This term Year 2 have been learning about habitats, both local and world-wide as well as micro-habitats. The children’s challenge this half-term was to design and make their own habitat….in a shoe box! We all enjoyed looking at each other’s creations and sharing what we had learnt about the different…
Year 3 are learning about ‘Time, Place, Earth and Space’ in Humanities. On Friday 10 November, they visited the Science Museum. They explored the ‘Space Exhibition’ on the first floor to have a better understanding of Space. Then they visited the ‘Time Exhibition’ on the second floor to learn about…
When did you join Braeside School? I joined Braeside School in Year 7. Where do you do your Voluntary work? I do my Voluntary work at Chigwell Riding Trust for Special needs. What made you start voluntary work? I wanted to do voluntary work at Chigwell Riding Trust for Special…
As it begins to turn colder with Autumn, Harvest celebrations are keeping us on our toes for certain! It was great to have your support this Harvest! We at Epping Forest Foodbank would like to say a HUGE thank you to all of your staff, parents, carers and students that participated in Harvest this year. Each…
On 7 November, Years 7 and 8 had a Mexican dance workshop. Sophia and Isabel, the amazing dancers taught us how to Mexican dance. It was fascinating and fun. We danced to ‘Jarabe Tapatio’ which is danced with a sombrero and was traditionally a courting…
1st Place for Braeside Year 5/6 Netballers! The team travelled down the hill to Oaklands for the annual Oak-Tree Netball Tournament. They beat Normanhurst 4 – 2 in their first match, beat Coopersale 2 – 0 and remained unbeaten beating Oaklands…
On Tuesday afternoon, pupils from all 4 Oak-Tree schools took part in the annual U11 Football and Netball Tournaments. The boys played out some great games on the Oaklands playing fields and can be very proud of their efforts in some very close games. The girls executed very pleasing ability…
The church hall was filled with smiling faces for the annual Harvest Festival. All of the Juniors took part this year, from Lower Kindergarten all the way to Year 6. There were also a few Senior pupils who performed music solos and a Harvest thanks. The performance started with a…
Year 5 and 6 have had a fabulous Art workshop today – All Things Dotty inspired by the iconic Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama. We discussed the life of the artist before exploring some of her ideas, including her use of colour, shapes and of course her famous dots. Students were…
Year 7 were considering how art meets science today by exploring the artwork of Swiss artist Cornelia Hesse Hornegger. Cornelia has been drawing the mutated insects and bugs on the Chernobyl site for many years. Students have enjoyed considering how and why this has happened and produced investigative studies of…
