Fifth graders explored owl pellets to identify what the owls had eaten. In one pellet, they even discovered an entire bird skull!
about 22 hours ago, Heather Pine
owl pellets
owl pellets
owl pellets
owl pellets
bird skull
Congratulations to Mrs. Wood, Illinois School Counselor of the Year Honoree! She received her award today! We are so grateful for you and all you do for our students, Mrs. Wood!
3 days ago, Cambridge CUSD 227
Mrs wood
honor
Congratulations to our Viking of the Week winners! Z'ayden D. Rhett V. Connor S. Addison D. Keep up the great work!
7 days ago, Heather Pine
Viking of the week

Caring Hearts ornaments are hung 😊. If you would like to help support one of our Cambridge families during the Christmas season, please come to the elementary school and select an ornament tag. Gifts are due back to the school by December 1st. Please leave the gifts unwrapped with the ornament tag attached. If you have any questions, please reach out. Thank you for your support!

11 days ago, Heather Pine
caring hearts flyer
Our 4th graders wrapped up their unit on energy and energy transfer by experimenting with our three-man slingshot. It was exciting to see which objects traveled the farthest.
14 days ago, Heather Pine
slingshot
4th grade slingshot
4th grade slingshot
standing out by objects
Students in 1st grade were detectives and completed a math escape room to determine who was stealing the Halloween candy. They cracked the code and found out that the ghost was the culprit. #JustLearnIt
17 days ago, Heather Pine
working on the escape room
solving math problems for the escape room
escape room-Halloween
solved the escape room
Thanks to these four for taking the Initial Bus Driver class! We appreciate your willingness to take the first step in becoming substitute bus drivers!
18 days ago, Cambridge CUSD 227
Bus Driver Training
Third grade students learned how spiders use ballooning to relocate. They created models of spiders and balloons, then used the scientific process to experiment with and improve their balloon designs. Excellent job! #JustLearnIt
20 days ago, Heather Pine
creating ballon
creating ballon
testing spiders and balloons
testing spiders and balloons
testing spiders and balloons
Our second graders got the chance to visit their pen pals in Wethersfield today. It was a fun experience as they finally got to meet their pen pals face to face for the first time!
20 days ago, Heather Pine
2nd grade pen pals
Mr. Hamerlinck's class put on a wonderful performance of The Ugly Pumpkin! Great job everybody!
21 days ago, Heather Pine
ugly pumpkin performance
ugly pumpkin performance
ugly pumpkin performance
ugly pumpkin performance
Congratulations to our Viking of the week winners! Tana R Aleea S Gus B Brody K Keep up the great work!
21 days ago, Heather Pine
Viking of the week
Our 3rd grade students kicked off their Junior Achievement lessons with our amazing volunteer, Mrs. Denison. During the program, students will learn valuable lessons about earning, saving, spending, and donating.
21 days ago, Heather Pine
class JA lessons
JA lessons
JA lessons
5th grade have been caught red handed with a fun invisible ink activity. Just in time for some spooky Halloween fun!
21 days ago, Heather Pine
think tank-red handed
Thank you to the Cambridge Fire Protection District for welcoming our students and teaching them about fire safety. We are truly fortunate to have such a dedicated group of volunteer firefighters who go above and beyond for our community!
21 days ago, Heather Pine
CPR
Smokehouse
Smokehouse
Spraying the firehose
Spraying my firehose
putting on the fire uniforms
Our preschool students worked hard to follow directions so they could make pumpkin pie play dough. #JustLearnIt
21 days ago, Heather Pine
mixing ingredients
mixing ingredients pumpkin pie
pumpkin pie play dough
Check out the 2nd grade pumpkin book reports. They did a great job!
21 days ago, Heather Pine
2nd grade book floats
2nd grade book floats
Happy Principals Appreciation Day to our two favorite leaders, Mr. Reagan and Mrs. Pine!

Your dedication, vision, and tireless efforts make Cambridge Jr/Sr High and Cambridge Elementary special places to learn and grow. We're so grateful for the positive environment you've created for our students, staff, and community.

Thank you for everything you do, every single day!

Let's show them some love in the comments! 👇
24 days ago, Cambridge CUSD 227
Principal Appreciation
Principal Appreciation
Tomorrow is the big day! 🎉Get ready for CES Screen-Free Week. Who's joining us and going Screen-Free?

If you're looking for inspiration, check out these ideas for how to spend your extra time connecting with family and friends.

And don't forget the Spirit Days! Show your school pride throughout the week.

We'd love to see how you reconnected: Take some quick photos of the fun activities you do together (try not to spend all your time looking at the screen 😉). Please save and share your pictures after the week is over!
29 days ago, Cambridge CUSD 227
Screen Free Week
Screen Free Week
Screen Free Week
Screen Free Week
Our kindergarten students spent the day “inside of a pumpkin” as they explored the parts of a pumpkin and enjoyed a variety of pumpkin-themed activities. A big thank you to Mrs. Vincent, Miss Wirt, and Mrs. Johnson for making learning so much fun!
about 1 month ago, Heather Pine
pumpkin doors
pumpkin classroom KW
pumpkin classroom KV
centers KW
pumpkins centers KW
pumpkin project KW
centers KW
pumpkin counting KV
pumpkin measuring KV

Screen Free Week starts next Monday at CES and we hope you'll join us! Planning in advance will help you to be more successful! Do you have a plan on how you'll spend your Screen Free Week? Need a reason to accept the challenge? Check out this infographic here or at https://screenfree.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Kids-and-Screens-Infographic.pdf.

about 1 month ago, Cambridge CUSD 227
Screen Free Infographic
Planning Template