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.
By the end of the night, an incredible £1,576.29 had been raised!
A massive thank you to our dedicated Fundraising Committee for organising and running the event and to pupils and families for turning out in such great numbers.
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.
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 three-week training programme and were awarded certificates on completion of the module. 
2025 will be very significant in the faith life of Cathedral Primary School. Not only has Pope Francis asked that 2025 be a year of Jubilee, we will also celebrate the 150th anniversary of Cathedral school and parish. How incredible to think that pupils, staff, parents and parishioners are part of a community of faith and learning stretching back fifteen decades!
To allow us to finalise our programme of events for the combined 150th Anniversary and Jubilee 2025 celebrations, Cathedral’s House Captains gathered ideas from parishioners after each of the St Luke’s and Cathedral 
November’s wellbeing indicator is ACHIEVING. Please use the prompts below to talk to your child about this indicator. This will help them complete their wellbeing wheel in school.