Happy first week of lessons and official kick off to summer!  Please see below for information about swimming and junior tennis lessons and all the fun activities planned for this first week of summer at UB1.

For anyone who is using the UB1 calendar google link feed to update their personal calendars, it has been brought to our attention that it is off by one hour. The outlook link feed is correct and can be used instead. We are looking into removing the google link.

Pool News

Free swim hours are now 1:00pm to 9:00pm on weekdays and 11:00am to 9:00pm on weekends.

Session 1 swimming lessons start on Tuesday, July 4th. Class Lists will be posted on June 30th by the end of the day. Most classes are Monday to Friday this year! Classes have been rearranged this year. Please look at the schedule carefully. 

Lane swim and Aquafit are starting soon! Lane swims are most Monday, Wednesdays, and Friday @7:30am, and most weekends @11am. Aquafits are most Sundays @7:00pm. Please check the calendar on the UB1 website as the days can vary around holidays. Make sure the calendar is set to 2023!

Bronze Medallion and Bronze Cross courses will be held the week before school starts (August 28th to September 1st) in the mornings/early afternoons. Sign-up opening started June 23rd for UB1 members and starts July 4th for everyone else. You can email ub1guards@gmail.com with the participant’s full name, date of birth, and what course they want to take. Bronze medallion has an age prerequisite (13yo or Bronze Star). If they are signing up for Bronze Cross, we need proof of Bronze Medallion or proof of registration in a Bronze Medallion course that is finished before the Bronze Cross course starts. Feel free to pass along the message to anyone who may be interested!

Help us keep the pool sparkling and refreshing! All swimmers must take a shower before entering the pool. By showering/using the washroom before swimming you can help keep the pool chemicals balanced which can lead to a more pleasant swimming experience. Sweat, urine, and body lotions/creams etc. can alter the pool chemistry. It is a member’s responsibility to ensure that all swimmers in their household/party do the following before lessons and other activities in the pool: shower at UB1, use the washroom, and if not yet toilet trained, wear a well-fitted swimming diaper (Note: these are different from regular diapers). Please ensure all swimmers and supervising adults are aware of this responsibility. The Lifeguards at UB1 thank you for helping us keep the chemicals balanced and the pool clean!

Tennis and Pickleball News

Session 1 tennis lessons start on Tuesday, July 4th. The link to sign your child up for July tennis lessons will remain active until tomorrow, June 30th, at 12 pm. A schedule will be emailed out by July 1st that outlines the lesson plan for the first 2 weeks of July. We will do our best to make sure there is no overlap between swim lesson time and tennis lesson time. Tennis lessons Google form link: https://forms.gle/9xG3LQ6iqpTnk2H19

Pickleball Intro Class –  Lorri Murray is a pickleball instructor who works for the region of Waterloo. She is available to run an Intro to Pickleball Clinic the evening of July 10th or July 13th at 6:30 pm (to 8 pm). Cost is $20 per person. Maximum 4 people. Please email Andrea at upperbeechwood1tennis@gmail.com if you are interested, and availability for July 10th or 13th (or both). If there is enough interest she will confirm and arrange for pre-payment at the guard office.

Week One Activities

UB1 Land – The board game of challenges and swimming lengths!

Hi swimmers! Are you ready for your first Scuba Mission? This summer you are challenged to swim from start to finish on our very own board game – UB1 Land! Pick up your score card in the guard office to start swimming laps and completing weekly Scuba Missions to win a prize at the end of the summer. You have two missions for the week of July 3rd-8th. First, see the guards in the guard office to start a riddle scavenger hunt. Second, build a raft with pool noodles and show it to a guard! The Mission is only completed if you put away the pool noodles after .

Science Night – Thursday, July 6th 

Join us on July 6th between 6-8:30pm on the basketball courts for our Science Night! All ages are welcome as we explore different concepts of science through group experiments, demonstrations and self guided activities.Wear clothing that you don’t mind getting a bit messy! We hope to see you all there!
Please let us know if you are attending by filling out the form sent in the weekly newsletter on June 29th.

Single Digit Night – Friday, July 7th 

Single Digit Night is on Friday July 7th at 7pm. Look out at the pool for the sign up and the theme! We hope to see all you 6 to 9 year olds there!

Halloween Night Volunteers Still Needed

If anyone would like to volunteer to hand out candy at their home in UB1 on Halloween Night (Tuesday July 11th around 6pm), please email Lia at ub1guards@gmail.com. We are also looking for students who want to get some volunteer hours to help out (5pm to 8pm)!

Have a good week!