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  • News
    • PAC & BAC
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    • Principal's Message
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    • 8th Grade
    • ISBE Special Education Info
    • Parent Job Opportunities
  • Academics
  • Families
    • How can I become a Volunteer?
    • How can I sign up my kids for after-school?
    • GoCPS: How do I get my 8th grader into HS?
    • Cool Websites for the summer
    • Healthy Kids Market
    • Cameron Family Connection
  • Student Activities
    • Cameron Sports
    • Becoming A Man (BAM)
    • The Cameron Rock Band
    • Theater >
      • Alice in Wonderland
      • Our Fortunate Future
      • Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
      • People are People
      • Charlotte's Web
      • Wizard of Oz Play 2016
    • Architects in School
  • School Info
    • Supply Lists
    • School Uniform
    • Mission and Vision
    • Leave Feedback

​Cameron's
Academic
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To achieve our mission of ensuring that all Cameron graduates are college-bound, we offer an abundance of different curriculum choices aimed at giving our students a rich and engaging opportunity to learn in all areas of study! 

READING/LITERACY: All K-8th grade Cameron students receive 90-150 minutes of "Balanced Literacy" instruction daily.  "Balanced Literacy" means that students are taught all of the pieces that make us great readers and writers.  Students read a variety of texts including a ton of nonfiction!

MATH: Beginning in 1st grade, Cameron students receive 90 minutes of daily Math instruction designed to teach problem-solving and critical thinking.  Kindergarten through 5th grade students use Go Math! which promotes applying math to real life situations.  6th-8th graders use the very challenging Connected Math Program 4 which pushes students to understand why math works the way that it does.  Advanced 8th graders can test into the high school level 8th Grade Algebra class as well!

SCIENCE: As we transition to the new NGSS national Science standards, all K-8th students receive regular hands-on Science instruction.  Beginning in 5th grade, students receive 75+ minutes of daily Science instruction.

SOCIAL STUDIES: Students study a variety of social studies topics and complete projects in their homerooms and in a special Enrichment class.

ENRICHMENT: We offer Pre-K through 8th grade students a variety of Enrichment classes including Instrumental Music, Visual Arts, Social Studies, Computer Technology, and Physical Education! 


MTSS: The Cameron  staff refuses to watch students struggle without providing as much support as possible.  We use a variety of methods to provide students with academic and social-emotional supports.
Here are examples of students using recyclable materials to design robots--they will create instruction manuals to be shared with others!

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Compass Learning


​Standards aligned to increase students learning potential. Cameron students use this software from grades 2-8.
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Think Cerca

A CERCA is an evidence-based argument. CERCA with your students five times per month to grow writing and reading skills.
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Google Classroom

Classroom saves time and paper, and makes it easy to create classes, distribute assignments, communicate, and stay organized.
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