The 1st Year Computer Studies students presented Ms Donohoe with the CoderQuilt 1.0 that they have creating since October. It involved a variety of yarn crafts, as well as writing out the algorithms (set of instructions) to create knitting patterns. The class was run like a software team and the 1st Years made their deadline!
Popi McHale presented the finished CoderQuilt 1.0 product to Ms Donohoe at form time on Friday, 18th December. This was her speech:
"We are gathered here today to show Ms. Donohoe CoderQuilt 1.0. We have been working together for the past few weeks to make this. We were split up into different groups to work on different parts of this. In the end the whole class got together and we made this. I hope you enjoy the way it looks. We have worked very hard on it."
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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