Suggestions for Making Good Choices -

HELPING YOURSELF - eat healthy, exercise, keep room clean, get involved in clubs or
sports, keep self clean, keep grades up, read, ask for help, stay positive, try new things, pick good friends, practice kindness, do the right thing even if no one is watching, listen more than you talk.

HELPING YOUR FAMILY - talk nicely, be kind to siblings, carry in groceries, do chores
without being asked, offer to help in ways that make your family's lives nicer, help with the yard and house work, pick up trash, take care of pets, show gratitude, share joy.

HELPING YOUR SCHOOL - play with other kids, be nice to everybody, offer to help
teachers, keep school clean, try to make friends with kids who have few friends, stand up for kids being picked on, set a good example, speak out for the good and right things.

Welcome to Club HOPE at Prairie Vale

Welcome to our Club HOPE site. Club HOPE started in 2006 with several students in Mrs. Schwiebert's fifth grade homeroom. They wanted to know how they could make the world a better place. We would meet during recess and talk about what was going on in our lives and we decided to try to help the children at the Oklahoma City Rescue Mission. The students created "Operation Sweet Dreams" and were able to collect over 450 books (for the children's library at the mission) and 85 pairs of pajamas for the children who lived at the Rescue Mission.

This year the club was open to all fifth grade students, and more than 30 students show up every other Wednesday during their recess to talk about the choices they are making, on a daily basis, to make the world a better place. They are keeping a daily log of ways that they are being kind to themselves, their families, their school, their community, and the world.

The 2007-2008 Club HOPE at Prairie Vale decided to take on an a VERY ambitious project. The students voted to aim for acquiring 1200 juice drinks and 1200 kid-friendly snacks for the children at the shelter. They are working very hard to get these donations by December 1st!!! Keep watching, we will keep you posted on our progress!! We all think this seems quixotic (can you tell we just finished our "Don Quixote" unit!!), but we have confidence that we will reach our goal! If you would like to help, please contact our club sponsor - Mrs. Kathy Schwiebert -
schwiebertk@deercreek.k12.ok.us