One of the daily pleasures of learning and working in Cathedral Primary School is being surrounded by beautiful artwork. Over the next few weeks,
we want to share some of our talented learners’ masterpieces with newsfeed readers.
GOMA stands for the Gallery Of Modern Art, located in Glasgow’s Royal Exchange Square. Cathedral’s online art exhibition is also called GOMA: Gallery Of Magnificent Art!
The first artwork to appear in our GOMA exhibition is from Primary 5b. Their striking space-themed art features galaxies created using a clever combination of chalk pastels and flecks of white paint. They’re out of this world!
Please continue to pray for Pope Francis, as he remains in hospital:
As a Catholic school, Lenten almsgiving is an important part of the faith life of Cathedral Primary. However, we also recognise that there is a cost of living crisis and many families are struggling financially. Although we have planned our usual programme of fun activities to raise money for charity during Lent, no family should feel under any pressure whatsoever to make a donation each week. Please only give what you can.
Good attendance makes a HUGE difference to your child’s progress and attainment. Every school day really does count!
March’s wellbeing indicator is RESPONSIBLE. Please use the prompts below to talk to your child about this indicator. This will help them complete their wellbeing wheel in school.
These Primary 5 learners had the opportunity to sample a variety of German foods on Friday 28th February including bockwurst, wilstermarsch kase and mini kabanoss. To capture their learning, our learners recorded information on a grid including the appearance, smell, taste and texture of each item. What a tasty end to the week!
This Primary 4 learner popped along to Mr Young’s office on Friday 28th February to share a beautiful canvas he painted over the February break. Mr Young loved the texture of the painting and the symmetry created by the path and the trees. What a talented artist we have in our midst!
This Primary 2 learner recently created a detailed poster of healthy and unhealthy foods in his own time at home. He was very proud to share his fantastic work with Mr Young on Friday 28th February. What an incredible example of learner-led learning! Well done!
Primary 7 was the last year group to make the short walk to Motherwell Heritage Centre on Wednesday 26th February for a workshop linked to Cathedral’s 150th anniversary. Our oldest learners had the opportunity to handle materials connected to Motherwell’s industrial past, including coal and iron, as well as smell carbolic soap (there was unanimous agreement that no-one will be using it next bathtime!). There was also the opportunity to write on slates and handle Victorian artifacts, including a chimney brush and even a potty! A highlight of the visit was a climb to the top of the tower, where Primary 7 learners enjoyed a bird’s-eye view of their hometown, including Cathedral Primary.
Cathedral hosted a consultation event around a new inspection framework/model on Wednesday 26th February. As a representation of Motherwell Diocese, learners from St Bernadette’s, St Brendan’s, Cathedral, Firpark, St John Paul II, St Mary’s in Hamilton and St Francis of Assisi in Baillieston worked with two inspectors from Education Scotland to share their views on what should and shouldn’t be involved in the inspection of schools. It was encouraging to hear learners from across all seven schools give careful consideration as to how inspections could capture the Catholic dimension of a school.
Mrs McMichael and Mrs Murphy from Cathedral’s Attainment Team hosted a targeted family learning workshop on Tuesday 25th February 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.