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Week of Prayer for Children

August 17, 2009

Please join us in A Week of Prayer for Children (August 16-23), a time to intercede for Houston’s at-risk children.   We are joining many congregations and ministries in this effort: Good Hope Missionary Baptist Church, Grace Community Church, Grace Fellowship United Methodist Church, Houston Coalition Against Human Trafficking, Houston Prays, Memorial Drive Presbyterian Church, Mission [...]

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Small Steps’ Back to School Wish List

August 4, 2009

Greetings from Small Steps!  As summer winds down, we are planning to outfit our classrooms with supplies for the fall.   If you would like to be part of helping to equip the Small Steps classrooms, please let us know by calling (713)236-0330 or emailing Kathie Hartzog before the week of August 17.  This will allow time [...]

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Play Matters

May 4, 2009

Over the last two months, we have had expert educators comment to us on “unusual” items they observed in the Small Steps classrooms.  First, there were the large construction blocks in our Pre-K / K classrooms.  Second was the use of shaving cream in our two-year old/three-year old classrooms.  We knew that the ascendance of [...]

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Small Steps’ Pennies for Peace Project in the News! Local TV Station Covered Story

April 15, 2009

On Thursday, April 9, one of Small Steps Nurturing Center’s Kindergarten classes delivered a wagon full of pennies to Amegy Bank.  The grand total was a wonderful $377.50 - which means that the students of Small Steps collected almost 38,000 pennies for children in Afghanistan through the Pennies for Peace program! (Please view our March 5 blog post for the [...]

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Correction: Upcoming Parent Training Event – Sunday, April 19

April 14, 2009

Correction: The date of the parent training event is Sunday, April 19.  It was incorrectly stated as Sunday, April 26 in a previous blog post.
 
Attention Small Steps Parents!  Please join us for an upcoming event:
“How to Help Your Child Succeed in Public School”
A Small Steps Parent Training Event
When:  Sunday, April 19, 1:30-3:00 (English); 3:30-5:00 (Spanish)
Where:  At [...]

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New Special Education Advocacy Ministry Launched

April 13, 2009

Led by St. John’s Presbyterian Church members, a new ministry has been formed to serve Small Steps families who have special education needs.
The special education process can be complicated and confusing.  Being partnered with an advocate to assist, equip and support a family through the process can dramatically increase a child’s chances of receiving the [...]

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