What a brilliant end to the term! FOBS organised a fantastic Easter egg style hunt in the playground today and there was a visit from a very special bunny! The children had to search the playground for small Easter tokens and then one by one, take them to their House…
This morning the pupils at the Junior site celebrated Easter and Wear a Hat Day simultaneously with an Easter bonnet parade. Some of the designs were truly impressive, including a giant Easter egg, a huge daffodil and the Easter Bunny himself! It was clear that a lot of time and…
This morning we held a House Gymnastic Competition at the Junior site. Children from Year 1 to 5 had all been working on their moves in lessons, and it was time to put all their hard work to the test. A pupil from each year group took it in turns…
Chartwells (the company that provide all Oak-Tree pupils with their school meals) came into Braeside today for their annual roadshow called Ready, Set, Cook. This is a cooking competition between the green team and the red team. Riya, Zaneta and Miss Krist formed the green team and Mrs Alahi, Kiera…
The Braeside Charity Committee organised a non-school uniform day (with an item of red clothing) for Comic Relief today. Pupils wore noses, deely boppers and other red items of clothing to celebrate and raise money for the charity.
Our Parents’ Associations from Braeside, Coopersale Hall, Normanhurst and Oaklands have joined together to organise what promises to be a fantastic evening for us all on Saturday 18 May 2019 in the large marquee at Chigwell Hall (Metropolitan Police Club). The theme this year will be James Bond’s Casino Royale, with a…
Book lovers are celebrating their favourite stories this week as World Book Day has come around again! World Book Day is a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide…
Last Friday we were treated to a sneak preview of the work displayed in the Loughton Arts Centre by our GCSE Braeside and Normanhurst pupils. The work formed part of the Loughton Young Artists Competition, and will be displayed in the gallery until Thursday 31 January. You can see the…
This morning we were treated to a wonderful dance assembly by our Junior pupils. The children have been working on their moves since last term in their PE lessons, so each of their dances had an autumn theme. First up was Year 1 and 2 who gave us a scary…
The annual Christmas Carol Service is always a popular event in the school calendar, and this year definitely lived up to expectation. The pupils sang beautifully, and entertained the large crowd of friends and family with a number of Christmas songs including ‘Mary had a Baby’, ‘Midnight’, and ‘Silent Night’….
