The Maths Department worked hard to have a variety of activities during Maths Week (20th - 22nd October) - from tessellations to a maths trail, to TY tutor lessons and Mangahigh. A busy week!
The students had the opportunity to mix art with maths and design tessellations inspired by M.C. Escher. TY students planned a fun maths trail for 1st and 2nd year students which tested their mental maths ability as well as their speed! Other activities included Maths tutor time lessons taught by TY students as well as Mangahigh.
Ms. O'Sullivan
TY Tutor Lessons
"We had to prepare three classes that were each roughly five minutes long. We decided that on Wednesday we were going to kick start the classes with multiplication of fractions. Their participation level was great, and overall I think they benefited from this just as much as we benefited from learning how to teach."
Anna Baker (TY)
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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