Ciaran O'Byrne (TY) explains the fun had at the TY Mini-Olympics held on two separate days - Tuesday, 5th March and Thursday, 19th March.
The Classical Olympics was an exhilarating experience, not least because of the roaring of our classical names and the lifting weights up while running up and down the field. We did running, discus and javelin. I did quite well in the running events, winning the 100m stadion race and coming 2nd in the endurance testing Dolichus and the armour carrying Hoplitedromus races. The deserving King and Queen of these games were Louis and Sadhbh. They got two decorated vases each and a wreathed ivy crown to wear to show off that 'yes we are the champions'. We all got chocolate coins to top off a fun and fantastic day. Great credit must go to Ms Finnegan and Mrs Donohoe for making the event happen. (Click on blog title to see more photos.)
Ciaran O'Byrne (TY)
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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