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Special Sta f f Appreciat ion Issue Volume 89, Issue 1
May, 2011
Special points of interest:
• Spring Fling Info
• Pre-K/K Open House
• School Play Info
• NCLB Family Read Night
• Honor Roll/Perf. Attend.
• Bridge Students
are Winners
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Brake’s Take 2
Calendar 3
Students of the Month 4-5
Honor Roll 9
Perfect Attendance 10-11
News from the Grades 12-27
Last Page 28
B R I D G E B U G L E
“Bruno”
An Illinois Honor Roll of Schools “Academic Improvement Award” & “Spotlight School Award” Winner!
Achievement Award” Winner, an “Autonomous Management Performance School” (AMPS), a SPEAK UP 200! School and
A CPS “Rising Star” school, a “School of Distinction”, a CPS “Exemplary 85
Years
Top Row Pictured L-to-R: Kelly Tarasiewicz, Destiny Morales, Jessica Figueroa, Nicole
Pelaez, Khalia Phoxay, Valentina Mora, Ashley Bock. Bottom Row Pictured L-to-R:
Sasha Aponte, Samantha Carey, Kayla Jurewicz, Shannon McGuire, Neidelyn Reyes.
Not Pictured Teacher/Parent Coaches: Mrs. McGuire and Mrs. Tarasiewicz.
5th/6th Grade Bridge Pom-Pon Team
Win Third Place in City Competition!
Marcelina Puc Megan Szajna
Bridge Students Win Second Place at City Science Fair!
Story on page 18
Story on page 19
Page 2 Volume 89, Issue 1
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.
BRAKE ’S TAKE
May Non-Attendance Days for Students
Monday, May 30th, 2011
Is Memorial Day Holiday
No School
Remember those who gave their all...
National Teacher
Appreciation Week
May 2nd-6th If you can read this, thank a teacher!
Hate Delays?
Students
Transferring? Parents: If you are transferring your child/children out of Bridge
School at the end of the school year, please notify the Bridge Office
now! We will have your transfer and paperwork ready and you will
avoid delays in processing during a very busy time of the school
year. Thank you.
Where did the school year go? May is our last full month of school for this year, and
what an exciting month! There are a ton of fun things going on at Bridge this month - even more
than a usual Bridge month. I hope to see everyone at one of our upcoming events. There are
plenty of opportunities for parents to volunteer or just stop by with family and enjoy our fun
gatherings. I hope everyone has had a great school year so far.
The week of May 2nd-6th is National Teacher Appreciation Week. I think I may speak
for all of us when I say we are very thankful for the wonderful job our Bridge teachers and staff
members do every day! Our teachers and staff do a tremendous job and we should be sure to
show our appreciation throughout the year. We would also like to thank all of our parents and
family members who volunteer their time and energy to help make our school a great school.
Great people do make great schools! Together we have created one of the best schools in the city
of Chicago. Let‟s keep working together for our children. They are our future.
If you have any ideas or suggestions on how to make our school even better, we‟d love
to hear them. We can always get better.
Hope to see you soon,
Dr. Christopher Brake
Indicates day of non-attendance for students
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5 NCLB Family
Read Night
5-7 pm
6 Junior
Achievement
5th-8th
7
8 9 10 11 12 13 14
15 16 17
“Pochantas”
School Play
18 NCLB PAC/
LSC Meeting
@5:30 PM
@Bridge
Elementary
School
Pre-K./Kdg.
Open House
19 20 Junior
Achievement
K-4th
21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
29 30 31 1
Primary
Picnic
2 School
Ends
June
17th
May 2011 Staff Appreciation Month
Spring Fling Carnival (see page 6 for details)
Spring
Fling
Spirit Week (see page 6 for details)
Sports
Day Memorial
Day
Holiday
No School
Spring Book Fair - Spring Book Fair - Spring Book Fair
Anthony Bialczak
Daniel Villanueva
Nicole Czternastek
Victoria Olejarz
Wiktoria Kozuch
Joceline Peralta Kevin Thomas
Alexandra Garcia Wiktoria Wasik
Jeremiah Cruz Alex Hernandez
Patrycja Bucko
May - Students of the Month
Allysa Cayas Elizabeth Szwajnos Alex Kwiatkowski
Katherine Misterka
Sasha Aponte
Luis Olalla
Patric Hruswicki
Janell Nolivos Catera Shanks
Alex Hernandez Katarzyna Pukala
Aman Haidari Tomasz Tutka
Christian DeJesus
Olivia Harcarik Sabrina Villegas Joshua Hampton
Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding attendance, academic performance, and conduct.
May - Students of the Month
Page 6 Volume 89, Issue 1 Please
Support
The
9TH ANNUAL BRIDGE SPRING FLING CARNIVAL
May 19th-22nd Thur. & Fri. 5:00—10:00 PM
Sat. & Sun. Noon-10:00 PM
Ride Wristband Specials-Unlimited Rides on:
Thur., 5/19 from 5:00 PM until closing &
Sat. & Sun., 5/21&22 from Noon until 5:00 PM
$16.00 per wristband for unlimited rides
On these days and times!
Carnival Rides — Games — Food
Family Fun For Our Community !
@Bridge Elementary School
3800 N. New England Avenue
School Spirit Week May 31st - June 3rd
Tuesday: Jersey/Sports Wear Day
Wednesday: Rainbow/Colorful Day
Thursday: Pajama Day
Friday: Crazy Hair & Hat Day
Please Note: Students who dress up and participate in
Spirit Week do not have to wear uniforms during Spirit Week!
Students who do not participate must wear school uniform.
Bridge Elementary School PTA
Bridge Elementary School – Bridge Jr. High School Branch 3800 North New England 7001 W. Addison
Chicago, Illinois 60634
Buy One – Get One Free!
Spring Book Fair
May 2nd-6th
NCLB Family Read Night Thursday, May 5
th
from 5:00-7:00 PM
Puppet
Theater
Story Tellers
Free Book
Raffle
Book Fair OPEN
5-7 PM on 5/5/11
Volunteers Needed!
There will be an Open House for parents and families of children start-
ing Pre-School/Kindergarten in September, 2011. Children must be five
years old by September 1st to attend Kindergarten, 3– or 4-years old to
attend Pre-School. The Open House will be held on Wednesday, May
18th from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. A meeting will be held in Room 107 fol-
lowed by a tour of the elementary school building.
PRE-SCHOOL/K INDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE
Hate Delays?
Students Transferring? Parents: If you are transferring your child/children out
of Bridge School at the end of the school year, please notify the
Bridge Office now! We will have your transfer and paperwork
ready and you will avoid delays in processing during a very busy
time of the school year. Thank you.
Room 201
Owais Abuhashish
Tomasz Kuczewski
Eric Platt
Anna Kulach
Nicole Lesniak
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Nicole Soltyszewski
Room 202
Kamil Piotrowski
Neidelyn Reyes
Room 203
Patrick Bogusz
Fotini Kaim
Natalia Hernandez
Kacper Rebeszko
Room 204
Jakub Bigos
Ashley Bock
Shannon McGuire
Kamil Obrochta
Maksym Ilkiv
Room 205
Aseel Abuawad
Zuzanna Pasierbek
Room 206
Christopher Molina
Brooke Silvestri
Kevin Mienta
Room 301
Marcelina Puc
Room 302
Nicholas Guy
Room 303
Brian Kuczynski
Jessica Tredota
Julia Troszczynska
Room 304
Megan Szajna
Patricia Kania
Corbin Bowen
Room 306
Natalia Gorlicka
Safaa Suleiman
Damian Pikul
Aman Haidari
Nicolas Pesole
Room 205
Kinga Butryn
Jennifer Castaneda
John Sak
Quinn Taylor
Priscila Gonzalez
Michelle Kazmierczak
Patrick Knap
Janell Nolivos
Amber Polanco
Kimberly Solis
Ariana Zepeda
Bernardo Trevino
Room 206
Aaron Borda
Andrew Azzam
Julia Smialkowska
Kelsey Vazquez
Tiara Lopez
Tommy Green
Ashley Badillo
Rebecca Guerin
Alexis Lopez
Nicole Pelaez
Kamila Wrobel
Room 301
Jazmeen Rivera
Dawid Babula
Tomasz Tutka
Diana Trejo
Daniel Tchinibekov
Justyna Szczech
Shawn Rivera
Piort Lesniak
Adrianna Goral
Room 302
Anthony Barsano
Patric Hruswicki
Mateusz Wiechetek
Nicole Brzezinska
Remah Abuhashish
Room 303
Jacob Rivera
James Sobotka
Christina Pecoraro
Kathy Pukala
Room 304
Lauren McGuire
Daniel McGinley
Anthony Jarvis
Lukasz Kornas
Christian DeJesus
Alejandro Gonzalez
Molly Filipowicz
Artana Sherifi
Jose A.Rivera 111
Room 305
Gabriella Borghese
Carlie Vasquez
Gabriela Castillo
Alexandra Macias
Isabelle Santiago
Danielle Walsh
Kienna Bariso
Amber Avila
Room 306
Victoria Galvan
Rozan Deeb
Abigail Escobar
Josue Rodriguez Gonzalez
Room 201
Joshua Kornatowski
Holly Lewandowski
Monika Zawislak
Room 202
Samantha Alanis
Alexis Albios
Patty Amador
Alyssa Galiardo
Eduardo Martinez
Rafael Reza
Paulina Ryndak
Natalia Sak
Filip Bachta
Yuliya Khudzyk
Gabriel Smyk
Monika Staszel
Courtney Zakrzewski
Room 203
Samantha Armijo
Patrick Gillespie
Natalie Hanek
Sebastian Hernandez
Justin Johnson
Brian Kwiatkowski
Shylah Solis
Kelly Tarasiewicz
Dailah Medellin
John Byer
Yareli Flores
Szymon Ramos
Room 204
Nicole Dziedzic
Daniel Michniowski
Delanie Preston
Mateusz Zieba
Congratulations
To Our
Scholars!
TH I R D QUA RTER S I LV ER HON O R RO LL
GO L D E N HO N O R
R O L L
Room 001
Radek Bobowski
Anthony Guy
Jason Harenberg
Alexander Jamroz
Pawel Wojtowicz
Kelly Conneely
Amir Abuawad
Juliette Drewniak
Anthony Panagopoulos
Damian Staszel
Konrad Strzalka
Room 002
Francisco Rivera
Oscar Cabrera
Olivia Harcarik
Fabian Martinez
Daniel Santiago
Alexandra Zugaj
Allen Namrood
Justin Munoz
Rochelle Borda
Michael Kurowski
Bruno Myszkowski
Mateusz Wojtowicz
Aleksandra Czternastek
Olivia Hopper
Natalia Kowalska
Room 003
Luz Vazquez
Gabriel Nunez
Samantha Pelaez
Roberto Hernandez
Stephanie Anguiano
Maliha Ahmed
Aleksandra Smyk
Daniel Alcantar
Muimen Fareh
Martyna Akerman
Angel Cadena
Daniel Kania
Alejandro Mesino Her-
nandez
Andrei Rodriguez
Sabrina Villegas
Daniel Peralta
Room 101
Ibraheem Gomaa
Denise Vidal
Allysa Cayas
Alex Harcarik
Somaia Jibawi
Samantha Zamarripa
Emily Riffert
Room 102
Kylieblu Santiago
Azra Haskovic
Tyler Saunders
Room 103
Ailin Corona
Jonathan Flores
Alex Kwiatkowski
Miguel Melchor
Xavier Ramirez
Joana Ruiz
Room 108
Jessica Kowalczyk
Room 202
Jacob Ortegon
Aaliyah Schein
Amanda Santiago
Julian Fajardo
Olivia Kocot
Michael Dylag
Julia Strzalka
Mason Wilder
Room 203
Gabriel Reyes
Tori Napolitano
Matthew Kurowski
Christian Wolski
Allison Aviles
Juan Baca
Joshua Hernandez
Ella Camaci
Mia Castillo
Shawn Guerin
Daniel Kocot
Room 204
Hadeel Abuawad
Cassidy Medina
Denys Chelak
Yasmeen Peralta
Hubert Bartosczyk
Hazel Ceylan
Ayah Fareh
Elias Munoz
Wojtek Strapoc
Veronica Kozak
Room 206
Faustyna Waz
Claudia Szczesna
Adam Pruszynski
Adriana Palka
Kacper Mutl
Natalia Babula
Nicole Czternastek
Mateusz Brzys
Mateusz Jaje
Camilla Mroz
Katarzyna Zawislak
Room 207
Lizbeth Cabrera
Jesus Gonzalez
Kaitlyn Tarasiewicz
Katarzyna Puc
Nicole Stanford
Patricia Banasik
Edin Haskovic
Emily Alanis
Claudia Goral
Room 208
Ayah Ghunaim
Zamary Huerta
Sheraz Ahmed
Cristofer Gonzalez
Room 209
Karol Piotrowski
Kevin Barna
Mateusz Babula
Omar Santiago
Matthew Bozek
Sebastian Kuczek
Shannon Gillespie
Destinee Torres
Suzanne Miekisz
Ayman Abuawad
David Ciesla
Julia Domian
Anna Klejn
Keila Torres
Room 210
Nicholas Nickson
Sarah Guerin
Jahaira Rodriguez
Natalia Obrochta
Brandon Bolivar
Alexander Cross
Raquel Marrero
Michael Mlynarczyk
Maria Tantcheva
Sonya Ruiz
Kathrine Zurawski
Room 211
Nicole Vergel
Jonathan Aispuro
Paola Gomez
Patrycja Bucko
Jasmine Melchor
Destiny Ramirez
Aleksander Stanek
Maksymillan Stanek
Dawid Zieba
Alejandro Vallejo
Room 212
Michael Kasparian
Anisa Kornafel
Lucas Kovarik
Kamil Pisanko
Tomasz Mieczkowski
Angelica Hryb
Miya Badillo
Ariani Gomez
Krystian Wojtylo
Room 201 Jr.High
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Owais Abuhashish
Monika Zawislak
Agapefaith Alfaro
Jairo Salinas
Szymon Kuczynski
Alma Carmona
Anna Kulach
Nicole Soltyszewski
Morad Deeb
Room 202 Jr.
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Kamil Piotrowski
Samantha Alanis
Eduardo Martinez
Piotr Szczech
Natalia Sak
Filip Bachta
Michael Rosa
Patty Amador
Catera Shanks
Gabriel Smyk
Room 203 Jr.High
Samantha Armijo
Victoria Majerczyk
Kelly Tarasiewicz
Dailah Medellin
Brian Kwiatkowski
Natalie Hanek
Patrick Bogusz
Sebastian Hernandez
Patrick Gillespie
Wiktoria Kurc
Sydney Bock
Nicole Brzys
Marek Klejn
Jonathan Mejia
Room 204 Jr.High
Shannon McGuire
Delanie Preston
Kamil Obrochta
Andrea Reyes
Jakub Bigos
Sasha Aponte
Alexander Paszkowski
Ecxon Herrera
Jessica Figueroa
Nicholas Paprzycki
Ruben Garcia
Thomas Wojtyga
Mateusz Zieba
Nicole Dziedzic
Third Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 205 Jr.High
Alexis Alvarez
Johnathan Nickson
Jose Reyes
Patrick Knap
John Sak
Jennifer Castaneda
Yadira Dominguez
Jailene Garcia
Ariana Zepeda
Room 206 Jr.High
Rebecca Guerin
Alexander Hernandez
Nicole Palaez
Theodore Nickson
Tiara Lopez
Kevin Mienta
Ashley Badillo
Xochilt Herrera
Valentina Mora
Andrew Azzam
Anthony Davis
Ariel Garcia
Julian Martinez
Brooke Silvestri
Megan Wilder
Kamila Wrobel
David Peralta
Room 301 Jr.High Jacob Parker
Lukasz Boufal
Alexandra Kania
Adrianna Goral
Marcelina Puc
Justyna Szczech
Piotr Lesniak
Joshua Lebron
Karolina Lukasiak
Tomasz Tutka
Samantha Ayala
Dawid Babula
Maria Mendoza
Maciej Mosiejewski
Shawn Rivera
Room 302 Jr.High
Nicole Brzezinska
Bartosz Pikul
Damian Jaje
Nicholas Guy
Remah Abuhashish
Anthony Barsano
Matthew Bock
Robert Lech
Alyssa Polanco
Erika Rodriguez
Jessica Zacny
Room 303 Jr.High
James Sobotka
Juan Sanchez
Jasmine Ayala
Katarzyna Pukala
Jessica Tredota
Thomas Carey
Cyndy Zukowski
Angel Salinas
Aleksandra Niemas
Julia Troszczynska
Manal Abughoush
Ubayda Khater
Brian Kuczynski
Raye Legarda
Roxana Mesino Hernandez
Angel Quintero
Room 304 Jr.High
Christian DeJesus
Alejandro Gonzalez
Megan Szajna
Grzgorz Chlebek
Lauren McGuire
Molly Filipowicz
Darelis Salazar
Stephanie Ayala
William Young
Corey Egan
Mario Martinez
Mateusz Mazurkiewicz
Martha Mesino Hernandez
Room 305 Jr.High
Avery Parker
Alexandra Macias
Isabelle Santiago
Kienna Bariso
Tiffany Myszkowski
Gregory Pikul
Gabriella Castillo
Juan Anguiano
Phoenix Juarbe
Alec Santillan
Carlie Vasquez
Room 306 Jr.High
Victoria Galvan
Nicolas Pesole
David Hruswicki
Damian Pikul
Brandon Reyes
Yasmyn Cardona
Rozan Deeb
Aman Haidari
Third Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Would you like a…
Perfect
Attendance
Record
This
Year
All you need to do is achieve
Perfect Attendance from September 7th -May 31st
Three school quarters down, one to go!!!
And you will be invited to…
BRIDGE SCHOOL’S 9TH ANNUAL
PERFECT
ATTENDANCE
PARTY
On Friday, May 10th! We want to add YOUR NAME to the list so,
“Come to school every day –
and don‟t be late!”
PIZZA
POPCORN
COTTON
CANDY
Bridge Pre-K News May 2010
Breakfast in the Classroom Has Begun
Bridge School has started Breakfast in the
Classroom. Bridge Pre-K, Morning Session
Students are invited to choose to eat
breakfast in the cafeteria each day at
8:15 with their classmates and one teach-
er from the classroom. Breakfast only takes
about ten minutes and the students then
promptly return back to the
classroom with their teacher.
New Drop-Off and Pick-Up Procedures
For the safety and security of our students, Bridge School is implementing new
Drop-Off and Pick-Up procedures for our students. We appreciate your
cooperation during these changes:
Pre-K families must enter the building outside through the Room 107 door—
door #11—when dropping their Pre-K children off for class.
If you arrive after door #11 has been closed, you must enter through the
school’s main entrance and get a tardy slip from the office. A teacher from
one of the Pre-K rooms will then take your child to their classroom. Please try and bring your child to school on time.
Pre-K families must exit through the door in Room 107 after dropping their
child off. Families may no longer walk through the hallway to exit from any
other door.
If you need to pick up children from different Pre-K classrooms at the end
of the day, you must walk outside to pick them up. You may not walk
through the hallways.
If you are eating lunch with your child, you must stay with them at all times.
You may bring them into Room 107 at 11:30 [no earlier]. You must then exit
through the door in Room 107.
Thank you again for your cooperation.
Bridge Pre-K 2nd Annual Art Gallery
Our Pre-K Art Gallery was such a success
last year that we are having it again! It will
take place during the Bridge School Family Reading Night on Thursday, May 5
from 5:00—7:00 pm.
K INDERGARTEN NEWS
MAY 2011
Field Trip We are going to :
Adler Planetarium Friday, May 6, 2011 .
Apri l w as the month for learning and
explor ing Space and the So lar System. We learned about the d i f fer ent p lanets , the moon, the sun, and the s tar s . We star ted by invest igat ing w hat makes n ight and day. We d iscover ed that the Earth r otates/spins on i t s axi s w hi le orbi t ing ar ound the sun, which causes day and night . T he part o f the earth that i s fac ing the sun has day and the opposite s ide that i s fac ing aw ay fr om the sun has n ight . We lear ned that the sun r i ses in the east and sets in the w est . We d is t inguished the di f fer ence betw een sunr i se, noon, and sunset by looking at the c lock and our shadow. Fur ther mor e, w e became ast ronomer s. We studied the n ight sky. We used chalk on dark paper. We dr ew star s and connected c lusters of them together to c r eate conste l lat ions . We got to name our ver y own constel lat ions. Next, w e exp lor ed the So lar System. We learned that ther e ar e eight p lanets. Mer cur y, Venus, Ear th , and Mars ar e the c losest to the sun. Jupiter , Saturn, Ur anus , and Neptune ar e the far thest f rom the sun. We w er e so sad to lear n that Pluto is no longer one of the planets in our solar system. Pluto i s known as the Dw arf P lanet due to i t ’ s mass . Pluto has less than 0 .24% of the ear th ’s mass . Most of the p lanets ar e e i ther too co ld or too hot for us to l i ve on. Ear th may be the only p lanet that has j ust the r ight type of atmospher e to susta in l i fe . Let ’s do our par t to keep i t gr eener by r eusing, r educing, and r ecyc l ing .
Reminders… Kindergarten
Graduat ion Ceremony i s Tuesday, June 14, 2011.
Kindergarten
Graduat ion Fee of $10.00 due n ow.
Kindergarten
Graduat ion P icture -packet ord ers du e n ow.
I f you h ave not paid for
any of these fees,
Although our “Read to Succeed” pizza
voucher program has come to an end, we
strongly encourage you to continue to
read with your child every day. Keep
track of the number of books you read on
your record sheet. Return the sheet back
to the teacher at the end of the month for your child to receive a fantastic SUPER
READER certificate.
We are very proud of our kindergarten
students. Through our Writer’s
Workshop, many of our students are
beginning to read and write their own
amazing stories. Most of our students can
read between 60 to 100 kindergarten
sight words. Please continue to help your
child practice reading the kindergarten
word list every day. Practicing reading a
few words a day will build stronger
readers and writers.
“BUGZ Take Over the Stage”
First and Second Grade News
On April 14, students from the Primary Drama Club put on quite a show
for the kindergarten through second grade classrooms. There was a picnic
and everyone pitched in...the Lady Bugs were in charge of proper eti-
quette, the Army Ants handled security, the Fireflies were in charge of
lighting, and the entertainment was provided by the Bumble Bees. It
looked as if everything was set! But then, the Stink Bug wanted to come
too! The critters buzzed around as they tried to find a way to help with the
smell. Finally, they resolved the situation by using a handful of flowers.
Ms. Baron and Ms. Sak are extremely proud of the performers. The stu-
dents worked hard to prepare for the show by learning songs, practicing
lines, and acting out their parts. We hope everyone enjoyed the show!
Happy 100th Day of School!
We‟ve had 100 amazing days of school! On February 25th, first and second grade students celebrated
the 100th day of school by dressing up as 100 year-old grandmas and grandpas. Students participated
in various activities such as making “100th Day of School” posters, crowns, and reading stories about
the 100th day of school. Everyone enjoyed this fun-filled day!
Top row (left to right): Cassidy Medina, Katherine Zurawski, Loren Henich, Agnes Zajac, Maria Tentcheva,
Jahaira Rodriguez, Ashley Galeno, Andrea Hoffman, Veronica Kozak Bottom row (left to right): Nicole
Czternastek, Klaudia Gawnik, Lucas Kovarik, Kevin Hawkins, Alexis Vivar, Derik Galeno, Emanuel Crespo,
Jakub Irla, Ally Aviles, Virginia Olech
During the last two weeks Rooms 206 and 208 learned about different types of weather. Among many things,
we studied precipitation, the water cycle, cloud types and wind. Some of the exciting things we did included
outlining our shadows and examining how they changed throughout the day, creating windsocks to measure
the direction of the wind, recreating the water cycle and making snow in plastic bags. Students were amazed
by the things they discovered while learning about weather and enjoyed the different activities.
OH, THE WEATHER!
An Undersea Adventure
After learning about penguins and their habitats, the second grade classrooms took a field trip to the Shedd
Aquarium. Students had a chance to observe penguins, fish, dolphins, sea otters, frogs, and other sea animals.
We also met Nickel, a green sea turtle. During our visit in the penguin exhibit, we listened to a Shedd volun-
teer, who shared interesting information about the Rockhopper and Magellanic penguins. Students had an op-
portunity to ask questions and later explored the Polar Play Zone, where some children dressed in penguin
suits and slid down an icy slide.. Upon our return to school, students composed letters about their trip and were
excited when the staff responded to the letters.
Third and Fourth Grade News The Third Graders Study Chicago
The Third Graders at Bridge have been studying the City of Chicago for the last few weeks. We have found out many fas-cinating facts about our wonderful city!In addition, each student researched a fa-mous Chicago landmark. The students built models of these landmarks and dis-played them for their parents on Parent Teacher Conference Day. We were able to show our landmarks to our classmates and share all of the interesting facts that we found. We love our city!!
Fifth and Sixth Grade News Poetry by 6th Grade (Rhyme, Repetition, Rhythm, Ode, and Free Verse)
Roses are red, violets are blue Hiccup! Hiccup!
The sun brightens my day, and so do you I can‟t stop!
This girls‟ smile is perfect, her laugh is even better Hiccup! Hiccup!
She is my world and I never will forget her I might pop!
If there‟s one thing I want in life, it‟s got to be you Hiccup! Hiccup!
When I‟m older, I‟ll say “I do”…and I hope you do to. Please, some water
Hiccup! Hiccup!
By Jordan Daugherty, Room 206 Can‟t go any longer
What is this?
Time is running out What do I hear?
Be happy for what you got I think I‟ve stopped.
Memories to remember HICCUP!!
Time to celebrate together Oh dear…
Life is something you want
To remember! By Rachel Schnoebelen
By Xochilt Herrera, Room 206
My parents don‟t understand me, they try so hard.
My parents just don‟t get me, I need my space.
My parents don‟t understand me, I can‟t always have
A smile on my face.
By Brooke Silvestri, Room 206
I stand on a forsaken island Ode to DJ‟s
My eyes an audience to an eyesore
My sky once blue and beautiful is fire Fellow fist pumpers
My water once bountiful and gentle is lava Party starters
My grass is dust, my food is ash Disc jockeys
My green plants are withered and brown You twist the jams
The green Earth beneath me is rock Make them go
My sky is shredded Wikiwikiwam!
My air is fouled Pauly D, David G.
My water is met with sulphur Gangster Boogie
The wind blows sand in my face, but I ignore DJ Boon
As I stand, the world collapsing Bringing life
I do not weep, and why? To the party
For I too, have given here. Swaggin‟ it up
For us, break it down
By Daniel Michniowski, Room 204 Adding funk
Lookin‟ cool
Long live DJ‟s
By Alyssa Galiardo
Ode to Dance Ode to Poland
It‟s my life My beloved
This is the way I talk to people Where my
It completes me Ancestors were born
This is the way I let my emotions out The place of my mothers
And Fathers
I listen to the beat The land where
And I move my feet I belong and
Don‟t try to stop me Remember in my memories
„Cause I‟ll dance right into you The land I will always
Remember
I dance even when I‟m in pain
I never give up, without any shame By Kamil Piotrowski, 202
I dance for me and for everyone to see
I‟ll never stop believing in myself
By Neidelyn Reyes, Room 202
Ode to My Mother
She‟s short as can be, but she‟s taller than me
She‟s nice like sweets, not mean like spice
I love my mommy, and she loves me.
She makes me all happy inside,
My smile is six miles wide.
We love to play in the summer sun,
But sometimes things aren‟t always fun.
She knows how to mend my broken heart
Because she is my mom, and that‟s what moms do.
She‟s my mommy and she‟s special to me.
By Catera Shanks, Room 202
From the Bridge School Family!
More Fifth and Sixth Grade News Science Storms
On March 31st, the sixth grade classrooms visited the Museum of Science and Industry to explore one
of the newer exhibits entitled “Science Storms”. They had the chance to view larger than life models of tsuna-
mi waves, tornado winds, avalanches, and much more. This exhibit fit perfectly into our Weather Unit. Stu-
dents worked in teams to search for answers about each part of the exhibit. It was very crowded due to the
popularity of the exhibit. Everyone had a great time!
Disney‟s “Big Cats” On April 30th, the fifth and sixth grade classrooms went to the theater to see the latest movie in the Disney se-
ries. The footage was intense and amazing.
It‟s incredible to see how these animals live in their natural habitat. Great experience…great movie…a must
see!
Science News The sixth grade classrooms are finished up their Weather Unit by preparing newscasts which were performed
during the week of May 2-6th. Each group shared news stories and, most importantly, presented a weather
report by a “meteorologist”. Much research and planning went into the presentations and students did a fantas-
tic job. Nice props!
STONE SOUP The sixth grade classroom would like to thank the Lyric Opera House of Chicago for choosing Bridge
School as one of the eight schools to receive their music program this year. We were so fortunate to have
worked with one of their talented
teaching artists, Ms. AJ Wester. She did a fantastic job to prepare them for their show on May 6th. Many stu-
dents found their “singing voice” and they really enjoyed her class over the past four months. Hopefully more
students will have the chance to work with the Lyric Opera House in the future.
The Ancient Kingdom of Kush The 6th graders just finished learning about the ancient kingdom of Kush. We learned that Kush had a
very close relationship with its neighbor, Egypt. Sometimes they were peaceful and sometimes they were ene-
mies. In its long history, we learned that Kush was invaded several times by outside groups and even had its
first capital city destroyed. In the end, Kush returned to its traditional African roots. Although we did not com-
plete a project for this unit, we did appreciate learning about Kush‟s vibrant history.
6th Grade Math Hey, guys spring has just started. Whenever spring starts that means baseball starts. So in 6th grade math we
have started making our fantasy baseball teams. Mrs. Loxas has given us $35,000,000 to spend on our team.
She also gave us a list of players that we can get. On the paper it says what each player‟s value is. In total there
are 9 positions and 2 backups that we have to get. We had to try to get as close to the $35,000,000 maximum
when we were buying our players. We will base our scores on real life statistics. For example a homerun
would be worth ½ a point. Weekly we will be calculating our points based on our stats. We will be keeping a
top ten list. There will be prizes for the people with the highest points!!!!!
By: Kamil Piotrowski
Pom-Pons Rock City Competition! This is the first Pom-Pon team Bridge has had and we never thought we would make it this far!
In our first competition we placed second which sent us to the Regionals. In the Regional com-
petition we took first place! This sent our team to the City Finals competition. We earned a
third place finish at the City competition. We were so excited! Not bad for our first year. We
can‟t wait until next year.
By Shannon McGuire & Ashley Bock, Room 204
Seventh and Eighth Grade News
A Roller Coaster Ride Using Newton’s Three Laws of Motion
In our 8th grade Science classrooms we have started a new unit dealing with forces, energy, and motion.
After learning about motion we went on to forces; throughout the chapter we analyzed Newton‟s three laws of
motion. Law one states that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion unless
acted upon by an unbalanced force; law two states that acceleration depends on an objects mass and the net
force acting upon the object; and lastly law three states that if one object exerts force on another object that
second object exerts the same amount of force in the opposite direction. To prove these laws true we were
challenged to build a roller coaster that a) followed the 3 laws and b) to include loops, hills, and a grand finale.
We were assigned into groups of 4-5 people and were told that we could only use 5 insulation tubes, masking
tape, and whatever we found necessary to create one larger-than-life roller coaster (just kidding it was just for
a marble). Each group followed a different style some did spirals, other used leaps and funnels, some kids even
made a roller coaster going in different directions; some kids even used chairs and desks to support their coast-
er! Each project was both unique and insane in there own ways! Once we had built our roller coaster we were
told to advertise it- if you look around you just might find one of our advertisements. All of groups got real
creative! All in all, our entire project turned out to be a success and we did prove the three laws true!!
Marcelina Puc homeroom 301
Marcelina and Megan Rock City Science Fair! On Friday, March 25th Marcelina Puc and Megan Szajna participated in the 61st
Annual Chicago Public Schools Student Science Fair. They both earned 2nd
place awards and enjoyed meeting new people. Marcelina‟s Botany project was
titled, “Achieving Optimal Tomato Plants (Lycopercison Essculentum Hybrid)
Through Implementation of Various Forms of Cultivation”. Megan‟s Chemistry
project was titled, “Vitamin C in Orange Juice?”
Congratulations to Marcelina and Megan!
THE EVOLVING PLANET
On March 29th, the 7th graders went on a field trip to the Field Museum and
saw the exhibit, “The Evolving Planet”. During the field trip we were given a
worksheet to fill out about the many mass extinctions that happened in the
past. In “The Evolving Planet” we saw real fossil, skeletons, played with inter-
active, and took notes on mass extinctions. We were fascinated by the life
sized settings and the animals! The 7th grade had a wonderful time and we
hope you will go visit this Field Museum exhibit soon.
By: Isabelle Santiago and Kienna Bariso
Get veggie-cated Did you know that most of your plastic plates, cups, and even bottle cokes are made from plankton
juice!!! They are all made from fossil fuels!
On March 23rd, Mr. Andy Hershberger from the Field Museum came to our school to talk about their
go-kart which is power by clean-used vegetable oil that restaurants no longer use. He not only talked about
the go-kart but also about many other oils that come from cooking oil. He said that they use a type of cook-
ing oil called biodiesel because it‟s cheaper and its viscosity is almost the same as gasoline. This means that
we can use veggie oil instead of fossil fuels. While Mr.Hershberger was here he let Mrs. Iammartino drive
the go-kart!
By. Miriam Delgado
ATTENTION 8TH
GRADE PARENTS & STUDENTS
A Message from the Bridge School Counselor…
Important Reminders!
If your child has been accepted at a Chicago Public High School, please provide a copy of the acceptance
letter to the counseling office.
If your child has been accepted at a private high school, please provide verification to the counseling office.
If you have or are planning to move, please notify the school office.
If you are planning on pre-registering your child for classes and need copies of academic records, please
contact the counseling office.
The State of Illinois requires all incoming 9th
graders provide copies of a new physical exam and
inoculation record to their high school. Failure to comply will result in exclusion after October 15, 2011. If
you have those documents, please provide copies to our school nurse.
CPS Promotion Policy requires 8th
graders to pass reading, math, and writing with a grade of “C” or higher.
ISAT reading and math preliminary scores must meet minimum requirements. The Federal & State
Constitution Tests must be passed.
Finally, if your child is planning on attending Steinmetz High School during the 2011-12 school year,
please examine the attached letter for further information. This letter was provided to 8th
graders during the
last week of April.
If you have any further questions or concerns, please contact my office at 534-3718.
Thank You!
Warren Metzdorff
Counselor
Bridge Jr. High School
7001 W. Addison
Chicago, IL 60634
Phone: 773-534-3718
April 25, 2011
Dear Eighth Grade Parent,
You are cordially invited by the Steinmetz High School Counseling Department for your
son/daughter to participate in an early registration process on Tuesday May 24, 2011
and sign up for classes beginning fall 2011. A parent/guardian must accompany the
student at registration; the process takes 10-20 minutes to complete. Only students living
within the Steinmetz attendance area will be allowed to register. The parent must
present two proofs of address: utility bill, state ID, driver’s license, etc. Steinmetz
Address is 3030 N. Mobile Av.-Phone is 534-3030.
Parents, when you arrive at Steinmetz, please report to Room 122. Please contact me if
you are planning on participating in the registration process. If you have any questions
please call me at 534-3718. Registration is 8:30-12:00.
Parking is not available in parking lot; use street parking. Main entrance available on
Mobile Av. (There will be a High School Investigation Day at Steinmetz on Wednesday
June 1, 2011…more information will be available as we get closer to that date!)
Thank You!
Warren Metzdorff
Counselor
Please clip and return to Mr. Metzdorff!
Dear Mr. Metzdorff,
I will attend the registration conference at Steinmetz High School on Tuesday, May 24,
2011 at ____________ (time). My student’s name is ___________________________.
I will not attend the registration conference at Steinmetz High School; my student’s
name is:
______________________________________.
Parent Signature
2011 FRESHMAN CONNECTION REGISTRATION FORM
Program Dates: Starts as early as June 22, 2011, and will run for up to 4 weeks. Contact your high school for more information.
Please contact your high school for more information or check out: http://www.chooseyourfuture.org/freshman-
connection
Registration Deadline: June 10, 2011 Complete and return this application to your counselor or future high school
Student Information
ID Number: ___________________________ Date of Birth: ________________________ Name:_______________________________________________________________________ (please print) Address ______________________________________ZIP ___________________________ Email ______________________________________________________________________ Elementary School Name ______________________________________________________ Expected High School _________________________________________________________ Parent/Guardian Name ________________________________________________________ Relationship to Student _____________________________ Phone ____________________ Email ______________________________________________________________________
-Parents of 8th Grade Students-
Dear Parents/Guardians: Healthy school meals are an important part of educating the whole child. On January 26, 2011, the CPS Board adopted a policy to implement Morning Max: Breakfast in the Classroom in all Chicago public elemen-tary schools. This policy fosters breakfast participation, encourages students to embrace a morning routine that includes breakfast and creates a healthy start to each school day. The Morning Max program currently operates in more than 200 CPS elementary schools. Principals and teachers in these schools have reported that they have observed beneficial effects on student behavior, attendance and tardiness. Research has shown that school breakfast programs have led to higher grades and test scores. Students are offered a choice of cold breakfasts that fits the age appropriate guidelines established by the USDA, with different menu options daily. White milk (low-fat or fat-free) is offered every day. Students will eat breakfast during the first ten minutes of the school day. Teachers view this time as an investment in the rest of the day—helping to ensure their students are focused and ready to learn. During this time, teachers take attendance, make classroom announcements and begin instruction around relevant topics such as nutri-tion, health, energy and science. We anticipate that the Morning Max breakfast program will result in an overall reduction of non-biodegradable waste entering the waste stream. The breakfast bags are made with recycled paper, are bio-degradable and Morning Max eliminates the use of Styrofoam serving trays. After the students have finished eating breakfast, all breakfast-related items will be removed from the classroom. While every student will have the opportunity to eat a school breakfast at no charge, participation in the breakfast program is strictly optional. Like the school lunch program, Morning Max will accommodate stu-dents with food allergies classified as a disability. These are food allergies that cause an anaphylactic reac-tion and are considered to be life-threatening. For students with 504 plans, we will provide a menu that meets the needs outlined by the physician in the plan. We are pleased to announce that Morning Max started on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 at Bridge Elementary School. Please assist us in getting the program off to a great start by making sure your children arrive at school on time and ready to start their learning day by eating breakfast with their classmates. Sincerely, CPS Nutrition Support Services
Elementary Library News
April has been a very exciting month in our Elementary Library. In March, 3rd and 4th graders studied
Haiku poems, and the poems they wrote were so exceptional that Mrs. Banaszak decided to submit them to the
Young Poets Organization‟s National Schools Project. The National Schools Project was designed to share our
youth‟s talents with others as well as provide publishing opportunities for young poets. Poems were reviewed
by the selection panel, which is made up of several educators who select only the best poems for publication in
Young American Poetry Digest. 37 poems, written by Bridge 3rd and 4th graders were selected for inclusion in
the 2011 Poetry Book. Students from around the whole country submitted their work for review, and it is a very
great honor to be selected to be published in the Young American Poetry Digest. Our school library will have a
copy of this Poetry Book, and it will be available for check out so that other students can have a chance to enjoy
these great poems. Congratulations to our outstanding poets, you are to be commended for your creative ef-
forts. We are all proud of you!
Our young poets from room 207: Alex Hernandez, Jacquelyn
Rodriguez, Kayleigh Green, Patryk Romanowski, Armando Aya-
la, Patricia Banasik, Claudia Goral, Kasia Puc, and Edin
Haskovic (not pictured)
Our young poets from room 209:Omar Santiago, David Ciesla, Alex
Kaim, Mateusz Babula, Shannon Gillespie, Ania Klejn, Matthew
Bozek, Karol Piotrowski, Sebastian Kuczek, Ayman Abuawad.
Our young poets from room 001:Liam White, Konrad Strzalka, Dylan
Ciotuszynski, Pasquale Sanfelice, Lesly Herrera, Damian Staszel,
Juliette Drewniak, Maja Konieczna
Our young poets from room 002:Ola Zugaj, Andrea Avila, Emilia
Jakubaszek, Daniel Santiago, Michael Kurowski, Naiya Graciani,
Olivia Harcik, Rochelle Borda, Austin Beecham, and Veronika Smial-
kowska (not pictured)
More Elementary Library News Also in April, Mrs. Banaszak was awarded a double matching grant from the CPS Department of Li-
braries and Information for the sum of $10,000(hooray)! This grant was rewarded to school libraries that show
commitment to improving literacy. With this money, Mrs. Banaszak will buy a new industrial printer and con-
nect the computers from the library to it. $8,000 will be spent on new books that support our school‟s curricu-
lum as well as books that can be read for pleasure. So get ready for new sets of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid and
other favorites!!
Spring has finally come; during the week of May 2nd we are having our annual Spring Book Fair. I was
told by the PTA moms who organize this event for us that there will be many exciting new books as well as
sequels to the series that we all enjoy. During that week we will also have our Bridge Family Reading Night
(May 5th 5:00PM). Many teachers are planning exciting activities for our students: arts and crafts, book reads,
and even a puppet show! Our book fair will be opened that evening so bring your parents and have a fun night
together. You‟ll be able to enjoy all the activities and even have a chance to win great prizes in a raffle.
Please plan on coming with your family to this exciting event.
Spring NCLB Family Reading Night When: Thursday, May 5h 5:00PM Where: Bridge Elementary School
Schedule Book Fair will be open in the Elementary School Gym from 5pm to 7pm.
Activities for Elementary students
5:00 – 5:30 and 5:30 – 6:00 Room 103 – Ms. Chum and Ms. Grimaldo – “The Three Little Pigs” – Arts and Crafts activity to reenact story
Room 202 –Ms. Anderson and Ms. Mays– “Monarch Buttlefly” – Butterfly Activities
Room 206 – Ms. Baron and Ms. Sak – “The Cat in the Hat” – Making bookmarks and hats
Room 207 – Ms. Cutler and Ms. Schmeisser – “From Seed to Plant” – Planting seeds
Room 211 – Ms. Janiszewski – “The Legend of the Queen of the Baltic” – Making stick puppets
Room 212 – Ms. Loise – “The Best Nest” – Making Bird Nests
6:00 – 6:30
Library – Ms. Banaszak and Ms. Byerly –Readers‟ Theatre, Poetry selections by Shel Silverstein, “I‟ll Read
to You, You Read to Me” selections by Mary Ann Hoberman
6:30 Gym - Raffle Tickets
Thank you Mrs. Page and all the students and parents who supported the
American Heart Association
Jump-A-Thon
Fundraiser held on March 30th Sponsored by P.E. Teacher Mrs. Page
The event raised over $2,000 for the American Heart Association!
Thank You!
Dear Parents and Families: Please do not drive onto the Bridge Elementary School (3800 N.
New England) parking lot to drop-off or pick-up students. Smaller children
are hard to see and the car traffic has created a dangerous situation for our
children and staff! Thank you for your cooperation!
-The Bridge Safety Committee-
Bridge Art-i-facts Elementary School
Architects Visit Bridge School! School of the Art Institute Architecture students Vrinda, Cleo and Ed , visited our
art classroom April 16th. Vrinda, Cleo and Ed brought 3D Styrofoam shapes and
asked students to draw what they thought it would be used for. Drawings includ-
ed skateboard ramps, slides and couches. Next, they set out pipe cleaners, wood-
en sticks and straws for students to build with. Students looked at different imag-
es and textures to get ideas of what to build. Vrinda, Cleo and Ed are going to use
Bridge Student‟s ideas to design mobile play areas for children in Talca, Chile
who were affected by last year's earthquake. Thanks Vrinda, Cleo and Ed!
Bridge Art-i-facts Elementary/Jr. High School
All students at the elementary school are
working on paper cutting and layering pro-
jects. Kindergarten students are learning
about positions, and how to draw things
that are in front or behind a subject. 1st
and 2nd grade students are creating under-
water murals with fish made from cut piec-
es of paper. 3rd and 4th grades will be
starting color collages made from different
types of papers.
Andy Warhol and Pop Art
Jr High students have been learn-
ing about Andy Warhol and the
start of the Pop Art movement in
the 1960‟s. Students drew a
picture and traced it 3 times for a
total of 4 identical images. We
looked at how Warhol used color
in his famous print “Marilyn”,
and tried to replicate it without
repeating colors. Students are al-
so still printing their Styrofoam
relief prints.
Scenery Crew and the School
Play Scenery Crew has been
working very hard on sets for the
school play “Pocahontas”.
Students created backdrops of a
forest, a fort and a shoreline with
a sunrise.
Attention all 7th/8th grade artists! 7th and 8th grade art club will begin in a few weeks. Art club will be painting
murals on the remaining bulletin boards in the 7th and 8th grade hallway. You
will learn how to use acrylic paint, and how to mix colors while painting murals.
Sign up directions will be on the announcements next week.
Special Staff
Appreciation Issue
LSC = Local School Council NCLB PAC = No Child Left Behind Parent Advisory Committee
PTA = Parent Teacher Association BAC = Bilingual Advisory Committee
LSC President:
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
Parent Representatives: Mr. Daniel Aviles
Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
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:
TBD
Vice-President:
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Secretary:
Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
Treasurer:
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
NCLB PAC
President:
Terri Ignatowski
Vice-President:
Dan Aviles
Secretary:
Yvonne Majewski
BAC President:
Mrs. Sylwia Krupinska
Vice-President: Mrs. Claudia Lozano
Secretary:
Mrs. Zapata Adriana
Representative:
Mrs. Sabina Galinska
Alternate Representative: Mrs. Anna Lysek
“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
IM PORTANT CPS DAT E S 2010-2011 SC H OOL YE AR
Holidays May 30, 2011 - Memorial Day*
Vacations Summer Vacation: Schools close for students on Friday, June 17, 2011
Report Card Distribution Days Friday, June 17, 2011
*Indicates days of non-attendance for students
Bridge School
Proudly Presents a
Student Production
of the Musical:
Pochantas K-4th: Tuesday, May 17th @ 8:30 AM
5th-8th: Tuesday, May 17th @ 12:45 PM
Parents & Families: Tuesday, May 17th @ 6:00 PM -6:00 PM show is limited to parents and families of students performing in the
show First come, first serve tickets due to limited seating-
There will be an Open House for parents and
families of children starting Pre-School/
Kindergarten in September, 2011. Children
must be five years old by September 1st to at-
tend Kindergarten, 3– or 4-years old to attend
Pre-School. The Open House will be held on
Wednesday, May 18th from 5:00 - 6:00 PM.
A meeting will be held in Room 107 followed
by a tour of the elementary school building.
PRE-SCHOOL/K INDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE