1st Year Science students experiment with Magnesium Oxide (MgO)
On Thursday, 13thJanuary, 1st Year students did an experiment called Magnesium Oxide or (MgO). This involved each of us getting a piece of Magnesium which is a shiny metal that burns brightly in air. We got a tweezers and held the metal into the flames of the bunsor burner. There was an extremely bright light. For safety issues we had to wear safety glasses. When the Magnesium was burnt, all that was left was white powder that would dissolve slightly in water to make Milk of Magnesia.
Leanna Morgan (1st Year)
[Photos: Ms. O'Sullivan]
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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