Thursday Letter from Cumberland April 23, 2020 

 Video message from Jayne Heffron

The Cumberland Parade was heart warming for all. Thanks for being part of it. Your signs inspired us and made us laugh, both even more important as we now know virtual school will continue for the rest of this school year. 

  Virtual Time Learning Survey: We want to hear from you! With almost two weeks of VLT completed, we are seeking information from you and from teachers about the online experience and how it is going for your children. While each family’s circumstances are different, we will look for trends or patterns in the data and from this we will make adjustments as practical. Every family’s experience matters, whether it is too little or too much or just right. The survey is short. Please take a few minutes to complete it. So we can use the information in real time, the survey is open for completion now until Monday afternoon. The Family Survey is for everyone. The Student survey is 4th-12th.   

Student VLT Survey   

Family VLT Survey  Teacher Google Meet Office Hours: Starting the week of 4/27, classroom teachers in grades 1-5 will host a 30-minute Google Meet Office Time each week. The specific weekly time, along with the nickname/link, will be shared by your classroom teacher(s). These are open-door, completely optional, and intended to provide students the opportunity to ask questions in real time about academic work. Students can drop in for just a few minutes, get a question answered, and depart. Parent/guardian questions should continue to be emailed to teachers. The Google Meet Office Hours will occur in addition to the Monday full-class meetings and will be focused on academics.   

Earth Day: Many students did something yesterday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. It is always the right time to Hug a Tree!    

 

 

Warm Regards, Jayne Heffron   Cumberland News and Notes: Student absences during Virtual Learning: We continue to record student attendance during our virtual days. If your child is ill and unable to complete the daily assignments, please email this information to Katie Smith at Katie.smith@wfbschools.com. Thank you. 

Winkie’s School Tools - due May 15th. Winkie’s School Tools is an optional service provided to families, allowing you to pre-order the majority of school supplies for the fall. Families can also choose to purchase these supplies themselves, and not order through Winkie’s. Parents/Guardians can mail orders directly to Winkies, slip it under the door at Winkies or call them directly. The address and phone number are on the order form. Please click here for K4 school supply list and here for K5-5th grade.   District News:

● It’s that time of year again. Time for Grad Grams! And this year we are asking that an extra special effort be made in getting the word out. Our seniors have really had a lot taken away from them this year but we can try and make up for that by selling and making more grad grams than ever before. If you know a Senior or even several, please consider giving them a grad gram. You can order them by clicking here or you can pick up at one of the two pick up/drop off sites. Either way, our graduates love reading their grad grams. Many keep their booklets as keepsakes. Thank you for your help in getting the word out and for helping us reach as many people as possible. Our Seniors deserve a memorable send off!