WOW – WHAT AN EVENING! The Oak-Tree Festival 2023 was held on the evening of Tuesday 16 May, and what an event it was. All four of the Oak-Tree Schools came together for what is always one of the biggest events in the Oak-Tree calendar. Pupils, teachers and parents have…
Today, there is more emphasis than ever on the importance of looking after our environment and ‘Going Green’, and pupils at the Oak-Tree Group have been working hard to ensure they do their bit. Braeside School in Buckhurst Hill has formed its own dedicated ‘Green Team’ who regularly meet to…
Just before the end of term, Junior girls from across the Oak-Tree Group got together for a football tournament at Shooters in North Weald. They were lucky to have some amazing spring sunshine and a great turn out from supportive parents, who did an excellent job cheering everyone on. It…
Our pupils are back from what has been an INCREDIBLE week skiing in Italy. Every day the pupils from all four schools in the Oak-Tree Group woke up with renewed excitement, ready to hit the slopes. There were pupils at all skill levels, from those that have never been skiing…
Pupils from Oaklands, Braeside and Coopersale Hall competed in this year’s Spelling Bee. The children worked in their teams to complete boggle and anagram games in order to win points. Then in their year groups they tackled the more traditional spelling challenge, with Mrs Copeman reading out some very tricky…
On Tuesday 7 February, all 4 Oak-Tree schools took part in the annual tag-rugby tournament at Eton Manor RFC. It was a great setting for the pupils to take part and they had a great time ‘TRYING’ to score points for their school! There were some very close matches in…
All four Oak-Tree Schools got together this week to take part in a Junior Oak-Tree Athletics Tournament. As usual, the event took place in the spacious Peter May Centre, which meant there was plenty of room for activities. On one side of the hall were the ‘track’ events, which the…
The first Group event of the year was a huge success! Yesterday afternoon, select pupils from Years 3, 4, 5 and 6 from all four schools in the Oak-Tree Group came together at Braeside School for a competitive Maths Challenge. After settling in and enjoying a few refreshments, it was…
On Monday 10 October, girls from Oaklands, Normanhurst, Braeside and Coopersale Hall took part in the U11’s Oak-Tree Netball Tournament, whilst the U11 boys took part in the Oak-Tree Football Tournament. There were some very close matches and lots of fantastic play on show and all of the pupils should…
Year 3 pupils from the Oak-Tree Schools had a fun-filled few days taking part in the annual Oak-Tree Camp. Pupils arrived in high spirits, ready to go with their overnight bags. For some pupils, this was their first time staying away from home for the night, and everyone did so…
