Cathedral school community, along with parents and families, gathered for our first Mass of the year on Friday 8th September, the feast of Our Lady’s Birthday. The Mass was celebrated by Fr Stephen and the liturgy was led by Primary 6 pupils. The children, including our new Primary 1s, participated attentively and prayerfully and Fr Stephen complimented them on their beautiful singing and confident responses.
At the end of Mass, two Primary 4 pupils presented Fr Stephen with a gift to thank him for his contribution to Cathedral Primary over the past two years.
Our next school Mass is the Primary 1 Welcome Mass which takes place in the Cathedral church on Tuesday 3rd October at 10.00am.
Following the Fundraising Committee meeting
on Wednesday 6th September, we can confirm that this year’s ever-popular Family Night will take place on Friday 10th November. There will be the usual entertainment and stalls, with something to appeal to people of all ages. Tickets will be £3 for an adult and £1 for a child and will go on sale later this term. Please save the date in your diary!
Mr Young – with the help of Mrs Campbell – finally solved the mystery of the three blocks of standstone which, until 4th September, lay at the front of the school. It turns out they were part of the original school building in Park Street and, upon closer investigation, Mr Young noticed the date the school was founded (1895) carved into the stone. The stones, along with a statue of Our Lady, have now been relocated to a peaceful corner of the playground, providing Cathedral Primary with a beautiful memorial to our school’s long and rich history as well as a quiet outdoor space for prayer and reflection.
A recent reading book on the electric guitar really caught Primary 6b’s interest and the class were very excited to come across an actual
electric guitar in the music room. One pupil popped along to ask Mr Young if they could take the guitar up to their classroom and Mr Young (who had a wee bit of inside knowledge!) said ‘absolutely’, but on the condition that the pupil’s dad came in to play the electric guitar for the class. Mr Saunders was delighted to accept and spent the afternoon of Friday 1st September talking Primary 6b through the workings of the electric guitar and entertaining the children with some well known guitar riffs.
Cathedral Primary was a hive of activity on Thursday 31st August for ‘Meet the Teacher’. Pupils had the chance to show their parents/carers their
classroom and learning street, and parents/carers had the opportunity to meet their child’s teacher. The boys and girls were also given the very important job of talking their parents/carers through Cathedral’s new approach to marking and feedback, which is now up and running in every classroom.
Many congratulations to our twelve newly-elected House Captains. House Captains play a vital role in Cathedral Primary, not only representing our six Houses, but also heading-up the work of Smart School Council. Smart 
School Council gives every pupil in our school community a voice and is instrumental in bringing about ongoing change and improvement in Cathedral Primary School. 
Each and every parent and carer plays a vital role in helping their child maximise their potential and flourish in school. A range of opportunities have been planned between now and Christmas for parents and carers to get involved in their child’s learning and the life and work of the school. Please click on the link below to access our August – December Parental Engagement & Family Learning leaflet.
Every change and improvement we make in Cathedral is ultimately about improving outcomes for pupils, so it’s vital our young learners are directly involved in the school’s ongoing improvement process. Pupils had the opportunity to explore Cathedral’s 2023/24 improvement priorities at the first whole-school assembly of the year on Monday 21st August. We have three school priorities this year and these have been put into child-friendly language to make them accessible to pupils:
Following an incredible twenty-eight years working in Cathedral school kitchen, Angela, one of our catering staff, headed off to pastures new on Friday 18th August. Cathedral school community would like to thank Angela for her friendly smile and delicious cuisine over the years. Angela will be sorely missed, but pupils and staff wish her well in her new place of work.