2022-2023 Kindergarten Families! Please join us for Kindergarten Round Up on Thursday, April 28 to meet the principal and teachers, ask questions about enrollment, and learn about the Kindergartner's day. Read the article for more information.
WELCOME to our newest Bluejackets, the graduating class of 2035! Click the link above to go to our Kindergarten Registration page to enroll your child at Cambridge Primary School. We can't wait to meet you!
Welcome to an exciting year of learning and growing at Cambridge Primary School! I am honored to be the Principal of this amazing school, home of the Caring Critters!
Our school community is dedicated to providing our students with a well-rounded educational experience. The CPS staff recognize and celebrate the diverse learning styles, interests, talents, and cultures of our students and strive to offer a rich variety of meaningful learning experiences that will inspire innovative thinkers and confident learners.
The school home partnership is an integral part of the educational journey. We could not successfully complete this journey without the support of our committed families. Your partnership and involvement are essential components to the academic and social emotional success of your child. Together we achieve more!
The goal of our website is to provide families with up-to-date information and resources to support a positive year of learning for everyone. I am thrilled that you have decided to view our school’s website in order to learn more about the wonderful students, staff, and programs we have to offer. Please visit our website often and stay connected with your child’s school community.
We are about to embark upon a new school year with great enthusiasm and anticipation of new opportunities for our students and families. Welcome to the 21-22 school year!
Mrs. Acker's role is to promote the academic and social/emotional growth of all of our students. She works in partnership with educators and parents to assist students with making positive life choices, cope with difficult life events, identify and manage big feelings and emotions, appreciate diversity, promote confidence and develop healthy relationships.
The purpose of The Elementary Counseling Program is to empower all students academically, socially, emotionally and prepare them for their future by assisting in removing obstacles to learning in the classroom.
School Counselors meet the developmental needs of the student by providing:
Individual counseling
Small group counseling
Preventative classroom guidance lessons
School-wide programming
Parent consultations
Faculty consultation, collaboration, and education
Coordination of services
Referrals for specialized assistance
An Elementary School Counselor Can Assist to Increase:
Please review the process for safely picking up students at the end of the school day.
Parents, please remain in your cars during dismissal.
Kindergarten
Kindergarten students are dismissed at 2:55.
Kindergarten teachers will walk the students to the kindergarten parent pick-up area, located outside Door 21, west sidewalk headed south.
Kindergarten parents: stay in your car and visually connect with your child’s teacher.
Please do not exit your car.
1st & 2nd Grade
Grade 1 students are dismissed at 2:50.
Grade 2 students are dismissed at 2:45.
Students will be walked out of the building by school staff. They will exit door 21 and line up along the school wall practicing social distancing.
Parents should remain in their car and pick up their student using the pick-up lane. The pick-up lane is one lane, located next to the curb along the student loading and unloading zone.
1st & 2nd grade parents: Please do not park in the parent pick-up lane before 2:50 as the kindergarten students are still leaving school. Dismissal time is tiered to assist with the number of cars in the parking lot at one time.
Utilize the crosswalks at ALL times while walking from the parking lot. Please utilize the visitor parking spots located on Elm Street if you need to exit your car.
The drive up lane is only one lane, located right next to the curb.
All students need to be picked up by 3:10.
This video below will help to make you familiar with the procedures at Cambridge Primary School.
Thanks for your cooperation and understanding, as we strive to make the pick-up procedures safe for all students, parents and staff.
CPS Mission
Our Vision - Through shared leadership, Cambridge Primary School will build strong relationships with our students, families and community, we will work together to prepare all our students to be 21st century learners. By having high expectations and believing all students can learn, we will prepare our students to be the leaders of tomorrow.
Our Mission - The mission of Cambridge Primary, an influential school empowering young minds in a fundamental learning environment, is to develop confident, eager learners who model character and are prepared for the ever-changing world, guided by an innovative and exemplary staff that ensures a strong relationship with students, their families and the community.
"Teaching Learners Today to be Leaders Tomorrow”
All staff will develop and foster positive relationships with all students
All staff will teach to the Minnesota State standards using 21st century teaching strategies and the learning criteria
We will have high expectations for all
We will use data to make decisions based on individual needs of all students
Family Resources
Attendance Matters - Help your student succeed, build the habit of good attendance. For more information, see the Attendance Matters Flyer.
CPS/CIS PTO - Our PTO is a nonprofit organization that includes parents, guardians and staff from Cambridge Primary School and Cambridge Intermediate School. We strive to build a connection between home and school by encouraging and sponsoring activities. We work to enhance the education of our students by supporting our schools and classrooms. Meetings are held the first Thursday of the month.
Visitors to C-I Schools
To comply with current public health orders, Cambridge-Isanti Schools will onlyallow essential visitorsinto our school buildings. Large group gatherings will occur virtually while under public health orders.
Parents and Guardians may enter the main office to drop off or pick up a student. To facilitate the process, please call ahead to inform the office of your arrival time.
Essential Visitors will be asked to verify your identity by showing office staff a form of photo identification such as a driver’s license or state ID card. Your ID will be scanned into our visitor management database and a photo visitor badge will be printed and used as your visitor credential for the day. You will be issued a colored lanyard with a plastic sleeve that will hold your credential. The lanyard must be placed around your neck with your visitor badge visible at all times during your visit. At the completion of your visit, you will be required to check back into the main office to return your visitor badge and to sign out as a visitor. Office staff will retain your photo ID for the duration of your visit. Your photo ID will be returned to you when you sign out as a visitor.
Please be aware that our staff has been trainedto follow protocol and question visitors who are in the building and not wearing a mask and/or ID badge. Please be advised of school district POLICY #903 which outlines that an individual or group may be denied permission to visit a school if visitor(s) do not comply with the school district procedures or if the visit is not in the best interest of students, employees or the school district.
