Weekly Attendance
Published 23/01/26
Our overall attendance this week was 95.7%
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Read MoreChildren’s Mental Health Week
Published 20/01/26This year, Children’s Mental Health Week is taking place between Monday 9th February and Friday 13th February, and is a way of bringing awareness and care to improving children’s mental health.
The theme this year is ‘This Is My Place’, and we are offering children the opportunity to take charge of their own safe spaces in school. From talking to the children, we understand that break and lunch times are fantastic ways of socialising with their peers, but children have outlined that they would love some more resources to use during these social times.
As part of Children’s Mental Health Week, our Wellbeing Warriors have decided to host a non-uniform day to raise money to buy these resources. On Friday 13th February, which is the last day of term, all children are invited to wear their own clothes for a minimum contribution of £1 on ParentPay. This money will be used to buy new resources and play equipment for KS1 and KS2 playgrounds, including updating the Learning Lodges on the KS2 patio.
Read MorePupils of the Week
Published 16/01/26Each 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:
Harley - REB
Nia - RJL
Ivy – RPM
Mason - 1AP
Cameron - 1RW
Cleo - 2HS
Janice - 2SWS
Blue - 3JC
Oscar - 3NW
Kailen - 4HA
Brody - 4PW
Charlotte – 4BB
Eli - 5KG
Joey - 5LH
Jacob – 6ES
Tommy – 6LM
Book Look Winner – Kasim - 4PW
Attendance Hero Winner – Nancy - RJL
Read MoreSmith's Wood Games - Endgame!
Published 16/01/26Forget Clarkson's Farm, forget Marvel Avengers, the true Endgame happened last night at Smith's Wood Primary Academy. 10 brave and noble warriors graced the hall for the final of the Smith's Wood Games House Competition. Trust, honesty, integrity and friendship were all tested to their limits last night as our brave competitors battled for the grand total of 1200 house points and the prestigious honour of being the first ever Smith's Wood Games Champion. The games saw pupils test their problem-solving and analytical skills as they tried to work out who had been truthful and who had been ruthless. At the end of the night, our final 2 challengers faced off in a game of wits to decide if they would both leave with a split total of 600 points or if one lucky winner got to steal the prize all for themselves. In an unprecedented turn of betrayal, both players tried to steal the glory and ended the night without taking home a single house point, proving once and for all, that greed never prospers!
For more pictures from the thrilling competition, please see our gallery.
Read MoreWeekly Attendance
Published 16/01/26Our overall attendance this week was 95.8%
Read MoreLet the Games Begin!
Published 12/01/26Last week alliances were formed, and tough decisions were made in the first ever Smith’s Wood Games. Pupils competed against each other for a grand total of 1200 house points, the challenges tested the fortitude of every pupil and pushed their teamwork skills to the limit as they battled to stay in the game. Pupils were required to reflect on and apply their personal strengths, values, and decision-making skills. The games required pupils to:
- Encourage resilience and emotional regulation
- Require trust, communication, and collaboration with peers
- Place pupils in situations where outcomes may feel unfair or outside of their control
- Support pupils in managing disappointment and elimination constructively
- Push pupils beyond their comfort zones and into meaningful self-reflection on character and behaviour
At the end of the night only 10 pupils remain to continue the competition this week!
Read MoreWeekly Attendance
Published 12/01/26Our overall attendance last week was 93.5%
Read MoreSchool Closure
Published 09/01/26Smith's Wood Primary Academy is closed today due to the snowfall overnight. We have reviewed the school site this morning and have deemed it unsafe for pupils, parents and staff when travelling to and accessing the school site.
Read MorePupils of the Term
Published 19/12/25Today we have celebrated our pupils of the term. These children have been nominated by their class teachers to receive an end of term prize. This is a prestigious award, as the pupil of the term nominations are for those children who have impressed their teachers repeatedly over the whole of the Autumn term. We would like to congratulate all of our pupil of the term winners and thank them for showing the school values in abundance this term.
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 winners this week are:
Anneliese - 1AP
TJ - 2HS
Jake - 2SWS
Autumn Rose - 3JC
Alice - 3NW
Joyce - 4HA
Xiandro - 4PW
Eleanor - 4BB
Thomas - 5KG
Arianna - 5LH
Sarah - 6ES
Sofia - 6LM
Roby Rose – 6ST
Book Look Winner – Phoebe - 5LH
Read MoreWeekly Attendance
Published 19/12/25Our overall attendance this week was 94.9%
Read MoreThe Smith's Wood Podcast!
Published 17/12/25Today we launch the very first Smith’s Wood Podcast — and with it, the moment everyone has been building towards: the official reveal of our brand-new Smith’s Wood anthem. Over the last few days, clues have been dropping…
a rhythm, a lyric, a few notes on the piano, visual hints along the way.
This afternoon, everything connects.The name of the new anthem is:
? Smith’s Wood Dreams ?
This launch is about more than just a song. It is about pride, identity, aspiration and the shared story of our school community. The podcast captures the excitement of the reveal, the journey leading up to it, and the voices that make Smith’s Wood what it is.
The podcast will be live and accessible via the following links.
Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/221QIGYizxTi0qGuAMhEtQ
iHeartRadio:
https://iheart.com/podcast/312789103
Amazon Music:
https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/3f103a5d-dc5a-4672-a622-0052489c2208
Spreaker:
https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/smith-s-wood-primary-podcast--6819782
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@smithswoodprimaryacademy5792/podcasts
Don't forget to like and share and spread the word about Smith's Wood and our brand new feature!
Read MoreEarly help updates
Published 15/12/25The Early help team has developed a promotional video for Solihull's family hubs. We have also published our first quarterly newsletter to keep partners and families up-to-date with developments.
The newsletter contains a one-page guide for professionals and families, that you can download, summarising the support available across the borough.
This is an excellent starting point if you are seeking further support. It includes clear information and signposting on many topics we are frequently asked about in school, such as:
– Child behaviour and routines
– Sleep difficulties
– Toilet training
– Managing family finances
– Housing concerns
– Emotional wellbeing
– And much more