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INFORMATION FOR THE 1 DAY BKL PROGRAM:

Location:	Garipay Fields (9 Reservoir Road, Hanover)
Time:	3:30-4:30
Technique:	Classic (No poles for children in grades K-1)
Forecast:	Teens and WINDY. Please remember, we consider the 1-day program as an introduction to skiing. If you are concerned that your child will be too cold, we respect your decision and will look forward to seeing your child on a warmer day!

WE NEED YOUR HELP! If you have a few minutes to spare at the beginning or end of practice, please help us with hot chocolate or grade-level sign-in/out. SIGN-UP TO VOLUNTEER HERE!   IMPORTANT NOTES FOR TUESDAY 1/19: Dress appropriately! Warm kids are happy kids. With the predicted cold and windy weather, PLEASE send your children dressed in non-cotton layers and make sure they have dry, warm, non-cotton socks (e.g. SmartWool). To add extra warmth, consider toe warmers in their boots and hand warmers in their mittens. You can even add lotion on their faces to prevent them from getting chapped cheeks. (Please note, while we hate to turn away children, all children must be dressed appropriately for spending at least an hour outside.) Ford Sayre Buffs are back! We want each of our 1-day a week BKL participants to have a buff this winter! If your child is new to the program, please be sure they come home with a buff on Tuesday!  We’ll also have extras on hand for those children who were in the program last year, but may have misplaced their buffs. Still no poles for Kindergarten and 1st grade skiers:  Thanks for your understanding; this really helps them learn to ski! Please let a coach know if your child is having a problem with their equipment (e.g., boots that fall off; skis that don’t grip the snow; etc.). We do our best to catch and correct these problems early.   REMINDERS: Bathrooms: Please make sure that your child has gone to the bathroom before practice starts. If needed, there is a Port-a-pot at the South end of the Garipay parking lot. Sign-in: Please remember, all K/1 and 2nd grade students should be signed-in and out of practice by a parent. Children in 3rd or higher grades can sign themselves in, however our coaches still need a verbal or visual verification that their parent/guardian is present at sign-out.   Label your equipment! Please put your name on all of your ski equipment. (I will have some duct tape and permanent markers at the K/1 table if you need to borrow some.) Lost and Found: We will have a small lost and found bucket by the K/1 check-in area. Please place any lost items in this bucket, and search the bucket if you are missing something.   ANY QUESTIONS ON PRACTICE OR EQUIPMENT?? Reach out to us! We’re here to field your questions and receive your comments. Let us know if we can help!  Aricca, BKL.One.Day@fordsayre.org, Cell: (603) 715-7233 Note: If you wish to add someone to our e-mail list-serv, please subscribe them here.  If you wish to be removed from this list-serv, please unsubscribe using the link at the bottom of this message. Continue reading →

INFORMATION FOR THE FRIDAY/3 DAY PROGRAM:

Location:	Richmond Middle School – north parking lot (between RMS and Dartmouth Printing Buildings)
Time:	3:30-4:30
Technique:	come ready to run outside – layers and sneakers. We will then move inside to room 708
Wax Recommendation:	NA
Upcoming Event/Race:	Nothing this weekend for BKL

NOTES:

We will meet outside the school near the north parking lot. Look for the circle of kids and coaches doing dynamic stretching. Pick up will be inside room 708 or in the lobby of RMS. 

Dorcas and Peter will run a session on race warm-ups and warm-downs with some visualization exercises as well. See you there!

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Dear 2&3 day Families,

If this is your child’s first year in the 2&3 Day Program, you can ignore this message.

Otherwise, we need your help! It will take less than 5 minutes!

Every year we include a NENSA membership fee in our program fee for each skier. We then collect all our skiers’ names and send them to NENSA with a check for the entire group of skiers. Past skiers’ memberships get updated and new skiers’ get new memberships.

This year, NENSA has asked for our help since they are light on staff. They would like us to provide the NENSA numbers of skiers who have been members in the past.

If your child skied in our program in the past, then she/he already has a NENSA membership number and we ask that you share it with us by completing this google form:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1QgwNZeuRIOobUD37qOTjlTWnhEjQr7DMN7jlp4MP0Pg/viewform?usp=send_form

If you don’t know your child’s NENSA number, go to the NENSA site here:

https://www.nensa.net/reg/?io_view=membership.login

Log in to your account and find the membership number there.

We know this is a hassle. Thanks for your help. We have never been asked for this information before but we will make sure to include it in our registration process next year for your (and our) convenience.

Ashley and Peter

 

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INFORMATION FOR THE 2&3 DAY PROGRAM:

Location:	Strafford Nordic Center, Strafford, VT
Time:	3:45-4:45
Technique:	skate
Wax Recommendation:	NA
Upcoming Event/Race:	Nothing this weekend for BKL

NOTES: 

While last night’s snow certainly made it look a lot more wintry out there, the local skiing is unfortunately still very icy/crusty right underneath the surface. All reports agree that it is not going to be safe/fun/good for tomorrow anywhere in Hanover/Norwich.

For those who can make the drive, we will be having a very informal, optional practice with a smaller number of coaches at the Strafford Nordic Center. Coaches will be there to ski with the kids between 3:45 and 4:45, and those who come should have an adventurous spirit as none of the coaches has skied the conditions yet.  Please note that the conditions may be challenging for beginner skiers. Of course, you should  feel no pressure whatsoever to make the drive if the logistics don’t work. 

Here’s to making the most of what we’ve got! 

FRIDAY SKIERS!

Please remember that you will only receive our 3 Day emails if you have subscribed for the 3 Day program posts. If you aren’t sure, go here and make sure you click the “3 day” box”

https://www.fordsayre.org/nordic/bkl/subscribe-2-3-day/

If you have subscribed and you do not get the post in your email box this Friday, please shoot me an email so I can try to figure it out. I only heard from a few people that they hadn’t received it last week. You can email me at: BKL@fordsayre.org

Cheers,

Ashley and Peter

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

I regret to say that I am cancelling tomorrow’s ski practice for the 1-day a week BKL program. The trails (skiing and running) are very icy and dangerous, and an ideal indoor activity space is unavailable for our program. Let’s hope for a snowy week ahead!

Best wishes,

Aricca; BKL.One.Day@FordSayre.org; cell: 603-715-7233

 

Please note: If you have a child enrolled in the 2-day a week BKL program, they will be meeting tomorrow at the Marion Cross School in Norwich, VT.

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