The PTO's recent Coin War raised $952.30 across the elementary and middle schools! Shoutout to the first graders for raising the most money and winning the grand prize of choosing who had to kiss a pig! Mrs. McElravy was selected and kissed the pig today. Thanks to everyone who helped by donating your coins for a great cause!
about 3 hours ago, Amy Carr
A student is holding a pig in a blanket. Mrs. McElravy is kissing the pig
Baseball practice for today (9/4) has been canceled.
about 4 hours ago, Amy Carr
Today's (9/4) softball game at South Central has been moved back to a 7 PM start time.
about 4 hours ago, Amy Carr
Cumberland Middle School received the #1 seed in the IESA 2A softball regional hosted by Teutopolis. CMS has a bye in the first round and will play the winner of the Arthur/Sullivan game on Wednesday, September 9, at 4:30 PM. The games are being played at the Teutopolis Community Park North Diamond. Good luck, Lady Raiders! 🏴‍☠️
about 7 hours ago, Amy Carr
Tournament bracket titled Class 2A Regional 13, hosted by Teutopolis. Round 1: Toledo Cumberland (1st Seed) - BYE Arthur (4th Seed) vs. Sullivan (5th Seed) — September 8, 2026, at 7:00 PM (Atwood Park, Atwood) Windsor (2nd Seed) - BYE Teutopolis (3rd Seed) - BYE Round 2 (Semifinals): Toledo Cumberland vs. Winner Game 1 — September 9, 2026, at 4:30 PM (Teutopolis Community Park - North Diamond) Windsor vs. Teutopolis — September 10, 2026, at 4:30 PM (Teutopolis Community Park - North Diamond) Round 3 (Championship): Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 — September 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM (Teutopolis Community Park - North Diamond)
8th graders worked through a Sentence Structure Escape Room in Mrs. Kingery's English class yesterday. Students had to work together to identify sentence types, fragments, conjunctions, and solve grammar puzzles on each level to escape 6 different levels of the game.
about 9 hours ago, Amy Carr
Students are working at their desks in groups to work out problems to excape the room.
Students are working at their desks in groups to work out problems to excape the room.
Students are working at their desks in groups to work out problems to excape the room.
Students are working at their desks in groups to work out problems to excape the room.
Students are working at their desks in groups to work out problems to excape the room.
Help PTO earn money for our schools with the things you've already purchased!
about 9 hours ago, Amy Carr
Four Ways to Earn: Scan a Paper Receipt: Uses OCR technology and manual review. Earnings appear in the app within 2 hours to 3 business days. Walmart Connected Account: Link Walmart and Box Tops accounts for automatic earnings on eligible purchases. Earnings appear within 48 hours. Submit a Digital Receipt (Upload Image): For receipts in formats not readable by OCR. Upload a full screenshot for manual validation. Earnings appear in 5 to 8 business days (retailers include Amazon and Instacart). Submit a Digital Receipt (Forward Email): Forward order confirmation emails to receipts@boxtops4education.com using your registered email address. Earnings appear within 24 hours (retailers include Target and Costco). Missed Earnings Troubleshooting: Scan a Paper Receipt / Walmart Account / Digital Forward: Go to "My Earnings," select the transaction, and tap "Report Missing Earnings" within 14 days. For "No Earnings Found" errors, go to "Contact Us" > "Technical Support - Trouble Scanning My Receipt." Submit a Digital Receipt (Upload Image): Reply directly to the support email received, or submit a new request via "Contact Us" > "Technical Support - Trouble Scanning My Receipt."

The middle school baseball game on September 15th has been canceled.

about 11 hours ago, Amy Carr
Reminder: School will be closed on Monday, September 7, for Labor Day.
2 days ago, Amy Carr
A blue image with the words No School Monday, September 7.
Congratulations to the August Raiders of the Month! Keep up the good work, being Respectful, Responsible, and Reliable Raiders!
2 days ago, Amy Carr
Pictured are the four Raiders of the Month. They are holding a certificate and their goodie bag.
Cumberland Elementary and Middle School has 11 extra yearbooks left from the 2025–2026 school year. If you missed out earlier, now is your last chance to grab one! To secure a copy, send $37 to CMS Yearbook (Attn: Mrs. Allison), and we will send the yearbook home with your student. Books are available on a first-come, first-served basis!
3 days ago, Amy Carr
This is your back-to-school resource hub for living with food allergies from Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE)!

https://www.foodallergy.org/living-food-allergy/food-allergy-essentials/back-school-resource-hub
8 days ago, Amy Carr
Congratulations to the following 7th and 8th graders who were selected for the Star-Spangled Raiders! They will be singing the National Anthem at some of our home ballgames this year.
8 days ago, Amy Carr
Pictured are the 8 students who were selected for the Star Spangled Raiders.
The SBL Dental Bus forms are due back to the school on Monday, August 31st. If your child needs another form, please contact the school office.
9 days ago, Amy Carr
Mr. Watkins leads an introductory weight training class for 8th-grade students. In this class, students learn the proper form and technique, building a strong foundation for high school weight training and athletics.
9 days ago, Amy Carr
Pictured is a student with a bar on their shoulders preparing to do squats. Another student is watching on.
Picured is a student bench pressing. Another student is spotting. Other students are at different parts of the weight room doing other activities.
Mrs. Ralston’s fifth graders practiced the scientific method today by testing which bubble gum makes the biggest bubble. Students hypothesized, chewed, measured, and charted their results to see which gum blew away the competition!
10 days ago, Amy Carr
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
A student is blowing a bubble with gum. The student has a ruler next to their face to measure the bubble.
1, 2, 3, 4, we declare a Coin War at Cumberland Elementary and Middle School!

Bring in spare change and help raise funds to start a PTO at Cumberland! The money raised will go directly back to the school to support the students and staff.

The Coin War will run from Monday, August 24th to Monday, August 31st.

The winning grade will choose which principal will kiss a pig! 🐷

14 days ago, Amy Carr
The grey and black image says The coin war starts Monday!
The 8/14 baseball game with Neoga has been rescheduled for 8/25 @ Neoga.
18 days ago, Amy Carr
Shout out to Ruholl Excavating!
They made a generous donation to help out with some students' overdue lunch balances.
Thank you, Ruholl Excavating and Kyanna Ruholl!
21 days ago, Amy Carr
Picture shows three adults. The adult in the middle is holding a check. There are balloons flanking the picture.
Picture Day is coming! Students received picture forms today.

📷Tuesday, August 18
✉️Send in your order envelope on picture day
OR
🔗Order online at inter-state.com/order
🏫High School Code: 0523GDF
🏫Middle School Code: 0519ZBF
🏫Elementary School Code: 0519XTF
21 days ago, Amy Carr
Image shows two students. Graphic says picture day is coming! Get ready to smile!
Help us welcome Mr. Nick Niemerg to Cumberland!

Mr. Niemerg will be a science and social studies teacher at Cumberland Middle School. He is married to Beth, and they have five children: Josie, Henry, Benny, William, and Stella. In his free time, he likes to do construction projects, garden, and attend his kids' activities. Nick looks forward to working with the students and making their education both informative and exciting.

Welcome Nick!
25 days ago, Amy Carr
An image with the words Meet Nick Niemerg, Science teacher, Cumberland Middle School. It has a picture of him and the pirate logo.