Pick-Up Reminder – Northcote
Our coaches will ensure every child in their class has been picked up by a grown up, if they have not been collected at the end of class, the coach will advise our front desk who will sit with your child until you arrive. If there’s no one on the front desk, then our Floor Leader will keep an eye on your child, and if that’s not possible, don’t worry, your child will sit inside the gym with their coach while they wait for you. If it has been longer than 10 minutes since your child’s class finished and you haven’t arrived, our coaches or a member of our admin staff will contact you to see where you are. You don’t need to worry about contacting our office, we will be sure to get in touch!
Finally, please don’t ask your child to come out and find you in the carpark at the end of their class, please keep your child/children close to you when arriving at 177 Beavers Road, or when leaving Twisters. The driveway is very busy and although we recommend one-way traffic (North to South), vehicles move through in both directions and often go too fast with kids around. Take this as an opportunity to teach them awareness and road safety.
Need to miss class?
Did you know you can use the iClass Pro App to mark a student as absent for an upcoming class! Just follow the quick steps below, and when the session wraps up, a makeup token will be ready and waiting. It’s that easy – no stress, just smooth sailing!
👉 Open The iClass Pro App and log in, remembering to enter our organisation is ‘twistersgym’
👉 On the bottom toolbar, click ‘Account’ followed by ‘Students’ then choosing the child
👉 A list of options will appear, here you will press ‘future absences’ then ‘by enrolment’
👉 Simply pick the absence date/s, and press ‘submit’
Important Parking Notice
Please utilise our undercroft 5-minute drop-off and pick-up zone to get your child into, or out of, Twisters safely. If you intend to stay and watch your child’s session, please find a parking space in the neighbouring streets and walk back in to watch. Do not park in any spaces which are not marked with our purple Twisters logo and do not park in the 5-minute zone for longer than a drop-off/pick-up.We appreciate your support and assistance, please refer to our Northcote transport policy for your reference. Hopefully, we will have some fantastic relocation news for you in the near future.
🌟Core Value Coach Award🌟
Congratulations to the following coaches for being the February winners of the Core Value Coach Awards!
NORTHCOTE – Coach Isabella was awarded for the core value ‘Be Curious and Brave’. Isabella is always very aware of all of our systems and spends the time ensuring the understands everything about them. She asks great, relevant questions about all parts of her job, showing interest and how much she cares. Most recently, Isabella has taken on coaching in a program new to her – Tiny Tornadoes – and is already doing a fabulous job!
SHOWGROUNDS – Coach Naomi was awarded for the core value ‘Dedication to go Beyond’. Naomi has been coaching at Twisters for just over 1 month and it is clear to see, in every class she takes, how hard she is working to improve. Naomi takes on every piece of feedback and applies it immediately and continues to push herself to step out of her comfort zone – asking questions when she needs and helping spot some intimating skills!
TORQUAY – Coach Beatrice was awarded for the core value ‘Fun and Energy is Contagious!’ Coach Bea brings the fun and energy to class every single time! She can talk like a pirate, splash in pretend puddles, and mimic a leaf for our Tiny Tornadoes, and give out numerous rounds of high fives in the evening. Her bright smile and laughter shine through the gym and make it a more exciting place to be.
Upcoming Holiday Programs and Workshops
It is almost that time again! In preparation for the next round of school holidays, we wanted to take this opportunity to provide you with some reminders:
• Make-up tokens cannot be used as a form of payment for holiday programs. This offering came to an end at the beginning of 2023, you can read Dan’s personal and honest blog post about this here.
• Twisters does not offer government subsidies for any of holiday programs.
• As Northcote runs classes through one week of the school holidays, we only offer full and half day programs during the first week of school holidays, and workshops during the second.If you would like to book into one of our next programs or workshops, you can book in here!
Important Dates
👉 April 1st | April Tuition Fees Processed
👉 April 13th – 21st | Northcote closed for holidays
👉 April 18th – 21st | Showgrounds and Torquay closed for Easter weekend
* If you ever need to check important dates to pop into your calendar or to plan accordingly, you can find those on our website, here.
Get Social!
Do you follow Twisters on Instagram or Facebook? We post throughout the week with exciting gymnast skill features, reminders of gym closures and important information, skill progressions and so much more!
Loads of great content, so come and follow along!
📲 Instagram | @twistersgym
🤳 Facebook | @TwistersGymnastics
Gymnast of the Month
Congratulations to our Gymnasts of the Month!
Northcote GoM | Tiana
Here is why Coach Indigo voted for Tiana…
Well done to Tiana for Gymnast of the Month! Tiana, I am so impressed by the progress you’ve made over these past few weeks, and I love your willingness to push yourself, particularly in advancing your skills. Not only do you ask questions and go out of your way to learn new techniques, but you always come to class with a smile on your face. Well done Tiana, your dedication to go beyond has helped you become so confident with more advanced skills, especially on the bars. I look forward to helping you with the next skill you want to work on, congratulations!
When did you start gymnastics? When I was in grade 2
What is your favourite thing about gym? Learning new tricks!
Do you do any other activities? Swimming and jujitsu
What is your favourite movie? All of the Minion movies!
Favourite skill? Back handspring on the trampoline
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? Mind control
What gymnastics skill have you always wanted to learn? An aerial
Showgrounds GoM | Irene
Here is why Coach Rosanna nominated Irene…
Irene only started at Twisters 6 weeks ago but has already achieved so much! She has learnt the name of and how to perform all basic skills and demonstrates our core value of ‘Be Curious and Brave’ when she brings an infinite amount of courage and curiosity to trying something new every single week. The moment Irene walks through the gate she brings the biggest smile and a positive attitude to gymnastics, which has made class all the more fun to coach. I wish Irene all the best in her gymnasts journey!
When did you start gymnastics? This year
What is your favourite thing about gym? All of the activities
Do you do any other activities? Basketball and Swimming
What is your favourite movie? I like all movies
What is your favourite food? Pasta
Favourite skill? Bunny hops on the tramp
What skill have you always wanted to learn? A front flip
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? To be Wonder Woman
What do you want to be when you are older? A vet or a gymnast
Northcote GoM | Maddison
Here is why Coach Courtney nominated Maddison…
I have nominated Maddison for Gymnast of the Month because she always comes into the gym with the biggest smile. She tries her hardest throughout class and never gives up. She has such a bright and lovely personality and is always kind to her other peers in class. She also shows many of our core values in the gym, one of them being her dedication to go beyond. She displays this by always taking on feedback and striving to complete each skill to the best of her ability. Congratulations Maddison!
When did you start gymnastics? Last year
What is your favourite thing about gym? Learning new skills
Do you do any other activities? Hip hop, Netball and Cheer
What is your favourite movie? Princess Diaries
Favourite skill? Round off
What gymnastics skill have you always wanted to learn?A backflip
If you could have any superpower, what would you choose? Teleportation
What do you want to be when you’re older? A gymnast
