At our whole school assembly on Monday 4th December, our Principal Patricia Gordon and Deputy Principal, Delia Donohoe talked about allyship and how we can be better allies to each other in our community and in our classroom.
Allyship means listening to other people’s experiences and appreciating their diverse perspectives. Having a strong sense of allyship helps create a more empathetic and considerate school community. It also demands action of us – doing good in our community, and in our classroom.
Ally is a verb – stand up and show up for each other!
As we look forward to celebrating the raising of our new Cinealtas (kindness) flag, we reflect together on the values of our school - tolerance, respect, caring and kindness – and their importance in our daily lives.
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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