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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
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Monday-Friday: 9am-9pm
Saturday: 9am-12pm
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METRO BOYS TEAM / METRO GIRLS TEAM / REC GYMNASTICS / REC & COMPETITIVE CHEERLEADING / MAGIC YEARS / SPECIAL EVENTS / PRO SHOP / NOTICES : NEW STUDENT REGISTRATIONS, LOST & FOUND, PARKING / HIP HOP DANCE CLASS / NOTICE : REGISTRATION FORMS / PARTIES / MINI-MOVERS / CURRENT SCHEDULES
Registrations for all Classes! & Home Schooling Groups
Stop by the office or give us a call today to register for the 2009/2010 session!
Registration is ongoing throughout the school year.
*The Yearly Membership Fee for 09-10 is $30.00 per family, due upon registration!
Call Metro Gymnastics today at 503-620-8939, to register for the upcoming Fall sessions!
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.
Metro Boys Team
by Trent Wells & Luke Cartmill, Boys Team Coaches
Competitive Season Underway!
Hello from the Metro Boys Gymnastics Team! We have been working hard throughout the fall and are just starting to gear up for the 2009-2010 Competitive Season. The season kicks off the first week of December with the First Annual Oregon Team Challenge, hosted by Metro, O.G.A., and the Multnomah Athletic Club. The competition will be held on the Lewis and Clark College Campus and will feature a unique competition pitting the three teams against one another in an Olympic-style competition, which is very different from normal Junior Olympic gymnastics competitions. It should be really exciting, so come out and support our boys on December 5th at Pamplin Sports Arena!
I'd like to take a moment to congratulate our Future Stars athletes on their hard work this Summer and Fall. The skills and routines that they've been working on are extremely advanced for boys of their ages (as if gymnastics isn't hard enough to begin with), and all have made great progress this year. We're very proud of them for all their hard work!
Derek Pinto, who participated in the Future Stars program, participated in the Regional Future Stars Championships in Seattle in the 8-9 year old division. He was one of six boys to qualify to the Region 2 Age-Group developmental team. Derek placed 4th overall in the competition, and the top six make the team. Congratulations Derek!
Our Optional Team continues to improve, and we're expecting big things from them this year. Many of the boys are learning multiple-flipping, multiple-twisting dismounts on some of the events, and their overall tumbling, vaulting and technique on very difficult skills are improving. In a recent trip to practice at the Oregon Gymnastics Center, three Optional Team boys learned new, more difficult dismounts from the Parallel Bars - Cameron Stahl and Joshua Stoelk learned the Tucked double back flip and Torin Carver learned the Piked double back flip. Keep up the good work, Optionals!
We're looking forward to a very successful and fun Boys Team competitive season this year!
Metro Girls Team
by David Ward, Girl's Team Director & Marci Bell, Compulsory Head Coach
Focused on Fall
The Girls Team is dialed in to improving our skills. Check back next issue
for more details about our progress!
News from the Rec Department
by Lynn McCaffrey, Recreational Gymnastics Director
Rec Gymnastics Questions???
If you ever have any questions or concern regarding your child's Rec class,
please feel free to call 503-620-8939 or email me at lynnm@metrogymnastics.com. Any
question is a good question! I look forward to hearing from you…
Rec & Competitive Cheerleading
by Dale Agbayani, Metro Cheer Director
Classes for All Levels
A new Developmental Rec Cheer Class starting up! This program is designed for youths who someday aspire to be part of a Youth Program, High School squad or Metro's own All-Stars Competitive Team. Classes are on Mondays from 5:30-7:00. For more information pick up a flier at the front desk or next to the bulletin board outside of the cheer studio.
Tumbling classes are filling up quick! If you are looking for extra tumbling time to improve your skills why not sign-up for our cheer tumbling classes? Perfect for the student who needs the extra push to get your back handspring or back tuck. Class time available on Mondays at 4:30 (10 years old and up) or Wednesdays at 5:30 (10 years old and under).
Hip-Hop classes are on Thursdays at 6:30 with Coach Paige! Come and learn
all the coolest and newest dance moves. We are offering a free trial for this
class so if you are already in a Metro class or team program stop by and try
it out!! Bring a friend and try it out together. You will need to sign-up for
the trial class at the Front Desk.
Mini-Movers
by Cindy Klein, Mini-Mover Gymnastics Director
Check back for news in the next issue!
Magic Years
by Marylynn Craig, Magic Years Preschool Director
We welcomed children to our “Magical Preschool Kingdom” in September, “Where happy memories are made during these magical years.” On the 1st day of school parents we’re invited to stay for the 1st ½ hour of class with their child. At circle time we sang songs together and read the story “The Kissing Hand.” Then each child, with their parent, went to the craft table to make a kissing hand necklace. I noticed that Chester was missing… but he left us a note. There was a series of clues to find him. We traveled & toured throughout the gym which led us to our last clue at the Java Bean. Chester had left us a plate of “Hershey Kiss” cookies to share & enjoy at snack time! It was a wonderful start to the school year.
Some of the activities we did in September with our PreK and MWF classes included: Fairy Tales, Prince & Princesses, Aladdin wish bottles, castles and magic wands. We made an “All About Me” book and for the Letter 'Aa' and we made Alligators, Autumn is for Apples & Johnny Appleseed. We went on a Field Trip to the Oregon Heritage Apple Orchard Farm where we learned about how apples grow and the many different kinds of apples. We went on a hayride, went through a haymaze, fed the animals, jumped in the Bouncy Apple House and sampled apples and cider. What fun we had together! During the Letter 'Bb' week we walked on balance beams with beanie babies, Had a Beauty Parlor/Barber Shop, made egg carton school “buses,” played the beanbag game & Beauty and the Beast.
Our TUTH class was filled with lots of magical fun… Fairy tales, crown with jewels, a treasure hunt, I’m me, I’m special. We had a splashes of RED theme day, made Mickey Mouse silhouettes, did the Mickey Mouse march & played Mickey see, Mickey do. We finished the month with “Getting into shape with circles,” dit-dot painting and a shape hunt. All the children brought their teddy bears to school for a tea party!
October at Magic Years has been full of Harvest Time Fun! Some of the themes
in the PreK & MWF classes included: The letter Cc cowboys & cowgirls,
Handy candy corn, circles, triangles and squares & crows. The Letter
'Dd' for deer, Disney, DO RE MEI! Diamonds & Dragons, Dancing scarecrows,
101 Dalamations & fire safety. We then jumped right into Pumpkin Time,
Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf “Colorful Leaves” & a field trip to
the pumpkin patch. We concluded the month with Adorable squirrels, Let’s
be Frank; “Frankensteins,” Mr. Pumpkin & the In the moon,
Bats! We finished are Fall Assessments and had Parent Teacher conferences
on the 22nd and 23rd of October.
TUTH class activities included caterpillars & butterflies, Black & Orange centers, Red and Yellow finger painting (mixing), The very hungry pumpkin, & Fresh, Fun Fall. We made leaves with eyedropper watercolors & did a seasonal sink & float activity. The children went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch, made the Itsy Bitsy Spiders and spun a web. We finished with Little Black circle cats and played the copy cat game.
Our Fall Festival was on Sunday October 18th and was a huge success. Many,
many THANKS to all the parents. Whether you were on the planning committee,
set-up or clean-up, or brought prizes for all the activities we greatly
appreciate you so much!!! We had approx. 225 people in attendance. WOW!
The Metro gym facility was transformed into a BIG Fall Festival: In the
cheer room we had 9 games for the children to play and a family photo station
set up where Mike from Freeze Frame Photography took pictures of each of
the families. Down the hall in our new MWF combined classroom there was
the arts & crafts activity where you could decorate a frame to put your
family photo in that was taken of you. We had decorating pumpkins down the
hall and in the main gym there was wheel barrow races, pumpkin sack races & the
Big Bouncy Castle. Bobbing for donuts was a favorite as well as the 2 dressing
rooms that were decorated with hundreds of lights and lit up pumpkins as
the children traveled through an obstacle course to get a treat at the end.
It was amazing!!! The children went through it over and over again! What
fun we had!
November promises to be more fun… We will be going on a field trip to Evergreen Aviation Museum during the letter Ee week and we will begin our study on Native Americans, Colonial Kids, & Turkeys. Rehearsal/ Practice for our Christmas Program on December 15th starts Monday November 9th. Can’t wait!
Classes Still Open
We still have openings in our MWF combined 3 and 4 year old class. If you are interested in a tour or for more information please call 503 620-8939 and ask for Marylynn Craig.
Magic Years Playhouse and Lunch & Fun
Looking to supplement your child’s preschool schedule with an afternoon option? Perhaps you are just looking for a bit of free time to have lunch with a friend or get in a workout, or maybe do a little shopping? Christmas is just around the corner. Magic Years Playhouse and Lunch and Fun are two great options!
Playhouse is offered on a monthly basis, with your choice of one to five days per week. Lunch and Fun does not require a monthly registration, and can be used on a regular or occasional basis. Please call or stop by the front desk for more information on these programs.
Thank you so much for sharing your precious children with us. We are having so much fun with them!
Sincerely,
Teacher Marylynn
Special Events
by Betsy Dunmire, Special Events Director
There’s a lot going on this Fall and Holiday season. Check out the updated Special Events calendar, the Fall Harvest Camp notice below and the Mini Nationals notice on the following page.
New Special Events Policies
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Pro Shop
by Lynn McCaffrey, Pro Shop Manager
The Perfect Holiday Gift
Looking for that special Holiday present? Metro can order your son or daughter a 4x8 or 4x12 folding mat that can slide under a bed. We have floor balance beams that also fold up and fit under the bed. Order now as delivery time is about 2 weeks. Check out our poster in the front office.
If
your daughter ever complains that her hips hurt after bars, perhaps she needs
a pair of shorts. Often times when she is working out hard, her
sweat will make her skin stick to the bar rail and her skin can tear. Wearing
shorts helps protect her skin, and when she casts it is a softer surface. We
have a variety of styles in the Pro-Shop.
Notices
NEW STUDENTS can download the required registration forms by clicking HERE. Bring the forms to your first class visit. YOU MUST CALL TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES—this form does not register your child/ren.
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.”
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
Mondays - TBD
Wednesdays - 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Starting at $50 per month
Contact Metro Gymnastics to enroll: 503-620-8939
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
Parties are not just for Birthdays! Have a Holiday 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!