Yet Another Great Graduation!
Today we had 25 Kindergarteners graduate from Small Steps with the theme of “Oh, The Places You Will Go” by Dr. Seuss, and they are now prepared and on their way to enter 1st grade! While Small Steps does not continue after Kindergarten, our Program Directors and staff work their hardest to find each individual student the perfect fit in a new school for 1st grade.
Today’s ceremony was one to remember! Our DePelchin campus graduates performed their Butterfly Dance with brightly colored scarves that truly lit up the stage as the children proudly performed their choreographed dance. During the year, our students are able to explore the movement of their bodies with creative move
ment teacher Lydia Hance. After much practice and a previous performance at the Cockrell Butterfly Center at the Museum of Natural Science, the children put on a flawless performance all on their own and in front of a large crowd of proud parents!
The Jensen campus graduates then performed their rendition of the book I’m a Caterpillar by Jean Marzollo. Mr. Mike connected this book to the graduates because the children and caterpillars all grow bigger and go through different stages until they are able to spread their wings and fly like a butterfly! The children are so excited and ready to fly right into 1st grade and face the challenge and excitement of being at a new school with new people. They know they can do it because Small Steps has prepared them to the fullest for this transition. During the year, our students experience weekly drama classes with Mr. Craig and Mr. Justin of the A.D. Players. In addition, they regularly act out their own stories as part of the Rice Storytelling Project curriculum. All of this prepared them well to act out I’m a Caterpillar.
After watching a great slide show paying tribute to all of our 25 graduates throughout the years, the Kindergarteners received their diplomas and finished off the ceremony with a joint song of “May the Love of God,” a graduation tradition. A big thanks to Impact Church for hosting our ceremony and, of course, to Retta Bravo for putting in so much time and effort to put on a fantastic graduation once again.
To view the 2010 Small Steps Graduation photo gallery click here.
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