Culture Night

To have a real feast of cultural richness, the place to be every year is at Cumberland Road Elementary School.  Cumberland Road had its third annual Passport to Learning Night.  In spectacular color, staff and students showcase the very best cultural happenings around the globe. The school comes alive with a stunningly crafted show, which underscores how very talented our students are in presenting differences and similarities among various cultures.  With passports in hand, families and community members travel through the school halls and classrooms viewing student created projects, listening to varieties of music, and searching for trivia questions answers.  Many feel as if they are transported to various locations.  Dinner is also served to students and families.  Once again, the halls were filled with the happy buzzing of voices learning and exploring. 

Kindergarten Summer Camp

Beginning school is a big step in the life of every child. Kindergarten Summer Camp provides an opportunity for rising kindergartners to attend a one-week camp before the start of school in August to help ease the transition from home to school. The camp’s primary focus is health literacy and encourages parents to complete their kindergartner’s health assessment and immunizations prior to enrolling their child.  School Nurses and community health agencies will be present at the required parent night (date shared upon acceptance.)

Kindergarten Summer Camp will be held twice over the summer. The first camp will be held July 15 – 19, 2013, and the second camp will be held July 29 – August 2, 2013.
For more information about Kindergarten Summer Camp, please call Shirley Johnson, CCS’ Healthful Living Coordinator, at 910.678.2406.

2013 Kindergarten Summer Camp Application

Please print, fill out, and mail the CCS’ Kindergarten Summer Camp application by June 3, 2013 to the following address:

CCS Office of Healthful Living
P.O. Box 2357
Fayetteville, NC 28302

Broad Prize Finalists The Broad Foundation announces 2013 finalists for $1 million broad prize; four school districts honored for student gains.  The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation announced today the four finalists for the 2013 Broad Prize for Urban Education, a $1 million award given annually to the four urban school districts in America that have made the greatest improvement in student achievement in student achievement, particularly among low-income and minority students.

This year’s four finalists are:
*Corona-Norco Unified School District in Riverside County, Calif.
*Cumberland County Schools, N.C.
*Houston Independent School District
*San Diego Unified School District

Cumberland Road Elementary School is one of the six schools in Cumberland County chosen for the visit.

Elementary Reading Club

Ms. Stout’s classroom was named WKML’s Elementary Reading Club winners for the Week.  Mr. Richards from the radio station talked with the students about how important it is to read everyday.