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.
A special mention goes to year 6 this week with every pupil being nominated for pupil of the week! When the going gets tough, the tough get going! Year 6 have proven these past few week that they are made of steel! A bigger uptake in bootcamps than ever, huge focus in interventions and a set of tests executed perfectly! We are so proud of you all #More than a Year Group!
 

Our weekly winners this week are:

Beau - REB

Anneliese - ROT

R'Mayiah  - RPM

Tiegan - 1RW

Kylan - 1JC

Max - 2HS

Ollie - 2SG

Sophia - 3MC

Charlie - 3NW

Eeqan - 4BB

Alicen - 4HA

Evie-Lou - 5KG

Fraya - 5LH

Attendance Winner - Harley - 3NW

Book Look Winner - Logan-Jay - 5LH
 

On Sunday, Smith’s Wood’s bravest warriors graced the hallowed turf of Fortress St Andrews for the finals day of the Vertu Schools Cup. Our boys fought like gladiators against some of the toughest competition from all around the region. Our impregnable defence was unbeaten throughout the day with our lads showing perseverance and determination far above their years. Despite their best efforts and a monumentous winning streak, our team faced their toughest challenge in the final match. Spurred on by the thunderous applause and cheer of the crowd including staff, family members and friends, Smith’s Wood managed to hold off the competition all the way to the penalty stage, where sadly, in typical English football fashion, they succumbed to the dreaded penalty shootout, finishing with a well-deserved 2^nd place medal.  We are immensely proud of everything our boys achieved and the grace and dignity they showed in the face of defeat.

Thank you to everyone who came to support and cheer on the team.

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

Yesterday, we celebrated VE Day in school, full of engaging and thoughtful activities. The children immersed themselves in experiences designed to give them a deeper understanding of this significant moment in history. From learning about the events that led to Victory in Europe, to exploring the lives of people during wartime, it was a meaningful opportunity to reflect on the past and appreciate the importance of peace and unity. The children enjoyed a patriotic themed lunch and produced some beautiful work!

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

They came, they saw, they conquered! Yesterday afternoon, Smith's Woods' amazing athletes stormed the imperious walls of The Coleshill School sports centre hoping for a shot at the converted gold medals from the prestigious North Solihull Panathlon competition.

Every player competed to the absolute best of their ability, showing superhuman teamwork and determination as well as a herculean level of friendship and respect.

Competition was fierce, nerves were jangling, palms were sweaty, knees weak, arms were heavy but our wondrous athletes rose to the challenge, competing in event after event.

A calm and collected approach saw our participants through to the end of the competition, managing to score an amazing gold place victory over all other schools competing and ensuring them a slot in the national championships!

We are so proud of the entire team and their amazing achievement. Well done to everyone who competed!

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

What an amazing trip Year 4 had at Red Ridge.  Every child pushed themselves to new limits and supported those who found some of the challenges tricky.  Children experienced what it was like in a real caving system, crawling and scrambling through small spaces.  In addition, they also excelled in the rock climbing and abseiling over 30ft of rock. It has definitely been an experience they will never forget, creating life long memories and achieving great things.

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

Please see attached May timetable for Elmwood Family Hub. Also attached are some posters for new sessions starting.

West Midlands Police will also be holding an open-door community drop-in surgery, on Thursday 8^th May from 12:00pm -13:00pm. They can offer help, advice and talk to people about local issues of concern.