Schoolpop

We would like to tell you about an online shopping site called Schoolpop, with hundreds of different merchants which will donate a percentage of your purchases to the school of your choice, if that school is registered. It is very easy to use and has some great websites to shop. An example of just a few are: American Eagle, Babies "R" Us, Cabela's, GAP, Gymboree, JCPenney, KBToys, Old Navy, Office Depot, Oriental Trader, Pottery Barn, Target, Toys "R" Us, and Wal-Mart. There are also many of the hotel chains participating, as well as a website just to purchase gift certificates (GiftCertificates.com). You have to first register at Schoolpop.com and then go to that website every time you want to shop. If you go directly to the merchants website without going through Schoolpop, your purchases will not count. Below is a list of local schools that are registered with Schoolpop and a list of easy steps to show you how to get started with Schoolpop and help the school of your choice. What an easy way to help earn extra money for your school by shopping and purchasing things we would already be doing anyway!
Happy Shopping!

List of Local Participating Schools:

1. Central Elementary
2. Chaimberlain Elementary
3. Hook Elementary
4. Rocky Point Baptist Church Wee School
5. Stephenville High School
6. Stephenville Intermediate School
7. Stephenville Jr. High
8. Three Way Elementary

Here's what you do:
1. Go to http://www.schoolpop.com/
2. Click Join
3. Find and choose your organization
4. Fill out your profile info
5. Choose your preferences (you can register your debit or credit cards here and even purchases from catalogs or in-store will benefit)
6. Opt in or out to receive email updates from SchoolPop
7. Download the Shopping Buddy (in case you forget to go through SchoolPop when making your purchases, the Shopping Buddy will do it for you)
8. Don't forget to register your debit and credit cards so your in-store purchases, as well as on-line purchases, will count toward your school!

December Schedule

• December 3rd - CTFAC Tour of Homes
  Meet at 11:45 at Pasta Fina if you want to eat lunch and then traveled together to the homes. Or, if you don’t want to eat lunch, just meet at Pasta Fina at 12:45 (park at Brooks Real Estate). The tour is from 1:00 – 5:00 and tickets are $10 in advance or $12 at the door.

• December 7th - Holiday in the Park
  6:00pm to 8:00pm at the Birdsong Ampitheater. Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Pictures with Santa and a live Reindeer, Giant Christmas Card Display, ChildrenÂ’s Coloring Contest, Entertainment, and North Pole Mail Center to Mail Santa Letter * For more information contact 918-1295 or 918-1292*

• December 7th - SMILE MomÂ’s Annual Christmas Party 6:30 at The Lunch Box Enjoy dinner and friends as we reflect on another successful year of SMILE. Bring gift of your favorite things OR things you would like this Christmas to be exchanged - $30 limit. For more details contact Julie.

• December 12th - Playgroup in the sand 10:30 AM meet at the sand pits behind Brain Freeze and Tumbleweed BBQ. Bring your own sand toys and eat BBQ for lunch if you choose.

• December 13th - Free Car Seat Safety Inspection sponsored by Harris Methodist
  9:00 AM – 1:00 PM at the Stephenville Fire Department. By appointment only. Call 1-888-4-Harris to make appointment. Appointments fill up quickly so call ahead. Even if you’ve done this in the past you should check again.

• December 20th - SMILE KidsÂ’s Christmas Party
  10:45 AM at In-Zone Fitness 150 S. Belknap Ave. (on the square in Stephenville). Let the kids play, enjoy pizza, and have a visit from Santa. Bring 1 wrapped unisex book and $3 per child participating.

• December 25th Merry Christmas! Enjoy your friends and family today!

• December 28th - PlaygrMcDonald'sDonalds 10:00 am - come play and eat if you choose.

• December 28th - Book Club
  6:00 pm to discuss December Book, “Baby Proof.” Kim’s house – 17298 S. Hwy 281 Wilhelmus Dairy call Kim 918-5353 for directions.

Book Club

Several SMILE members met at Elizabeth's house to discuss our October book selection "Smart Couples Finish Rich". Everyone received a workbook to help get started on the path to financial success.

"White Oleander" was the book selection for the month of November. Our meeting was canceled due to the "Arctic Blast" that came through Stephenville! More information later as our hostess, Julie, makes a decision about rescheduling.

Kim has chosen the book "Baby Proof" for our December meeting. We will be discussing the book at 6:00 on Dec. 28th at Kim' house. (Despite the sound of the title, this book is not a self-help/non-fiction book!)

Just a Reminder

Don't forget that SMILE is collecting canned goods for Project HOPE and other local food banks. The month of August is "corn month" and in September we will be collecting cans of Chicken Noodle Soup. You still have time to get your donations to any SMILE officer. Any questions? Contact Cydni. Thanks for all you do to make our projects successful!

Served with a SMILE

The cookbooks are in and they look great! If you pre-ordered your cookbooks, you can pick them up from Frames Etc. during their regular business hours. Julie has a list of how many each person ordered. Otherwise... it's time to start selling! Please pick up books to sell at Frames Etc. You can return books you don't sell. The books are $15 each and would make great Christmas gifts. Each book comes with it's own stand, which can be stored by snapping it into the 3 ring binder. We ended up with 399 recipes and have a wide variety in all the different categories. If every SMILE member could sell 5-10 cookbooks, we would be well on our way to reaching our goal and raising a significant amount to donate to Wipe Out Kids Cancer! Send them to work with your husband to sell to co-workers, sell at your children's school, sell to friends, neighbors, family, etc. If you have more questions contact Elizabeth, Julie, Kim, or Traca.

Gymnastics Day

Fun was had by all at SMILE Camp's Gymnastic's Day held at In-Zone Fitness. Amanda worked with the kids on several tumbling skills.

Jacob works with Amanda on a back-flip.

Grace and Adyson walk through hoops on the balance beam.

Grant and Ryan stand in the middle as the other SMILE children shake the parachute.

Craft Day

The SMILE campers attended craft day at Andrea's house. The moms made picture puzzles while the kids played and ran around the yard. But the little ones did get in on the fun when it was time to make handprint/footprint placemats.

 
 
 
  

July Mom's Night Out

We met at The Lunch Box for a private dinner while the Dads stayed home with the kids. Deslys, Kim, Traca, Andrea, Rachelle, Elizabeth, Julie and Kristen enjoyed getting to know each other better when we played a personality guessing game. Who knew Desyls could shear sheep? Special thanks to De-Lynn, owner and chef of The Lunch Box for making the Greek salad, chicken vino, sauted squash, garlic herb bread, and strawberry tortes. Yum!

Worthington Orchard

Wednesday's activity found a few SMILE campers picking blackberries and blackeyed peas at Worthington Orchard near Proctor. Elizabeth, Grant, Rachel, Luke, Traca, and Aubrey had lots of fun in the sun.

It's blackberry season!

 

A bee doing his job on the sunflower.

  

Rachel with baby Luke in the sling.

Grant & Elizabeth on the hay ride.

Picking blackeyed peas.

Got Milk?

The SMILE kids made a trip to Wilhelmus Dairy on Tuesday to feed the baby calves during SMILE camp. Then it was time to enjoy a "moolicious" snack!

SMILE Camp

The second annual SMILE camp will be held July 10th - 14th.
The schedule is as follows:

Monday - City Park Playtime - 10:00 am

• Meet at the shaded area in the Stephenville City Park.
• Sidewalk chalk will be provided for a little extra fun.
  

Tuesday - Got Milk - 10:00 am @ Kim's house

• Come and feed the baby calves at Wilhelmus Dairy
• A "Moolicious" snack will be provided
• Wear your play clothes because it might get a little messy.

Wednesday - Let's Pick @ Worthington Orchards - 9:00 am

• Meet at Tractor Supply parking lot @ 8:30 and carpool.
• Location is one mile SW of Proctor on Hwy. 377.
• Mr. Worthington will take us on a tour of the orchard.
• Ripened, ready, farm-fresh produce can be picked and purchased.
• For more information visit Worthington Orchards.

Thursday - Creative Craft Day - 10:00 am @ Andrea's house.

• Location: 2191 N. Woodland.
• Make handprint and footprint placemats.
• Make "Picture Me" puzzles. (Bring 2 - 4X6 photos for each child participating.)

Friday - Gymnastics Day - 10:00 am @ In-Zone Fitness

• Location: 150 S. Belknap on the square.
• Come enjoy a 30 minute structured gymnastics lesson with open playtime following.
• Each child participating will need to bring $3.00.