KS3 and 4 students had an amazing art experience this week at The National Portrait Gallery. The Portrait Painting workshop was led by established Portrait Artist Robin-Lee Hall, and included viewing and discussing a range of Artists Portraits featured in The BP Exhibition. Students then selected a favourite painting to…
Years 5 to 10 took part in the Braeside mock EU Referendum last Thursday 23rd June. Year 10 prepared a speech from the viewpoints of the Green Party, Labour, The Conservatives and UKIP. The audience were invited to ask questions and the speakers had to respond. It required preparation, knowledge and…
Our Year 9 and 10 pupils thoroughly enjoyed a very informative tour of the Palace of Westminster last Tuesday 21 June. Read more in our next Newsletter, out soon….
Year 1 spent an exciting day at Lee Valley Park Farm on Monday – read the full report in our next Newsletter…
On Tuesday the Junior pupils visited an Over 50’s Club. They walked across the road to the hall at St James’ United Reform Church and sang the songs that they had learned for the Queen’s 90th birthday celebration. The girls mingled with the members of the club and chatted for a while before…
Last week pupils put on a fantastic showcase of musical pieces at the Junior site. Many of our musicians from year 1- 8 performed on an array of instruments including the piano, violin and guitar, to a large crowd of families and friends. It was a great afternoon and it was…
Pupils at Braeside celebrated in style for the Queen’s birthday on Friday. Junior pupils dressed in red, white and blue, played traditional party games, had an afternoon tea outside and performed some very British songs to their friends and family including ‘Knees Up Mother Brown’. The Parents’ Association even attended…
Friends, family and staff were astounded by a superb exhibition of artwork at the Braeside Senior site yesterday evening. The artwork was produced by pupils in years 9-11 as part of their GCSE examination. The hall was buzzing with people and the pupils were extremely proud to show off their hard…
Years 3, 4 and 5 had an exciting day at Waltham Abbey on 4 May discovering the past. They handled fossils, looked at Stone Age tools and created their own version of cave drawings in a theatrical setting of a darkened, modern cave. Read the full report in our next…
Braeside hosted a Book Fair last week that was open to Junior parents and pupils and the Senior pupils after school and at lunchtime. Travelling Books provided a modern selection of books for all ages of girls across the school to choose from. Many of our girls bought two or…
