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Cumberland
May 2015
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Message From Mrs. White
Parents, if your child is going to be
absent from school, please make sure that
you notify the office. You can leave a
message at anytime on the main line
847-824-1451. If a child is absent, we can’t
assume that you are aware they are out of
school. If we do not receive notification of
the absence, we set up an automated phone call to inform you of
the situation. Should you not call us back, the child is marked
unexcused, which could lead to truancy issues down the road. A
few years ago, the State of Illinois changed the law regarding
truancy. A child is now placed in “chronic truant” status of he/
she is absent more than 5% of the school days in session. We
truly appreciate your cooperation in this matter.
Meet our “Principal For A Day” Kennedy Young!!! Miss
Young was the Spring Fling
student raffle winner and
completed her assignment on
Thursday, April 23. She began
her day leading the morning
announcements, helped the office
staff make some decisions, worked
on the newsletter with Mrs. White,
helped kindergarteners in the TILE, and visited classrooms and
specials. Congratulations Kennedy on a job well done!!! See
the full set of pictures on the following page.
Ms. Zachwieja’s CHIP students tried their hand at
building bridges. The children conducted extensive research
around the best plans for these structures. They were limited to
using only three materials when building. Upon completion, the
students tested their bridges for strength. In the picture on the
left, students are excited to
find that their first bridge
was able to hold over 40
pounds.
Upcoming Events...
May
Courageous Cougar Theme:
“Using Good Manners”
★6th - Kindergarten Orientation
6:00-7:00 p.m. (MPR)
★7th - 5th Grade Spring Band
Concert 6:30 p.m. (CMS)
★10th - Happy Mother’s Day
★11th - PARCC End Of Year Testing
Begins for 3rd-5th Graders
★12th - PTO Meeting 6:15 p.m.
(LMC)
★13th - 5th Grade Spring Orchestra
Concert 6:30 p.m. (CMS)
★15th - PTO Movie Night “Gnomeo
& Juliet” 6:00 p.m. (Gym)
★18th - Board of Education Meeting
7:00 p.m. (Forest School)
★21st - Newsletter Items Due
★25th - Memorial Day - No Classes
★28th - Newsletter Home (Email)
Market Day Pick-up
3:00-4:00 (MPR)
June
★2nd - Kindergarten Concert &
Family Celebration
6:00-7:30 p.m. (Gym)
★3rd - 5th Grade Party 1:00-3:30
(MPR)
★4th - Field Day 9:15-12:00
★5th - Field Day Rain Date
Courageous Cougars
At the beginning of each month, Cumberland students are presented with the
Courageous Cougar Challenge as part of our PBIS program. In April, the theme was “Being A
Good Buddy.” Our staff watched closely in all different settings to see how the students were
meeting the challenge. Classroom teachers then chose a student who exemplified the Courageous
Cougar theme for the month. We would like to congratulate the following March Courageous Cougars:
Mrs. Gierszewicz AM & Ms. Joyce – Joaquin Hinostroza
Mrs. Gierszewicz PM &
Miss Smith/Miss Carlborg - Ricardo Borjas
Mrs. Mullane – Paige Leidolf
Mrs. Breitzman – Bethany Ruvalcaba
Mrs. Huffman – Mia Medina
Mrs. Adams – Geneva Tabor
Mrs. Pantelin – Violet Snyder
Mrs. Andersen – Justin Thomas
Miss Strom – Christopher Orozco
Mrs. Brown – Amy Patel
Mrs. Wasserman – Andrew Rybicki
ELS Primary – Kevin Hernandez
ELS Intermediate – Che Collins
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! Cumberland Elementary School
700 East Golf Road
Des Plaines, Illinois 60016
847%824%1451
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Greetings from the CumberlandPTO!
“Spring Fling” – SUCCESS!
Thank you to everyone who attended the Spring
Fling! The fundraiser brought the community
together for a fun evening and helped raise money
for our school. Congratulations to all our raffle and
silent auction winners, and 4th grader Kennedy who
won Principal for the Day. All other student raffles
were drawn on Monday, and they are cashing in
prizes with their teachers over the last month of
school.
PTO Openings for 2015-2016
Vice President 1 - OPEN
Vice President 2 - OPEN
For the 2015-2016 school year, the PTO has two
vacant positions on our board. The positions
available are for Vice-President 1 and VicePresident 2. Both positions require that you be able
to attend a majority of our Tuesday PTO board
meetings and help with the major events and
fundraisers throughout the year. If you’ve
considered the PTO in the past, now is the time. We
would love to have some new members on board to
share their ideas and expertise. If interested, please
contact Jen Tabor at pto.cumberland@gmail.com.
Playground Painting Etc.
We are putting ideas together for painting and
freshening up the playground. We are going to ask
local stores for donation of basketball and soccer
nets. Please get in touch with us if you can help with
donations, ideas, design, or artistic skills. We’re still
in the planning phase so everything is flexible.
Contact Jen Tabor at pto.cumberland@gmail.com if
you are interested.
Email pto.cumberland@gmail.com
Facebook: Cumberland Elementary School PTO
May 2015
Cumberland
Artists
We would like to congratulate the following Cumberland students
whose artwork was chosen to represent their grade level and is on
display at the Prairie Lakes Community Center:
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Orlando Garibay - ELS Program “Mixed Media Sandwich”
Olivia Krzyzak - 1st Grade “Rainbow Mosaic”
Jase Harcar - 2nd Grade “Dot Painting”
Weronika Kmiec - 3rd Grade “Heart Collage”
Miah Pena - 4th Grade “Victorian House”
Aurelia Lawson - 4th Grade “Victorian House”
Pavlina Panagiotidis - 5th Grade “Chicago Skyline”
Sebastian Cheeks - 5th Grade “Metallic Leaf”
Congratulations to the following
Schaumburg Boomers Reading
Program Participants
Kindergarten
Amal George
Adrian Mendoza
Anthony Aguilar
Andre Petik
Patrick
Wasilewski
Colton O’Connell
Teddy Pylawka
Patrick Smoter
Farshid Rustaqi
Gwen Weinand
Liam Weinand
1st Grade
Olivia Young
Michael Perlak
Violet Grigolo
Jackson Parrish
Abbie Scott
Julia Romosan
Lilia McHaley
Paige Leidolf
Jordan Ogbeide
2nd Grade
Marcelina Prokop
Jennifer Khamo
Veronica
Wasilewski
Nikolaos Makkas
3rd Grade
Ronak Patel
Logan Powers
Joceline Julian
Samay Joshi
Jazlynn Zepeda
4th Grade
Maya Perlak
Brooke Leidolf
Michelle Kaner
Sam Lightfoot
Cumberland Artists
Congratulations to the students listed below for their wonderful
artwork that was on display at the DP Library Art Exhibit in April.
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Mia Medina - 2nd Grade “The Dot”
Elnaz Ranjbarsaghselou - 4th Grade “Victorian House”
Marcelina Prokop - 2nd Grade “Watercolor Hearts”
Olivia Krzyzak - 1st Grade “Geometric Shape Robot”
Liya Pramod - 5th Grade “Chicago Skyline”
Maddox Carrasco - ELS Program “Mixed Media Sandwich”
Kevin Hernandez Vega - ELS Program “Paper Cupcake”
Weronika Kmiec - 3rd Grade “Polish Cupcake”
5th Grade Spring Concert & 4th/5th
Grade Chorus
Common Core
Project Fair &
Book Fair