Favourite Summer Activity/Swimming! | Activity 1 (Day 1) - Summer Learning Journey | WEEK 2

This was activity number 1 of day 1 for week 2 under the Summer Learning Journey. To start this new week, I had to use a picture to show me doing one of my favourite summer activities. Although the picture doesn't show much, it was a photo taken of after my two sisters and I went to one of my favourite places to be because it is one of my favourite things I like to do in the summer, swimming. The only place I go to is the YMCA Lagoon pools. This is one of my favourite activities because I can cool off in the pool and I usually organise to go with my friends. I enjoy swimming very much because I can not only have fun, but I can get outside and enjoy the weather.

Kiwi Sport | Swimming

This week was our last session for our Kiwi Sport of swimming at the YMCA Lagoon pools in Panmure. Our swimming teacher this week was Helen again. First we safely got into the pool and on the platform then Helen asked us our sequences we were suppose to be thinking about last week. We didn't remember to organise a sequence of the swimming techniques we learnt about so we had to think about one at that moment.

Before doing our sequences, we grabbed a board and without taking our hands off of the board, we had to kick to the other side. Then we competed with the other people in our group too. We went to one side and onto the black platform, then back.

Helen thought of a sequence of 5 things we had to do to the other platform. We had to do mushroom float, T float, stream line, rotate, then sculling on our backs. We did this one more time then thought of our own. Mine was to streamline, arm circles, treading, then sculling on my back. Then we did our sequence again back to the other side and on the platform.

Then we free styling to the end of the pool and back. This was our finally lesson so we said goodbye to Helen and went back to school.

Kiwi Sport

This week Thursday we had our second kiwi sport swimming session at the YMCA Laggon pools in Panmure. Today our coach was Helen instead of Cameron. Today we would be doing some skills and a sequence of skills. Also a treading challenge.

First we went over swimming life skills. Like what to do in an ocean rip, and what we do went we get into a boat. Then we got into the pool and started off with doing stream lines. We put our hands up straight and above our ears, and a couple people went at a time. After reaching the end platform, we went on the other side and stream lined back.

Then we did sculling on our backs using our feet to kick and our hands to go in a wave motion, going thumbs up and thumbs down to push us to the end platform. Then we did it one more time so that we have done it two times in total. Everyone was able to complete this skill pretty easily. We also had to remember to keep our head up.

After that, we did our challenge which was 3 minutes of treading without stopping. We could use a pool noodle if we would like to so that it could help us. After a minute and a few seconds I felt that I needed a pool noodle so Helen gave me one. If someone was to touch the ground of hold on to the wall we would have to start again. Everyone was able to manage the challenge but we were a little tired after that.

Later on we did a sequence of skills from one platform to another. Helen also gave us some to do as well. Some of the skills had to be from what we did in this session. First we created our own, of 4 things. I decided to do streamline, treading, rotate, and sculling. The one Helen gave us was lay on our front for 5 seconds, rotate horizontally into back float for 5 seconds, then sculling on our backs, stream line, then free style hands to the end of the pool to the end platform. Then we did another sequence by Helen to do mushroom float, tee float, then streamline to the end.

Finally, we said goodbye to Helen and climbed out of the pool. We had to think about a sequence we will do next week as well.

Kiwi Sport | Swimming

This week Thursday we had another session of swimming in the YMCA Lagoon Pools in Panmure. This time, the people who worked with Cameron, were working with Geoffrey. First we did a short recap of what we did the week before last week and were giving kick boards that help us float in the water.

We started off on the platform, and got ready by putting two hands firmly on the board. We had to put out head in the water, and kick without using our heads to the other side. We did this a few times and swam back to each side. On the wall, we tried pushing off of it to get a start. Then we tried something different like holding it like an ipad and kicking. It was a bit hard because there was pressure against the board when you kicked it. Then we used our hands to help us swim and we had to try and kick all the way through to the other side and we could take breaths to by turning our head.

Then we used three pools noodles and three people helped Geofferry hold the three pool noodles. The other two would have to swim over, under, and over them, or over, over, over each one or under, under, under each one. Everyone got a turn of doing each before moving on.

Next Geoffrey chucked a few toys out in the other side of the water. We had to answer a question right and then we could go grab three or two of them. Lastly we said goodbye to Geoffrey and climbed outside of the pool to get ready to go back to school.

Kiwi Sport

This week Thursdy we had another session of our swimming kiwi sport at the YMCA Lagoon pools in panmure. We had two new coaches that would be teaching us our lesson Today. First we put on a life jacket and sat on the wall for further instructions. We learnt how to get into the pool with our life jackets on properly and safely.

We had to stand up on the wall with one hand holding the top side of our life jacket, and the other hand holding our nose but still covering our mouth. Then take one step out into the water and drop in. After we had someone demenstrate, we tried it ourselves.

We talked about life jackets and how they help us. They help us when we are in deep water to help us float. Then we got into the water and floated on our backs with the life jackets on. There was a falp at the top of the jacket for our head to rest on when we are floating on our backs. There were small cushions in the jacket that helped us float.

Then we huddled into a small circle with eachother, with one hand on the persons back next to us. We don't hold their shoulder because we might pull them down and they can drown. We do this because when we huddle, we can stay warm and that. Then after one of the teachers countded down, we let go and floated away on our backs, and then huddled back in.

We also did skelling on our backs, to and back, a few times. We were showed how to put on a life jacket in the pool. We lastly got out the pull and helped wash off the life jackets and went back on the bus to school.

Kiwi Sport

This week Thursday we went swimming for kiwi sport at the YMCA lagoon pools. This session we carried on with the topic of how we rescue someone. First recapped how we put our hand up, and shout "help" 2-3 times. Also if you were saving someone, you can give them something to hold on to or float on but don't get close to them because they might hold onto you and pull you down so that you drown.

Then we got into pairs with someone sitting next to us and were each given a pool noodle. One of the pairs went into the water and the other held onto the pool noodle. We tried a few different ways on how we can pull them in without falling in the water ourselves. Me and my partner Sandra, acted as the examples. I sat on the wall and Sandra called for help. I lended her the pool noodle and she grabbed on to it and pulled me in. So then I was to stand up and try it. The same thing happened and Sandra pulled my into the water. The proper way we had to do it, was to lay down on our stomachs on the wall, and give them the pool noodle. When she tried pulling, I didn't go in.

James and Cameron showed us the real rope for when you pool someone out and an example of how to use it. The rope was inside of a bag and you could pull it out. Inside it was really long so we didn't get a try to use it because it would take long to put the rope back inside There was a loop at the end and the person had to grip onto it and then put some of it under their feet so that it isn't loose. James held onto the rope and bag then Cameron pulled him over.

We also did something where we have to keep our head out of the water and kick our legs so we didn't touch the floor and so we floated. One goes one directions and the other goes the opposite directions. Everyone got to get a turn and some had to get help from the coaches. We had to keep our knees up because it helps a lot. Then we tried putting our hand up as well so I found it a little harder. They notified us about how we need to be swimming in the medium lane next week or the follow week to try and swim the whole lane. We lastly said goodbye to 3 of the coaches and got out of the people.

Kiwi Sport

This week Thursday we had our fourth session of swimming. First the swimming coaches talked to us about water safety and the life guards. The life guards tell us not to do something only because of our safety. The water safety when getting into a river, is to go in feet first because there might be rocks and logs under and we would rather risk breaking a foot then injuring our head. Also when saving someone from out of the ocean, to be careful. When getting someone out of the situation where the water pulls you in and you start to go under the water, past them something to hold on to, to float and breathe. Then we got on with our lesson. We were seperated into the swimming coaches we worked with last week. I was with Cameron. First we did skelling where we used our hands and went in a in and out motion doing thumbs up and down. We did this on our stomachs which I could do and our backs which was more difficult. Then we swam however way across to the other platform in any way we wanted and then back. After, we all gave Cameron a high-five and got out of the pool.

Kiwi Sport | Swimming

This week Thursday we had our third session of swimming at the YMCA Lagoon pools in panmure. First everyone sat on the wall and listened to what the swimming coaches had to say. They talked about hyperthermia and hypothermia. Hypothermia is when you are at low temperature and Hypothermia is when you are at high temperature. The effects of hypothermia is that your teeth start chattering, you start to shiver non stop, and your teeth can go to a blue or purple as well. To stop someone who is having hypothermia you can put a blanket over them, change their clothes if they're wet, and put them in the shower. You can turn the shower all the way to hot because our bodies don't react to switching temperatures so fastly, so you have to slowly turn it up at a time. Then we got split up into the groups with the coaches we worked with last week. I was with Cameron. First everyone sat on the wall and quickly went through how to get in for different types of water. We safely got into the pool and practised doing the skeli on our stomachs and backs. For the skeli, our hands had to go in a up then down motion, keeping our head up when we swam. We did this on our back and our front. Our focus was to relax. Then we did submersions into the water. The first one we did was the dolphin dive. We had to go into the water and try touch the floor for the first one and then get up to go again to the other side on the platform. We then dived in and try to go far and as low as we could. After doing this a few times, we gave Cameron a high five and swam to the end in any technique to head out.

Kiwi Sport | Swimming

This week Thursday we had swimming at the panmure YMCA lagoon pools. We had to go with the swimming coaches we went with last week which was for me, Cameron. First we went over again how to get in a pool safely and how to get into a river which is two hands on the wall, push off, and rotate your body into the water to get into the pool and both hands at each side and slowly get in to get into the rivier. Then we learnt how to float on our stomachs and our backs. Also learning with me was Sandra and then later on Nicole, Jayden, Raera, and Giovanni came over too. We had to push off the plat form and float as far as we could on our back then start kicking when we stopped with our legs to go further to the platform. Then we did the same thing on our backs. We also did the dolphin dive which everyone was familiar with. With practise this a few times with Cameron. We tried to dive in and go low and also repeatedly dived up and down like a dolphin. In then end we stood on the platform and did swam back however we wanted to all the way to the other side. We gave cameron a highfive and hoped out to head back to class.

Kiwi Sport | Swimming

This week for kiwisport we are learning to swim at the YMCA Panmure Lagoon Pools for 30 minutes. The year 6's got changed and then some worked with different coaches. My coach was Cameron. He was also teaching me with Sandra, Matthew, and Mojtaba. First we learnt how to get into a moving river or such. This was called pin where we stood up on the wall, and took a big step out into the water but bend the legs, then jump in. Everyone did good because it was pretty easy, but I took a smaller step than everyone else. Next we learnt the basics of how to get into the water. First we sat down on the wall and put out hands out on the side. Then we had to push up and slowly turn our body half way into the water with out hands still on the wall. Once we were in the water, we stood on the platform and did swimming with circle arms. Everyone knew how to do this so it was pretty easy. After we did that, we went off the platform again and did a different type of swimming using our hands. The cycle was thumbs up, thumbs down, little circles but very fast. We had to go forward off the platform and then slowly float on our backs. We couldn't kick our feet. In my opinion it was a little hard so that is why I failed at it a little. Then Cameron chucked two rings in the water and two people had to go find one at a time but it wasn't a race. First it was Sandra and Matthew, then Mojtaba and I. I was able to find my ring each time. After that we hoped out and got changed then headed back on the bus to go back to school.