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NEWS / 6 February 2024

Ms Skehan and 5th Year Geography students were out and about in our neighbourhood this week. Cherry blossoms are in bloom all around ... 

Spring has Sprung @St Luke’s - Snowdrops about to bloom. A (new) seat with a great view @Stratford College! @Student walking to school! 

A vibrant sunrise - helped by the low sun in the sky at this time of year plus a southerly wind carrying sand from the Sahara Desert!

Getting familiar with the latest addition to our circular economy @local our supermarket. @dawn chorus: local birds heard this week on the way to school: robin, bull finch, wood pigeon, blue tit and chaffinch. 

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General School News, Green Schools, Transition Year / 22 October 2026
Chaos Bulb Planting with TY Students

Chaos Bulb Planting with TY Students

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.


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Subject Blogs, Science/Maths, General School News, Junior Cycle, Transition Year / 15 October 2026
Maths Week 2026: daily puzzles, crack the code Treasure Hunt, Rubik's Cube race ... and more!

Maths Week 2026: daily puzzles, crack the code Treasure Hunt, Rubik's Cube race ... and more!

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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