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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 12/09/25

    Each week, during our Friday Achievement assembly, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils are recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons and are nominated by their class teacher. They may have excelled in a particular subject through the week; may have shown one, or more, of the school values in abundance, or they may have impressed their teacher, or other staff members with a huge amount of effort. Whatever they are nominated for, they are recognised in the whole school achievement assembly, receive a certificate to take home and get to wear one of our prestigious black and gold t-shirts. 
    During the assembly, we also celebrate children who have 100% attendance for the week and have been in school every day on time. A lucky dip, of all children who are eligible takes place, and one pupil walks away with £5 to spend on whatever they want, Standards and presentation of a child’s book, chosen at random, are also reviewed and celebrated with the school and the child, whose book has been chosen, has the chance to win a dip out of the basket of goodies, as long as they have used their best handwriting every day, completed their feed forward marking and taken care in the presentation of their date and learning objective. We are extremely proud of all of the efforts of our pupils and the Friday Achievement assembly recognises this pride. 

    Our weekly winners this week are:

    Anneliese - 1RW

    Matida - 1RW

    PJ - 2HS

    Kane - 2SWS

    Martin - 3JC

    Gracie - 3NW

    Evelyn - 4HA

    Liam - 4PW

    Keeyan - 4BB

    Emma - 5KG

    Harriet - 5LH

    Ho Ki - 6ES

    Blessing - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Zaira -  3NW

    Attendance Hero Winner - Milan-Rai - 3JC

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  • Deal or No Deal

    Published 12/09/25

    Smith's Wood brought the excitement to a whole new level with our latest "Deal or No Deal" House Competition! Students went head-to-head aginst the banker in a thrilling game of strategy, risk, and reward. From bold decisions to nail-biting moments, the competition kept everyone on the edge of their seats.

    For the first time ever, the entire event was recorded and made available to watch later, allowing everyone to relive the drama or catch up if they missed it live. Whether you were cheering from the sidelines or taking part in the action, this was a Spider House event to remember!

    To see the competition in all its glory, please click the following link:

    https://youtu.be/re6S_cyLK94

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  • Ordinary Magic Online Family Sessions

    Published 12/09/25

    Starting this term, Ordinary Magic are trialling some online sessions for parents in an evening with the Family Empowerment team for parents across Solihull. For more information, please see the attached leaflets.

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  • Weekly Attendance​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 12/09/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 96.7%

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 05/09/25

    Each week, during our Friday Achievement assembly, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils are recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons and are nominated by their class teacher. They may have excelled in a particular subject through the week; may have shown one, or more, of the school values in abundance, or they may have impressed their teacher, or other staff members with a huge amount of effort. Whatever they are nominated for, they are recognised in the whole school achievement assembly, receive a certificate to take home and get to wear one of our prestigious black and gold t-shirts. 
    During the assembly, we also celebrate children who have 100% attendance for the week and have been in school every day on time. A lucky dip, of all children who are eligible takes place, and one pupil walks away with £5 to spend on whatever they want, Standards and presentation of a child’s book, chosen at random, are also reviewed and celebrated with the school and the child, whose book has been chosen, has the chance to win a dip out of the basket of goodies, as long as they have used their best handwriting every day, completed their feed forward marking and taken care in the presentation of their date and learning objective. We are extremely proud of all of the efforts of our pupils and the Friday Achievement assembly recognises this pride. 

    Our weekly winners this week are:

    Robert - 1RW

    Tiegan - 2HS

    Damien-Lee - 2SWS

    Olivia - 3JC

    Godwin - 3NW

    Kailen - 4HA

    Shakil - 4PW

    Jai - 4BB

    Jackson - 5KG

    Codi - 5LH

    Fraya - 6ES

    Kaci - 6LM

    Charlie - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Gando -  1RW

    Attendance Hero Winner - River - 3JC
     

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  • Weekly Attendance​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 05/09/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 94.9%

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  • Year 6 Awards

    Published 18/07/25

    Today has been a wonderful and memorable day for Year 6, on their last day at Smith's Wood we like to celebrate all their achievements to date. We are beyond proud of our Year 6 cohort. The class of 2025 have gone above and beyond in all areas. Their perseverance through all that life has thrown at them in recent years is testament to their upbringing and attitude towards the school they have called home for the past 8 years. We wish them well on the next stage of their journey and look forward to hearing of their successes in the years to come! 

    From Mr Taylor, Mrs Markham, Miss Shields, Mrs Winters, Mrs King, Mrs Thornton and all the staff here at Smith's Wood Primary Academy.

    Below are our Year 6 awards winners as well as the spectacular awards they have won!

    Joey - Rocker of the Year award

    Ava - The Golden Egg Award

    Olly - Diamond Personality Award

    Isabelle - All Round Excellence Award

    Ethan - The Turner Prize for Attendance

    T’Varni - Outstanding Effort Award

    Alanna - Outstanding Musician Award

    Harrison - Sporting Achievement Award

    Demi-Leigh - Outstanding Academic Award

    Sophie - House Point Winner

    For more pictures, please see our gallery.

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 11/07/25

    Each week, during our Friday Achievement assembly, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils are recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons and are nominated by their class teacher. They may have excelled in a particular subject through the week; may have shown one, or more, of the school values in abundance, or they may have impressed their teacher, or other staff members with a huge amount of effort. Whatever they are nominated for, they are recognised in the whole school achievement assembly, receive a certificate to take home and get to wear one of our prestigious black and gold t-shirts. 
    During the assembly, we also celebrate children who have 100% attendance for the week and have been in school every day on time. A lucky dip, of all children who are eligible takes place, and one pupil walks away with £5 to spend on whatever they want, Standards and presentation of a child’s book, chosen at random, are also reviewed and celebrated with the school and the child, whose book has been chosen, has the chance to win a dip out of the basket of goodies, as long as they have used their best handwriting every day, completed their feed forward marking and taken care in the presentation of their date and learning objective. We are extremely proud of all of the efforts of our pupils and the Friday Achievement assembly recognises this pride. 

    Our weekly winners this week are:

    Aylen - REB

    Billie - RPM

    Casey - 1RW

    Frankie - 1JC

    Mollie - 2HS

    Layla - 2SG

    Yoan - 3MC

    Betty - 3NW

    Kacie - 4BB

    Toby - 4H

    Ollie - 5LH

    Willow - 5KG

    Harrison - 6ES

    Dexter - 6LM

    Scarlett - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Logan -  5LH

    Attendance Hero Winner - Aniyah - 2SG

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  • Weekly Attendance​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 11/07/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 94.6%

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  • Elmwood Familt Hub Timetable

    Published 09/07/25

    Please see the attached timetables for July and August at Emwood Family Hub.

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  • Fun on the Farm

    Published 07/07/25

    Last week, Reception went on an exciting trip to Hatton Country Farm! The children had a fantastic day full of exciting activities. The children loved going on a tractor ride around the farm and really enjoyed spotting all the different farm animals. We took part in feeding the animals and learnt lots of new facts about how to take care of them. Reception had a great time holding the guinea pigs and exploring all the wide range of reptiles that could also be spotted at Hatton Country Farm.

    For more pictures from the trip, please see our gallery.

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 04/07/25

    Each week, during our Friday Achievement assembly, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils are recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons and are nominated by their class teacher. They may have excelled in a particular subject through the week; may have shown one, or more, of the school values in abundance, or they may have impressed their teacher, or other staff members with a huge amount of effort. Whatever they are nominated for, they are recognised in the whole school achievement assembly, receive a certificate to take home and get to wear one of our prestigious black and gold t-shirts. 
    During the assembly, we also celebrate children who have 100% attendance for the week and have been in school every day on time. A lucky dip, of all children who are eligible takes place, and one pupil walks away with £5 to spend on whatever they want, Standards and presentation of a child’s book, chosen at random, are also reviewed and celebrated with the school and the child, whose book has been chosen, has the chance to win a dip out of the basket of goodies, as long as they have used their best handwriting every day, completed their feed forward marking and taken care in the presentation of their date and learning objective. We are extremely proud of all of the efforts of our pupils and the Friday Achievement assembly recognises this pride. 

    Our weekly winners this week are:

    Alecia - REB

    Archie - RPM

    Amelia - 1RW

    Brody - 1JC

    Grace - 2HS

    Roni-Mai - 2SG

    Bobbie - 3MC

    Sawyer - 3NW

    Phoebe - 4BB

    Alfred - 5LH

    Jennifer - 5KG

    Isabelle - 6ES

    Book Look Winner – Atlas -  1JC

    Attendance Hero Winner - Emily - 5KG

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