March 13, 2008

Principal's Letter from Ms. Heffron March 13, 2008

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Last night, the music department hosted the annual Fifth Grade Band, Orchestra and Choir program. Band and Orchestra are optional for student's participation. The Fifth Grade Choir includes all 98 fifth graders. Under the tutelage of Ms. Steiner (Choir), Mr. Loebl (Band) and Mr. Brodie (Orchestra), the students have developed great musical skills. And, hearing such a large group sing – WOW! This class has voices that gel particularly well. In addition to being a true pleasure, this performance is a passage for many of our families, families whose fifth graders are the youngest in their families. At the end of this year, we will be bidding farewell to the families of the following students. We thank each of you for your contributions and involvement here at Cumberland.

Frank	Anton	Tevin	Hudnall
Christopher	Arritt	Aaron	Jankins
Jake	Barnes	Nina	Jankins
Alexis	Beamon	Jamelah	Johnson
Anna	Belke	Lakeisha	Johnson
Jennifer	Breese	Joseph	Kaszubowski
Jamal	Brown	Andrew	Kim
Marisa	Brudny	Anna	Lauko
Katherine	Burns	Tyler	Lee
Sierra	Caine	Daneen	Marbley
Joseph	Carson	Sarah	Marks
Conner	Clairborne	Faith	Morgan
Max	Comerford	Robert	Murray
Peter	Corrao	Amanda	Pandl
Robinson	Creighton	Kaitlin	Pappas
Logan	Crizer	Christopher	Pritchard
Emily	Daykin	Mitchell	Rogers
Calin	Dumitrescu	James	Schiro
Anna	Edwards	Michael	Shaykevich
Darnell	Geralds	Japhet	Smith
Olivia	Giddings	Amanda	Vallee
Taylor	Godden	Samuel	Weber
Shel-Don	Graham-St. Louis	Tiernan	Wilkinson
Aaron	Grych	Pammie	Yang
Anna	Hillam

Notes:

• STUDENT INTEREST DAY IS BACK and scheduled for the afternoon of May 8th.Thank you to the over 20 parents and grandparents who have agreed to participate in this school wide event. Beth Matkom still is in need of about 8 or 9 more speakers. If you have a career or hobby you could share with children please give Beth a call 967-9770 or email her at ematkom@wi.rr.com.

• Dogs: Please be respectful of the district's no dogs on school property policy. We also have many students who are afraid or allergic to dogs, and the narrow sidewalks and emerging mud out front create even smaller areas for students to wait or walk. If you walk with your dog when you drop off or pick up your child, please arrange a meeting place that is not in our front area or on school grounds. With the snow and ice, it is simply not possible for you to keep the dog far enough away from the students. Thank you so much ahead of time.
• Spring Break: March 20^th, Thursday, is a half day for students with an 11:50 dismissal. Spring Break is March 21^st-30^th.