St. Simon The Apostle Primary School

Swimming

2023 St Simon Swimming Squad 

Congratulations to all our swimmers who participated in the District Swimming competition last Friday. All our swimmers in our school team should be extremely proud of their achievements. 

 

We wish to congratulate our swimmer who advanced through to the Knox Division Swimming Championships which will be held on Friday 10th March at Croydan Memorial Pool. All students who have advanced will be approached by Mr Karl Camerino regarding their invitation to the Division Championships.

 

Year 5 Open Water Learning Experience

Our Year 5 students will be involved in the Open Water Lifesaving Education Program on Thursday 23rd February. The day of learning creates ‘Everyday Lifesavers’ out of our students, by teaching them practical and engaging water safety, lifesaving and emergency response skills. The OWLE program is designed to empower students to make safe aquatic related decisions while enjoying their local waterway. Lifesaving Victoria instructors will conduct a 2.5 hour session with the remaining time used to engage in a range of “Nipper” beach activities.

 

The setting of our program will be at Hampton LifeSaving Club on Hampton’s forebeach. 

 

We ask all Year 5 parents to make sure their child packs the following in a small backpack for the day:

  • Morning snack
  • Lunch 
  • 2 drink bottles filled with water
  • School Hat
  • Rash vest or suitable t-shirt with long/short sleeves (Rash vests are provided by LSV and to be worn for visibility and safety reasons but your child may like to wear their own rash vest or a sleeved shirt underneath LSV rash vest)
  • SPF 30+ sunscreen
  • Face Mask (to be worn on the bus)
  • Towel
  • Change of underwear
  • Plastic bag for any wet clothing
  • Warm clothing (in case of cool weather)
  • Wetsuit (optional)
  • Hygiene Items such as soap (optional) 

 

All information regarding the Year 5 Open Water Learning Experience can be found in the sent Operoo permission form. 

 

Karl Camerino

Interschool Sport and Outdoor Education Leader

 

 

 

Year 2 and Year 4 Swimming Program

Our St Simon the Apostle Swimming program begins today for our Year 2 and Year 4 students. They will be attending swimming lessons every day from Monday 20th February to Friday 3rd March. The timetable below outlines the structure of the lessons and when your child will be attending their session.

 

St Simon Swimming Program Timetable

What Your Child Needs To Pack and Bring EVERY DAY

Year 2 and 4 students  attending the swimming program will need to bring the following to school every day in a swimming bag;

  • A towel, 
  • 2 x plastic bags for wet clothing 
  • Spare Underwear and socks
  • Thongs/slides (only to be worn at the pool venue)
  • A Hairbrush (Optional) 
  • Goggles (Optional: If students have received their Maxi Pink Paul Sadler certificate, they will have received their goggle licence)
  • Swimming cap (Optional)
  • Ear plugs (Optional)

Please ensure that all items brought to school are clearly labelled with your child's name.

Students can bring their swimming bathers in their swimming bag and change into them before their session. Alternatively bathers can be worn in the morning under their school uniforms if they are comfortable to wear them during school time before their session.