
3rd quarter report cards are now available on TeacherEase for the elementary and middle school. To view, login to your account and click the Report Card icon on the left.


Cumberland Elementary and Middle School are seeking individuals to fill the following positions. For more information, contact Stacy Keyser at skeyser@cusd77.org.


Cumberland Elementary and Middle Schools will be having a hat day tomorrow to celebrate reaching a school wide goal of 100,000 minutes read! Way to go, Raiders!

Cumberland Elementary and Middle School yearbooks are on sale now. Students received flyers this week. Check orders are due by May 24, and online orders are due by June 9. To order online, use the link to visit Inter-state's website. https://inter-state.com/YearbookEntry/74357w


Students participating in the Kids Create: After School Art tomorrow (Thursday, March 16) need to bring their plain white t-shirts to school tomorrow. The class will be tie-dying designs.

We hope you were able to attend the musical this weekend. A big shout out to The Wizard of Oz cast and crew! You did an amazing job! Thanks to everyone involved!







The middle school students got a sneak peek of the musical, The Wizard of Oz, this morning. It was wonderful! Make sure you get your tickets for one of the performances this weekend! Show times are Friday at 7 PM, Saturday at 7 PM, and Sunday at 2 PM at the Toledo Christian Church. Tickets are $8 and are available at both school offices, the Toledo Democrat, and Greenup and Toledo First Neighbor Banks. Some will be available at the door.


The kindergarten students enjoyed a carnival today at school. This annual tradition celebrates their great classroom behavior! Their day included games, prizes, face painting, and more! There were many happy faces!!











Today's spring-like conditions made recess a lot of fun for the 3rd graders!




Reminder: School will dismiss at 12:15 on Friday, March 10, for a Teacher In-service.


The elementary students participated in Read Across America this week. Second graders read in Camp Read-A-Lot, and first graders read with their buddies and stuffed animals!









Cumberland CUSD #77 is accepting applications for the following positions. For more information, contact the schools at (217) 923-3132.



Students in the elementary PE classes had a blast working together with the parachute!







Mrs. Bierman’s second grade students completed a blubber lab during their Arctic Animal unit. The students had to put one hand in the ice without blubber and their second hand, surrounded by blubber, in the other bowl of ice. The students concluded that the hand in the blubber glove was much warmer! Arctic animals use their blubber to help keep them warm.




CHS Art Club hosted a "Kids Create: After School Art" program at the grade school on February 16. The high school students taught the grade school students how to create heart silhouette paintings. The next class will be on March 16, and students will be tie-dying shirts.



Last night was the annual Illinois Principals Association Wabash Valley Region Student Recognition dinner in Newton. Each principal may recognize two students from their school. Cumberland High School was represented by Michael Beaumont and Lauren Finn, Isaac Venatta and Stevi Nichols represented Cumberland Middle School, and Cumberland Elementary School was represented by Elizabeth Sudkamp and Raylan Figgins.





Mrs. Beard's 2nd graders did a great job on their math, so they celebrated with sundaes!




Cumberland Drama will present The Wizard of Oz on Friday, March 10, at 7 PM, Saturday, March 11, at 7 PM, and Sunday, March 12, at 2 PM at The Toledo Christian Church. Tickets are $8.00 and will be available after March 1st at both school offices, the Toledo Democrat, and Greenup & Toledo First Neighbor Bank.


2nd grade students dissected owl pellets as a culminating activity for their Arctic animal unit. Students learned about the different animals that owls eat and dissected the pellets to discover the bones of these animals.





Mrs. A. McElravy's class welcomed Brenda Jones last week as the February Mystery Reader!

