Primary 2 parents and carers had the opportunity to join their child in class on Tuesday 11th February for a digital family learning workshop. Each of the three sessions opened with a presentation on how digital can support literacy and numeracy across the curriculum. Our Primary 2 learners then enjoyed using ‘Scratch Jnr’ on their ipad to do some coding with their parent/carer which involved creating moving characters. Very impressive computing skills!
Digital family learning sessions take place for our two Primary 4 classes on Tuesday 11th March. Please check out our current Family Learning leaflet for each class’s time:
As part of our 150th anniversary celebrations, Cathedral Primary hosted a classical concert in the gym hall on Friday 7th February. Choir members, those pupils who receive instrumental tuition, and our two Primary 4 classes formed the audience and Cathedral was delighted to welcome pupils from Firpark, St Brendan’s and St Benedict’s primary schools.
As part of their current science work, these Primary 6 learners were set the challenge of creating a scale model of a piece of engineering which generates renewable energy. Inspired by one of the girl’s dads, who helps maintain wind-farms, the three budding engineers tapped into their knowledge of electrical circuits and constructed a fantastic moving windmill. Impressive!
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House Captains held a Smart School Council surgery on Thursday 6th February. The monthly surgery works alongside our suggestion box and gives Cathedral learners the opportunity to speak to House Captains about things they’d like to see change or improve in our school. Suggestions this month include getting more playground toys, getting more benches (which is already happening, due to our new outdoor theatre) and even giving staff toilets similar transformations to the ones just given to pupil toilets (what kind children we have!).
One of our recent Smart School Council projects has been improving pupil toilets in our four learning streets to make them more pleasant spaces to use. Learners across the school selected the paint colours and a team of pupils visited Dunelm in Uddingston to select accessories and finishing touches. The toilets were completed week beginning 3rd February and, as you can see, Cathedral learners are absolutely delighted with the great Cathedral toilet transformations!
Primary 1 and Primary 2 were the first Cathedral learners to make the short walk to Motherwell Heritage Centre on Wednesday 5th February for a workshop linked to our 150th anniversary. The parish school has been around for an incredible 150 years and the children had the opportunity to find out what daily life, education, industry and the town of Motherwell was like when our school opened in 1875. The Victorian toys and playground games were particularly popular with our young learners.
Cathedral excelled in the North Lanarkshire Active Schools Girls Football Festival at Braidhurst High School on Tuesday 4th February, winning all three of their matches! Results were as follows:
As part of our targeted family learning programme, Cathedral learners have the opportunity to attend our Monday homework club and even 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!
As part of Come Clubbing @ Cathedral, Primary 7 pupils recently completed Young Leaders training with our resident Active Schools Co-ordinator, Fiona Russell. The Young Leader Award is a great introduction to leadership, giving young people aged eleven and over the knowledge and skills to organise and lead small games and activities that can be used as a part of club sessions. Primary 7 engaged in a two-week training programme and were awarded certificates on completion of the module.