Mr Young, Mrs Duffy, Mrs Tominey and Miss Cameron spent the day in Glasgow on 26th May at a ‘Talk for Writing’ training event, led by the inspirational Pie Corbett.
Cathedral Primary is committed to using the latest and best approaches/resources and ‘Talk for Writing’ most definitely falls into this category. The approach supports children to imitate the language they need for a particular type of writing orally, explore the features of high-quality model texts and then use all of this rich learning to write their own version. The focus is on short bursts of quality daily writing rather than the traditional weekly ‘taught writing’ lesson.
‘Talk for Writing’ will be introduced and gradually rolled out from August. We’re confident it will not only reinvigorate and strengthen the teaching of writing in Cathedral Primary but also raise pupils’ attainment in this area.
It’s been 50 years since the last person walked on the moon and Primary 5 pupils had the opportunity to visit Motherwell Heritage Centre during the
week beginning 23rd May to participate in a workshop about our nearest solar system neighbour.
A team of Cathedral pupils had the opportunity to ‘christen’ our recently resurfaced pitch on 23rd May with a friendly football match against Knowetop Primary School.
Cathedral pupils had great fun on Friday 20th May participating in a sponsored ‘Clubersize’ event. Expertly led by a very energetic and enthusiastic Mrs Rimmer and Mrs Tomminey, the children had the opportunity to show off their best dance moves, complete with disco lights and glow-sticks! 
Forty-four Primary 4 pupils received their First Holy Communion on Saturday 14th May in the beautiful setting of Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral. The church was packed with family, friends, school staff and parishioners for both the morning and afternoon Masses and the children were blessed with good weather which allowed for photographs in the grounds and the opportunity to relax and socialise outside the Cathedral after Mass. 
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Following a break of two years due to the pandemic, school trips have made a very welcome return to Cathedral Primary and Nursery Class. When we consulted on our curriculum in March 2021, pupils and parents were unanimous that school trips should be ‘essential experiences’ for Cathedral pupils at every stage of the school.
With the easing of COVID restrictions, this year’s Nursery – Primary 1 transition events can take place as normal.
The morning of Tuesday 3rd May saw Primary 7 pupils head off on their residential trip to Lendrick Muir.
shortage of space to enjoy fantastic outdoor activities such as ropes courses, trail biking and bungee trampolining. Evening activities include a murder mystery and campfire.
Throughout the week beginning Monday 25th April, Mr Young, Mrs Campbell and Mrs Duffy visited Primary 4 – 7 classes to observe learning and teaching. These visits were part of the school’s ongoing quality assurance calendar and, on this occasion, focused on a literacy or numeracy group lesson, with the remainder of the class accessing their learning independently via the class ‘Active8’ task board.