Cambridge Community School

Aug 2024

Cambridge Elementary Community School

November 2024

Exciting Things That Happened at Cambridge! 🌟

October was filled with wonderful events and opportunities for our Cambridge families! From informative workshops to community celebrations, here's a look at what we've accomplished together this month:

What We’ve Done at Cambridge in October! 🌟

College Readiness Parent Workshop - A Success! 🎓
We welcomed families eager to learn more about supporting their children's future college journey.
Día de los Muertos Ofrenda
Our Spanish Club created a beautiful ofrenda in the Parent Community Center to honor this cultural tradition.
OCDE Community Schools Network Meeting
We attended a meeting with School Board Trustee Ana Page, learning about data collection and strategies for developing community schools.

College Readiness Parent Workshop

On Thursday, October 17, Cambridge Elementary hosted an insightful and engaging College Readiness workshop for our parents, led by Mr. Dominguez. The session, titled "Preparación para la universidad," was held in Room T5 and welcomed families eager to learn more about supporting their children's future college journey.

Parents had the opportunity to discuss important topics such as:

Choosing the Right School
Preparing for College
Applying to College
Paying for College
Succeeding in College

Parents left the workshop feeling equipped with valuable information and resources to help them confidently navigate the college application process, from selecting the right school to ensuring their children succeed once enrolled. The event was a great chance for parents to share their thoughts and connect with others who are on the same journey.

We’re so grateful for all the parents who attended and made this event a success! Stay tuned for more opportunities to engage and empower our Cambridge families.

Día de los Muertos Celebration at Cambridge

As part of our community-based learning initiative, we celebrated Día de los Muertos this October with a special exhibit at our Parent Community Center. Our talented Spanish Cultural Club created a beautiful ofrenda altar to honor this meaningful tradition. It was a wonderful opportunity for our families to learn about the significance of this cultural celebration and experience the rich history behind it.

ESL class

Cambridge is pleased to welcome back our ESL class, thanks to our collaboration with Santiago Canyon College!

Want to improve your English? Enhance your reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills with us. 📚 Our Adult English Language (ESL) Class began on September 10th. Every Tuesday 8:00am-12:00 pm Improve your English and discover new opportunities! 🎉

Free Monthly Farmers Market

Free Farmers Market at Cambridge, marking our 8th year partnering with Second Harvest Food Bank! Through their Mobile School Pantry program, we provide fresh, nutritious food for our students and their families.

A huge thank you to our amazing volunteers—your dedication makes it possible for us to run this program every month. We’re so grateful for your support in helping our community access healthy meals year after year!

Cambridge is excited to continue our partnership with Second Harvest Food Bank by hosting a Free Monthly Farmers Market!

🕘 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM

Join us at Cambridge Elementary from 9:00 to 10:00 AM for our Free Farmers Market. Help us in the fight against hunger and support our community by bridging the meal gap.

Please bring a cart or bags. Dates and times are subject to change. Service is provided on a first-come, first-served basis. We look forward to seeing you there!

Our amazing community leads and liaisons from @orangeusd visited the Second Harvest Food Bank facility for a fantastic training session on how to better serve and feed our community! 🍎💪 A huge THANK YOU to @shfboc for providing Cambridge Elementary with free, nutritious food for our students and their families through the Mobile School Pantry! 🚛🥦 Your support means everything! 👏❤️ #WeFeedOC #CambridgeCares #CommunityStrong

Supporting Our McKinney-Vento Students

I had the wonderful opportunity to join fellow community leads from OUSD in preparing backpacks for our McKinney-Vento students. It was truly rewarding to contribute and support these students in making a difference in their lives!

Save the Date

Please add these dates to your calendar!

Nov 1 Community School Council Meeting 9-10am
SSC Meeting 2:30pm
Nov 11 Veterans Day (No School)
Nov 12 Free Farmers Market 9-10am
Nov 18-22 Fall Book Fair - Scholastic
Nov 25-29 Thanksgiving Break (No School)

Learning Link

Learning Link at Cambridge Elementary School 🎉

Caregivers, bring your little ones (ages 0-4) to explore, learn, and make friends at Learning Link! Our wonderful teachers will guide you through fun, developmentally-appropriate activities, including a take-home craft. No registration needed—just drop in!

🗓️ Starts August 29, 2024 🕒 Thursdays, 1:25 PM - 2:10 PM 📍 Cambridge Elementary School 📞 For more info: 714-628-5828 | kgioia@orangeusd.org

Early Learning Newsletter

School Messenger Text Message

Parents and Guardians You can take advantage of our Text Messaging Service

Our school utilizes the SchoolMessenger system to deliver text messages, straight to your mobile phone with important information about events, school closings, safety alerts and more.

You can participate in this free service* just by sending a text message of "Y" or "Yes" to our school's short code number, 67587.

You can also opt out of these messages at any time by simply replying to one of our messages with "Stop".

We recommend saving this short code and Caller ID to the contacts on your phone. This will help prevent any 3rd party call blocking systems from interfering with your receipt of important messages sent by the school or district.