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October 2023

  • Weekly Attendance

    Published 26/10/23

    Our overall attendance this week was 92%

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  • Weekly Attendance

    Published 23/10/23

    Our overall attendance last week was 90.9%

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 20/10/23

    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:

    Macy - 1RW

    Gabby - 1SG

    Kyra-Lee- 2CS

    Aden- 2HS

    Sidra - 3MC

    Kacie - 3NW

    Lacey- 4BB

    Jacob - 4JC

    Mharosh - 5KG

    Siennah - 5LH

    Thomas - 6ES

    Elliot - 6LB

    Blesing - 6ST

    Attendance Winner - Adrian - 1SG

    Book Look Winner - Lilly-Anna - 6LB

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  • Scholastic Book Fair

    Published 19/10/23

    Next week, we will be hosting the Scholastic Book Fair at Smith’s Wood Primary Academy! For every pound you spend at the Book Fair, we receive free books for our pupils to enjoy across the school. Please come and support our school and buy a book!

    We will be having the Book Fair on the following dates:

    • Tuesday 24th October                         3:15 – 3.45pm (In the large hall)
    • Wednesday 25th October                 3:15 – 6:45pm (In the library)
    • Thursday 26th October                     3:15 – 3:45pm (In the large hall)

    Please come and see us on the dates and times above. You have the option to pay with cash or card! There will be a QR code available at the Book Fair for you to log in and buy your books.

    We look forward to seeing you there.

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  • Fun on the Farm (Yr 2)

    Published 19/10/23

    Year 2 had an exciting and engaging day learning all about what it means to be a farmer. We used a range of skills to help solve farm problems, taste delicious harvest food and keep the cheeky sheep in their pens. Throughout the day pupils displayed our school values, in particular we found a new respect for farmers as we realised just how determined they have to be to get all their jobs done. We were so impressed with the range of dazzling costumes, thank you for all your support to ensure a fun and purposeful day for all involved.

    For more pictures, please visit our Gallery

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  • Hello Yellow!

    Published 17/10/23

    Smith's Wood Primary Academy took part in this year’s #HelloYellow campaign to support young people’s mental health and raise money for Young Minds charity.  

    Staff and children accessorised with a little something yellow and enjoyed taking part in a fitness for mental health activity. There was a lovely atmosphere around the school and lots of smiles! We raised awareness of mental health including how we can look after our mental health, people we can talk to if we are struggling, and how we can help others. 

    We raised £229 for Young Minds. Thank you for all donations!

    For more pictures from the day, please see our gallery

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  • Solar Halloween Session

    Published 17/10/23

    The Mental Health in Schools Team have set up a one-off session for Halloween! They have named this session ‘Say Boo to Your Worries with Solar at Halloween’. They will be holding a one-off session focusing on what worries and emotions are and what you can do with difficult emotions or worries. This is aimed at primary school aged children and will be held on Tuesday 31st October 2023 at 10am-12:30pm at Three Trees Community Centre. For more information, please see the attached leaflet

    For more information, please contact: bsmhft.schools@nhs.net

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 13/10/23

    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:

    Lucas - 1RW

    Ava-Rose - 1SG

    Charlotte - 2CS

    Joyce - 2HS

    Calum - 3MC

    Olly - 3NW

    Blessing - 4BB

    Jennifer - 4JC

    Ebony - 5KG

    Autumn-Rose - 5LH

    Olivia - 6ES

    Fern - 6LB

    Dexter - 6ST

    Attendance Winner - Alfie-Jay - 2CS

    Book Look Winner - Jake - 6LB

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  • Solihull School Nursing Newsletter

    Published 13/10/23

    Please find attached the latest newsletter from Solihull School Nurses

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  • Weekly Attendance

    Published 13/10/23

    Our overall attendance this week was 93.6%

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  • Year 1 Duck and Weave

    Published 13/10/23

    Last night, on the prestigious grounds of the King Power and San Meero stadiums, dreams were made, champions were crowned and enjoyment was had by all in the Year 1 House Dodgeball competition.

    All participants showed great teamwork and athleticism, competing for the ultimate prize, to be crowned house champions!

    The overall winner of the night was dodgeball as the fierce competition resulted in an unprecedented and never-before-seen 4-way tie for first place!

    Well done to all teams that participated, and thank you to all parents/carers for trialling our new paperless club registers. For more pictures from the night, please see our gallery

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 06/10/23

    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:

    Lexi - 1RW

    Preston - 1SG

    Kailen - 2CS

    Theo - 2HS

    Naveah - 3MC

    Awa - 3NW

    T'zyah - 4BB

    Elliot - 4JC

    Scarlett - 5KG

    Millie - 5LH

    Emmanuel - 6ES

    Danny - 6LB

    Harvey - 6ST

    Attendance Winner - Alice - 3NW

    Book Look Winner - Joey - 5KG

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