5th Year Biology students dissect hearts for Valentine's Day
This year our 5th year Biology class celebrated Valentines Day whole heartedly, literally playing on the strings of our hearts. In accordance with this celebration our class decided to dissect and investigate the traditional Valentines Day emblem, the heart. It was interesting, enjoyable and 'beat' away our Monday blues. (Click on thumbnails to open an enlarged version of photo .)
Olivia Bagnall (5th Year)
[Photos: Ms. O'Sullivan]
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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