This afternoon, we are grateful to have received this fantastic donation of hundreds of books from the Rotary Club of the City of Wolverhampton's Books4Home scheme.

Mike and Lynn Hardacre delivered books to our school Librarian Mrs Birtwistle.  Some of the books will go on our library shelves but most will be given away to pupils and to keep them reading over the summer.

Thank you to Rotary Club of the City of Wolverhampton for this wonderful donation.

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There are lots of opportunities with the Kings Trust, including free courses to support young people between 16-30 years old to build their confidence, find a job or start their own business. Take a look at their newsletter to find out more information about upcoming courses or becoming a mentor.

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This week, we have celebrated Mental Health Awareness Week with "time to talk" at lunchtime and mindful colouring being led by Ms Buparai and Miss Mahli who are part of our mental health team in school.  Our assemblies will take place with Mr Dyke next week where we will find out more about the theme this year which is "community".  As a community, if we follow our mental health top tips to promote positive wellbeing, we can support each other to improve our mental health.

Our top tips are:

• Be active
• Connect
• Give
• Keep learning
• Take notice

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Smestow Academy are proud to work alongside Reflexions who are our Mental Health Support Team in Wolverhampton.  They have invited students from Smestow Academy to take part in their creative event which is happening during half-term at the Merry Hill shopping centre.  Take a look at the flyer and sign-up to take part!

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Smestow Academy are proud to work alongside Reflexions, the Mental Health Support Team in Wolverhampton.  Mental Health Awareness Week is taking place this week and Reflexions have invited parents and carers of our school to attend a series of webinars to support their child.  These are taking place on MS Teams over the half-term break.  If you are interested, please email the Reflexions team to register.

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During science club this term pupils from year 7 to 10 have to planned, built, and test wooden model houses designed to withstand a simulated tsunami. The planning phase involved researching tsunami impacts and applying basic principles of structural engineering. Teams sketched designs that considered stability, strong foundations, and how water would flow around or under the structure.

Once built, each model was tested against a wave of water designed to simulate a tsunami’s force. Students observed how their structures responded, identifying points of failure and success. This hands-on testing helped them understand the real-world challenges of designing buildings in disaster-prone areas. The pupils also tested the structures by adding masses to test the strength. Ultimately D. Mobolaji, E. Salami, S. Singh, T. Blundell and L. Morton built strong structures to withstand the rigorous testing.  Afterward, teams reflected on their results and collaborated with each other to discussed improvements they would make in future designs, reinforcing the importance of planning, collaboration, and testing in engineering. 

Our Headteacher, Mr Chamberlain led an assembly with our Year 11s this morning with some key reminders for them to "get it right" on examination days. This included how to prepare for the day ahead, remembering to read the command words in a question fully and looking after our mental health and wellbeing during this time.

Good luck to all our pupils in years 11 and 13 who are now entering the examination period. We commend you for all your hard work and wish you all the best!

Today, we have commemorated the 80th anniversary of VE Day in school with a presentation during form time, door displays in History, the national 2-minute silence at 12pm and a themed menu in our canteen.

We are grateful to all those before us who fought so that we could have the freedom and liberty we have today.

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This week staff at Smestow Academy have been enjoying cakes made by their colleagues  for another good cause. We have raised £97.50 for Holbeche House’s charity, Compton Care. Compton Care has been established for over forty years, offering specialist palliative and end of life care in Wolverhampton. It also offers patients specialist care in their own home, providing a valuable lifeline for those in need and their families. Holbeche House is proud to support this vital organisation. Look out for further fundraising events in the future! 

World Laughter Day was celebrated at the weekend (3rd May) and in light of this, we asked our pupils what their favourite jokes were to share with you.  We had lots of jokes submitted, but a few of our favourites were...

What did the potato wear to his date?  A jacket! 

Where does a pancake live?  In a flat!

What do you call something that has no body and no nose?  Nobody knows!

And the best joke has to be...

What do you call a blind dinosaur?  A do-you-think-he-saw-us?!?!