Learn To Skate Adults and children age 3 and older are welcome to join our program. If you would like more information about our program, you may email our contact person: Jill Vigorito (Off-ice Director) at learntoskate@smithfieldfsc.org or you may call Dianne LaMontagne at 401-831-5384. 2010 Learn to Skate Fall Classes: The 11 week session will run September 25 – December 18. Classes are held Saturday afternoons. See bottom of page for specific badge level class times. Register in Person at Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink (101 Pleasant View Avenue): Wednesday,   August 18 & 25,    5:00 PM - 7:00 PM Saturday,   September 18,    2:00 PM - 4:00 PM The Registration Information desk is located just inside the front door to the Smithfield Municipal Ice Rink. Register by Mail - Download and Complete the four required Registration forms (See Below) and mail with payment to:           SFSC           c/o Jill Vigorito           131 Lindsey Street           Attleboro, MA 02703 If space permits, new skaters may continue to register for the Fall Program after week one of the session. The fee will be prorated. Please contact Jill by email or call Dianne at 401-831-5384 for more information. Fee: $110 for skaters who were registered in our Summer session; $125 for all others. These fees will be discounted by $10 for registrations received by September 18. Payment The learn-to-skate program accepts payment in the form of checks and money orders. We would prefer this method of payment over cash. Thank you. Checks should be payable to: Smithfield Figure Skating Club (SFSC). Registration Forms All skaters should download and fill out all of the following four forms: Skater Registration Form (Please bring completed form to rink) US Figure Skating Registration form (Basic skills Membership - Please bring completed form to rink) Waiver and Release of Liability (Please bring completed form to rink) Parental Consent and Indemnification Agreement (Please bring completed form to rink) Session Calendar Week 1 September 25   Week 2 October 2   Week 3 October 9   Week 4 October 16   Week 5 October 23   Week 6 October 30   Week 7 November 6   Week 8 November 13     November 20 No Learn to Skate   November 27 No Learn to Skate Week 9 December 4 Register for Winter Session Week 10 December 11 Register for Winter Session Week 11 December 18 Holiday Party - All Invited - No Learn to Skate Lessons New Skaters will be assigned to a class on Session #1. Skaters with some previous skating experience will be evaluated for higher level classes. Session Levels and Times Session #1: 12:00-12:15 pm Snowplow Sam 1-3 and Basic 1(new) – practice (free skate) 12:15-12:40 pm Snowplow Sam and Basic 1(new) – Group Lesson Session #2: 12:40-12:55 pm Basic 1 to Basic 4 – practice (free skate) 12:55-1:20 pm Basic 1 to Basic 4 – Group Lesson Session #3: 1:20-1:35 pm Basic 5 to Freeskate 6 and Adults – practice (free skate) 1:35-2:00 pm Basic 5 to Freeskate 6 and Adults – Group Lesson General Mission Statement about the Learn-to-Skate program: The Smithfield Figure Skating Club Learn-to-Skate Program is modeled after U.S. Figure Skating’s “Skate With U.S.” curriculum and is designed to teach children and adults the basic maneuvers of ice skating. The Learn-to-Skate program is the pre-requisite to advanced training for all individuals interested in pursuing the competitive aspects of the sport. Private Lessons Private lessons are available for your skater during the 15 minute freeskate time of their Learn to Skate session. This is a weekly one-on-one lesson with one of our instructors. Coaches are independent contractors and all financial arrangements are made with them directly. Cost varies from $10 to $15 per week for the 15 minute lesson based on the hourly rate of the instructor hired. If you are interested in private lessons for your child, we will put you in touch with an available instructor. Please contact Jill Vigorito at Jill9459@aol.com or Dianne LaMontagne at 401-831-5384. Safety It is STRONGLY RECOMMENDED that ALL beginner skaters wear a safety or bike helmet. Single blade skates only (sharpened). Clothing Student skaters should wear layers of comfortable clothing that allow movement & gloves/mittens. Parent Volunteer Jeanine Besser If you would like more information about our program, you may email our contact person: Jill Vigorito (Off-ice Director) email: learntoskate@smithfieldfsc.org   Documents provided for download are in Adobe PDF format. To get Acrobat Reader and plug-in for free, visit Adobe or click on the icon below: