The Rivers Secondary College,

KADINA HIGH

CAMPUS

2016

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Here is our school motto.

SUCCESS WITH HONOUR

CARE ABOUT LEARNING

CARE FOR OTHERS

CARE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

CARE FOR YOURSELF

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KADINA HIGH CAMPUS

Here is the front office.

Students need to go to the front office to pay money, to receive

first aid treatment, to see the Principal, to sign in when arriving

late or leaving early, or to meet their parents if necessary.

The driveway to Kadina High Campus

Kadina is a high school with around 500 students and 50 staff.

Here is a photo of the entry to the school.

The door to the

main office

This is the only entrance for students to use to access the

front office.

There is another door to see Mr Townsend or Mrs Fields.

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Mr Davies

Mr Townsend

Mr Davies is the Principal. He is here to

help everyone do their best and have happy

days at school. He does not teach classes,

instead he makes sure that the school runs

smoothly. His office is part of the main office.

Mr Townsend is the Deputy Principal, and

assists Mr Davies in the running of the school.

His office is also part of the main office.

Mr Townsend’s job is to ensure that the school

rules are followed, and he disciplines students

when necessary.

He sees students in the morning if they are on a

school contract. Mr Townsend is also available for

students to talk to when they have concerns.

Mrs Fields is the Head Teacher Welfare, and her office is also in the front office. Mrs Field’s

job is to make sure that everything goes well for

students and she is able to provide assistance in

many areas. If you are having any problems at school,

you can go to Mrs Field and discuss the problem with

her.

Mrs Fields

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Mr Baker is the Executive Principal of

The Rivers Secondary College, which is made up of the three secondary public

high campuses of Kadina, Lismore and Richmond

River. The College also works closely with local

public schools in the area.

These schools make up The Rivers P-12 Learning

Community.

The Rivers Secondary College supports high

quality teaching and learning programs leading to

improved learning outcomes for students.

Mr Baker

Mrs Laverty is the acting Head Teacher of

The Rivers Secondary College. In her role, Mrs Laverty co-ordinates the shared

curriculum between the three campuses.

Mrs Laverty organises various staff and student

teams in the areas of sport, curriculum, leadership,

creative and performing arts

Among other things she also collaborates with the

wider community. Mrs Laverty

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Mrs Watts is our Chaplain and Spiritual

Learning teacher. She can be found in the English Staffroom.

Mrs Watts

Mr McCluskie is the School Counsellor. His office is between the PD/H/PE Staffroom

and the Front Office.

Mr McCluskie is trained to help students who may

have difficulties at school or at home. Your

teachers, or parents may make a referral for you to

see Mr McCluskie or you can refer yourself.

Mr McCluskie

Kadina has a Girls Supervisor, who helps girls with any advice or problems.

Mr Noakes is the

acting Head Teacher Administration, and his office is off the staff common room.

Mr Noakes has the overall responsibility for uniform,

attendance and truancy.

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Mr Clark

You will find Mr Clark in the

Maths Staffroom

Mr Clark is the Year 7 Adviser for 2016. He will be your Year Adviser until you finish school,

so you will get to know him very well.

Mr Clark helps to advise students with their

subjects, and with social issues. He will advise the

best action for students to take and if necessary

will talk with other staff.

Your parents are able to contact him about any

issues you are having at school.

Feel free to see Mr Clark whenever you need

anything…

He is always ready to help!

Learning Support

Mrs Mathieson and

Mrs Forsterling are the

LaST’s and they are in the

the Learning Support

staffroom. The Learning Support staff assist

students who may have additional

needs.

We also have the LaSER room where students are able to go to get

assistance with assignments

and class work.

Mrs Mathieson Mrs Forsterling

LaSER room

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You are not allowed to walk through

the office area, it is not a

thoroughfare. You need to walk

around the outside of the building.

The Front Office

The ladies in the front office.

Mrs Wiblen Mrs Mortimer Mrs Coles

No Thoroughfare The Office hallway

Mrs Giacobetti is our

School Administrative Manager.

Mrs Simpson

This is the door you use

to see Mr Townsend or

Mrs Fields.

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Mrs Irene Clarke is the AEO (Aboriginal

Education Officer) at Kadina High Campus. Her job is to

provide support for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander

students at Kadina. Mrs Clarke’s office is just outside the main

office on the way to the library.

Mrs Irene Clarke

Gail Debbie

Feel free to approach either of them for help!

We have School Learning Support Officers who may be in some

of your classes…

they are there to help the teacher and the students…

Here are Gail Wergs and Debbie Miller who are two of the SLSO’s at

Kadina…

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Kadina High Campus has a large, well

resourced library. It is usually open at recess and

lunchtimes, but sometimes it needs to

close if there is a teacher meeting, or

other educational activities.

Many teachers take their class into the

library for some research lessons.

Mrs Fitzpatrick is the Librarian and Mrs Anderson is the

Library Assistant. They will help you find what you are looking

for in the library. Mrs Fitzpatrick will teach you during the year.

Mrs Fitzpatrick Mrs Anderson

The Library

2016

School Captains - Sarah Franey & Craig Price

Vice Captains - Jennifer D’Arantes & Jake Collins

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Kadina High Campus has a great canteen with lots of variety and

great prices. You can use the canteen at recess and lunch time. The

canteen is a bit like a cafeteria and you move along the line while

you collect your food and drinks and pay at the end of the line.

You can also buy the school uniform from the canteen.

Mrs Ryce is the Canteen Supervisor.

Lining up at the canteen Mrs Ryce

Kadina High Campus is proud of its uniform and it is worn by

students everyday.

If you can’t wear it one day, you will need a note from your parent/

carer saying why you haven’t worn the uniform.

You will need to give this note to your Roll Call teacher and they will

give you a Uniform Pass!

In winter we have

track pants, a polyester

jacket, a polar fleece

jacket and a woollen jumper.

The Kadina High uniform Girls - new KHS tartan skirt or black KHS shorts + bottle

green KHS polo shirt

Boys - black KHS shorts + bottle green KHS polo shirt

The senior students wear a white KHS blouse/shirt

+ the new KHS tartan skirt or black KHS shorts.

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There are plenty of Boys and Girls toilets at Kadina High Campus.

They look like this…

or this…

There are also Change Rooms for when you need to change for PE.

When you get thirsty you can drink from any of the bubblers that

are around… or you can buy a drink from the canteen at recess or

lunch!

Bubblers

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There are many different staffrooms at Kadina High Campus.

Here are some of them…..

Science

Upstairs B Block

HSIE

Upstairs B Block

English

Downstairs B Block

PD/Health/PE

Downstairs C Block

CAPA

Downstairs C Block

TAS

Upstairs C Block

Maths

Upstairs A Block

Careers Advisor

Downstairs A Block

Support Teachers

Upstairs B Block

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Each subject area has a Head Teacher. The Head Teacher is

responsible for the teaching and learning programs for that area as

well as the welfare and discipline for students.

Here are the Head Teachers for 2016.

Mr Carter

MATHS

Ms Page

ENGLISH

Mr van den Berg

SCIENCE / PDHPE

Mr Hayden

TAS / CAPA

Mr Wallace

HSIE

Mrs Johnstone

CAPA Coordinator

Mr Dalli

PDHPE Coordinator

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Stuart Dobbie is our General Assistant. Stuart is responsible for assisting teachers with

resources and for keeping the school grounds neat

and tidy.

Stuart is very happy when students and staff use the bins provided

to dispose of their rubbish.

We have two ‘bin stations’. One is located in the Canteen area, the

other is on the MPC Steps.

Yellow Lid- Recyclable (cans, bottles, paper)

Green Lid- Organic Waste (food scraps)

Whole in Lid- Rubbish

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All classrooms are labelled with a sign which has a letter and a

number on it. These are the same room numbers that are on your

timetable.

Some examples are:

Kadina High Campus also has an MPC. This stands for Multi Purpose

Centre. Sometimes PE lessons and Sport are in the MPC.

Usually school assemblies are held in there.

Other uses are: drama, exhibitions, exams.

There are many different areas to go and sit, play or have your

lunch in. These are just a couple of those places.

Sport in the MPC

Kadina High Campus is a great place to be. There are many people

in the school to help you when you need it. Just ask!

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Collect 5 faculty Merit Slips from one subject and

hand them into the teacher you have for that subject

to collect a Faculty Certificate of Merit Award!

Hand 3 Faculty Certificate of Merit Awards into

the Maths staffroom to collect a Principal’s Award!

Collect 3 Principal’s Awards, then

hand them into the Maths staffroom

and collect a Bronze Medallion!

Keep working hard in all your classes

to collect 5 more Principal’s Awards…

then hand them into the Maths staffroom

with your Bronze Award to collect a

Silver Medallion!

You can receive awards for working well in class… and you

get your name in the Newsletter!

For the final stage, collect another 7 Principal’s Awards, hand them into

the Maths staffroom with your Silver Award to collect your

Gold Medallion!

Finally, when you receive 3 Gold Medallions you will be able to

collect your KADINA GOLD.

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Kadina has socials and casual dress days during the year…

they usually have a theme and most people get dressed up…

Our socials are held at the Lismore Workers Club.

We also have a lot of sports carnivals every year…

and our sport houses are:

Bradman—Green , Fraser—Yellow , Newcombe—Red , Cuthbert—Blue

There are lots of opportunities for you to get involved at

Kadina which means you will have a great time and make life

long friends!

Swimming Carnival

Cross Country

(at Lennox Head)

Athletics Carnival

Our SRC and Leo groups organise fundraisers throughout

the year which can be cake days, ice cream days, crazy

hair day or wear a particular colour accessory for a day.

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1 8:30..9:20 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1

RC 9:10..9:20 7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

2 9:20..10:10 English A

PES [B4]

English A

PES [B4]

Sport T Drama A

SID [A9]

PDHPE A

DIP [B13]

3 10:10..11:00 Music A

JEV [MUS1]

10:10..10:55

Maths A

CKM [A1]

Sport T

Pastoral Care A

CKM [A1]

Technology 2

HNC [MW]

R 11.:00..11:20 10:55..11:15

4 11:20..12:10 HSIE A

WAL [B6]

11:15..12:00

Technology 2

HNC [MW]

English A

PES [B4]

Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

Technology 2

HNC [MW]

5 12:10..13:00 PDHPE A

DIP [B13]

12:00..12:45

Music A

JEV [MUS1]

Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

PDHPE A

DIP [B13]

HSIE A

WAL [B6]

Ass Assembly

12:45..13:05

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L 13:00..13:40 13:05..13:45

6 13:40..14:30 Maths A

CKM [A1]

13:45..14:30

Language A

RNK [A6]

ICT A

FDV [LIB]

HSIE A

WAL [B6]

Maths A

CKM [A1]

7 14:30..15:15 Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

14:30..15:15

ICT A

FDV [LIB]

Language A

RNK [A6]

Language A

RNK [A6]

Spiritual Learning A

WSK [A6]

MonA TueA WedA ThuA FriA

1 8:30..9:20 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1 Period 1

RC 9:10..9:20 7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

7RCF

CKM [A1]

2 9:20..10:10 Language A

RNK [A6]

English A

PES [B4]

Sport T Technology 2

HNC [MW]

Language A

RNK [A6]

3 10:10..11:00 English A

PES [B4]

10:10..10:55

Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

Sport T

Music A

JEV [MUS1]

English A

PES [B4]

R 11:00..11:20 10:55..11:15

4 11:20..12:10 Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

11:15..12:00

Technology 2

HNC [MW]

English A

PES [B4]

Maths A

CKM [A1]

HSIE A

WAL [B6]

5 12:10..13:00 HSIE A

WAL [B6]

12:00..12:45

Maths A

CKM [A1]

PDHPE A

DIP [B13]

Drama A

SID [A9]

PDHPE A

DIP [B13]

Ass Assembly

12.45—13.05

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L 13:00..13:40 13:05..13:45

6 13:40..14:30 Technology 2

HNC [MW]

13:45..14:30

Language A

RNK [A6]

Maths A

CKM [A1]

Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

Maths A

CKM [A1]

7 14:30..15:15 ICT A

FDV [LIB]

14:30..15:15

HSIE A

WAL [B6]

Science A

VGZ [LAB1]

PDHPE A

DIP [B13]

Drama A

SID [A9]

WedB MonB TueB ThuB FriB

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