It’s been great to see our returning children take on the responsibility of being buddies to our new children and supporting them to settle in. They are proudly wearing their buddy badges as they go about their nursery day!
Our new children are starting to settle into the routine and are choosing to explore indoors and outdoors making choices to learn new things. Our focus is all about building friendships, caring for others and sharing… all aimed at supporting our new-starts to respect others and the nursery toys and resources. This focus will continue over the next few weeks as the transition from home to nursery continues.
As a special thank you for getting the new school year off to such a fantastic start, Cathedral pupils and staff were treated to a special performance
of ‘The Jungle Book’ on Thursday 25th August. M&M productions transported the children to a far off land, introducing them to Mowgli, Baloo, Shere Khan and other characters from Rudyard Kipling’s famous book.
73 very eager and enthusiastic new Primary 1 pupils joined the Cathedral Primary family on Wednesday 15th August. The boys and girls have settled into school life exceptionally well and their learning in mathematics, literacy and all other areas of the curriculum is already well underway. Mrs Gillespie (P1a), Mrs Laird (P1b) and Miss Forsyth (P1c) are very impressed indeed and Mr Young is so proud of each and every one of them! Well done, boys and girls!
OLGA Cathedral Primary School and Firpark Primary School are privileged to share the same campus. Cathedral and Firpark staff came together on Tuesday 16th August to begin to reconnect after COVID and explore how the two schools might work more closely in the coming months and years.
As Cathedral Primary arrives at the last day of the school year, with the summer holidays stretching ahead of both pupils and staff, our school community also bids a sad farewell to Mrs Munro. Mrs Munro has been part of the Cathedral team for twenty years and, as those who have encountered her will know, she never fails to have a smile and a kind word for everyone she meets. We will miss Mrs Munro a great deal and wish her a very long and happy retirement.
Primary 7 pupils gathered in Our Lady of Good Aid Cathedral on the evening of 22nd June to celebrate their Leavers’ Mass and Graduation. In his homily, Fr Mark spoke of the children being at an important crossroads in their lives and encouraged them to have the courage to follow Jesus in the years ahead. The music was led beautifully by the school choir, accompanied by Mr John Pitcathley on the organ.
To mark the end of their time in Cathedral Primary School, P7 pupils enjoyed an afternoon of fun together at their ‘C in the Park’ music festival on 23rd June. A live DJ kept the beats going throughout the afternoon and the children had the opportunity to get their face painted, visit the tattoo parlour, grab a drink at the cocktail bar or just chill with their friends. A pizza delivery kept the children’s energy levels up… just as well as the event finished with a massive water balloon fight!
The weather was glorious for this year’s sports which took place on 20th and 21st June.
As we approach the end of another school year, I have pleasure in sharing the 2021/22 School Improvement Report with you. This report outlines how we have taken forward the priorities in this year’s School Improvement Plan and the ways we have used our Pupil Equity Fund to improve outcomes for Cathedral pupils. It also sets out some of our next steps as we continue on our improvement journey. An updated Improvement Journey Timeline can also be accessed below, providing a useful visual diagram of the various developments and improvements over the past two years.
