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)

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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