Cumberland Academy K5

Welcome back to CA K5
Estella Johnson!

🏫 The Cumberland County Board of Education approved the Superintendent’s administrative recommendation of Estella Johnson as the new principal of Cumberland Academy K-5.

🔗 Learn more: https://tinyurl.com/3asf2b5m

🌟 Congratulations to Dena Russell, our Teacher of the Year! 🌟

Selected by her peers to represent our school, Mrs. Russell has dedicated 24 years to helping students learn, grow, and reach their full potential.

“Seeing my students succeed is one of the most rewarding parts of my job,” she shared.

We are proud to celebrate Mrs. Russell and grateful for the positive impact she makes on students and families each day!

That’s a wrap on School Year 2025-2026.

Distance means so little when a team means so much! ❤️💻
Today, our CA K5 family stepped out from behind the screens for our end-of-the-year luncheon. Working in a virtual environment means we don't always share a physical staff room, but the bonds, deep friendships, and support we’ve built here are as real as it gets.
We had the absolute joy of celebrating our incredible Teacher of the Year, Dena T Russell , and showering our amazing retirees, Tara Bratcher and Tara Weymouth , with all the love they deserve as they start their next chapters.
Thank you all for making this virtual space feel so much like home. Scroll through for a peek at our offline celebrations! 📸👇

5th grade Crossing Over is one of those special moments. This time it was even more special because many of these young scholars have been with us since kindergarten!
Congratulations and best wishes as you transition into middle school!

During Teacher Appreciation Week, projects on Donorschoose are matched making every $1 stretch to the value of $2. We have already had projects fully fund for social studies curriculum and digital subscriptions for student collaboration. If you would like to help make one more project come to life and have some funds available, please check out this project. We need about $150 to make this one a reality.

Annotate with Ease, a project from Dr. Kaiser Help me give my students a round fridge magnet maker, washi tape, highlighter tape and printer ink. Our students crave more than just a worksheet or a static slide. They want to be the "drivers...