This week started our first week in the pool this year. We will swim again next week and then two more weeks in March. Week one starts off with the deep end test and swim stroke development. We worked on 4 strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) so be sure to ask your child about it. Some students were excellent swimmers and so this was more of a practice time while others struggled so we scaled things back. We used kickboards, different techniques and other flotation devices to help kids out with their swimming development. We ended the week with a free swim day, kids always love the free swim days!!
Next week we will begin a graded water skills sheet. Skills on the sheet range from blowing bubbles to endurance swimming to water survival skills. Rest assured that all of these skills are done in a safe environment and are highly structured. Also, a student's inability to complete certain skills will not drastically alter their grade but I am looking for students to be able certain water movements. I have attached the water skills sheet so you can look over the skills we will be working on and you can ask any questions you may have.
Let me know if you have any other questions, comments or concerns and I will try to have pictures next week. Sorry for none this week, I get skittish having electronics near water since I dropped my phone in the pool back in my first year here :)
Go Flyers!!!
Skills Sheet
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