Swim News 8/24

August 24th

Swim Parents,

This email has a lot of information. Please, read through it carefully.

Lockers:

The swim team lockers look amazing
Unfortunately, one set take approximately an hour and a half to build.
We have 10 sets left and I need help.
Volunteers are needed. I will stay after school Thursday, Aug 29^th from 4:00 – 6:00.
I can’t manage 20 kids but if you would be able to assist with your athlete, please email me with a subject line of “Locker Volunteer”. I will provide more information in response to your email.
Any student who is able to help with locker assembly will be allowed to pick their locker first!

Volunteering:

I need a few parents to help with our Aquatics program.
If you would be interested in hearing about opportunities to help, please, email me at [email protected]

Physicals:

All students must have a physical dated AFTER May 15 2024
Parents must email me a copy of the physical – [email protected]
Must use the current HISD Physical Form
(THERE ARE MANY LINKS WITH THE OLD FORM! SOME SAY IT IS THE 2024 FORM)
Here is the current form
https://tx01001591.schoolwires.net/site/handlers/filedownload.ashx?moduleinstanceid=113796&dataid=369755&FileName=2024%20Physical%20Form.pdf
Physicals are often kicked back. Please take a moment to watch this 5 min. video I made to prevent errors. https://vimeo.com/825603362 While this is the old form the information is accurate.

Need help with RMA - https://www.houstonisd.org/Page/185198
You may not swim in PE class unless you have submitted all forms into RMA.
You will not be cleared until the trainer has checked your RMA Form. (You may still swim)
The trainers are currently doing Football, Cross country, and Volleyball.

Team Dues:

I have not posted team dues yet. I am trying to figure out our total cost this year.
When decided I will send an email and you will be able to pay via www.schoolpay.com

Open House:

Parent Meeting:

Swim Socials:

We are lucky to have two parents heading up our socials this year.
- James Rozelle’s mother Jenny
- Martin Miljanic’s mother Olivia
I will be sending an email tomorrow regarding our first social.
Socials will be held at Evelyn's Park from 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm
Socials are not mandatory but a way for the kids to bond as a team.
We plan to have one social a month.

Dress Code:

Students must have a SOLID black team styled uniform for all Athletics Classes and Meets.
In class every student must bring 2 black suits, 2 pairs of goggles, towel, shower shoes, water bottle. Must have a swim cap if their hair covers their eyes when wet.
Failure to dress out for class is an automatic -35 points resulting in a 65%

Lost and Found:

If your athlete leaves something behind, make sure they check the bookshelf by the entrance.
I place items left behind there. It is amazing how quickly it is filled.

Swimming in Class:

We are now in season and will be until Feb 15.
All 6^th, 7^th, and 8^th grade classes will swim everyday M-F until after Feb 15.
At that time we will take a short break for Water volleyball, Water polo, and dryland games.
We will return to the pool in time to get athletes ready for summer swim leagues.

Schedule:

Last year we had 90 minutes of class time, we now have 70 minutes. -20 minutes
This year I must cover the locker room for the first 15 minutes and last 10 minutes. -25 minutes
Our class time has been reduced by 45 minutes.
I must be very efficient with our time. The kids have been great at helping with this!

Class Sizes:

We have an amazing team this year and I have great classes.
I have 3 classes of approx. 20 students or 4 students per lane.
I have 1 class of 6 that I’m still trying to fill.
I understand they have recently become more flexible with the schedule if you weren’t able to get in a class you may try one last time.
We currently have approximately 75 athletes in the Pershing Aquatics Program.

Pershing Aquatics Program