Cumberland Middle School student council will be honoring Stacey Carl with a "wear blue" day on Wednesday, November 3 as blue is the color representing colon cancer. Everyone in all grade levels of schools are invited to participate in this event. Additionally, students may wear a hat and make a donation toward the Stacey Carl Foundation which his family plans to start in his memory. Thank you to Stacey for the way he gave so much to our students and community! Join with us for this event!
Congratulations to the JV Eco Team for placing 2nd out of 19 teams! The team members are Isaac Vanetta, Wyatt Tipsword, Stevi Nichols, and Lauren Stevens. The JV Eco Team is coached by DeDe McElravy.
Cumberland CUSD #77 will be presenting our annual appreciation for our Veterans in virtual format on Thursday, November 11. Viewing of our many students and their contributions to this event will be visible from our school website at www.cumberland.k12.il.us. You will find a link for "Veterans Day 2021" which will take you directly to our tribute. If you have any Veteran or active duty service man or woman that you wish to have listed in our Power Point document, please email Mr. Daniel Huffman at dhuffman@cusd77.org by Thursday, November 4. If you have previously listed your Veteran or active duty service man or woman in the past, you do not need to send that information again unless he or she has achieved a higher ranking or change in status. Thank you to all of you who have sacrificed so much for all of us! Further questions can be directed to Mrs. Stacy Keyser, Cumberland Middle School Principal at skeyser@cusd77.org.
Reminder: There’s no school tomorrow, October 22, 2021.
Congratulations to the following students who were selected to participate in the ILMEA district 5 choir festival on November 20 at Eastern Illinois University:
Austin Becker
Makenzi Carlen
Maddy Cutright
Stevi Nichols
Wyatt Scales
Jason Shellenbarger
Lauren Stevens
Ellie Strader
Lizzy Wolc-Carr
These students recorded outstanding auditions and will represent Cumberland Middle school very well! Their director is Mrs. Stephanie Nichols.
Cumberland Middle School cross country awards will be Thursday, October 21, at 6:30 pm in the school cafeteria.
Tomorrow, October 14, is picture retake day at both schools for anyone who was absent on the original picture day. Pictures may also be retaken if students bring in their purchased originals from the photographer.
Congratulations to Cameron Roedl, 7th grade son of Justin and Whitney Roedl, on his fourth place finish at the recent IESA Class 2A Cross Country sectionals on Saturday, October 9 at St. Joseph. Cameron will represent Cumberland Middle School at Maxwell Park in Bloomington on Saturday, October 16 with a 10:15 am race time at the state meet. Cameron's coach is Mrs. Megan Walk. Community members who are available are encouraged to help give Cameron a warm send off by lining the square at approximately 12:05 pm on Friday, October 15 as he receives a fire and police escort out of town on his way to the meet. Students will wish him well as he leaves the school at noon. Good luck, Cameron!
Congratulations to the Middle School Cross Country team for placing 2nd at the LEIC Meet yesterday!
Any 5th grader interested in joining band please contact Mr. Ozier. He has included a letter with information about the band sign-up night, which happened on Tuesday. There is still plenty of time to join and 5th grade is the best time. https://5il.co/z74o
Cumberland Middle School will have their end of the season awards on Wednesday, September 29 at the following times and locations:
Softball under the tent at the south end of the new gym at 5:15 PM
Baseball under the tent at the south end of the new gym at 4:00 PM
Coaches have sent notice to parents through the Band app they have used for communication all season.
The Middle School basketball game scheduled for today has been cancelled by Shiloh. There will be practice today until 5:30.
5th Grade Band sign-ups will be on Tuesday, September 28th, from 3:10 until 6:30. See the form below for more information.
https://5il.co/z74o
The Cumberland Middle School Cross Country team will honor their 8th graders and their parents on Tuesday, September 21 at 3:45 pm just before the home meet against Casey-Westfield and St. John's Lutheran Schools. Meet time will be 4 pm.
Message for Middle School Parents and Students from Mrs. Keyser:
Good morning,
Since we have early dismissal on Friday, we are going to have a picnic outside for our lunch. If you order the tray from the cafeteria, you will still receive the grilled cheese, sun chips, fruit and other goodies along with a carton of milk. Your lunchroom supervisors will have these for you as you go out the 5th/6th grade doors by Mrs. Dryden/Mr. Edwards' rooms and 7th/8th grade doors by Mr. Princko's room. We can use the tents and other outdoor spaces and you may bring your own INDIVIDUAL towel or small blanket if you wish to do so. If you bring a lunch box from home, you will just take that outside with you. Our lunch times will be a little different in that we will have 5th/6th grade eat from 11:20-11:45 and 7th/8th grade will eat from 11:45-12:05. I think this will be a fun alternative to eating inside and hope the weather cooperates for us! Please let me know if you have any questions.
Mrs. Stacy Keyser, Ed.S.
Cumberland Middle School Principal and Athletic Director
Sarah Bush Lincoln Dental Services will be at Cumberland schools soon. Please return a completed form back to the school no later than September 3, 2021. Forms have also been sent home with the students.
https://5il.co/y18j
Cumberland Middle School softball will honor their 8th grade ladies and their families on Friday, September 3 at their home game against ALAH at 4:30 pm at the Toledo Legion field. This will take place before the start of the game.
Picture Day for Cumberland Elementary and Middle School is scheduled for Tuesday, August 17, 2021. This Picture Day event's Order Code is 59165BF. To order online, visit the site below. Forms will be sent home closer to the time of pictures.
https://inter-state.com/order?__hstc=233546881.13296762633a712aff7b8c5d19be5d03.1626795917560.1626795917560.1626795917560.1&__hssc=233546881.1.1626795917560&__hsfp=1504218331
Cumberland Elementary and Middle School Birthday Celebrations
We are looking for donations to help pay for our monthly birthday celebrations for the 2021-2022 school year. Last year was the first year that the elementary school switched to having school-wide celebrations and they went over so well that the middle school is joining us this year. Having days set aside for school-wide celebrations allows all students to celebrate their birthdays equally and teachers are able to set aside time once a month for the celebrations rather than multiple times for individual parties.
If you would like to make a contribution and help sponsor the birthday celebrations, it would be greatly appreciated. It costs between $300-$400 each month for cupcakes or cookies that are purchased at local businesses. This year we will be creating a list of donors to publish along with a few pictures of the celebrations each month. Donations will be pooled together to sponsor the entire year rather than once a month donations like we did last year. If individuals or businesses would like to donate, please send a check to Cumberland Elementary and Middle School, 1496 IL Rt 121, Toledo, Illinois 62468. No donation will be too small. Anonymous donations will be kept anonymous and if you would like a receipt for tax purposes, please let us know.
If you have any questions or would like additional information, please call 217-923-3132 or email us at dhuffman@cumberland.k12.il.us or skeyser@cumberland.k12.il.us.
We appreciate your continued support for our school. You will be helping our students feel so special on their special day!
Thank you,
Daniel Huffman
Elementary Principal
Stacy Keyser
Middle School Principal
Middle School Students: Please fill out this form if you would like to sign up for art this school year. Homeroom teachers will have copies of this form as well.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1mPBmQGqklu7Mol57LGrasJ_Yd3vTADuY/view?usp=sharing