On Tuesday, 17th April, a representative from Irish Osteoporosis Society visited Stratford and gave a talk to Senior students. Lucy Murphy (6th Year) recounts the highlights of the talk.
On Tuesday, 17th April, Michelle O'Brien, a representative from Irish Osteoporosis Society, came to Stratford to speak senior students about the risks of osteoporosis in the lives of both the young and old. Dispelling rumours that this is an "old woman's" disease, the speaker warned us to maintain a strong bone density in our youth as this will maintain our health in the future. She urged vigilence among young women as eating disorders and over-dieting can affect the health of your bones. All students involved learned something new. (Click on thumbnail to open an enlarged version of image.)
Lucy Murphy (6th Year)
[Photo: Ms. Finnegan]
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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