Roar Active Program Term 1

Flyers will be going out to Prep to Year 4 students for participant pays program this week. See also attached flyer. These sessions commence Week 3 Wednesday mornings prior to school for 3 weeks until Week 5.

Swimming Permission Term 1

This week permissions will come home for the Water Safety and Swimming Program for the 2023 year. If you haven’t received a swim permission sheet by Monday afternoon next week, please ask your class teacher or contact the office.

Preps do not swim in Term 1.

All Year 1 - 6 students start swimming from February 6, Week 3 of this term and continue for six weeks until March 17, the end of Week 8. Swim permissions need to be returned to the class teacher prior to swimming commencing in order to participate. To keep our swimming program free to participate for all of our students, we will require parent helpers. Parent helpers are also required so that we maintain adult supervision ratios for our swim lessons as per safety guidelines.

If you are able to volunteer in a session (morning 8.50 – 10.50); (middle 11.30 – 13.00) or (afternoon 13.40 – 15.00) please email sblox5@eq.edu.au and I will respond with the Mandatory All Staff Training for 2023 document and then can start forming our helpers list for our sessions. Please indicate: Parent of: _________ Day/s available: _________ Session/s available: _________

If you are unable to get in the pool but can be eyes on the pool please indicate this also in your email. The signed sheet of the MAST needs to be completed before commencing volunteer work. There are also hard copies at the office.

When coming to volunteer, parents need to sign in before, and out after, at our school office.

Swimming students require the following items:

Togs –   (No Board Shorts as we are not using surf boards or body boards.)

BOYS: Traditional, Half Cut or Jammer style tight fitting

GIRLS: One piece from shoulder to bottom.

(No 2 piece please exposing stomachs.)

Sun shirts – Long or short sleeve as desired. This can also be built into the togs.

Swimming Cap – Latex or Silicone to cover all hair on head. No cap, no swim.

Towel – To get dry afterwards         

Spare underwear – Because an extra pair is always needed.

Bag – To put all items in.                   

Water Bottle – Because we sweat even though we don’t feel it in the pool water.

Optional items include:

Goggles – That fit the face. No snorkels required.

Ear plugs or Ear bands – If using, student must be able to place in and/or over ears themselves.

Sunscreen – If students have own sunscreen that they would like to reapply before and/or after.

Throughout the swim weeks if your student is unable to swim on a particular day for injury/non-contagious reasons, please email me or send them with a note to confirm the missed swim and reason.

Please remember if your student is unwell they shouldn’t be at school. If they are well enough to come to school, they are well enough to participate in all activities at school. Students who do not swim with the class will go to their buddy class during swim time. They will not be at the pool due to safety reasons.

Splash you later,

Mr. Bloxsom (HPE Teacher)