At the Robinson Invitational yesterday, Cameron Roedl placed first and Aiden Vaughn placed 13th. Congratulations boys!
Mrs. Walsh's 7th graders have been working on vocabulary in Flex. Recently, they played Headbandz and Taboo to review thier vocabulary skills.
Cumberland Middle School will be holding 5th grade band signups on Tuesday, October 18 from 3:30-6:30 pm in the band room. If your child is interested in participating in 5th grade band, please contact Mr. Blake Ozier at bozier@cusd77.org or attend signups on October 18. The students have been meeting with Mr. Ozier to learn about the instruments, and will get to see the high school band in action on Tuesday, October 18 during the school day.
Mrs. Dryden's 6th graders are working on descriptive writing this week. They started by drawing a monster. Then, they will write a very descriptive paragraph of the monster. Their goal is that the paragraph they write is so detailed that another person could draw something similar to the original picture.
To reinforce translations, rotations, and reflections, Mr. Walk's 7th grade math class created tetrominoes. Then, the students played a game to see if they could fill in a square or rectangle with no gaps. Some of you may recognize this game as Tetris!
Yesterday was midterm for the first quarter at the elementary and middle schools. It was also the first grade checkpoint for the semester at the high school. Please login to TeacherEase to view your child's current grades.
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The middle school students enjoyed the cooler weather by eating with their friends outdoors today.
The Cumberland Middle School Cross Country team had its final home meet this week. The 8th graders were recognized prior to the race. Good Luck in the remaining meets of the season!
8th Grade Photo by Toledo Democrat
The schools have an early dismissal tomorrow for a teachers' inservice. Schools dismiss by 12:15 beginning with car riders at 12:05.
The middle school PE classes completed a unit on softball recently. They learned the rules, mastered skills, and enjoyed playing games during the unit.
Students in Mrs. Foster's 8th grade class enjoyed a competitive game of Blooket to review author's purpose recently.
Due to the forecasted heat, we are going to reschedule the start time of the Tuesday, September 20 XC meet at Cumberland for 6 pm. We will honor our 8th graders and their parents at 5:45 pm prior to the race.
Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Eco Team members that were selected to compete at the Eco meet in Shelbyville. The members are Isaac Vanetta, Jonah Tibbs, Audrey Justice, Sadie Colnar, and Lily Pinkerton.
Cumberland Middle School will play Red Hill-Bridgeport in the semi-final game of the baseball regional on Saturday, September 17 at 12:30 PM at Fairview Park in Casey.
Today is International Dot Day and the elementary and middle school students wore dots to celebrate. Art students made pictures beginning with a single dot. This day was created to celebrate creativity, courage, and collaberation.
Cumberland Middle School's Star Spangled Raiders were chosen this week. They will perform the National Anthem at the home middle school basketball and volleyball games.
Tomorrow's middle school cross country race will be held at Mill Creek Park starting at the soccer field. Space in the parking lot will be limited because boats are using the area due to lake overflow. Cars can park on the road, but the road south of the course will be closed during the race for safety.
The HS Yearbook is hosting a Kid's Night Out on September 30 for Kindergarten through 6th grade. Forms are available at the grade school.
Meyer Twins Art will be offering an after school program for Cumberland elementary and middle school students on Wednesday, September 28, from 3:15-5:15 in the grade school cafeteria. This program has a $25 fee. Attached is a registration form where you can choose one project. The registration deadline is Monday, September 26. If you have any questions, please contact Mrs. Allison at jallison@cumberland.k12.il.us.
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Second seed Cumberland Middle School will host seventh seed Tri-County Junior High on Wednesday, September 14 at 4:30 pm in Greenup at Haughton Park field for the first round of baseball regional play.