On Wednesday, 23rd February, Marilyn Taylor author of "Faraway Home" and "17 Martin Street" spoke with 1st and 2nd Year students about the history of the Jewish community in Ireland.
On Wednesday, 23rd February, Marilyn Taylor, the author, gave a talk to 1st and 2nd Year students. She spoke about the history of the Jewish community in Ireland and how she incorporated elements of it into her books, "Faraway Home" and "17 Martin Street". She emphasised the importance of research in the writing of historical fiction. (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of photo. ))
Carly Gresak, Ethan Brady-Arnold, Kara Stein, Ruth Somers and Jorden Bukspan (2nd Year Jewish Studies)
[Photos: Ms. Charry]
The 1st years completed a zombie lab today where they used their scientific methods and thinking to identify patient zero from the zombie suspects. Using measuring skills, pH, observation skills and much more they successfully identified the source of the outbreak!
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The TY Horticulture class were out in the Autumn sunshine planting Spring bulbs using the chaos planting method. This is when a multitude of different spring bulbs (Hyacinths, Daffodils, Tulips, Crocuses, Narcissi) are mixed together and randomly planted so that we have a mixture of flowers and patterns emerging in the spring. It mimics nature and so is more enticing to pollinators and native insects that need the food in Spring.
Stratford is celebrating Maths Week 2026 (12th - 18th October) with daily activities around the school, at breaktimes and in Maths classes! The tutor-time daily quiz is proving to be extremely competitive as each form group tries to solve it and then run to find Ms Matthews in order to win the box of chocolates!
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