Sheryl Zimmerman - Owner
Laurel Spears - Director of Programs
www.huffnpuffgym.com
613 Stonewall Square Jacksonville, AR 72076
9 8 5 - 1 8 1 8
Parents - this is our 2009 Registration Handbook - it tells you about us and our instructors - some of it is new - some of it repeated. Please take time to be familiar with the handbook, even though lengthy. I want to thank you all again for checking out our website - over 82,800 hits makes me very proud of you all. If you have any comments that you would like to make, or requests of articles, please leave word for me at the gym. Thank you again - Sheryl
Rules and Registration for 2009 - 2010
PLEASE READ CAREFULLY AND RETAIN FOR REFERENCE
OUR GOAL: We want your child to enjoy the pleasure of learning the art of dance or the skills of gymnastics while also experiencing the joy of achievement.
INSTRUCTORS: Huff ‘n Puff has very talented and responsible instructors. We are very proud of the programs that we offer and we feel that with our positive attitudes and your child’s talents, your child will be inspired to learn.
PAYMENT: Class payment is due the first lesson of each month and is considered delinquent after the tenth of each month. A late fee of $15 WILL BE ADDED AUTOMATICALLY to all accounts not paid by the 10th day of the month. (Please be sure to discuss with Laurel if more time or different pay schedule is needed or if installment payments need to be made, etc.) PAYMENT by any manner—check-cash or debit card—is acceptable at the desk, or in the office, so a receipt may be issued. Please note on your check the child’s name, the month for which payment is being made, and what classes your child is taking. For our accounting purposes, receipts are written for each payment and copies are furnished for you for cash or by request for any payment. We also accept Visa, Mastercard and Discover credit and debit cards. And soon, payments may be made by credit/debit card on the internet.
A student beginning a class any time other than the first monthly lesson will pay for the number of lessons remaining in that month. We do not charge extra for months when there are five lessons, nor do we deduct when we have only three lessons due to holidays, inclement weather, etc. If we owe two lessons due to a combination of the above, we will schedule make-up lessons.
REFUNDS/MAKE-UPS: No refunds will be given. Students dropping out for any reason will forfeit the remainder of that month’s payment. Also, registration fees are non-refundable. Students are expected to attend each offered lesson. However, we realize there are times when a lesson must be missed. If your child must miss his/her regular class, please check with Ms. Laurel as to whether a make-up class may be taken.
WE HAVE NO CONTRACTS; HOWEVER, YOUR CHILD IS CONSIDERED ENROLLED AND PAYMENT IS DUE FOR EACH MONTH UNTIL TWO WEEK’S WRITTEN NOTIFICATION IS MADE TO THE BUSINESS THAT YOUR CHILD IS DROPPING. NOTIFICATION MAY BE MADE BY COMPLETING A DROP CARD (AVAILABLE IN OFFICE) OR BY CONTACTING THE OFFICE. YOU WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY CHARGED UNTIL NOTIFICATION IS MADE.
CANCELLATIONS DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND HOLIDAYS: If Pulaski County Schools are cancelled because of weather or road conditions, then our dance and gymnastics classes will be cancelled. If we have more than two bad-weather cancellations, we will offer makeup classes on a Saturday. Regarding holidays, we close for six holidays: Christmas, New Years, Thanksgiving, Labor Day, Fourth of July and Memorial Day. When in doubt about classes, please check our website, www.huffnpuffgym.com or call.
ATTIRE – DANCE: Students must be on time for class and students will wear proper dance attire - leotards and tights or leotards and shorts for older girls, or jazz pants and shirt, and proper dance shoes. No loose clothing and absolutely NO JEANS. (Black pants or warm-up pants for boys). Hair, long enough, must be pulled back from the face or worn in a ponytail. Your instructor will be able to tell you what type of shoes are required for your classes or you may call the front desk and they will find out for you. Tap shoes should be worn in the dance rooms only, and not in the halls.
ATTIRE – GYMNASTICS: Girls will wear leotards or unibikes. Boys will wear shorts or spandex. No jean shorts, please. Hair should be pulled back out of face and long hair must be tied up. No rings, necklaces, dangling earrings or watches, etc. will be worn. Students must be on time for class warmups.
RULES AND POLICIES
1. Parents are not allowed in the gym or the dance rooms without invitation from an instructor or coach. Please use the outer hall to take your children to their area of instruction.
2. No running or horseplay will be allowed!!!!
3. PLEASE BE PROMPT IN PICKING UP YOUR CHILD. All students are asked to remain inside the front area, while waiting for class to begin or to be picked up by the parents. CHILDREN MAY NOT WAIT IN THE BIG GYM OR OUTSIDE THE BUILDING. Huff ‘n Puff cannot be responsible for students who wait outside the studio. If your child’s class is the last class of the evening and the instructor has to wait for you to pick up your child, you will be charged the fee to pay for the instructor’s time.
4. Misbehavior will not be tolerated. If your child is disruptive to the class, he or she will be sat down until ready to participate in the proper manner. The instructors will handle disciplinary problems and will discuss the problem with the parent, if necessary.
5. NO FOOD, DRINKS OR GUM will be allowed in the Huff ‘n Puff gym or dance studios. SNACKS AND DRINKS SHOULD BE CONSUMED IN THE AREA BY THE DRINK MACHINE.
6. Parents may observe classes through the many viewing windows. PARENTS AND SIBLINGS ARE NOT ALLOWED IN THE CLASS ROOMS OR GYM DURING CLASS TIMES. PARENTS ARE NOT ALLOWED TO “COACH” FROM THE OPEN BALCONY.
7. IMPORTANT: CHILDREN ARE NOT ALLOWED ON ANY EQUIPMENT WITHOUT A QUALIFIED INSTRUCTOR. Team members, Levels Five and above, may work out on equipment with specific instructions from instructor.
8. Cell phones are not allowed in the class rooms or instruction area; also, Huff 'n Puff cannot be responsible for theft or loss, so it is better for the child to leave the cell phone with their parents or at home.
IMPORTANT: When you take the instructor’s class time for anything over one minute, you are taking instruction time from the other students as well as from your child. Please feel free to call the studio to make an appointment with the instructors to discuss matters that might take more time.
In early December, we will participate in the Jacksonville and Sherwood parades. Our dance recital and gymnastics special skills meet will be scheduled for late May or early June.
We look forward to a continued successful year at Huff ‘n Puff – and if we can be of assistance at any time during the year, please do not hesitate to ask. If you have any questions, or if any problems arise regarding our classes, please feel free to discuss them with Laurel.
Thank you for choosing Huff ‘n Puff as your dance, gymnastics, and cheerleading studio.
Sheryl L. Zimmerman
Owner
985-1818
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