The annual Battle of the Bands competition, held on Wednesday, 5th March, was a slickly run affair. TY students, Leanna Morgan, Emer Downes and Stefan Cullinan were some of the members of the TY mini-company who organised the night and provide feedback on their experiences.
The annual Battle of the Bands competition, held on Wednesday, 5th March, was a slickly run affair. TY students, Leanna Morgan, Emer Downes and Stefan Cullinan were some of the members of the TY mini-company who organised the night and provide feedback on their experiences. For more photos go to the 2013-2014 Web Gallery.
"It was a very educational experience - public speaking, communications for example. The highlight for me was listening to the bands themselves playing and seeing them backstage." Leanna Morgan
"It was a lot of work - making sure bands we knew what bands wanted and sound checks. I really liked planning the event." Emer Downes
"It was really fun, lots of organising in advance. The thing that worked the best was the timing and it ran on a strict schedule. It was an enjoyable night." Stefan Cullinan
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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