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Sports Day 2018!

Sports Day, Wednesday 9th May, started off kind-of grey-like and somewhat damp. It didn't dampen spirits and Sports Day proceeded at pace.

TYs work on Biodiversity Garden during Science classes

The TY students working on the Biodiversity Garden now that the weather is finally good in early May! 

Ms O'Sullivan

2nd Year Science students work on their CBA's

Ms O'Sullivan took photos of the 2nd Year Science Classroom Based Assessments (CBA's) as they were in progress in early May.

Stratford come 1st and 2nd in their categories at SciFest@ITB

Early on Wednesday morning, 2nd May, a group of 8 TY students and Ms O'Kelly left Stratford to enter into the next round of the SciFest competition - SciFest@College - hosted by IT Blanchardstown.

May Book Club Choice: "Fantasy Sports 3" by Sam Bosma

The May Book Club choice is "Sports Fantasy 3" by Sam Bosma. Borrow it from the Library.

According to goodreads.com, "Wiz and Mug are back for another magical adventure as they continue their quests for the mighty Order of Mages!

Wiz has always believed in the Order of Mages as a force for good; one that works to destroy tyrants and restore peace, but it seems that may not be the case at all. Prepare for revelations and mini golf in this latest addition to the wildly successful Fantasy Sports series!"

Stratford celebrates Active Week!

Active Week in Stratford kicked off on Sunday, 22nd April when Ms. Finnegan, Mr. McGoldrick and the TYs participated in their An Gaisce walk in Glendalough. Throughout the week, there were many, many different activities done by all the classes.

Stratford celebrates National Poetry Day in the Library

National Poetry Day was on Thursday, 26th April. Ms. Reynolds, Ms. Talbot and a dedicated group of students created poetry and artwork to celebrate the day. 

TYs go on NeoClassical walking tour of Dublin

Ms. Donohoe, Ms. Caspi and the TYs went on a walking tour of Dublin to see it from a NeoClassical perspective.

Summer Camps! Creativity and Innovation!

As the summer holidays approach, start thinking of things to explore and do. Thinking creatively, coming up with new ideas and making things can be really exciting. Look out for different places that offer such camps. 

Stratford celebrates Tech Week 2018 in Computer Studies classes

Stratford is celebrating Tech Week 2018 (22nd - 28th April) during Computer Studies classes. Apart from many Computer Science 'unplugged' activities and online coding and computational thinking puzzles, TYs had speakers from Hewlett Packard and Virgin Media to hear a talk about 'IT is not just for geeks'.