Tag: Canskate

Spring Skating Lessons

With the snow and cold behind us (hopefully), our thoughts turn to Spring.

RPFSC will once again be sharing ice with Kitsilano Figure Skating Club during the Spring and Summer skating sessions.  Our clubs are now working together to develop our Spring Skating Schedule. We are hoping to publish our Spring Session schedule by mid February and begin registration by early March.

This Spring and Summer, the City will be closing not one, but two of its skating rinks. This means less ice time available and our Spring Session will run during April and May only.

During April and May, we will be able to offer full CanSkate and StarSkate programs and ice time to our Competitive Skaters.

In June, ice time will be reduced significantly and we will only be able to offer ice time to our Competitive Skaters.

CanSkate and StarSkate Programs will return in July for our Summer Skating Session.

Family Skate Update and Schedule

IMG_6774-91_Big_PrintOur Annual Family Skate is coming up!  This event consists of a Skating Display, followed by our Family Skate. All RPFSC members and their families including siblings are welcome to skate together, after the skills display. There will be skate rentals and helmets available from 10.30am – 12.30pm. Photography is allowed at this event.

The Skating Display will showcase skaters from our Starskate, Junior, Intermediate and Senior ice programs. Skaters from these levels were sent home with a handout to return indicating if they are available to take part or not.

For the Family Skate, in the interests of safety and depending on the numbers, we will have two 30-minute sessions. All non-RPFSC members must sign in before skating and also be required to wear  CSA Certified Hockey helmet. These requirements for non members are essential for insurance coverage.

The Schedule for our event is as follows:

  • 9:15 am and onwards – Tea, Coffee and Hot Chocolate
  • 9:30 – 10:45 am  – Skating Skills Display
  • 11:00 -11:30 am – Session 1: Family Skate
  • 11:30 – 11:45 am – Ice Clean
  • 11:45 am – 12:15 pm – Session 2: Family Skate
  • 12: 15 – 12:45 pm – Program Assistants Fun Time

ALL skating lessons will be cancelled for this day.

Door Prizes 

Donations for door prizes are welcome. If you donate a prize, we offer one (1) Volunteer Credit for a $20 value prize. Gift Cards are perfect prizes. Please email [email protected] if you will be able to donate a prize. Prizes need to be delivered to our registration desk anytime up to Thursday December 8th.

Volunteers 

Thank you to those who have volunteered to assist on this day. We have enough Volunteers at this time. Volunteers will be receiving an email from Kylie closer to date of the event with more details.

Sadly, we will not be able to run our Potluck as we have in the past. Our growing numbers and the size of the venue no longer work to include this.

We look forward to seeing you at our event!

Registration for 2017 Winter CanSkate

The last day of Fall CanSkate lessons will be:

  • Tuesdays – December 13
  • Thursdays – December 15
  • Saturdays – December 17

If you currently have your skater registered for Fall CanSkate lessons and would like to add CanSkate Winter lessons, (January 3 to March 18, 2017) you have priority to add on the Winter CanSkate Session until November 30.  Beginning December 1, registration for Winter Canskate lessons opens to the public and registration for Winter CanSkate will be on a first come first serve basis until all our spots are filled.

Winter CanSkate lessons will be as follows:

  • Tuesdays – January 3 to March 14
  • Thursdays – January 5 to March 16
  • Saturdays – January 7 to March 18

 

Save the Date for Family Skate – December 10

We will be holding our Annual Skills Display and Winter Family Skate on Saturday, December 10.

This is a chance to watch all our skaters (including CanSkaters) demonstrate their skills to music of the season and followed by our Family Skate where our skaters and their families can take a spin around the rink.

Schedule – to be confirmed
Times for skater arrival and check in, our Skills Display, Family Skate and Potluck will be confirmed in the coming weeks. Times listed below are approximate

  • 10:00 am (to be confirmed) – Skills Display (Open Ice, Star Skate 1 & 2, CanSkate)
  • 11:00 am (to be confirmed) – Family Skate & Potluck

Skaters are encouraged to wear something festive or their skating dress. Photography will be allowed during this event.

Family Skate
Anyone, regardless of age or ability, who is not registered for lessons with RPFSC, MUST wear a CSA approved hockey helmet during Family Skate. This is in accordance with Skate Canada insurance regulations. Skate rentals and helmets will be available.

Potluck
There will be a potluck during the Family Skate. The club will provide coffee, tea and hot chocolate. We ask each family to bring either a sweet or savoury snack to share. No nuts please. (Please label containers and platters to ensure you get them back).

Volunteers
An event like this cannot happen without volunteers. We are looking for volunteers to set up, take down, supervise food and beverage stations. If you’re able to help out, please check the on-line volunteer sign up page or email [email protected]

Reminder
There will be no CanSkate lessons on Saturday, December 10.

Fall CanSkate Parent Meetings

To ensure that our Canskate families and skaters have a positive skating experience with us, we will be holding CanSkate Information Meetings this week for parents/guardians of our CanSkaters.

Our CanSkate Coordinator Carissa Wong will be reviewing safety and equipment, skater evaluation and answering any questions you may have about our program.

The meetings will take place in the lobby of the skating rink as scheduled:

Tuesday, September 27 at 4:00 pm
Thursday, September 29 at 4:00 pm
Saturday, October 1 at 12:15 pm

Please ensure that you will be attending a meeting this week.

Feel free to email us at [email protected] if you have any questions.

Skate Swap Continues this week!

On Saturday, September 10, we held a Skate Swap to help families buy and sell used skates, (subject to approved by club coach).

We have decided to set up the Skate Swap again during and after Canskate and StarSkate sessions this week on:

  • Tuesday, September 13 from 3:45 pm until 5:30pm 
  • Saturday, September 17 from 11:00 am till 1 pm.

There are many girls figure skates in a variety of sizes on offer, as well as a few pairs of boys skates in excellent condition for those looking for next sizes up.  Also available for sale by our members are a few Zuca bags/frames and a handful of beautiful skating dresses and skirts in a variety of sizes.

If you have skates you would like to offer for sale, please see Karen Tsang at the Skate Swap on Tuesday to arrange for them to be approved by our coach. Because skating lessons are in session, skates may not appear on the table immediately upon our receiving them.

We will not be able to keep unsold skates with us from Tuesday until Saturday, as we do not have sufficient storage space so please be prepared to take all unsold items home and, if you can bring them Saturday, leave the sale envelope attached.

All items left unclaimed at 6:00 pm Tuesday and 1:15 pm Saturday will be either sold on consignment (proceeds to benefit the club) or donated if not accepted by consigner.

Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training – September 10

Our Annual Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training takes place on Saturday, September 10 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.

The Winter Warm Up and Program Assistant Training is for our skaters in StarSkate 2, Junior, Intermediate and Senior programs. Your skater must be registered for Fall session in order to participate in the On-Ice portions of the day.

Any skaters who are interested in assisting CanSkate for the 2016/17 season must attend the Program Assistant Training.

Below is the schedule for the day

9:00 am to 10:00 am

  • On Ice – Starskate 2 and Juniors
  • Off Ice – Intermediate and Seniors

10:00 am to 11:00 am

  • On Ice – Intermediate and Seniors
  • Off Ice – StarSkate 2 and Juniors

11:00 am to 12:00 pm

  • Program Assistant Training – Part 1 (On Ice)

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm

  • Program Assistant Training – Part 2 (Off Ice)
  • Lunch included

If you have any questions about Winter Warm Up, email [email protected]

Skate Swap – Saturday, September 10

After a year hiatus, we are bringing back our Annual Skate Swap which will take place on Saturday, September 10, from 10:00 am to noon in the change area outside of the rink.

If you wish to place items (skates, dresses, skirts, etc.) for sale in the swap, please read and follow the procedure

  1. Items for sale will be received between 9:00 am and 9:50 am only. There will be a payment envelope available for each item being offered for sale. Fill in the form (name, price of item) and attach the envelope to your item, using the elastic provided.
  1. Please note:  All skates must be approved by the attending coach before being put out for sale to ensure they are in good condition. The coach will review all skates at 9:50 am. Skates that do not meet with the coach’s approval can be retrieved immediately or after the sale by the seller. There is no guarantee skates put into the swap will be offered for sale.
  1. Envelopes for sold items and all unsold items must be picked up between noon and 12:45 pm.  Our club does not have room to store things. Any items not collected in the 45 minutes following the swap will be taken to a consignment store, and proceeds will be paid out to RPFSC. Any items not accepted by the consignment store will be donated to charity.

If you have any questions, please email us at [email protected]

 

Summer Session

Our Summer Session Start and End Dates are as follows: 

  • Mondays – July 4 to August 8 – Including BC Day, August 1
  • Wednesdays – July 6 to August 10
  • Fridays – July 8 to August 12
  • Saturdays – July 9 to August 13

Our lessons on Mondays take place at Hillcrest Arena at 4575 Clancy Loranger Way.
Our lessons on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays take place at Sunset Rink at 390 East 51st Avenue.

Click here to view maps to the rinks.