Halloween Safety Guide

We hope you have a happy and safe Halloween…here are some great tips to ensure you have the best time possible!

Kids love Halloween! They get to dress up and get free candy! What a perfect holiday! Give your kids some precious Halloween memories that they’ll have for life.

Some of you kids already know things that you can do to be safe, like how to cross the street, not to talk to or go with strangers and things like that. But we adults know how exciting Halloween can be and that can make you forget to be careful.

Here’s some tips that we have just for you kids, to help keep you safe on Halloween night! Some of these ideas are called “common sense” ideas, that means that they are things that you should know and use every day in life. You are never too young to learn!

• Never, ever go into a strangers house or even ring their door for treats unless your parents are with you and say that it’s okay. There are some people in life that aren’t very nice to kids and you have to be careful. Always make sure that your mom or dad is within sight when you go out trick-or-treating.

• Be careful when you cross a street. Make sure to look in both directions and make sure that there are no cars coming. If you have a little brother or sister with you, take their hand and help them get across the street, too. If the street has a stop light, wait until the cross walk light tells you that it’s okay to cross now, but still check before you cross, look both ways.

• If you are an older kid or young teen, and going out with friends, make sure that your parents know where you are going and who you are going with. This may seem like a pain but they are your parents and they love you. They just want you to be safe.

• If you can drive and are taking a bunch of friends to a party, make sure that you have enough gas to get there. You don’t want to run out on a dark street, all alone, like a bad horror movie!

• If you parents give you a curfew, be home when they say. It builds trust between you and them and they are doing it for your own safety. If you are going to be late, call them and let them know.

• Vandalism is never cool! Throwing eggs at cars and houses is not cool. Someone has to clean it up and it could be you, if you get caught. You can also be arrested and punished as a juvenile. So, don’t think that it’s fun only if you can get away with it. It’s never the right thing to do! Think about how you would feel if someone did that to your house and how bad it would make you feel.

• Hurting animals is never acceptable behavior! Some people use Halloween as an excuse to hurt cats and that is just wrong! Not only is it illegal in most places to hurt or torture animals and punishable by law, you should never hurt a helpless living thing.

Have fun on Halloween but keep it safe, have some good, clean fun and your parents will trust you for many Halloweens to come! Showing them how responsible you can be will give you a feeling of pride and make them see just how adult you really are.

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New Friday Night Out Pricing!!

Everyone’s talking about the NEW and IMPROVED Friday Night Out!  Don’t be the last to know…see you tomorrow!

Friday Night Open Gym (Ages 6 and older)

Friday Night Out is held Friday of every month from 7p - Midnight {7p-10p ages 6+, 10p-Midnight ages 14+ or 7p-Midnight ages 14+}.  This is good opportunity to let your kids come and be kids. The Eagle’s Wings staff will be on hand to help with skills and monitor gym activities. Kids can work on tumbling, trampoline, tumble trax or just play in the pit. Although Members and Non Members are allowed to attend FNO, students enrolled in a class can attend Open Gym at a reduced rate.

*Sick of the longs lines to get into Friday Night Out? Buy a speed pass and skip the line! Cards are good for 10 open gyms {7p-10p times only} and you must be a member to purchase a speed pass. Current members get 10 Open Gyms for $100 and New members get 10 Open Gyms for $90 with purchase of $35 membership to EWA. Our speed pass is convenient business card sized and has all your information directly on the card making check-in a breeze! Speed Passes will be on sale at all Open Gyms. Purchase yours in advance to avoid the line to purchase one at FNO.

**Bring in your football game ticket and get $5 off your Friday Night Out during football season!  Ticket must be from that night’s game to be eligible for the discount}

7p-10p {ages 6+}

Members - $10
Non Members - $15

10p-Midnight {ages 14+}

Members and Non Members - ONLY $10

7p-Midnight {ages 14+}

Members - $20
Non Members - $25

Bring a Friend Week

Have you ever told your friends about EWA?  Have you let them know how much fun you have here?  Have you wanted to bring them to class with you?  Well, now you can!!  Bring a Friend Week is coming up, so mark your calendars {November 8th-13th}, pick up your invites from your coach, and let your friends know!!  This is for people who are not attending EWA currently and is only for our recreational class program.  Please do not invite a current member to your class as they will not be allowed to attend.  We will have extra staff this week to make sure your kids still receive the quality instruction they are accustomed to.  We will also increase the referral fee for this week.  If you get your friend to sign up anytime during this week and they put your name in the “how did you hear about us” field on their registration card, you will get a $30 credit on your EWA account instead of the regular $20!  So think about who you are going to invite, get them to fill out the invitation/waiver, and we will see you and them in a few weeks for Bring a Friend Week at EWA!!

Picture Week at EWA

It’s picture week at EWA, and we hope you are ready!  Sign up in the office for a time slot!  These photos will be taken by Champion Images who is widely known for their gymnastics, cheer and sports action shots! Click here to check out their website to see some of their work.  Remember, slots are filling up fast, so get your kids on the photo list TODAY!!!  Call the office at 972.727.9911 and reserve your spot!

Win an iPod!

Your kids want it……you need it……A Saturday Night Out!

General Information:

NEW IMPROVED SNO!

Saturday Night Out is held only once per month and it is the place to be!  With 15:1 Student to teacher ratios, door prizes, dinner, drinks, dessert, and more, it’s not just another night out….this is an EVENT you won’t want to miss!  We now have a flat rate of $20 for entry, and each entrant will be entered to win a door prize at the end of the evening {must be present to win…drawing will be at 9:30p}.  November’s door prizes are awesome!!

Grand Prize for November…4th Generation iPod Shuffle!!

Each kid will also be entered to win a $10 iTunes Gift Card!!

Pricing:

$20 per person

Upcoming Dates {Mark Your Calendars}:

November 13, 2010 6p-10p
December 18, 2010 6p-10p

Thanks to everyone who has participated in the past.  We are able to buy new equipment with the funds raised at each Saturday night out!

Costume Week Extended!!

By popular demand, we will be extending costume week 1 more week!  So if you missed it this week you have a chance to show off your Halloween Costume next week!!   Halloween is coming up and we want to invite your kiddos to wear their non scary costumes to their class October 25th-30th! Accessories such as capes, wands, and masks need to stay at home so we can remain safe during class!  We can’t wait to see what everyone dresses up as!

Friday Night Out 10.22.10

Everyone’s talking about the NEW and IMPROVED Friday Night Out!  Don’t be the last to know…see you tomorrow!

Friday Night Open Gym (Ages 6 and older)

Friday Night Out is held Friday of every month from 7p - Midnight {7p-10p ages 6+, 10p-Midnight ages 14+ or 7p-Midnight ages 14+}.  This is good opportunity to let your kids come and be kids. The Eagle’s Wings staff will be on hand to help with skills and monitor gym activities. Kids can work on tumbling, trampoline, tumble trax or just play in the pit. Although Members and Non Members are allowed to attend FNO, students enrolled in a class can attend Open Gym at a reduced rate.

*Sick of the longs lines to get into Friday Night Out? Buy a speed pass and skip the line! Cards are good for 10 open gyms {7p-10p times only} and you must be a member to purchase a speed pass. Current members get 10 Open Gyms for $100 and New members get 10 Open Gyms for $90 with purchase of $35 membership to EWA. Our speed pass is convenient business card sized and has all your information directly on the card making check-in a breeze! Speed Passes will be on sale at all Open Gyms. Purchase yours in advance to avoid the line to purchase one at FNO.

**Bring in your football game ticket and get $5 off your Friday Night Out during football season!  Ticket must be from that night’s game to be eligible for the discount}

7p-10p {ages 6+}

Members - $10
Non Members - $15

10p-Midnight {ages 14+}

Members and Non Members - $15

7p-Midnight {ages 14+}

Members - $20
Non Members - $25

Dealing With Rips

At our gym when one of the pre-team girls comes to us with her first “rip”, the coaches usually make a big deal about it, letting her know she is now an official gymnast. Seems silly, but rips from swinging bars is part of the sport of gymnastics. But once a gymnast has a rip, how do treat it?

• Have the gymnast go to the bathroom and wash her hands to remove any chalk and surface germs. Yes,it stings, but it still has to be done. Pat the rip dry with a paper towel.
• Have an adult carefully trim any excess skin using sterilized scissors and apply Neosporin or similar antibiotic ointment. Cover with a bandage and then wrap the bandage with athletic tape to keep the bandage in place. This should get the gymnast through the remainder of practice.
• Once at home, we swear by tea bags to reduce the pain and speed the healing of the rip. Prepare a cup of black tea using a tea bag according to the package directions. Remove the tea bag and place it in the freezer for a few minutes to cool. Apply the tea bag directly to the rip and leave it on there for 20 minutes or so. The tannic acid that occurs naturally in the tea is an amazing pain reliever! The tea bag will discolor the rip area, but only for a few days. It also helps speed the development of the new layer of skin.
• Over the next few days be sure to keep the rip area moisturized to prevent cracking and reopening of the wound. My daughter uses vaseline or her favorite lip balm – like Carmex or Blistex Daily Conditioning Treatment.
• During practice, cover the rip with a bandage and athletic tape or make a tape grip so your gymnast can continue training. It really is good practice for gymnasts to learn to swing bars with a rip because undoubtedly at some point in their gymnastics career they will get a rip right before a meet and need to know how to work through it.

The tea bag method is not the only way to treat rips, however, it is the one that most of the gymnasts in our gym use. You can also treat rips with Vitamin E applied directly to the rip, Neosporin + Pain ointment, and some gymnasts will tell you that Preparation H works well (since it contains medication for pain and to reduce swelling).

Once your gymnast is ready for grips – don’t worry, her coach will let you know when – she still may get rips.  For some girls, working bars with hand grips (I only recommend dowel grips) makes a big difference in their ability to swing bars and cut down on the number of rips.

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Costume Week

It’s costume week at EWA and we can’t wait to see what your child will be wearing!  Please send them in their costume to class but keep all accessories in the stands with you.  Capes, wands, and hats can get in the way of learning in class!  We also require non scary costumes please!  We have small children in our gym and don’t want to scare anyone!!  Our coaches are also dressing up, so don’t miss out on the fun!  See you in the gym

Friday Night Out Tonight!!

Friday Night Out is held Friday of every month with new times starting in October!  FNO is now running from 7p - Midnight {7p-10p ages 6+, 10p-Midnight ages 14+ or 7p-Midnight ages 14+}.  This is good opportunity to let your kids come and be kids. The Eagle’s Wings staff will be on hand to help with skills and monitor gym activities. Kids can work on tumbling, trampoline, tumble trax or just play in the pit. Although Members and Non Members are allowed to attend FNO, students enrolled in a class can attend Open Gym at a reduced rate.

*Sick of the longs lines to get into Friday Night Out? Buy a speed pass and skip the line! Cards are good for 10 open gyms {7p-10p times only} and you must be a member to purchase a speed pass. Current members get 10 Open Gyms for $100 and New members get 10 Open Gyms for $90 with purchase of $35 membership to EWA. Our speed pass is convenient business card sized and has all your information directly on the card making check-in a breeze! Speed Passes will be on sale at all Open Gyms. Purchase yours in advance to avoid the line to purchase one at FNO.

**Bring in your football game ticket and get $5 off your Friday Night Out during football season!  Ticket must be from that night’s game to be eligible for the discount}

7p-10p {ages 6+}

Members - $10
Non Members - $15

10p-Midnight {ages 14+}

Members and Non Members - $15

7p-Midnight {ages 14+}

Members - $20
Non Members - $25

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