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  • Children's Book Project arrives at Smith's Wood Primary!

    Published 03/12/25

    Yesterday, we hosted our first ever BookSparks event with the help of Children's Book Project. Every child was invited, along with their families, to come and select a free book to take home and enjoy! The purpose of the event was to encourage talk and discussions around what books different children and families enjoy reading together and why. It was lovely to see so many of our children choosing a book they wanted to read at home with their families! 

    At Smith's Wood Primary, we are lucky to be a part of the Children's Book Project and this is only the first of our free book events. There will be another during the Spring and Summer Term too! 

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 27/11/25

    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:

    Elsie - 1AP

    Archie - 1RW

    Niekiha - 2HS

    Logan - 3JC

    Aniyah - 3NW

    Youssef - 4HA

    Carson - 4PW

    Freddy - 4BB

    Ocean - 5KG

    Isla-Grace - 5LH

    Book Look Winner – Laith -  1RW

    Attendance Hero Winner – Eeqan - 5LH

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  • Weekly Attendance​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 27/11/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 93.1%

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  • Blast off with Year 5

    Published 24/11/25

    Year Five thoroughly enjoyed their visit to the National Space Centre in Leicestershire. They discovered what it would feel like an astronaut launching into space in the planetarium. They also learnt all about the Space Race, the planets and the universe, and even saw a rock from the moon! I'm sure they will be bursting to tell you all about the new information they have learnt from the many exhibits.

    For more pictures from the trip, please see our gallery.

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 21/11/25

    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:

    Danny - 1RW

    Scarlett - 2SWS

    Vinnie - 2HS

    Joy - 3JC

    Jasmin-Louise - 3NW

    Amelia - 4HA

    Sawyer - 4PW

    Presley - 4BB

    Olivia - 5KG

    Arianna - 5LH

    T'Zyah - 6ES

    Sofia - 6LM

    Harper-Rae - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Roni-Mai -  3NW

    Attendance Hero Winner - Laith - 1RW

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  • Christmas Dinner at Smith's Wood!

    Published 21/11/25

    Our Christmas Dinner and Christmas Jumper Days are on the same day this year – Friday 12th December. During the Christmas dinner, our lunch halls are full of crackers, Christmas music, and cheer!

    The Christmas dinner costs £2.70 per child and is available to all children. Please place your child’s pre-order as soon as possible so that the lunchtime staff can prepare ahead for what is a highlight on our school calendar.

    For more details and allergy information, please see the attached posters.

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  • Smith’s Wood Primary Raises £638 for Children in Need!

    Published 21/11/25

    Last week, our incredible Smith’s Wood Primary community came together in true fundraising spirit to support Children in Need—and we are thrilled to announce that we raised a fantastic £638!

    This wonderful total was achieved through a combination of exciting activities, including the sale of Children in Need merchandise, a fun-filled non-uniform day, and—most impressively—the children designing and running their very own Pudsey Fun Fair. From creative games to colourful stalls, our pupils showed amazing imagination, teamwork, and enthusiasm.

    A huge well done to all our competition winners who went above and beyond with their creativity. Your ideas helped make the week extra special!

    Thank you to every pupil, parent, and staff member who helped make this event such a success. Together, we’ve made a real difference. 💛🐻

    For more pictures from the day, please see our gallery.

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  • Weekly Attendance​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

    Published 21/11/25

    Our overall attendance this week was 94.2%

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  • Row, Row, Row your Boat!

    Published 21/11/25

    Last night, our band of rowers braved the frigid and stormy waters of Fordbridge school for the inclusive rowing competition. This team of superhuman athletes battled hard against fierce competition to secure a well-fought and well-deserved first place, with every team member shattering their previous personal bests!

    Steered by the calm, tactical mind of Mr Corbett, they delivered a scintillating display of speed, strength and rhythm on the rowing machines, powering Smith’s Wood to the top of the podium and securing a memorable victory for the rowing squad!

    Huge congratulations to our brilliant pupils and their medal-winning coach! Smith’s Wood continues to shine in sport – on land, on track and now on imaginary water!

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  • OVH Festive Fun Event

    Published 20/11/25

    🎄 FREE Festive Fun for SEND Children! 🎄

     Join Our Voices Heard on 4th December, 5–6:30pm at Riverside Family Hub (B37 5DP) for Christmas crafts, games, music and lots of festive fun! 🎅✨

     Our Voices Heard will also be chatting to children to better understand their experiences and help shape support in Solihull.

    👨‍👩‍👧 Parents/carers must stay with their children.

    ✔️ Book here: https://forms.office.com/r/ie9SyfuP3G

    Please see the attached leaflet for more information!

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  • Christmas Jumper Day!

    Published 20/11/25

    At Smith’s Wood Primary Academy, we are all really excited to be taking part in this year’s Christmas Jumper Day! This year, we will be asking children and staff to come into school wearing their Christmas jumper to raise as much money as we can for Save the Children. On Friday 12th December, we will be asking pupils to swap their normal school jumper for a Christmas jumper. To participate, please make a donation of £1.00 on Parent Pay, which will go directly to Save the Children. If your child does not wish to participate, then full school uniform is required. The best thing is the money that is raised by Smith’s Wood Primary is spent by Save the Children to help children and young people from across the UK. We really appreciate your support and hope that you’ll have lots of fun helping our school raise lots of money for Save the Children!

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  • Pupils of the Week

    Published 14/11/25

    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:

    Rohaan - 1RW

    Hazeemat - 1AP

    Thomas - 2SWS

    Noah - 2HS

    Josiah - 3JC

    Renae - 3NW

    Cairon-Rhys - 4HA

    Kasim - 4PW

    Alfie-Jay - 4BB

    Mohamed - 5KG

    Phoebe - 5LH

    Beth - 6ES

    Darcy - 6LM

    Logan-Jay - 6ST

    Book Look Winner – Kingsley -  4PW

    Attendance Hero Winner - Martin - 3JC

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