Special April Showers Issue Volume 8, Issue 1 LSC D EDICATES N EW C OMPUTER L AB ! April, 2004 Special points of interest: • LSC Elections • New Computer Lab! • February Attendance Champs • Science Fair Champ • Book Fair • Report Card Pick-Up Day INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Brake’s Take 2 April Calendar 3 Upcoming Events 4 Students of the Month 5 Unity Assembly 6/7 Women’s History 8 20,000 Challenge 10 B RIDGE B UGLE “Bruno” Life is a child playing around your feet, a tool you hold firmly in your grip, a bench you sit down upon in the even- ing, in your garden. Jean Anouilh LSC E LECTIONS When: Wednesday, April 21, 2004 From 6:00 am-7:00 pm Where: Bridge School Auditorium Who: Parents/Guardians, Community Resi- dents, & Full-Time Staff Members Bridge Elementary School Local School Council (LSC) members dedicate the new Computer Lab on March 30th. Pictured L-to-R: Parent Representative Mr. Mike Herrity, Principal Dr. Chris Brake, Parent Rep- resentatives Mrs. Yvonne Majewski, Mrs. Lori Henmueller, and Mrs. Pam Sparks, Parent Repre- sentative/LSC President Mr. William Doyle. Not pictured: Parent Representative Mrs. Slawomira Wojcik, Community Representatives Mrs. Pat Walenga and Mrs. Cheryl Filippini, Teacher Representatives Mrs. Ideria Page and Mrs. Lin- da Barshop.
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Special Apri l Showers Issue Volume 8, Issue 1
LS C D E D I C A T E S N E W C O M P U T E R L A B !
Apri l , 2004
Special points of interest:
• LSC Elections
• New Computer Lab!
• February Attendance
Champs
• Science Fair Champ
• Book Fair
• Report Card Pick-Up Day
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Brake’s Take 2
April Calendar 3
Upcoming Events 4
Students of the Month 5
Unity Assembly 6/7
Women’s History 8
20,000 Challenge 10
B R I D G E B U G L E
“Bruno”
Life is a child playing
around your feet, a tool
you hold firmly in your
grip, a bench you sit
down upon in the even-
ing, in your garden.
Jean Anouilh
LSC ELECTIONS When: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
From 6:00 am-7:00 pm
Where: Bridge School Auditorium
Who: Parents/Guardians, Community Resi-
dents, & Full-Time Staff Members
Bridge Elementary School Local School Council (LSC) members dedicate the new Computer
Lab on March 30th.
Pictured L-to-R: Parent Representative Mr. Mike Herrity, Principal Dr. Chris Brake, Parent Rep-
resentatives Mrs. Yvonne Majewski, Mrs. Lori Henmueller, and Mrs. Pam Sparks, Parent Repre-
sentative/LSC President Mr. William Doyle.
Not pictured: Parent Representative Mrs. Slawomira Wojcik, Community Representatives Mrs.
Pat Walenga and Mrs. Cheryl Filippini, Teacher Representatives Mrs. Ideria Page and Mrs. Lin-
da Barshop.
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F E B RUA RY A T T E N DA N C E C H A M P S !
BRAKE ’S TAKE
Primary: Room 109, Mrs. Schmeisser (96.33%)
Intermediate: Room 004, Mrs. Gregory (97.27%)
Upper: Room 210, Mrs. Newport (95.54%)
Volume 8, 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.
April 21st, 2004 is Report
Card Pick-Up Day and LSC
Election Day. LSC elections
will be held from 6:00 am-
7:00 pm in the school auditori-
um. Report Card Pick-Up Day
teacher visitation hours are
from 12:00-3:00 pm and 4:00-
6:00 pm. There will be no
school for students on April
21st.
Thank You,
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 ISAT
Testing
2 ISAT
Testing
3
4 5
Market
Day
Pick-Up
6 7 8 9
No
School End of
3rd Quarter
10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17
18 19 20
21 Report
Card Pick-Up No School
For Students LSC/PTA
Meeting
6:00 pm
LSC
Elections
6:00 am - 7:00 pm
22 23 24
25 26 27 28 29 30 May 10th-14th
is ITBS
Testing
Week
April 2004 April Showers Bring May Flowers...
Indicates day of non-attendance for students
Spring Book Fair
Spring Vacation - No School
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LSC ELECTIONS
SPRING BOOK FAIR
REPORT CARD PICK-UP DAY
Volume 8, Issue 1
When: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
From 12:00-3:00 pm & 4:00-6:00 pm
Where: Bridge Elementary School
Who: Parents/Guardians There will be no school for students on Report Card Pick-Up Day.
When: Wednesday, April 21, 2004
From 6:00 am-7:00 pm
Where: Bridge Elementary School Auditorium
Who: Parents/Guardians, Community Residents,
& Full-Time Staff Members
When: Mon.-Thur., April 5th-8th
9:00 am - 1:30 pm
Where: School Auditorium
Who: K-8 Students & Families
(Parent Volunteers are needed to assist!)
What: Buy one book and get another
book of equal or lesser value free!
Profits from the last Book Fair assisted in purchasing several classroom sets of
novels for use by our students and teachers.
April Students of the Month
Kienna Bariso
Brandon Gonzalez
Olivia O’Donovan
Noel Pagan
Justyna Pikul
Lauren Dussmann Christian DeJesus Patric Hruswicki Jared Cruz
John Balingit Timothy Powers Nicole Swiderski Jacqueline Hernandez
Patrick Kowalik Jagoda Fichtner Peter Lekawski Michael Los
John Bendyk Sylwia Wysocka Shannon Doyle Amanda Nieves
Angelica Gacek Marta Krolik
Bridge Elementary
School Students of
the Month are select-
ed for their outstand-
ing citizenship, aca-
demic performance,
and conduct.
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UN I TY ASSEM BLY UN ITES !
Volume 8, Issue 1
Bridge School Cheerleaders perform a rousing unity cheer.
The First Graders perform “This Train” by Ella Jenkins.
Room 103 students present “Symbols of the United States”.
Kindergarteners perform “You’ll Sing a Song” by Ella Jenkins.
Ms. Talbot’s ESL students perform “Los Pollitos”.
Ms. Baron’s students perform in costume.
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Room 207 students perform their play “Big Words, Strong Words”. The Performing Arts Club perform their play “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.”.
The Fourth Graders recite their poems at the Unity Assembly. Room 003 present “Famous People”.
Room 102 students present “A Dream Can Come True”. Room 109 sings “This Land is Your Land”.
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WOMEN’S HISTORY MURALS
Volume 8, Issue 1
3rd place intermediate grade winner: Room 114
2nd place upper grade winner: Room 106
1st place upper grade winner: Room 207
1st place primary grade winner: Room 103
1st place intermediate grade winner: Room 003
3rd place (tie) primary grade winner: Room 107
3rd place (tie) primary grade winner: Room 105
2nd place primary grade winner: Room 102
To celebrate women’s history month the Bridge Student Council sponsored a contest. Classrooms were challenged to create a
mural depicting women and their role in history.
Bridge students not only met the challenge, they surpassed it! The student council was impressed by the creativity, thought, and
hard work all the classrooms displayed in their murals and collages.
Thank you to all the teachers and students who participated. Congratulations to the following classrooms who won the contest.
1st place winning classrooms received a $100 Borders gift card, 2nd place winners a $50 gift card, and 3rd place winners a $25
gift card to purchase books for their classroom libraries.
2nd place intermediate grade winner: Room 001
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Seif Abuhashish competed in the City Science Fair held at
the Museum of Science and Industry on March 26-28. Judges
from many science and technological professions evaluated
Seif’s project. The competition was intense with 250 students
from Chicago schools all over the city participating in this
event.
Sief earned an excellent rating for his project, various certifi-
cates, a medal, and a subscription to Scientific American, plus
$350.00! Seif plans to purchase a bike with his winnings.
Congratulations Seif! Bridge school is very proud of your accomplishments!
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City Science Fair News
8th grade student, student council class president, and Region 1—Area 1 Science Fair representative Seif Ab-uhashish with his City Science Fair award.
NEW COMPUTER LAB ! WOW ! !
Room 211 students really love the new Computer Lab!
