Rhonda Malecha, Principal
Email:  rmalecha@c-ischools.org
Phone: 763-691-6502

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 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 20-21 school year! 

Jodi Acker, Counselor
Email:  jacker@c-ischools.org
Phone: 763-691-6545
Website

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 Elementary Counseling Program is to empower all students in the areas of academic, social emotional and preparing for their future, and assist to remove obstacles to learning in the classroom.

School Counselors meet the developmental needs of the whole 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:

• Focus and attention
• Belonging & safety
• Self-efficacy, self-esteem
• Friendship skills
• Study Skills
• Motivation
• Emotional Management
• Mindfulness

SAFETY is our PRIMARY concern!  Please review the CPS Drop Off and Pick Up Procedure.  The video below will help to make you familiar with the procedures at Cambridge Primary School. 

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.

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.

To comply with current public health orders, Cambridge-Isanti Schools will only allow essential visitors into 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 trained to 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.