and Mrs Murphy from Cathedral’s Attainment Team hosted a targeted family learning workshop on Wednesday 1st October at which parents and carers had the opportunity to learn alongside their child using the Read Write Inc. Fresh Start programme. The Attainment Team also provided parents and carers with learning packs to further support their child’s learning at home. There was a great buzz around the room and parent/carer feedback on the sessions was exceptionally positive. One parent said:
These P4/5 learners were very proud to share a maths ‘Milestone Moment’ with Mrs Duffy on Tuesday 30th September. Their maths group have been using different methods to develop their understanding of place value and they demonstrated their recent learning by using Numicon to represent larger numbers. Impressive!
I understand positive things about friendships and relationships but when something worries or upsets me I know who I should talk to. HWB 0-44a
Cathedral’s current group of nursery learners enjoyed their final day in the great outdoors on Thursday 25th September, and parents and carers came along to see them graduate from their forest adventures. Over the last few weeks, our young learners have gained many new skills and knowledge in the forest including working as a team to set up the forest area, safety skills while exploring, climbing and fire building. During the final session, parents and carers had the opportunity to make autumn crowns with their child and complete a scavenger hunt. Many congratulations to our forest graduates!
These three Primary 6b learners popped down to see Mrs Duffy and Mrs Campbell on Thursday 25th September to share the product of some exciting learner led-learning:
Following the Primary 1 Welcome Mass on Thursdays 25th, our young learners were presented with their 150th anniversary commemorate medals. What a wonderful year to join the Cathedral family!
Our new Primary 1 pupils were formally welcomed to Cathedral Primary School at a special Mass in the cathedral on Thursday 25th September. Following the opening hymn, ‘Jesus loves me, this I know’, and the scripture readings, Fr Lamb said a prayer of blessing over the children, asking God to be with them throughout their journey through Cathedral Primary. He also blessed the special 150th anniversary medals which each child received once back in school.