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Special Spring Issue
Volume 10 , Issue 7
March, 2012
Special points of interest:
• LSC Election Info
• Pre-K Registration Info
• Honor Roll & Perfect
Attendance Student Su-perstars!
• Spelling Bee Champ!
• News from the Grades
• New Bridge Art Gallery
• Tons of other great stuff!!
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Brake’s Take 2
LSC Election Info 2 & 22
March Calendar 3
Students of the Month 4-5
Family Movie Night 6
Honor Roll 7
Perfect Attendance 8-9
News from the Grades 10-21
CPS Dates 20
B R I D G E B U G L E
“Bruno” 86 Years
A CPS “Rising Star” school and “School of Distinction”, a CPS “Exemplary Achievement Award” Winner, an “Autonomous Manage-
ment Performance School” (AMPS), an Illinois Honor Roll of Schools “Academic Improvement Award” & “Spotlight School Award”
winner, a national SPEAK UP 200! School award winner. Named by Chicago magazine as a top 10 “Most Promising Places” school!
CHAMPION
7th Grader, Theodore Nickson, is Bridge Jr. High’s
champion for the 2011-2012 Bridge Spelling Bee. Thank you to all of the participants and staff who helped make
this an exciting event. Theodore will be representing our school at the March 16th, 2012, Citywide Spelling Bee at
Lindblom Math and Science Academy. Congratulations on your win Theodore!
Partner School
Check out the new Bridge School website at:
http://www.bridge.cps.k12.il.us/
Bridge Bulldogs
are Champions!
Page 2 Volume 10 , Issue 7
Do you have any
ideas, suggestions,
or comments on
ways to improve our
school and the ser-
vices that our chil-
dren receive? If so,
please call, write a
letter, or see me to
share your ideas.
Your input is greatly
appreciated.
Thank You!
Dr. Brake
Students/Teachers
Staff/Parents
Would you like to
have a poem, article,
short story, event, or
other item of interest
published in the
Bridge Bugle?
Submit your item to
Dr. Brake
on flash drive
(Microsoft Word format preferred)
no later than the third
week of the month for
publication in the next
month’s school news-
paper.
BRAKE ’S TAKE
-March Non-Attendance Days for Students-
Casmir Pulaski Holiday
Monday, March 5, 2012
No School
Spring Vacation is April 2nd-6th
No School
School Resumes 4/9/12
ISAT Testing: March 6th-9th
Testing season is upon us this school year. The Illi-
nois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) will be given
the week of March 6th-9th. Make-up testing is March
12th-16th.
The development of the 2013-2015 School Improve-
ment Plan for Advancing Academic Achievement
(SIPAAA) is under way. The next community SIPAAA
development meeting is April 18th at 6:30 PM.
All parents and community members are invited to
participate in this meeting. It’s really true–
Great People Make Great Schools.
Thanks for helping make our school great! Dr. Christopher Brake, Principal
Happy
St. Patrick’s
Day
Local School Council (LSC) Elections Thursday, March 8, 2012 , 3:00 PM - Candidate Filing Deadline
Wednesday, March 21, 2012, 6:30 PM Candidate Forum held in the
Bridge Elementary School Auditorium
Monday, April 16, 2012, Candidate Literature Distribution Day
Wednesday, April 18, 2012, 6:00 AM– 7:00 PM - LSC Elections held in the
Bridge Elementary School Auditorium
-More LSC Info on page 22-
Pre-K Registration Week is March 6th-9th
Registration Form on page 10
Indicates day of non-attendance for students
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Mid-Quarter
Progress
Reports
Distributed
To
Students
March 7th
1 2 Mid-Quarter
3
4
Pre-K Registration
Week
5
Pulaski’s
Holiday
No
School
6 7 Mid-Quarter
Progress
Reports
Distributed
8 LSC
Candidate
Filing
Deadline
3:00 PM
9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16
Family
Movie
Night
17
St. Patrick’s
Day
18 19 20 Spring
Photos
21 LSC/
NCLB PAC
Meetings 5:30 PM
Room 106
LSC Candidate
Forum 6:30 PM Bridge Auditorium
22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Spring
Vacation
Is
April 2-6
March 2012 In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb...
ISAT Testing Week
ISAT Make-Up Testing Week
Raymond Alonso
Olivier Kranc
Ibraheem Gomaa
Malak Suleiman
Nina Dziamba
Jayden King Kaitlyn Thompson
Makayla Mascorro Klaudia Gawruk
Christian Wolski Daniel Kocot
Natalia Obrochta
March - Students of the Month
Nicole Hawkins Olivia Zuzia Ryan Garcia
Bruno Myszkowski
John Sak
Monika Staszel
Nur Hussein
Radek Bobowski Anthony Bialczak
Kacper Rebeszko Zak Elmakoudi
Samantha Alanis Theodore Nickson
Alec Panagopoulos
Jakub Rojek Milosz Dykiel Nicole Vergel
Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding attendance, academic performance, and conduct.
March - Students of the Month
Angel Qunitero
Page 7 Volume 10 , Issue 7
Room 201
Andrea Avila
Austin Beecham
Nicole Hanek
Michael Kurowski
Carmela Pesole
Room 202
John Byer
Dailah Medellin
Miguel Rascon
Room 203
Martyna Akerman
Rochelle Borda
Juliette Drewniak
Muimen Fareh
Damian Gawruk
Maya Konieczna
Francisco Rivera
Yoselin Roman
Damian Staszel
Zuzanna Strapoc
Ryan Szajna
Alexandra Zugaj
Room 204
Monika Zawislak
Room 205
Olivia Harcarik
Emilia Jakubaszek
Room 206
Jennifer Castaneda
Yahya Elmakoudi
Fotini Kaim
Szymon Ramos
Room 301
Katarzyna Pukala
Room 302
Nicolas Pesole
Room 303
Shannon McGuire
Neidelyn Reyes
Kamila Wrobel
Room 304
Julia Troszczynska
Room 305
Natalia Sak
Julia Smialkowska
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Samantha Alanis
Room 306
Maksym Ilkiv
Kevin Mienta
Eric Platt
Kacper Rebeszko
Lizette Schroeder
Room 205
Lesly Herrera
Fabian Martinez
Liam White
Nathaniel Zukowski
Room 206
Morad Deeb
Natalie Hanek
Justin Johnson
Victoria Majerczyk
Katherine Misterka
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Shyla Solis
Room 301
Isabelle Santiago
Luiz Olalla
Brian Kuczynski
Natalia Gorlicka
Damian Pikul
Safaa Suleiman
Alicia Vazquez
Cyndy Zukowski
Room 302
David Hruswicki
Sebastian Ksiazek
Jessica Tredota
Christina Pecoraro
Room 303
Chris Molina
Monika Staszel
Piotr Szczech
Alyssa Galiardo
Filip Bachta
Ashley Bock
Brynisha Campbell
Johannsy Marte
Mateusz Zieba
Room 304
Amber Avila
Kienna Bariso
Rozan Deeb
Aman Haidari
Raye Legarda
Room 305
Nicole Dziedzic
Eric Pagan
Kamil Obrochta
Jakub Bigos
Sasha Aponte
Alexis Albios
Room 306
Patty Amador
Ashley Badillo
Katherine Gacek
Yuliya Khudzyk
Victoria Kospin
Tiara Lopez
Destiny Morales
Delanie Preston
Paulina Ryndak
Kelsey Vasquez
Megan Wilder
Room 201
Maliha Ahmed
Oscar Cabrera
Angel Cadena
Sofia Zhukotanska
Room 202
Owais Abuhashish
Samantha Armijo
Sydney Bock
Natalia Hernandez
Brian Kwiatkowski
John Sak
Francheska Salacup
Nicole Soltyszewski
Kelly Tarasiewicz
Room 203
Alexis Allen
Kayla Bassig
Radek Bobowski
Juan Cardona
Dylan Ciotuszynski
Naiya Graciani
Anthony Guy
Jason Harenberg
Alexander Jamroz
Daniel Kania
Natalia Kowalska
Allen Namrood
Pasquale Sanfelice
Robert Stanford
Sabrina Villegas
Adam Wroblewski
Room 204
Marek Klejn
Josh Kornatowski
Tomasz Kuczewski
Wiktoria Kurc
Nicole Lesniak
Holly Lewandowski
Congratulations
To Our
Scholars!
SEC O N D QUARTER S I LV ER HON O R RO LL
GO L D E N HO N O R
R O L L
Room 001
Karol Piotrowski
Sean Simmons
Mateusz Babula
Kacper Kwiecien
Jakub Rojek
Armando Ayala
Katarzyna Puc
Omar Corona
Sebastian Kuczek
Edin Haskovic
Jesus Gonzalez
Aleksander Naruszewicz
Jesse Nunez
Matthew Bozek
Anna Klejn
Room 002
Ayman Abuawad
Jalyn Olivas
Kevin Barna
Alex Hernandez
Robert Ruiz
Patricia Banasik
Omar Santiago
Angelina Bredicean
Jacquelyn Rodriguez
Claudia Goral
Jacob Bozek
Nicole Wolski
Wiktoria Kozuch
Room 003
Britney Marin
Patrycja Bucko
Paola Gomez
Kate Solis
Adrian Grabowski
Andre Namrood
Andres Hernandez
Dawid Zieba
Anahi Rodriguez
Lukasz Peza
Albert Jaglowski
Room 101
Obayda Mohammed
Raygun Uremovich
Erik Harcarik
Nicole Hawkins
Mary Namrood
David Chang
Jehad Eghnaim
Christian Ziolko
Nicholas Bertacchi
Muad Ghneim
Steven Tantchev
Christian Mercado
Room 102
Adam Deeb
Carolina Alcantar
Ashley Vazquez
Zaidaivelys Valdez
Liv Steier
Grace Uremovich
Ricki Jarvis
Isiah Rodriguez
Paola Vazquez
Arthur Zakrzewski
Kamil Kocon
Audrey Cayas
Aiden Perales
Room 103
Angelica Olejarz
Bethany Lopez
Katherine Quizhpi
Patryk Rojek
Maya Kasprzyk
Rikiya Hargrove
Victoria Lipski
Room 108
Natalie Hernandez
Daniel Ramirez
Cesar Rivera
Wiktoria Skrzek
Victoria Jedryk
Jane Uremovich
Ryszard Kasprzyk
Philip Konieczny
Kamil Gembis
Nicole Pawlik
Sebastian Kwasnik
Wiktoria Tarnacki
Kayah Ptaszynski
Kamil Mienta
Janara Lebron
Room 202
Adan Paz
Daemon Monhollen
Kayla Robertson
Carmen Martinez
Geena Gilbert
Lila Shabaro
Patrick Bryk
Leaila Medellin
Dylan Thompson
Room 203
Michael Nickson
Gabriela Mlynarczyk
KylieBlu Santiago
Delila Shabaro
Allysa Cayas
Kaitlyn Thompson
Hailey Seggeling
Room 204
Konrad Pyszka
Nicole Mydlak
JakubKieras
Rani Ghneim
Nicole Rosa
Gabriel Stepek
Robert Bobowski
Alex Kwiatkowski
Gabriel Glica
Martyna Tokarczyk
Maja Koziara
Room 205
Jonathan Flores
Lissa Gomez
Jorge Zambrano
Gerry Sanchez
Room 206
Natalia Babula
Gabriela Wiejata
Kamila Drewniak
Camilla Mroz
Klaudia Gawruk
Victoria Bobro
Adriana Palka
Victoria Roj
Kacper Mutl
Room 207
Christian Reyes
Loren Henich
Selena Gonzalez
Konrad Freymiller
Anna Cius
Olivia Czarnik
Michael Mlynarczyk
Gabriela Jakimowicz
Victoria Olejarz
Cassidy Medina
Lola Sabatino
Timothy Robinson
Maria Tantcheva
Ariani Gomez
Lucas Kovarik
Room 208
Andy Guzman
Kevin Martinez
Cristopher Gonzalez
William Marin
Ayah Ghunaim
Carlos Leon
Kenneth Vasquez
Nathanael Sanchez
Aishah Hasan
Room 209
Raquel Marrero
Alexis Vivar
Jahaira Rodriguez
Kathrine Zurawski
Kamil Pisanko
Leonard Pantina
Michael Kasparian
Krystian Wojtylo
Rashed Shabaro
Agnes Zajac
Xiomara Cardona
Room 210
Angelica Krasnicki
Juan Baca
Andrew Paz
Gabriel Reyes
Lucas Bigos
Victoria Cichowski
Kylie Bertacchi
Christian Wolski
Michael Dylag
Second Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 211
Aleksandra Mroczka
Hazal Ceylan
Klaudia Bucko
Hubert Bartoszczyk
Carolina Augustynska
Maria Gomez
Steven Henderson
Viktoriya Khrabatyn
Jordan Calderon
Room 212
Jacob Ortegon
Aaliyah Schein
Mia Castillo
Jakub Iwanski
Angelica Krystopa
Kamil Michniowski
Room 201 Jr.High
Oscar Cabrera
Daniel Peralta
Gabriel Nunez
Bruno Myszkowski
Roberto Hernandez
Andrea Avila
Tala Hasan
Kevin Piwowarski
Aleksandra Czternastek
Gabriel Lau
Maliha Ahmed
Justyna Kapustka
Room 202 Jr.High
Samantha Armijo
John Sak
Kimberly Solis
Jessica Zajac
Kayla Jurewicz
Owais Abuhashish
Brianna Reyes
Elvia Ramirez
Room 203 Jr.High
Maya Konieczna
Luz Vazquez
Juan Cardona
Radek Bobowski
Ryan Szajna
Anthony Guy
Jason Harenberg
Damian Staszel
Alexandra Zugaj
Pasquale Sanfelice
Allen Namrood
Adam Wroblewski
Daniel Kania
Natalia Kowalska
Rochelle Borda
Room 204 Jr.High
Aseel Abuawad
Alma Carmona
Liam Simmons
Sebastian Hernandez
Yareli Flores
Johnathan Nickson
Monika Zawislak
Wiktoria Kurc
Kacper Rebeszko
Room 205 Jr.High
Amir Abuawad
Olivia Harcarik
Samantha Pelaez
Daniel Alcantar
Stephanie Anguiano
Peter Kospin
Kelly Conneely
Nathaniel Zukowski
Room 206 Jr.High
Victoria Majerczyk
William Viramontes
Jennifer Castaneda
Morad Deeb
Justin Johnson
Katherine Misterka
Magdalena Narusze-
wicz
Agapefaith Alfaro
Jasmine Cato
Zayna Sultan
Room 301 Jr.High Alexandra Macias
Jasmine Ayala
David Lozeau
Gregory Pikul
Natalia Gorlicka
Cyndy Zukowski
Luiz Olalla
Second Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 302 Jr.High
Joshua Torres
Manal Abughoush
Alec Panagopoulos
Nicolas Pesole
David Hruswicki
Aleksandra Niemas
Kamil Kucharski
Christina Pecoraro
Sebastian Ksiazek
Abigail Escobar
Artur Cius
Alec Santillan
Brandon Reyes
Room 303 Jr.High
Ecxon Herrera
Mateusz Zieba
Josiah Carrillo
Christopher Molina
Jakub Koperny
Nicole Zacny
Karolina Peza
Monika Staszel
Kamila Wrobel
Nicole Pelaez
Eduardo Martinez
Michael Rosa
Piotr Szczech
Neidelyn Reyes
Alexis Lopez
Kinga Tarasiewicz
Filip Bachta
Thomas Wojtyga
Francisco Gajardo
Paulina Tarnacki
Room 304 Jr.High
Victoria Galvan
Amante Vazquez
James Sobotka
Jasmine Davis
Carlie Vasquez
Juan Anguiana
Julia Troszczynska
Angel Salinas
Sadaf Ahmed
Angel Quintero
Room 305 Jr.High
Brooke Silvestri
Samantha Alanis
David Peralta
Natalia Sak
Jakub Bigos
Khalia Phoxay
Nicole Dziedzic
Room 306 Jr.High
Adren Torres
Maksym Ilkiv
Steven Gilbert
Paulina Ryndak
Delanie Preston
Natalia Wzorek
Julia Konieczna
Katherine Gacek
Kelsey Vasquez
Sevdin Munjakovic
Rafael Reza
Theodore Nickson
Tiara Lopez
Victoria Kospin
Kevin Mienta
Cristhian Recinos
Yuliya Khudzyk
Konrad Jaglowski
Bridge
Attendance
Superstars!
Chicago Public Schools Office of Early Childhood Education
Preschool for All Program
Application If your child has an Individualized Education Plan (IEP), do not complete this application. Instead, please make an appointment with the Case Manager at your neighborhood school to discuss placement options. School: __________________________________________ Date: _____________________ Child’s Name: _______________________________ Sex: ____ Birth Date: _____________ Last First
Address: _____________________________________________________________________ Street Apt. Zip Code
Home Phone: _____________ Cell: _____________ E-mail: ________________________ Emergency Contact: ___________________________________ Phone No.: _____________ Name of Guardian: __________________________ Relationship to Student: _____________ Last First
FSS # (if foster child): _________________________________ Please answer the questions below: 1. What language(s) does your child understand and speak? ____________________ ____________________ ____________________ 2. How many people are in your family? ___________ 3. What is your family income? ______ Under $20,000 ______ Under $60,000 ______ Over $80,000 ______ Under $40,000 ______ Under $80,000 If your child has been in an Early Intervention program, please bring your exit papers, if you have a copy, to the Preschool for All teacher as soon as possible. Students in Temporary Living Situations Do any of the situations below apply to your family? If so, check all that apply. ______ Living in a shelter ______ Living with relatives or others ______ Living in a park ______ Living in a train or bus station ______ Living in a car ______ Living in an abandoned building ______ Living in a hotel or motel Your answers will assist staff with enrollment and may make your child eligible for additional services. If you have checked any of the above and wish assistance, you may contact the CPS Educational Support for Stu-dents in Temporary Living Situations program at (773) 553-2242. Completed by: _____________________________ Relationship to Child: ________________
DISPOSITION OF COPIES White – Parent Canary – PFA Classroom
10-16-09 H6-10000-10/09 (Revised)
.
March Pre-K News
Our March Calendar Has Changed! Pre-K students will not have classes during the week
of March 5th. We will be using this week to register
new Pre-K families for the 2012-13 school year.
Our Pre-K classrooms have Eboards up on the
Bridge School website! Keep up-to-date on what
is happening in your child’s classroom
and how to work with your child at
home by visiting:
http://www.bridge.cps.k12.il.us/.
Dunning Library Preschool Storytime
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location:
Dunning Branch—Chicago Public Library
7455 W. Cornelia Avenue
60634
Program: Preschool Story Time (3-5 years)
About this event:
Join Ms. Sharon for a fun-filled, interactive story time designed
for preschoolers and their caregivers! Each week a new topic is
explored through stories, songs, rhymes and a craft.
Registration:
This class will meet on March 6, 27 and April 3, 2012. There are
no classes on March 13 or 20, 2012. Please register at the Dun-
ning Library reference desk or by calling the Library at (312) 743
-0480.
Check out what’s happening at your
neighborhood library!!
It is crucial that
you get your
child to school
every day on
time!
AM Families
have your chil-
dren in Room
107 by 8:15.
PM Families
have your
children in
Room 107 by
11:30.
Thank you!
In February, we contin-
ued learning and explor-
ing Space and the Solar
System. Kindergarten
students learned that our
solar neighborhood is an
exciting place. The So-
lar System is full of plan-
ets, moons, asteroids,
comets, minor planets,
and many other exciting
objects. The Solar Sys-
tem is made up of all the
planets that orbit our
Sun. We discussed im-
portant facts about each
of the fallowing planets:
Mercury, Venus, Earth,
Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus,
and Neptune. In addition
to planets, the Solar Sys-
tem also consists of
moons, comets, aster-
oids, minor planets, and
dust and gas. We
learned that Pluto is no
longer one of the planets
in our solar system, it is
known as the Dwarf
Planet.
K I N D E R G A R T E N N E W S
Students at work.
In order to gain better understanding of the
“Space” unit, on February 9th our Kindergarten
students took a field trip to the Adler Planetari-
um. Our students explored new exhibition
called: Telescopes-Through the Looking Glass.
Students discovered the thrills and dangers of
being an explorer and imagined their own future
in space. Last, but not least, students explored
the night sky with their favorite friends from
Sesame Street in One World, One Sky: Big
Bird’s Adventure. Fallow Big Bird, Elmo and
their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, on a jour-
ney of discovery to learn about the Big Dipper,
the North Star, the Sun, and
Adler Planetarium.
What students from Room 108 said when asked:
What is your favorite planet and why?
Vian- “Earth: because we live there.”
Jane – “Saturn: because it has rings around it.”
Marvin – “Earth: because everybody lives there.”
John – “Earth: because it has 1 moon, and it has life.”
T I M E T O
F I R S T A N D S E C O N D G R A D E N E W S
The first graders have been learning how to
add two-digit numbers in math class. To
strengthen the lesson we have constructed gro-
cery stores where the children have the oppor-
tunity to “shop” for their own items. The chil-
dren then write up their receipts and add the
items together using dimes and pennies. They
are having a wonderful time shopping and are
learning a great deal in the process.
First graders celebrated Valentine’s
Day by participating in fun activities.
Students created various art project to
celebrate friendship and love, read
stories centered around the holiday,
constructed valentine mailboxes at
home with their families, and deliv-
ered valentines to all their classmates.
What a great way to celebrate our
friendships!
V A L E N T I N E ’ S D AY
Happy 100th Day of School to all of our
students, who dressed as 100 years-olds on
this special day. The activities centered
around the number 100. We practiced
counting to 100 in many different ways (1s,
5s, 10s). Some students made collections of
100 items. The children enjoyed all of the
100th day festivities.
H I P , H I P , H O O R AY ! I T ’ S T H E 1 00 T H D AY !
C H A R L O T T E ' S W E B
My favorite part was when Wilbur met Charlotte. In my diorama I showed my favorite part of the book. I built a trough out of popsicle sticks for Wilbur. In class after we finished reading the book my class watched the movie. My favorite part of both the movie and the book was when Fern and Henry were at the carnival holding hands.
By: Claudia
My name is De-
clan. My scene for my
diorama is when Char-
lotte came up with a
plan to save Wilbur.
Charlotte stayed up all
night working on her
plan to save Wilbur.
When Wilbur woke up,
he saw words woven
into the web that said
“some pig.” Wilbur was
happy that Charlotte had
saved his life.
By: Declan
Hi my name is
Patricia and I did a project
on Charlotte’s Web. Char-
lotte’s Web is about a little
girl who saves a pig. Wil-
bur had to go to another
farm so he had to move.
There he met his best friend, a beautiful spi-
der, Charlotte. I have read the book and seen
the movie. The book is one of my favorite.
It’s not very often you find a friend like Char-
lotte.
By: Patircia Banasik
What’s up 4th grade!!!
My project was about
Granville T Woods. He was a
great inventor. His greatest in-
vention was the third rail system.
This invention is still used today
even in Chicago. Woods was
known as the “Black Edison.” A
famous quote was “I believe I
can do anything if I just try.”
By: Milosz Dykiel
Hi my name is Jacob Bozek and in my
class we read and watched Charlotte’s Web. We
even made a diorama about Charlotte’s Web. In
my diorama I made a pig that’s Wilbur that is
made out of clay. I also added lots of animals. I
even added Charlotte that just finished woving
her web that said “some pig” I enjoyed reading
the book. There were some parts that were sad
and made me cry a little but it was a really
good book. I also enjoyed the movie. It
was really interesting. Charlotte’s Web is
a really good book and I hope you read it.
By:Jacob Bozek
5th and 6th Grade Science Greetings from the 5th and 6th grade science classes! The 6th grade has just wrapped up discussing our world’s
five major biomes just in time for the ISAT tests. All 6th graders now know that the five major biomes are char-
acterized by the vegetation that grows there and the organisms that live there. Next, we will be reviewing elec-
tricity and magnetism after the ISAT test. The 5th grade has just wrapped up our dynamic planet and will be
moving onto the Earth’s atmosphere and water cycle. Remember to keep your fingers crossed for the 6th grade
girls that are still in the running to be on a Myth Busters episode! Let’s cheer on Samantha Armijo (202), Moni-
ka Zawislak (204), and Kelly Tarasiewicz (202)!
2nd Floor Social Studies News! The 5th graders have been learning about colonial life in the 13 original colonies. After
learning about early settlement by European colonists, students wrote journal entries from the
perspective of various colonial people – a colonist from Roanoke Island, an indentured servant sent
to work in the colonies, and a colonist taking part in the thanksgiving celebration in Plymouth. Re-
cently, the 5th graders have been learning about everyday life in the colonies and participated in a
webquest of the Colonial Williamsburg website. During the webquest, we visited the lives of vari-
ous colonial people from Williamsburg and brainstormed solutions to their everyday problems using
what we’ve learned in this unit and our own thoughts/opinions. Check out www.history.org/kids !
The 6th graders are gearing up for an exciting Ancient Egypt unit! So far, students have
been learning about the geography and early settlement of Egypt, Kush, and Canaan. This is a great
way to introduce the environments of the ancient groups from these areas. Students have learned
that early settlers to that area had to consider several important environmental factors to help
decide where to finally settle. We’ve learned that WATER, TOPOGRAPHY (shape of the land), and
VEGETATION are all important factors to consider when deciding on a location to settle. Where
would you have settled if you were an ancient Egyptian?
Sixth Grade Reading: Recently, the sixth graders finished reading a short story about Ludwig von Beethoven.
Did you know that he still continued to write music after he lost his hearing? In fact, one
of his most popular symphonies (no.5), he wrote when he was completely deaf. He
continued to conduct the orchestra as well. His brilliant music continues to be enjoyed
today. What an amazing talent!
They are finishing a Unit about “making your mark” in life. Beethoven certainly made
his mark. So, when you look back on your life’s accomplishments, what will be your mark? How will people re-
member you?
Seventh Grade Paper Pets Have you ever been surprised to see two people who looked alike but were not related? On the other hand, you’re probably surprised when family members do not share the same physical character-istics. You may have wondered what causes people to look the way they do, or why offspring common-ly look like their parents. These are questions that geneticists are trying to answer as they study the in-heritance of traits. In this project, the 7
th graders explore how traits are passed from parent to offspring by creating a
family of “paper pets”. We used probability to determine the traits of the parents and offspring. Later generations experienced mutations which caused traits to exhibit multiple alleles, co-dominant traits, and sex-linked traits.
The Bridge School Journalism Club Moderated by: Mr. Ambrosio and Ms. Gilana
Getting to Know….Mr. Ricky- School Custodian
1.When did you start working at Bridge?
On December 22, 2010
2.What is your favorite part of your job?
Cleaning the lunchroom because then I see everyone.
3. Who was your favorite teacher and why?
Mrs. Dansbee because she was a very nice lady.
4. Who is someone that inspires you and why?
My father because he tells me everything I need to know in life.
5..If you could go back in time, were would you go?
Sophomore year of high school because it was FUN!!
By: Sylwia Mieczkowski Rm:305
Karolina Peza Rm: 303
Crazy Holidays– March
1 Peanut Butter Lovers' Day
2 Old Stuff Day
3 I Want You to be Happy Day
3 National Anthem Day
6 National Frozen Food Day
8 International (Working) Women's Day
10 Middle Name Pride Day
11 Johnny Appleseed Day
12 Girl Scouts Day
12 Plant a Flower Day
14 Learn about Butterflies Day
14 National Potato Chip Day
15 Ides of March
16 Everything You Do is Right Day
17 Saint Patrick's Day
20 International Earth Day
24 National Chocolate Covered Raisin Day
25 Waffle Day
26 Make Up Your Own Holiday Day
29 National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day
30 National Doctor's Day
30 Take a Walk in the Park Day
Mythbusters
Mr.Wesolowski , a 5th and 6th grade
science teacher , found out that there is a con-
test . The contest is about testing different
science experiments .The contest is held by by
the, “Mythbusters” from Discovery Channel.
The winner of the contest will have a chance
to appear on TV on their show. So far, from
our school, three 6th graders got into the se-
cond round: Monika Zawislak 204 , Kelly
Tarasiewicz 202 , Samantha Armijo 202.
Monika Zawislak 204
Don‟t Judge a Book by Its Cover!
Many people just take a look at a big book, such as Harry Potter or Twilight, and
then just take a glance then walk away. Some students, such as Natalia H. from Room 202,
love to read, but she even told me it does bother her when people refuse to read a thick
book with 600 pages to 800. I always try to persuade my cousins to read a thick book. But
they always have an excuse like, “I always have to read in school,” or “I can just watch the
movie.” I, on the other hand, have read all the Harry Potter books. In the 6th one, I found
out they leave many details from the book. It does still bother me about how many people
just like going on the internet or just watching television. Please take a chance on what
brilliant stories authors have written!
By: Kayla B. Room 203
Book Corner By: Natalia Hernandez
Recommendations for both boys, and girls: The Family Under the Bridge By: Natalie Savage Carlson +12
This book is about an old man named Armand who lives under a bridge in Paris. He thought people where better off without kids. Until one
day he meets the kids who also live under the bridge and soon care for them and tries his best to find a better home for them.
Recommendations for girls: Marked by Fire By: Joyce Carol Thomas +13
Two-thumbs up for Joyce Carol Thomas on her National Award Winning book “Marked by Fire.” It’s about a young black Oklahoma girl
named Abyssinia Jackson who faces many challenges growing up. If you still get the giggles reading about parts of your body (just men-
tioned), then I don’t recommend this book, but if you think you can handle it, then go for it.
Recommendations for boys: The Red Pyramid By: Rick Riordan +11
This is an exiting book. It’s about two siblings named Carter and Sadie who only get to see each other two times a year, until one Christmas
Eve their father (Julius Kane) takes them to the British Museum. That night their whole life changes. If you like adventure, and mythology
then I recommend this book for you.
On Thursday, January 12, 2012 we held our annual Geography Bee here at Bridge. The win-
ner, Natalia Hernandez, answered some questions for us about how it was like. Here’s what
she said:
Q: How did you prepare?
A: I would go on the computer, study by taking quizzes, go on National Geographic, look at
atlases, but even after weeks of studying I still didn’t feel like I did enough.
Q: How did you feel when participating?
A: I felt so nervous, I thought I was going to get eliminated in the first round.
Q: How did you feel when you won?
A: I was really surprised, I thought I’d lose to Theodore. I thought I needed to study more,
but overall I was really happy.
by Rochelle Borda 203
The Hunger Games: Book Review
The Hunger Games, written by Suzanne Collins, is a remarkable book. It is set in the
future, where the world is divided into 12 districts and together that makes the Panem. The
main character, Katniss, is from District 12 which is the coal mining district. Every year
they hold The Hunger Games as a sign to the people of the districts that they cannot or
should not overthrow The Capitol. In The Hunger Games, kids and teenagers ages twelve
to eighteen are competing for more than enough of a supply of grain, oil, and glory. All of
these are rare for people who don’t live in The Capitol. Two tributes, a boy and a girl, are
chosen from each district. They are then taken to The Capitol to train and earn sponsors to
help them in a fight to the death against the other twenty-three tributes. Would you be
ready for it? The Hunger Games is coming out as a movie on March 23rd. May the odds
be ever in your favor.
By Rochelle Borda Room 203
The Bridge School Journalism Club Moderated by: Mr. Ambrosio and Ms. Gilana
7/8 grade fieldtrip to the
Shakespeare Theatre!
On March 1st the 7/8 grade will go on a field
trip to the Shakespeare Theatre at Navy Pier.
We will be seeing “The Taming of the
Shrew.” It is a romantic comedy that we are
doing in class. It is about a headstrong girl
named Katharina and a man named Petruchio.
In the play many characters are disguised as
other characters. There might also be multiple
weddings in the play.
By: Sylwia Mieczkowski and Monika Staszel
Room: 305 and 303
Do you like small things? Well, this is news for you. There is a frog which measured 7.7
millimeters long. It was discovered by Christopher Austin, associate professor at Louisiana
State University team leader. They found it in the southwestern Pacific island nation of
Papua New Guinea. The frog is called Paedophryne amauensis. They found out that these
frogs live on the bottom of wet-forests in moist leave litter. They also found out that the
male calls out in high pitched notes at dawn and dusk, close to the sound of crickets.
By: Nicole Lesniak 204
M.C Escher
Maurits Cornelius Escher was born in Holland in 1898. Escher was a graphic artist who is
responsible for making tessellation designs popular. Graphic artists are artists who create
through drawling, painting, printmaking, or other media. His artistic style is realistic. He
was very interested in the way that his drawings could trick the viewer into seeing a flat
picture as something three-dimensional. Artists use shading to create highlights and shad-
ows so that an object looks more realistic. Shading is a technique for adding black or dark-
ening an area by repeating several several lines close together. He uses value in many of his
pieces. Value is the lightness and darkness of a color or object. The artwork for which
Escher became famous, however, is tessellation. A tessellation is type of shape reversal
that changes quickly and fits together like a puzzle. MC Escher created his artwork using
the lithograph process. The lithograph process is a media in which the artist authorizes a
copy of an original work created by the artist himself or other skilled craftsmen.
BY: Victoria Kospin Room: 306
Book Review: Along for the Ride
Sarah Dessen is an author of many really
good books. One of my favorite books writ-
ten by her is called: Along for the Ride. It’s
about a girl named Auden. Her parents had a
divorce and her sister is moving out. In one
summer everything can change! What hap-
pens next? You’ll have to read the book to
find out! Sarah Dessen has written about 11
award winning books. Each of them are good
and inspiring.
By: Sylwia Mieczkowski 305and Monika
Staszel 303
Hunger Games: Movie
The Hunger Games is a movie based on the
future of North America known as Panem. Kat-
niss Everdeen has taken her sister’s place in the
games. The twists and turns will make you go
out of your mind! On March 23rd you will get to
see the brilliance of what Suzanne Collins has
written. I am very excited of how the movie will
show the amazing things that happen in the
book. If you like fiction and are a little curious
of what will happen in the future, this movie is
the one to watch!
Kayla Bassig Rm. 203
Top 10 Places to Visit during Spring
Break Wisconsin
Caribbean Sea (Puerto Rico)
Florida
Grand Canyon (Arizona)
California
Rainbow Bridge (Niagara Falls)
Lake Michigan
Mexico City, Mexico
Niagara Falls (Canada)
Downtown Chicago
By: Victoria Kurc 204 and Melissa N. Delgado
206
Top 10 Chocolate COVERED Recipes 10. Peanut Butter cookie dough cookies
9. Cream Filled Cupcakes
8. Fudge Brownies with Ice Cream
7. Ice cream churros
6. Raspberry Swirl Frozen Dessert
5. Yummy Chocolate Cake
4. Triple Berry Cobbler
3. Banana Split Cheesecake
2. Chocolate Crepes with Raspberry Sauce
1. Chocolate Peanut Butter Bombes
By: Karolina Peza Room 303 and Samantha Ala-
nis Room 305
The Top 10 Greatest Music Art-
ists of All Time (Not my opinion) By: Eric Platt 204
10. Queen
9. Stevie Wonder
8. Elvis Presley
7. Prince
6. Jimi Hendrix
5. Bob Dylan
4. Rolling Stones
3. Led Zeppelin
2. Michael Jackson
1. The Beatles
Poetry by 6th Grade: Couplets The black cat walked down the street There are many foods
It was hot; he hurt his feet Which one should I choose?
He jumped up high towards the sky Apple, pear, or plum
But then he fell down with a sigh Yummy, yummy, yum
He had to get out of the sun I hope it doesn’t get cold
And so, he began to run And it better not be old
He ran past Shabbona Park I have many favorite foods
All the dogs started to bark I have many different moods
The dogs chased him past a diner What mood am I today?
He’d never seen any place finer Maybe a taco or two…olay!
The sign said, “NO DOGS INSIDE” By Dana Schnoebelen
Perhaps that‟s a place to hide
He went in and ordered a drink One time I had a pet fish
“Milk’s my choice!” he said with a wink The fish live in a big dish
Women there began to scream The fish was so little and cute
They never saw such a scene The fish looked neon yellow and blue
A cat sitting on a barstool up high The fish ate a lot of food
Drinking milk like any other guy It was always in a real good mood
The cat was having so much fun I really hoped I could get another
But he knew it was time for him to run But that choice was up to my mother
By John Byer In seven months my fish died
And I got so sad that I cried
By Holly Lewandowski
As Jordan won the championship There once was a little pig
He happily made a very nice flip Who loved to play in the mud and dig
As he was happily crying She had a gift to tell the future
A new Bulls player started rising Like obviously avoiding butchers
His name is Derrick Rose On night she saw her future clear
He was proudly chose She would become a billionaire
Lebron went to the Miami Heat Her piggy parents were really lazy
Now Rose has to move his feet And all they said was…you‟re crazy
Last year Miami won the East The glorious day finally came
But Chicago Bulls were not the least And her vision was certainly not lame
Hopefully the Bulls will win this year She was destined to live in a mansion
The Lebron and the Heat will finally fear And freely spend money from a pension
Last year Rose won the MVP The piggy wanted to travel the world
Lebron got mad and was about to flee With a big smile and her tail high and curled
Rose created his own cool shoes Her first trip was to Buenos Aires
If he doesn‟t wear „em he‟ll probably lose Unfortunately, she caught a virus
Rose, Wade, and Lebron are the same She got the flu and many aches
But Rose has almost all the fame She stayed in bed and just ate cakes
By Morad Deeb When she recovered she grew clever
Got shots to travel, stayed healthy forever
By Kathy Misterka
I woke up one Sunday morning There once was a shark
I was tired and still yawning Who lived in a park
I looked over my window sill She swam very fast
It was still dawn, the wind was still And everyone gasped
I got dressed and went outside Her fin was large
And took a walk on the road so wide So they named her Marge
There I saw a poor, old woman The people who visited
I think she was Greek or maybe Roman Were glad they didn‟t miss it
She looked so tired and very thin She was a sight to see
She was holding what seemed to be a pin The groundkeeper had to plea
I went up to her to help her out To keep Marge safe in the park
But then came a man with a really big mouth As he patrolled after dark
He talked and talked about weird stuff Marge grew very long
Elephants, eagles, shells…so rough So the keeper dedicated his song
The woman stared at the weird stranger When she unfortunately died
She looked at me and mouthed “danger” The faithful keeper cried
The guy stopped talking and walked ahead That was the end of Marge
The woman’s eyes just glowed bright red Because she grew so large
She let out a horrible scream
Then I realized it was just a dream Wait…don‟t cry
I fell asleep during one of my classes I just told a lie!
Sitting by a kid with broken glasses By Justin Johnson
I was just so glad I was awake
„Cuz sleeping during school was a big mistake
By Francheska Salacup
Did you ever have a BFF that made you laugh and made you cry
Just so happy you could sing, and then so sad you had to sigh
One who promised she would love you, then just drove you to rage
Dropped you into all her drama, then left you standing on stage
Did you ever know a BFF you thought would always be the one
To stand close beside you, and then the next day…she’s gone?
By Amber Polanco
My teacher told me I had to write Time was ticking quickly by
The thought of it gave me such a fright I felt like I was about to cry
I had to do my very best Mom said it was almost time for bed
It soon became the ultimate test “But I haven’t even started!” I said
Football, cars, or snow…what should the topic be
Figuring out the perfect topic would be the key
I sat for hours trying to think I was so tired, my eyes closing
It seemed my brain was missing a link Very quickly I began dozing
My brain was about to burst Everything isn’t what it seems
What idea should I write first It was all just in my dreams
All the words were jumbled in my head By Patrick Gillespie
I soon was quivering with fear and dread
Art-i-facts ELEMENTARY
More Castles… At the elementary school, we have been continuing our castle theme because there are just so many cool things that
have to do with castles and medieval times. Don’t worry though, if you are castled out, we also have been starting
some other great projects, too!
Kindergarten has been very busy this month. First, students created illuminated letter paintings of their first initial
of their names. Students decorated their letters with all kinds of detailed patterns and shapes. Finally, everyone
colored his or her letter with crayon and watercolor. Just look at the kindergarten lockers to see how awesome they
turned out!!!
1st and 2nd grade had the chance to make some very colorful medieval shields. Students used construction paper to
draw and cut a perfectly symmetrical shield. We then studied different types of shields and discussed their colors
and symbols. Students had the opportunity to add their own personal symbols to the shields the made. The last
thing we did was attach a handle to the back so that the shields could function. Now students are working hard to
create warm and cool color landscapes!
3rd and 4th grade students have been hard at work the past two weeks learning to create king and queen portraits in
the style of real playing cards. Students used math to create a 2-inch frame for their cards and are now working on
drawing their king and queen’s faces and elaborately designed outfits.
Next week students will be taking on color and shape as we learn about famous artist, Wassily Kandinsky, and his
concentric circle compositions.
Medieval Shields Illuminated Letters
Check out the new Bridge Art Gallery located outside
Room 106 in the Elementary School building!
Art-i-facts Jr. High
The junior high students have been equally as busy as the elementary; taking on a slew of knew projects.
All students have helped make the art hallway more beautiful by creating strings of hanging origami hearts from
recycled magazines and newspaper. Just look how beautiful our hallway looks now, and it was so festive for Val-
entine’s Day!
5th and 6th grade students are currently working on R.O.Y.G.B.I.V. magazine collages. The students are hunting
through magazines to find all colors of the rainbow in order collage a full color spectrum of their initials or a favor-
ite symbol.
7th and 8th grade students have been thinking outside the box. Right now, students are coming up with mythologi-
cal creatures to turn into water bottle sculptures. Some classes have even started creating the bodies and limbs of
their creatures using only paper and masking tape. When these are finished, they are going to look CRAZY!
Mural Club just finished using splatter paint technique to decorate the back of their mural club sweatshirts! We
poured and mixed colors that were within the Bridge School color palette; white, baby blue, light blue and bridge
blue. Next students covered the area of the sweatshirts that we did NOT want painted, with brown craft paper and
tape. Students slowly dripped, dropped and splattered acrylic paint onto the sweatshirt. IT WAS SO FUN!
Mural club members painting their
sweatshirts in Bridge School colors.
Special Spring Issue
LSC President:
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
Parent Representatives: Mr. Daniel Aviles
Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
Mrs. Rebecca Jamroz
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Mr. Robert Walsh
Community Representatives:
Mrs. Yvonne Majewski
Mrs. Pat Walenga
Teacher Representatives:
Mr. Warren Metzdorff
Mrs. Kelly Naughton
Non-Teacher Representative:
Mrs. Maria Crespo
Administration:
Dr. Christopher Brake
PTA President:
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Vice-President:
Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
Secretary:
Mrs. Samantha Hinkle
Treasurer:
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
NCLB PAC
President:
Terri Ignatowski
Vice-President:
Dan Aviles
Secretary:
Yvonne Majewski
BAC President:
Mrs. Sylwia Krupinska
Vice-President: Mrs. Lozano Nombre-Claudia
Secretary:
Mrs. Cecilia Roman
Representative:
Mrs. Sabina Galinska
Alternate Representative: Mrs. Sylwia Drewniak
“Bridges to Success” Bridge Elementary School
3800 N. New England Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60634
773-534-3718
Bridge Jr. High School Branch
7001 W. Addison Street
Chicago, Illinois 60634
773-534-0940
Principal:
Dr. Christopher Brake
Assistant Principal:
Mrs. Joyce Giannini
I M P O R T A N T C P S D A T E S
Holidays March 5, 2012 - C. Pulaski’s Birthday*
May 28, 2012 - Memorial Day*
Vacations Spring Vacation: April 2 - 6 2012*
Summer Vacation: Schools close for students on Friday, June 15, 2012
Report Card Pick-Up Parent-Teacher Conference Days Wednesday, April 18, 2012*
Report Card Distribution Days Friday, June 15, 2012
Mid-Quarter Progress Report Distribution Days Wednesday, March 7, 2012 (Third Quarter)
Wednesday, May 23, 2012 (Fourth Quarter)
Professional Development Days Friday, April 13, 2012*
Teacher Institute Day Thursday, June 14, 2012*
*Indicates days of non-attendance for students
LSC Elections Coming! LSC candidate applications are available in the Bridge School office. LSC judge applications
are also available in the Bridge School office. LSC candidates may file their applications
through March 8, 2012 - 3:00 PM.
The deadline for filing LSC candidate nominations is:
March 8, 2012, 3:00 PM The candidate forum will be held on March 21, 2012 at 6:30 PM in the Bridge Elementary
School auditorium. Candidate ballots are posted with names in lottery order on March 21,
2012. LSC elections will be held on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 from 6:00 AM –7:00 PM in
the Bridge Elementary School Auditorium.
L S C C A N D I D A T E F O R U M
When: March 21th at 6:30 PM
Where: Bridge School Auditorium
Who: Candidates/Parents/Community/Staff
What: LSC Candidate Speeches
When: April 18th Voting from 6:00 AM– 7:00 PM
Where: Bridge Elementary School Auditorium
Who: Parents/Community Members/CPS Staff
What: Elect 2013-2015 LSC Members Please Note: Election Judges are needed for the 4/18/12 LSC Elections. Judges
are paid $140.00 for their service. Please contact the Bridge Elementary School
office ASAP at 773-534-3718 to apply. Training is provided.
L S C E L E C T I O N S