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In Year 3, our Spring half term project was to make Stonehenge out of different materials. Some of the students had a go and created some fantastic Stonehenge models. Well done Year 3!  

Year 6 learnt about the various components of blood and their functions. They made model blood bags to help them to further understand this.

At the end of last term, Years 2 and 5 went to visit the National Portrait Gallery in central London.  The children were able to see first-hand how artists can use a range a creative tools to represent themselves and other people.  It was a great opportunity to consolidate their…

Well done to Ruby in Year 3 who won the Central & East Tour at The Connaught Club at the weekend. Ruby played 6 matches of tennis and was the overall winner for the Under 9 Tournament.  

Kindergarten and Reception had a great trip to the Cold-Blooded Reptile Centre. They were introduced to a number of reptiles, amphibians and insects. The children were told lots of interesting facts about them and where they can be found in the natural world. Everyone was also allowed to handle a…

To mark Neurodiversity Week at Braeside, Year 10 delivered an insightful assembly on what the term means and how being neurodiverse can bring creativity and ‘out of the box thinking’. Year 6 and 7 had a workshop on neurodiversity delivered by the Multi-Schools Council from Essex. This gave pupils the…

Reception children have absolutely loved their class text ‘Superworm’ by Julia Donaldson.  From this text, they created their very own wormery and gathered worms to put inside and observe. They also went on a minibeast hunt to view and classify minibeasts within their natural habitat.  The children learnt lots of…

Year 9, 10 and 11 students at Braeside achieved Silver and Bronze certificates in this year’s UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge held on Wednesday 31 January 2024. Pupils undertook a 60-minute, 25 question multiple choice Challenge that encourages mathematical reasoning and requires precision of thought. Nadezhda in Year 11 was awarded…

Year 1 enjoyed the Wonderdome and the Animal Workshop. They had fun carrying out a variety of experiments in the classroom: Gemstone Dig; Rainbow Ferris Wheel; Sugar Rainbow; Blow Balloon with Water and Volcano Eruptions.

Kindergarten had a brilliant time through Science Week! The children learnt all about how scientists keep safe by wearing PPE equipment of a white coat, goggles and gloves so the children understood why they need to protect themselves. Kindergarten conducted an experiment, creating a cloud that produced rain, then making…