Week 5 Wednesday, 10 November 2021, 9:00am – 3:00pm

Location: Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre

Dear Parents/Caregivers,                                                                                                                            Year 6/7 students will undertake the Aquatics Program run by the Department for Education at Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre in November. This program is very popular and provides important skills in an ocean environment which students may use in later years.

Students will have two sessions at Port Noarlunga Aquatic Centre and will be travelling by bus and choose two of the following activities: snorkelling, kayaking, surfing (surfboards), boogie boarding, windsurfing, stand up paddling, wave skiing and fishing. The focus of sessions are developing new skills and building confidence and competence in the open water. Some students may feel nervous about attending for the first time but it is an experience often mentioned as a highlight of the year in graduation speeches and it is expected that all students will undertake the program. 

The students will travel to Port Noarlunga by chartered bus.

Bus leaves school at 9.00am and will return at approximately 3.00pm     

Your child needs to bring:

• hat
• towel
• drink bottle
• sunscreen
• long sleeve sunsafe shirt or rashy
• set of warm clothing
• recess and lunch

Full length wetsuits are supplied to students.

Please ensure all Health Care Plans are up-to-date and that medications are within their use-by date. Students will have access to their school-based medications with them during the program.

Total cost of the program is $20.00.

Please return the Aquatics Consent form with full payment by Friday, 5 November to the Finance Office or pay via the Qkr! App. You must complete the paper water safety consent form for Aquatics as this form must be given to the Port Noarlunga Aquatics Centre. If for financial reasons this timeline proves difficult, please speak to the Finance Office, ASAP to arrange a payment plan. If your child does not attend due to illness, a full refund will be given if a medical certificate is provided.

Yours sincerely

Nigel Branson, Chris Burns, Troy Martinsen and Alyssa Rigney

Year 6/7 Teachers