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Dear parents & students, Thank you for the marvelous gathering on Friday, 16 June. Thanks to everyone who brought food and drinks, who helped to grill the hot dogs, and who set-up and cleared-up after the function. It was an excellent end to another cycle. The students gave an impressive demonstration, and I am glad that everyone had a good time mingling, while savouring freshly grilled hot dogs. Grateful thanks, also, to the staff at Gordon Head Recreation Centre and Gordon Head School; particularly Principal Brent Kelly of Gordon Head School, and Diane Andiel, Jennifer Halfhide, and Jason Jones of the recreation centre. Since the last Newsletter, we were able to add an Advanced Class for the children, on Thursdays at 5pm. And as Gordon Head Elementary transitions into a Middle School, not only was it the first public school in Victoria to offer Aikido, Gordon Head School will be the first public middle school to have an Aikido Club managed by students. It will be a great learning opportunity for the students; to hone their management and leadership skills. Congratulations. As we go through another summer, classes will continue, along with the Aikido Warriors' Camp. I am looking forward to practising with you, and bringing you to the next level of Aikido practice. In harmony, Rafael Oei Sensei. Ueshiba Aikido (Victoria)

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Gradings

Grading Results

Congratulations to our students!

Gordon Head School Aikido Classes

Gordon Head Recreation Centre Aikido Classes

The next Grading Tests will be held during the week of August 28.

Those eligible for the coming Grading Tests will be invited to register by mid-August.

Apart from regular attendance records, please be reminded that a student's attitude, skills and knowledge are continually assessed during regular classes. So having met the minimum hours required is not the only criteria to qualify for Grading, nor is a student's performance totally based on the test day.

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Summer Cycle Dates

Scheduled classes at the Gordon Head Recreation Centre:

At the moment, we are not offering Thursday classes for children through the summer as most families will be away on vacation.

So, 4pm and 5pm students from Thursday are most welcome to sign up for the 4pm or 5pm class on Fridays until the end of summer.

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Regular Classes and Registration

There have been instances where classes were full, but the class lists reflected only a handful of students.
The recreation centre requires that all students be accounted for from the first lesson of each cycle.

To comply with this, and as our Aikido programme is on-going, all members of our dojo will be pre-registered for each new cycle; unless otherwise advised by the student and/or their parents.

Alternatively, post-dated cheques may be submitted to me or Mrs. Oei (Kathy).
The cheques are to be made payable to "Corporation of the District of Saanich".
These will be handed over to the centre's Programme Director.

Currently, students are reminded to register for each new cycle two weeks before the end of each cycle.
Typically, a cycle lasts two months, with Grading Tests four times a year.

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The camps will be held at the Gordon Head Recreation Centre once again.

July 10 to 14, 9am to 4pm.
(As of June 22, only 2 spaces left.)

August 21 to 25, 9am to 4pm.
(As of June 22, only 5 spaces left.)

As usual, we will begin each day with a jog around Lambrick Park, so do bring along your jogging outfits, and your Dogi (practice uniform), for the classes that follow.
Do remember to bring along your lunch, and I suggest plain water in a water bottle.

We will be practising bokken and jo during the camp, so please bring them along if you have them. If you do not have a bokken or a jo, these will be available at the camp - you are not required to purchase them for the camp.

Space is limited. If you would like to join us for the week-long camp, register soon.
Please register with the Gordon Head Recreation Centre, Tel: 475-7100,
or register online http://www.saanich.ca (RecOnline).

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