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  • The vicious Vikings Conquer in Y4!

    Published 02/10/25

    On Tuesday 23rd September, Vikings travelled from Denmark, Sweden and Norway to conquer the classrooms in Year 4. Children came dressed as vicious Vikings, where they embarked on a variety of Viking themed activities. In Maths, they used their coordinate skills to identify where dragons were on a map of Europe, in Guided Reading they wrote their names in runes and then in Literacy they became Viking kings and queens who created their own Viking laws and punishments. In the afternoon, children created their own Viking shields before creating their own longboats ready for their first voyage! 

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  • Deal or No Deal!

    Published 26/09/25

    Our Deal or no Deal house competition returned this week with a bang! Super house took centre stage for a chance at the grand prize of 1000 house points!

    Watch all the thrills and chills on our recorded video:

    https://youtu.be/8n1B-nn8XbY

     

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 26/09/25

    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:

    Nietaiha - 1ARW

    Asha - 1AP

    Dimitri - 2HS

    Aria - 2SWS

    Luna - 3JC

    Joey - 3NW

    Octavia - 4HA

    Jack - 4PW

    Charlotte - 4BB

    Calum - 5KG

    Awa - 5LH

    Evie-Lou - 6ES

    Jaxson - 6LM

    Ruby-Rose - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Meila-Rae -  6LM

    Attendance Hero Winner – Isla - 3NW
     

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

    Published 26/09/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 96.3%

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 19/09/25

    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:

    Aylen - 1AP

    Ruben-Blake - 2HS

    Feranmi - 2SWS

    Coen - 3JC

    Zaira and Zainab - 3NW

    Oliver - 4HA

    Seren - 4PW

    Brooke - 4BB

    Mila - 5KG

    Kacie - 5LH

    Sarah - 6ES

    Alfre - 6LM

    Monica - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Matilda -  3NW

    Attendance Hero Winner - Madilyn - 3JC
     

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

    Published 19/09/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 95.8%

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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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