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Special Winter Holiday Issue Volume 4, Issue 1
CPS DE C L A R E S BRI D GE
“SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION” FO R SE C O ND Y E A R I N A ROW !
AN D L I S T S BR I DG E SC H O O L A S A
“RISING STAR”
December , 2004
Special points of interest:
• “School of Distinction” and
“Rising Star” status
• Perfect Attendance Dress
Down Day
• December Word of the Day
Puzzle
• Santa Shop Dates
• Breakfast of Champions
• Winter Holiday Show
• CTU Food Drive - Mrs. Bar-
shop Wins Again!
• New Bridge Staff
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Brake’s Take 2
Attendance Superstars 2
December Calendar 3
Students of the Month 5
Honor Roll 7
Perfect Attendance 8-9
25,000 Challenge 16
B R I D G E B U G L E
“Bruno”
Act the way you’d
like to be and soon
you’ll be the way
you act.
Dr. George Crane
New Feature: Where’s Bruno? Can you find Bruno in this edition? The front page doesn’t count. Can’t find him? Look on the back page for the answer to his location.
A CPS “Rising Star” “School of Distinction”
For the second year in a row the CPS Department of Research, Evaluation
and Accountability has designated Bridge Elementary School as a “School of
Distinction”. “School of Distinction” is the highest rating earned by elemen-
tary and high schools. Schools earn this designation by exceeding three out of
four assessment requirements on four progress levels measured by CPS. Our
school exceeded growth expectations on all four levels in: ITBS School
Growth, ITBS Average Student Gain, ISAT School Growth, and No Child
Left Behind (NCLB) Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) measurements.
Our students, staff, and parents were further honored by receiving a
“Rising Star” school designation from CPS. Our school received this designa-
tion for exceeding requirements in all four progress measurements.
Congratulations and thank you to all the students, staff, and parents who
have worked so hard to earn our school the recognition it deserves.
Great People make Great Schools!
Wow! CPS has
rated our school a
“School of Distinction”
for the second year in
a row. CPS has also
declared our school a
“Rising Star” (see pg.
1). You just can’t do
any better than that.
Our students, staff,
and parents have
worked really hard the-
se past years to earn
this honor. We have
the greatest group of
children teachers/
staff, and parents
that a school
could possess.
I am very proud
and honored to be a
part of the on-going
process that has
placed our school
within the top 10% of
all CPS schools. Great
things are happening
at our school. It truly
does take great peo-
ple to make great
schools.
Thank you so much
for all that you do to
make our school great.
Happy Holidays and Best
Wishes to all of the
Bridge School family,
Page 2
A T T E N DA N C E C H A M P S !
BRAKE ’S TAKE
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 computer disk
(Microsoft Word format preferred)
no later than the third
week of the month for
publication in the next
month’s school news-
paper. October
Primary: Room 204 Mrs. Baron (97.83%)
Intermediate: Room 003, Mrs. McGuire (97.59%)
Upper: Room 210, Mrs. Newport (98.46%)
Volume 4, Issue 1
94.77
97.61
97.36
96.66
97.31
96.12
95.05
95.5595.43
96.1
93
93.5
94
94.5
95
95.5
96
96.5
97
97.5
98
K First Second Third Fourt h Fif t h Sixt h Sevent h Eight h School
Student Attendance Year-to-Date
Indicates day of non-attendance for students
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4
5 6 7
Science
Fair
5-7 PM
8 9 10 11
12 13
PTA/LSC
Meetings
6:00 PM
14
Winter
Assembly
6 :00 PM
15 1/2 Day
Professional
Development
11:08
Dismissal
16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
School
Resumes
1/3/05
December 2004 Happy Holidays!
Winter Vacation—No School
Winter Vacation—No School
Santa Shop 10:00-12:30
School resumes Monday, January 3rd
Page 4
FALL POEMS –RM 001
BUDDY TIME
Volume 4, Issue 1
Fall
I hear wind playing tag with the leaves.
I see birds flying south, but that’s not all I see.
I also see animals collecting food for the winter.
The taste of fall is like pumpkin pie floating through the sky.
Oh, how great we’re back at school!
Smells like veggies and crops on Thanksgiving.
By: Rosie Jurczak
My Fall Poem
I hear my feat crushing leaves.
It looks like lots of colors on the trees.
It tastes like the good turkey dinner.
I feel leaves dropping on my head.
It smells like good pumpkin pies for Thanksgiving dessert.
By: John Lozeau
Fall
Sounds like kids having fun playing in leaves.
Looks like the trees have a face and body.
Tastes like maple syrup from maple trees drizzling into my mouth.
Feels like air is making me fall back.
Smells like home cooked chocolate chip cookies.
By: Tiffani Kilmer
Mrs. Cutler’s fourth grade class and Mrs. Anderson’s first grade class are once again bud-
dies this year. The students have met once and made spooky Halloween bats. They will be
celebrating Thanksgiving by making an Indian corn project. A good time was had by all.
Santa Shop December 8th-10th
10:00-12:30
December Students of the Month
Tomas Colin
Nicholas Guy
Jessica Daniel
Marcin Szczapa
Nicole Musial
Battushig Ontogtokh Nathaniel Cadotte Destiny Domico Patric Hruswicki
Olivia Jarosz Martha Gebala Brandon Gonzalez Damian Jaje
Yasmean Suleiman Elizabeth Molek Lukas Klasek Nicole Swiderski
Jennifer Lopez Danielle Gajewski Dean Meyers Kayla Miller
Alex Enriquez Agnes Domian Henry Salgado
Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding citizenship, academic performance, and conduct.
Natalia Karpierz
Page 6
ART G R A N T = ART IN S T I T U T E + A.R .T. P RO G R A M
C H I C A G O T E A C H E R S U N I O N A N N UA L H O L I D AY F O O D D R I V E W I N N E R S
Volume 4, Issue 1
Bridge Science Fair
Tuesday, December 7th
5:00-7:00 pm
On November 4, 2004 rooms 001 and 002 visited The Art Insti-tute of Chicago. This was in conjunction with a program they are currently participating in due to a grant our Art teacher, Mr. Friend received. The Art Institute of Chicago and Art Resources in Teach-ing (A.R.T.) have combined their talents and resources to provide the children with a series of art lessons based on portraits. This in-cludes not only recognizing the various types of portraits but also instruction on how to correctly draw their own. As part of the program the participating classrooms were also invited to visit the Art Institute. The children thoroughly enjoyed all the various types of art forms they saw. Later on in their visit they were able to add several more portraits to the booklet they are cre-ating. A wonderful time was had by all. A special thank you to Mr. Eller our A.R.T. instructor and to Mr. Friend for including our rooms in his grant award.
1st Place*—Room 212, Mrs. Barshop (242 items)
2nd Place—Room 108, Mrs. Kelly (124 items)
3rd Place—Room 107, Mrs. Dotson (109 items)
School Total: 1,227 food items
-Thank you for supporting this worthy cause-
* Four years in a row!
Bridge Bugle
Room 002
Nicole Swiderski
Room 003
Paul Dubicki
Room 206
Maggie Palka
Room 207
Nicole Jackowski
Room 208
Jennifer Lopez
Room 209
Agata Chojan
Aleksandra Makal
Room 210
Alex Enriquez
Room 212
Agnes Stanula
Room 214
Natalia Karpierz
Page 7
Room 205
Danielle Gajewski
Justyna Jakubaszek
Room 207
Dominick Dworak
Patricia Delgado
Karolina Glowacka
Melissa Koenig
Martyna Mika
Olivia O’Donovan
Marcin Szczapa
Room 208
Razan Abuhashish
Mary Belsan
Kristine Confessor
Michelle Kilmer
Natalie Kleszcz
Rebecca Stevens
Room 209
Jomana Abuhashish
Chris Chlebek
Raul Gonzalez
Nicole Kordecki
Eric Martinez
Arsalan Muneeruddin
Sandra Sladek
Dominicka Wroblewska
Room 210
Michael Allen
Jessica Henmueller
Room 211
Andrew Aldape
Wojciech Bartoszek
Thomas Frackiel
Estefania Garcia
Katarzyna Grolle
Dalal Jibawi
Dominik Pikul
Yasmean Suleiman
Room 212
Walter Dworak
Maggie Gorska
Andrea Headley
Peter Kopczyk
Adrian Markowicz
Kelly O’Donovan
Janusz Pikul
Hubert Troszczynski
Room 214
John Bendyk
David Rosado
Ashley Stec
Natalia Wojciaczyk
Room 001
Dominika Duda
Ryan Harenberg
Sean Horwitz
Tiffani Kilmer
Brian Miklas
Nicholas Santos
Room 002
Steven Galiardo
Sylvia Gebala
Thomas Jackowski
Matthew Stachura
Room 003
Jessica Conneely
Benjamin Henmueller
Angelica Jaje
Alexandra Lopez
Kamil Michalek
Aleksandra Ryndak
Aneta Walega
Room 004
Amanda Abrasevic
Lidia Bronkowska
Megan Dickey
Karolina Krol
Elizabeth Molek
Lukasz Pikul
Damian Stachowski
Katlyn Tenold
Room 106
Veronika Berkowicz
Kaya Cuper
Steven Fiumefreddo
Mustafa Jibawi
Dean Meyers
Hina Muneeruddin
Congratulations
To Our
Scholars!
F I R ST QUARTER S I LV ER HON O R RO LL
GO L D EN HO N OR
RO L L
Room 001
Nicholaus Cappy
Jesse Chavez
Dominika Duda
Diana Herrera
Rozalia Jurczak
Tiffani Kilmer
Omar Leyva
John Lozeau
Furquan Muneeruddin
Chris Perez
Aidan Preston
Brooke Sparks
Mark Stec
Nicholas Wdowiak
Saul Zamora
Room 002
Andrzej Cudzich
Abdulla Emini
Steven Galiardo
Thomas Jackowski
Edward Molotla
Selma Music
John Samek
Nicole Swiderski
Brenda Vega
Jessika Warjas
Angelika Zmiejka
Room 003
Steven Akbar
Mark Babilonia
John Balingit
Filip Boksa
Paul Dubicki
Kyle Enriquez
Ben Henmueller
Jasmine Jibawi
Adam Kornafel
Ewelina Krystopa
Alexandra Lopez
Anna Pukala
Aleksandra Ryndak
Brianna Vazquez
Room 004
Brandon Diemeke
Elizabeth Molek
Anna Ortiz
Manuel Perez
Lukasz Pikul
Room 101 Manal Abughoush
Juan Anguiano
Desiree Arroyo
Joshua Berrier
Estera Bredicean
Aman Haidari
David Hruswicki
Jenean Jibawi
Rafal Kocon
Brian Kuczynski
Rene Leyva
Tiffany Myszkowski
Christina Pecoraro
Damian Pikul
Juan Sanchez
Jessica Tredota
Julia Troszczynska
Natalie Zajac
Room 102
Melayna Allen
Samantha Ayala
Judmir Bullari
Iliana Cato
Christian DeJesus
Gian Dungca
Esther Garcia
Patrick Hrusewicki
Mario Martinez
Veronica Ruse
Room 103
Remah Abuhashish
Milagros Brito
David Guevara
Nicholas Guy
Joshua Lebron
Justin Lozeau
Lauren McGuire
Marcelina Puc
Noreyma Salgado
Megan Szajna
Room 105
Kienna Bariso
Destiny Domico
Julij Golubev
Rikeya Hargrove
Rade Jibawi
Daniel Lozeau
David Lozeau
Nicholas Pesole
Katarzyna Pukala
Jacob Rakoczy
CarlieVasquez
Room 106
Hector Cruz
Natalie Ficek
Ivan Guereca
Mustafa Jibawi
Alex Kulahin
Hina Muneeruddin
Axel Ramirez
Bianca Sikaffy
Ihajaira Valenzuela
Room 107 AM
Tomas Colin
Alyssa Galiardo
Mathew Gapinski
Natalia Glowacka
Shannon McGuire
Kamil Obrochta
Karolina Peza
Karol Pisanko
Delanie Preston
Paulina Ryndak
Julia Smialkowska
Monika Staszel
Piotr Szczech
Paul Tran
Monica Waga
Kamila Wrobel
Nicole Zacny
Room 107 PM
Samantha Alanis
Jakub Bigos
Thomas Green
Jakub Koperny
Eduardo Martinez
Ivan Martinez
Martyna Paruch
Kamil Piotrowski
Sandra Santosh
Klaudia Skoropad
Nicole Swiderski
Room 108
Frankie Alcantar
Kielvin Bariso
Kimberlie Gjoka
Brandon Gonzalez
Khrystyna Kozak
Justine Lopez
Salvador Moreno
Anthony Villegas
Page 8
First Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Volume 4, Issue 1
Bridge Bugle
Room 109
Diane Bendik
Ayman Blan
Alison Cappy
Amanda Diemeke
Klaudia Drozd
Martha Gebala
Brianna Green
Amanda Hedstrom
Sylwia Jastrzebska
Jeremy Knapp
Ewa Pisanko
Ricky Reyes
Kaitlyn Scanlan
Stan Tountchev
Peter Tran
Daphne Valle
Damian Wysocki
Room 114
Sebastian Cato
Cinthia Gomez
Julia Rakoczy
Henry Salgado
Room 203
Angelica Bujak
Filip Czarnik
Paulina Falkowska
Sebastian Jaje
Maciej Kalwajtys
Jakub Kot
Adrian Lipinski
Andrew Migas
Karolina Niedzwiadek
Adrian Skobelski
Krystian Solowiej
Anna Szczech
Aleksander Zbroja
Room 204
Paulina Alicka
Gregorz Chlebek
Bart Falkowski
Laura Jarosz
Alexandra Kania
Patricia Kania
Lukas Kornas
Konrad Michalek
Maciej Myszka
Gabriela Naronowicz
Alexandra Niemas
Gregory Pikul
Tomasz Snarski
Justyna Szczech
Tomasz Tutka
Damian Waga
Kamil Wicha
Mateus Wicha
Wiktor Witkowski
Jessica Zacny
Room 205
Joanna Chudy
Nyxsaly DelValle
Daniel Farris
Robert Frackiel
Paul Fricano
Danielle Gajewski
Levonte Hargrove
Stanca Ivan
Peter Jaroszewski
Krzysztof Lapinski
Jose Orengo
Andrew Sobarnia
Anthony Stanford
Room 206
Gizelle DeRamos
Waldemar Gorczyca
Ewelina Kopiczko
EwelinaKowalska
Nicole Musial
Denisa Pavlincova
Justyna Rydlewska
Daniel Stelmach
Malgorzata Szczypka
Room 207
Jeda Abuhashish
Ina Bullari
Patricia Delgado
Nicole Jackowski
Amina Jibawi
Marco Leyva
David Lopez
Joey Rocco
Marcin Szczapa
Patrick Szczecina
Damian Twardus
Room 208
Razan Abuhashish
Mary Belsan
Kristine Confessor
Margaret Cudzich
Mark Gorzkowicz
Michelle Kilmer
Melissa Knapp
Sam Legg
Jennifer Lopez
Michal Tutka
Room 209
Agata Chojan
Dorian Hryniewicki
Izabella Janczur
Arsalan Muneeruddin
Paul Si
Adrian Szlag
Natalia Twardus
David Vazquez
Room 210
Michael Allen
Shannon Doyle
Katarzyna Duda
Alex Enriquez
Agustin Gomez
Agata Grolle
Jessica Henmueller
James Herrity
Joel Martinez
Jonathan Martinez
Senida Music
Alan Pearson
Michael Termar
Dana Valenti
Room 211
Michelle Aguirre
Kamil Falkowski
Thomas Frackiel
Estefania Garcia
Dominick Pikul
Omar Ramirez
Room 212
Dominick Babilonia
Andrea Headley
Matthew Legg
Maciej Leszczynski
Agnes Stanula
Hubert Troszczynski
Damian Wojcik
Room 214
Salima Azzouzi
Alejandro Gallegos
Joanna Jasinska
Natalia Karpierz
Jose Lemus
Sanju Santhosh
Ashley Stec
Natalia Wojciaczyk
Page 9
First Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Page 10
TH A NK SGIV I NG PO EM S OF SHAR I N G
Volume 4, Issue 1
November brings crisp weather, bare trees and Thanksgiving. It is a time to reflect on all of the
good things each of us has in our lives and also a time to be generous to those families who are less
fortunate. With this in mind the children in room 002 created sharing poems. Here is a small sam-
ple.
Sharing with people Sharing with family
Harvesting crops Have a happy Thanksgiving
Autumn is cold Autumn is different colors
Remember to share with people Reading with the family
I share with my family Illustrating a book is hard
Not to be mean and be nice November is cold
Giving clothes and food to poor Gardens will have to be picked
people
By: Berenice Martinez By: Richard Schulz
Sharing with others Sharing with others
Harvesting crops Harvesting fields
Autumn is cool Animals like turkey is what we
Remember about Thanksgiving eat for Thanksgiving
I and others eat turkey Rustling leaves fall from trees
November is a month of sharing In November, Thanksgiving is
Giving thanks to people celebrated
Natalia celebrates
By: Thomas Jackowski Thanksgiving
Giving thanks for all you have
By: Natalia Chmiel
Sharing with others Sharing with people
Harvesting crops Helping hands
Aurums is fun Autumn is cold
Remembering the first Thanksgiving Receiving fruit and vegetables
I love getting together on Indians and Pilgrims once
Thanksgiving celebrated
November makes me feel grateful November has a lot of leaves
Giving is an important part of Getting and giving food to
Thanksgiving pass around
By: Nicole Swiderski By: Christian Zamora
Bridge Bugle Page 11
N E W A D D I T I O N S T O T H E B R I D G E S C H O O L F A M I LY
Mrs. Joan Miarecki is our new comput-er lab instructor.
BRIDGE SCHOOL P RO U D LY P R E S E N T S OU R W I N T E R H O L I DAY S H OW
Winter
Wonderland Tuesday, December 14th
At 6:00 pm
Winter Vacation December 20th - 31st
School Resumes 1/3/05
Happy Holidays to all the
Bridge School Family!
Mrs. Sandy Guziec is our new school lunchroom assistant.
Page 12 Volume 4, Issue 1
A R O U N D C H E R I Y A D I L O H A P P Y U
B W J P C R S D K A M O N G M R S B R A K E N
D D O O A Y R I H R G H T N E L O V E N E B D
M E A N W H I L E S S G L I T T E R Y G K D E
A Y L T N E U Q E S N O C B E S I D E S A E R
R I J S H I T H G I J E N N A I S A T D R T N
V S O I R O O G W K A R I S A N E A R E E N E
E L K N I W T O W A R D A E S C S S C T N E A
L A B D J P L R D B S S E J A E K L O A P T T
O C C R H G P T E O E J J S J O V I A L I N H
U I H G U O H T L A F F C D E Y O J R E V O F
S S E D M S W S S R F A D E W I T H O U T C A
S N R R B E Y O N D D D S S S D Y Y U Y U I N
E E I B E N N F S E I E L A U R E L I I O I T
A S S R T T V D S M A R G A R E T L S I I U A
S N H A Y H S F D D S E S C H O R T L E D S S
O O J K I U S H M R S T A Y L O R D E I D I T
K N O E E S S E S E D T S U O D N E M E R T I
S E Y O A E S R S E A I S O N D E L K C U H C
E B O K S D E L I G H T F U L A C H R I S B T
December Word of the Day
Primary
around
underneath
upon
among
besides
toward
since
without
aboard
beyond
behind
near
happy
Intermediate
meanwhile
consequently
although
joyous
fantastic
overjoyed
thrilled
enthused
glowing
glittery
cascade
twinkle
holiday
Upper
delightful
marvelous
tremendous
elated
contented
jovial
chuckled
chortled
tittered
benevolent
cherish
nonsensical
season
Bridge Bugle
Over 300 Bridge students with perfect attendance for the first
quarter participated in our first “Perfect Attendance Dress Down
Day” event (Staff sponsor: Mrs. Selim). Students with perfect at-
tendance were given a letter “A” tag which allowed them to dress
out of uniform on November 24th. The Dress Down Day event will
be held each quarter to award students for their outstanding
school attendance. Students with perfect attendance will also re-
ceive a certificate for each quarter of perfect attendance. At the
end of the school year students with perfect attendance for the
year will be treated to a special event day of movies and treats.
Congratulations to all our students who participated in the first ev-
er “Perfect Attendance Dress Down Day”. We hope to see more
students participating next quarter!
Page 13
TURKEY REPRIEVE
F I R S T Q UA R T E R P E R F E C T A T T E N D A N C E D R E S S D O W N D A Y I N S T Y L E !
COUNSELOR ’S CORNER
B Y M R . M E T Z D O R F F
Room 108 has been working on turkey poems. Here is one everyone should enjoy.
Took off!
Under the fence!
Run away!
Kicked the tree!
Escaped!
Yahoo! Way to go turkey! By Paulina Kocon -- I wonder what Paulina ate
for Thanksgiving?
Thank you for participating in our Krispy Kreme Fund Raiser on Report Card Pick-Up Day!
The first 6 Care Packages were shipped to a platoon of soldiers in Iraq on 11/19/04!
This program will continue through the 2004-2005 School
Year!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Bridge School Sponsors Troop Care
Package Program!
Your Support
Is Appreciated!
A group of students from Room 209 with perfect
attendance for the first quarter enjoy Dress Down
Day.
Page 14
L U N C H R O O M M A N A G E R I S
AWARD WINNING CHEF !
Fantastic Fun For Everyone (FFFE)
By Mrs. Jolanta Banaszak
F I N E A R T S N E W S
B Y M R . T H O M A S F R I E N D
Volume 4,
Did you know that a tom (male turkey) can weight up to 50 lbs.?
Did you know that a Bratsville turkey weighs less than 10 lbs?
Did you know that Squanto died in 1622, just a year after the first Thanksgiving
feast?
Did you know that Pilgrim fathers were publicly punished for their children’s poor behavior?
You should know all these facts since the leading theme in the library this November was the first
Thanksgiving. We learned about the Pilgrims and the first thanksgiving through different media:
Squanto’s biography video, “Turkey that can fly and turkey that can’t fly”: a nonfiction book, the Pil-
grims of Plymouth movie. Students made illustrations related to this theme, which were displayed in
the library.
In December, the theme will be Winter Wonderland and the librarian is planning many exciting activi-
ties.
The Librarian
Our very own Lunchroom Manager, Mrs. Bar-
bara Comito, won second place in the first an-
nual city-wide Sodexho - CPS “Sweet &
Treat” bakeoff cooking contest. Mrs. Comito
won with her now world famous Almond Piz-
zele dessert. Congratulations Mrs. Comito! We
are very proud of you.
This year’s subject for the Illinois PTA Reflections art contest was “A Differ-
ent Kind of Hero”. Selected entries will proceed for judging at the district lev-
el, and possibly regional, state and national levels! Congratulations to the win-
ners: Michael Gajewski, Jessica Henmueller, Peter Kopczyk, Jonathan
Martinez, Dawid Niedojadlo, Kelly O’Donovan, Daniel Sparks, Agnes
Stanula, Hubert Troszczynski.
Also, Bridge School’s winter assembly “Winter Wonderland” will be Tuesday
December 14, 6:00 PM. Students are excited and busy learning their songs for
a spectacular presentation!
Bridge Bugle
First Quarter Honor Roll students were treated to donuts and
drinks at the first ever “Breakfast of Champions”. The event spon-
sored by the Bridge Student Council (Teacher sponsors: Mrs.
Green/Mrs. Iammartino) was held on November 24th to honor
those students with outstanding academic performance. Honor
Roll students also signed a big banner that will be hung outside
the Bridge School office. The event is scheduled to be held each
quarter to honor the hardworking students who achieve Honor Roll
status. We hope to see even more students at the next “Breakfast
of Champions”!
Page 15
TECH TALK B Y M R S . J O A N M I R E C K I
C O M P U T E R L A B I N S T R U C T O R
“B R E A K FA S T O F C H A M P I O N S ” H O N O R S H O N O R R O L L S T U D E N T S
Honor Roll students enjoy donuts and juice at the first quarter “Breakfast of Champions” salut-ing their efforts.
Technology classes are in full swing during the Second Quarter at Bridge School. Our Computer Curriculum spans
from Kindergarten to Grade 8, and each class is scheduled for a weekly session in our well equipped and ever-
improving Computer Lab. Each student has a computer to work on in the Lab to develop his/her technology skills.
Although I have been the Bridge School Computer Teacher for only two weeks, in my humble opinion, Bridge has
the best school computer lab- and the best students!
Since the goal of computer class in the lower grades is to introduce the children to using the computer as a tool in
learning, the Primary students have already started with keyboard navigation, mouse and cursor operation and using a
web browser to navigate appropriate web sites independently. They will also use electronic drawing programs, and
math and reading games with letters and numbers to increase their abilities. While using educational software, the
younger children become comfortable with basic computer terminology, care of computers, learn how to turn a com-
puter off/on, using a mouse and beginning keyboard skills.
Middle and Upper grade students will concentrate on improving their keyboarding skills, and developing word pro-
cessing skills in MSWord, database development with ACCESS, and spreadsheet skills in EXCEL. Students will
learn proper file handling procedures, and gain experience in creating presentations in PowerPoint, both individually
and as group members. Multimedia presentations, desktop publishing and web design will also be introduced at mid-
dle grade levels and reinforced and developed in the upper grades. Since the goal of computer class in the middle and
upper grades is computer literacy, our students will be working to develop many computer skills. Additional topics of
discussion will be the Internet, viruses, and software piracy.
As an additional piece of news, most classrooms are getting new computer equipment very soon, maybe before the
printing of this newsletter. Internet connected PC’s and multipurpose printer/scanners will be a welcome addition to
these classrooms. Although we will continue to use Study Island in the Computer Lab, access will soon be available
on these classroom computers, with some friendly competition between classes, so stay tuned for updates!
FLASH! – EMAIL FOR STUDENTS! – it’s coming, details to follow in the near future! (No cost involved and Per-
mission Slips will be required)
Bridge Elementary School 3800 N. New England
Chicago, Illinois 60634
773-534-3718
Principal:
Dr. Christopher Brake
Assistant Principal:
Mrs. Margaret Taylor
Special Winter Holiday
LSC Parent Representatives:
Mr. William Doyle
Mr. Michael Herrity
Mrs. Yvonne Majewski
Mrs. Wioletta Rakoczy
Mrs. Pamela Sparks
Mrs. Renata Zabiega
Community Representatives:
Mrs. Cheryl Filippini
Mrs. Pat Walenga
Teacher Representatives:
Mrs. Linda Barshop
Mrs. Ideria Page
Administration:
Dr. Christopher Brake
PTA President:
Mrs. Karen Dubicki
Vice-President:
Mrs. Lora Niewinski
Secretary:
Mrs. Jeannie Doyle
Treasurer:
Mrs. Kathy Herrity
25,000 Book Challenge
Wholesome.
Riddle of the Month
What is it that when you
take away the whole, you
still have some left?
Answer:
Where’s Bruno? Look on page 4
Room 107
Kindergarten
136
Year-to-Date
291
Room 114
Pri. Sp. Ed.
18
Year-to-Date
52
Room 101
1st Grade
72
Year-to-Date
132
Room 105
1st Grade
225
Year-to-Date
831
Room 204
1st/2nd Grade
175
Year-to-Date
505
Room 102
2nd Grade
250
Year-to-Date
911
Room 103
2nd Grade
328
Year-to-Date
686
Room 108
3rd Grade
111
Year-to-Date
293
Room 109
3rd Grade
114
Year-to-Date
346
Room 203
3rd/4th Grade
403
Year-to-Date
954
Room 001
4th Grade
32
Year-to-Date
191
Room 002
4th Grade
46
Year-to-Date
306
Room 003
5th Grade
87
Year-to-Date
329
Room 004
5th Grade
121
Year-to-Date
311
Room 211
5th Grade
123
Year-to-Date
385
Room 207
6th Grade
47
Year-to-Date
192
Room 209
6th Grade
133
Year-to-Date
508
Room 214
6th Grade
7
Year-to-Date
62
Room 205
7th Grade
26
Year-to-Date
95
Room 208
7th Grade
79
Year-to-Date
276
Room 106
7th Grade
20
Year-to-Date
84
Room 206
8th Grade
27
Year-to-Date
99
Room 210
8th Grade
24
Year-to-Date
56
Room 212
8th Grade
41
Year-to-Date
65
School
Total
7,960