Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral Primary School

Primary 5 enjoyed a fascinating day of learning at Dynamic Earth in Edinburgh on Friday 31st May. The children took an immersive, interactive journey through the story of our extraordinary planet, starting with the Big Bang. They rocketed through the universe billions of times faster than the speed of light, felt the effects of a real volcano, got closer to understanding the polar ice caps by touching an iceberg, stared in wonder at the Aurora Borealis, plunged to the dark depths of the ocean and avoided rainstorms in a tropical rainforest. Following their recent class topic on Space, the visit to Dynamic Earth’s incredible planetarium was a particular highlight for our budding Primary 5 scientists.

June is the month of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and our beautiful statue has, as always, been given pride of place on the altar outside the school office. Mr Young found these two Primary 1 pupils saying a quiet prayer to Jesus at the end of the day on Friday 31st May.

O Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in Thee.

Our nursery learners had fantastic fun on Friday 31st May at their sponsored bounce. Watch this space for details of how much our bouncy superstars raised!

Our Primary 1 learners had a fantastic day together at Almond Valley in Livingston on Wednesday 29th May. The children enjoyed a tractor ride, had great fun at the play park, reached for the stars bouncing on the big green pillow, built a holiday village in the giant sand-pit and were fascinated by all the different animals they met, including llamas and giant tortoises. What an incredible end to a successful year of learning in Primary 1!

Although there are still four weeks remaining before we break for summer, we know how important it is to get diary dates out as early as possible to allow parents and carers to book time off work for various school events. Cathedral’s 2024/25 diary dates have now been confirmed and can be accessed via the link below.

Dates for your diary 2024-25

These Primary 3 learners popped along to Mr Young’s office on Thursday 23rd May to show off their animations. The children had written their own story, drawn an illustration and then used ‘Chatterpix’ to bring their character to life. Very impressive!

A team of Cathedral pupils took part in the Motherwell Cup at Our Lady’s High School on Wednesday 22nd May. They played successfully throughout, only to be defeated 1-0 against St Brendan’s in the final. All players displayed excellent sportsmanship and did Cathedral proud.

Audiences were absolutely blown away with Primary 6 and 7’s production of ‘The Lion King’ on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd May. The performance was a feast for the eyes, with a stunning stage set, beautiful costumes and creative and seamless choreography which all combined to bring the characters and the story to life. Every Primary 6 and 7 pupil was involved in the production and their collective singing instilled every possible emotion during the course of the show.

Many thanks to Mrs McCoy (Creative Director), Mrs Campbell (Musical Director), the entire Cathedral staff for the huge amount of hard work they put in in the lead up to, and during, the production (staging, costumes, face painting, practising lines and moves, selling tickets…) and friend of our school, Mrs Kelly, for making many of the costumes. Team OLGA shines again!

Most of all, HUGE congratulations to our amazing Primary 6 and 7 learners for taking their audiences on such a magical and moving adventure! You showed our school values of Love, Connection, Perseverance and Growth from Day 1 of your rehearsals to the final standing ovation on the closing night. We hope it’s an experience you’ll remember for the rest of your lives!

One of our Primary 3 learners, despite her young age, suffers from arthritis. We understand that the school show and our upcoming trips have resulted in some extra spending for parents and carers recently. However, Cathedral pupils are welcome to make a small donation to an arthritis charity over the next week and, if they so choose, wear something purple this coming Thursday to raise awareness about the condition. A collection box for the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society will be situated at the main office until Friday 31st May.

We would not normally post photos and names together. However, the poster below is being displayed with the consent of Lailah’s parents.

The sun shone for our parish community’s First Holy Communions on Saturday 18th May when 58 Cathedral pupils received Jesus in the Eucharist for the first time.

The Cathedral was packed for the two Masses, celebrated by Fr Lamb, and the choir led the music beautifully. Each liturgy finished with the children singing their thanksgiving hymn, ‘Jesus, my Lord, my God, my all’, followed by the entire congregation lifting the roof with ‘Hail, Redeemer, King Divine’.

Many congratulations to all of those children who received their First Holy Communion and many thanks to their parents, families and teachers for preparing them for the sacrament. We keep the boys and girls in our prayers as they continue on their faith journey.