Last week the charity MIND came in to talk to all pupils in the seniors about dealing with stress and anxiety (in light of exams coming up). They completed a workshop that focussed on identifying sources of stress and physical and behavioural reactions to anxiety. The found it very helpful….
On Thursday KS3 went to see The National Theatre’s epic production of ‘War Horse’ in Drury Lane. Based on the celebrated novel by the Children’s Laureate (2003-05) Michael Morpurgo, the actors, working with magnificent, life-sized puppets by the internationally renowned Handspring Puppet Company, lead us on a gripping journey through history….
Braeside celebrated World Book Day today! A celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. The children dressed up as their favourite book characters and looked absolutely fantastic with costumes such as Fantastic Mr Fox, Harry Potter, Cinderella and even a unicorn! Pupils took part in…
The Black Tie Oak-Tree Summer Ball is back! The 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 21 May 2016 from 7pm to 1am in the large marquee at the magnificent Chigwell Hall (Metropolitan Police Club). Do book…
Pupils from Year 5 joined Year 6 for the morning to take part in the SATIPs Challenge. It is a general knowledge challenge for independent schools that is independently marked. Pupils answered questions from a range of topics including cheese, Star Wars, politics, Justin Bieber and landmarks. The questions were…
It’s National Storytelling Week this week and Braeside are taking part today! A short story is being read to pupils at both the Junior and Senior site through the course of the day. A section will be read to the pupils by each of their teachers so that by the…
Parents, guests and pupils (whose work was exhibited) attended the launch of The Oak-Tree Group of Schools Young Artists Exhibition last Friday evening. Everyone agreed that there was a wonderful selection of art on show by our talented pupils. Do go along and have a look – the exhibition is at Loughton…
Last Thursday pupils from Year 10 visited Forest School’s careers fair. Here they listened to advice, browsed the stands in small groups and spent time speaking with the representatives on each stand. There were many stands exhibiting most of the Russell Group Universities, some companies and even small businesses. All…
Come along and see an exhibition showcasing artwork produced by the pupils of The Oak-Tree Group of Schools, as part of the ‘Loughton Young Artists’ Competition, being held at Loughton Art Centre from Saturday 30 January to Friday 5 February – open daily from 10am to 4pm.
The annual Inter-House Cross Country Competition was held on Monday. All pupils from Year 6 to 11 ran. The course was particularly muddy and wet this year, really good cross country conditions! See who won in our next Newsletter, out this week!
