September 10, 2012
Greetings everyone, this past week was a week of many new things. We welcomed Emily to our program and she is going to be a great addition, already with her very happy personality and especially great selection of music and movies. Welcome Emily. This week we worked on calendars, understanding how to manage our time and get everything organized so that we know where we are going and when we need to be there. We also went on a few field trips , Deering Oaks, grocery shopping, and made tacos for our Friday afternoon dinner. They were really yummy.
This coming week we are welcoming a new participant, her name is Sophie and we are really excited to get to know her. Have a wonderful week everyone and be sure to check out the individual pages of our group for more interesting tidbits.
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September 3, 2012
As summer comes to a close, don't mind that tear sliding down my face, Rory and Kristine are starting to gear up to get back to a program where we get a little more structured in what we do with our days. We are easing into this slowly as we wait for the last few participants to join us. The month of September will be filled with projects about who each participant is, we will share through poetry, visual arts and games. We will also start working on the day to day skills needed to create s...
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August 27, 2012
On Friday we celebrated the moving of our Friend Bennett, it was his last day before heading off to Strive Bayside. We know he will do great things and pretty soon we will also have to say good bye to Jake who will be joining him. Lucky for Rory and I we are getting many new friends joining us so we won't be too lonely. Good luck!
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August 24, 2012
I counted the bedrooms. There were 3 beds upstairs. Also there were 2 kids bedrooms in the attic. There was a guest room.
There was furniture. The fancy room where kids were not allowed is called the parlor. There were chairs in the family room.
There was a tate trunk with stuff in it. Also There was a half dollar and a whole dollar. There were pockets. They tied them on.
The big kitchen had a big brick oven. They didn't use a microwave oven like we use today. They had a garden. Also they ...
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August 24, 2012
The Tate House Museum was really interesting! Jimmy and Evan asked a lot of questions and learned a lot. The Tate House is the preserved house of lumber manager and prominent societal figure George Tate who lived there in the 18th century. The tour guide led us around the house, explaining the significance of each room and what was in it. We noticed all the things we have in our bedrooms/kitchens etc that they didn't have back then. Jimmy noticed that there was no bathroom and we learned...
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August 23, 2012
We're seeing a lot of transition as two of our Nextsteppers are moving on to STRIVE Bayside, and new Nextsteppers join. This week was Josh's first week. Stay posted for info that Josh will post about himself in his own section soon. The tuesday crew has started back up volunteering at the root cellar- Jimmy and Evan did a phenomenal job this week. Outings this week included Shaw Park in Gorham, the Portland Public Library, and Macworth Island. In the classroom, we've been working on maki...
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August 17, 2012
Practicing counting money on our smartboard!
Artists socializing! Continue reading...
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August 9, 2012
Hello Friends and Family,
We've had an exciting week at Next Step so far. On Monday, Rory John Paul and Bennett packed up their art supplies and headed to Fort Williams for the morning. It was perfect weather to create some oil pastel and watercolor masterpieces. In the afternoon, we explored downtown Portland with stops including the Public Library, Longfellow Books and a gluten-free bakery Bennett's been dying to get to called Bam Bam Bakery.
Tuesday morning we used our Smartboard for... Continue reading...
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August 2, 2012
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August 1, 2012
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Nate finds his favorite type of globe- a pillow globe!