#PoetryDayIrl - For Poetry Day Ireland on the 28th of April, 2nd year and 5th year students recited poems dedicated to those affected by the war in Ukraine. Students previously raised €465 for Concern's Emergency relief fund during Feile in March, and were then inspired to write these poems as part of a module on protest poetry.
Ms Talbot began by reading the UK poet Laureate, Simon Armitage's poem 'Resistance' which draws on some of those first shocking images we saw broadcast on the news of the crowds of people trying to flee at the train stations:
toddlers passed
over heads and shoulders, lifetimes stowed
in luggage racks
Afterwards, 3rd years planted Lavender plants in pots around the canopy to symbolise healing and peace in honour of these people in the face of the ongoing war. In the long term we hope these plants will also encourage our school-going bee population to thrive and help pollinate our blossoming apple trees and wildflowers.
The poets that read their work on the day were: Joseph Mudrak, Amelie Gibbons, Sarah Nelkin, and Tristan Traynor. Thanks to everyone who attended, and to everyone who donated to our Ukraine fundraiser.
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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