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Thank you to Mrs. Eaglestone who delivered a heart warming assembly about the power of words through story telling and to Isabella and Year 8 who supported the story of ‘Yet’. We also celebrated pupils who have had their work published in a book.  

Pupils from The Oak-Tree Group of Schools had an amazing time at ‘Young Voices’ at the o2 last night!! The atmosphere was electric and we couldn’t be prouder of their incredible performance. They loved every moment of singing in a choir of over 8000 children! Their hard work practising the…

Friday afternoon saw the comeback of our Peri Music Concert. The afternoon gave the pupils who are currently taking music lessons in school the chance to perform in front of their peers and an audience of eager friends and family. There was a wonderful array of pieces, including individual performances…

Braeside School is participating in Children’s Mental Health Week 2025. This year Place2Be is exploring the theme ‘Know Yourself, Grow Yourself’ in partnership with Here4You, supported by The Walt Disney Company and the Inside Out 2 characters. The more we can understand about ourselves, the more prepared we are to express our…

Early Years experienced a wonderful winter walk. They looked at how the frost had created patterns on the leaves and walked on crunchy grass. The children laughed at the ducks ‘skating’ on the pond and fed them lots of food. Everyone used their gross motor skills to throw duck food…

Year 3 and 4 went to the Science Museum to take part in the Flash, Bang and  Wallop show. This show was jam-packed with thrilling experiments and demonstrations designed to help children find out about fire and explosions. While thinking about everyday applications of controlled explosions they demonstrated how energy…

Missing your art classes? There are many interesting exhibitions to visit in the capital this winter. Why not fill your holidays by browsing Francis Bacon’s portrait work at the National Portrait Gallery or visit the Tate for their Electric Dreams Exhibition. https://www.royalacademy.org.uk/exhibition/kerry-james-marshall Kerry Marshall https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/exhibitions/van-gogh-poets-and-lovers Van Gogh https://www.tate.org.uk/whats-on/tate-modern/electric-dreams  Electric Dreams…

Before the end of term our Year 7 class worked hard in art to create fabulous Christmas decorations. They embroidered felt to create brightly coloured Christmas trees, stockings and gingerbread men. Pupils were excited to take them home and add them to their families Christmas trees this festive season!

St James’ Church lit up with our magical Christmas performance of ‘No One Wraps Like an Elf!’. The children sung traditional numbers including ‘Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer’ as well as entertaining everyone with new songs such as ‘Crazy Santa Dance’. Our pupils were brilliant at remembering their dance moves,…

Year 10 learnt that It is possible to remove electrons from an atom to produce static electricity.  They then investigated the effects of static electricity with balloons and strips of acetate and Perspex.