On Thursday, 17th October the 6th Year English class used a Puppet Pal summary to understand the workings of the Wuthering Heights plot.
In order to take some of the tedium out of plot revision, I presented my 6th year students with a home made, albeit slightly shaky, Puppet Pal version of their comparative novel. Hopefully my 'creative powers', will be enough to inject some enthusiasm into the revision process. Using technology to revise, also aids recall and comprehension, as visual and audio learners will have their learning strengths met.
This is a screen shot from a Puppet Pal summary of 'Wuthering Heights', that was used to reacquaint their minds with this, at times, confusing plot. Next they were provided with a breakdown of each main section in the plot. They had to extract the main insight and quote in relation to two analytical questions, plotting their answers out chronologically on a table mat worksheet. Each group had to present to the class their particular findings. This form of co-operative learning establishes working with others as the norm.
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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