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CUMBERLAND SCHOOL PTO
COUGAR CHRONICLES October 2017 |
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| | October 4, 2017 Picture this beauty 10’ long and in green. It is a solution to the problem we have: more students are riding bikes to school than we have places for them to be stored and locked. What a great problem to have! The new bike rack will live on the south side of the building, next to the overflowing one that is currently on the playground side. The new rack is on order. |
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Student cell phones are to be powered off and put into the backpack as soon as the student is on school grounds in the morning. If your child is supposed to contact you when s/he arrives at school, please instruct him/her to do this upon arrival then to put it away. No phones should be in use - for anything - once the student is on the playground. This includes music and taking photos. We are seeing a rash of phone activity in the morning, especially by 3rd-5th graders. If your child has a phone, please talk about this expectation with him/her. Students who have phones out will be reminded. The phone will be brought to the office for the day if it reoccurs, and we will let you know if this happens.
Healthy kids: It can be difficult to decide when to keep kids home from school. Some cases are clear cut - fever, vomiting or communicable diseases. Others are more grey. From our clinic website: - FEVER: A child may have a fever in the evening, then be without a fever the next morning. If sent to school, the fever may return later in the school day. The Whitefish Bay School District's policy states that a child is excluded from school with an oral temperature of 99.6 F. Please keep the child home until fever-free for at least 24 hours without the help of fever-reducing medication. If your child develops a temperature of 99.6 or higher during the day, s/he must go home.
- COMMUNICABLE DISEASES: Students are excluded from school with communicable diseases including: Pertussis, Hand Foot and Mouth. (This is not an exhaustive list.)
- PERSISTENT COUGH, COUGHING SPELLS, VOMITING, EXHAUSTION, DIARRHEA:These are all reasons to keep a child home. If these signs and symptoms continue, medical evaluation is appropriate.
- SORE THROAT: Irritation of the throat can be caused by persistent coughing, post-nasal drainage (drainage down the back of the throat from sinus and nasal passages due to a cold, allergies, or sinus infections), or throat infections such as Streptococcus bacteria (Strep Throat). Some children are more susceptible to Strep infections and develop a beefy-red throat, fever, swollen glands in the neck, nausea, and headache. Others may have a Strep infection and show mild or no signs or symptoms. Strep infections can lead to other infections such as Rheumatic Fever that can seriously damage major organs. Medical evaluation is important to rule out Strep infections.
- ANTIBIOTIC MEDICATION THERAPY: Medication Antibiotic Therapy is sometimes prescribed by the child's physician to treat bacterial infections. If antibiotics are prescribed the child must be on them for 24 hours before returning to school.
- INFORM YOUR SCHOOL: Please notify the clinic of the following: your child's specific health condition or allergy, any communicable disease, such as chicken pox, or any immunizations received by your child.
Thanks for making time to come to Open House. We were overflowing with children showing off Cumberland. I love that even our oldest students are excited to have you here. We express appreciation, too, for the families who helped weed, prune, and pick up trash last weekend. Our grounds look so much better! Some of our helpers: |
Warm regards, Jayne Heffron
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| | | FAMILY POTLUCK Friday, October 13th from 6-8pm
All Cumberland families are invited to participate in this "global" potluck where we will share each other's foods, cultures and make new friends! We hope you will share a dish from your home country, a family favorite or something unique that represents your cultural heritage. Hope to see you and your family there!
Contact Marketa Cechova with any questions that you might have at mcechova@email.cz
Sign up here
| | MOVIE NIGHT Friday, November 3rd from 6-9pm
We are excited to announce Cumberland's first ever movie night is right around the corner! Mark your calendars for Friday, November 3rd. We plan on having food, beverages and a family friendly movie. We will post more details on the website as they become available. We hope to see you there! Please contact Lisa Slama or Claire Dadaian with any questions. lisaslama@gmail.com clairedadaian@gmail.com
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FALL PLANT SALE PICK UP
Thank you to everyone who purchased something for supporting the Cumberland PTO Fall Plant Sale. We will see you at plant pick up on Friday, October 13th between 3:15 - 6:00pm at the back of school.
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| | SCHOLASTIC BOOK FAIR
The book fair is coming soon to Cumberland! As in past years, students in grades K5 through fifth will visit the fair during school hours with their classroom teacher. Children may bring cash to make purchases during these visits or make wish lists and return after school hours to make purchases.
50% of your purchase will return back to the school in Scholastic Dollars that teachers and staff can spend on books and many other educational resources and materials for the classrooms. This year’s hours are:
Friday, October 20th 8:30am -4:00pm Monday, October 23rd 8:30am - 4:00pm
Tuesday, October 24th 8:30am - 6:30pm (evening hours with easy parking in staff lot available)
Wednesday, October 25th 10:00am – 8:00pm ( 11:50 dismissal day due to conferences ) BOOK FAIR IS CLOSED DURING THURSDAY CONFERENCES |
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CONFERENCE DINNER
The PTO provides meals for the teachers during conferences. We will order in some meal options but we will also be requesting volunteers to provide drinks, soups, desserts and fruit. The sign up for this will be going out very soon. Please consider providing something for the teachers if you are able to. Contact Michelle Ravin if you have any questions at michellemonicaravin@gmail.com
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| | MARKER RECYCLING PROGRAM
Bring in all of your old dried out Crayola markers and put them in the box near Hobby Lobby. The PTO will mail back all of the markers for recycling. The program is free to schools with postage paid by Crayola. All we have to do is remember to bring them in for recycling instead of throwing them away.
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OUR FIRST FUN LUNCH WAS A HUGE SUCCESS
Thank you to all our wonderful volunteers that came to help! We can’t do it without you! CPK has graciously agreed to continue the “kids eat free†program this year! Thank you CPK! As a reminder, this is for dine-in only, and is valid on one kids meal per adult meal purchased. Also, when you are there, make sure you fill out a raffle ticket for your child! They will be entered in a chance to win a free CPK chef’s coat!!! Happy Fall everyone! |
| | | EAT AT THE RUCKUS Tuesday, October 17th
Join other Cumberland families for a bite or some ice cream at The Ruckus on October 17th and they will donate 20% back to Cumberland!
| | PLAY MILWAUKEE & CITY TINS November 1st - 15th
Be on the lookout for more details about this fabulous fundraiser later this month. They both offer a generous portion of the proceeds to Cumberland while providing you with discounts at tons of great places throughout the area!
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OTHER LOCAL EVENTS AND HELPFUL INFORMATION
Oct. 9th - 1st Grade Daisy Meeting If your daughter is interested in becoming a 1st grade Daisy, it is not too late! Our first meeting is October 9th right after school until 5 pm. We meet in Room 1. Please contact cdrzadinski@gmail.com if you have an interested child. We can answer any questions and concerns and instruct you on how to register.
Oct. 10th - PACE3 is bringing in associate professor Erin Winkler of UW-Milwaukee to discuss the topic How to Talk With Children About Race. Held at Christ Church in Whitefish Bay. For more information email pacecubed@gmail.com
Oct. 11th - K4 Meet & Mingle Come meet & mingle with other K4 Parents at Three Lions Pub on Oakland from 6-8pm. Three Lions will donate 10% of sales back to Cumberland!
Whitefish Bay Recreation Dept. - After School and Extracurricular Activities
http://www.wfbschools.com/community-recreation/recreationguidereginfo.cfm
Please submit any information or events to jj@brojde.org
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