Cumberland Elementary School

Mrs. Figgins' class has been diligently studying morphology, which focuses on understanding the structure of words through prefixes, suffixes, and roots. By exploring Latin and Greek roots alongside common prefixes and suffixes, students are gaining valuable insight into how word parts shape meaning. This week, the students are actively engaging with the prefix "un-" and the Greek roots "graph" and "gram" through interactive hand motions, reinforcing their learning dynamically and memorably!

Ms. Hemmen’s class enjoyed the PBIS reward of wearing hats and sunglasses today!😎🧢

Mrs. Chesnut's first grade students practiced their spelling and writing this week by using their senses! They traced letters and sounds in sand, identified vowel sounds they heard in words, and then wrote sentences and identified the tricky words! The students are on their way to mastering their words!

On Friday mornings, Mrs. Smyser's students get to play with indoor recess toys first thing in the morning!

Mrs. Smyser's third graders have been studying trace fossils. On Tuesday, the students tried to see if they were faster than a dinosaur! 🦖

This week, Mrs. Stierwalt’s kindergarten class is learning all about apples during science. The students enjoyed counting the seeds in an apple, learning the parts of an apple, and doing an experiment to see what type of liquid would keep apples from turning brown! 🍎🍏

Mrs. Young's third grade students enjoyed a tea party on Friday! The class had read Wind and the Willows, where the main character, Toad, was allowed only toast and tea. Connecting to the story and their classic tales unit, the class enjoyed tea and toast as well!

Brain break time! Every morning about this time, Mrs. Staley's third graders take a 10-15 minute brain break! After, they are energized, focused, and ready to learn!

Mrs. Carver’s class has been working on digraphs. This week, they are practicing voiced and unvoiced th sounds with a fall activity! 🍎

During a recent reading assignment, Mrs. Figgins' class encountered a story featuring a narrator who finds renewed strength through playing the accordion. The students were delighted to discover that Brooks Braden, a middle school student, is an accomplished accordion player. Brooks graciously volunteered to perform for the class, sharing his musical talent and even allowing classmates to try the instrument themselves. The class extends its sincere appreciation to Brooks for his generosity and enthusiasm.

Mrs. Smyser's third graders learned whether words mean what they say or something more as they discussed literal and figurative language today. The elementary artists even illustrated the phrase, "One rotten apple spoils the whole bunch," and the results were very creative!

The hallway walls in Cumberland Elementary and Middle School are so bright and cheery! Mrs. Allison's art students each had a hand in the decorations! Their poster says, "Small hands can be a big help at Cumberland!" We appreciate their hard work!

Congratulations to Cumberland Elementary and Middle School's Raiders of the Month! These students have been recognized for being respectful, responsible, and reliable Raiders! Way to go! ✨

Mrs. Staley's third graders said Fri-YAY! Today, they had free choice Friday morning. Instead of traditional morning work, students read, played a board game, free-drew, or colored.

Mrs. Probst's elementary students are busy practicing their math facts. They’re working to build accuracy and fluency. Their hard work is building the foundation for their future with math!

We are hiring! Cumberland Elementary School has an opening for a paraprofessional. Those interested should send their credentials to DeDe McElravy at dmcelravy@cusd77.org. Please share with those who may be interested.

Mrs. Bierman's 2nd Grade students are practicing reading centers this week. The students are enjoying listening library, reading stories in the library, playing partner games, and doing independent testing with Mrs. Bierman.