This week, Year 3 went on a trip to Blakesley Hall to kickstart their new topic of the Tudors! Throughout the morning, they had a tour of the Tudor house where Richard and Elizabeth Smallbroke used to live and learnt all about their lives; some children even dressed up as them and their servants! After a lunch break, they then experienced some fun Tudor activities which included writing with quill and ink, taking brass rubbings of famous historical figures and looking at Tudor artefacts. The day was all about learning the difference in the lives of rich and poor Tudors and the children had a brilliant day! 

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Dear Parents and Carers,

 Please find our school newsletter, for the 2^nd half of the Spring term. The newsletter for this half term has been written by pupils in the school, who attended the ‘Newspaper Club’. They worked on the publication of the newsletter for 12 weeks and have tied all of their research and ideas into this final version for you. We hope you agree that they have done a fantastic job of sharing many key events which have taken place this half term.

 It has been another busy, yet challenging half term at Smith’s Wood, with many pupils and staff continuing to be struck by the never ending Covid pandemic. However, we have all kept in good spirits and the school has ensured that your child has continued to receive their education from our team of dedicated staff. As always, we would like to thank parents and carers for the support they have continued to show the school over the term.

 We hope that you all are looking forward to a lovely 2 week break over the Easter holidays and you get chance to spend some quality time with your family and friends, eating lots of chocolate, hopefully in some sunshine.

 School breaks up today and reopens on Monday 25^th April for all pupils. The school office will close at 3.45pm on Friday 8^th April and reopen at 8.00am on Monday 25^th. We look forward to seeing all pupils , back in school at 8.45am, on Monday 25^th April.

 Miss D Givens

Principal

Our overall attendance this week was 91.6%

Last night, pupils of years 5 and 6 were invited to participate in a House Competition based on the popular game Wordle. Each house had to discover the mystery 4 and 5 letter words, as well as trying to solve the 10 letter bonus rounds! Congratulations to Super House in 1st place, Hulk in 2nd, Spider in 3rd and Bat in 4th. A fantastic effort from all children who were involved!

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On Tuesday, Year 1 visited the Butterfly Farm in Stratford-Upon-Avon! We saw a variety of beautifully coloured butterflies, some of which even landed on us. We learned about the amazing life cycle of a butterfly and saw some of the world's largest and most camouflaged caterpillars, giant silk moths and their cocoons. When we visited the casing, we could see a butterfly beginning to hatch from its pupa! We had a fantastic time strolling through the wonderful world of the tropical, rainforest environment, with beautiful flowers, different animals, splashing waterfalls and fish filled pools. The children had a fantastic time exploring, playing and learning about lots of different creatures and minibeasts!

For more pictures from the trip, please see our gallery