Parent Participation Safety Week Lesson Plan
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SAFETY WEEK REMINDERS
Safety is always our number one concern! Please be aware that your students’ strength and endurance may be different while swimming with clothes. Also, when incorporating drop ins or backwards, please remember to practice these techniques carefully and follow the strategies in the videos as well as the two key tips below:
- When dropping in, do not swing the child back and forth or drop from above your head. It is simply a lift and drop, NOT A SWING AND TOSS! Also, the student must be dropped in FEET FIRST ONLY. Never head first and facing away from you!
- Students should ONLY be allowed to fall in backwards from a seated position! DO NOT DROP THE STUDENT IN BACKWARDS!
Deck Supervisor Level Recommendation Tips
Under the student skills, will be a skill set labeled “Fall 2025…” (the summer example is listed in the graphic, but you get the idea)
For example, In this Level 1 class, you will either enter one star to indicate that the student is “Still Practicing Level 1” or two stars for “Ready for Level 2”.
The example below is what the customer portal will display. (the summer example is listed in the graphic, but you get the idea)
Additional Notes;
Transitional students will have an option to select either, Swimstars Prep, which would be for 2 year olds, or Swimstars 1, which would be for 3 year olds.
First Flippers and Little Flippers will have skills listed as well that are age based, please utilize two stars to indicate which level they should register for!
Fall Dates/Registration Information
Fall Session: June 24th – September 1st
Priority Registration for current families: Winchester, May 31st @ 8 am, Natick, June 8th @ 9 am
Parents Can View Level Recommendations in the Customer Portal
- Located their student(s) on their account page
- Click on a Student to view their profile
- Click on the ? Evaluations
- Expand the skills list to locate the “Fall 2025” level skill set and make note of your current level.
- Select “view skill details”
- If “I’m still practicing … has one star, then remain in the same level (note the class name may be different based on the age of your student)
- If “Accomplished” has one star then enroll in the next level based on age/ability.
Parents Can View Summer Once a Week Classes in the Customer Portal
- Click on Booking
- Click on Find a Class
- Select the student you would like to enroll
- Select the level and Fall2025 Session filters (add additional day/time filters if needed)
Staff Reminders
No Slides or Canoes
Google Reviews
We are looking to increase our presence in the review space online. If you receive positive feedback from one of our families, please encourage them to leave us a google review by tapping their phone on the QR code. Our QR code can be found at various location throughout the facility or by checking in at the office.
Listen for the Whistle
One short blast from the Deck Supervisor
Addresses Directional Teaching using Whistle Protocol
Two short blasts from an Instructor
Get the attention of the Deck Supervisor/Deck Assistant/Water Watcher
One long blast from the Deck Supervisor
EAP Activation – In the event the Deck Supervisor is unavailable and it is a life threatening emergency, this whistle may be blown by the instructor.
CLICK HERE FOR THE WHISTLE PROCESS
VALUABLE RESOURCES
DOOR GREETING (to be used each time a class is called in)
As we welcome our students today, please make sure they are standing on the appropriate dolphins. As a reminder, all swimmers under 3 years old MUST have the proper protective layers on to enter the pool. Either a single layer Splashabout swim product OR a double layer of any other swim diapering product. If student is wearing double layers, one of the layers MUST be a reusable diaper.
LOBBY ANNOUNCEMENT
Hello and Welcome to Spring Session Safety Week!
My name is ____________ and I will be your deck supervisor.
It is Safety Week and we will be practicing skills that will simulate an unexpected fall into the water. Often children become very comfortable in our controlled environment and we utilize our safety weeks as opportunities to guide them to respond if they entered the water without being fully clothed and/or feeling disoriented. We are hoping that by practicing these scenarios, our student’s will learn to stay calm and utilize the skills that they have developed to return to safety if they ever fell in.
WATER SAFETY FACTS
- More children ages 1–4 die from drowning than any other cause of death.
- For children ages 5–14, drowning is the second leading cause of unintentional injury death.
- Often drowning happens when children were not intended to be in or near the water (during unplanned swim time).
- It is our greatest hope, that with our safety week practices, (including coming to class fully clothed and with shoes on),children will come to “expect the unexpected” and recover quickly and safely if they access the water unplanned.
Summer Registration is OPEN. The Summer Session begins on Tuesday, June 24th and ends on Monday, September 1st.
If you are not able to commit to the entire summer session, our Weekly Swim Clinics offer a flexible way for kids to keep improving their swimming skills throughout the summer! Clinics run every week, Monday through Friday, at a consistent time each day and are focused on helping children develop the skills needed for improvement and to level up. Please visit the front desk with questions or help registering!
The Fall Session begins on Tuesday, September 2nd, 2025 and ends on Monday, January 26th, 2026
Winchester Fall Priority Registration begins May 31st at 8am. Classes are available for viewing in the Customer Portal.
Natick Fall Priority Registration begins May 31st at 8am. Classes are available for viewing in the Customer Portal.
PARENT REMINDERS
Did you know that we have an unlimited absence and makeup policy! Reporting your absence in the parent portal will ensure that your account is credited with an absence which you can use for a MAKEUP in another class that is not fully enrolled, has an absence already reported for the day or is a designated makeup class. Please report your absences ASAP so another family can take your spot!
If you are running late, please wait at the door in the center of the of the lobby and the Deck Supervisor will greet you and escort your students to class. Also, at the end of class, please remember to wait at or near exit doors for your swimmers. As a safety precaution, we cannot allow students to wander independently into the locker room, if we do not see a parent/guardian with them. Just give us a friendly wave to confirm if you are not right up front.
Changing Stalls are first-come, first-served and cannot be reserved in advance. We do ask and expect families to operate on the honor system and not reserve stalls, and please limit your time to allow other families to utilize the space as well. Thanks for your cooperation!
On Deck Showers are available and can be used for a quick rinse after class (no soap, shampoo, etc. please). However if you are showering in the locker room, please be mindful of others in the facility and limit your time spent in the shower and please no reserving showers. Thanks for your cooperation!
ADDITIONAL ANNOUNCEMENT FOR WINCHESTER ONLY: We ask that all customers please park in the YELLOW lined spots only. They do extend all the way around the building onto the other side of the pool. The white lined spots are for our neighbors across the street.