e t t e z a G l a d e M The Gold Vol. 5 Issue 2 November 2014 December 6, 2014 4:00-7:00pm Brestyan’s Gymnastics Parents Night Out 13 Ray Ave. Burlington, MA 01803 (781) 270-1100 Level 1 Rope Climb Challenge Chart Cora Prower and INSIDE THIS ISSUE Team News 2 Class Schedules 2 Make-Up Policies 2 What’s New!/Gymnastics 3 101 Sophie McEllighott Level 2 Team: Challenge Chart Marvin Winner & Monkey Club 4 LEVEL 2 TEAM (A): BIRTHDAYS! 4 Sophie Schenk ~189 points Maddie Plurad ~183 points Special points of interest: Clara Keith  Session 2 LEVEL 2 TEAM (B): Jaselle Yepez ~181 points ~207 points Georgia Buendia ~167 points Colleen Simmons ~159 points LEVEL 2 TEAM (C): Hannah Blackburn ~91 points Sophia Demeo ~80 points Ella McGowen ~70 points Page 2 The Gold Medal Gazette TEAM NEWS: The Brestyan’s Levels 1-10 plus EXCEL Teams are just starting to get their season rolling. Coming up this month is the Brestyans Home Meet on November 16th for Levels 3-10 and the Pilgrim Harvest Meet in Worcester, MA November 21-23 for Levels 1-10, Anyone who would like to watch some great gymnastics should plan on going to our Brestyan’s Invitational at Tufts University Cousens Gym, 161 College Ave. Medford, MA 02155. The dates are January 16-18, 2015. More information will follow as the meet gets closer. RECREATIONAL CLASS SCHEDULE:  Session 2—Classes will run from October 27th—December 20th.  The Gym IS OPEN on Veteran’s Day November 11th, & the day after Thanksgiving, November 28th.  The Gym is CLOSED on Thanksgiving Day, November 27th & December 24thJanuary 1st for recreational classes. Please NO jewelry (especially earrings that dangle), loose fitting clothes, tights with feet, tutus or leotards with skirts, buckles, snaps or zippers. NO gum chewing in the class. This is for your child’s safety. Hair should also be pulled back properly and securely. Make-Up Policies and Class Placement: Our Make-Up Policy involves two scheduled make-ups per session you are enrolled. These make-ups are not to be carried over into a new session. Please arrange your make-ups at the front desk. Make-ups should also be done in similar level classes if possible. Just because another class fits your schedule better, it might not be a good choice for your child. Always feel free to check with your child’s instructor for the best make-up situation. If your child/ family has either experienced injury or unplanned disasters, please inform us of your situation and we can help arrange a make-up option that will help you in your predicament. Class Placement is always an issue for children who have taken time off or come from another gym. The best procedure is to have your child evaluated by the Program Director if you are unsure of the optimal class for your child. We are always looking towards the best interest of the gymnast so feel free to contact us with any questions regarding our program. Have Your Birthday Party at BRESTYAN’S! Come Party at Brestyan’s! Have your child’s birthday party with us. We supply the balloons, tables and table cloths plus endless fun. Invite up to 12 people for our flat rate fee but feel free to add more guests for a small fee for each additional child. The party will include games, gymnastics on all of the equipment plus a ton of fun in our inflatable BOUNCY HOUSE! Come to the front desk to check for party availability and get signed up! A great way to let your gymnast have a blast on their birthday while running off all of the cake and ice cream! CONTACT: Charlene Miller [email protected] Vol. 5 Issue 2 Page 3 What’s New at BRESTYAN’S! GYMNASTICS 101 WHAT’S ON YOUR GYMNAST’S HOLIDAY WISH LIST???? Whether you celebrate Hanukkah or Christmas, every gymnast wants to have gymnastics included on their wish lists since it is a big part of their lives! This month I figured that I would “help” parents understand what items are great gifts, what items you should discourage children from wanting and where you can find them. Here is a list of GREAT items to put on the wish list: Panel Mats: These are folding mats that come in a variety of colors, sometimes even rainbow. The length varies but the common length is 4 feet long. They unfold and have Velcro on the ends so that you can attach more panels mats to each other for better coverage. The applications for these mats are endless (we use them all over the place in the gym) and the cost is on the reasonable side, as far as gymnastics mats are concerned. Low Balance Beams or Floor Beams: These can range greatly from lightweight foam beams that are inexpensive and super easy to move around to the low beams that you see in the gym that gymnasts use at all levels to practice on. If you get a small foam or “floor” type beam, you do not need a mat to go with it. If you get a regular low balance beam, like you see in the gym, minimally a panel mat will need to go under it and the children really should limit what they do at home to what they “can do” in the gym. Many kids have had some bad falls at home off these and if they are kept in a basement, on a cement floor, serious injuries can happen! Overall, these are not a bad idea but you really need to have a good set up with mats and always supervise them when they are on them. Remember, we never let them play on a low beam at the gym. They are kids who love gymnastics and will try most anything! *For any of you Handymen, you can buy a 4x4 at a lumber yard and cut it to the length you want, minimally 8 feet, and then cover the top with a 1/2” layer of high density foam. Cover the entire beam with indoor/outdoor carpet then make 2x4 legs to set it on and round/smooth the edges. Incline Mats (Cheese Mats): These mats are what we call “cheese” mats because they look like a wedge of cheese. They come in a variety of sizes and the price varies as well. These mats are usually quite harmless to use at home and can help the lower level gymnasts with backward rolls and bridge kick-overs. We use them to spot back handsprings on but this skill should not be done at home unless the parent really knows what they are doing. Mushrooms: This item is used by boys to learn to do circles on. They are a great piece of equipment to use at home for any boys that love their gymnastics. Paralettes: These are great for gymnastics to learn press handstands and a variety of other skills on. They can be made of PVC, if you are handy with that sort of thing. They should always be used on a panel mat when children are trying to do press handstands on them because of the risk in falling in any direction if they lose control of the skill they are trying to do. LEOTARDS: This is a NUMBER ONE favorite gift for all gymnasts. Here are some links that can get you to where the best selection is. Also, if you are an E-Bay shopper, you will find tons of them! Search E-Bay under “gymnastics leotards”. Deary’s Gymnastics Supply: www.gymsupply.com Mancino Gym Supply: GK Elite Leotards: www.mancinomats.com www.gkelite.com Alpha Factor Leotards: www.aerialsbyalphafactor.com Climbers MONKEY CLUB Rope for October October’s MARVIN Winner is: Here are the first time Rope Climbers who made it to the top and joined the Brestyan’s Monkey Club in October! Aurora Miano Kate Treagay Ariana Laboy Olivia Brady Malena Alturi Kylie Lowe Antonia Ciuc EVERYONE: Keep looking for what Marvin is doing each month! It is so great to see how many entries we have in the box! If you won a Marvin already, there will be other options for prizes if you win again! Level 1 Team November 2014 - Birthdays at BRESTYAN’S: Isabella Vigliotti Penelope Gregory Maya Magavi Evie Morin Reagan Brady Radina Kalatchev Madison Scribner Mackenzie Dobbyn Nicholas Hunt Alexandria Otis Vittoria Rodrigues Chloe Seehafer Jaida Yao Ella Dadah Abigail Lee Eva Boruchovich Sydney Reed Grace Weisz Esther Platt Dahlia Bohnert Lily Hoyt Emily Lamim Caroline Brizius Aidan Pardue Maya Hanley Addison Jay Avalina Coffey Paislee Emery Rebecca Cavalcanti Sophia Irizerry Julianna Correia Sydney Reed Corine Riley Lauren-Lee Jackson Paige O’Neil Elyse Tassinari Maya Grana Alexander Corbett Eleonara Siclaiano Simona Kerekes Sean Ray Avalina Coffey Veza Belova Till Steines Isabella Martinez Francesca Lucas Grace Collins Mia Tambor Agasthya Ahlawat Raeanna Boogaard Aubrey Asara Molly Yi Gabrielle Mallard Molly Dunk Cassandra King For more information about the gym look us up at: www.brestyans.com Or Call us at (781) 270-1100 If you have any questions, pictures or ideas for the Gazette feel free to e-mail Nora at: [email protected]