I am writing to you to ask for your continued support with this and also to remind you exactly what your child should be wearing from August.

Please see the attached letter which can be downloaded for easy reference.

School Uniform 2017-2018

Boys S1-S4

White polo shirt (plain or with school badge)
OR
Plain white formal shirt
Black sweatshirt with school badge
Plain black trousers, NO tracksuit bottoms
Pupils can wear shoes, trainers or footwear of any colour
Pupils can wear a school blazer and school tie if they choose

Girls S1-S4

White polo shirt (plain or with the school badge)
OR
Plain white blouse
Black sweatshirt with school badge
OR
Black cardigan (plain or with the school badge)
Black skirt or black dress trousers or thick leggings, NO thin tights without a skirt please
Pupils can wear shoes, trainers or footwear of any colour
Pupils can wear a school blazer and school tie if they choose

Boys S5/6

White polo shirt (plain or with school badge)
OR
White formal shirt
Black sweatshirt with school badge
Plain black trousers, NO tracksuit bottoms
Senior pupils will be expected to wear a black blazer
Pupils can wear shoes, trainers or footwear of any colour

Girls S5/6

White polo shirt (plain or with the school badge)
OR
Plain white blouse
Black sweatshirt with school badge
Black skirt or black dress trousers or thick leggings, NO thin tights without a skirt please
Pupils can wear shoes, trainers or footwear of any colour
Senior pupils will be expected to wear a black blazer

Please note that pupils should wear a white polo shirt and a black sweatshirt in S1-S4. It is not either or.

The uniform is available online at Tesco at http://www.clothingattesco.com/aberdeen/northfield-academy/invt/5244234/.

Blazers can also be purchased at
http://www.yourschooluniform.com/schools/index/northfield-academy-2336

School badges are available to buy from the school office to fix onto blazers bought with no badge should you choose to buy a blazer from other retailers.

Our new tartan tie will be available on 22th August and is the same for all pupils and costs £5. The tie is not compulsory for S1-S4 but with the introduction of polo shirts, cardigans and blazers, more young people are choosing to wear one. On our return from the summer break we will be working hard to get pupils into the habit of removing outdoor jackets, hoodies and non-uniform items off whenever they are in the school.

PE Kit

All pupils are expected to bring with them a change of kit for PE lessons. PE kit should include a complete change of clothes including a top and bottoms.

Pupils who forget kit will be issued with fresh laundered kit for that lesson and will be marked as no kit. This will also mean pupils will require a bag for PE kit but also for school work and their homework planner which each pupil will receive on the first day back.

On Tuesday 22th August, first day back all our new S1 pupils should arrive in school using the main school entrance and report to the main hall. From Wednesday 17th August all pupils will not be allowed to use the main door.

Finally can I thank you for your ongoing support of Northfield Academy.

Please see attached price lists for the school canteen.  Parents, guardians, pupils and staff are reminded the canteen is cashless – all purchases should be made with an Accord Card.

SANDWICHES PRICE LIST – 1 April 2016.doc

ACCOMPANIMENT PRICE LIST 1 April 2016

BAKERY CRISPS CONFECTIONERY PRICE LIST – 1 April 2016 DESSERT PRICE LIST 1 April 2016

DRINKS PRICE LIST – 1 April 2016

MAIN MEALS PRICE LIST 25 June 2016

As we come to an end of another term I would like to thank you for all your support.  I have taken the decision to reduce our end of term bulletins to two a year, one at Christmas and one at the end of the summer term.  We plan to change the format of the next bulletin which will be out in July 2016.

Our S4, S5 & S6 pupils are very busy working towards their SQA examinations in May and a large number of our pupils have been attending extra study sessions and will be at our Easter Revision School on Monday 4thand Tuesday 5th April.  We would like to wish all our pupils the very best of luck in their forthcoming examinations and please remember hard work and sacrifice, will lead to improved results.

It has been another busy term and there have been a wide range of events taking place, including, Lip Sync Battle, SQA information evenings, 60th Anniversary planning, BBC School News Report Day, RGU wider access events and many other events and successes.  It is certainly good to say good bye to the dark, cold mornings and look forward to the warmer, longer days ahead, we hope!

Congratulations to our Youth Work Development officer, Colin Lemmon, who won a 2016 National Youth Worker of the Year Award for “Supporting the Curriculum for Excellence and Attainment” at the annual Youth Link Scotland Awards Ceremony held at the Crown Plaza in Glasgow.  Well done Colin.

On Friday 18th March our new Northfield Academy Tartan was registered on the Scottish Tartan register.  Our Tartan, part of our 60th Anniversary celebrations will be launched at our Celebration of Success Evening on Wednesday 15th June 2016.

Sadly at the end of this term, we say goodbye to Miss Arlene Gilleran from Target Support who is moving to Kintore Primary School.  We wish Miss Gilleran the very best in her new role.  I am also delighted to report that during the last month we have made a number of new staff appointments to the school.  Miss Rachel O’Connor, Home Economics; Miss Laura Barrie, Maths; Mr Brian Duncan, Chemistry and Miss Rachel Craig, English will all be taking up permanent posts in August 2016.  We are delighted that all our probationary teachers have all chosen to stay at Northfield and congratulate them all.

We have also appointment Mrs Elaine Sutherland and Mr Ryan Nicol to the Target Support Faculty both will be starting with us on Tuesday 3rd May.  Miss Sheonagh Henderson and Miss Cheryl Wills will be joining us in the Art and Design department from August 2016.  Last but by no means least Mr Calum MacArthur joining the Maths department in August 2016.

We welcome pupils back on Monday 18th April 2016

Dates to Remember

We will be holding the following events during the summer term and further details about each event will be circulated nearer the time

We hope you all have a good Easter break and we look forward to seeing our pupils refreshed and ready to start the summer term.

Yours Sincerely

Neil Hendry

Head Teacher