On Monday afternoon, 11th November, the poet Steven Murray visited the school to run a Poetry Slam and workshop. Lots of laughter was heard in the hall!
On Monday afternoon, 11th November, Stephen Murray, Director of Youth Speaks, wowed our students with his linguistic virtuosity. Admirably, he negotiated the whole school in a poetry workshop. This was not a task for the faint hearted, yet he managed it painlessly. The pictures only manage to capture an element of the excitement created through this Poetry Slam. (Click on blog title to see more photos.)
Ms. Reynolds
However uncertain of what the ordeal was about to start, I can say honestly that I thoroughly enjoyed Arts Week. A variety of workshops were held, which were intriguing and fun, but one stood out from the rest. My personal favourite was the workshop we had with 'Slam Poet' Steven Murray, alhtough the week as a whole was a great experience to have participated in.
Sean Lysaght (5th Year)
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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