Thank you for being with us at our Lethbridge

November 2014 ~ Newsletter Letter from Our New LSC President Thank you for being with us at our Lethbridge Skating Club for the 2014/2015 season. All of our programs are humming along and we d like to thank our coaches for all of their hard work so far. Some great things to look forward to coming up soon. Our annual Toys-for-Tots event on Saturday, Dec 6 at Nicholas Sheran arena. All LSC families & friends are invited to attend to enjoy some great performances from our Starskate program as well as Primary & Int/Sr level private lesson skaters. We feel it s important to get into the Christmas spirit and give back to the community we love. There is no fee to attend, please just bring an unwrapped toy that we can donate to make Christmas special for all families! The weekend after that, we are so looking forward to our 2nd annual KidSkate/CanSkate/ StarSkate/Primary December Frozen Fest Element Event. We have invited all Skating Clubs in the Southern Alberta area to join us on Saturday, Dec 13 at Nicholas Sheran Arena. The deadline to submit forms is Nov 22. After that we will be working hard to get a schedule out to you. Stay tuned to our website and join our Facebook page too so that you can stay up-to-date. Come be a part of the fun! Thank you to Nancy from our LSC Board of Directors for all of her work organizing our dance partnering with our out-of-town dance partner, Wayne Lumely, as we prepare for our High Testday on Nov 29. Good Luck to all of our skaters taking tests this Friday, Nov 21 too! The LSC is looking for Club members to join the Board of Directors for the 2014/2015 skating season! This is an amazing opportunity to learn about the world of skating, give back to your community, and meet some new people! Meetings are held on the 4th Wednesday of the month (excluding December and August). For more information, please contact me. Nice to have you with us, Marnie Gunnlaugson President - LSC marnie@lethbridgeskating.com Primary, Intermediate & Senior Skaters: Any private skater wishing to do a solo (duet, trio, group, Christmas number ) in this year s Toys for Tots Show on Dec 6 at Nicholas Sheran Arena, please sign up by filling out a form and handing it in with a copy of your music into the coaches room envelope BY NOVEMBER 22! PAGE 1

Message From Our LSC Administrator Well, our season is surely flying by and just around the corner are a couple of great events in our Skating Club. The annual Toys for Tots Giving For Skating event on Dec 6 and our December Frozen Fest KidSkate/CanSkate/Starskate & Primary Element event on Dec. 13. Both events to be held at Nicholas Sheran arena and we invite all club members and their families and friends to come out & cheer on our skaters. Thank you to everyone who signed up to volunteer for our December Frozen Fest. Within the next day or two please watch for the sign-up sheet for Toys for Tots to be posted. There will be some fun ways to give time & earn your volunteer hours too! Our final skating days to keep in mind before the Christmas break are as follows: Mon Dec 15 - final Monday Starskate & Powerskating classes Tues, Dec 16 - final Tuesday KS & CS Classes (AM, PM & Evening) Wed, Dec 17 - final Wednesday Starskate, Powerskating & Adult Skating sessions Thurs, Dec 18 - final Thursday KS & CS Classes Caption for (AM, PM & Evening) photo Fri, Dec 19 - final Friday Powerskating & Open to come... afternoon session at Nicholas Sheran Sat, Dec 20 - FINAL Saturday Skating day for all sessions - Int/Sr, KS/CS & Primary Friday, Jan 2 - Welcome back... Skating classes resume for 2015! If you every have any questions or concerns you can always contact myself or our Lethbridge Skating Club President, Marnie. Please watch for professional skate sharpening to be available soon here at our LSC. Keep up the hard work & great skating everyone! Trish York-Gillett Sports Administrator/ Skate Canada Professional Coach www.lethbridgeskating.com Lethbridge Skating Club P.O. Box 456, Lethbridge, AB T1J 3Z1 (403) 393-9394 www.lethbridgeskating.com 2014-2015 Executive Members Marnie Gunnlaugson President Kim Davis Vice-President Pat Leishman Treasurer Alison Piekema - Secretary Bobbi-Jo Martin Past-President Board of Directors Andrea Chan, Alison Piekema, Cia Malcolm, Charlotte Haig, Mike Mikado, Nancy West, Terri Thomas Tracy Harper PAGE 2

Frozen Fest Coming - Saturday, December 13th! The KidSkate/CanSkate/ StarSkate/Primary Element Event is an initiative developed by Skate Canada in support of the organization s ongoing implementation of the Long-Term Athlete Development Model. The event has been formatted to introduce participants to the competition component of sport while providing them with the opportunity to showcase their skills in a fun and interactive environment. The focus of the event is on individual skill improvement and therefore performances are not ranked. Instead of the traditional podium presentations for placing first, second and third, all skaters receive a certificate indicating their overall performance levels (Gold, Silver, Bronze or Merit). The award levels are based on the execution and assessment of four individual elements performed in a circuit format (Star 1-4) and element performance (Stage 5-6). Each element is evaluated using three predetermined performance features. Each skater receives a full overview of his/her performance on a performance standards chart which is provided to the skater along with the award certificate. FROZEN FEST Fest SCHEDULE CATEGORY SPECIFICATIONS To be released at a later date. Please watch the LSC website at www.lethbridgeskating. com for schedules and updates. This is an all day event. ** All skaters must arrive at the arena no later than 30 minutes prior to their warm-up times. Overall performance award certificates are presented approximately 30 minutes following their completion of each event group and will take place in Nicholas Sheran Lobby. The following categories will be included in the Kid- Skate/CanSkate/StarSkate & Primary Element Event: STAGE 1: Must NOT have passed the complete Stage 1 badge STAGE 2: MUST have passed Stage 1 but NOT the complete Stage 2 badge STAGE 3: MUST have passed Stage 2 but NOT the complete Stage 3 badge STAGE 4: MUST have passed Stage 3 but NOT the complete Stage 4 badge (Cont d next page) PAGE 3

Grocery Cards are available to purchase at almost every session with an LSC Parent Volunteer. These can be purchased by cheque or cash. We also offer the opportunity to pay with Visa or MasterCard each month. Thank you to Kim Davis for looking after our Grocery Cards program this year. Please feel free to email Kim at kimd@ lethbridgeskating.com. The grocery cards we have available are for Safeway, Sobey s, Save-On Foods & Superstore! We will be at Civic Arena as follows: Sat, Nov 22-11 am to 12 noon Wed, Nov 26-4:45 to 6:15 pm Tues, Dec 16-5:30 to 6:30 pm Wed, Dec 17-4:45 to 6:15 pm Thurs, Dec 18-5:30 to 6:30 pm Sat, Dec 20-11 am to 12 noon Wed, Jan 21-4:45 to 6:00 pm Tues, Jan 27-5:30 to 6:30 pm Sat, Jan 31-11 am to 12 noon You can keep purchasing grocery cards and if you go over the required purchase amount, we keep track of this and give you 3% towards registration fees next season. Frozen Fest Cont d STAGE 5: MUST have passed Stage 4 but NOT the complete Stage 5 badge STAGE 6: MUST have passed Stage 5 but NOT the complete Stage 6 badge STAGE 6+: Skaters MUST be PASSED completed Stage 6 badge but NOT passed any part of the preliminary freeskate. This fun event is open to all Skating Clubs in our Southern Alberta Region. Forms are available on our bulletin board as well as on our website. The deadline to register is Nov. 22, 2014! We re On Facebook! Did you know we are on Facebook? We would love you to join us for all the most up-to-date information on our happenings. Please find us at Lethbridge Skating. A great way to be connected and receive updates as soon as they are posted! Check it out.j PAGE 4

CIRCUS ON ICE Circus on Ice presented by Lethbridge Skating Club! The carnival committee is excited to announce we are currently planning this year s ice show to take place on February 21, 2015. Please mark your calendars and watch the bulletin board/website Important Dates to Remember Nov 21 - Low Testday Nov 21 to 24 - Edmonton Region Open in St. Albert Nov 29 - High Testday - NO Regular SKATING Casses Today! Dec 6 - Toys for Tots at Nicholas Sheran Arena Dec 13 - KS/CS/SS Element Event Competition Dec 20 (Sat) - Last day of skating classes before Christmas Break Dec 21, 2014 to Jan 2, 2015 - Christmas Break Dec 22, 23, 29 & 30, 2014-9:30 to 11:45 am, extra ice for Primary/Int & Sr skaters (schedule out soon) Jan 2 (Fri) - All Skating Classes start back Jan 10 - Rosebowl Synch Invitational, Calgary Jan 16 to 18 - South Region Open in Medicine Hat Jan 24 (Sat) - NO SKATING Classes at Civic Arena Jan 30 (Fri) - NO SKATING at Nicholas Sheran Feb 11 (Wed) - LSC Dress Rehearsal for Ice Carnival at Nicholas Sheran Feb 16 (Mon) - NO SKATING - Happy Family Day! Feb 21 (Sat) - LSC Carnival Circus on Ice at Nicholas Sheran for more information in the coming weeks/months. At this time, we would like to get an idea who will be available to take part in our Circus on Ice show. In the next few weeks carnival committee members may approach you at the rink and ask you to fill out a carnival commitment form. This will indicate whether or not your child will be involved in the show and what size clothing they wear. This information is extremely important to plan for the correct amount of groups and costumes. There will also be plenty of opportunities for volunteering, and will require all the volunteers we can get to make this show successful. Again, please watch the bulletin boards/website for further information of ways you can help. Thank you from the Carnival Committee! carnival@lethbridgeskating.com Did You Know... QUESTION: Why are Torvill and Dean so famous? ANSWER: They scored perfect sixes. In the previous juding system, they received 12 6.0s (one from each judge) for their routine. 6.0 is the highest you can score. This score included artistic impression scores of 6.0 from every judge. The score they received made the pair the highest scoring figure skaters of all time (for a single programme). PAGE 5

News From Lethbridge Synchro Teams Did you know that the Lethbridge Skating Club is home to 3 Synchronized Skating teams called The Lethbridge Ice Angels. The teams compete at various competitions and events in Alberta and BC. Our more experienced teams have made it to Nationals the last three years in a row. You can check out our Synchronized Skating teams at the upcoming Toys for Toys show. If you would like to find out more about our Synchronized Skating Program ask any of our coaches, board members or Charlene Heins (403-329-1573). Lethbridge Skating Club Ice Angels Beginner Synchronized Skating Team 2014. Lethbridge Skating Club Ice Angels Elementary Synchronized Skating Team 2014. Gold Medal Winner! Caption for photo to come... Lethbridge Skating Club Ice Angels Open Synchronized Skating Team 2014. Congratulations to Brynley Gross for being the new Gold Ladies Champion of Alberta Sectional Championships in Pre-Juvenile Ladies 11 & under. Way to go Brynley! PAGE 6