Our Gym Policies

Welcome to the Silver Stars Family!

The coaching staff is dedicated to providing your child with a fun, comprehensive, and overall safe gymnastics experience. To ensure that each child receives the most from their experience at Silver Stars, please see the following information.

Proper Attire:

• Girls should wear a gymnastics/dance leotard.
• Boys should wear sports shorts and a T-shirt.
• Please NO socks, stockings, zippers, or buttons.
• Jewelry of any type should not be worn. (Necklaces, bracelets, watches, dangling earrings, etc.)
• All hair must be tied up away from the face.

Simple rules for Gym Safety:

• Coaches will discuss and review gym safety at the beginning of each class and parental cooperation and reinforcement is in everyone's best interest.
• Parents should talk to their child about the importance of listening to coaches and following directions prior to each class.
• Gymnasts should wait patiently while waiting for their coach as well as, in line for their turn on any apparatus.

Communication:

• It is very important for both gymnasts and parents to communicate with our staff. If your child has specific needs or issues with the class that need attention, please speak to an instructor prior to the beginning of class.
• In the event of injury, no matter how minor please instruct your child to immediately notify their instructor. All of our instructors are First Aid and CPR Certified and are happy to help.
• In the event of inclement weather, please see our website www.silverstarsgym.com for information on closings and delays. **Ask us how to sign up for our text messages for important updates **

Drop off/Pick Up/Lobby:

• Students older than 5 may be dropped off for their class no earlier than 5 mins prior to class.
• Gymnasts will be let out into the lobby at the end of class to obtain their belongings. In order to keep our lobby space clear for gymnasts and staff, we ask that parents wait outside our front door for pick-up. Staff will send out gymnasts to parents. For any gymnasts 3-4 years old who may need help getting their belongings, we ask that you come in to help.

We look forward to an exciting year with your child! If you have any questions, please feel free to speak with any of our staff members!

Class Program Policies

Trial Class:  At Silver Stars, we are sure you will love your experience here, we offer a Risk-Free Trial Class. You and your child can determine if our program is right for you. If you and your child are not satisfied with our program, the class that you took is of no charge. If you enjoyed your experience, and we know you will, then you can register for your class program. The class taken as a trial will be included in the first month's tuition.

Class Tuition and Payment: Payments are due on the 1st of each month.

• A $15 late fee will be added for payments received after the 1st of each month. This included any weekends, holidays, or any other time taken off. Please plan accordingly in order to avoid extra charges; payments can be mailed in if the office is closed.
• All accounts enrolled in auto-pay will be charged on the 27th for the following month's tuition.
• A one-month notice is required for a month or more of time off in order to avoid tuition charges.
• The first month's tuition and last month's tuition are due at sign-up and are non-refundable. In the event of a government shutdown due to COVID-19, all tuition paid is non-refundable.
• A $40 registration fee per child, $60 per family is due at the time of sign-up and is non-refundable.
• A sibling discount is available when signing up two or more siblings.
• There will be a $25 charge for any returned checks or declined credit cards.

Missed Classes/Changes: You MUST notify us of any absence, changes or time off.

• Students are allowed 1 make up per every paid 4-week term and must be made up within two months of the absent day.
• Makes ups are a courtesy, not an obligation. We pay an instructor whether you show or not. Please make an effort to attend every class.
• Make ups must be scheduled with the front office. Please DO NOT arrive without scheduling!
• We do not refund for any missed classes.
• Make ups are scheduled once. We will not reschedule a makeup.

Class Policies:

• At drop off, please sign your child in with the number of the person who will be picking them up. Children will only be released to adults, other than their parents with written permission or written on the authorized pick-up portion of the class enrollment agreement.
• No Food, Drink or Chewing Gum in the gym area.
• Parents are not permitted in the gym area.
• We are not responsible for lost items.

** All of our students are signed up for their class throughout the entire school year (September-June) unless notice is given to our office. **

Sick Policy

At Silver Stars Gymnastics we aim to provide every child with a fun and safe class/ team environment. Bringing your child to gymnastics class/team with any of the symptoms listed below puts them at risk of injury and puts other children and coaches at risk of getting sick.

If you keep your children home when they are sick, Silver Stars will have healthier and happier gymnasts!

If your child exhibits any of these symptoms they may be asked to leave class/team so please keep them at home to rest:

• A profusely runny nose
• Significant respiratory distress (a bad cough)
• An undiagnosed rash or rash attributable to a contagious illness or condition
• Unexplained lethargy
• The inability to participate in class with reasonable comfort
• Vomiting within the previous 24 hours
• Abnormally loose stools within the previous 24 hours
• Contagious conjunctivitis (pink eye) or drainage from the eye
• Lice or ringworm that is untreated and contagious to others
• Bacterial infection, such as strep throat or impetigo, and has not completed 24 hours of antimicrobial therapy
• A 99 degree fever or higher temperature
• Chicken pox contagious to others

*Silver Stars Gymnastics policy is that children MUST be fever free & symptom-free for 24 hrs before entering back into the gym*