2008 Year 6/7 Aquatics

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On the 11^th to 14^th of March all the 6/7's went to Port Noarlunga for Aquatics. All the people that were in surfing learnt to stand up and turn and everyone had fun.

Declan and Cody

Surfing

Snorkelling was heaps of fun. We saw heaps of fish; we also got to feed them. We even saw a Gummy Shark.

Robyn C.

Snorkelling

At Aquatics we learnt how to catch waves on the wave skis and paddle really fast. We paddled on the other side of the reef. By the end of the week we could all do 360 turns and master the surf. We had a good time.

Justin and Shane

Wave skiing

Bodyboarding was a great experience! It was awesome to learn about the timing of catching a wave and when to paddle. It was a really good feeling when you caught a really big wave into shore! We learnt where the rips were, how to spot them, how to avoid them and how to get out of them. It was a really awesome activity to do at Aquatics this year

Jordan V and Allison N

Body-Boarding

Canoeing was awesome. It was so fun. Our instructor was Penny. She was a really good instructor who taught us so much. She made us walk across all the canoes while floating on water. It was great fun. We also got to play gang up chasey in our canoes. After every lesson we got to swim at the beach for about ten minutes. Canoeing was so fun.

By Nicole R

Canoeing

At Aquatics I did fishing. We got with our instructor and went on the jetty. We caught nothing on the first day and on the second day I caught a Puffer fish. It died on the hook so we threw it back. The next two days no-one caught anything but I enjoyed it because I learned how to fish.

By Josh C

Fishing

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Port Noarlunga beach and the Okaparing River estuary
A perfect venue for the Year 6-7 Aquatics Programme

Swimming is an important part of the Physical Education programme offered at Happy Valley School. Students are involved in swimming at all year levels from Reception to Year 7. The overall aim of the programme is to develop strong, confident swimmers who are able to safely enjoy the fun and recreational water activities that are possible in our unique Australian climate.


Sailing	Sail-boarding

Our students are therefore involved in swimming or aquatics at every year level throughout the school. As the children pass through each year level, they are exposed to a wide variety of swimming activities, usually during Term 1. By the time the students reach Year 6 and 7, they are involved in a selection of recreational activities at the Port Noarlunga Aquatics Centre.

The jetty at Port Noarlunga

The venue is superb. A beautiful beach, a jetty, a reef and a river estuary are all within a five minute walk. Here specialist instructors guide the children through a week of activities such as snorkelling, fishing, canoeing, surfing, wave skiing, sailing, sail-boarding and body-boarding.



Wave-skiing out to the reef	Canoeing on the Onkaparinga River

The children travel to Port Noarlunga daily by bus. It is a memorable occasion for the Year 6/7 students who get to specialize in one particular activity each year. It is one of the most memorable activities in the busy Year 6/7 calendar.

Snorkelling near the reef is an incredible experience Our Special Aquatics Photo Gallery
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Ready and waiting	Wet suits	Meet instructors

Beyond the reef	Rubber ducky	Little wind

Wind power	Fishing	This beats Maths!

Long wait	The reef	Snorkelling

Fish, fish & more fish	Taking in the sights	School's in

Sailboarding	Action sport	Up and standing

Catching a wave	Collision pending	Riding it to shore

Here it comes	Nonchalant ease	Instructor class

Body-boarding	Race you to the beach	Picking the right wave

Away all boats	Fleet formation	Canoeing adventure