Parents and carers who attended our Active8 Family Learning workshop before the Easter break caught a glimpse of the engaging, pupil-led learning which takes place in Cathedral Primary each and every day. During his learning walk in Ambition Avenue on Wednesday 19th April, Mr Young encountered two different groups of children extending and applying their learning through practical activities.
Learners in Primary 6c were making their own
gromas. A groma, used by the Romans to survey straight lines and right angles in building projects, comprised of a vertical staff with horizontal cross-pieces at right angles. Each cross piece had a plumb line hanging vertically at each end. The above photograph shows four Primary 6 pupils showcasing their devices which they’ll use in the coming days to do some Roman surveying in the playground.
Meanwhile, in Primary 7b, pupils were following recipes from World War II to create a variety of foods eaten in Britain during the war. These included potato cakes and biscuits made with carrot. Mr Young and Mrs Duffy had the opportunity to try the children’s culinary creations and the verdict from both of them was… DELICIOUS!
Throughout the season of Lent, Cathedral pupils have joined their friends from Firpark Primary in a variety of fun Friday activities to raise money for charity.
Cathedral Primary was filled with colour and creativity on Friday 31st March for our annual Easter bonnet parade. Each class showed off their creations to the rest of the children in their learning street and Mr Young, Mrs Campbell and Mrs Duffy had the near impossible task of picking the winners.
Primary 6 pupils completed an exciting homework project as part of this term’s topic on the Romans. The children were tasked with creating something (e.g. a model or mosaic) and writing something (e.g. a rap or play) and were assessed on effort, creativity, knowledge and presentation… along with some extra points for unique and special ideas!
Coach Willie organised an in-house football tournament on 30th and 31st March for Cathedral’s numerous avid footballers. The boys and girls thoroughly enjoyed the friendly matches and all agreed it was a great way to round off the term.
As part of this term’s World War II topic, Primary 7 pupils had the opportunity to choose an area of interest to delve deeper into. On Thursday 30th March, the children showcased their learning to other classes in an impressive range of ways including models, PowerPoints, posters, leaflets, displays of authentic artifacts and even a video game.
Many congratulations to the above four pupils whose anti-bullying posters were chosen as the three winning designs to be displayed around the school.
Despite the inclement weather, Cathedral pupils walked and prayed the Stations of the Cross outdoors on Tuesday 28th March. Fr Lamb gathered each class in the dining hall for a short introduction and prayer before the children began their prayerful journey around the playground. 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. As part of their prayer, each class carried a stone with them and these were grouped together in the shape of a cross which read, ‘Jesus loves me.’
All Primary 7 Cathedral pupils had the opportunity to gain the Level 1 Bikeability Award during week beginning Monday 27th March . The input, delivered by our Active Schools Co-ordinator, Fiona Russell, took place in the playground and covered a number of skills:
Over the past two weeks, the children have been listening and recalling the story of the ‘Rainbow Fish’, a fishy tale about how sharing can make
you happy. They have expanded their learning by retelling the story and creating their own stories about sharing and feelings. Some of these have been recorded in the talking photo album by the children themselves, which allow the children to revisit and record their stories over and over again. 