During March, 2nd Year English students participated in a Poetry Workshop. They could write their own poems ranging from a lyric to a Haiku.
As part of their Poetry Unit, Second year students participated in a Poetry Workshop. The students were required to create their own poems ranging from a lyric to a Haiku. As preparation for our national holiday, St Patrick's Day, we brainstormed what it means to be Irish. In pairs, the students created a series of ballads. Their ballads needed to be at least four quatrains in length, adhere to an 8/6/8/6 syllable division and utilise an a/b/c/b rhyming scheme. They were also assessed on their ability to project their voice, to intonate, to use dramatic pause and to pace themselves appropriately. Their mark is worth 5% of their Summer exam. I think they managed to complete their task admirably. Enjoy!
Ms. Reynolds
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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