The Cathedral Catholic Primary School

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New Life

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We have watched 11 eggs hatch in an incubator and it has caused alot of interest far and wide. There have been over 600 hits on our website from all over the world, Russia, Japan to name but a few. The chicks are now growing bigger each day and the children have enjoyed handling them.

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Bike It

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The children learnt how to take care of their bikes and carry out basic maintenance.

European Week

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The children in year 5 and 6 spent the day at Lancaster and Morecambe College. They experienced a range of sports in the morning and spent the afternoon make a wooden tractor in design technology.

European Week

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160 Years

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The whole school with staff past and present and governors celebrated 160 years of education on thepresent site. The children were presented with bookmarks and a large celebration cake was shared by all.

160 Years

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160th Anniversary

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On 17th February the school celebrates 160 years of education on its present site. There will be a special assembly and prayers offered for all those who teach and work in the school. A large celebration cake has been ordered and past members of staff and pupils have been invited to join us for assembly.

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Skipping Workshop

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The children enjoyed a day of skipping workshops with the whole school taking part. Some of the children in year 6 were very skilled at carrying out complex sequences.

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Activities in the New Year

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There have been lots of activities since the beginning of the New Year. The children in Clitherow Class have been busy making fruit kebabs and jam sandwiches related to their work on instructions.

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Chocolate Santas

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The children had great fun decorating chocolate Santas, Reindeers and Snowmen.

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Barlow Advent Assembly

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During the season of Advent each class in Key Stage 1 and Reception presented an Assembly on the theme of Advent. Barlow Class did the third week of Advent when the pink canle depicting joy is lit. The children and Mr Walton had worked very hard putting a video together, learning plain chant.prayer icons. Clitherow Class did the Annunciation and Arrowsmith intorduced the Advent Wreath.

Friendship Assembly

2010-12-16T03:31:00.000-08:00

The children have been working on all the different aspects of friendship for the past half term. They came together to share their ideas with their peers and parents at assembly. There were pictures.poems and role play depicting the different aspects of friendship.

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Year 6 Open the CO-OP Store in Lancaster

2010-12-04T06:09:00.000-08:00

The children were invited by the new C0-OP Store in Lancaster to perform the opening ceremony and cut the ribbon. The children have been invited to carry out a number of activities in the store related to Fair Trade. Each of the children were given a goody bag and there was also one for Miss Goddard the Headteacher who accompanied them. The school received a generous donation of £200 from the CO-OP to school funds.

Pupils Parliament

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Two children from Year 5 attended a day at Lancaster House with children from other schools. They looked at and discussed their local areas and what they would like to see change.

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Science Workshop

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A theatre company came into school and performed a play and workshop on Science.

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Shelter Building

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Year 6 have been building shelters as part of their Design and Technology work.

Baptism Assembly

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Bishop Michael Campbell joined us to celebrate the anniversary of the children who were baptised in November. Bishop Campbell blessed some water and salt which will be used throughout the coming year at future Baptism Assemblies.

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Operation Christmas Child

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The children have been busy putting together Shoeboxes which will be sent to children in Bosnia in time for Christmas. The school council put boxes together with contributions from the people of the parish. 60 shoesboxes were collected on Friday 26th November to begin their long journey to Bosnia.

Winmarleigh Hall

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Year 6 had a wonderful week at Winmarleigh Hall . They tried lots of new activities and challenges learning to work as a team.

Bishop Michael Campbell

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Bishop Michael is pictured here with the Head Boy and Head Girl and their deputies.

Bishop Michael Campbell

2010-10-16T04:38:00.000-07:00

Bishop Michael Campbell came to school to hand out commerative coins to each child celebrating the visit of Pope Benedict XVI in September. He shared with us his meeting the Pope and having lunch with him.

Harvest Boxes

2010-10-16T04:36:00.000-07:00

There was a wonderful collection of boxes and we delivered 100 boxes. We have received many thank you cards expessing delight at the gifts and that the child have thought about them and will continue to remember them in their prayers.

Harvest Assembly

2010-10-16T04:34:00.000-07:00

Harvest Assembly was held in the Cathedral and was well attended by parents. The children in year 6 then delivered parcels to the housebound of the parish and elderly residents in the local community.

Zoo Animals visit Clitherow Class

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Zoo Lab came to visit Clitherow class one afternoon to show them animals that live in the Rainforest. The children had the opportunity to hold some of the animals.

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There were schools from all over the Diocese of Lancaster.

The Big Assembly

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Four children from year 6 were very lucky to go to the Big Assembly to see Pope Benedict XVI. It was a marvellous occassion and I am sure they will remember the day for years to come.

The Cathedral Dog

2010-10-16T04:23:00.000-07:00

James took the dog to Sweden where he went shopping and visited places of interest.

The Cathedral Mouse and Dog.

2010-10-16T04:20:00.000-07:00

The Cathedral Mouse went travelling with Elena to Tenerefe. He went to the beach, built sandcastles and had a wonderful time.

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Events During June and July

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There have been many events during June and July. Here are some pictures showing the activities of the children.

The Dairy Bus visited and the children had the opportunity to milk a mechanical cow.

More Class tasted a variety of Indian Food.

Father Stewart visited the school for the first time. He was shown round by the children and was presented with a cheque for £200 raised from cake sales towards heating for the Cathedral.

Year 6 took in a day of drama related to transition to secondary school and presented the play to the rest of the school at the end of the day.

Rachael in Year 5 went camping and climbed Scarfell.

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Teddy Bears Picnic

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Clitherow Class went to Williamson Park and had a Teddy Bears Picnic. All the children took a teddy and played games in the park.

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Making a Healthy Sandwich

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Year 3 have been covering the topic of Healthy Eating and designed their own sandwiches with a wide range of ingredients. There were some very interesting combinations and the sandwiches were sent home for their parents to eat.

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Paralympic World Cup

2010-06-02T02:48:00.000-07:00

Year 5 , Headboy and Headgirl with deputies went to Manchester to see the Paralympic World Cup Athletics. The children were very interested to see how the people had adapted to their disabilities and were able to compete in a variety of events.

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Puppets in Year 2

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The children in Barlow class each made a puppet using a variety of techniques from sewing to attaching features using a number of different stitches and medium.

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Dance Festival

2010-04-23T01:31:00.000-07:00

Year 4 took part in a Dance Festival at Our Lady's with other Catholic Primary Schools. It was a very enjoyable afternoon and the parents enjoyed the performance at the end of the day. There are many talented children in our schools.

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Cross Country Running

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Children for year 5 and 6 were invited to take part in a mile run in the grounds of Lancaster and Morecambe College with other primary schools from the area. There were two girls from year5, 3 boys from year 5 and 3 girls from year 6. They all did themselves proud especially Yvette who came second in the year 6 girls race.

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Year 3 Roman Visit

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Year 3 went to the City Museum for a Roman afternoon. They had the opportunity to talk to a Roman Soldier, to dress up in clothes and armour, to experience the weapons , pottery and money that was used at that time. They also had the opportunity to dig for artefacts and identify them using symbols and keys.

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Year 6 Visit to Ripley St Thomas

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A group of year 6 children who will be attending Ripley in September attended a Science Day with other Primary and Secondary Schools from the area. The children were set two challenges in mixed groups 1. to make a bridge which could carry cans across and build a robot and plan a route for it. The children worked well in their groups and came up with some inventive ideas to carry out the task.

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World Book Day

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All the children and staff dressed up as a character from a Traditional Tale. Our thanks goes to parents who were very inventive with the costumes they produced. The children enjoyed the story of The Enormous Turnip which the staff acted out for them in the afternoon. This is one way in which we encourage the children to enjoy reading books.

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Year 5 Visit To Wildlife Oasis

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Year 5 went to the Wildlife Oasis and had the opportunity to hold a variety of spiders and insects. They were accompanied by a number of parent helpers who were also brave enough to hold the spiders.

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Library Visit

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The children in key stage 2 were invited to visit the newly refurbished library and the new children's section. They enjoyed storytime and the opportunity to browse through the many books.

Design and Technology

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Jack and Ben have been busy making a working fishing rod out of Kinex during a design and technology lesson

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Clitherow Class

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The children in Clitherow class won a competition to have an artist spend the day with them working with clay. The children thoroughly enjoyed the day and their models are waiting to be fired in a kiln and then they will be painted and glazed.

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Visit to the Organ

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Mr Howard took all the children to look at the organ in the Cathedral which is now completely restored. The children were fascinated by all the buttons and knobs. Some of the children tried playing the organ using both the keys and the pedals.

Williamson Park

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Finn in Year 2 won the competition to name the Butterfly House at Willimson Park. He was invited along with his class and the School Councillors to have a tour of the newly refurbished Butterfly House. Tony the Head Zoo Keeper allowed Finn to release a butterfly into the house which had just emerged from its pupae.

Williamson Park

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Birdwatch 2010

2010-02-02T08:43:00.000-08:00

Children from the Environmental Club went to Williamson Park to take part in the Birdwatch 2010. The children had to record the number of different speices they saw and how many in a set time period. Here are the children looking at their recordings and having a hot chocolate drink to warm up.

Pupil Voice

2010-02-02T08:36:00.000-08:00

A group of children from year 5 spent the morning with children from the other catholic primary schools at Our Lady's Catholic College. They took part in a range of activities organised by the sixth form students, drama teacher Miss Bennett and some pupils from year 10.

RSPB Visit

2010-01-20T23:55:00.000-08:00

The RSPB came to do an assembly and told the children about Schoolwatch which is taking place later this month. The children are asked to observe the birds that visit their gardens and record the number and varieties of birds that they see.

Epiphany Parties

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The Epiphany parties were held a week late due to the snow and school being closed. The children enjoyed a range of party games and received their gift of a book to enjoy at home with their parents.

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The Cathedral Dog in Egypt

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The Cathedral Dog went on holiday with Olivia in year 6 to Egypt where it was alot warmer than in Lancaster. He enjoyed having a swing and meeting new friends.

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Cathedral Cat goes Skiing

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Daisy from Year 3 took the Cathedral Cat on a skiing holiday over the Christmas Holidays. As you can see in the pictures they had a great time and both have returned safely to school.

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Friendship Assembly Key Stage 2

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All classes chose different aspects of friendship and illustrated their thoughts in poems, drama and stories. The assembly was well attended by parents and grandparents. The work produced by the children will be displayed around the school to remind us about friendship.

Clitherow Advent Assembly

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Clitherow class led us in assembly to remember the visit of Gabriel to ask Mary to be the mother of Jesus.

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Bike It

2009-12-11T02:58:00.001-08:00

The children were encouraged to come to school on their bikes and receive a free breakfast. The weather was rather wet but there was a good turn out across the school and future events will be held in the coming year when hopefully the weather will be better.

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