Monthly Archives: March 2015

Creativity and Expressive Arts

Photography Exhibition

Photography Exhibition

What is a Photography Exhibition? Well it is an exhibition that will hold current pupils and staff photographs in Northfield Academy.

How do you get the photos to us? Well you can either take them in on a USB and give it to Miss Yule or if you have them printed out then take them in.

When is it happening? It will be happening on 22nd to 24th April, however you need to have you photos in by 20th April.

Where? Class room area in the library on 22nd – 24th April.

How much? It is free to enter and to come and see the work.

Support for home

Microsoft Office: Free for Aberdeen City Pupils and Staff

This advice was originally published at http://www.abernet.org/learntechteam/2015/02/24/free-microsoft-office-for-all-pupils-and-teachers-via-glow/ by the Aberdeen City Council Learning Technologies team.

Through Glow all pupils and staff in Aberdeen City schools have access to the latest versions of Microsoft Office for free.  This includes Office for Windows, Mac OS X and iPad and Android tablets.

  • Office 365 ProPlus is the full version of Office and includes student favourites like Word, PowerPoint, Excel, OneNote, Outlook and more.
  • Office 365 ProPlus is a user-based service and allows each student to install on up to five PCs or Macs and five mobile devices.
  • Office 365 ProPlus can be installed on home and personally-owned devices.

To download your FREE Microsoft Office Pro Plus

  1. Click this link to download your free Microsoft Office Pro Plus software
  2. When requested, log into Glow using your Username and Password
  3. You will be taken to the software download page. This will recognise if you are on a Windows or Mac based computer.desktopScreen Shot 2015-02-24 at 14.15.24
  4. Click the Install button to download your software.
  5. Run the installation – at this stage you do not have to enter any activation codes.
  6. When you first run the software you may be asked to enter your activation email address.  If you are a pupil or a teacher this will be your-glow-username@glow.sch.uk (i.e. gw09raegordon@glow.sch.uk).
  7. The activation screen will take you to the standard Glow login page – here you enter your username and password and login as normal.
  8. Your software will be activated and will be ready to use.

App based versions of Office are available from the Apple App Store for iOS devices (iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad) and from the Google Play Store for Android devices.

For further guidance please contact Mr Rae at Northfield Academy.

 

Scientific Studies

Great Scottish Scientists

S1 pupils at Northfield Academy worked on a cross curricular project to research a Scottish Scientist and turn their research into a short comic. Working with our fantastic Patrons of Reading Metaphrog, and inspired by the enthusiasm of Allan Burnett (author of “Invented in Scotland”), this short film documents the journey the project has taken so far, showcasing the work pupils produced. The project was supported through the Scottish Book Trust Live Literature Fund and organised by School Librarian Mandy Wilson.

BBC School Report 2015

BBC School News Report 2015

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For BBC School News Report this year we traveled all the way to North East Scotland College so that we could use some of the technology they have to help us throughout the day.

Our Team this year consisted of; Erin, Caitlin, Rachel, Hayley, Lanya, Jordan, Amy, Josh, Joe, Rebekah, Brittany,Cameron, Nicole, Jake,  Mr Rae, Miss Darroch and Miss Smith. Fiona Stalker from the BBC came back to help us this year and many students from North East College helped out too. The staff and students allowed us to use their television and radio facilities, which was a great insight into the college courses as well as being able to produce good stories to publish.

The day was very busy, from our 8:30 start all the way to our 16:00 finish. With news coming from Pittodrie, Aberdeen City Council and even from Alex Salmond’s car! The day was full of events which kept us busy, although it was a rush to get things done: just like a real news room. BBC School News Report was really fun this year and being able to use equipment at the college was better for the quality of our work produced.

The day was a great success!

We would like to thank everyone who took part this year, it was great! 🙂

 

 

BBC School Report 2015

BBC School Report 2015

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Listen to BBC Radio Scotland bulletins tomorrow morning to hear staff and pupils talk about their experiences of BBC School Report.

Thursday 19 March sees Northfield Academy take part in BBC School Report 2015. This year, we will be working with North East Scotland College at the Gallowgate in Aberdeen with media students, sharing their abilities in producing TV and radio.

The team will be visiting Pittodrie Stadium to interview Aberdeen Football Club players about their journey this year, as well as reporting on the progress of the 3rd Don Crossing. Aberdeen City Council leader, Jenny Laing will be coming in for a visit and we may even have an interview with a famous politician.

Aberdeen’s own Tim Baillie will be joining us on the phone to share his experiences of winning medals and the effort required to succeed as part of our focus on career options.

To keep up to date, follow is on our dedicated BBC School Report website or follow our twitter feed @northfieldBBC

Wider Achievement

Statoil helps students prepare to become “Heroes of Tomorrow”

Months of hard science by budding young students at an Aberdeen school came to an end yesterday when they presented their projects at TechFest last week.

TechFest’s Heroes of Tomorrow event, sponsored by Statoil, had pupils from S1 to S6 from Northfield Academy give short presentations to their families and peers on science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Sarah Chew, managing director of Techfest, said: “Statoil’s Heroes of Tomorrow programme is closely aligned with Techfest’s aim to engage young people in the four main STEM subjects.

“Statoil’s aim is to encourage them to go on to follow a career which utilises these skills by demonstrating that they are fun as well as relevant in day to day life.

Gunnar Breivik, managing director for Statoil Production UK, said: “It is very important to Statoil, and to the wider oil and gas industry, that we attract the next generation of scientists and engineers.

“Through the TechFest Heroes of Tomorrow event, we’re pleased to support these talented young people from Aberdeen and the north-east.”

Students presented projects on a variety of topics, not just in relation to the oil and gas industry but also to geothermal energy, space and time travel, and DNA.

Breivik added: “We hope this experience will encourage them to build on their passion and knowledge of STEM subjects and strive for future success in this area.”

Written by – 05/03/2015 2:00 pm on EnergyVoice

Parent News, SQA

SQA Examination Success Evening

On Wednesday 18 March 2015 from 6.30-7.30 pm we will be hosting a SQA examination information evening. The purpose of this event is to ensure that both pupils and parents/guardians are clear of exactly what is expected in the lead up, during and post SQA examination in 2015.

During this evening there will be a presentation from a member of the Guidance team who will go over our ‘Study Support Raising Attainment’ booklet. There will also be a presentation on what is expected from the school and the SQA to ensure pupils are prepared and in a position to fulfill their potential.