On Thursday, 5th October Mr Fennell, Dr Ryan and the 5th and 6th Year Physics students visited Dunsink Observatory in Castleknock as part of Space Week (4th - 10th October).
"We went by coach to Dunsink Observatory. First we went to the South Tower - the smaller building - to see the telescope there. We then moved to the main building where we were told about all the people involved with this work. Near the end we were given laser pointers and mirrors, each of us in small groups tried to reflect the laser onto a target. It was really great!
Jamie MacDonnell (5th 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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