Cumberland Elementary School
Phone: (715) 822-5123 - Fax (715) 822-5135
1530 2nd Avenue, Cumberland, WI  54829
 

Cumberland Elementary is fortunate to have highly qualified professional and dedicated staff members who are truly committed to providing your child with the best education in a caring environment. Our students take pride in being respectful, responsible, cooperative, and they love coming to school at Cumberland Elementary!  Please feel free to come visit and observe first hand the warm, caring, academically challenging, and student- centered school that has been created through a partnership among, staff, parents, students, and community members.  Our philosophy is that we always put “Children First” in everything we do at Cumberland Elementary.  We know that open, positive, two-way communication is essential in a good partnership. Feel free to schedule an appointment with your child’s teacher or myself if we can help answer any questions that you may have. We are thrilled to have Cumberland Elementary be your school of choice.
 

CSD Hosts 70 Teachers: Teaching with Technology in Cumberland is Cutting Edge

On Friday, April 20, the Cumberland School District hosted an Apple Learning Leadership Institute on  One-to-One Technology for over seventy professionals throughout the state of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Media Specialists, Principals, Superintendents, Technology Coordinators, Teachers and many more were in attendance.

Our superintendent, Mr. Barry Rose welcomed the visitors and gave a brief overview of how the Cumberland School District is using technology district wide before breaking up into groups to tour high school and middle school classrooms. In the high school, Mrs. Wendy Larson; Math, Mrs. Jessica Olson; Social Studies, and Mrs. Ann Ethen; English showed the visitors how students used their laptops in a classroom setting and how the teacher teaches using the technology that we have.

In the middle school, Mr. Joe Waite; Social Studies, Mr. Mike Dietrich; Math, and Mr. Bill McCreary; English, and Ms. Jen Snowbank library media specialist,  demonstrated how students used their iPads on a daily basis. After classroom visits, the group was bussed to the Isle Theatre, where each building principal and two staff members from the elementary, middle school and high school gave a building level technology integration presentation followed by a question and answer session.

Since the groups weren’t able to tour the elementary school, Mrs. Karen Mitchell and Mrs. Jamie Shaffer presented an iMovie at the theatre showing the technology that is used at the elementary level. Many great questions were asked and we received many wonderful compliments from visitors as far away as Racine, Wisconsin and Chaska, Minnesota. It was a very successful day for all. We look forward to sharing the technology that all of our students are using in our district with the community very soon.

Be a Part of the Fun ~ Read Across America Day!
March 2, 2010
 
On Tuesday, March 2 it’s Dr. Seuss’ birthday. So in honor of this special day, we are going to celebrate it by wearing our favorite PJ’S to school. All students and staff at Cumberland Elementary School are invited to participate in this celebration.

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss!

Cumberland School District’s 1^st Annual Child Development Days

The Cumberland School District is offering a screening for our district’s students ages Birth to 48 months (4 years, 0 months). Staff from the Cumberland School District and Barron County Birth to Three Program will be conducting the screening.

The screening will take place on Friday, February 24^th from 8:00 am-7:00 pm at the Cumberland Middle School.

This is the beginning of your child's path to learning and this is a great opportunity to learn about your child's development!

Contact Linda Anderson at 715-822-5123 X108 to register. When scheduling your appointment, please provide the following information: child’s name and spelling, parent names, address, birthday, and phone number. If Linda is not available, please leave the information on her voicemail and she will call you back to schedule an appointment.

Information will be sent out prior to the screening, so please register with Linda Anderson as soon as possible!

PTA Winter Challenge

Once again the PTA is asking students to collect Box Tops, Milk Points, and Labels in a friendly competition between classrooms at the Elementary School.  The PTA has earned an average of $5000 per year through Box Tops, Milk Points, and Labels.  This money is used to help fund programs, activities, items for the classroom, and family events. 

Valid entries should be sorted according to the type of entry (Box Tops, Milk Moola, Donuts for Dollars, Kemps, Land o’Lakes, Kids Caps & Cash, Campbell’s Labels) and counted.  Each classroom has a collection bag for student entries.

Entries will be collected every month for a different challenge:  heaviest, highest number of Box Tops, highest number of Milk Moola, and random drawing.  PLUS, the highest grand total for entries at the end of the competition will win a lunch party on the PTA, complete with pizza, subs, chips, dessert, and beverage. 

Congratulations to Mrs. Atkins’ homeroom for winning the December challenge of heaviest entry!!  Next month’s challenge is highest number of Box Tops.

Thank you to all the parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and family friends who help make this collection so successful every year.  The PTA collects Box Tops, Milk Points, and Labels year round.  Questions about collections can be sent to Jennifer Snowbank, chairperson for Box Tops, Milk Points, and Labels at jsnow@csdmail.com or 715-822-5122 ext. 253.

CES Announces Fire Safety Poster Winners

Congratulations to our winners. They were each presented with an LED flashlightthat US Banks donated. The posters now qualify to go onto the state level of competition. Congratulations and good luck at state!

Pictured Left to right: Andrew Spenle-2nd Grade,  Dylan Wackerfuss-3rd Grade,  Julia LaBlanc-1st Grade, and Fire Chief, Mr. Barry Kuenkle.


 

Adult School Crossing Guard Recognition Week
January 9-13

A special thanks to our Adult School Crossing Guard Laura Mullikin for her sixteen years of dedicated service in helping to ensure the safety of our children every day. Laura has only missed two days out of her sixteen years of being a Crossing Guard.

Elementary Students Pledge to be Drug Free

Cumberland Elementary School students have been celebrating Red Ribbon Week!  Red Ribbon Week is a week dedicated to learning about making healthy choices.  The students learned about why drugs, drinking alcohol, and smoking are dangerous and addicting.  They have participated in special dress up days, had classroom lessons and were given the opportunity to sign a pledge poster, which means they made a promise not to use drugs.  We all learned a lot and had fun too! 

Elementary Students to Attend CHS Band Field Show

The Elementary Staff and Students are invited to a special performance  at the high school upper field, Friday, October 14.

The busses will leave the elementary at 11:30 a.m. While watching the marching band perform the students will have a choice between eating a bag lunch purchased from school or bringing  a cold lunch from home. The performance starts at 12:00 p.m. and the public is invited to attend.

Elementary Parent-Teacher Conference Schedule:

Kindergarten,
Grades 1,2,3,4
Monday, October 17        4:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 20    4:30-8:30 p.m.


Early Learning Center
Monday, October 17        4:30-8:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 20    8:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
NO SCHOOL at the Early Learning Center on Thursday, October 20
 

Show and Tell a Highlight in First Grade!

Children in Mrs. Lynch's class have assigned days for Show and Tell. So far this year they have had chickens, cats and puppies visit the classroom, have viewed a Romanian flag, and conversed with trucker Tim Rye as they looked at his semi-truck and trailer. Can't wait to see what is next!

New Staff welcomed to Cumberland Elementary

There are many new faces working in the Cumberland School District, and the Elementary school is excited to welcome several new staff members, all of whom have valuable teaching experience.

Mrs. Kelli Torrison – Grade 1 Teacher
Mrs. Kelli Torrison was born and raised in Grand Meadow, Minnesota.  She has two younger brothers who both work in the computer science field; one in Rochester, Minnesota and the other in the Washington D.C. area.  Her mother is a fourth grade teacher in Grand Meadow and her father works for Olmsted County, Minnesota. 

Mrs. Torrison has always wanted to be a teacher and loves the journey of learning.  She started her teaching career after graduating from Winona State University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education. Along with starting her teaching career after college, she married her husband, Eric.  Mr. Torrison works for Fastenal and shares a love for the outdoors with his wife.  “When I’m not teaching I enjoy reading, photography, the outdoors, and spending time with my family and friends,” said Mrs. Torrison. 
This is Mrs. Torrison’s first year teaching for the Cumberland School District.  For the past two years she taught kindergarten for the School District of Flambeau.  “I really enjoy working with young children and am very excited to teach first grade this year,” she said.  Mrs. Torrison also added how fortunate she feels to be working for such a wonderful district.  She looks forward to meeting students, parents, and community members and is eager to become involved in this great community. 

Miss Casey Rohl – Grade 1 Teacher
Casey Rohl grew up right here in our very own, Cumberland, WI. She graduated from Cumberland in 2003 and the University of Wiconsin – Eau Claire in 2008. Her family is full of educators who have instilled within her a love of life long learning. Some of you may have even had her parents as teachers here in Cumberland. Casey’s experiences include: student teaching in Barron, long-term subbing in Rice Lake in first, second, and third grade and last year she was back in Cumberland at the Early Learning Center. In addition, Casey has been the Color Guard instructor for the Cumberland High School Marching Band for the past eight years.
In her free time she enjoys anything outdoors: hiking, watersports and four wheeling are just a few. She also enjoys shopping with her sisters and nieces, reading by the lake, and spending time with family and friends. (Especially at the cabin.)
“I am very thankful to be a part of such a great first grade team, a great elementary school, and a great community. I am looking forward to working closely with students, parents, staff and the community. I am eager to see what the 2011-2012 school year has in store.”

Mr. Evan Strangstalien – Special Education Teacher
My name is Evan Strangstalien and I was raised on a dairy farm near LaCrosse, WI and graduated from Westby High School. I received my bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh in Elementary Education and Special Education. I was married this summer and my wife is a 1st grade teacher in Rice Lake.

I am eager to get started this year, my first year in the elementary school. Last year I was special education teacher in the middle school here in Cumberland. This year I will be replacing Mrs. Mysicka in the elementary.


 

Cumberland Elementary School News and Happenings!
Read our latest Newsletter (pdf) by clicking below.

Have a safe and happy summer!

 CLASS SUPPLY LISTS... pan down to see K-4th grade lists!

KINDERGARTEN Supply List - Reminder: Label ALL items with your child's name EXCEPT glue sticks.

2 boxes of crayons (1 box of 8 and 1 box of 16 or 24 for later in the year).  NO twistables for Ms. Degerman

4 pencils - sharpened at home if possible

6 large glue sticks - please label for Ms. Degerman

1 student scissors - Fiskars

1 small school box (the plastic ones are the most durable)

1 wide-lined spiral notebook

A large towel for rest time

A large school bag or backpack

Tennis shoes for Phy. Ed. days

1 two-pocket folder for Ms. Degerman, Mrs. Sommerfeld, and Mrs. Mewes

1 large box of kleenex for Ms. Degerman

Grade 1 Supply List - Reminder: Label ALL items with your child's name.

A piece of cloth/washcloth to use as a marker board eraser

2 boxes of crayons (1 box of 16 and 1 box of 16 or 24 for later in the year) - NO markers

A large pencil eraser

Kleenex

Pencil Box

8 school pencils with erasers

1 two-pocket folder

A school bag or backpack

Tennis Shoes for Phy. Ed. days

3 large glue sticks

Student scissors - Fiskars

2 boxes of graham crackers

Grade 2 Supply List - Reminder: Label ALL items with your child's name.

NO Trapper Keepers at this grade.

2 boxes of 24 crayons

Highlighter

Large eraser

3 two-pocket folders

1 large box Kleenex

10 pencils with erasers

Ruler - 12' size showing inches and centimeters

2 large bottles white school glue for Mrs. Kolzow, Mrs. Flottum, and Mrs. Taylor

1 large bottle white school glue - Mrs. Atkins

2 large glue sticks

School bag or backpack

Scissors - Fiskars

Tennis Shoes for Phy. Ed. days

Small school box

2 composition notebooks for Mrs. Atkins

1 wide-lined spiral notebook for Mrs. Kolzow and Mrs. Taylor

Pack of 8 fry erase EXPO markers

Grade 3 Supply List - Reminder: Label ALL items with your child's name.

NO Trapper Keepers at this grade.

1 box of 16 crayons

Pack of 8 dry erase EXPO markers

Erasers

Highlighter

1 large box of Kleenex

Paper - 8 1/2 x 11 wide-ruled (no spiral notebooks)

Pencils with erasers

Unbendable ruler - 12' showing inches and centimeters

2 large glue sticks

Scissors - Fiskars

Tennis shoes

3 two-pocket folders in different colors

3x5 lined file cards (pack of 200 - Mrs. Wistrcill's need 400)

3x5 file box with alphabetical divider cards

pocket size spiral notebook

old sock or cloth for white board eraser

Recorder - 2nd semester (purchase through school is recommended.  Recorders from "mart" stores are low quality)

Small school box

2 composition notebooks for Mrs. Wistrcill

Grade 4 Supply List - Reminder: Label ALL items with your child's name.

NO Trapper Keepers at this grade.

RED ballpoint pens

Colored pencils

Crayons - box of 16 or more

Scissors

Erasers

Kleenex - desk pack

Tennis shoes

Pencils with erasers

Ruler - 12' showing inches and centimeters with 1/8' measurement

School glue or glue sticks

4 two-pocket folders (one for science, one for social studies, one for reading, and one for language)

At least 5 NO-SPIRAL wide-lined regular size notebooks

Recorder (may be used from 3rd grade or purchase through school is recommended.  Recorders from "mart" stores are low quality)

1 empty tin foil box in November

1 black ultra-fine Sharpie

1 composition notebook for language (this is a smaller bound notebook)