Water Safety Programme starts Monday 15th and Tuesday 16th- please be organised

Just another reminder that our Annual Water Safety Programme at Parnell Baths starts next week on Monday and Tuesday.

You will need;
NAMED -
togs
towel
water bottle (thirsty work walking down to Parnell Baths)
cap and goggle (optional)

Please encourage your children to participate in this programme.  We need to work as a community to educate our children to be safe IN, ON and AROUND water.

If you have a life jacket please send it to school with your child and they will use it in their session.

Timetable is as below

Parnell Primary Water Safety 2016

To develop students’ water confidence, swimming ability, water safety, survival techniques and beach safety skills

February	Monday 22nd	Tuesday  23rd
9.30-10.15	Year 3/4 Room 16- 27 students Room 20- 27 students	Year 3/4 Room 14- 30 students Room ???-  students
	Teaching focus Stroking and survival progression Swim and survival techniques- life jacket activities	Teaching focus Stroking and survival progression Swim and survival techniques- life jacket activities
10:15-11am	Year 2 Room1 – 16 students Room 4 – 16 students	Year 5/6 Room 27- 28 students Room 29- 27 students
	Teaching focus Breath control, floating and gliding- slide and water fall Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets Swim and survive application Raft session
11-11:45	Year 3/4 Room 12- 29 students Room 11- 28 students	Year 5/6 Rm 30- 29 students Room 28- 26 students
	Teaching focus Stroking and survival progression Swim and survival techniques- life jacket activities	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets Swim and survive application Raft session
11:45-12:30	Year 1 Room 8- 21 students Room 6- 21 students
	Teaching focus Breath control, floating and gliding- slide and water fall Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets
12:30-1:15pm	Year 1 and Year 2 Room 2 – 21 students Room 5 – 21 students
	Teaching focus Breath control, floating and gliding- slide and water fall Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets

                                                                                                                          

February	Monday 15th	Tuesday 16th
9.30-10.15	Year 3/4 Room 16- 27 students Room 20- 27 students	Year 3/4 Room 14- 30 students Room  -  students
	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction Life jacket activities	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction Life jacket activities
10:15-11am	Year 2 Room1 – 16 students Room 4 – 16 students	Year 5/6 Room 27- 28 students Room 29- 27 students
	Teaching focus Water confidence and submersion Breath control, floating and gliding Life jacket activities	Teaching focus Flotation devices Life jacket activities
11-11:45	Year 3/4 Room 12- 29 students Room 11- 28 students	Year 5/6 Rm 30- 29 students Room 28- 26 students
	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction Life jacket activities	Teaching focus Flotation devices Life jacket activities
11:45-12:30	Year 1 Room 8- 21 students Room 6- 21 students
	Teaching focus Water confidence and submersion Breath control, floating and gliding Life jacket activities
12:30-1:15pm	Year 1 and Year 2 Room 2 – 21 students Room 5 – 21 students
	Teaching focus Water confident activities- slide, waterfall Floating with aides and devices Life jacket activities

Rotary Top Schools Fun day- are you interested and a Year 3-6 student?

Sunday 28th February 

A day of fun competition between Primary Schools in the
Auckland East area. Now in it’s 25th year.

What happens
Teams of children have
fun competing in
events such as:
Wobbly Wheels,
Slippery Slide,
Sponge Fun, Gumboot

Throw,
Ski Run, Mine Field,
Newspaper Delivery and
Husky Run.

The children have a sensational day out with excellent opportunities to
have great fun in a team

The day is structured so that the children are competing with their
peers. Division 1 is Years 3 & 4 and Division 2 is Years 5 & 6. Each
school can enter teams of 10 children into each division. Every child
is given a certificate commemorating their attendance.

Venue for 2016—Churchill Park School, Glendowie
If you are keen please email valeriem@parnell.school.nz

Week 1 Sports Update

Thank you to all the students who have registered to participate in the Weetbix TRYathlon on 21st February at St Heliers.   Registrations have closed as the St Heliers event has been SOLD OUT.

 Numbers have reached full capacity and due to health and safety reason they will no longer be taking any registrations.

 However, they do recommend the Hibiscus Coast event on the 3^rd of April as an alternative event or you can put your name down on the wait                                                                  list for St Heliers.

I will hold a meeting leading up to the TRY to meet all the PDS students who are the lucky ones.  In the mean time keep the training up.

Parnell District Schools Water Safety Programme

What to bring- NAMED bag with- togs, towel and water bottle .

 A named swimming cap and goggles is also encouraged.

                                             Week 3

To develop students’ water confidence, swimming ability, water safety, survival techniques and beach safety skills
February	Monday 15th	Tuesday 16th
9.30-10.15	Year 3/4 Room 16- 27 students Room 20- 27 students	Year 3/4 Room 14- 30 students Room  -  students
	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction Life jacket activities	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction Life jacket activities
10:15-11am	Year 2 Room1 – 16 students Room 4 – 16 students	Year 5/6 Room 27- 28 students Room 29- 27 students
	Teaching focus Water confidence and submersion Breath control, floating and gliding Life jacket activities	Teaching focus Flotation devices Life jacket activities
11-11:45	Year 3/4 Room 12- 29 students Room 11- 28 students	Year 5/6 Rm 30- 29 students Room 28- 26 students
	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction Life jacket activities	Teaching focus Flotation devices Life jacket activities
11:45-12:30	Year 1 Room 8- 21 students Room 6- 21 students
	Teaching focus Water confidence and submersion Breath control, floating and gliding Life jacket activities
12:30-1:15pm	Year 1 and Year 2 Room 2 – 21 students Room 5 – 21 students
	Teaching focus Water confident activities- slide, waterfall Floating with aides and devices Life jacket activities

                                                 Week 4

February	Monday 22nd	Tuesday  23rd
9.30-10.15	Year 3/4 Room 16- 27 students Room 20- 27 students	Year 3/4 Room 14- 30 students Room ???-  students
	Teaching focus Stroking and survival progression Swim and survival techniques- life jacket activities	Teaching focus Stroking and survival progression Swim and survival techniques- life jacket activities
10:15-11am	Year 2 Room1 – 16 students Room 4 – 16 students	Year 5/6 Room 27- 28 students Room 29- 27 students
	Teaching focus Breath control, floating and gliding- slide and water fall Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets Swim and survive application Raft session
11-11:45	Year 3/4 Room 12- 29 students Room 11- 28 students	Year 5/6 Rm 30- 29 students Room 28- 26 students
	Teaching focus Stroking and survival progression Swim and survival techniques- life jacket activities	Teaching focus Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets Swim and survive application Raft session
11:45-12:30	Year 1 Room 8- 21 students Room 6- 21 students
	Teaching focus Breath control, floating and gliding- slide and water fall Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets
12:30-1:15pm	Year 1 and Year 2 Room 2 – 21 students Room 5 – 21 students
	Teaching focus Breath control, floating and gliding- slide and water fall Kicking, stroking and survival introduction- life jackets
1:15-2pm	NO   SESSIONS

 Please fill in the Water Safety newsletter that is coming home tonight and return to school so your childs classroom teacher can co-ordinate the parent support team (3-4 parents per class) and organise ability groups.

If you have  or   please can you label the life jacket and your child can use it for the "dry" and "wet" activities.  All float-able devices ie-plastic bottles, chilly bin lids, old balls etc can be used for the classroom "wet" activities at Parnell Baths.

Cricket Blitz

Competition starts week 3 Thursday 18th of February and goes for 6 weeks with games being played from 4.00 - 5.30pm and most of them locally at Auckland Domain.  New tshirts will arrive for the team and draw will be out next week.  I will keep you posted.

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Football Kidz training session at PDS Friday 4th March 

On Friday 4th March the Year 1-8 students at PDS will get the opportunity to participate in football skills sessions with 3 coaches at school.  Each class will have a 30 minute football taster of skills and mini games. 

If you are interested in your child participating in after school football sessions with experienced coaches please contact Tom Speers  Email: tomspeers@msports.co.nz    or the
Website: footballkidznz.co.nz The coaching clinics are held at Parnell District School at 3:15pm-4pm on Wednesdays.

Wanted- a team of year 5/6 girls to play in the Auckland Futsal League.
Game day is on Saturday between 1-5pm at EGGs
You are coached and trained on Thursday at ANI
If your daughter is interested please contact Catalina Wong <catalinawong@hotmail.com>

Happy New Year PDS and welcome to 2016- update on Term 1 events

Holiday updates

PDS SuperDads 7-Aside Football team

Sadesh Natali (Maalika and Rahul's dad) has entered a PDS dads team into a 7-Aside football league. Their first subfootball game this Monday 25th at the cage in St Peters, Mountain Road. Kickoff is at 630pm. All the best and have fun and if you are strolling by St Peters mini cage pop in a support our team!!!!

  

 Its your LAST CHANCE to save $18 off the full registration price!!! The Early Bird cut off for the St Heliers TRYathlon is Thursday 21st January.  Dont miss out, register today!! http://bit.ly/StHeliersEarlyBird  or http://try.weetbix.co.nz/events/auckland-st-heliers

1)  Select our school name. Our school should appear in alphabetical order in the drop down box.

2)  You should now be able to start registering your child as an individual or in a team!

3)  School Discount Code: Your school discount code is PARN0706.

PDS-Water Safety Awareness Week 1-Week 4

In the beginning of Term One, Year 1 to Year 6 students will participate in water safety sessions in and around.  Each class will have 2 sessions at the local Parnell Baths with experienced water safety educators.  Please support the teaching staff by checking which days your child/children are having "wet" lessons and providing them with their required swimming gear.  There will be more details to follow.

Please be water safe and always watch your children near and around water.

PDS School Swimming Sports

If you have any personal experience with competitive swimming or events regarding swimming can you please contact me valeriem@parnell.school.nz.  I require assistance with our school swimming day.