Cnr College & Chandler Sts
Belconnen, ACT 2617
Tel: 61 2 62511131
Fax: 61 2 62511131
www.canberracity.org.au
 
Office Hours
Mon-Fri: 9:30am to 5:30pm
Saturday: 8am to 1pm

Club Colours
Members' Newsletter
May 2008

President’s Report
The year began with a burglary in January (again) – over $1000 of the Club’s Maintenance Officer’s tools were stolen.  Otherwise the Club has experienced a very positive and busy start to 2008 with programs fully subscribed at all venues. We hosted the National Touring Cheerleading Camp in March, the Special Olympics Junior National Games gymnastic event in April and our own Men’s Invitational in May. I congratulate Club personnel on their outstanding organisation of these events….and all the Club volunteers who work to prepare our venue and to support such events.

We have also hosted our regular professional development workshops for staff – one of which was presented by the WAG National Coach.

The Management Committee continues to upgrade physical spaces with a new deck completed off the kitchen’s external wall. Access from the kitchen is to be completed during June – thanks to financial contribution from Parents’ sausage sizzle funds.

The hardworking Committee has also completed the Club’s accreditation submission – over 40 modules and many sub-sections requiring substantial responses and evidence as part of our quality assurance CLUB 10 portfolio.

Mary Hewett

National Stream (MAG & WAG) News
Men’s and Women’s National Clubs returned to the AIS Arena in December 2007. Club personnel assisted in the organisation and presentation of the event. Club representative gymnasts showed great team spirit and gymnastic performances. WAG Levels 8 & 9/10 won their events and all other levels returned medals and trophies to their Club. In a historical first, Canberra City was Australian Runner-Up Champion WAG Club! Congratulations to gymnasts, coaches and to gymnasts’ families, who provided their calm support during a month of local graduations and formals.

Mary Hewett

ACT State Stream News (MAG & WAG)
During Term 2 all of the MAG & WAG State Levels 1–4 gymnasts will be learning routines that can be performed at the first State Levels Competition to be held on Sunday 29 June at Southern Canberra Gymnastics Club. Every gymnast who enters the competition receives a participation certificate and a ribbon for their overall score and best scoring apparatus. It is not compulsory to enter the competition. Notes will be handed to all interested gymnasts as soon as they are available.

If your child is ill or cannot make their class, make up classes are available. Make up classes must be booked with the office and taken during the current term. Only TWO missed classes can be made up each term.

Please note that all outstanding fees for Term 2 are now overdue. All term fees must be paid as soon as possible.

Re-enrolment forms for Term 3 will be handed to your child during week 8 of this term (16^th–21^st June). Please remember to return re-enrolment forms and pay at least a deposit ($22) by the end of week 10 (5^th July) of this term to ensure your child’s place for Term 3. The office begins taking new enrolments from the first day of the school holidays. Term 3 will commence on Monday 21 July.

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s class please do not hesitate to speak to one of our supervisors. Mary Schumacher during the week or Naomi Nye on Saturday mornings or call the office and speak to Jenny Xian (Office Manager).

Cheerleading News   
The senior cheerleading group (Mayhem) have been performing all around Canberra preparing for their International Cheerleading Championships in the first week of June. They have performed at Westfield – Belconnen, Tuggeranong Hyperdome and Garema Place during Youth Week.

To launch their new uniforms, Mayhem will be putting on a demonstration at CCGC on Sunday 22^nd June. All welcome to attend.

Dale Pennycuick

New Programs         
Special Olympics (SO)  - On Saturday 12 April four CCGC GymABLE gymnasts represented Special Olympics ACT and Region (SOACTR) at the 2008 SO Junior National Games. The gymnastics event was held at Canberra City.

The four gymnasts competed against 28 gymnasts from New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, Tasmania, South Australia and Western Australia in MAG and WAG Level 1. This was only the second time Special Olympics Australia (SOA) has run this event.

Congratulations to all of the gymnasts on your performance. You all made the state and club very proud with your very positive sportspersonship.

Thank you to all the volunteers. Your very friendly and professional approach to the event made it the success it was.

SO provides sports training and competition for children and adults with an intellectual disability and CCGC provides the gymnastics training in the ACT.

Mary Schumacher

Term 1 Coach of the Term
Congratulations to Elyse Baldwin who is Term 1’s Coach of the Term.

Farewell

Farewell to retiring representative Level 10 gymnast and year 12 graduate, Elise Wright.

Farewell also to Helen Preston (office assistant), Kelly Young (WAG National Coach); Kate Brokenshire (WAG National Level 2, Coach) and Amy Brokenshire (State Levels, Coach). Thank you for the work you have all done in the club and we wish you good luck in the future.

Welcome

The club would like to give a warm welcome to Ann Dawson (office assistant), Amelia James (WAG National 1 and 2 and State Levels, Coach), Joy Koh (National Level 3 and 4 and State Levels, Coach) and Michaela Morgan (Senior Cheerleading).

Club Fundraising

Thanks to our great parent supporters who work so hard on the Club BBQ every Saturday morning and at the Club’s special events, $193 was successfully raised at the Special Olympics Junior National Games and $316 at the CCGC MAG Invitational.

If you are interested in supporting the club by fundraising funds for gymnasts who will be travelling interstate you are more than welcome to sell boxes of chocolates. If you are interested in selling chocolates or assisting in any way please see the office.

Club Fundraising
 

The Party Plan shopping afternoon raised approximately $800 towards ‘travel fundraising’ and was a most enjoyable afternoon.
The Parents Group will be running a Tea & Coffee stall at the AIS Arena during National Clubs Championships and would welcome any assistance at the stall or donations of slices, etc. Please remember to write the ingredients used in any home baked donations.
The Christmas Cup Sausage Sizzle will close out another successful year – thank you everyone!

Donna Hopkinson
 

Gymnast Checklist

Parents can you please ensure that your child has remembered to do the following before the beginning of each class.

1.      Water bottle.
All water bottles to be placed in the white pigeon
holes in the foyer to prevent accidents going up & down the stairs.

2.    Removed socks & shoes.

3.      Removed all jewellery.

4.      Secured personal belongings.

5.      Tied back long hair.

6.      Placed rubbish in the bin.

      7.    Brought their good listening skills.

Child Pick Up

Now that the weather is cooler and the days are getting darker sooner can you please ensure that your child(ren) bring warm clothes and shoes to put on after their training session and they stay inside the foyer until you come and collect them.

In recent weeks cars parked in the club’s car park have been broken into. Can you please ensure that your car is locked and valuables are not visible?

2008 Program Coordinators

WAG Development – National Level 3:– Connor Bye

WAG National Level 7 – 10: - Derui

WAG State Level 1 – 4: – Mary Schumacher

WAG State Level 5 – 10 :– Vanessa Elphick

MAG State and National Levels: – Mandy Barras

Kindergym: – Naomi Nye

GymABLE: – Mary Schumacher

Cheerleading: – Dale Pennycuick

If you have any questions about your child’s class, please do not hesitate to see the respective program coordinator.

School Holiday Program

What’s on for Term 2

In the State

Sunday 1 June –  WAG National Level 4 – 10 Trial 1

Sunday 8 June –  WAG National Level 4 – 10 Trial 2    

                             and MAG National Level 6 – 9 ACT

                             State Titles

Sunday 22 June – WAG National Level 4 – 10 ACT

                              State Titles

Sunday 29 June – MAG & WAG State Level 1 – 4

                              Competition 1

In the Club

Sunday 15 June – Kindergym Challenge

Sunday 22 June – Mayhem cheerleading demonstration

For more information about any of the events on during the term please see the CCGC office.

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