December Newsletter Hi everyone, we would like to start by wishing everyone a safe and happy holidays to all our students and families from all the staff at SGMA. We have some important information and dates that we need to pass on to you.
November Recap We had a hectic November we attended the Tiger Taekwondo tournament in Edmonton and did very well. Our 6 competitors won a total of 7 medals; 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. All of our competitors did really well we won 7 matches and lost 4 against very high level competition. We are very proud of the effort they showed. We also did 3 outreach seminars; Bishop Grandin High School, Mother Teresa Elementary School, and a Women’s Self-defense Seminar for the employees of the Hong Kong Bank (HSBC). We also held our own Women’s Self-defense seminar.
Student of the Month For the month of December we actually have 2 winners for the student of the month award again. This time we are acknowledging to young boys. Ivan Asparuhov and Esteban Gardiner excelled at their last testing. They are both 6 years old and tested better than any other children at their same belt levels. Both scored over 93% on their promotion test! Ivan tested for his Yellow Stripe Belt and Esteban for his Blue Stripe Belt. If you happen to see them in the club please wish them congratulations.
Movie & Pizza Night We still have about 4 spots left for our Movie and Pizza night. Our Movie and Pizza Nights have always been our most popular event. To start the evening will we watch Kung Fu Panda 2 and then we play a variety of games for prizes. We also give away several door prizes. The cost is $15.00 per child and includes 3 slices of pizza and 3 juice boxes. The movie will be shown on a 300 inch HD Projector with surround sound. Prizes will include new Black Collar uniforms, Taekwondo gym bags, targets, badges and many more. It is important, when you reserve your spot(s), to please let us know if your children will be eating either Cheese or Pepperoni Pizza. Here are the rest of particulars: Date- December 17th Time- 2:45-6:30 Pick-up Time- No later than 7pm Place- Fishcreek Sports Club, Court 7 and the Studios Group Martial Arts Studio Age- 5-12yrs Next Testing Our next scheduled testing will be on December 21st and 22nd from 6-9pm on both days. Remember in order to test you must book and pay for the testing prior to the test date. Also testing students need all their stripes to be eligible for testing (please refer to the handbook for complete details). Next scheduled testing will be at the end of January 2012.
Year-end Celebration In the new year, the date and location have yet to be finalized, we will be holding a year-end pot-luck party. At this party we will be giving out many awards and certificates to the students and staff and we will also be celebrating Master Thibault’s 30 years in Martial Arts. We are tentatively planning the event for the first weekend in February at a location close to the school. The awards will be for Student of the Year, Instructor of the Year, Black Belt and Color Belt Competitors of the year, and Lil’ Dragon Student of the year. We will also be giving out numerous certificates for students who demonstrated excellent attitudes and/or showed perseverance.
School Closures We will be closed from Friday, December 23rd until Sunday, January 8th. We will re-open on Monday, January 9th.