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“The Big Goodbye”

May 11, 2012

Goodbyes are hard!  With the end of the school year rapidly approaching, our minds have begun to turn toward saying the “Big Goodbye.”  Change is a part of life.  Yet, too often in the lives of our students, changes come with no warning or explanation.  With this in mind, teachers have begun talking with our [...]

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Worms and Butterflies

April 25, 2012

Students from the Green room and the Blue room at our DePelchin campus celebrated Earth Day today! Students made “junk art” with items like milk caps and tissue paper and also made edible mud pies that were topped with gummy worms.  The live worms stayed outside, but the students inspected – and measured – those [...]

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The Kinkaid School Visits Small Steps

April 18, 2012

Birthdays can be celebrated every day here at Small Steps! On April 11th, first and third graders from the Kinkaid School visited our students and brought birthday boxes with them. The decorated boxes contained cake mix, candles, party hats, plates, napkins, and cups that will be used to celebrate each of our student’s birthdays. Kinkaid students [...]

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Visit to Old McDonald’s Farm

March 30, 2012

Small Steps students are very thankful to our friends at Old McDonald’s Farm for hosting a field trip for our two-and three-year-olds this week! The students saw all kinds of farm animals, enjoyed a train ride, and even rode horses! Fortunately, the rain held off long enough for the students and parents to enjoy a [...]

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Western Week at Small Steps

March 9, 2012

In celebration of the rodeo, the orange class at Small Steps has had a western themed week! The students learned about farm animals, decorated bandannas, made cacti with toothpicks, dressed up as cowboys, made potato prints, and built a western town out of boxes. The students used their knowledge of letters and colors to decorate their [...]

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Small Steps goes to the Rodeo!

March 6, 2012

For the 12th year in a row ColdRiver Cattle Company hosted a BBQ Cook-off party for Small Steps students and teachers. The party included a dance contest with prizes, a magic show, face painting, lunch and a piñata! Thank you to the team members of ColdRiver Cattle Company for your continuous support and for always making our Rodeo experience [...]

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