Student Vaccination Clinic - The Maine Township Board will hold a Covid Vaccination Clinic on January 18 from 3-5 p.m. at the Township Town Hall (1700 Ballard Road in Park Ridge). Children ages 5-11 are eligible for the clinic. The first dose of the Pfizer vaccine will be administered on January 18 and the second dose on February 8. Children will be able to take part in a craft activity while they wait and receive a special prize to take home. Preregistration is required; click here to register.
Calendar Changes - Because of the four emergency days that were used this week, students will now be in session on February 18, May 11, June 2, and June 3. The end of the 2nd trimester is now Friday, March 4, and report cards will be emailed home on March 11. Bookmark the Cumberland Parent Calendar to stay up to date on school events.
Quarantine Remote Learning - Back in late September, the district shared the Teaching and Learning Plan for Quarantined Students with families. As a reminder, this plan is only for those children who have been placed in a quarantine by our D62 Contact Tracer.
Positive Behavior Referrals - We are so proud of our Positive Behavior Referral recipients who have received this recognition from a Cumberland staff member. These students have been doing such a great job following the Cougar Code of expectations. Click here to view the list for December. Keep up the great work Cumberland students; we are so proud of your efforts!!!
Cougar Crew Students - These students are consistently doing an exemplary job of following the Cougar Code during lunch recess and specials. Click here to view the list for November. We are so proud of these children for working hard every day to be great role models for their peers. Keep up the good work!!!
Staff "Thank You" Form - If you would like to say "Thank You" to a Cumberland staff member, feel free to fill out this short Cumberland Staff Thank You Form. Mrs. White will convey these sentiments of appreciation to the staff member. A special thanks to those of you who have already filled out a message to staff; they have been so well received and appreciated.
Winter Break BINGO Winners - Thank you to everyone who participated, we hope you had fun playing BINGO over break! We have selected winners at random to each receive a $25.00 Target gift card, which will be sent home when students return next week. Please join us in congratulating: Amira C. (Ms. Jensen), Avi W. (Mrs. G.), Eesha P. (Mrs. Pantelin).
Dine & Share - Head to Chipotle on Wednesday, Jan. 19 for our next Dine & Share! HERE is the flyer to show if you go in person, and if you order online please use code: R8ND8D6. This is a great way to support the PTO as we will receive 33% of all sales. Also, mark your calendars for our future Dine & Shares at Panda Express on March 8, and Station 34 on May 3.
Amazon Smile - Help support the Cumberland PTO by linking us to your Amazon account HERE so that 5% of your purchase will go to fund programming and events for students. For a tutorial on how to add it to your account or on the mobile app click HERE and search for “Cumberland Parent Teacher Organization."
Cumberland PTO - Stay up-to-date on events, Dine & Shares, and ways to get involved by following us on Facebook HERE or search for "Cumberland Elementary School PTO."