Stratford College

School Book Club starts up

September 23, 2011

This month's book is "The Dead" by Charlie Higson. According to teenreads.com, "The Dead is the second book in Charlie Higson's terrifying and action-packed horror series, in which everyone over the age of 16 has been infected with a disease that turns them into flesh-eating monsters."

Every month the School Book Club will have a different book for students to read. If you like the look of the book, get a free copy from the Library. You have a month to read it. Every month we'll meet in the Library to chat about what we thought of the book. The discussion is also continued on Stratfordmoodle in the Library folder where you can see videos of the author's reading excerpts from their books.

Ms. O'Kelly

Categories: English/Drama, Library. Tags: 2011-2012, action, Book Club, Charlie Higson, horror, The Dead.

Wonderful English Results Again this Year!!

August 22, 2011

Congratulations to our 2011 Leaving Certificate students. This year's English results are truly remarkable - 78% of all our Higher Level English students achieved an A or a B at higher level, compared to 37.% nationally! This an incredible achievement. Well done, you've made us very proud.

In English

17% of all our candidates achieved an A at Higher Level (nationally, 10% of all candidates)

61% of all our candidates achieved a B (nationally, 27% of all candidates).

· 11% achieved a C (nationally, 25.2% of all candidates).

Many congratulations to our 2010 Leaving Certificate students. Overall, the year did themselves and their teachers proud.
In English,

· 96% of our candidates took the exam at Higher Level (nationally, 64% of all candidates)

· 10% of all our candidates achieved an A at Higher Level (nationally, 6.6% of all candidates achieve this).

· 33% achieved a B (nationally, 17.2% of all candidates).

· 48% achieved a C (nationally, 25.2% of all candidates).

Many congratulations to our 2009 Leaving Certificate students. This year's English results are outstanding - over 34% of all our Higher Level English students achieved an A at higher level, compared to 6.6.% nationally! Well done, you've made us very proud.

In English,

· 98% of our candidates took the exam at Higher Level (nationally, 64%) :-

· 34% of all our candidates achieved an A at Higher Level (nationally, 6.6% of all candidates achieve this).

· 43% achieved a B (nationally, 17.2% of all candidates).

· 21% achieved a C (nationally, 25.2% of all candidates).

Ms. Reynolds

Categories: English/Drama.

Mr. Conaghan publishes his first book - “The Boy Who Made it Rain”

June 3, 2011

Mr. Conaghan's first book, "The Boy Who Made it Rain", is being published on Friday, 3rd June by Sparkling Books, a publisher based in Southampton. According to the Sparkling Books website, it is a book for older teens and adults. The publisher summarises the book as follows:

"At only sixteen Clem's world is turned upside down. His Willy-Loman-like father, a travelling salesman and a loser, is transferred from Eastbourne to Glasgow and along with him go Clem and his meek accommodating mother. But Glasgow is rough and Clem's posh English accent is not well-accepted in the sink school he attends. And he's a brilliant scholar. He soon becomes the target for McEvoy's group of thugs for whom slashing faces is the most important ambition in their depraved lives."

Ms. O'Kelly

[Image: www.sparklingbooks.com]

Categories: English/Drama, Library. Tags: 2010-2011, Brian Conaghan, Sparkling Books, The Boy Who Made it Rain.

Bring a Book, Buy a Book Sale raises money for St. Michael’s House

May 11, 2011

On Wednesday, 9th March, the TY class held Bring a Book, Buy a Book Sale in aid of St .Michael’s House. All books cost €2, and everyone was very generous in bringing and buying the books. We all had fun selling the books and we raised over €70. All proceeds went to the people of St. Michael’s House. (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of photo. ))