Well done to our AFCCT school of football team for winning a bag of footballs for this photograph in the SFA #GiesABaw competition.
Category Archives: Pupil Groups
Senior Management Team to tackle Kilt Walk
On Sunday 5th June, our intrepid Senior Management Team will take on their toughest challenge yet – 8 miles of gruelling, agonising walking all while sporting kilts.
To raise money for the school’s supported charity – the STV Appeal – Mr Hendry, Mr Will, Dr Campbell and Mr Dow will don traditional Scottish garb and take on the Aberdeen Kilt Walk, along with many others. To support the team, you can donate at their JustGiving page – and come along on the day to cheer them on!
Mobile Phone Recycling Week
This week is a great opportunity to help Friends of the Earth by bringing any old mobile phones and chargers into your tutor group!
UPDATE: Lip Sync Battle Trailer
Watch the trailer here:
Members of the Charities Committee will be coming round to tutor classes on Monday to sell tickets for the Lip Sync Battle Event which takes place next Thursday (24th) from 18:30-20:30 in the main hall.
Tickets are £2 each and all money collected will go towards the two charities that are being supported this year; The STV Appeal and Red International. Pupils from all year groups are welcome along with their family and friends. Staff also very welcome!!
We will also be selling tickets in the FONA shop at break times on Monday-Thursday.
The evening itself will be a mixture of showing pre-recorded lip sync videos submitted by seniors and staff members and live performances by our pupils.
We will also be selling raffle tickets on the night. We are very excited to say that we have an incredible top prize of a signed Aberdeen FC Shirt!
Please don’t hesitate to speak to Mr Rorie, Miss Dolan, any of the Charities Committee or myself for more information.
Lip Sync Battle
Members of the Charities Committee will be coming round to tutor classes on Monday to sell tickets for the Lip Sync Battle Event which takes place next Thursday (24th) from 18:30-20:30 in the main hall.
Tickets are £2 each and all money collected will go towards the two charities that are being supported this year; The STV Appeal and Red International. Pupils from all year groups are welcome along with their family and friends. Staff also very welcome!!
We will also be selling tickets in the FONA shop at break times on Monday-Thursday.
The evening itself will be a mixture of showing pre-recorded lip sync videos submitted by seniors and staff members and live performances by our pupils.
We will also be selling raffle tickets on the night. We are very excited to say that we have an incredible top prize of a signed Aberdeen FC Shirt!
Please don’t hesitate to speak to Mr Rorie, Miss Dolan, any of the Charities Committee or myself for more information.
Go4SET Success
For the second year running Northfield Academy has won a trophy in the Go4SET competition.
The Go4SET competition is for a team of S2 pupils. In November the team, Kacey Bruce, Kirsty Leslie, Hannah Milne, Lucia McDonald and Joshua Currie, attended a launch event where they participated in some team building activities and selected the challenge they would tackle. From November until February the team worked with Balfour Beatty to research the building materials, heating and energy supply for an eco classroom that they would like to see built at Northfield Academy. They also designed the classroom, built a model to represent their ideas, created posters to tell their story and wrote a report of their findings.
As part of the challenge each pupil completed enough research to achieve a Silver CREST award which is a nationally recognised award.
During the final on the 18th February the team presented to two judges as well as discussing their classroom with other pupils, teachers and visitors. The judging was very close this year but Northfield Academy were awarded the Teamwork Award as they had demonstrated an excellent team spirit.
NEW: Ukulele Club
Our new ukulele club starts tomorrow (Thursday 28th January) at 1pm in the Music Department. You can use a school ukulele or BYOU (Bring Your Own Uke). Open to all pupils and staff. ukulele club poster
Europa League Trip to Old Trafford
Do you want to see Manchester United play FC Midtjylland on Friday 25 February?
Are you in S1-S3?
Collect a letter from the school office if you are interested!
PSAs do 12 Days of Christmas
You didn’t ask for it….
No-one wanted it…
But they did it anyway!
Food Waste Transition Project comes up top in Ecocity Awards
Northfield Academy’s Food Waste Transition Project comes up top in Ecocity Awards
The transition project came runner up in The Eco Learning Award, this award celebrates projects that have a significant impact on the environment and learning.
The transition project enables primary pupils to become more familiar with the academy. This project was designed to introduce the pupils to the concept of waste food, environmental problems and raise awareness of food waste and campaign to reduce the amount of waste.
Shoe Box Appeal – Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree……..
It was lovely to receive two shoe boxes from former pupil Fraser Gow’s mum and grandma – more importantly, this is the first two points for Stewart house.
REMEMBER LAST DAY FOR DONATIONS IS MONDAY 16TH NOVEMBER
Special thanks to all who have donated, there will be more baubles on our giving Christmas tree tomorrow.
Please see the Packing Instructions for more detail about what should go into your shoe box
Poppy Scotland Appeal
Following yesterday’s Act of Remembrance, staff and pupils are reminded that poppies will be available during tutor time on Monday and Tuesday this week through senior pupils.
The school will also observe a 2 minute silence at 11 am on Wednesday 11 November 2015.
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!
Take a look in the dining hall ………….
The shoe box appeal is well on its way this year towards making a difference to some of the children around the world who won’t be opening any presents this year.
Each shoe box gifted will gain a house point – come on Macbeth, Wallace and Stewart 😉
All you need to do is work with your tutor teacher to fill a shoebox with gifts – how simple!
Huge thank you to Mr. Watt for his design and artistic awesomeness.
Shoe Box Appeal 2015
The Eco group would like to ask the Northfield Academy community to support this years shoe box appeal.
This appeal runs from Monday 2nd Nov to Monday 16th November.
School football trials
After the success of both the S1 and S3 football teams last year, we look forward this year to another exciting season of school football. This year we will be running four teams at S1, S2, S3 and S4 level. Every team is open to new players and players will be selected based on their performance at trials.
The first of the trials will be Wednesday 19th August after school for the S1 football team. This will run till around 4:30 and will be on the grass pitches so boots and shin guards should be worn. Please see Mr McKenzie if you have any more questions about this, or if you are interested in playing for the team but can not make the trial.
The second trial will be on Monday 24th August after school with the same format, for the S3 football team. Please see Mr Halcrow or Mr McKenzie if you have any queries about this or can not make the trial.
Please pay attention for information regarding the S2 and S4 trials, of which the dates are yet to be confirmed but will be at some point next week.
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