Sun hats, suncream and water bottles at the ready! This Sports Day was a hot one! 

Sports Day 2022 what a day to remember! For some of our children this was their first Sports Day ever at Smiths Wood Primary Academy. It was a delight to be able to see them enjoy themselves with the fun of sport. 

The children participated and competed in several events including 100m sprint, long jump and, the childrens favourite, tug of war! We were extremely excited to be able to invite family and friends to watch and cheer on the children with a middle viewing area. 

The children really enjoyed the day, cheering their friends on and being supportive towards each other. We are extremely proud of how all the children showed high levels of friendship, determination and perseverance. 

For more pictures from our fantastic sports day, please see our gallery

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:

Malakai - REB

Ivy - RHP

Alex - RPM

Alicen-Rose – 1ERS

Jaxon - 1SG

Freya - 2CP

Dragos - 2CS

Riley - 3JC

Harrison - 3LB

Maxx - 4BB

Sabeeka – 4MH

Jack - 5ES

Valery - 5NW

Archie - 6AM

Tyler - 6RO

Adam - 6ST

Wind, rain, sunshine and not a duck in sight, must mean it's the cricket season for Smith's Wood!

Rounding out the season, Smith's Wood pupils combined devastating batting, precision bowling and cat-like reflexes in the field to drive their way to victory, finishing top of the group and guaranteeing themselves a shot at glory in the showpiece final.

In the face of fierce competition, Smith's Wood pupils responded with a flurry of wickets and a multitude of boundaries. Pupils were able to use their immeasurable skills and determination to firmly secure a well-deserved silver medal.

We are launching our careers programme for pupils at Smith’s Wood Primary Academy in order to give each child unique opportunities in thinking about their future after Year 6. All this week pupils will engage in a host of different activities, programmes, workshops and experiences. It is our intention to inspire children to aspire for a future that is economically stable, professionally orientated and secure.

Pupils in Year 6 will participate in the following:

-          Financial Management Workshops

-          Work Place Experiences

-          Higher Education Visits

-          Career Insight Workshops

-          Enterprise Activities

-          University Key Note Presentations

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:

Shakil - REB

Siara - RHP

Oscar - RPM

Navaeh – 1ERS

Olly - 1SG

Isla - 2CP

Evie-Lou - 2CS

Lauren - 3JC

Piper - 3LB

Alexandra - 4BB

Elijah – 4MH

Hooria - 5ES

Skye - 5NW

Kadey - 6AM

Tyler - 6RO

Gracie-Leigh - 6ST
 

YR5 Girls were transported to the wonderful world of Disney, most notably Pride Rock, for some Lion King themed football coaching with the Aston Villa professional footballer Nat Haigh.
Smith's Wood playing field was transformed into an African savannah where giraffes, elephants and even lions roamed free!
Our very own Smith's Wood lionesses bravely attempted to escape an elephant graveyard, navigate a perilous jungle and outwit a dangerous clan of hyenas whilst protecting their own Zazu!
An excellent array of skills were on display in earnest. Well done to the Year 5 girls for completing the numerous complex levels and showing an abundance of both determination and resilience.

For more pictures from the afternoon, please see our gallery