For Rosh Hashanah (the Jewish New Year), the Jewish students in Stratford college, particularly in 5th year, planned and hosted an assembly.
The assembly began with a speech from Chief Rabbi Yoni Wieder, who spoke to us about Rosh Hashanah and new beginnings.
Using a PowerPoint made by the students, we then learned about Rosh Hashanah, why it’s celebrated and how. We also had a mock “Rosh Hashanah Seder”, where students got to try different foods traditionally eaten on Rosh Hashanah. We tried dates, pomegranates and apples dipped in honey and afterwards had a table quiz on everything we learned that ended with a yummy prize (chocolate!!).
The assembly ended with the sound of the shofar being blown by Mr. Meuchas. It was a lovely way to end the assembly and welcome the Jewish New 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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