Our intensive swimming program for Preps to Grade Six will be on:

• Monday 4 November
• Wednesday 6 November
• Thursday 7 November
• Friday 8 November 

On each of these days students will need to come to school with their bathers on under their uniform each day.

Each day please pack the following in a small named bag:

• Dry Towel
• Goggles
• Swimming cap
• Plastic bag for wet bathers
• Clean, dry underwear.

Learning to swim is a crucial part of your child’s growth and development and an important component of the school curriculum. Splash’s Learn to Swim school focus is to provide high quality experienced instructors in an environment where students of all ages are able to progress rapidly. The approach to the Swim & Survive program is two prong: water safety & stroke development. Auswim qualified instructors who will focus on providing an environment that enables students to fulfill their swimming potential will run the classes.

The swim sessions will be 45 minutes in duration. Qualified instructors will teach ability groups of a maximum of 8 students. Students will be transported by bus between WPPS and Splash’s Learn to Swim school, by Victorian Touring Coaches throughout the day.

Parents will be welcome to meet us there to watch their child’s swim progress. If you would like to help your child dress after swimming, you must have a Working with Children Check. This is a legal requirement that Splash’s Learn to Swim school must adhere to.  Any parents wishing to attend will need to make their own way to and from the centre as we do not have any spaces available on the bus. Please note, that while we encourage parent help during this time, it is also important to assist the children in further developing their independence, and to learn to dress and dry themselves.

This year the Department of Education has provided funding to subsidise the swimming programs held in primary schools.

Please approve on XUNO by 4pm on Monday 28 October to secure your child/rens position for this program.  

You will also need to complete this electronic Swimming Skills assessment form for each of your children participating in this  swimming program.

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=qEbaKxTnWU6hYiwvumF-OS-CzzvVwppEqLOKuXfUPSpUM1NXSjBUVTVNTzRZRUdOTFBIVzdYWjNOQy4u

This form needs to completed by Monday 28 October.