Last Thursday, the four kindergarten classes celebrated their 50th day of school with a 50s party! The students drank root beer floats, had a bubble gum-blowing contest, played limbo, tried to hula hoop, and danced to many songs!
This week, the 2nd grade classes participated in the Olympic games to wrap up their Ancient Greek and Mythology reading unit. Each student competed in an event. The students had a blast cheering on their classmates!
On Thursday, October 31, the elementary and middle school students can dress as their favorite book characters. Students should be able to move easily in their costumes and should not have any props or masks that would cause a distraction. This is an optional activity.
Cumberland CUSD #77 would like to invite our veterans and their families to join us for an all-school assembly on Monday, November 11 at 9:15 AM in the high school gym to honor those who have sacrificed so much for all of us. Rolls and coffee will be served to our visitors in the high school cafeteria beginning at 8:15 am. If you would like to update your veteran's information for our PowerPoint presentation, please send that information to Mr. Daniel Huffman at dhuffman@cusd77.org or call 217-923-3132 extension 1100. We will announce those veterans who are in attendance during the program and have all names given to us in a PowerPoint presentation prior to the event. Other questions about the event can be directed to Mrs. Stacy Keyser at skeyser@cusd77.org or 217-923-3132 extension 1200.
Cumberland County 4-H delivered pumpkins to the elementary school this morning. 14 students with good behavior were randomly chosen to take the pumpkins home!
Reminder: There is No School on Friday, October 25.
Family Registration for One Stop Community Christmas 2024 will open on Wednesday, November 6 at 10:00 AM. Registration will close Friday, November 8, at 11:59 PM. If the maximum family count is reached before then, registration will close early. Family registration will be ONLINE only at: onestopcommunitychristmas.com The day of OSCC (Saturday, December 14, 2024), the parent/guardian will need to bring a photo ID and each child's (Newborn to 18 only) social security card to the event held at Lake Land Community College. If you have any questions, you may email: onestopcommunitychristmas@gmail.com
The fall book fair is right around the corner! This year's dates are slightly different from most years. It will not be available during parent-teacher conferences. Please note the change of date: November 11th—November 15th. Families may shop together after the district's Veteran's Day service on Monday, November 11, from 11 AM. to 3:30 PM.
Cumberland CUSD #77 would like to invite our veterans and their families to join us for an all-school assembly on Monday, November 11 at 9:15 AM in the high school gym to honor those who have sacrificed so much for all of us. Rolls and coffee will be served to our visitors in the high school cafeteria beginning at 8:15 am. If you would like to update your veteran's information for our PowerPoint presentation, please send that information to Mr. Daniel Huffman at dhuffman@cusd77.org or call 217-923-3132 extension 1100. We will announce those veterans who are in attendance during the program and have all names given to us in a PowerPoint presentation prior to the event. Other questions about the event can be directed to Mrs. Stacy Keyser at skeyser@cusd77.org or 217-923-3132 extension 1200.
Mrs. Carlen's class is learning about pumpkins. They measured how tall and how big around the pumpkins were. They also checked to see if they would sink or float and compared their weight.
Mrs. Smith's students had a great time painting pumpkins last week!
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for October 22 and 24 from 4:00-6:30 PM. Elementary and middle school: contact your child's teacher to schedule an appointment. High school: contact the office at 923-3133 to schedule an appointment.
Mrs. Smith's second grade students enjoyed creating and flying their own kites as part of their Ancient Asia Civilization unit. The students loved flying them. For some, it was the first time ever flying a kite!
Cumberland students participated in a reading challenge in the month of September. Each picture book or chapter read was a chance to win a bike from the Toledo Masonic Lodge. Chase Ritchie was the winner! Congrats to him and a big thank you to the Toledo Masonic Lodge for motivating our readers!
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Mrs. Chesnut's first grade class made lifesize photos of the human body systems - the circulatory, digestive, nervous, skeletal, and muscular systems - as a culminating activity for their reading unit!
Parent-Teacher Conferences are scheduled for October 22 and 24 from 4:00-6:30 PM.
Elementary and middle school: contact your child's teacher to schedule an appointment.
High school: contact the office at 923-3133 to schedule an appointment.
There will be no school on Friday, 10/11, for Teacher Institute Day and no school on Monday, 10/14, for Columbus Day.
Mrs. High's 4th graders learned about prepositions and prepositional phrases recently. To practice their prepositional phrases, the students made paper airplanes and threw them around the classroom. Once the plane landed, the student wrote a prepositional phrase describing where the plane went - between the desks….over the rafters…. across the room!
Eric Ode, author and songwriter, visited Cumberland Elementary School this morning. He sang songs and told fun stories that emphasized how he came up with the ideas for his books. The students really enjoyed singing along with Eric!
