• have stronger muscles and bones
• be more flexible and agile
• possibly lower blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels
• be less likely to experience stress-related symptoms such as headaches or stomachaches
• have a better outlook on life

Members, join The Little Gym of Lake Oswego for our annual Halloween Party on Sunday, October 31. Due to the popularity of this event, we will be hosting two Halloween parties - one from 1pm - 2:30pm and one from 2:35pm - 4:05pm. Sign-up sheets are in our lobby now! We are requesting a donation of $2 per child and all proceeds will go towards The Little Gym scholarship fund. Please call or sign up when you're next at The Little Gym to reserve your spot! (Please RSVP by Saturday the 23rd.)

Activities will include a Halloween obstacle course, halloween-based games and prizes, grand parade of costumes, and carved pumpkin gallery. Cookies & juice will be served. Parent volunteers are needed to help with the games. Please let us know if you're interested in assisting. This event is exclusively for members. To become a member or check the status of your membership, please call (503) 595-9702.

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The Little Gym is the place to be during this year's winter break. Each 3-hour camp will be packed with creative, non-competitive winter-related games, adventures and theme-related gymnastics stations. Don't let your child miss out on games like Jammin' Snowman Slammin' and Dinos in the Snow. Choose to come one day or every day. We guarantee your child's "winter break" will be a fun-filled "winter workout!"

Due to the incredible excitement of The Little Gym of Lake Oswego team, we are having our first ever cheer-focused camp on Monday the 20th. Enroll soon before spots fill!

Camp themes this year are:

• Let's Hear it for Cheer! -- Monday, Dec 20
• Winter Camping -- Tuesday, Dec 21
• Holiday Goofy Games -- Wednesday, Dec 22
• Dinosaur Ice Age -- Thursday, Dec 23
• New Year's Beach Bash -- Friday, Dec 24

Camps run from 9am - 12pm or 1pm - 4pm and are for children ages 3 - 8 years old (must be potty-independent). Cost: $26 members, $31 non-members. Sibling discounts are available.

Have your children work off their holiday energy at The Little Gym while you finish your holiday preparations!

Members, during the past four weeks, your children have had growing smiles as their skills and self-confidence have also grown in our parent/child, preschool/kindergarten and grade school gymnastics, karate, sports skills, and dance programs. In just over four more weeks, you will have the ability to secure your spots for the second half of the school year -- our 2011 Winter/Spring semester of classes.

During the week of October 25th, members will be receiving the Winter/Spring schedule in the mail, and in classes soon after, we'll be sending home recommendation sheets, listing the recommended Winter/Spring classes for your children.

To answer a few of the questions you might have... For the 2nd year in a row, we're keeping prices the same. Currently-enrolled members may enroll in classes starting on Monday, November 8th, when our 2-week Priority Enrollment period starts. Non-members may enroll starting on Monday November 22nd. If you are not currently a member and want to have a better chance to get a spot in your class of choice, you may become a member before November 8th and be able to enroll during our 2nd week of Priority Enrollment starting on November 15th.

And to minimize the impact on members, we are making as few changes to the schedule as possible. The Monday Flips class will now be a co-ed Flips/Hot Shots class. The Tuesday 5:15pm time slot is now a Good Friends (5-6 year old gymnastics) class. And due to high demand, we've added a second Funny Bugs (3-4 year old gymnastics) class to Saturdays, with the 2nd class at 2pm.

You can see the full Winter/Spring 2011 schedule online by clicking here, then select the Winter/Spring semester from the pull-down menu. The Winter/Spring semester will run 20 weeks from January 24 through June 18th. There will be one week of Spring Break camps the week of March 21st.

Feel free to call or stop by if you have any questions!

Happy Handstands,

Ron Skoletsky and The Little Gym team: Adam, Amy, Ana, Andrea. Angela, Ashley, Erin, Kelly, Makenzie, Nicole, Rachel, and Veronica