The newly resurfaced basketball courts will be getting well used because Ms. Finnegan has organised a full sports schedule for after-school activities.
Ms. Finnegan is really delighted with the newly resurfaced basketball courts which were done during the summer holidays. It will make such a difference to the many sports activities that Ms. Finnegan organises throughout the year. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of photo.)
This week all the sports activities are back in full swing. Students can get involved in the following activities every week this term:
[Photo: Ms. Finnegan]
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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