On Monday, 5th May a number of the TY boys climbed Croagh Patrick as part of the Boys to Men programme. Omri, in TY, explained further details at the TY Graduation on Tuesday, 13th May.
Meeting weekly, Mr Kelly and the TYs did various trips such as to Ticknock and culminating in climbing Croagh Patrick. A number of the TYs climbed in bare feet and they brought a stone up with them to represent a person in need. As you can see from the photos it was a stunning day to climb and the views across Clew Bay are phenomenal. Well done to you all!
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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