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      • Pupils of the Week

        Published 16/01/26

        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:

        Harley - REB

        Nia - RJL

        Ivy – RPM

        Mason - 1AP

        Cameron - 1RW

        Cleo - 2HS

        Janice - 2SWS

        Blue - 3JC

        Oscar - 3NW

        Kailen - 4HA

        Brody - 4PW

        Charlotte – 4BB

        Eli - 5KG

        Joey - 5LH

        Jacob – 6ES

        Tommy – 6LM

        Book Look Winner – Kasim - 4PW

        Attendance Hero Winner – Nancy - RJL

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      • Smith's Wood Games - Endgame!

        Published 16/01/26

        Forget Clarkson's Farm, forget Marvel Avengers, the true Endgame happened last night at Smith's Wood Primary Academy. 10 brave and noble warriors graced the hall for the final of the Smith's Wood Games House Competition. Trust, honesty, integrity and friendship were all tested to their limits last night as our brave competitors battled for the grand total of 1200 house points and the prestigious honour of being the first ever Smith's Wood Games Champion. The games saw pupils test their problem-solving and analytical skills as they tried to work out who had been truthful and who had been ruthless. At the end of the night, our final 2 challengers faced off in a game of wits to decide if they would both leave with a split total of 600 points or if one lucky winner got to steal the prize all for themselves. In an unprecedented turn of betrayal, both players tried to steal the glory and ended the night without taking home a single house point, proving once and for all, that greed never prospers!

        For more pictures from the thrilling competition, please see our gallery.

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

        Published 16/01/26

        Our overall attendance this week was 95.8%

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      • Let the Games Begin!

        Published 12/01/26

        Last week alliances were formed, and tough decisions were made in the first ever Smith’s Wood Games. Pupils competed against each other for a grand total of 1200 house points, the challenges tested the fortitude of every pupil and pushed their teamwork skills to the limit as they battled to stay in the game. Pupils were required to reflect on and apply their personal strengths, values, and decision-making skills. The games required pupils to:

        • Encourage resilience and emotional regulation
        • Require trust, communication, and collaboration with peers
        • Place pupils in situations where outcomes may feel unfair or outside of their control
        • Support pupils in managing disappointment and elimination constructively
        • Push pupils beyond their comfort zones and into meaningful self-reflection on character and behaviour

        At the end of the night only 10 pupils remain to continue the competition this week!

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

        Published 12/01/26

        Our overall attendance last week was 93.5%

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      • School Closure

        Published 09/01/26

        Smith's Wood Primary Academy is closed today due to the snowfall overnight. We have reviewed the school site this morning and have deemed it unsafe for pupils, parents and staff when travelling to and accessing the school site.

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      • Pupils of the Term

        Published 19/12/25

        Today we have celebrated our pupils of the term. These children have been nominated by their class teachers to receive an end of term prize. This is a prestigious award, as the pupil of the term nominations are for those children who have impressed their teachers repeatedly over the whole of the Autumn term. We would like to congratulate all of our pupil of the term winners and thank them for showing the school values in abundance this term.

        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 winners this week are:

        Anneliese - 1AP

        TJ - 2HS

        Jake - 2SWS

        Autumn Rose - 3JC

        Alice - 3NW

        Joyce - 4HA

        Xiandro - 4PW

        Eleanor - 4BB

        Thomas - 5KG

        Arianna - 5LH

        Sarah - 6ES

        Sofia - 6LM

        Roby Rose – 6ST

        Book Look Winner – Phoebe -  5LH

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

        Published 19/12/25

        Our overall attendance this week was 94.9%

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      • The Smith's Wood Podcast!

        Published 17/12/25

        Today we launch the very first Smith’s Wood Podcast — and with it, the moment everyone has been building towards: the official reveal of our brand-new Smith’s Wood anthem. Over the last few days, clues have been dropping…
        a rhythm, a lyric, a few notes on the piano, visual hints along the way.
        This afternoon, everything connects.

        The name of the new anthem is:

        ? Smith’s Wood Dreams ?

        This launch is about more than just a song. It is about pride, identity, aspiration and the shared story of our school community. The podcast captures the excitement of the reveal, the journey leading up to it, and the voices that make Smith’s Wood what it is.

        The podcast will be live and accessible via the following links.

        Spotify:

        https://open.spotify.com/show/221QIGYizxTi0qGuAMhEtQ

        iHeartRadio:

        https://iheart.com/podcast/312789103

        Amazon Music:

        https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3f103a5d-dc5a-4672-a622-0052489c2208

        Spreaker:

        https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/smith-s-wood-primary-podcast--6819782

        YouTube:

        https://www.youtube.com/@smithswoodprimaryacademy5792/podcasts

         

        Don't forget to like and share and spread the word about Smith's Wood and our brand new feature!  

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      • Early help updates

        Published 15/12/25

        The Early help team has developed a promotional video for Solihull's family hubs. We have also published our first quarterly newsletter to keep partners and families up-to-date with developments.

        The newsletter contains a one-page guide for professionals and families, that you can download, summarising the support available across the borough.

        This is an excellent starting point if you are seeking further support. It includes clear information and signposting on many topics we are frequently asked about in school, such as:

        – Child behaviour and routines
        – Sleep difficulties
        – Toilet training
        – Managing family finances
        – Housing concerns
        – Emotional wellbeing
        – And much more

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      • Pupils of the Week

        Published 15/12/25

        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 last week were:

        Gwen - 1AP

        Laith - 1RW

        Riley - 2HS

        Marla - 2SWS

        Logan - 3JC

        Lucas - 3NW

        Charlie – 4HA

        Lana - 4PW

        Jaxon - 4BB

        Anton - 5KG

        Adam – 5LH

        Ho Ki - 6ES

        Meila-Rae - 6LM

        Book Look Winner – Eliana -  1AP

        Attendance Hero Winner – Jesse James - 5LH
         

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      • Deck the Halls!

        Published 12/12/25

        On Thursday 11th December, children from the Year 4, 5 and 6 choir went to visit a local nursing home to help get them into the Christmas spirit! They have been learning songs in choir club for the last 5 weeks and they have been extremely excited to share them. The music was loved by the residents, some even joined in by singing along or clapping. The children performed fantastically and really enjoyed themselves - they even sang the songs all the way back in the mini bus! We're definitely all feeling festive now!

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