Cambridge Elementary

Sept 2 is Labor Day and school will be closed.

Sept 5 at 3:15 in the Media Center - our first SAC (School Advisory Council) Meeting.

Sept 11 Domino's Pizza Night. If you order, please mention Cambridge. They donate money back to our school.

Sept 23 Boy Scout representatives will visit classrooms.

Sept 26 at 5:30pm we will hold our 3rd Annual Hands on Science Night with activities from the Orlando Science Center. Join us! Boy Scouts representatives will also be available for those who would like to register.

Oct 9 7:15 AM FAMILIES that would like to celebrate Walk to School Day with us will meet at Eastern Florida State College across the street from 7-11. We will walk to school together.

Grades 3-6 took FAST PM 1 ELA and Math on Aug 27 and 28. Your child's results will be available soon.

This link provides directions for accessing results.

Thank you to all the parents who volunteered for SAC. As you know, we emailed a poll out for parents to vote for 7 names. The following were selected based on majority of votes: Abigail Kemp, Quenisha Wells, Elorah Corrigan, Joana Vasquez Felipe, Ylda Trinidad Reyez.

We will have a run off of those who tied for the last two spots. The poll has gone out through Focus and will close Monday 9/2/24 at noon.

Our first meeting will be Thursday Sept 5 at 3:15 in the Media Center. Please bring ID and sign in at the office. All are invited to attend.

Students may arrive starting at 7:30. There is no supervision before that time.

Dismissal- if you need to make a change to your child's way home, we must have a handwritten note from the parent. We cannot take transportation changes over the phone or email. This is for your child's safety.

If you are walking up to the bike rack to meet your child or walking to the office to check a child out, please use our sidewalks as we have cars, daycare vans and school bus all moving out the gate. Your safety is important to us.

If we are experiencing thunder/lightning in the area, we MUST remain in the building for 30 min after the most recent strike. This may impact dismissal. If you choose to come into the office to check your student out, please be sure to bring ID or your car tag. Please be patient with us as this does make dismissal time lengthy. We must follow this procedure for the safety of students and staff.

Once the 30 min wait period is over, we will resume normal dismissal procedures.

We do dismiss as usual during rain only (no lightning/thunder).

The Office of Curriculum and Instruction is pleased to announce upcoming opportunities for
parents and community members to provide input on the science materials for this adoption
cycle. The newly adopted science instructional materials must be high quality and aligned with
the Florida Science Standards. These materials will be implemented beginning in the 2025-2026
school year. Please see an email attachment sent to all families 8/21/23 for more information.

The following teachers are considered out of area for ESOL (to support students who are learning English as a second language). We are required to inform parents each year.

Mr. Bates

Mrs. Haubert

Ms. Hibbert

Mrs. Jaime

Mrs. Hutton

Ms. Pinnock

Ms. Pio

Mrs. Samboy

Mr. Smith

Ms. Taylor

Families, Students are expected to wear a school uniform every day unless we have a special occasion and it is listed in the newsletter. This is an expectation for our school. Thank you for reminding your student to wear uniforms (including appropriate footwear) daily. Please see the description and picture of acceptable school uniforms below.

Huddle up with your kids and ask:

Huddle up with your kids and ask, “If you had a problem, whose advise would you seek?”

When your K-5 child completes a Lexia level (reading), they receive a certificate. At the bottom of the certificate you will see a section called AT HOME. This gives you some ideas of how to practice and support your child.

The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA), as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), requires that a Local Educational Agency prepare and disseminate an annual Local Educational Agency report card and provide information on state, local, and school performance and progress in an understandable and uniform format.

District and School grades provide an easily understandable way to measure the performance of a school. Parents and the public can use the grades and their components to understand how well each district and/or school is serving its students. District and school grades for the 2022-2023 school year serve as an Informational Baseline using the new assessment cut scores.

Use the links provided below to view either the 2022-2023 Brevard School District Report Card or Cambridge's School Report Card. If you would like a printed copy or need translation assistance, please notify the front office.

Cambridge’s Report Card Link: Cambridge Elementary Magnet School Report Card (fldoe.org)

District Report Card Link: https://edudata.fldoe.org/ReportCards/Schools.html?school=0000&district=05

We are a UNIFORM school. Students wear a plain red, black or white tshirt (no writing or logos) and black, khaki, or blue jean shorts, pants, skorts. Students may also wear shirts with the Cambridge logo embroidered or printed on them. LEGGINGS may NOT be worn as pants, but MAY be worn under pants, dresses, shorts. Crocs, slides, flip flops, and sandals without a back are not part of our uniform or the BPS elementary dress code. Please have your child wear tennis shoes as they have recess and PE.

The Brevard County School Board approved Cambridge’s Schoolwide Improvement Plan which also serves as our Title I plan. Please take a minute to review our school’s plan at https://www.floridacims.org/districts/brevard/schools/1041. Copies of this document will be made available upon request and if you would like the document translated please contact the front office.

SpeakOut Hotline is designed to help you anonymously report any threatening behavior or situation that endangers you, your friends, family, community, or your school campus. Reporting isn't "snitching", reporting is when you need to keep yourself or someone you know safe from threats, harmful behaviors, or dangerous situations. By guaranteeing a caller's anonymity, SpeakOut allows the caller to give information without the fear of retribution.

Fortify is a suspicious activity reporting tool that allows you to instantly relay information to appropriate law enforcement agencies and school officials.