May 2010 - Norman Bridge Elementary

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BRIDGE BUGLE
A CPS ―Rising Star” school, a “School of Distinction”, a CPS “Exemplary
84
―Bruno‖
Years
Achievement Award” Winner, an “Autonomous Management Performance School” (AMPS), a SPEAK UP 200! School and
An Illinois Honor Roll of Schools ―Academic Improvement Award” & ―Spotlight School Award” Winner!
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
Brake’s Take
2
May Calendar
3
Students of the Month
4-5
Bridge Event Info
6-7
9-11
Honor Roll
Perfect Attendance
Bridge Students and Families Raise
$1,465.00 at the 2010 Jump-A-Thon
for the American Heart Association!
12-13
Letter from CPS CEO
26
Special points of interest:
• Superstar Students!
• Honor Roll
• Perfect Attendance
• Student stories, photos
• Lots of other cool stuff!
Top Jump-A-Thon Student Superstar Fundraisers!
Christopher Molina
5th Grade
Jr, High Room 205
$224.00
Declan Cogley
2nd Grade
Elem. Room 212
$160.00
Alec Panagpoulas
6th grade
Jr. High Room 204
$125.00
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B RAKE ’ S T AKE
Congratulations
to our newly elected* 2010-2012
LSC members!
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 newspaper.
Parent Representatives:
Pedro Hernandez (4 votes)
Terri Ignatowski* (16 votes)
Lynda Jurewicz* (15 votes)
Roman Kospin (3 votes)
Lisa Lozeau* (8 votes)
Lora Niewinski* (13 votes)
Susan Szajna* (11 votes)
Robert Walsh* (8 votes)
Community Representatives:
Yvonne Majewski* (7 votes)
Patricia Walenga* (10 votes)
Teacher Representatives:
Catherine McGuire (25 votes)
Warren Metzdorff* (29 votes)
Joan Miarecki (3 votes)
Arlene Natale (14 votes)
Kelly Naughton* (35 votes)
Elected members in bold*
I look forward to
working with our
newly elected LSC
representatives.
Congratulations!
Dr. Christopher Brake
May Non-Attendance Days for Students
Do you have any
ideas, suggestions,
or comments on
ways to improve our
school and the services that our children receive? If so,
please call, write a
letter, or see me to
share your ideas.
Your input is greatly
appreciated.
Thank You!
Dr. Brake
Monday, May 31st, 2010
Is Memorial Day Holiday
No School
Remember those who gave their all...
National Teacher
Appreciation Week
May 3rd-7th
If you can read this, thank a teacher!
May 2010
Staff Appreciation Month
Sun
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
NCLB PAC/LSC
Meeting
@5:00 PM
@Bridge
Elementary
Family Literacy
NCLB
Parent Night
5-7 pm
8
Elementary School Spring Book Fair - Elementary School Spring Book Fair
9
10
11
12
13
14
School
Play
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Kindergarten
Pre-School
Open House
Junior
Achievement
Day
Spring Fling Carnival (see page 6 for details)
23
24
26
28
29
Spirit Week (see page 6 for details)
31
We Remember...
27
Sports
Day
Spring
Fling
30
25
Memorial
Day
Holiday
No School
Indicates day of non-attendance for students
School
Ends
June
18th
May - Students of the Month
Jamal Abughoush
Ally Aviles
Gabriela Wiejata
Abdel Jibawa
Victoria Olejacz
Viktoriya Khrabatyn
Aleksander Naruszewicz
Heidy Araujo
Patryk Rafacz
Milosz Dykiel
Austin Beecham
Luz Vasquez
Allen Namrood
Yasmeen Wright
Eric Platt
Alek Gronkowski
Juliana Garcia
Patty Amador
Ryan Allibone
Karol Pisanko
David Lozeau
Manal Abughoush
Josue Rodriguez-Gonzalez
Matt Wiechetek
Alejandro Gonzalez
Dan McGinley
Daphne Valle
Khrystyna Kozak
Nick Armijo
Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding attendance, academic performance, and conduct.
Please
Support
The
8 TH A NNUAL B RIDGE
S PRING F LING C ARNIVAL
May 20th-23rd
Thur. & Fri. 5:00—10:00 PM
Sat. & Sun. Noon-10:00 PM
Ride Wristband Specials-Unlimited Rides on:
Thur., 5/20 from 5:00 PM until closing &
Sat. & Sun., 5/22&23 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 24th-28th
Monday: Pajamas Day
Tuesday: Crazy Hair & Hat Day
Wednesday: Formal Dress Day
Thursday: Grade Color Day
Friday: Jersey/Sports 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.
P R E -S C H O O L /K I N D E RG A R T E N O P E N H O U S E
There will be an Open House for parents and families of children starting Pre-School/Kindergarten in September, 2010. 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
19th from 5:00 - 6:00 PM. A meeting will be held in Room 107 followed by a tour of the elementary school building.
Bridge Elementary School PTA
Bridge Elementary School – Bridge Jr. High School Branch
3800 North New England
7001 W. Addison
Chicago, Illinois 60634
Mrs. Lora Niewinski, President - Mrs. Susan Szajna, Vice-President
Mrs. Teri Ignatowski, Secretary - Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz, Treasrer
Puppet
Theater
Buy One – Get One Free!
Free Book
Raffle
Spring Book Fair
May 3rd-7th
Family Read Night
Story
Telle
rs
Thursday, May 6th from
5:00-7:00 PM
Volunteers Needed!
Book Fair
OPEN
5-7 PM on 5/6/10
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.
Tentative Calendar for the 2010-2011 School Year
DRAFT
GOLDEN
HONOR
ROLL
Room 201
Patty Amador
Jakub Bigos
Kamil Obrochta
Room 202
Julia Troszczynska
Brian Kuczynski
Natalie Zajac
Katarzyna Pukala
Room 203
Shannon McGuire
Kamil Piotrowski
Eduardo Martinez
Mateusz Zieba
Maksym Ilkiv
Room 204
Nicolas Pesole
Room 205
Dawid Sobus
Neidelyn Reyes
Aaron Borda
Kamila Wrobel
Room 206
Christina Pecoraro
Isabelle Santiago
Jessica Tredota
Room 302
Jenna Jurewicz
Room 304
Kristyn Krajewski
Room 305
Megan Szajna
Nicholas Guy
Patricia Kania
Piotr Lesniak
Room 306
Marcelina Puc
T H I R D Q UA R T E R
S I LV E R H O N O R R O L L
Room 201
Catera Shanks
Gabriel Smyk
Yuliya Khudzyk
Andrew Azzam
Cristhian Recinos
Kelsey Vasquez
Room 202
Amber Avila
Kienna Bariso
Gabriella Borghese
Victoria Galvan
Natalia Gorlicka
Vitaliy Oprysko
Jacob Rivera
David Lozeau
Room 203
Ryan Allibone
Samantha Alanis
Ashley Bock
Alyssa Galiardo
Thomas Green
Peter Jackowski
Daniel Michniowski
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Destiny Morales
Monika Staszel
Alexis Lopez
Kevin Mienta
Nicholas Paprzycki
Paulina Ryndak
Room 204
Aman Haidari
Sebastian Ksiazek
Danielle Walsh
Room 205
Tiara Lopez
Rafael Reza
Brynisha Campbell
Katherine Gacek
Julia Konieczna
Victoria Kospin
Alexander Paszkowski
Michael Rosa
Sasha Aponte
Daniel Delgado
Daniel Kulach
Christopher Molina
Theodore Nickson
Room 206
Rozan Deeb
Juan Sanchez
Gabriela Castillo
David Hruswicki
Damian Pikul
Safaa Suleiman
Room 301
Sophia Mortha
Ewa Pisanko
Nelson Santana
Adrian Skobelski
Jessica Smith
Room 302
Francisco Alcantar
Courtney Grasz
Khrystyna Kozak
Carolyn Rodriguez
Jailene Rodriguez
Martha Gebala
Savannah Gonzalez
Kaitlyn Scanlan
Room 303
Lukasz Kornas
Mateusz Wiechetek
Daniel Tchinibekov
Alexandra Kania
Katarzyna Koperny
Alondra Mendoza
Room 304
Leslie Aispuro
Nicholas Armijo
Rebecca Feliciano
Jovanee Mejia
Ricardo Reyes
Congratulations
To Our
Scholars!
Anthony Allegretti
Azhar Deeb
Angelica Gacek
Amy Harenberg
Hassan Shehadeh
Edyta Zadzilko
Bohdan Zhukotanskyy
Room 305
Dawid Babula
Corbin Bowen
Christian Dejesus
Alyssa Polanco
Diana Trejo
Samantha Ayala
Alejandro Gonzalez
Adrianna Goral
Lauren McGuire
Room 306
Remah Abuhashish
Anthony Barsano
Meghan Carey
Patric Hruswicki
Daniel McGinley
Third Quarter Honor Roll
Fifth Grade
Sixth Grade
Third Quarter Honor Roll
Seventh Grade
Eighth Grade
Third Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 001
Owais Abuhashish
Agapefaith Alfaro
Julian Almanza
Samantha Armijo
Alma Carmona
Jennifer Castaneda
James Ignatowski
Sandra Pajda
Liam Simmons
Justin Johnson
Kayla Jurewicz
Sydney Bock
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Patrick Gillespie
Priscila Gonzalez
Natalie Hanek
Nicole Soltyszewski
Room 002
Witoria Kurc
Johnathan Nickson
Jessica Zajac
Monika Zawislak
Jonathan Mejia
Joanna Bidnik
Eric Platt
Brian Kwiatkowski
Marek Klejn
Room 003
Jasmine Cato
Karolina Ciepiela
Morad Deeb
Yareli Flores
Bartlomiej Mendrala
William Viramontes
Shylah Solis
Ramon Estrada
Nicole Brzys
Alondra Ortiz
Room 101
Lucas Bigos
Jamal Abughoush
Paulina Espinoza
Ayah Ghunaim
Julia Cichowski
Matthew Kurowski
Natalia Babula
Camilla Mroz
Christopher Flores
Joshua Hernandez
Room 102
Shawn Guerin
Angelica Krasnicki
Mason Wilder
Julian Fajardo
Christian Wolski
Francisco Saez
Room 103
Carlos Leon
Faustyna Waz
Amanda Santiago
Derik Galeno
Mateusz Brzys
Adam Pruszynski
Klaudia Gawruk
Adriana Palka
Room 202
Angelica Hryb
Nicholas Nickson
Natalia Obrochta
Abdel Jibawi
Michael Zuzia
Omar Habayed
Room 203
Selena Gonzalez
Tomasz Mieczkowski
Aleksandra Mroczka
Kamil Pisanko
Christian Reyes
Sara Virella
Jack Nelligan
Gabriella Jakimowicz
Mariajose Estrada
Maxx Hunter
Michael Kasparian
Alexander Cross
Lucas Kovarik
Room 204
Hadeel Abuawad
Hubert Bartoszczyk
Maria Gomez
Yasmeen Peralta
Karolina Jakubaszek
Wojtek Strapoc
Denys Chelak
Veronica Kozak
Piotr Gwizd
Agnes Zajac
Room 205
Maliha Ahmed
Kelly Conneely
Anthony Guy
Daniel Kania
Pasquale Sanfelice
Sabrina Villegas
Adam Wroblewski
Nathaniel Zukowski
Amy Bustos
Olivia Harcarik
Kayla Bassig
Liamra Voglic
David Krasnicki
Kevin Piwowarski
Aleksandra Czternastek
Michael Kurowski
Room 206
Adrian Grabowski
Anthony Gryka
Dawid Zieba
Maksymilian Stanek
Room 207
Daniel Alcantar
Rochelle Borda
Nicole Hanek
Gabriel Nunez
Anthony Panagopoulos
Luz Vazquez
Francisco Rivera
Oscar Cabrera
Juan Cardona
Konrad Strzalka
Bruno Myszkowski
Andrea Avila
Room 208
Cody Gomez
Jesus Gonzalez
Andre Namrood
Rafael Resendiz
Erick Ruiz
Lizbeth Cabrera
Paola Gomez
Roberto Salgado
Ronaldo Taullaraj
Jesus Manzanares
Sebastian Kuczek
Room 210
Emily Alanis
Julia Domian
Alex Hernandez
Karol Piotrowski
Robert Ruiz
Sean Simmons
Patricia Banasik
Shannon Gillespie
Katarzyna Puc
Brandon Christopher
Nicole Wolski
Room 211
Amir Abuawad
Radek Bobowski
Muimen Fareh
Natalia Kowalska
Maya Konieczna
Gabriela Nolivos
Roberto Hernandez
Fernando Caballero
Kimberly Garcia
Adrian Sherifi
Emilia Jakubaszek
Allen Namrood
Room 212
Jacob Bozek
Dayna Dayson
Milosz Dykiel
Keila Torres
Anna Bidnik
Nicole Stanford
Claudia Goral
Xiomara Cardona
Third Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 201 Jr.High
Andrew Azzam
Jakub Bigos
Angelica Kozuszko
Kamil Obrochta
Cristhian Recinos
Catera Shanks
Nicole Zacny
Jakub Koperny
Natalia Wzorek
Pawel Gwizd
Julian Martinez
Room 202 Jr.High
Natalia Gorlicka
Aleksandra Niemas
Katarzyna Pukala
Bartek Zadzilko
Cyndy Zukowski
Victoria Galvan
Kienna Bariso
Natalie Zajac
Amber Avila
Room 203 Jr.High
Samantha Alanis
Rikeya Hargrove
Maksym Ilkiv
Shannon McGuire
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Kevin Mienta
Omar Moham
Kamil Piotrowski
Delanie Preston
Piotr Szczech
Thomas Wojtyga
Mateusz Zieba
Alyssa Galiardo
Jacub Habayed
Eduardo Martinez
Alexis Lopez
Nicholas Paprzycki
Ruben Garcia
Room 204 Jr.High
Manal Abughoush
Jasmine Ayala
Sadaf Ahmed
Danielle Walsh
Aman Haidari
Room 205 Jr.High
Rebecca Guerin
Alexander Hernandez
Victoria Kospin
Josiah Carrillo
Jose Alvarado
Christopher Molina
Andrea Reyes
Julia Konieczna
Michael Rosa
Tiara Lopez
Amber Privett
Room 206 Jr.High
Rozan Deeb
Tiffany Myszkowski
Damian Pikul
Gregory Pikul
Isabelle Santiago
Daniel Lozeau
David Hruswicki
Yasmyn Cardona
Room 301 Jr.High
Brandon Gonzalez
Peter Mandybur
Salvador Moreno
Ewa Pisanko
Keisamar Santiago
Adrian Skobelski
Luigui Sobenes
Damian Wysocki
Nathan Bocanegra
Alison Cappy
Kayla Tomich
William Moctezuma
Kamil Krystopa
Ashley Egan
Jessica Smith
Room 302 Jr.High
Tamer Fareh
Khrystyna Kozak
Dessire Mar
Esteban Proano
Aaron Shanks
Mario Carrillo
Ian Santillan
Jenna Jurewicz
Carolyn Rodriguez
Room 303 Jr.High
Lukasz Boufal
Iliana Cato
Damian Jaje
Katarzyna Koperny
Joshua Lebron
Maciej Mosiejewski
Jose A.Rivera III
William Young
Justyna Szczech
Mateusz Wiechetek
Mario Martinez
Lukasz Kornas
Nicole Brzezinska
Alexandra Kania
Daniel Tchinibekov
Robert Lech
Room 304 Jr.High
Leslie Aispuro
Martin Banasik
Mark Canham
Kristyn Krajewski
Kenneth Santiago
Freddy Villegas
Azhar Deeb
Room 305 Jr.High
Christian Dejesus
Adrianna Goral
Nicholas Guy
Jessica Zacny
Patricia Kania
Robert Jurewicz
Samantha Ayala
Lauren McGuire
Corey Egan
Karolina Lukasiak
Room 306 Jr.High
Anthony Barsano
Grzgorz Chlebek
Molly Filipowicz
Angela Mercado
Marcelina Puc
Noreyma Salgado
Patric Hruswicki
Remah Abuhashish
Stephanie Ayala
Darelis Salazar
Pre-K Art Gallery Night
There will be no cuts in funding for
the 2010-2011 Pre-School program
at Bridge! Yeah!!
There will be Pre-School for 3- & 4year olds at Bridge School next year!
The end of the year is approaching, and we will be
celebrating our hard work on Thursday, May 6 from 5:007:00 pm. During the Bridge Family Reading Night and Book
Fair, Pre-K will be hosting an Art Gallery Night in Room 107.
All artists in the three Pre-K classrooms will be featured!
We have been working on various forms of artwork,
planning the event and the creation of invitations for our
families. We cannot wait to see all of you here in
celebration of our students!
Kindergarten News
What’s Happening In Kindergarten?
April was a busy and exciting month for rooms 101, 102, and 103! After Spring Break we
continued our Whatever the Weather theme and learned about all types of weather, the letters
Bb, Kk, Oo, and Ll and sight words do, here, look, one, where, and you. In science, we learned
about life cycles, rainforests, outer space, and ways to protect our planet. We created a classroom rainforest, learned about the life cycles of frogs and butterflies, became astronauts for a
day, and wrote about ways we can help protect our planet. As much fun as we had in April, we
are sure looking forward to next month! We are going on a field trip to Brookfield Zoo and beginning our preparations for graduation.
At home: We are so proud of the progress our classes are making. They are learning and improving their reading, writing, and math skills every day! Thank you for reinforcing the concepts taught at home with your child. It really makes a huge difference in your child’s academic success.
Reading: Please continue to read to your child every day. Reading aloud to children is crucial
to the development of their reading and writing skills. In addition, review our sight words: a,
can, come, do, for, go, he, here, I, like, look, my, me, one, the, this, to, where, and you.
Writing: Encourage your child to write as much as possible. Don’t worry about proper
spelling; just have them write the sounds they hear in each word.
Math: Practice counting to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s, and practice using pennies, nickels, and
dimes correctly.
P R E -S C H O O L /K I N D E RG A R T E N O P E N H O U S E
There will be an Open House for parents and families
of children starting Pre-School/Kindergarten in September, 2010. 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 19th from 5:00 - 6:00 PM.
A meeting will be held in Room 107 followed by a tour of the elementary school building.
First and Second Grade News
WEATHER OR NOT
During the last two weeks students from room 206 learned about different types of weather. Among many things, we studied precipitation, water cycle, cloud types, and wind. Some of the exciting things we did included creating windsocks, measuring the direction
of the wind, and recreating the water cycle. Students were amazed by the things they discovered while learning about weather and
really enjoyed the different activities.
Additionally, on April 29 our room had a very special visitor in our class. The scientist from High Touch High Tech presented a program called Weather or Not. Students had a blast while making a tornado in a bottle, observing how clouds are made and making
snow. Being engaged in so many different activities was a real treat for students. They surely enjoyed them.
Sceond Graders Turned Into Future Meteorogists
In ten years you might find one of our Bridge Second Graders delivering the weather forecast. They learned so
much about weather forecasting from a two day in-school field trip provided by the High Touch, High Tech Company.
Each class performed countless hands on experiments facilitated by a scientist. Besides the creation of 2 liter bottle tornadoes, they did experiments with wind tunnels, anemometers, cloud machines, ice bergs, created an atmosphere in a
cup, and our finale making real snow. Each student’s was able to take home a baggie of snow in the month of April.
The student’s reaction was, “An Awesome Experience.”
The First Space Travelers
Neil Armstrong may be the first astronaut to travel to the moon, but astronauts of Room 210 are the first ones to
conquer the whole solar system. Students of Room 210 just returned from their journey to the solar system. They not only
visited eight planets but also dared to go to the sun. Don’t be surprised to learn that now we have 22 new planets and constellations added to our universe, because the children created their own planets and constellations. During their journey to space
they learned about how seasons and days and nights are formed, what planets look like, what they are made of, planet orbits,
rotation, revolution, constellations and moon phases. They also made aliens and Oreo moon phases. After their long stay in the
solar system the students of Room 210 just want to relax with their jeopardy game on the solar system and signing autographs!
Third and Fourth Grade News
Mining Resources
As part of our unit on Conserving Resources, we participated in an investigation about mining resources. During this investigation we observed an oatmeal raisin cookie. We recorded the number of raisins
we saw. Then, we used pipettes to put a few drops of water around each raisin so that we could ―mine‖ them
from the cookie. We were only allowed to use two toothpicks to do this. Many of us found it harder than we
thought. When we were done ―mining‖ our raisins we compared the number to the number we thought we had
observed. We had fun doing this activity.
Room 205
Fifth and Sixth Grade News
Oceans
Critic's Review
What is an ocean or sea?
The breath-taking movie Oceans talks all about it, the creatures that live in it, their habitats
and how we're polluting their homes. It shows dolphins, whales, sea lions, sharks, all
different kinds of crustaceans, and lots more. The movie explains how they survive in their dangerous world.
The sixth and fifth graders both enjoyed this movie and we suggest that you go see it too!
So go see the movie Oceans if you really want to know, "What is a sea or an ocean?" And let's do what we can to help
save the environment.
By Marta Cichowicz - Room 202
Seventh and Eighth Grade News
Gagnon City
Gagnon City? Where to start?! In Gagnon City, all of the
students are residents. Ms. Gagnon is the Mayor and Mr. Schellekens and Ms. Schryer are the Alderman.
Just like regular grown-ups, we have jobs in Gagnon City.
For example, someone is the Medic (walks students to the office
when needed), the Fed Ex Manager (paper passer), Bell Hop
(line leader), Environmentalist (―pollution patrol‖), Electrician
(lights), etc. But, we didn’t just get to pick our jobs, we had to apply and interview just like in
the real world.
Our desks have become condos (groups of four) and townhomes (groups of two). We’re
responsible to work together with our neighbors each day. It’s important that we follow city
rules, or we might just get fired from our jobs!
We love Gagnon City because it shows us responsibility and creates a community in our
classroom. We’re glad Gagnon City is here – right here, right now!
--The 7th & 8th Grade Students of Room 307
Journalism Club
Aren’t you happy school’s coming to an end?
It’ not summer yet, so why don’t you start the end of the school year with some cool
performing artists coming here to Chicago!!!
Concerts Coming up in May and the beginning of June in Chicago:
Jordin Sparks is coming to Chicago on
Thursday, May 13th
At House of Blues Chicago
Bamboozle Tour is coming
Saturday, May 15th
At Charter One Pavilion
Glee Is Going To Be Live In Concert !!!
Tuesday, May 25th and Wednesday May 26th
At Rosemont Theatre
B96 Summer Bash in 2010 (It’s almost here “Yay”!
Saturday, June 12th
At Toyota Park
By: Patricia Kania and Adrianna Goral Rm. 305
Events At Bridge JR. High
This year students are busy. There's the school play called "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory".
Actors in the play, scenery crew, and stage crew are working really hard to get this play ready. The
play is May 14th so come out and see a great show!
Also there was the Poetry Slam on April 30th. We heard some great original pieces by some talented student authors. Good job!
Sports:
*Girls Soccer is going to face some challenges against some strong teams and they are going to try
to win!!!
*Girls Softball is also preparing for their upcoming games and trying to succeed.
*Boys Softball is swinging their way into an exciting season too. Good luck to all of our athletes.
Field Day: During Field Day, the last day of spirit week (May 23rd), the 5-8th grades will be playing a
variety of sports such as soccer, flag football, basketball and more. One of the events thi s year
will be races. We are looking for the fastest runner in the Bridge Jr. High. So if you're good at sprinting, BRING IT!
Any Challengers?????????????? :)
By: Nicole Brzezinska Room:303
Journalism Club
Movie Review: How To Train Your Dragon
If you’re looking for an exciting, action movie this might be the one for you. The story
centers around the main character (Hiccup) who goes to training school and meets a
dragon who he names Toothless. The story follows his adventures as he learns to work
with dragons. It’s a fun movie with lots of ups and downs; it will keep you entertained
the whole way through. If you have the time, check it out!
By Natalia Gorlicka, Angela Mercado and Kala Geralds
5-6 Grade News
The 5th and 6th grade classes went to see Disney’s Oceans on April 26th. It was an amazing movie. The close-ups of wildlife and
their habitats were incredible. It was a
great fieldtrip; in fact, proceeds from the film were donated to various organizations
on behalf of Earth Day projects around the world.
The 6th grade Science class in Room 206 has been studying conservation and natural
resources. Recently, we did research projects on different topics such as Illinois Rivers
and Hybrid cars. This month, we’re building solar cookers to cook vegetables on the
playground. Hope they turn out good!
By Nicole Brzezinska
Poetry
’
To My Mother
10 Things to do for your mom on Mother’s Day
Mother, my dear
You’re always near
Love for you
And the things you do
The way you love
Is as gentle as a dove
To my mother
There is no other
Like you.
1. Make her breakfast
2. Give her flowers
3. Make her a card
4. Make her lunch
5. Clean the house
6. Give her chocolate
7. Mow the lawn
8. Make her dinner
9. Make her a special desert
10. Love her & give her a big hug!
By Angela Mercado
Book Review: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry
In Room 202, we are reading a novel called ―Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry‖ by Mildred D. Taylor. It’s a great book about a black
family that lives during racist times. They face a lot of hardships and struggles. Our class is almost done with it and we can’t wait to
find out how it ends.
By Natalia Gorlicka Room 202
Mother’s Day
A lot of us have wondered how Mother’s Day started. Well if you really want to know then here are some ideas of how
it might have started.”The first Mother's Day observance was a church service in 1908 requested by Anna Jarvis of
Philadelphia to honor her deceased mother. Jarvis, at an early age, heard her mother express hope that a day to commemorate all mothers would be established. Her mother also expressed the sentiment that there were many days
dedicated to men but none to mothers. Two years after her mother's death, Jarvis and friends began a letter-writing
campaign to declare a national Mother's Day observance to honor mothers. President Woodrow Wilson issued a proclamation on May 9, 1914, asking Americans to give a public expression of reverence to mothers through the celebration of Mother's Day. Congress passed the legislation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother's
Day. Carnations have come to represent the day, following President William McKinley's habit of always wearing a
white carnation, his mother's favorite flower”.
Now we don’t know what you think, but we all have a different opinion. In our opinion, we think it’s great that mothers
get their day because without them, we wouldn’t be where we are now because they push us to do things that we think
are dumb but are good for us.
WE LOVE MOM’S!
By: Jasmine Ayala 204 and Tiffany Myszkowski 206
Find each of the following words.
Journalism Club
Types of Trees
POINTY LEAVES
BROAD LEAVES
SCALES
EVERGREEN
AUTUMN
DECIDUOUS
LOSE LEAVES
E S MNA T G GNM U T UAV E C E O B I
E N L DDV S UU O D I C I D R O V A T A
A P O I N T Y I L E A V E S E T E E S U I
S S D E E E S E V A E L J E S O L R R A S
E E E C A I E D E P U AU T U N E G S A L
Y S D L E U G E E U E T E DD N O R S I E
L V I VAD S VU L O E R L E A V E S O E
E A I L S C E A C C MA E C A I I E M L O
A I C AAR S L L R E GO C E O V N A L D
A L I E GC B R O A D B L E A V E S U AO
N E O R YN S A R E D D E C I D U O U S E
O E E E A E V P O I N T Y F L E A V I S V
UN E S E V A E D D O AR B E E E V E NU
L D R A S V V R E S G DO E A B S O S O E
E B U OY E WAG H G F F DQW E W F K L
Since it is spring, I thought it would be fun knowing some types of trees that surround you in everyday life. The most important thing in May, though, is remembering that in this month we have Mother’s Day. It’s important to make your mom
feel special and here are some ways you can do that. Serve her breakfast in bed,
clean the house, make dinner, pick her flowers, make her a card, and so many more
things you can do to make your mom feel special, but the smallest thing can make
her the happiest. I hope that you have a happy Mother’s Day. =)
By Kathy Pukala Rm 202
(word search taken from edhelper.com)
Bilingual News
May 3rd, 1791- Constitution of Poland
Year after year, the Polish community, whether at home or
abroad, gathers to commemorate the 3rd May Constitution and
to honor all the great minds who took part in the creation of
this revolutionary document. They celebrate because the Constitution symbolizes the spiritual and moral renovation of the
Polish nation after a long period of chaos and disorder. This
Constitution is not only a milestone in the Polish political and
social history, but it is also a landmark in the European tradition, being the second constitution ever written in the world,
and the first one on the European soil.
Cinco de Mayo is a date of great importance for the Mexican and Chicano communities. It marks the victory of the Mexican Army over the
French at the Battle of Puebla. This Battle came to represent a symbol of
Mexican Unity and patriotism. With this victory, Mexico demonstrated to
the world that Mexico and all of Latin America were willing to defend
themselves of any foreign intervention.
In the United States, this date is usually mistaken with the Mexican Independence which is on September 16th.
People of Mexican descent in the United States celebrate this significant
day by having parades, mariachi music, folklorico dancing and other
types of festive activities.
Come to the
Where you can experience a fun time
while meeting your favorite characters
and reading your
stories
favorite
It will take place along with the Spring
Book Fair, so come on down and buy some
of your
When:
Where: Bridge Elementary School
Buy One Book—Get One Free!
Library News
Spring has finally come; during the week of May 3rd we are having our annual Elementary School
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 6th 5:00—7:00 PM). Many teachers are planning exciting activities for our students: arts and crafts, book reads, and even a puppet show! Our book fair will be open that evening so bring
your parents to enjoy 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. Plan on coming with your family to this exciting event.
Elementary Bridge art-i-facts
Bridge School Unity Mural
Students worked alongside Ms. Chrisman to create our first wall mural. A wall mural is a
gigantic painting on the wall, that does not wash off and is permanent. Usually students
are told not to paint on the wall, but this time it was ok! Students drew pictures of ―unity‖
and then Ms. Chrisman drew it out in the stairwell. Then students each took a turn painting a part of the mural during art. We completed the mural in a week and a half! It looks
great and we are so lucky to have such talented students at Bridge!
Jr. High Bridge art-i-facts
Do you recognize either one of
these paintings? The 7th and
8th grades have been working
in small groups to paint large
murals in the 3rd floor hallway.
The murals are based off of
famous works of art from
artists such as Monet, Seurat
and Picasso.
Students helped re-draw the
works of art onto the bulletin
boards, and then painted in each
section with acrylic paints.
Because the murals are so
detailed, this project may not be
finished until the end of the
school year. We will keep you
updated on our progress!
Students have been working with Ms. D (our student teacher from Northeastern) on tint, shade and
value. Students have been experimenting with
mixing different paint colors, and learning how to
make them darker or lighter. Students painted a
piece of paper showing color fade, cut it into
strips, and then wove the strips together.
The end result looks like a checkerboard and it
looks really cool! Sadly, Ms. D will be leaving
Bridge School in May to graduate college and
become an art teacher. She will be missed!
Make sure to check out the decorations around
the Jr. High made by the afterschool art club!
-Ms. Chrisman
Special May Flowers
Issue
“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. Margaret Moore-Taylor
LSC
President:
Mr. Robert Walsh
Parent Representatives:
Mr. Pedro Hernandez
Mrs. Teri Ignatowski
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
Mrs. Lisa Lozeau
Mrs. Lora Niewinski
Community Representatives:
Mrs. Yvonne Majewski
Mrs. Pat Walenga
Teacher Representatives:
Mrs. Catherine McGuire
Mrs. Joan Miarecki
Administration:
Dr. Christopher Brake
PTA
President:
Mrs. Lora Niewinski
Vice-President:
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Secretary:
Mrs. Teri Ignatowski
Treasurer:
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
NCLB PAC
President:
Mr. Pedro Hernandez
Vice-President:
Mrs. Teri Ignatowski
Secretary:
Mrs. Yvonne Majewski
BAC
President:
Mrs. Liliana Kacala
Vice-President:
Mrs. Veronica Estrada
Secretary:
Mrs. Malgorzata Ludzik
Representative:
Mrs. Alejandra Romero
Alternate Representative:
Mrs. Jolanta Lukasiak
Important 2009-2010 CPS Dates:
Holidays
May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day*
Teacher Institute Day
Thursday, June 17, 2010*
Last day of school is June 18th.
*Indicates days of non-attendance for students
-A Letter from CPS Chief Executive Officer Ron HubermanApril 22, 2010
Dear Parent or Guardian:
We are writing to provide you with information regarding the massive budget deficit
that CPS faces next year. We are asking you to take action at this critical time to
help protect your child’s education.
The current CPS budget deficit is approximately $600 million. This is down from the
$1 billion original deficit as the result of an important new law that limits CPS
short term pension payments while not affecting any current employees or retirees.
At this point, more than half of the $600 million CPS budget deficit is due to the
state’s proposal to cut education funding across Illinois by $1.3 billion, and funding
to CPS by $368 million.
Closng the $600 million deficit without relief from the state will significantly impact
the Chicago Public Schools system. Next week, your child’s school will be receiving
its draft budget. As a direct result of proposed state funding cuts, this budget
includes the following:
Classes with up to 35 students.
Significant cuts to non‐varsity sports.
Reductions in funding for magnet, Montessori, gifted, IB programs.
Significant cuts to full‐day kindergarten.
Reduction of after‐school and summer school programs.
Up to 11% funding cuts for charter schools.
Elected officials in Springfield face tough choices during these difficult economic
times. However, it is critical that we send a message to them that they should not
balance the state’s budget on the backs of those most at need—our children—
by cutting education funding this year. Please, join with us to make your voice
heard by doing the following:
Fill out and send the attached letter to the Governor and state legislators.
If you would like to find out additional ways to get involved and make a difference,
please go to www.cps.edu.
Sincerely,
Ron Huberman
Chief Executive Officer
Parents Please Note:
The attached letter to the Governor and state legislators is being sent home with this newsletter.
LSC = Local School Council NCLB PAC = No Child Left Behind Parent Advisory Committee
PTA = Parent Teacher Association BAC = Bilingual Advisory Committee