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Changing of the guard
We would like to say thank you to Leanne Strom for providing GBD with five years of her wonderful assistance!
"My name is Lee Ann Tardieu, and I am the new Director of Administration for GBD. I, along with the gym's new Administrative Assistants, Annette Hardin and Jana McLachlan, would like to say thank you for your patronage here at our wonderful gym!"
If you should ever have any questions with regard to our program here at GBD, please phone the gym at 472-4985 and one of us will return your call.
We would also like to take this opportunity to remind everyone of how our monthly tuition works:
If you pay the tuition prior to the 1st of the month, you'll receive a $5. Discount. Payment between the 1st and 12th is at the standard rate, but payment after the 12th is subject to a $10. late charge.
Payments are to be placed in the blue tuition box on the west side of the gym. Please do not hesitate to call if you have any questions whatsoever.
Check Out Our New Web Site
Thanks much to Todd Bushman, web site: http://www.enlivendesign.com
Gymnastics by Design has remodeled its web site! It really looks great!
Soon all your class information will be accessible on line. Things like class time changes, snow days, holidays, and much more will be just a click away! This newsletter may be our last hard copy that we produce; you can now get it online! (Special request may be made for hard copies for those without web access). Our goal is to have bill pay on line so it would be easy for you to receive your "Early Bird Discount". How about a question and answer page? You can even advertise your business on our site in return for your financial donation. Log on now and enjoy!
About Gymnastics:
Compulsories: Pre-designed routines designating specific movements and skills required by all gymnasts.
Optionals: personally designed routines which show the gymnast's strong points, as well as fulfilling general requirements.
GBD has 3 gymnasts competing at the optional level 7 this season. They have qualified for the Oregon State Championships! They workout 5 nights a week. Some days, even before school. What amazing dedication and commitment, from them and their families!
You go girls!
Quotes from Notes
The following quotes are from notes written by our concerned patrons (or someone else):
"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
- Albert Einstein
"Weakness of attitude becomes weakness of character."
- Albert Einstein
From the Office
PLEASE, KEEP YOUR GYM CLEAN!
For your child's safety: If you have a change of address or new phone number, please make a note and drop it in the Tuition Box. Thank YOU!
AND,
Cash envelopes are for cash only
Please, Cash envelopes are NOT for checks.... just drop your checks straight into the box. [Don't forget to put the gymnast's last name on the "notes" line if it is different that yours]!
Thank You!
Annual Equipment Fund-raising Schedule
- Candles
- Chocolate bars - May / June
- Garage Sale / Car Wash - August
- Sweatshirt sales - September
- Host a meet - October/November
If you would like to help out with any of our Fund-raising efforts, Please contact
Lee Ann Tardieu at 476-0242
Coaches' corner
Don't forget why you brought your child to gymnastics class in the first place ...
Gymnastics by Design,
"Its more than just a sport"
Part five of six
5. Offer Rewards Carefully (if at all). Treats for practice don't create real motivation, the drive to develop a talent just for the love of the activity. A better alternative: Occasionally provide a treat after the practice, spontaneously. This way, the good feeling of an ice cream cone is connected with the practice, but the student didn't work through the practice thinking that she was getting paid for it.
Has your child hit a frustrating plateau? In that case, a rewards program might get him over a tough hurdle, says Virginia Shiller, Ph.D, psychologist and author of Rewards for Kids. A rewards plan in this case should have some flexibility to it-for instance, a requirement that the child practice his hook shot, his curve ball, or whatever his interest might be for, say, 21 days out of 30. Chart the progress on a check-off sheet. Link the reward to the effort made, not to improvement of the skill.
Rewarding kids with money or treats for practice can and more than not, does backfire, so help them focus more on the motivation than the compensation.
To be continued ... (one more part)
We have had several requests to re-run this article.
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