On the 27th of April, 6th years visited the National Library’s Seamus Heaney exhibition ‘Listen Now Again’ on Westmoreland Street. The class studied Heaney’s poetry for their exams, and this immersive exhibition provided a fascinating glimpse into Heaney’s working process, featuring his humble writing desk, alongside drafts of his poems, letters and postcards and interview footage.
Heaney was awarded the Nobel prize for literature in 1995, for what the Nobel Academy called "works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past". Heaney’s theme of the “living past” really resonated with some 6th years as they remembered visiting this same exhibition back in 2021, wearing masks and social distancing. What an incredible journey they’ve been on since then. Wishing all the 6th years the very best of luck with their exam preparation over the next few weeks, it has been my absolute pleasure to teach them,
Ms Talbot
In the run up to the state exams, Stratford's Wellbeing Team draws your attention to the suite of resources on gov.ie under the heading of Wellbeing support for Exam Students, Parents and School Staff.
As is tradition at this time of year, the annual rounders game took place between our outgoing 6th Years and Teachers. Despite great efforts by our 6th years and some fabulous play, Teachers came out victorious. Fair play to all who played in this game.
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Congratulations to our prize winners at our end of year assembly. Awards including attendance, student of the year and the Principal's Junior & Senior student award for this academic year.
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