February's Friendship month was a huge success! Students loved our buddy themed stations and "getting together" with a friend to stretch and practice social skills during circle time!

In March students will love our Buggin' Out theme! Join us as we roll like "rollie pollies" spider walk up walls, crawl like caterpillars and jump like grasshoppers! To find out more info on our skill of the month and March theme song check out our Gymster Gazette by clicking here!     

ATA will be hosting its 19th annual acrobatic gymnastics competition on March 15,16  Tickets on sale at the door. Come and support our athletes!  Click here for more details.

"Due to our Spring Celebration Show, the gym will be closed on March 14^th and 15^th.  Make-ups are not needed for scheduled days off, as there is an average of 4 classes per month throughout the course of the year."

Achievement Week:

March 24 - 29

At ATA every student is a STAR and we want to acknowledge each student's accomplishments!  During the week of March 24 - 29, all students will get an opportunity to perform a special/favorite gymnastics or acrobatic skill in front of an audience.  Students will then be awarded a special ATA wristband!  Family and friends are welcome to come and watch!

Buggin' Out

During the weeks of March 7th through March 22nd, ATA's Intro Tumblers (3-6 years) will explore the fascinating world of creepy crawlers while doing gymnastics.  Students will cartwheel over spider webs, crawl like ants and fly like butterflies. All theme activities will follow ATA's curriculum and help to develop student's strength, balance, agility, coordination and flexibility.

Students will learn the following song and sing during circle time.  Sung to the tune of "Are You Sleeping?"

Big bugs, small bugs. Big bugs, small bugs.

See them crawl. See them crawl.

Creepy, creepy crawling. Never never falling.

Bugs, bugs, bugs. Bugs, bugs, bugs.

***Sing at home with your child!

Competition Season began in earnest this month in the Acrobatic Gymnastics world!  Much of the month has been devoted to prepping for that very first meet of the season with all our competition team athletes.  Our advanced team athletes have been diligent working on their skills  

and polishing their dance and performance for the meet season's inaugural event, the Capitol Winter Classic in West Sacramento, CA this past weekend.  Several clubs were represented with even a club attending from Calgary, Canada coming out to get that first meet under their belts!

Our elite Men's Pair, Bryan Allen and Brennan Atsatt are ready to represent Team USA at the 2014 Maia Cup competition, March 7-9 in Oporto, Portugal next weekend.  

This past weekend they earned a combined total of 82.950 for a gold medal performance at the Capitol Winter Classic.  International competition will afford them more opportunities to gain experience in that arena as they continue preparing for this year's Acro Cup in May.  The 2014 Acro Cup this year will host athletes from all over the USA vying for team positions for World Championships in France in early July!

We are excited to begin the 2014 Spring Pre Team began this month.  Once again we have over 2 dozen athletes participating in the Pre Team Acrobatics program!  Coach's Taryn and Jocelle have begun working with the kids on early partnerships and elementary pair and group acrobatic skills.  There is no time to waste as we prep everyone for the Annual Spring Celebration Show that will be held at Chaboya Middle School, Saturday, March 15th!  Many of our athletes this session competed last session and will bring their experience forward as they work on a group routine for the show!  We are looking forward to a fun, exciting session!