Swimming Details

When: Monday 9 September - Thursday 19 September 2019

Where: Ashburton Pool and Recreation Centre: Warner Ave, Ashburton

Who: All students from Prep to Year 6

Travel: Students will travel to and from on a bus

Cost: Prices are included in the school fees

There are nine sessions culminating in a Water Safety fun time in the final session.

Caps are optional

Long hair needs to be tied back (tight hair band please)

Goggles are required and necessary

Swimming Survey

Thank you for those who responded to the Flexibuzz regarding the swimming survey.

This survey is yet to be emailed to parents/carers. Hopefully this will happen within the next few weeks. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

The staff have explained this process will assist them to organise swimming groups with more accuracy, starting from the first swimming lesson. Of course, there may be changes along the way, as groups are fluid.

Timetable

A timetable is currently being finalised. With the one bus shuttle going to and from school and the swim centre, most classes have a twenty minute timeframe to exit the pool, change themselves and be ready to return to school on the bus. We will be in a rhythm after the first couple of days. The swim centre will provide a report with each child's progress and achievements throughout the program.

Developing Independence

This is a good opportunity to encourage your child to practise changing their clothes on their own. The aim is for all students to dress/undress themselves and to look after their swimming items independently. There will be teachers and staff members available to assist when required. There are allocated change rooms for our school students on the premises. If parents are present, they are not permitted into the change rooms.

Parents and family are welcome to watch the lessons free of charge. If you choose to have a swim or you have other children who may like to swim, there is the usual cost involved with entry to the Centre.

Outline of the Day

* Students can wear their bathers underneath their sport uniform in the morning.

* Prior to leaving school, they put on their thongs/pool shoes and leave their runners at school. They have a toilet stop.

* Upon arrival at the pool, they place their uniform in their bags and have their pool shoes close by.

* Students have their lesson.

* Following the lesson, students collect their bag and pool shoes and go to the change rooms. They change out of their bathers and into their school uniform. Please note there is no time allocated for students to have a shower following their lesson. Due to the short time frame, students need to be prepared to dry, change and organise themselves quickly.

* Classes return to school via bus.

* Students change into their runners/school shoes at school.

A reminder that students might need to practise packing and unpacking their bag or changing themselves.

Each student is to bring a swimming bag containing a towel, goggles, change of underwear, thongs and cap (optional).

Anxiety

We understand that some children may be feeling anxious about having swimming lessons with their school peers and teachers.

We encourage you to reassure your children this is an opportunity to improve their swimming skills and gain more confidence in a pool.

A swimming program for school students is legislated by the Victorian government.

Extra Information

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Issue 12 · 08 Aug 2019

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