Year 1 had a wonderful time at Southend-on-Sea as part of their Geography/History topic: ‘Sun, Sea and Sand.’ They enjoyed having a paddle, making sandcastles and creating sand sculptures. They also learnt interesting facts about the pier. Did you know… The Pier employed a horse tramway to convey goods and…
A huge thanks to the Year 9 Oak Tree Challenge team, who as part of the challenge, delivered a fantastic assembly on the impact on social media to the Junior and Senior pupils this week. They took the time to work as a team, research the statistics and put together…
Early Years put on a wonderful assembly for their parents, with the theme ‘Everything Is Growing’. The children gathered together in the covered garden ready to put on a show, complete with fruit headbands and lots of enthusiasm. Songs such as ‘Two Birds Singing A Song For Me’ and ‘Down…
On Wednesday, the Junior School at Braeside had great fun exploring all things Australian as part of our latest Humanities Day. The younger children got creative making flags and rainmakers whilst the older groups had the opportunity to compile questions on their new-found knowledge before participating in a quiz (buzzers…
Year 7 and Year 8 students at Braeside achieved Silver and Bronze certificates in this year’s UKMT Junior Maths Challenge held on 26th April. Over 300,000 students from across the UK sat the Junior Maths Challenge with roughly the top 5% receiving a Gold certificate, the next 10% Silver and the…
Miss Barrett and Mrs Moon took Year 10 to Matthew’s Garden Centre in Epping last week for their annual garden refresh. Pupils were divided into 2 groups and each had a budget to work with (kindly donated by FOBS). Pupils asked the staff what they recommended and what would be…
Year 8 have been working hard researching for their ugly dolls, establishing a target audience and finalising their designs. Pupils are making dolls that are unisex and some will be for visually impaired people. They have discussed sustainability and using a range of fabrics that are hardwearing and that have…
To raise awareness of the need to recycle more in school, Braeside’s Green Team decided to hold a ‘Green Day’ on Friday 19 May. It was a non-uniform day and the children came to school dressed up in green or any other colour of nature (brown, yellow, orange etc). Everyone…
The Kindergarten children were given the exciting chance to participate in Forest School, where they learned about nature and enjoyed spending time in the great outdoors. During their time there, the children assisted a forest fairy who had lost her home by searching for various objects in the forest –…
This week we are shining the spotlight on Ava, in Year 7, who is one of the UK’s rising tennis stars. Ava sat down with us to talk about her competitions and aspirations for the future. When did you join Braeside School? I joined Braeside in Reception, 2015. …
