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      • Pupil of the Week

        Published 16/09/22

        Each week, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils can be recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons. 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.

        Well done to our ‘Pupil of the Week’ winners this week:

        Jai – 1RW

        Seren - 1SG

        Olivia - 2CP

        Alayla - 2ERS

        Lacey - 3JC

        Mysti - 3RO

        Maria - 4BB

        Summer-Rose – 4KG

        Dexter - 5KR

        Amy - 5LH

        Callum - 5NW

        Alfie - 6ES

        Olivia - 6LB

        Zachary - 6ST

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      • Weekly Attendance

        Published 16/09/22

        Our overall attendance this week was 96.2%

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      • Boccia Bonanza!

        Published 16/09/22

        Last night, Smith's Wood launched the start of the 2022/2023 house competitions. The atmosphere in the King Power stadium was electric.  Pupils were locked in gladiatorial combat as Boccia balls were propelled through the air. The tension could be cut with a knife as teams battled it out to see who would emerge victorious as the campaign got off to a blazing start. All teams gave a fantastic performance and showed superhuman levels of determination and perseverance, with Spider house narrowly securing the victory for the night. Well done to everyone involved.

        For more pictures from the night, please see our gallery

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      • State Funeral - School Closure

        Published 13/09/22

        Following the sad news relating to the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, the Department for Education have announced that Schools will be closed on Monday September 19th.  This day will be a Bank Holiday to allow individuals, businesses and other organisations to pay their respects to Her Majesty and commemorate her reign, while marking the final day of the period of national mourning.  Therefore, school will close to pupils on Friday 16th September at 3:10pm and Re-open on Tuesday 20th September at 8:45am.

        Pupils at Smith’s Wood are taught to understand British Values and Queen Elizabeth has, and will continue to be widely discussed in history, religious education and other curriculum areas in school.  In addition, pupils have received special assemblies designed to commemorate the Queen and have had the opportunity to participate in special activities to commemorate the Queen’s life. 

        You will have noticed that the school flag has been lowered to half-mast during the period of mourning and the national anthem played as children entered school the day after her passing.  Following the state funeral on Monday, all staff have prepared resources that relate to bereavement through our PSHE curriculum and will be suitably equipped to respond to the needs of all children in school.

        Thank you for your continued support.

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      • The Not-So-Vile Victorians

        Published 09/09/22

        Today, year 6 started their new history topic of the Victorians! Throughout the day, they learnt about the money used in Victorian times and the introduction of the decimal system, studied famous quotes from Oscar Wilde's poetry and created theatre posters for 'The Importance of being Ernest'. This afternoon, they had a go at playing croquet, a game created by the Victorians, and made their own peg dolls. We look forward to the rest of our learning throughout this topic! 

        For more pictures from the day, please see our gallery

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      • Pupil of the Week

        Published 09/09/22

        Each week, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils can be recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons. 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.

        Well done to our ‘Pupil of the Week’ winners this week:

        Jaxon – 1RW

        Noah - 1SG

        Reggie - 2CP

        Codi - 2ERS

        T'zyah - 3JC

        Charlie - 3RO

        Riley - 4BB

        T'varni – 4KG

        Ellie - 5KR

        Scarlett - 5LH

        Killian - 5NW

        Tanai - 6ES

        Darnell - 6LB

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      • Year 6 Awards

        Published 21/07/22

        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 2022 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 forwards to hearing of their successes in the years to come! 

        From Mr Taylor, Miss Owen, Mr Mills, Mrs Winters, Miss Rea, 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!

        Seanna - Rocker of the Year award

        Iman - The Golden Egg Award

        Nouria - Diamond Personaility Award

        Megan - All Round Excellence Award

        Kiara - The Turner Prize for Attendance

        Kyle - Outstanding Effort Award

        Brooke - Outstanding Musician Award

        Bobby - Sporting Achievement Award

        Owen - Outstanding Academic Award

        Jaxon - House Point Winner

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      • Simply the Best!

        Published 21/07/22

        We are immensely proud to announce that Smith's Wood Primary Academy has been awarded the prestigious accolade of the Quality Mark Distinction for Physical Education.

        Here at Smith's Wood, we are fortunate enough to have an outstanding and dedicated sports team who have worked tirelessly to highlight the importance of a high-quality physical education, ensuring PE has a prominent role in the curriculum and beyond. 

        Smith's Wood are the first primary school in Solihull to receive the Quality Mark award as well as being the first Primary school in Solihull to be awarded a distinction mark.

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      • Future Stars Club

        Published 19/07/22

        This term children in Years 3 and 4 have been joining Miss Gibbs and Miss Parker to create "The Greatest Show!".

        The children have worked hard on their performing skills and building their confidence. We are so proud of their efforts as they put together a piece they then showed to an audience of their family - superstars in the making!

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      • Pupil of the Week

        Published 15/07/22

        Each week, we celebrate our ‘Pupils of the Week’ from each year group. Pupils can be recognised for this weekly award for a variety of reasons. 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.

        Well done to our ‘Pupil of the Week’ winners this week:

        Lottie-Leigh - REB

        Presley - RHP

        Daisy-Mai - RPM

        Thomas – 1ERS

        Harriet - 1SG

        Logan-Jay - 2CS

        Elijah - 2CS

        Flynn - 3JC

        Isabelle - 3LB

        Harper-Leigh - 4BB

        Jasmine – 4MH

        Ruby - 5ES

        Megan - 5NW

        Jadey - 6AM

        Matthew - 6RO

        Keeley - 6ST

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      • Keeping safe in the heat

        Published 15/07/22

        In light of the upcoming weather forecast for Monday 18th and Tuesday 19th July, please can we ask parents to make sure that their child comes to school with a hat, plenty of liquids to drink and has had sun cream applied. The school will be taking precautionary steps to ensure that the rooms are ventilated and that children do not spend any large amounts of time outside, or in the sun whilst the temperatures are predicted to be so high. Children will have access to drinks throughout the day, with stations being set up outside the classrooms for when children are outside for the short periods of time. If you can ensure that your child is wearing their summer school uniform (summer dress or shorts and a polo shirt), has a hat with them, sunglasses, sun cream and a water bottle which can be refilled, then this will all help to support in the predicted high temperatures.  

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      • Weekly Attendance

        Published 15/07/22

        Our overall attendance this week was 90.4%

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