Last week, Fun & Active Playgrounds visited our school to install some colourful new playground markings. Now our pupils have many more opportunities for active play and learning, including a pair of hopscotches, a king square, a snakes and ladders, and a fun safari trail with different themed activities. What’s…
The year 5/6 Braeside tag rugby teams showed excellent grit and determination at the Oak Tree Tournament. Ava, Lou Lou, Brogan, Eva and Yumnah deserve a special mention for their try scoring and Amaya and Chloe worked tirelessly to tag the opposition. A great afternoon of teamwork and team spirit…
Year 3 and 4 are exploring the work of Alma Woosdey Thomas and have started to begin their sketch-book journey. Alma was the first African American to have her art exhibited in The white House. She loved using bright, bold colours in her paintings and would regularly use small, rectangular…
Read our February 2022 Headmistress’s Letter, full of useful information on upcoming dates, coffee mornings, the Oak-Tree Summer Ball and more…
Year 5 are exploring The Antarctica and the wildlife that lives there including penguins. In Art class they started to draw the penguin so that they could consider their shape and then started to make them out of re-cycled bottles. It was the class aim to keep the project eco-friendly…
Braeside pupils were extremely lucky to have a portrait artist in for the morning. Paul studied at the Royal Academy Schools. He won the 2003 Jerwood Drawing Prize, Britain’s foremost award for drawing, and was shortlisted for the inaugural Threadneedle Prize 2008. Paul examines today’s world of politicians,…
After reading ‘Mouse, Bird, Snake, Wolf’ where a group of children create their own animals from sticks, twigs and rocks, Year 4 had a go at making their own creatures. They used chalk and a selection of natural materials they found in the school grounds to model their animals before…
Kindergarten have been spending lots of time outside in the sunshine running around with their friends and searching for mini beasts. They also decided they love when it rains as it creates big puddles for them to splash around in their wellies! They have been learning their phonics sounds together…
Year 9 had the amazing opportunity to visit the Olympic park and for a private tour of the West Ham Stadium. The pupils learnt all about the Olympic history behind the stadium as well as how it is now run as a football ground. They even got a chance to…
Year 8 and 9 are travelling off site this half term to Old Loughtonians Hockey club in Chigwell. For many this is their first time playing hockey and both year groups have enjoyed their first training session. The girls have learnt how to dribble and push pass and look forward…
