Swim Little Fish!

Our first two weeks have already seen us taking the plunge for our Term 1 swimming lessons. Here at Ardgowan we believe that all pupils should have the opportunity to learn basic water skills and children have lessons provided by qualified instructors in both Terms 1 and 4. 

For our Room 6 children the fun begun with the bus ride, we were all very excited to ride the bus down to the Oamaru Aquatic Centre. We sat with our buddy and pointed out all the places we knew on the way into town. Our sessions in the pool lasted for one hour. We had a half hour lesson and a half hour play where we could practice some of the skills we had learnt. 

We all had different levels of abilities and confidence but everyone got it and gave it their all. I am so proud of our Room 6 Little Fish. Makayla, our swim instructor, made the lessons fun with lots of songs and games.

We all showed fantastic listening and it was the perfect ice breaker with our new classmates.

Gaining confidence to go under

Fantastic listening Room 6!