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Oak-Tree Ski Trip
Our pupils have had an amazing time on the Oak-Tree Ski Trip! Together with the other Oak-Tree Group schools, they hit the slopes in beautiful Passo Tonale, Italy for a fun-filled week of skiing, laughter, and unforgettable memories! Pupils were very lucky to have excellent skiing conditions and the ski…
The Easter Bunny visits Braeside
The Easter Bunny hopped into Braeside to surprise pupils! We’re sure the Easter Bunny will visit all our amazing pupils again over the holiday with lots of sweet treats!
House Football Competition
On Friday 21 March, we hosted our annual House Football competition at the cricket field adjacent to the school. Kindergarten had their very own ball skills relay; Year 1-6 had a round robin football match competition refereed by Miss Jemal. Year 7 to 11 (organised by House Captains) were in…
Oak-Tree Spelling Bee
Braeside travelled to Oaklands School to take part in this year’s Oak-Tree Spelling Bee competition. 1st Place: Oaklands 2nd Place: Coopersale Hall 3rd Place: Braeside Well done to our wonderful pupils for participating.
Year 7 Trip to Holy Trinity
Year 7 walked to Buckhurst Hill Station to make the journey to Holy Trinity Church to meet Rev Abi Todd. They had some quiet reflection in the church before ringing the bells for worship. Rev Abi explained the significance of worship, Lent and fasting, Stations of the Cross ahead of…
Year 3 & 4 Humanities Trip
Year 3 and 4 practised their map skills by using an OS Explorer map to navigate from School to Woodford Wells via Knighton Wood and Lord’s Bushes. Pupils identified symbols on the map to navigate their way using roads and footpaths, aiming for All Saint’s Church. They discovered that some…
Year 7 to 9 Box Set Challenge
Braeside pupils have been researching, planning, and creating their own box set designs for a Year 7-9 competition. With the soundtrack of Wicked playing in the background— a show they’re eagerly anticipating seeing soon— their creative energy is soaring. They are thoroughly enjoying the process, experimenting with ideas, and sharing…
Kindergarten, Year 1 & 2 trip to All Saint’s Church
Kindergarten, Year 1 and 2 took the number 20 bus from school to Woodford. It was a very warm, sunny day so they ate their lunch on the All Saint’s Green on picnic blankets before heading into the church for a tour. The children had a lesson on church symbolism,…
Oak-Tree Tag Rugby
Our year 6 tag rugby team came 2nd overall at the annual Oak-Tree Tag Rugby tournament! They beat Normanhurst 8-2, beat Coopersale 6-5 in a very close game and narrowly lost to Oaklands 3-1. Summer-Rose, Lara and Ruby scored some brilliant trys! Well done!
Year 1 & 2 Viking Longboats
Year 1 and 2 have been learning all about Viking longboats. They worked as a team to row their Viking longboat, each holding an oar. The class then designed and made their own Viking longboat out of card. Afterwards, they made Viking longboats out of Lego and explained how they…
Kindergarten Go Bird Watching
It’s been all about bird watch here at Kindergarten. We have made bird food and distributed this. Built bird nests, made binoculars and used our bird identification charts to look for birds. In Kinder we have been learning about animals from cold places. We made our very own penguins using…
Year 6 Visit All Saint’s Church
Year 6 visited All Saint’s Church in Woodford to explore the work of the wider Church across the world and the local community. Ella, who is a Youth Pastor, showed Year 6 around and explained the journey of a Christian through the church from Baptism to the end of life….