ST VINCENT S VIEW. PO Box 22, Kwinana WA 6966 Telephone: /Fax: Web Address: stvincents.wa.edu.

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1 ST VINCENT S VIEW VISION STATEMENT The school is Catholic and therefore the vision is based on the Gospel Values. Our motto is SPIRIT, PEACE & WISDOM and we try to encompass this in all that we do. No. 1 Thursday 27 July 2017 Dear Parents, Friends and Students of St Vincent s School, PO Box 22, Kwinana WA 6966 Telephone: /Fax: admin@stvincents.wa.edu.au Web Address: stvincents.wa.edu.au Welcome to Term 3: The second semester has arrived. It s wonderful to see staff, students and families looking like they ve had a good break from the busyness of school. This term we welcome a number of new people to the St Vincent s School Community; Teachers Mrs Julia Waller in Year 5 Green and Mrs Jenny Forrest in Year 3 Gold. Students Ruby Bingham (3 GO), Caleb Foale (5 GO), Callum Hunter (2 GR), Amelia Lee (5 GO) and Tanika Paterson (5 GO). Student Teachers Miss Jessica Forth in 1 GO, Miss Kelsey Cook in 3 GR and Ms Rebekah Paraskevas in 2 GR. We hope your time at St Vincent s School is happy and filled with many personal successes. Cross Country Carnival: Congratulations to Miss Terri Robbins on a skilfully run Cross Country Carnival, despite the intervention of a freak gust of wind. Congratulations to all students from Kindy to Year 6 who participated. Every student finished the course, an amazing achievement and I was proud of each student. During the event an incident happened that was frightening for all. Thankfully there were no major injuries but a number of people were hurt. Attending parents leapt in to help and staff ensured all our students were safe. In such moments, the true spirit of a community comes to the fore. At St Vincent s School, we pride ourselves on our community spirit and refer to ourselves as family and this was highlighted during that event. My thanks to all visitors who stepped up to help and for your unwavering support of myself and my staff. I wish to share with you (with permission) a letter from Jess Wilks a parent within our school, which was gratefully received on that day First of all I wanted to acknowledge how scary that freak weather event was to everyone involved. I was right under the tent after helping re-attach the awning cover, so when it began to lift and turn over, it felt like it was moving in slow motion. It took me most of the day to settle my nerves once the adrenalin wore off. What I really wanted to acknowledge is the amazing staff and support team who managed to calm and recollect with a steadied voice and steady hand. I could see each of the staff had a look in their eyes, looking for each of their students like I desperately looked for my own child. It warmed my heart that I could see that they cared for each student like their own little ones. The fallen teacher was more concerned for her students than her own injuries. This event was unpreventable and freak if you will, but the way it was handled was amazing. Thank you all for being the professionals you are and the human beings you are inside. It is clear that MJR is very much in evidence within our community. Keeping our school looking great: Pre-Primary Playground - During the holidays, Ben and Scott Van Ryt from RytAngle Carpentry have created a tepee, cubby house and climbing structures to compliment our existing playground. Fencing Elio Ghiradi (Chelsea 6 Gr) from E&R Fencing has installed a number of fences within our school. He did the boundary fence and the safety fences within PP, as well as moving limestone around for us. Computer keyboards Michael Stevenson (Bob 3 GO) generously cleaned all the keyboards within the school. Community Garden has had reticulation work done. Please see the P&F section for Community garden updates. P&F Quiz Night: Dust off your general knowledge skills in preparation for the P&F Quiz Night on Friday August 25th. The staff are certainly dusting off their general knowledge skills in the hope of a win. Cont d... /2 Thought for the Week: Do what makes you happy, be with who makes you smile, laugh as much as you breathe, and love as long as you live (Rachel Ann Nunes) 2017 GOD MOMENTS ARE EVERYWHERE Coming Home: QuickCliq information sheet

2 PAGE 2 Condolences: Please keep Lenny Holbrook and his family in your prayers, Lenny s mum passed away during the school holidays. Eternal rest grant onto her, O Lord, and may perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Farewell, for now: This is my last newsletter for this term. Next week I am attending the Catholic Primary Principals Association Conference in Joondalup and the following week I start my long service leave. My husband and I will be holidaying overseas, fulfilling a lifelong dream to travel the world. Please keep me in your prayers, as you all most certainly will be in mine. Whilst I am away, Mr Steve Blake will be Principal and Mrs Kirsty Byrne will take on both Assistant Principal roles. I know both Steve and Kirsty will do a great job of leading the school. I wish you all a happy and successful Term 3 and I look forward to seeing you all upon my return in Term 4, *bright eyed and bushy tailed*. Congratulations to: Mr and Mrs Prado and Nicole (Yr 1 GR) on the birth of baby Ma Nikka Dizelle Prado born Mr and Mrs Tucker, Levi (PP GR) and Piper on the birth of baby Ezra Tucker born God Bless Karmela Messineo Principal Spirit Peace - Wisdom Term July Thurs 27 Year 5 Healing Mass 10am Fri 28 Prayer Assembly: Yr 4 GR FACTION BUDDIES Sun 30 International Day of Friendship Mon 31 Virtue of the Week Cleanliness Prayer Assembly: PP GR August Tues 1 Confirmation Lesson 4, pm Fri 4 Prayer Assembly: PP GR Interschool Cross Country at Thomas Oval 9am to 1.30pm Mon 7 Virtue of the Week: Compassion Prayer Assembly: Yr 5 GR Tues 8 Yr 1/3 Class Mass 9am (St Mary of the Cross) Confirmation Lesson 5, pm Wed 9 Production Cast Rehearsal: pm Thurs 10 ACARA Online (Yr 3) Fri 11 Prayer Assembly: Yr 5 GR ACARA Online (Yr 5) P and F News Term 3 Week Welcome to Term 3! We have a couple of tables left for quiz night!!! Get those bookings in now before you miss out on all the fun. $10 pp, tables of 8!! Can you donate a prize??? Please contact Katie if you can help us!! We have a bar on the night and you can pre order platters!! Over the holidays we took in the Blankets and Beanies you donated to SOUL soup kitchen. They were blown away with your generosity!!! We have our Colour Run coming up and booklets will go home shortly! Our gift to the children for the Feast Day will be pizza lunch!!!! (Kindy may vary but will still be awesome). We also would like to tell everyone from now on the P&F is plastic free! We will not provide bags anymore so please remember to send in a reusable bag for Father's Day. St Vincent's P&F CANTEEN NTEEN: The Canteen is open every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Please see the new Canteen menu on our website or ask the School Office for a copy. UNIFORM SHOP is open am Mondays and pm Wednesdays. Eftpos available.

3 PAGE 3 RELIGION Feast Day Mass for St Mary of the Cross Tuesday 8 th August On Tuesday 8 th August, the Year 1 and Year 3 classes will join together to celebrate the Feast day of Mary MacKillop. We invite you to celebrate with us at 9am in the Church. Mary MacKillop is known as Saint Mary of the Cross and was canonised as Australia s first Saint. Mary MacKillop was an Australian Roman Catholic nun who founded the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. She had an emphasis on education for the poor and worked selflessly to provide an education to children in remote areas in the Australian outback. Sacramental Dates 2017 Confirmation (Year 6) Friday 15 th September at 6pm Reconciliation (Year 3) Tuesday 21 st November at 6pm Faction Buddies This afternoon, students from Pre-Primary to Year 6 will be joining together in their factions to celebrate the International Day of Friendship, which is celebrated on 30 th July. During Faction Buddies, the students will be participating in friendship activities. Please be aware that students will be in different classrooms in the afternoon for these activities and it may be easier for you to collect your child/ren from the undercover/drive through areas. ADMIN THE BISHOPS RELIGIOUS LITERACY ASSESSMENT At the request of the Western Australian Bishops, Year 3, Year 5 and Year 9 students in Catholic schools across Western Australia will take part in The Bishops Religious Literacy Assessment (BRLA). The assessment will be accessible to students only online. Students enrolled in Year 3 and Year 5 at St Vincent s who are following a regular classroom program are expected to participate. The schedule is as follows: Year 5 students will be completing their assessment on Tuesday 8th August Year 3 students will be completing their assessment on Tuesday 15th August Our Canteen is going ONLINE!!! You can now register for a St Vincent s Online Canteen Account. A flyer is coming home today (also available on our website under Canteen ) with the easy to follow steps on how to register for an account. This system is very simple to use and will eliminate the frantic search for spare change in the morning when you have nothing in the fridge or cupboards for recess or lunch. Register early to avoid the rush, as the canteen will be going live very soon. More information will be provided in upcoming newsletters. Bring Your Own Device Ipad Letter & Information Session (Year 3 Parents) Attention current Year 3 parents!!!! Yesterday, you should have received a very important letter in regards to the BYOD one to one Ipad programme continuing in Please take time to read the letter thoroughly so you can begin to make the necessary preparations for your child to commence this exciting initiative next year. I will be holding a parent information session on Thursday 17th August at 3:30pm in the Year 4 Gold classroom to explain the programme further and answer any questions you may have. I look forward to seeing you there. ACARA ONLINE TEST TRIAL The Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) has requested our school to trial an online test in preparation for NAPLAN being moved online nation-wide. Twenty-Five Year 3 and Year 5 students will be selected to complete the trial in Week 4. Primary Coding After School Program At the end of last term, I asked for an expression of interest from families whose child/ren were interested in attending an after school coding/robotics program. Unfortunately we did not reach the minimum numbers to go ahead with the program, however, the school is planning to run lunchtime coding/robotics classes in the near future and the students who registered their interest previously will have priority.

4 PAGE 4 STUDENT FUNDRAISERS During lunchtime on Monday & Wednesday of Week 3 & 4, a group of Year 5 students have organised small fundraisers for St Vincent s Church and the St Vincent de Paul Society. The students will be selling bookmarks, origami and stickers. Well done to the students for their organisation supporting such a worthwhile cause. Steve Blake Assistant Principal STORY DOGS UPDATE! We have 2 new dog teams starting with us this term. Sue and Summer will be working with Year 4 students - About: Sue is self-employed and previously owned a family day care for 9 years Dog breed: American Staff How we met: Previous owners had to relocate interstate and couldn't take her Great loves: Attention Favourite foods: Peanut Butter Not like: Not to be included Anne and Alfie will be working with Year 2 students while Christina and Jasmine are away on holidays. About: Anne works with adults with disabilities Dog breed: Shihtzu How we met: Adopted him at 14 months old from a family who felt they could not give him the attention he needs Great loves: Humans, especially children, playing with his family and eating food Favourite foods: Tuna and any meat Not like: Being mishandled Quirks: Alfie just loves to be the centre of attention Pam and Bella will continue their work with the Year 2 students. ***On Thursday the 17th of August during Week 5, The Story Dogs Fundraising day will be held at our school. Students can wear something orange and in doing so will donate a gold coin to the organisation. Did you know? Ethan McAleese, a graduand of St Vincent s School, recently participated in the Junior Commonwealth Games in the Bahamas and achieved the following results: 4 th in the 200m Freestyle and 3 rd in the 400m Individual Medley. Congratulations to Ethan on his wonderful achievements. Ian Lewis (6 GR) sat the Gifted and Talented Entrance Exam and was accepted into Perth Modern School. There is space in the 3 Year Old Program on a Friday afternoon. Mrs Howard recently visited Sri Lanka with her family and had an awesome time. A number of former students attended the farewell event for Mrs Iriks late last term. Mrs Iriks had a lovely time. Miss Chen recently visited Japan and had a marvelous time. She said everyone was so polite and everything was so clean. You can follow Mrs Messineo s travels on her blog, karmyst.wordpress.com. That is, if she can work out how to do blog posts!

5 PAGE 5 WOOLWORTHS EARN & LEARN 2017 This year we will be participating in the Woolworths Earn & Learn program. Through this program we will be able to get new educational resources for our school and all we need you to do is shop for your groceries at Woolworths. From Wednesday 26th July to Tuesday 19th September or while stock lasts, we are collecting Woolworths Earn & Learn Stickers. You will get one Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker for every $10 spent (excluding liquor, tobacco and gift cards). Place the Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker onto a Woolworths Earn & Learn Sticker Sheet and when it s complete, the Sticker Sheet can be dropped into the Collection Box at the school office or at your local Woolworths, Kwinana or Wellard. At the end of the promotion, we ll be able to get some great new equipment. The range is extensive and offers lots of items ideal for our students including resources for Maths, English, Science and some fantastic fun supplies for Arts & Craft, Sport and for our Library. If you d like to know more visit woolworths.com.au/earnandlearn. Bianca Van Ryt SCIENCE NEWS In Term 3 we will be learning about Chemical Sciences. Some classes have already brought home homework to help them investigate this unit. The Year 2 s had homework about mixtures, the Year 3 s melting substances and the Year 4 s researched types of bags that we carry things in. Each year level is focussing on a specific aspect of chemistry. Thank you to all parents for your time, support and excitement with these interesting projects. Kindy Solids, Liquids, Gases Substances can change from one form of matter to another when we heat or cool them. We have made jelly, popcorn and chocolate. Pre-Primary What is it made of? Children are looking at our playground and why things are made of metal, plastic, rubber and wood. This week we drew a map of our playground. Year 1 Spot the Difference Reversible and Irreversible changes why is cooked spaghetti different to uncooked spaghetti? Can we change it back once it is cooked? Year 2 All mixed up What is the difference between a mixture and a solution? Year 3 Melting moments Children are looking at what happens to solids when we melt them. Year 4 Package it Better Why do we use certain materials for different purposes? Year 5 What s the Matter? Learning to define the properties of a solid, liquid and gas. Year 6 Change Detective What is the difference between a physical and chemical change? What changes are reversible and which ones are irreversible? In Week 5 for Science Week the Pre-Primary to Year 6 children will be having an incursion from Supersonic Science to celebrate Science on Thursday 17 th August at 11am. Michelle Barjaktarevic Science Specialist

6 PAGE 6 Cross Country Results 2017 The Facts and Stats: For Cross Country, it is the lowest score that wins! FACTIONS 1 st Place 2 nd Place 3 rd Place 4 th Place OVERALL GREEN DE PAUL GOLD HARPER RED DE VIALAR BLUE MACKILLOP 476 Points 490 Points 520 Points 577 Points PP GIRLS De Paul Harper Mackillop De Vialar PP BOYS Harper De Vialar De Paul Mackillop YEAR 1 GIRLS De Vialar Harper Mackillop De Paul YEAR 1 BOYS De Paul Harper Mackillop De Vialar YEAR 2 GIRLS De Vialar Mackillop De Paul Harper YEAR 2 BOYS Mackillop De Paul De Vialar Harper YEAR 3 GIRLS Mackillop De Vialar De Paul Harper YEAR 3 BOYS De Paul Harper Mackillop De Vialar YEAR 4 GIRLS Mackillop Harper De Paul De Vialar YEAR 4 BOYS De Paul & De Vialar - Harper Mackillop YEAR 5 GIRLS De Vialar Mackillop De Paul Harper YEAR 5 BOYS De Vialar Harper De Paul Mackillop YEAR 6 GIRLS De Paul De Vialar Harper Mackillop YEAR 6 BOYS De Paul Mackillop Harper De Vialar The lowest possible faction score for each race is 10pts. Year 6 Boys from De Paul had the lowest score of the day with 12 points. Pre-Primary Girls from De Paul got the next lowest score with 17 points. Our Race Winners were: 1km Course 1 st Place 2 nd Place 3 rd Place 4 th Place PP Girls Owen Mclean Teal Butler Khloe Lawry Lahni Snowden PP Boys Luis Nascimento Ashton Garth Connor McKinnell Coby Campbell-Jones Yr1 Girls Niamh Powers Denise Hilario Rhiannon Kay Armani Penney Yr1 Boys Sebastian Bake Kymani Halkyard Gabriel Castro Kaden Northey Yr2 Girls Abbey Iriks Talanah Kadamani Miah Lawry Maddison Racunica Yr2 Boys Madden Pivac Jordan Fayers Cody Hamer Baylee McLean 2km Course Champion Runner Up 3 rd & KSSA Team 4 th & KSSA Team Yr3 Girls Sophie Powers Sophia Rowe Avanthika Anish Xavier Maher Yr3 Boys Javen Heremia Bailey Butler Mieszko Augustyniak Christian Castro Yr4 Girls Matilda Reid Tanika Hamer Kailey Williams Marisa Walker Yr4 Boys Ethan Nascimento Charlie Sullivan Harrison Smith Jacob Scoon Yr5 Girls Olivia Rowe Poppie Thomas Eileen Moller Amelia Serra-Sanfelin Yr5 Boys Percy Fernandes Ashton Smith Ben De Rosario Heath Tuhakaraina Yr6 Girls Liana Tuhakaraina Chelsea Ghilardi Mia Smith Olivia Kadamani Yr6 Boys Noah Da Silva Ben Dawson Cassius Goncalves Jordan Franco

7 PAGE 7 FACTION CROSS COUNTRY: A massive thank you to all the many hands that helped-out at the Faction Cross Country Carnival. It was clear for most part of the day, and a perfect temperature for longer distance running, however, unfortunately we did have a couple of downpours (not great for spectating) and one very strong gust of wind...but the races themselves were a success. Whether you originally put your hand up to volunteer for the carnival, or if you found yourself within the many attending to the children or helping to dismantle the blown and broken tents, I am extremely grateful. The children (well most of them) from Kindy Year 6 all seemed happy and excited to be out there. I couldn t be prouder of them with how hard they tried and how well they ran their best, despite some of them having to run through a downpour! All I saw was the many happy faces and the older year groups encouraging the younger years. Not one grumble! The Year 6 students and the selected Year 5 s who helped out on the day should also be commended. The top 4 runners from each 2k race (Years 3-6), have been invited to the KSSA Interschool Carnival on Friday 4th August. The team plus reserves, will have had 2 weeks to train before the event at Thomas Oval. Some of the students ran the course on Tuesday morning this week, finding out how very, very tricky running up and down sandy hills is! First Few Weeks of Term 3 Physical Education: KINDY Will carry on working on Fundamental Movement Skills PRE-PRIMARY Are putting previously learnt object control skills into simple games YEAR ONE Are being introduced to Fun Net/Netta skills YEAR TWO Have a special guest in; Jaxon from South Fremantle Bulldogs WAFL club will taking some specialised skills sessions YEAR THREE & FOUR Will be learning a fun new sport, Modcrosse, with a visiting coach YEAR FOUR Will be spending their Wednesday afternoons with Miss Robbins, classroom teachers, and also a visiting Athletics coach, in preparation for the Faction Carnival in Term 4 YEAR FIVE & SIX Will be concentrating on refining their Athletics skills in PE lessons YEAR FIVE & SIX Have also had the opportunity to choose how they spend their Friday afternoons and have picked between: Modcrosse, Basketball, Running or Yoga with newly qualified instructor, Miss Chen. Over the term, all year groups will be moving onto Athletics programmes. There will also be a before school programme for Athletics starting soon. If there are any parents who are able to help with this, please let me know, as this means we will be able to cater to more of our students. Miss Robbins Physical Education Co-ordinator

8 PAGE 8 Peter Pan Jr Production News Peter Pan Jr Cast rehearsal: Wednesday 9 th August, After school rehearsal will be held in the School Hall from 3pm 4:15pm. All cast members are asked to attend. Costuming Requirements for students for the production have gone home. Clothing requirements for students are due in by 17 th August Katherine Johnson and Christine Scanlan. COMMUNITY EVENTS Are you searching for ways to enrich your understanding of the Catholic faith and tradition? Would you like to find out more about the role of women in the Bible, the leadership of Pope Francis or John Paul II s teachings on the theology of the body? The Centre for Faith Enrichment offers a wide range of face-to-face and online courses and events on topics ranging from spirituality, Church history, theology, scripture, Christian living and much more. No exams or assignments, just a relaxed and friendly learning atmosphere. To know more visit our website where you will find our courses and events page. IONA PRESENTATION COLLEGE welcomes interested families to their OPEN MORNING at 33 Palmerston Street, Mosman Park on Tuesday 5 th September. Presentations commence at 9.30am in the College Sports Centre, followed by a guided tour and morning tea. Bookings can be made online at ENROLMENTS AT EMMANUEL CATHOLIC COLLEGE: The enrolment process for Year students has now been completed. Any applications received from now on, including siblings, will be placed on a waiting list. Enrolments at Emmanuel Catholic College have become very competitive and it is important that students requiring a place in Year submit their Enrolment Applications this year. The necessary reports required to accompany the application can be submitted at the end of the year once they are received. Interviews for Year commence at the beginning of 2018 and we envisage all places will be filled by the end of Semester Catholic students will be given preference as per our Enrolment Policy. Applications can be downloaded from our website For further information please contact our Registrar, Mrs Kelly Lister on or enrolments@emmanuel.wa.edu.au SPEECH AND LANGUAGE DROP-IN SESSION: This drop-in session is open to all families and is an opportunity to meet the Speech Pathologist. No need to book, just come along anytime throughout the session. Wednesday 9 th August from 10.30am to 12 Noon at Child and Parent Centre, Calista. For further information please call PLAY CAFÉ is a fun play and learning session with a different theme and activity each week. Starting Thursday 31 st August top 5 th October from 9am to 10.30am. Themes covered are Edible Garden, Mind Craft, Twist Twirl and Chase your Tail, Party Games etc. For further information please telephone Child and Parent Centre, Calista on PARENTING & PLAY TIME (0 12 months): Meet Ngala staff and other families, all aspects of early parenting, Dads, mums, extended family with babies antenatal to one year are all welcome. Thursdays from 1pm to 2.30pm at Child and Parent Centre, Harlow Road, Calista. Phone or calista@ngala.com.au. CITY OF KWINANA ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES: On Sunday the 30 th of July as part of Planet Ark National Tree Day we will be at Lake Magenup in Wandi, access will be via Frayne Place (off Leslie Rd, Wandi) and we will be planting from 9am to 12 noon. For further information contact or angela.jakob@kwinana.wa.gov.au. Lunch will be provided. We also have many activities planned in the coming months including our yearly Wildflower Walk on Sunday the 17 th of September starting from Sandringham Park in Orelia (Nottingham Parkway) at 10am. This will be a highlight of the International Month of Biodiversity. This year we have a local artist Scott Daly whose installations along the route will give a new dimension to viewing the stripped back organic form, this is not to be missed. Please register your attendance. Are YOU a Former Student or Staff Member of St Joachim's, Xavier College, Our lady Help of Christians, Our Lady of Mercy or Ursula Frayne Catholic School? We are looking for you to join the newly formed Alumni. Let us help you reconnect with your old school and friends. Go to our website and complete the registration form (under Community) or contact Mary McGonigle on or alumni@ufcc.wa.edu.au to have a form sent to you. In 2019, we celebrate 120 years since our foundation school was opened and we would like to have as many former students and staff join us in celebration.

9 PAGE 9 CAN YOU HELP? Desperately seeking board games, etc. These games are used to allow students to do something with their hands, which opens the discussions. Games such as Uno, card games, connect four, maths. word games or any board games etc. Any contributions will be picked up (telephone Julie Mullett, ) or can be dropped off at The Rise, 28 Eighth Avenue, Maylands. POSITIVE PARENTING PROGRAM (TRIPLE P) Tuesday 8 th and 22 nd August (three sessions) from 9am to 11.30am. FREE. Book early, places are limited. Call or calista@ngala.com.au. FREE TEEN PARENTING SEMINARS (for Year 6 to Year 8 parents). Parents are invited to attend FREE parenting seminars being offered this term to learn practical, positive and effective ways to manage common behavioural problems, and ways to help your child achieve their best at school and in the future. Parents may choose to attend one, two or all three of the following 2 hour seminars. 7 th August Raising Responsible Teenagers, 21 st August Raising Competent Teenagers, 4 th September Getting Teenagers Connected. At Gilmore College, Dargin Place, Orelia from 5.30 to 8pm. Bookings are essential. For more information or to register contact Shannon Butler on by 4 th August. 24:7 South Youth Group For all youth in Years 7-12 Every Friday 7-9pm in the Kolbe College Sports Hall For more info call Ming Yan or Matt ATTACH is an in-home counselling service for parents concerned about their substance use. You are welcome to participate in the Attach service if you have care of a child aged 8 years or younger. For further information please telephone or attach@unitingcarewest.org.au. Enrol your children now in VACSWIM SWIMMING LESSONS during the October and December/January school holidays. With swimming pools and beaches a part of the Western Australian lifestyle, ensuring your children can swim competently and safely is a must for all families. Your children can join in the fun of learning to swim in lessons conducted at pools and open water venues across the State. VacSwim is for all children (5 to 17- year old s) - from beginners through to advanced survival, rescue and resuscitation. Your children can learn to swim for just: $7.00 per child for a five-day short program $13.00 per child for all other programs. It's even cheaper if you have three or more children: $18.00 a family for a five-day short program $35.00 a family for all other programs. VACSWIM 2017 OCTOBER SCHOOL HOLIDAY SWIMMING LESSONS Enrolments for our October school holiday swimming lessons are now open and families can enrol online. Enrolments for the nine-day October program close Sunday 20 August Enrolments for the fiveday October program close Sunday 27 August 2017.