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Welcome to Cumberland Library where everyone can experience the LOVE of reading!
Explore the web page to find useful information about the library, books, clubs, and research tools.
As most of you know I am Co-Lead, along with Mrs. Wai, for Student Council.
Keep checking back for updated information for the 2019-2020.
TOY DRIVE - December 2 - December 18. Toys to benefit Sunnyvale children through Sunnyvale Community Services. See the giving tree outside the
library by Room 13. Approx. value of each gift $25. GOAL - 300 gifts
135 toys were donated to Sunnyvale Community Services...Thank You for your generosity
GRAVITY WATER - Student Council Global Initiative! Accepting all monetary donations starting in January. Provide safe and clean drinking water to school age children in
Vietnam, Bali, and Nepal. GW combines rainwater harvesting, elevated storage, and gravity-fed filtration, providing communities in developing countries
with a source of safe drinking water that is on-site, self-sustaining, and 100% enerfy-free. GOAL - $3,000
For more info: Gravity Water Initiative
BOXTOPS - PLEASE cut out boxtops and deposit in the box in the office, library, or your child's classroom. Last years boxtops raised enough money to purchases
the two new flags and poles for our monthly blacktop flag ceremonies. GOAL $500
DOWNLOAD the new app BOXTOPS FOR EDUCATION - Add Cumberland Elementary School (make sure it is our school in Sunnyvale) to receive the boxtop funds and start scanning your receipts!
Grades k-1 will be read a book, during story time, from the five California Young Reader Medal nominated books. After all five books have been read to your child he/she will vote for his/her favorite nominated book. This is also the time they learn about casting a vote and what it means!
For the 2018-2019 school year our students voted for If You Want To Bring An Alligator To School, Don't! by Elise Parsley. That book also won the CYRM award!
Visit the CYRM website for details about the award and nominations: http://www.californiayoungreadermedal.org
