Our Oak-Tree Group Newsletters are published termly and are designed to highlight some of the many positive experiences had by our pupils across all four schools. A huge array of trips, activities, performances and events were packed into the Summer Term, many of which involved all four schools getting together…
The GCSE Art exhibition was another great success this year. Pupils work consisted of two units of work based on the theme of animals in their environment, Portraits and Identity and a body of work developed from a self-selected starting point. An exciting range of ideas were displayed and pupils…
Braeside Seniors had a House rounders afternoon during the last week of term. The new House captains organised their teams and set up the rounders equipment on the cricket field. The innings were 7 minutes each so the play was fast and competitive! Mason won their first competition under the…
Year 9 pupils completed an outstanding piece of creative writing in the course of only two lessons, based on the Spanish poem ‘Un hombre sin cabeza’ (A man without a head) by Armando Jose Sequera. Through a series of competitions, they had to complete translation and interpretation tasks from the…
On Monday 9 July Reception to Year 5 visited Southend-on-Sea. The children spent time at the Aquarium, learning about fish and other animals that live in the sea. They all got to touch a starfish. They learnt about marine conservation and how we can all play a part in protecting…
Read the last Newsletter of the school year, packed with photos and information on Speech Day and Prize Giving, Sports Day, Moving Up Day and much more…
The Junior pupils had a lot of fun at their end of year disco! The marquee provided a great space for the fun, and pupils dressed in their best ready to dance with their friends. The DJ played lots of great songs and there were also fun games to play…
Pupils at the Seniors were elected to be part of the prefect team on Speech Day. Pupils had to apply with a letter of application and had an interview with Mrs Osborn and Ms Moon at the end of term. The senior leadership team then discussed the roles and selected…
Year 6 had their end of Key Stage 2 celebration this week. The catering team arranged a ‘proper’ afternoon tea with cream cakes, scones and fancies for them to eat before they played games, signed shirts and made speeches about their Junior time at Braeside.
Ellen Ferris from the charity Teenage Cancer Trust came in to talk to the Seniors this morning about cancer affecting young people. She shared stories of young people with cancer; spotting the signs of cancer and how to support friends who may be affected by it. It was a thought…
