What an incredible term it’s been here at Cathedral! You only need to scroll back over our website newsfeed to see the rich and varied learning experiences our pupils have enjoyed since returning to school after the Christmas holidays. There’s NEVER a dull nor a wasted day here at Cathedral!
Please can I take this opportunity to thank and congratulate each and every one of our learners for all their hard work and enthusiasm throughout this term. It’s always an absolute joy walking through the school and seeing everyone so engaged in their learning, from our youngest learners in the Nursery and Discovery Drive to our senior pupils up in Ambition Avenue. I’m the luckiest Head Teacher in the country!
Please can I also thank all of the staff for your incredible hard work this term. You never fail to give of your absolute best for the children in your care and I want you to know it doesn’t go unnoticed.
And to parents and carers, clergy, parishioners and friends of the school: thank you for your ongoing support. It is very much appreciated.
I wish our entire school community a very Happy Easter and a restful spring break. See you on Monday 15th April!
A very special visitor made a flying visit to Cathedral Primary and Nursery on the last day of term, Thursday 28th March. Pupils across the school got a huge Easter surprise
when the Spring Chicken suddenly appeared in their classroom, accompanied by a favourite Cathedral song to sing along to: ‘I’m a Spring Chicken’.
Mrs McCoy, one of our Principal Teachers, will celebrate a milestone birthday over the Easter holidays. Given her boundless energy and enthusiasm (yes, it’s true: she CAN still do the splits!), I imagine the number on the balloons will come as quite a surprise to many Cathedral parents and carers.
Cathedral pupils have raised a fantastic £1,076.49 through their various Lenten fundraisers. All of this money will be donated to Missio Scotland, the Holy Father’s official charity for overseas mission.
We are very proud to be the parish school of Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral. As we approach the Easter holidays, we encourage parents and carers to take their child(ren) to at least some of the liturgies taking place over the coming days, as well as to regular Sunday Mass.
One of the hymns we’ve sang during the season of Lent says: ‘Whatsoever you do to the least of my people, that you do unto me.’ This Cathedral pupil has been putting her faith into action in recent weeks by making and selling bracelets in her local community for SCIAF’s Wee Box campaign. Well done for showing our first school value of ‘Love’. 
This Primary 4 pupil was very eager to show off his trophy to Mr Young. He plays with Motherwell FC Community Trust and was recently awarded Trainer of the Week for his commitment, effort, attitude and skill on the pitch. Well done, and don’t forget to record your wider achievement on your Rose Trainer Achievement Award card! 
Cathedral pupils and staff made a prayerful journey around the school grounds on Tuesday 26th March for our annual outdoor Stations of the Cross. Each station was led by a group of Primary 7 pupils and the 12th Station featured a large wooden cross on top of the hill. The children were extremely respectful throughout their journey and it was a moving way for our school community to mark Holy Week.
Our final Lenten Mass took place before school on Tuesday 26th March and parents and parishioners were treated to a hot cross bun and cuppa afterwards. It was a lovely opportunity to relax and chat before the arrival of the Easter holidays. Of course, pupils weren’t left out and were delighted to receive a creme egg from Fr Lamb at the end of Mass.
Primary 7c made the short walk to Motherwell library on Monday 25th March to meet and listen to Scottish children’s author, Lyndsay Littleson. The
children heard an extract from ‘Secrets of the last Merfolk’, which tells the story of a boy called Finn seeing mysterious swimmers in the firth late at night. Could the local legend of merfolk living amid the waves actually be true? When Finn eventually meets the magical sea-people, he must put aside his own problems and help in the battle against the young merfolk’s ancient underwater enemy before the last of their kind are lost forever.