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Northfield ASG Christmas Concerts 2017

We are fast approaching the time of year for our annual ASG Christmas Concert.  Tuesday 12th and Wednesday 13th December will see performances from pupils at Northfield Academy and our associated schools – Bramble Brae, Heathryburn, Holy Family, Manor Park, Muirfield, Orchard Brae, Quarryhill and Westpark.  Come and join us to see a showcase of talent from the Northfield ASG.  Concerts begin at 7pm in the Northfield Academy hall (doors open at 6.30pm).  Tickets are available from the Northfield Academy office or on the door on the night. £2 adult and £1 child/concession.

 

Maths in the Pipeline

Maths in the Pipeline

On Wednesday 15th November five of our S4 pupils took part in Maths in the Pipeline at Chevron House. Organised by TechFest, the day involved various workshops which allowed pupils to see how mathematics is used every day within the oil and gas sector. Kelsey Brand, Steffy DeSouza, Rieley Morrison, Alexandra Wilson and Nathan Wilson worked with pupils from other Aberdeen City and Shire schools to solve problems and present their ideas. Rieley’s team won the business challenge task which involved calculating the best options for well development, oil processing and oil transportation. The pupils are being presented a Discovery Crest award for their efforts on the day.

Inspiring the Next Generation

Wood Group Visit to Northfield Academy

 

 

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Inspiring the next generation

Sharing career experiences

We have hosted our first classroom lesson at Northfield Academy in Aberdeen, our partner school in the Scottish Government’s Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) initiative.

Ray Duffy, Wood Group integrity operations manager based in Sir Ian Wood House in Aberdeen, taught a physics lesson for two National 5 classes in mid-September. Ray inspired the students by showing them how the theory they learn in the classroom can be used in real life, and by sharing some of his own career experiences.

The National 5 students at Northfield Academy were interested in both Ray and the equipment he was using, and even remarked they can see why they are learning Boyle’s Law now, that it isn’t just something for classroom maths but can be used at work too.

Ray’s first experience of going into a school to talk about his job was when the school he had attended reached out to former pupils to give real life experience to students to assist in their learning. ‘It was something that I found to be a really enjoyable experience,’ says Ray. ‘I am still involved with my former school and when I found that Wood Group supported a local school in the same way it was the next logical step.’

Ray, along with Wood Group’s Stacey Falzon and Helen Troup, also recently attended an assembly at Northfield Academy for fifth and sixth year students, explaining the benefits of mentoring and how to get involved. By the end of September we plan to have paired our Wood Group mentors assigned to students to offer them guidance and support on the world of work, career options and the different paths available.

Sir Ian Wood chaired the Commission for Developing Scotland’s Young Workforce that led to the development of this programme. Wood Group is asking employees to volunteer their support with Northfield Academy from August 2017 through to June 2018, by providing career guidance and experience.

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A STEM café was held in September at Mackie Academy, in Stonehaven near Aberdeen, where STEM (science, technology, engineering and maths) related professionals, and students interested in the subjects or a related career, could network.  Wood Group’s Ian Ramsey and Guy Logan joined the event as STEM ambassadors, sharing their enthusiasm and experience with engineers and scientists of the future.

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If you would like to get involved with DYW or STEM, you can contact Stacey Falzon, our talent manager for Europe.

Rotary Shoebox Appeal 2017

The Rotary Shoebox Scheme send showboxes all year, full of gifts, to children and families who are in need in Eastern Europe.  They supply the special strong shoeboxes and ask you to fill them with a selection of small gifts for either children, teenagers, senior citizens, families and mother & baby.  You can choose which age range you would like to fill the box for. The idea is to spread a little happiness to those who may otherwise not receive items which people in Western Europe see as everyday things.

You can collect one (or more) shoebox(es) from Northfield Academy school office.  The deadline for the shoeboxes to be returned is 7th November.

Rotary Shoebox Appeal 2017 BBC Video

Shoebox PowerPoint Presentation 2017

 

 

Northfield Academy Summer Fayre 2017

 Northfield Academy’s Annual Summer Fayre is being held on Saturday 10th June 2017. Doors open at 10am. Come along and test your skills at the AFC target shoot-out, have a go on the Segway Circuit, or try your luck at the raffle, bottle stall or chocolate tombola, to name just a few of the fun events at this years fayre.

S3 Outward Bound Leadership Project

A group of S3 pupils were involved in an Outward Bound Leadership Programme. The pupils decided that they would like to run a project based around Primary 7s and transition.  Pupils from our ASG schools visited for an afternoon to take part in team building exercises so they would bond with different pupils from different schools and feel more comfortable when coming up to the Academy. Here is a video of the project.

 

 

Farewell to Mr Hendry

Today we say goodbye to Headteacher Mr Hendry after 4 1/2 years at Northfield Academy. As a surprise we asked staff and pupils across the school to describe Mr Hendry in one word. The film below shows what the school community thought. We now invite the wider Northfield community of parents , friends and partners to think of their word for Mr Hendry and to share it with us.

 

Thank you Mr Hendry

#aspiretobeoutstanding

Whole School Extra Curricular Timetable

The latest whole school extra-curricular club timetable is now available below.

 

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New Clubs

S1-6 Volleyball club Monday lunch time

S1-6 Lego Club Monday lunch time (Starting 20 Feb)

S1-3 Gymnastics club Monday after school

S1-6 Trampolining Skills Development Wednesday after school

S1-2  Table Tennis Thursday lunch time

S1-6 Parkour Drop in Friday lunch time

 

Change of time/place

S1-6 Henna club now in N26

Reading Café is now on a Monday after school (instead of Tuesday).