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School Hours
8:55AM to 2:55PM
Tardy Policy
It is very important that each student arrive in his/her classroom,
ready to begin school, by 8:55AM. We ask that all students be in their
classrooms at 8:45AM. A student who arrives after 8:55AM should go to
the office to get a late slip before going to the classroom. View the CSUS Absence and Tardy Policy >>
Absences
When
a child will be absent, a parent is requested to call the school and
give the date(s), and anticipated length of absence. Parents may leave a
message on the answering machine after or before school hours. The
School Department Policy requires that families send a note explaining
the circumstances of the absence to the teacher upon their child's
return to school in order for an absence to be considered an excused
absence. View the CSUS Absence and Tardy Policy >>
Schedule
Cambridge
Street Upper School follows a six day schedule during which students
take required classes and individually-identified electives. Individual
schedules and homeroom assignments will be provided to students before
their first day of school, and students will receive reminders of the
schedule cycle to keep them on track. As they adjust to the six day
cycle, homeroom will provide opportunities for reminders and
announcements, as well as a familiar anchor at the start of each day.
Trimesters
Upper
Schools follow a trimester system, which allows students to explore
additional electives and provides teachers with opportunities to report
on student progress three times per year. Trimesters also create
additional opportunities to explore elective courses. Each trimester
consists of approximately 13 weeks, including a 2-3 week “project
period.”
Project periods allow time for students to continue studying topics
in greater depth or to engage in interdisciplinary units designed for
them by teachers at their campus. Project periods are held at the end of
each trimester in order to provide opportunities for teacher
collaboration between schools such as citywide performances.
Transportation
Cambridge
Public Schools will provide transportation to all 6th-8th grade
students who must walk 1.5 miles or more to their assigned schools, and
to all students through grade 8 who must cross Fresh Pond Parkway,
McGrath Highway, or Alewife Brook Parkway, or who must cross the
railroad tracks at Sherman Street. Students who are not eligible for
transportation in the morning based on their home address may be
eligible to take a school bus to an after school program. Please contact
Tina Fisher in the Transportation department for more information.