Fall registration underway at Parks & Rec

As summer winds down, I wanted to let you know that our fall program schedule is now available on our Web site at www.medfieldrec.com. Many of our popular programs are back, from cooking to yoga, Icky Sticky Goo to Zumba, Munchkin Multi Sports to lacrosse, CrossFit for Kids to Body Sculpting. We also have sprinkled in some new activities, including a Learn to Play Hockey class, a full-year Kindergarten program available in the morning or afternoon on Monday and Wednesday with Val and Ana, or Tuesday morning with Karen to an arts & crafts offering for the middle school age group.

Before we preview some of those activities, I wanted to send out a quick “thank you” to all the families that participated in our summer camps this year. We had record number of campers in our Discovery, Adventure and Teen Xtreme Camps this summer, highlighted by the 155 kids during our Sports theme week (see photo above), which included an appearance from Boston Bruins National Anthem singer Rene Rancourt! So THANK YOU for making our camps so special, and we hope your children had a fun experience with us this summer.

Now it is time to look ahead at our fall programs. Our classes begin the week of Sept. 9, except for the Pre-K and Kinder Soccer Leagues, which will start Sept. 7. We have been working hard at adding to the program schedule this fall. I wanted to call your attention to some programs in this email; complete program/class information is available on our Web site at www.medfieldrec.com.

Kindergarten Fun Club

Have a child entering Kindergarten this fall and looking for something for them to do either in the morning or afternoon as an extension to their Memorial School experience? New this year, with Valerie Velardo and Ana Conneely, we will be offering morning sessions and afternoon session, so there is a time slot for any Kindergartener. Classes are being offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, and you can register for the entire school year to get a discounted price and a payment plan; you can register by the session; or you can opt for the one-day-a-week option! Just contact Kevin Ryder in the office (medfieldrecreation@gmail.com) for complete details, as well as checking out the program description on the Web site (https://www.medfieldrec.com/info/activities/program_details.aspx?ProgramID=29253).

Fall Sports Leagues

This fall, we will again offer our Pre-K and Kinder Soccer Leagues on Saturday mornings starting Sept. 7. These 6-week leagues will be played at the fields at McCarthy Park on Hospital Road. Registration is still available, and includes a team shirt and soccer socks! We are also still in need of parent volunteer coaches, so please contact Kevin to become a coach!

There also will be our Flag Football leagues (Kinder/First Grade; Second/Third Grade; and Fourth/Fifth Grade). Games are also play on Saturdays at the field in front of the Little League diamonds. Registration includes the 6-game season as well as reversible team jerseys. Registration is still open, and we will need volunteer coaches in each division.

John Smith Sports Classes

Back again this fall, these popular classes are always sure to fill up fast, so don’t delay! We will be offering Munchkin Multi Sports (ages 2-4) on Monday and Friday mornings; Pre-K T-Ball on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Introduction to Lacrosse on Monday afternoons and the John Smith Soccer Academy on Wednesday afternoons. We have something with John Smith Sports for kids ages 2-12!

Adult Fitness classes

Something for every fitness level! Back again are the popular Body Sculpting, Zumba, Yoga, Light Hike and Step Class. New this fall is a Boot Camp offering, which will take place two mornings a week at 6am! Get your workout done early and get ready to conquer your day! We will be offering a free trial of the Boot Camp class on Monday, Sept. 9 and Wednesday, Sept. 11 from 6-6:45am, so give it a shot before you register! Full descriptions of all the fitness classes are on the Web site.

Wicked Cool for Kids science classes

Starting at the end of September, we will be offering two different classes: Motion Mayhem on Thursdays and Lego Engineering (Machine Power) on Fridays. Learn science in a fun environment!

And don’t forget about the annual MEDFIELD DAY 5K, which will take place on Saturday, Sept. 21, with the start and finish in front of the Pfaff Center. Registration for the 5K and the 1K Kids Run are currently taking place on our Web site.

Please check our Web site (www.medfieldrec.com) for full details on all the classes we will be offering. While not discussed here, those include our popular Cooking class, Junior and Adult Tennis Lessons, Tap and Ballet, Learn to Skate, Karate, Icky Sticky Goo, Fencing, Drama and CrossFit for Kids, among others.

If you are interested in a program and don’t see it on the Web site, do not hesitate to contact us! Email Kevin directly at medfieldrecreation@gmail.com or call the office at 508-359-2715.

Also, check our Web site as we regularly add programs to our offerings through the session. This will include the Coach Kevin & Coach Brian sports classes, which are projected to start at the beginning of November and will include sports classes for Kinder, First and Second grades!

So login to your account and register today! www.medfieldrec.com.

*** If you have any trouble registering for a class, please do not hesitate to contact the office. We are working through a couple of bugs with the system. Just drop us a call or an email and we will get it straightened out for you!