For the last two weeks our Grade 3s have been going to Learn to Swim every day at the Hobart Aquatic Centre. We went to Learn to Swim on a bus. We left after recess and it took us half an hour to be at the pool ready to swim. We only just got back each day in time to eat our lunch.
We spent time in the water learning about boat safety and all kinds of strokes. We worked on our kicks, floating, arms, treading water and diving down to the bottom of the pool. We were organized into three different stages. All the grade 3s went in the 5 metre, 2 metre and 1.4 metre pools. We used kick boards and noodles and 2 groups jumped off a ledge.
It was a lot of fun and exciting to go swimming every day. We all made a lot of progress and our teachers were pleased with the effort we made. It made us very tired though and our days at school were busy because we were trying to get our work done but it was hard because our days were short. We all had to be super organized to be ready for swimming every day with our towels, cap, goggles and bathers.
by Edward and Zac