Should Tamaki Primary have swimming lessons twice a year?

Dear Ms Hansell,

Are you aware that summer is the most dangerous season to be at the beach? Kids should feel confident in water. Why? Because some kids don’t know how to swim and are afraid of being in water. I think children at Tamaki Primary have the right to know how to swim. Do you want us to be strong swimmers? TPS should have swimming lessons twice a year. I personally think kids should learn how to swim at a young age.

In summer it is likely to be packed with people. There might be children who can’t swim and get stranded in the water. Because of this reason you should let us go swimming twice a year so we don’t become one of those kids!

Do you want us to help others so they are also safe. It is also a good idea to learn how to swim because we are surrounded by a lot of water. Imagine the feeling of saving someone from drowning. Not many people know that drowning is the third highest cause of accidental death in New Zealand with around 105 people drowning each year since 2005.

Ms Hansell I hope that these reasons will persuade you enough to let us go swimming twice a year. I think its important to know how to swim because if you are in a situation with water you will know what to do! Which is why we need swimming lessons twice a year, especially in Term four!

Yours Sincerely

Teresa Mae