Cumberland Middle School

CuCPS will host the Hampden Sydney College Basketball Camps July 28-31st. See the flyer for more information and to register.

Good evening Cumberland Middle School 8th Grade Families! The following is a message from Cumberland High School: We’re excited to invite you to our Rising 9th Grade Family Night! Transitioning to high school is a big step, and we’re here to help make it a little easier. Join us for an evening of class selection, helpful information, and answers to all your questions. Where: The CMS/CHS Cafetorium When: Thursday, April 24th at 6:000-7:00 PM We can’t wait to see you there and support your family through this exciting journey!

Join us on Tuesday, April 29th @ 7 PM for an evening of wonderful music, brought to you by our talented Cumberland Middle/High School Band and Choir students. You will hear performances from our Jazz Ensemble, Beginning Band, Concert Band, Choir, our Combined Wind Ensemble, and we are excited to introduce our brand new Duke Percussion Ensemble. We hope to see you there!

The CMS/CHS Scholastic Book Fair is still going strong and will run through Friday, April 18th. It’s a great opportunity to pick up a new favorite read from beloved authors. If you can’t make it in person, you can still shop online! All orders ship directly to your home, and shipping is free on book orders over $25. Every purchase—whether in-person or online—helps support our school community. Visit our Book Fair homepage (linked on our school website) to learn more, set up an eWallet, and start shopping.

All CMS students and their families are invited to join us for our final Family Engagement Event of the school year this Thursday, April 17th, from 4:00–6:00 PM. Our amazing fifth-grade team will be hosting a fun-filled SOL Eggstravaganza! Bring your student(s) out for an afternoon of games, prizes, and sweet treats.

Good afternoon CMS Families, We hope you all had a wonderful spring break, and we are excited to welcome back students tomorrow! We have a lot of exciting dates coming up this week. Wednesday, April 9th is “Purple-Up Day”, where we will wear Purple to recognize and celebrate military children and their resilience. Any student with a parent or guardian who is an active or former member of one of the U.S. military branches, is encouraged to stop by the main office to let us know. Also, we have two home Baseball and Softball games this week. Games are on Wednesday the 9th and Thursday the 10th. Both games start at 4:30 and are held at the Cumberland Rec fields. Lastly, the NJHS is sponsoring a 7th and 8th grade dance the evening of Friday, April 11th. The cost is $5 to attend. Signed parent permission slips and money are due no later than Thursday the 10th, and can be turned into either Ms. Wiesner or Ms. Ames. We look forward to a great week. Go Dukes!

Good evening, Elective registration forms for the upcoming 2025-2026 school year were sent home with students today, Thursday, March 27th. Please review and complete these with your child. Completed forms are due no later than April 10th. Forms should be returned to our School Counselor, Ms. Sacra, in the main office. Thank you.

Good evening CMS Families, The 6th grade team will be sponsoring a "Valentine's Day...Observed" family engagement event tomorrow, Tuesday, February 18th from 4 - 6 in the cafetorium. This is to make up for all those who missed out on Valentine’s day due to the storms and power-outages. We will have crafts and light snacks. All middle school students and families are invited. Also, please remember to return any of your completed Remote School Day work. Go Dukes!

Our Cumberland County app keeps getting better and better! Parents/guardians who have already created a Rooms account can now access new app features like chat and class streams via web and in the app. Download for Android http://bit.ly/2UYzX1n Download for iPhone https://apple.co/2PEYeDN

Say “hello” to two-way messaging and classroom announcements in the Cumberland County app! With the addition of Rooms, our district app keeps getting better. Parents/guardians check your text messages or email with instructions to sign up and access new features.

Say “hello” to two-way messaging in the Cumberland County app! The same district app now offers class streams, class announcements, and parent-teacher chat. Look for your personalized invitation to begin using this feature in our app tomorrow! Download for Android http://bit.ly/2UYzX1n Download for iPhone https://apple.co/2PEYeDN

Good evening CMS Families, CMS & CHS 21st Century will be hosting part two of our winter break activities for students and parents. Please join us on Tuesday, December 31st from 9:00am-12:00pm, as we welcome 2025 with some New Year's Eve style activities. The library will also be open for your Duke to check out library books if they wish. We hope to see you there!

CMS/CHS Band and Choir students are excited to present our 2024 Winter Concert! We hope to see all who are able in the Cafetorium on Tuesday, Dec. 10th at 7 PM. Join us for some music that will surely get you in the Holiday/Winter spirit. You will hear from our: Jazz Ensemble, CMS Beginning Band, CHS Beginning Band, CMS Concert Band, Choir, and the Wind Ensemble. Also... a history-making grand finale you won't want to miss!! We hope to see you there!

Good evening CMS Families, We hope you all had a restful and joy filled Thanksgiving. 21st Century after-school tutoring starts back up tomorrow, Monday December 2nd, for all students enrolled in the program. We have home basketball games on Monday, December 2nd, and Tuesday, December 3rd, of this week. Games start at 5:30pm. A calendar with CMS’ 15 Days of Holiday Cheer went home with students before break. We will have a different spirit day each day of the month to celebrate the holiday season. Tomorrow will kick it off with “dress as your favorite holiday.” We look forward to welcoming students back and having a great week. Go Dukes!

Good evening CMS Families, Middle School winter sports have begun. Boy’s basketball tryouts start Monday, 11/11, Cheer tryouts start Tuesday, 11/12, and Girls’ basketball tryouts have already begun. All student athletes need a completed physical and concussion form to participate. CMS is hosting a family engagement night on Thursday, 11/14, from 4:00 to 6:00pm in the school cafetorium. We will have crafts, games, and light snacks. Hope to see you there!

Good evening CMS Families, This week, we will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week as part of our school’s Spirit Week to raise awareness about the dangers of drug use. Each day will feature a special theme, and we encourage all students to participate. Monday is “Twin Day” - be a good friend and help others stay away from drugs, Tuesday is “Boot Day” - give drugs the boot, Wednesday is “Dress as your favorite character Day” - have good character and don’t do drugs, Thursday is “Pajama Day” - let’s but drugs to bed, and Friday is “Duke Pride Day” - you’re enough to stay away from drugs. Together, let’s stand united in the fight against drugs and promote healthy, positive choices for our children! Go Dukes!

Cumberland Middle School’s 21st Century Program is hosting a parent/student Internet Safety Information Night on Thursday, October 10th, at 4:15pm in the CMS Cafetorium. Officer Minter for the Cumberland Sheriff's Department will be sharing information to students and families on how to protect students from dangers of the internet. Light snacks will be provided. We hope to see you there.

Good evening CMS Families, Before School forms have gone home with students. This program is Monday through Friday from 6:30 am to 7:30 am. starting Monday, September 9th through Friday, December 13th. For your student to participate in the program you need to provide transportation. We hope your student will come join the fun in our before school program.

Good evening CMS Families, Calling all CMS families grades 5 - 8, to come out and join us for our 3rd annual Volleyball Tailgate on Thursday, September 5th, at 3:30 pm in front of the middle school! All who attend the tailgate will receive $2 off their admission to the game. Come on out for food and fun, and stick around to cheer on our Lady Dukes at their first home game starting at 4:30pm. Go Dukes!

Good evening CMS Families, It has been great to have students back in the building! Demographic update forms were sent home with your student today. If you have any updates to addresses or contact information, please complete the form and return it to school with your student. Completed forms should be returned to the middle school office. If your student did not bring home a form, they will be receiving it tomorrow. Also, a few reminders about our dismissal procedures for parent pick up. Car rider dismissal time is 2:50pm. Students will exit the main doors of the middle school. We ask that caregivers please wait until their student exits the building, and not to enter the school. When picking up your student, please park in the lower parking lot – please DO NOT wait in the bus loop. Any student who has not been picked up by the time buses have arrived (around 3:00pm), will reenter the school building and wait for bus riders to dismiss. After the departure of all buses, remaining students will then be released and will exit the main doors of the middle school. For the safety of students and parents/guardians, everyone is asked to refrain from walking in between parked buses. For more details on dismissal procedures, please visit our school webpage. Thank you for your continued partnership in educating your students. Go Dukes!