On Tuesday, 17th April a new school record was set for the beep test by Turlough in 3rd year. The new record now stands at 13.5.
On Tuesday, 17th April a new school record was set for the beep test by Turlough in 3rd year. The new record now stands at 13.5 by a fantastic athlete. The previous record stood at 12.8.
The beep test involves students running between two bollards 20m apart. Level 1 means a student runs 20m, 10 times and they have to do it within 11 seconds. Level 2 means you run 20m, 10 times within a shorted time period and so on. Turlough reached level 13.
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Ms. Finnegan
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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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