STRATFORD SCHOOL NEWS

Stratford January Newsletter

Happy New Year, Stratford Elementary School! 

Before the holidays, we had a wonderful December at Stratford School. Our Beautification committee beautifully decorated the interior and exterior of the school to give our whole community the holiday spirit!

 Thanks to our Health & Safety Committee, each classroom is enjoying fully-stocked indoor recess bins on days when the weather is too cold or snowy to go outside. 

This January, we'll start indoor Chess during recess! Please stay tuned for a sign-up that will go out in the middle of the month. We'd love to have you sign-up for a day to come to school and play chess with your child and their peers during their recess time. 

Our next PTA Meeting will be on Wednesday, January 21th. It will be a joint meeting with Stewart Elementary School. Please stay tuned for time and location, as those will be announced soon. 

The PTA has organized an awesome family fun event coming this March. The Stratford 5th graders will be performing in the UBS arena lobby at an Islanders Game on March 28th! All 5th grade parents who would like to purchase tickets to the game should buy them soon, as tickets are limited. Please refer to the ParentSquare post from Mr. Hartigan or reach out to me if you have any questions or need assistance. 

Congratulations to our Reflections winners at Stratford! 

We are very proud of them and their artwork, and thank all the students who participated for showing their brilliant creativity! 

Aria Noble  - Dance Choreography 1st Place

Mary Clare Kasel - Dance Choreography 2nd Place

Abigail Gomes - Dance Choreography 3rd Place

Clara McDonough - Dance Choreography Honorable Mention

Aria Noble - Film Production 1st Place

Emilie Cheng - Film Production 2nd Place

Aarya Mankikar - Film Production 3rd Place

Emilie Cheng - Film Production Honorable Mention

Ela Saka - Literature 1st Place

Julien Ficht - Literature 2nd Place

Paige Peeples - Literature 3rd Place

Oliver Clark  - Literature Honorable Mention 

Oliver Clark - Music Composition 1st Place

Georgia Berbari - Photography 1st Place

Madelyn Ryder - Photography 2nd Place

Julien Ficht - Photography 3rd Place

Aria Noble - Photography Honorable Mention

Olivia Ding - Visual Arts 1st Place

Skylar Ding - Visual Arts 2nd Place

Ethan Chen - Visual Arts 3rd Place

Diane Yu - Visual Arts Honorable Mention

 It is my privilege and pleasure to serve as the PTA Director for our amazing school.  We would love to get you involved at a level that feels right for you so please email me to volunteer for a committee and join our school community!

Please feel free to contact me at stratford@gardencitypta.org anytime if you have any questions or concerns. And, please be sure to join the PTA and SEPTA so that we can all continue to support our students. Let me take also a moment to express my deep gratitude to everyone for making Stratford such a special school for our kids. I look forward to an awesome 2026 at Stratford School!

Yours truly,
Yasmine Iliya Clark

Stratford PTA Director

stratford@gardencitypta.org

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