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 February. 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!!!
4th/5th Grade Lunch Stars - We want to recognize our 4th and 5th Grade Lunch Stars who have been selected by their lunch supervisor for showing exemplary behavior during the lunch hour. These recipients will receive a certificate, an extra Paw Market prize ticket, and will be a helper during the upcoming Paw Market. Click here to view the list for February. Well done students; we are so proud of your good choices!!!
Kids Heart Challenge Update - The annual Kids Heart Challenge has officially wrapped up in Cumberland PE classes. All students learned about heart healthy habits and participated in fun jump rope and heart-pumping activities. It was optional for students to participate in the fundraising part of the Kids Heart Challenge to raise donations to help others and support community initiatives, education, and cardiac research. Our school raised a total of $5,119.61 for the American Heart Association; way to go Cumberland!!! Students who participated in the fundraising part of the event will receive their thank-you gifts after spring break. Thank you to all the Cumberland students, staff, and families for your support in our Kids Heart Challenge this year!
COVID Testing Changes - Cook County is now allowing schools to accept rapid antigen tests for symptomatic students to return to school. The tests can not be home tests, however.
Erin's Law Classes - Each year, school social workers provide child-focused sexual abuse prevention education to students in grades K-3 in response to the Erin’s Law mandate that was passed in Illinois in 2011. Students in 4th and 5th grades receive this information through their health curriculum. Click here to view the letter that came home with K - 3 students yesterday.
April 8 Half Day - A friendly reminder that April 8 will be a districtwide school improvement planning day in the afternoon. 1st - 8th grade students will be in attendance in the morning; there will be no preschool or kindergarten that day. There will be no school in the afternoon; students will dismiss at noon.
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.
Let's Dive Into Spring - a Cumberland Pool Party - Come join us and your friends at the Prairie Lakes Aquatics Center for a fun filled night on Saturday, April 9th from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. It is $5 per pre-registered swimmer, or $7 per swimmer at the door - with proceeds going to the PTO to help support the school through programming and activities. HERE is the flyer with more details, and HERE is where you can pre-register your swimmer(s).
Capannari Coolest School Contest - Join us to make Cumberland the 'coolest school' around. Head to Capannari Ice Cream Shop on Wednesday, April 13th from 3:00 - 9:00 p.m. and tell your family & friends to go, too! HERE is a flyer for details, and 10% of sales will go back to the PTO for programming & events. Additionally the top 3 schools with the most sales on their day will get another 10% from all sales across the entire contest time frame - HERE are more details on that.
Dine & Share - Thanks to all who made it out to Panda Express. Mark your calendars - our next Dine & Share is at Station 34 on Tuesday, May 3rd.
BEARS Mini Monsters We just received word that Cumberland was selected for this clinic that is put on by The Chicago Bears, which is a free youth program that stresses the importance of healthy eating, physical activity, and proper hydration through fun, non-contact football drills. More details to come!
Nominate Your Favorite Teacher for BEARS Classroom Legends - The Chicago Bears seek to honor educators who go above & beyond. Nominations can be submitted HERE
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.'