Cumberland Thursday Folder
May 2, 2024
Dear Cumberland Families,
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Warm regards,
Jayne Heffron and Rebecca Salomon
Upcoming Events
MAY:
3rd - 4K Assessment Day (Group B & D), K5 Assessment Day (Group B)
6th - 4K Assessment Day (Groups A & C), K5 Assessment Day (Group A)
6th - 10th Staff Appreciation Week
7th - Band-O-Rama & Band Fair, 6:30-8:30pm @ HS Fieldhouse (GR 5th-12th)
9th - All District String Festival 7pm @ HS Fieldhouse, (GR 4th-12th)
10th - Spring Scholastic Book Fair, 3-6pm in the Great Room
24th - 11:30AM EARLY DISMISSAL (Professional Learning)
27th - NO SCHOOL (Memorial Day)
29th - Fun Lunch
Attention FIFTH Grade Families: WFBMS Spirit Wear on sale!
Looking for the perfect gift for Fifth Grade Advancement? Surprise your rising Middle Schooler with some Lion Pride gear! All spirit wear orders are placed online and shipped directly to your home. Popular brands include Puma, Nike, Under Armor, and North Face. For a limited time only, use the promo code PRIDE20, to save 20% off orders of $100 or more. Exclusions apply, see the spirit wear store for more details. Click Here to Shop Now! Or Visit the WFBMS PTO website and click on “Spirit Wear.” Questions?
Email the WFBMS PTO at wfbmiddleschoolpto@gmail.com
ABC ALL-School Countdown: Student Council Spirit team joins in with 4K in an ALL-School ABC countdown for the last 26 days of school. The countdown will start on Tuesday, May 7th. Here is a link to the calendar for the countdown.
Band O Rama (Grades 5-12): Save the date for next Tuesday, May 7, 7:30pm, WFBHS Fieldhouse, All WFB school bands will perform at this special event.
All-District Orchestra Festival (Grades 4-12): Thursday, May 9, 7:00pm , WFBHS Fieldhouse, All families are welcome to attend. Report time TBD for performers. Come and hear this free performance given by all ages and levels of WFB Orchestra students.
Is your student NOT returning for the 2024-25 School Year? Accurate student numbers are important for sectioning and staffing decisions. Please contact John, John.levek@wfbschools.com in the office if your child/children will not be returning to Cumberland next year.
PTO Open Committee Positions:
Planning is already underway for next school year, and we need your help! We are in search of volunteers to chair/co-chair the following open committee positions. If you are interested in helping in any way or would like more information about these committee positions, please email the PTO at cumberlandschoolpto@gmail.com.
PTO Committee Chair Openings for the 24-25 School Year:
Movie Night
Touch a Truck Event
Lego Club
Homecoming Tailgate
Composting
Sporting Events (Admirals/Wave/Bucks)
Help us Stock the Staff Lounge:
Please consider signing up to help us stock the lounge for Staff Appreciation Week 2024! Cumberland teachers and staff do so much not only for our students but for our entire community. Volunteering to bring in some of our teachers’ favorite drinks and treats is a small gesture that speaks in a big way-not just to the PTO, but most of all to our beloved teachers and staff! Sign up here to help stock the staff lounge: https://m.signupgenius.com/#!/showSignUp/508054EADAE2FA0F58-49099804-staff
Cumberland Staff Appreciation Sidewalk Chalk Event: May 4th, 9-11am
Bring out the whole family and join us Saturday, May 4th from 9-11am on the Cumberland sidewalks as we decorate and leave colorful messages of appreciation for our teachers and school staff! Staff Appreciation Week is May 6-10th and Cumberland students and their families have the most epic calking skills. We will have chalk (and cookies while they last!) to go around, but we encourage you to bring your own chalk if you have any.
Families are welcome to stop by anytime over the weekend to chalk the back blacktop, main entrance, and the sidewalks outside the Great Room. Check out the flier for more information!
Come Dance with The Creator Collaborative Studio: May 7th, 3:15-4:15pm
Are you looking for a way to burn off some of that after school energy? Well, join instructor and Cumberland parent Chris Feiereisen, the Creative Director of Whitefish Bay’s Creator Collaborative Studio to learn dance moves from the hit musical movie Trolls Band Together. Chris will lead the group through exciting choreography to songs like Better Place! The event will take place on the back blacktop on Tuesday, May 7th from 3:15-4:15pm. Check out more about The Creator Collaborative here: thecreatorcollaborativestudio.com.
Spring Book Fair Returns to Cumberland: May 10th, 3-6pm
Please save the date for our upcoming Spring Scholastic Book Fair! We will be open for ONE DAY ONLY after school on Friday, May 10th from 3-6pm! Stock up on books for summer reading! Don't forget to use up any remaining funds from an e-Wallet you may have set up last fall; to access those funds, you’ll have to reassign the money remaining to our Spring Fair on the Scholastic Book Fair Website. We will accept cash, credit, check, Venmo, Apple Pay, and e-Wallets. We are also looking for volunteers to help us set up, run, and pack-up the Book Fair! Are you available? We'd LOVE to have your help! Sign-up here: https://tinyurl.com/bdebnc2n
Needed- Paper Bags for Composting:
Do you have paper shopping bags lying around? If so, we would love to take them! Please bring in your paper bags for daily compost collection. Thank you!
We Need Volunteers for Lunch Composting:
Spots are now available for MAY and JUNE! Let’s finish out the year strong! Thank you so much to all our volunteers who have made daily composting a reality since the beginning of November. Sign up here!
Save the Date! More information to come:
Friday, May 10th- Scholastic Book Fair
Friday, May 17th- Lemonade Social
Saturday, June 1st- Outdoor Movie Night
Friday, June 7th- Donut Morning, generously provided by Molitor Properties
Spirit Fridays! Let’s show our Cumberland Cougar pride!
Students are encouraged to show off their Cumberland Cougar spirit wear on Fridays!
*Be sure to LIKE our Facebook & Instagram page, Cumberland PTO!
*Please visit the PTO website for all PTO updates at www.cumberlandpto.com
School Board Meeting Information: Wednesday, May 8th
The community is welcome to attend School Board meetings to gain a better understanding of School District business and the role of the School Board. The public is also invited to address the Board during the public comment portion as indicated in Board meetings.
Meeting agendas are posted within BoardDocs two days preceding each meeting.
School Travel Safety:
Good afternoon,
We ask that everyone uses great caution when traveling around our schools. Families have shared with us that there have been recent close calls where accidents have been narrowly avoided. Safety is a collective responsibility in our community. Please have conversations with your families and children about the importance of moving safely throughout the village.
School pick up and drop off result in additional congestion on the streets and sidewalks around our schools. Ensuring that students, families, and staff members are safe is a collective responsibility, even more so during high traffic times. Please review the following safety measures to help reduce the risks of accidents.
- Drivers: School Zones have reduced speed limits. Please move slowly, stay attentive, and follow all traffic signs and signals, including No Parking, No Stopping, and Accessible Parking signs. Drop students off on the same side of the street as their school to avoid people crossing the street mid-block.
- Pedestrians: Be sure to look both ways before crossing the street, and cross the street only at the corner. Crossing the street mid-block makes it difficult for drivers to see you.
- Bikers: Pay careful attention to vehicles and pedestrians, obey traffic signs, and use hand signals to let others know where you are heading. Cross the street only at the corner, even if you don't see a car coming.
We greatly appreciate the commitment of all in practicing and modeling positive and safe travel behaviors for children. It is important that all students, staff members, and families are able to safely travel around our schools and arrive safely at their destinations.
Volunteers Needed for Run the Bay: This Saturday, May 4th
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Not able to participate? Will you be there as a spectator? We would love your help! Sign up to volunteer HERE.
Whitefish Bay Public Education Foundation's.... Run the Bay: This Saturday, May 4th
REGISTRATION IS OPEN! Run the Bay is the foundation's main event to fund innovation in the WFB Schools. The run will be held on Saturday, May 4th at Klode Park! You can register for the run HERE! Visit us on Facebook for more information on the run along with the other Bay Day activities. Please email Kara Bzdusek (kmbzdusek@gmail.com) for sponsorship opportunities.
WFBHS Choir Fundraiser: This Sunday, May 5th
Did you realize 1 in 10 people buy a new mattress every year? On Sunday, May 5, 2024, WFBHS Choir is hosting a one of a kind fundraising event. This event has been VERY successful here and in school districts all over the country for over 10 years. If you or anyone you know might be in need of a mattress, please save the date and visit our mobile showroom. This is the time to buy and save up to 50% off retail, all while supporting our Choir program. There will be 20+ sets on display and a team of experts on hand to answer any questions.
When: Sunday, May 5, 10am - 4:30pm
Where: WFBHS Fieldhouse
This is a no pressure sale, just stop in and take a look. Layaway and delivery are available to make it easy on you. It is a pleasure to be able to find a way to help students while providing cost savings to our community and staff. We appreciate your support of our fundraiser and hope you spread the word to neighbors, family and friends. *Sharing our event is easy on Facebook, Event Link: https://bit.ly/beds4whitefishbay2024
Measles in Wisconsin:
We hope that this message finds you well. The District is writing to inform you of important information related to an increase in measles cases in Wisconsin.
Measles is a highly contagious respiratory virus. It is a serious infection that causes fever, cough, a rash, sore eyes, and occasionally dangerous complications. Measles spreads very easily, so it is important to protect against infection. Getting vaccinated is the best way to prevent measles. Information on the measles vaccine can be found through the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention.
It is important for you to check your student’s immunization records to make sure they have received two doses of MMR vaccine. You may check your student’s immunization record using the Wisconsin Immunization Registry (WIR). Your student’s health care provider should also have their immunization record.
To be clear, at this time, there have been no confirmed cases of measles in the Whitefish Bay School District. We encourage families to take precautions to avoid measles cases, particularly if your student is not vaccinated against the virus. Should there be a confirmed case of measles in the District, the District Nurse will work closely with the North Shore Health Department and the Wisconsin Immunization Program to determine if there is a need for those without proof of immunity to measles to be excluded.
Additional information on measles and relevant District policies are included below. Should you have any questions, please contact the District Nurse, Allison Heisler at 414-963-3989.
Resources:
Measles Fact Sheet (Center for Disease Control & Prevention)
Policy 453.3 Infectious/Communicable Diseases
Policy 453.3 Rule Definition of Infectious/Communicable Diseases
Information about Whooping Cough (Pertussis) from the North Shore Health Department:
The North Shore Health Department has shared information with our community related to Whooping Cough, or Pertussis. See link for more information.