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Metro Gymnastics Center
18084 SW Lower Boones Ferry Road
Tigard, Oregon 97224
p: 503-620-8939
f: 503-968-9285
annettem@metrogymnastics.com
Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9am-9pm
Saturday: 9am-12pm
News & Events
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METRO BOYS TEAM / METRO GIRLS TEAM / REC GYMNASTICS / REC & COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING / MINI-MOVERS / MAGIC YEARS / SPECIAL EVENTS / PRO SHOP / NOTICES : IMPORTANT DATES, TUITION/ENROLLMENT POLICY, RECYCLING, MAKE UPS, ABSENCE & DROPPING, RUNNING, CHANGE OF INFORMATION, PARKING, HOME SCHOOLING GROUPS, PRACTICE SPACE, NEW STUDENTS, OPEN GYM, SUPER SATURDAY OPEN GYM / HIP HOP DANCE CLASS / SWEET MEET / PARTIES / CURRENT SCHEDULES
Come Celebrate Metro's 20th Anniversary!
Save the date and join us on Saturday, April 3 from 4pm to 6pm to celebrate our 20th Anniversary! There will be a family open gym, arts and crafts, exhibitions from girls, boys and cheer teams, as well as a slide show of the past 20 years. We'll be sending out more details soon!
Metro Boys Team
by Trent Wells & Luke Cartmill, Boys Team Coaches
Check back in the next issue for an update from the Boy’s Team!
Metro Girls Team
by David Ward, Girl's Team Director & Marci Bell, Compulsory Head Coach
Check back next issue for more details about our progress!
News from the Rec Department
by Lynn McCaffrey, Recreational Gymnastics Director
Rec Gymnastics welcomes our newest staff member: Peter Luginbill. When he was younger, Peter was on the National team for tumbling and trampoline. He is teaching in our Rec, Mini-Movers, and Cheer tumbling programs.
Summer On the Way!
Summer is fast approaching, so it's time to start thinking about adding
another day of gymnastics to your child's summer schedule. Adding
another day really does make a difference in their flexibility and strength
and they learn skills at a much quicker pace.
Rec & Competitive Cheerleading
by Dale Agbayani, Metro Cheer Director
Check back in next month’s issue for the latest from the Cheer
team!
Mini-Movers
by Cindy Klein, Mini-Mover Gymnastics Director
Check back in next month’s issue for the latest
from Mini-Movers!
Magic Years
by Marylynn Craig, Magic Years Preschool Director
In January we had a "Pajama Pancake Day" at school. We centered our activities around "The Cat in The Hat" and Teddy Bears. The MWF and Pre-k classes had several stations the children visited during our theme day.
1. Patterning strips on large Cat in the "Hats".
2. Collage creation on "Cat in the Hat face.
3. Art: Make a Cat in the Hat.
4. Game: I can do that!
5. Fruit salad preparation (slicing fruit)
6. Cracking eggs for (scrambled eggs)
7. Order pancake shape station
We read the story the "Cat in the Hat" and had a full breakfast
buffet. It was wonderful~!
Other highlights in the month of January: We went on a field trip to
Krispy Kreme during the letter Kk week. We played many games during
the letter Ll week; Who let the letter out? Red light, Green light,
Look and Listen, Limbo and follow the leader. During Mm week we centered
activities around "Magic Moments," Martin Luther King and the
Magic school bus... Nn was filled with "New Year activities." We
played name bingo made birds' Nests out of pine cones, birdseed and peanut
butter and made the "Emperor's "New Duds".
The TUTH class was filled with Winter Fun! Whirling and Twirling like
snowflakes, Gadget snowflake painting, driving matchbox cars on a snowy
drive through snow "shaving cream" and playing mitten, mitten
who's got the mitten? The children also made a class mural during our
Mouse Paint theme day. What fun we had!!
February came and went so quickly. We are having so much fun with your children!!!!! Some highlights were: Making Valentine's for our loved ones and going to the Post office to mail them home to them. After the field trip to the post office we went to the park for a picnic. Brrr... it was cold but the children had a great time. In our Pre-k class Ava's parents Jed and Arona came in and taught the children a little bit about the Chinese culture and how they celebrate Chinese New Year! They read stories to them, made a Lion stick puppet and we had a parade to music. The children made Chinese lanterns, ate their snack with chop sticks, (rice noodles and mandarin oranges) they even got a fortune cookie. At the end of the day they received money in a red envelope.
At the end of February we had a Dad's afternoon bowling with their preschooler
at Wilsonville Lanes. We had a wonderful turn out and had so much fun
together. We all enjoyed refreshments after the bowling was done. Our
Valentine's party theme was The Queen and King Hearts. The children
decorated cookies, mailed their valentine's, made heart crowns, and heart
flower bouquets. For snack they each prepared their own tart jelly
sandwich and enjoyed strawberries and their cookie too. We played games
and read the story The Queen of Hearts.
March is sure to be full of tricky and fun surprises with the little leprechauns that may visit.
Our Open House was very successful and we are just about full. Please
contact Marylynn Craig at marylynnc@metrogymnastics.com or call 503 888-2014
or 503 620-8939 for more information.
Sincerely,
Teacher Marylynn
Special Events
by Betsy Dunmire, Special Events Director
Mini-Nationals - 5/15!
Mini-Nationals will be held on May 15th, 2010. We will have a 12pm session
and 2pm session again this year. We look forward to seeing your
child showcase their gymnastics talent and receive their award.
Spring Break Camps!
Metro Gymnastics is offering many options for Spring Break Camp this year!
Families may choose to attend Full Day, Mornings Only or Afternoons Only.
They may also choose Full Week activities or any combination of days that
work best for them. Please see the Spring Break Camp brochure at the back
of the newsletter, available online and at the front desk for full details.
Morning Mayhem
Metro’s Morning Play Time for ALL Kids!!
Ages: 3 years and up
Dates: March 22nd - March 26th
Times: 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.
Play Day Camp
Metro’s Play/Theme Based Camp for Preschool Kids!!!
Ages: 3 years and Kindergarten
Dates: March 22nd - March 26th
Times: 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Skills Camp
Metro’s Skill/Sports Based Camp for Rec Kids !!!
Ages: 6 years and up
Dates: March 22nd - March 26th
Times: 12:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Download the flyer and registration form!
Pro Shop
by Lynn McCaffrey, Pro Shop Manager
Spring Sale!
We are going to have a spring sale on all apparel in the Pro-Shop the week
of March 8th. Look for the signs and stock up on leotards and shorts. We
just got in some cute T-shirts that would be perfect to wear to school. Don't
forget to look at our headbands, bow-binders and fancy scrunchies on display
at the front desk. It is important to have your daughter's hair always pulled
up and out of her face.
Notices
Important Dates & Information
Session dates
March/April—2/22-4/24
April/June—4/26-6/19
Summer begins June 21st…look for the Summer class schedule after
Spring Break!
Spring Break - 3/22-27
SPRING BREAK CAMPS!
Download the details!
CLOSED for Regular Classes
TUITION/ENROLLMENT POLICY:
Tuition is due by the 5th of each new 8 week session. An email reminder
will be sent 2 weeks prior to a new session, as a reminder that tuition payments are due. Statements OR Email notices are
sent only for past due accounts. If tuition is not paid by the 5th of each session, a $10.00 late charge will be applied to your account payable upon receipt.
We accept cash, checks, and all major credit cards as methods for payment.
We DO NOT automatically charge your card each session.
A $25 NSF Fee will be charged to your account for a returned check.
Be GOOD recyclers!
Please put your empty pop cans and empty plastic drink bottles in our recycle
cans!
Make Ups
Since we plan and provide a place for your child, missed classes will not be deducted from your tuition. If you know your child will be absent, please call the front office to schedule a make-up class. Two make-ups lessons per 8- week session will be permitted, regardless of the number of classes
missed.
Absence & Dropping
If for any reason, you need to drop a class, please inform us at the front
office. If absent from class two weeks in a row and tuition has not yet
been paid, the student will automatically be dropped from the class. Please
inform the front office if you will be absent from class.
RUNNING : PLEASE ASK YOUR CHILDREN NOT TO RUN IN THE UPSTAIRS VIEWING AREA.
CHANGE OF INFORMATION: Please notify the front desk of any changes to your customer information. (email address , home address, phone number, emergency contact, name, etc.)
Parking
Metro only has 7 parking spaces in the front of our building. We have a
large parking area directly behind the building. You may enter through
the double stairway at the far end of the parking lot. Please DO NOT park
in Platt Electric parking spaces (to the left of the mailboxes facing
Lower Boones Ferry Rd) or behind the blue fence in the back parking lot.
Thank you for helping us to be a “Good Neighbor.”
Home Schooling Groups
We would like to set up Home School Groups to do Gymnastics classes. We
will offer classes for children 2 1/2 through school age. Call to
discuss options for your children or group.
Practice Space Available
Have a group that is looking for a place to practice?
Contact us to schedule the Cheer studio! Perfect for cheer teams that need extra tumbling, stunting, dance or routine work. We can set up specialized classes that will fit almost any program! You can choose to have one of our instructors teach along side your own, or not! Call for group rates for any classes we offer or to create one of your own!
New Students...
NEW STUDENTS can download the required registration forms by clicking on
REGISTRATION FORMS on the home page of our web-site, www.metrogymnastics.com.
Bring the forms to your first class visit. YOU MUST CALL TO REGISTER FOR
CLASSES—this form does not register your child/ren.
Open Gym is a Big Hit!
Come and have fun working on your gymnastics skills during open gym. Bring
a friend and work out with students of all levels.
Ages 6 and up : Open gym is on Wednesdays from 6:30-8:30 and are $10 per session for students enrolled in a Metro class or Team program. Metro members are also eligible to purchase a punch card for $75 that will be valid for 10 visits.
Ages birth - through 5 years : Fridays, 11:30-12:30. $6 for members, $8 for non-members.
Super Saturday Open Gym
Balancing, swing, rolling fun!
(4th Saturday of the month)
Ages: 3 thru school age
Dates: 1/23 and 2/27
Times: 12pm-1:pm
Rose City Challenge!
Come watch our own Metro teams compete!
Boys Level 5: Level 6: Level 7: Level 8/9: Level 10: |
Girls Level 5: Level 6: Level 7: Level 8/9: Level 10: |
Meet Site: Beaverton YMCA (formerly known as The Hoop), 9685
SW Harvest Ct, Beaverton, OR. Admission Fee charged at door.
Hip Hop in to Hip Hop Dance Class!
Dance: Hip Hop Class
Instructed by
Paige Parker
Dance Member of Liza’s Dream Team (LDT)
This class will focus on fun hip hop style dance technique.
Ages 8 to 18
Thursdays - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Tuition - $128 per 8 week session
Contact Metro Gymnastics to enroll: 503-620-8939
Sweet Meet
by Pamela Maurice
All of our girls did a fantastic job at the recent Sweet Meet, and we all had fun. These girls worked hard and also participated in the Advanced and Sr.Trainers teacher placement classes.
Registration Forms
We are in the process of UPDATING our Registration Forms. If your family’s form needs to be updated, we will be calling to ask that you stop by the front desk to update them. IF you were enrolled prior to November 08, there are additional forms and updates that need to be filled out and signed. Please check with our office to see if you need to update your forms.
Parties
by Pam Maurice, Birthday Party Director
Got Leprechauns in the house? Get ‘em a party!
Plan your birthday party, brownies or scout party, or a just a "for
fun" party at Metro!
Saturday and Sunday dates are available. All parties include a big inflatable!
Call 503.620.8939 today to book your party!
Current Schedules
We are NOW enrolling for all Classes. Check out the Schedules or you may call our office at 503-620-8939.
Call Metro Gymnastics today at 503-620-8939 to register your child for the upcoming sessions!