Last week year 5 had the opportunity to face the challenging, Smith's Wood Cube. The tasks were demanding, but Year 5 showed their mettle and battled through to the end.
After a fantastic start Bat house managed to steal the victory and were declared Year 5 Champions, well done to Bat house, and well done to all who participated.
For more pictures from our Year 5 Cube Challenge, please see our Gallery
Our overall attendance this week was 95.3%
As a reminder, please below find the staggered start and finish times, for each year group, as well as the entry and exit gates.
KS1 gate:
|
Year group |
Start |
Finish |
|
Year 3 |
8:40 |
2:55 |
|
Year 1 |
8:45 |
3:00 |
|
Year 2 |
8:50 |
3:05 |
|
Reception |
8:55 |
3:10 |
Car park gate/Eagle Grove:
|
Year group |
Start |
Finish |
|
Year 6 |
8:45 |
3:00 |
|
Year 5 |
8:50 |
3:05 |
|
Year 4 |
8:55 |
3:10 |
All school gates will be locked at 9:00am, please ensure that your child promptly arrives in school at the correct time as shown above.
This week, we had Matt from Prime VR in to give a Virtual Reality workshop to years 3, 4, 5 and 6. Their workshop linked directly to their current topic and the children were completely engaged with everything they could see! Year 3 experienced a walk through the Amazon rainforest, Year 4 understood what it was like to be in a trench, Year 5 got to see how the world has changed due to evolution and Year 6 explored space! It was a brilliant experience for all!
Please see the attached letter regarding an update following the previous 3 weeks of term and an attached guide regarding Covid-19 related absences
Our overall attendance this week was 94.9%
Smith's Wood's greatest mathematicians met for a battle of the minds on 19th Nov, the competition was fierce and the complex questions were taxing for even the most distinguished minds. Although all teams competed on an extraordinary level, Super House reigned supreme and managed to snatch victory away from the other teams. Well done to everyone who took part and well done to the Super House Maths champions.
Over the last week, we have been taking part in lots of different activities to raise money for Children in Need. We have held various fundraising activities across the school with cookies and Pudsey merchandise for sale and our brilliant classroom stalls held in each year group. Our pupils had lots of fun taking part in activities including archery, penalty shootout and Pudsey pairs.
Our overall attendance this week was 95.4%
This half term our school value is 'Respect'. As part of this, we have been learning about Remembrance Day. We have had opportunities to reflect and remember those that risked their lives to change our future. We have had fundraising, assemblies, a video from Reverend Carter and a dedicated PSHE lesson to create our very own poppy wreath. Each class has created their own poppy wreath which was laid in school on November 11th to pay our respects to the armed forces. We are very proud of the effort and respect of our pupils during this time.
Applications for School Nursery places September 2021 are now being accepted. Please download the application form from the school website and return by email to: nurseryapplications@smithswoodpri.solihull.sch.uk as soon as possible.
Places are offered in line with our Admissions Criteria. We offer 15 hour per week funded places. Places are available as morning sessions of 3 hours per day, 5 days a week or alternatively as afternoon sessions of 3 hours per day, 5 days per week.
Our overall attendance this week was 95.2%