We hope you have all had a fun and relaxing summer. Is it really over already? Wow! Time sure flies. Good luck to all the kiddos who are back in school! In Stepps hopes everyone falls back into the routine with ease and all transitions and new beginnings go smoothly.
You may be wondering where we have been all Summer! We have had so many fun events and activities going on the past few months. Lego Camp, Parents Night Out, and Social Skills have kept us all very busy, so we are long overdue for an update.
First things first!....
Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday To You, Happy Birthday....
To In Stepps!! That is right... In Stepps celebrated its 1st Birthday over the summer! It is so hard to believe, and we couldn't be more excited. This year has been amazing; so much has happened and we have grown faster than we could have imagined. We can't wait to see what the next year brings us. Of course, we couldn't have done it without our incredible staff, families, and supporters. Our success is a team effort and every person connected to In Stepps has played such a huge part in our first year. A special thank you to Yvonne & Erin. They have made so many great things happen for In Stepps and deserve all the praise in the world for their abundance of love and hard work. Their dreams and visions for the company have inspired all In Stepps' staff.... We can't wait to see what the next year brings us! In honor of our birthday, of course we had a party complete with a cake and all!
Onto the rest of our Summer...
Lego Camp
Lego Camp was AWESOME! Our dedicated staff helped the kids transform our play room into a Lego city and a Lego space station! A special thanks to the supervisors who spent so much time and energy making sure Lego Camp was a success; it truly was. The kids had so much fun. We can't wait to do it again next year. Here are some pictures of some of our fun Lego Camp days.
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Social Skills
We have to say, we LOVE social skills at In Stepps! We just wrapped up our two groups that came on Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings.... and what fun both groups were! Each session included a social story, games, circle time, snack/lunch, outside play time, and more! Our Super Hero theme was a hit and the kids learned so much thanks to our In Stepps supervisors who committed their time to creating fun and motivating curriculum and "Super Hero Powers" for the kids to practice. Some of their new skills include: Mega Voice, The Mighty Space Bubble, Eye Contact, Laser Focus, Rubberband Flexibility and much more. Great job, Super Heroes! We will be kicking off a new group soon, so keep checking back for updated info on start date/times.
Parent's Night Out
Our Parent's Night Out (also known as PNO around the In Stepps office) has been a HUGE success and has become a family favorite. It is so fun for us at In Stepps to get to spend the evening with the kids as well as watch parents head out with their spouses and friends for a worry-free night on the town. In fact, we love offering this event so much we are actually EXTENDING our monthly Parent's Night Out an extra hour! That's right, PNO will now be from 6:30-10:30! Of course, you can still utilize any time period that suits your needs (6:30-9:30 is still available at the regular rate). Parents have also become quite creative in how they spend their evenings. Just to give you an idea of what some have been up to one Friday a month: Concerts at the Irvine Great Park, dinner at The District, events at Segerstrom Center for the Arts, heading to Newport Beach, and more! Our last PNO in August was an end of summer picnic party and coming up on September 23rd we will have our Fall Extravaganza party! Sign up EARLY as this night fills up very quickly! Call In Stepps or let your supervisor know and we'll get you signed up.
Wow, that just about covers it! Keep checking back for more updates; we have some very important issues/links being posted soon that affect all of us. Also coming soon: Our In Stepps Star....could it be someone from your team?? Find out soon!
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