RICHMOND RIVER HIGH CAMPUS NEWSLETTER

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E richmondri-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au

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2020 I ISSUE 1 I TERM 1 I WEEK 2

Right… last week it was fire talk and this week, surprise surprise, it is flood talk. As I write this on Thursday afternoon after a very wet but successful Swimming Carnival, I can actually watch the lake on McKenzie Oval grow larger by the minute. Please be vigilant about checking conditions before sending your young person to school on a bus, it can be frightening for young people to have to be evacuated from school early to get home and not be totally sure they are going to be able to get there. Many of you live with creeks and culverts and like mine, I imagine both can change rapidly when we get rain like we are currently experiencing. For safety’s sake, if in doubt, keep your young person with you. Please also remember to take extreme care in floodwater as the drought has changed the landscape in ways we can’t be sure of until the water recedes.

Take care, and keep updated on the BOM site as well as all the school messaging facilities such as schoolstream and Facebook.

Stay safe.

Mary-Jane Pell Principal

C A L E N D A R

10-14 February Year 12 Hospitality Workplacement Week Year 12 Construction Workplacement Week 11 February CHS Boys Softball 13 February Carr Legacy Scholarship Assembly AIME Taster Session 14 February NC Secondary Volleyball Broncos Launch 18 February Zone Swimming 20 February School Photos NR Swimming 21 February Vaccinations - Year 7

P&C Meeting 2nd Monday of each month

RICHMOND RIVER HIGH CAMPUS Lake Street, North Lismore NSW 2480 Tel: 02 6621 3456 Fax: 02 6622 2928 Email: richmondri-h.school.nsw.edu.au www.richmondri-h.schools.nsw.edu.au www.facebook.com/richmondriverhigh

Principal’s Message

Deputy Principal’s News Hello RRHC Community,

It has been a busy week with students being trained in our emergency procedures, as well as behaviour expectations and school procedures. We will have drills during the year to train students in what is required so that if there is an event they know what to do. Please develop a plan for keeping your students safe as we all are affected by severe weather events and ensure that if you are affected by flood water you have a clear plan for keeping everyone safe and back up plans if home is not an option. RRHC is guided by the SES and the bus companies if the weather is severe. Information will be provided via radio, the RRHC webpage, and social media.

Students have completed sport selections this week. Any students who have not selected a sport have been placed in At School Sport. For sports that have an associated cost the cost must be paid as soon as possible.

RRHC’s Swimming Carnival was on yesterday and it was great to see nearly 300 students participating on a very weather challenged day. Congratulations to all students who attended and to those students who were successful in placing to compete at the next level.

Our Year 12 students have been provided with flexible leave forms and other required documents. These forms must be returned and students must see the Deputies before leave is granted. It is a requirement that if any student needs to leave during the day a Parent or Carer must collect the student from school. Year 11 will receive these forms next week and they will need to be completed and returned to the Deputy Principals for review.

Parents and Carers - if you need to collect your child from school please ensure you use the correct procedure of contacting the school and not the student directly as this direct contact can result in difficulty as students are not permitted to use their phone in class.

Congratulations to all our students for a fantastic start to the year, it is great to see nearly every student in uniform and students engaged in their learning.

“The ultimate test of your character is how secure you feel in helping others succeed and come up higher”

― Henna Sohail

Have a happy and safe weekend.

Luke Woodward Deputy Principal

Year 7 Vaccinations

This link maybe helpful at this time. https://bit.ly/33XDa1C

Headspace - How to cope with the stress of

natural disasters Year 7 Vaccinations will occur on 21 February 2020. Please return forms to the Front Office as soon as possible. Vaccinations for Year 7 will take place on Friday 21 February. They will be receiving the first dose of Gardasil and the Boostrix vaccination. Please make sure that your child has breakfast and a drink on the morning of 21 February. Louise Seccombe Teacher-Librarian

So another year begins at the usual fast pace for our students and their teachers. As a parent or carer what you say and do at home makes a big difference to your child's attitude to school and their success rate. It is my job here at school to help you to support your child. If there is information that you need to better do this, then school staff is willing to work with you. Communication is a two way process. Below is an example of how you can help.

The Centre for Education Statistics and Evaluation do the research in our schools to find what works and how we can do better for the success of your children. They suggest that the role of parents in supporting their children's learning is vital to their success. Here are their suggestions on how you can help.

1. Have regular conversations with your child about their learning progress and post-school aspirations. This helps you identify and address, early enough, any factors that might hinder students’ desire or ability to complete school and follow their preferred post-school pathway. You should also seek guidance from your child’s teachers/school about how to best support their aspirations.

2. Seek and clarify knowledge about which subjects their children could study in preparation for particular post-school pathways. If parents understand the alignment between particular subjects and students’ aspirations, they can help guide students’ subject selection.

3.Encourage your child to value school by insisting on regular attendance. Of all the predictors of school completion, positive attendance showed the greatest increased likelihood of school completion (six percentage points), when compared to a student with poor attendance.

4. Encourage students to put effort into their school work. Increased effort in school has been shown to decrease the likelihood of students dropping out of school (Fall & Roberts 2012).

5. Where appropriate, draw upon personal experience to educate your child on the reality and requirements of your own career pathways. Research has shown that high school students tend to identify their parents as the role models to whom they look for setting career goals (Somers, Owens & Piliawsky 2009). This puts you in a unique position to guide these aspirations. Anne Bowden Community Liaison Officer (CLO)

From the Community Liaison Officer (CLO)

Student Opportunities

From the PDHPE Faculty

New Bikes The PDHPE Faculty has joined forces with the Wellbeing and Facilities Teams to purchase a class set of mountain bikes and helmets. Jason Sipple of JUST RIDE Cycles has also supported the school in the purchasing and building of the bikes. Our hope is to get as many students and staff active in a non-competitive environment. It will also assist classes in accessing venues around the Lismore area in an active an environmentally friendly way. Students and staff can’t wait to get out and ride them! Stacy Clark, HT PDHPE

School Sports Captains 2020

At our house meetings on Friday Week 1, we voted in the Captains and Vice Captains for 2020. Kewell Captains are Bronte-Ann and George. Vice Captains are Ayla-Mae and Derek. Red Gilchrist Captains are Isaiah and Archer. Vice Captains are Jade and Joshua. Green Freeman Captains Josh and Rattana. Vice Captains Tameka and Ethan. Blue Thomas Captains Ursula and Christopher. Vice Captains Elijah and Izaiah. Yellow John Eakin PDHPE Teacher

Year 7 PDHPE

Year 7 PDHPE Fundamental Movement Skills - Our new Year 7 students diving into their PDHPE lessons during their first week of high school. Stacy Clark, HT PDHPE

Scooter Boards

Year 10 PASS students testing out the PDHPE Departments new scooter boards for a modified game of soccer.

Study Skills Tip for January - Top Tips for a new year The key to making the most of this opportunity is focusing on the things which will bring the biggest return. 1. Simplify Your Organization System Every student has an organization system. True, the definition of “organization” may be looser for some students than others, but everyone has a way they stay organized (or attempt to). Maybe you’re the “Type-A” student and you have a clearly defined system. You’ll know that you’re “Type-A” by the file folders you both own and use, the folded socks in your drawer, and all the lists by which you keep track of important information. You probably have a calendar, a planner, and you know exactly which clothing is clean and which is dirty. But not everyone fits in such a naturally organised world. These students can be called “Type-B.” If you’re a “Type-B” student, you’re not alone, but organization probably requires more effort. “Type-B” students tend to prefer “piling systems” to filing cabinets. Calendars often seem like too much work, so they’d rather just put everything in their backpacks and find it later. Students on the far end of the “Type-B” universe may even find themselves sorting laundry via the “smell check” method. Regardless of whether you are a Type A or B student, though, one of the biggest difference-makers this year is your organisation system. Few things will save time and improve academic performance the way an effective organization system will. A great organization system has at its centre one goal: replace your brain. The more organized you are, the less you have to think. Your organization system should be simple enough that you don’t have to make any decisions about where you put new assignments, where to find completed assignments, or what to do with graded assignments. You shouldn’t have to go through a mental checklist every time you study because your organization system does it for you. The fewer decisions you need to make, the more your thoughts and energy can focus on things that matter. Consider these four questions to determine how simple your organization system is right now:

• Do you have good systems in place to manage and organize both the paper and digital resources for school?

• Do you have a system to make sure that all assignments and due dates are marked on your calendar / planner?

• Do you have a system to focus on what needs to be done today and not just what’s due tomorrow? When you can answer each of these four questions without thinking, you’ll know that your organization system is simple enough to be a major asset this year. 2. Break the “Cram Cycle” Before it Starts By the end of the semester, students often find themselves overloaded and overwhelmed, having to rely on cramming for final exams to get through to the break. They are exhausted and in survival mode. Thriving academically no longer matters. All that matters is the break at the end. If you’ve ever felt this way, you’ve experienced what we call the “Cram Cycle.” Students get busy during the semester, which leads to exhaustion. When you’re exhausted, the only thing you want to do is zone out for a bit. After an afternoon of zoning, students are forced to put all their effort into completing assignments that are due tomorrow. We call this “cramming.” As students work on only that which is due tomorrow, long-term assignments pile up and create even more busyness, which leads to exhaustion, and the “Cram Cycle” begins to accelerate. Most students only get out of the “Cram Cycle” when the semester ends. But this year can be different. If you want to stay out of this dreaded cycle, commit yourself to doing some independent learning at least five days a week, even when you don’t have anything due the next day. Use every day as a review day, spreading out your study sessions for big tests and projects across multiple days instead of letting them pile up. This approach takes more effort initially to create these habits, but you’ll reap the benefits when you’re free of the “Cram Cycle” and the stress that follows it come finals season. 3. Supercharge Retention with Scientifically-verified Study Strategies Everyone knows that taking notes is a good idea. Reading your textbooks seem like a great thing to do. And you’ve probably learned that it’s best to have a consistent place to study, one which is quiet, clean, and comfortable enough (but not TOO comfortable). But what are the strategies that have been scientifically-verified to boost your retention? One of the best things you can do is to take a break in the middle of your study sessions. In one study psychologists wanted to find out whether there was any difference in “spacing” a study session (this means to take a break in the middle) or “massing” instead (which means that you hammer it out all at once). The researchers took two randomly-chosen, equal groups of students, gave them the same amount of study time, gave them the same material, and tested them on the material afterward. The only difference was that one group took a short break in the middle and the other group didn’t. The results were incredible. The group that studied with “spacing” did 50% better than the group that studied with “massing.” That means in the same amount of study time, you could potentially boost your retention by 50% by just taking a ten-minute break. Learn more this year about how to improve your results and be more efficient and effective with your schoolwork by working through the units on www.studyskillshandbook.com.au . Our school’s access details are: Username: RRHC Password: 88success

R I C H M O N D R I V E R H I G H C A M P U S

Lake Street, North Lismore NSW 2480 Tel: 02 6621 3456 Fax: 02 6622 2928 Email: richmondri-h.school@det.nsw.edu.au www.richmondri-h.schools.nsw.edu.au www.facebook.com/richmondriverhigh We would like to respectfully acknowledge the Elders past and present of the Wijabul Wiyabal people and other peoples of Bundjalung Nation. We acknowledge that they are the first peoples of this land on which our school stands.

Q U O T E O F T H E W E E K

“We don’t stop playing because we grow old;

we grow old because we stop playing.”

- George Bernard Shaw

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Student online portal -

web2.richmondri-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/portal/login

Online Study Skills Handbook - RRHC / 88success

www.studyskillshandbook.com.au

Kids HELPLINE - 1800 551 800

Lismore HEADSPACE - 6625 0200

Mental Health Line - 1800 011 511

Beyond Blue - 1300 789 978

Important Websites

Important Phone Numbers

Breakfast Club is back

Monday-Friday 8.30-8.50am Chill Out Room

All welcome - No charge

The Rivers Secondary College - Richmond River High Campus uses STYMIE to support student wellbeing and to support direct action against

bullying in our school. The program educates bystanders about their responsibilities and provides an online, independent reporting method, ensuring complete anonymity for students making notifications; creating a sense of safety in ‘the crowd’. The use of Stymie will help change the ‘culture of acceptance’ of bullying behaviours. Students can access Stymie by going to www.stymie.com.au and www.facebook.com/stymieau

Monday 10 February Chicken or Vegetable Thai green curry - Small $5, Large $7

Tuesday 11 February Mustard chicken or Mustard vegetable with rice - Small $5, Large $7 Thursday 13 February Pasta Bolognese or Tomato paste - Small $5, Large $7 Friday 14 February Chilli con carne or Bean jacket potato - $6 each

* The Canteen still has school supplies available for purchase. Book packs $50, Calculators $25, Aprons $10. * Volunteers are always appreciated and if you can assist please contact Laura at the Canteen to discuss availability. * School lockers are available for hire through the Canteen. A $50 fee for the year applies with a $10 refund when you hand back the keys at the end of the year.

Canteen Specials Week 3

2020 RRHC Uniform Requirements

School uniforms as shown below will be supplied by Lowes located in the Lismore Square, Lismore.

Please note: Tights, black T-shirts, denim jeans, singlets/tank tops, midriff tops, transparent fabric, torn/ripped clothing, incorrect colours and stripes, large logos or slogans, and shorty shorts are not acceptable for school. Please note: Work Health and Safety laws (2012) require all students working in a Technology practical classroom, Science labs and some CAPA classrooms to wear sturdy leather shoes. Students may not be able to participate in some activities in these practical classrooms if they are in canvas shoes.

GIRLS BOYS

Junior School Uniform Junior School Uniform

• White, red or grey Richmond River logo polo shirt

• Black skirt, plain black mid thigh length shorts, black long pants or black jeans (Tights are not acceptable)

• NB: Denim clothing is NOT acceptable

• White, red or grey Richmond River logo polo shirt

• Plain black shorts of an appropriate length, long black pants or black jeans

• NB: Denim clothing is NOT acceptable

Senior School Uniform Senior School Uniform

• White, red or grey Richmond River logo polo shirt

• White buttoned senior shirt (and school tie on formal occasions)

• Black skirt, plain black mid thigh length shorts, black long pants or black jeans (Tights are not acceptable)

• NB: Denim clothing is NOT acceptable

• White, red or grey Richmond River logo polo shirt

• White buttoned senior shirt (and school tie on formal occasions)

• Plain black shorts of an appropriate length, black long pants or black jeans

• NB: Denim clothing is NOT acceptable

Sport Uniform Junior Sport Uniform Junior

• Red polo shirt

• Plain black mid thigh length shorts or black sport shorts(Tights are not acceptable)

Special note: Students are required to change for PE lessons and change back to regular school uniform for remaining lessons

• Red polo shirt

• Plain black shorts of an appropriate length or black sport shorts

Special note: Students are required to change for PE lessons and change back to regular school uniform for remaining lessons

Winter Uniform Junior and Senior Winter Uniform Junior and Senior

• White or grey Richmond River logo polo shirt

• White buttoned senior shirt (and school tie on formal occasions)

• Plain black long pants/track pants or black jeans

• Black skirt, plain black mid thigh length shorts (Tights are not acceptable)

• Red Richmond River jumper

• Red or black Richmond River jacket

• Plain black, grey or red jumper or cardigan

• Years 11/12 designed school jumper or jacket

• NB: Denim clothing is NOT acceptable

• White or grey Richmond River logo polo shirt

• White buttoned senior shirt (and school tie on formal occasions)

• Plain black long pants/track pants or black jeans

• Plain black shorts of an appropriate length

• Red Richmond River jumper

• Red or black Richmond River jacket

• Plain black, grey or red jumper

• Years 11/12 designed school jumper or jacket

• NB: Denim clothing is NOT acceptable

Community News

Australian Air Force Cadets 326 Squadron City of Lismore

ONCE A YEAR Recruitment and Information Nights

Friday 7th, 14th, 21st and 28th February 6-10pm (6-7.30pm for parents information session)

Air Force Road East Lismore For further information call or text

Commanding Officer Steve Parry on 0427 635 331

Casino BMX Club COME AND TRY DAY

Sunday 16 February 10am-1pm

Crawford Square, Casino For ages 2 to 70 years. All you need is a bike, simply what you have at home is fine, or we will have a few bikes and gear to lend on the day. Please bring long pants, long sleeved shirt and a full faced helmet. Assistance will be available with joining Casino BMX and Active Kids Vouchers can be used. The Canteen will be open and sausage will be available. For information check out Casino BMX Club Facebook page or call Kylie on 0409 481 978.