Special May F lowers Issue
Volume 11, Issue 9
May, 2013
Special points of interest:
• Superstar Teacher Grant
Winners
• Superstar Alumni
• Superstar Honor Roll Stu-
dents
• Superstar Perfect Attend-
ance Students
• Superstar Spirit Week Info
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 7
Perfect Attendance 8-9
News from the Grades 11-23
CPS Dates 24
―Bruno‖ 87 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!
Partner School
Check out the Bridge School website at:
http://www.bridge.cps.k12.il.us/ ―Funds for this Newsletter activity provided by NCLB Title I funds‖
Bridge Bugle
Bridge Teachers Win Multiple CFE Grants!
First Grade Teacher Mrs. Chwal Kindergarten Teacher Mrs. Augustyn
Bilingual Lead Teacher Mrs. Dudek
Bridge School is home
to multiple 2012-2013
Chicago Foundation
for Education (CFE)
grant winners! The
CFE is proud to sup-
port CPS educators
with leadership, learn-
ing, and grant pro-
grams.
Congratulations
Bridge Teachers!
Bridge Alumni Youngest Student Accepted to International Science Fair!
Marcelina Puc with Dr. Brake
Bridge School ―Class of 2011‖ Valedictorian
and current Lane Tech High School sopho-
more Marcelina Puc is the youngest student
ever accepted to compete in the International
Science Fair.
Way to go Marcelina!
Page 2 Volume 11, Issue 9
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 a 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
May Non-Attendance Days for Students
Monday, May 27th, 2013
Is Memorial Day Holiday
No School
Remember those who gave their all...
Kindergarten Open House
Wednesday, May 15th from 5-7 PM
In the Elementary School Building
Parents of 8th Grade Students: Steinmetz H.S. Counselors will be at the Bridge Jr. High library to
begin early registration for incoming 2013-2014 freshmen students
on Thursday, May 16th from 8:30-11:30 AM. A parent must be
present to register their 8th grader for the coming school year. If you
have any questions please contact the Bridge school counselor,
Ms. Caitlin Fahey at (773) 534-3718
Thank you!
CPS School Improvement Half-Day
Wednesday, May 8th, 2013 5th-8th Jr. High Students are dismissed at 11:15
K-4th Elementary Students are dismissed at 11:30 Last 1/2 Day of the School Year
Teacher Appreciation Week
Is May 6th-10th
If you can read this thank a teacher! Let‘s appreciate our teachers, staff and LSC/
PTA parents throughout the year!
Great People Make Great Schools! Thank you all for all you do! Dr. Christopher Brake
Indicates day of non-attendance for students
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
Mid-Quarter
Progress
Reports
Distributed
To Students on
May 15th
1 Family Literacy
NCLB
Parent Night
5-7 pm
2 3 4
5 May 6th-10th
Is
Teacher
Appreciation
Week
6 7 8 Staff
Development
Half-Day
Dismissal: 5-8 @ 11:15
K-4 @ 11:30
9 10 Mid-Quarter
11
12 13 14 15 NCLB PAC/LSC
Meetings
@5:30 PM
@Bridge
Elementary
Kdg.
Open House
16 Steinmetz
H.S.
Registration
@ Bridge
Jr. High
8:30-11:30
17
Family
Movie
Night
18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28
29 30 31 Junior
Achievement
Day
School
Ends
June
24th
May 2013 Staff Appreciation Month
Elementary School Spring Book Fair
Memorial
Day
Holiday
No School
Spirit Week (see page 6 for details)
K. Zawislak
A. Bank
D. Chang
A. Cayas
A. Aviles
V. Thomas V. Szaraniec
S. Kwasnik P. Nolivos
J. Brown J. Miller
E. Kurkowski
May - Students of the Month
R. Ryerson M. Kruszewski L. Guerra B. Pacer
B. Marin
M. Ahmed
K. Le
M. Trevino
P. Gomez J. Gonzalez
L. Herrera Y. Roman
P. Abrigunda J. Zajac
R. Hargrove
L. Kovarik K. Freymiller G. Mateo
Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding attendance, academic performance, and conduct.
May - Students of the Month
T. Lopez
School Spirit Week May 28th—31st Tuesday: Pajama Day
Wednesday: Rainbow/Colorful Day
Thursday: Jersey/Sports Wear Day
-Sports 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
April 29th-May 2nd
NCLB Family Read Night Wednesday, May 1st
from 5:00-7:00 PM
Puppet
Theater
Story Tellers
Free Book
Raffle
Book Fair OPEN
5-7 PM on 5/1/13
Volunteers Needed!
Room 201
Matthew Bozek
Alex Hernandez
Stephen Kaim
Katarzyna Puc
Yuriy Savchuk
Room 202
Martyna Akerman
Radek Bobowski
Jakub Jedrzejewski
Room 203
Jeremy Albios
Kevin Barna
Jacob Bozek
Claudia Goral
Edin Haskovic
Damian Kijak
Suzanne Miekisz
Jakub Rojek
Kaitlyn Tarasiewicz
Room 204
Michael Kurowski
Ryan Szajna
Alexandra Zugaj
Room 205
Anna Klejn
Room 206
Naiya Graciani
Olivia Harcarik
Pasquale Sanfelice
Yoselin Roman
Damian Staszel
Room 301
Neidelyn Reyes
Ashley Bock
Konrad Knap
Paulina Ryndak
Kamila Wrobel
Room 302
Alexis Albios
Victoria Kospin
Kevin Mienta
Brooke Silvestri
Julia Smialkowska
Monika Staszel
Kelsey Vasquez
Room 303
Samantha Armijo
John Byer
Kelly Le
Szymon Ramos
Room 304
Samantha Alanis
Tiara Lopez
Shannon McGuire
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Delanie Preston
Kinga Tarasiewicz
Room 201
Mateusz Babula
Dayna Dayson
Room 202
Maliha Ahmed
Daniel Alcantar
Alexis Allen
Kayla Bassig
Juliette Drewniak
Gabriel Lau
Justyna Kapustka
Fabian Martinez
Allen Namrood
Anthony Perez
Sabrina Villegas
Room 203
Paola Gomez
Emily Hoffman
Room 204
Rochelle Borda
Dylan Ciotuszynski
Anthony Guy
Nicole Hanek
Emilia Jakubaszek
Zuzanna Strapoc
Adam Wroblewski
Sofiya Zhukotanska
Room 205
Lizbeth Cabrera
Declan Cogley
Julia Domian
Peter Majtyka
Room 206
Muimen Fareh
Maya Konieczna
Peter Kospin
Carmela Pesole
Liwia Kiryk
Room 301
Patty Amador
Jakub Bigos
Katherine Gacek
Christopher Molina
Eric Pagan
Maria Trevino
Room 302
Ashley Badillo
Jacub Habayeb
Rikeya Hargrove
Yuliya Khudzyk
Johannsy Marte
Destiny Morales
Kamil Obrochta
Alex Paszkowski
Natalia Sak
Room 303
Morad Deeb
Stephanie Diamond
Katherine Misterka
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Miguel Rascon
Room 304
Andrew Azzam
Maksym Ilkiv
Julia Konieczna
Karolina Peza
Rachel Schnoebelen
Melanie Sobenes
Jared Tello
Mateusz Zieba
Room 305
Kelly Tarasiewicz
John Sak
Holly Lewandowski
Nicole Lesniak
Agapefaith Alfaro
Monika Zawislak
Victoria Majerczyk
James Ignatowski
Natalie Hanek
Zak Elmakoudi
Room 306
Sebastian Hernandez
Brian Kwiatkowski
Dailah Medellin
Eric Platt
Dana Schnoebelen
Lizette Schroeder
Shylah Solis
Bernardo Trevino
Jessica Zajac
Room 305
Nicole Soltyszewski
Kacper Rebeszko
Marek Klejn
Jennifer Castaneda
Room 306
Tomasz Kuczewski
Francheska Salacup
Room 302
Alexis Albios
Victoria Kospin
Kevin Mienta
Brooke Silvestri
Julia Smialkowska
Monika Staszel
Kelsey Vasquez
Room 303
Samantha Armijo
John Byer
Kelly Le
Szymon Ramos
Room 304
Samantha Alanis
Tiara Lopez
Shannon McGuire
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Delanie Preston
Kinga Tarasiewicz
Room 305
Nicole Soltyszewski
Kacper Rebeszko
Marek Klejn
Jennifer Castaneda
Room 306
Tomasz Kuczewski
Francheska Salacup
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
Raquel Marrero
Melissa Thomas
Natalia Obrochta
Kamil Pisanko
Olivia Czarnik
Julia Iwanski
Nina Dziamba
Michael Kasparian
Room 002
Alexis Vivar
Loren Henich
Selena Gonzalez
Hadeel Abuawad
Milosz Rebeszko
Konrad Freymiller
Hazal Ceylan
Tomasz Mieczkowski
Anthony Maldonado
Omar Habayed
Denys Chelak
Xiomara Cardona
Room 003
Melissa Espinosa
Krystyna Kazmierczak
Michael Mlynarczyk
Karolina Jakubaszek
Angelica Parda
Raymond Alonso
Anisa Kornafel
Gia Mateo
Samer Sultan
Jannessa Roa
Room 101
Gabriel Herrera
Isaias Hernandez
Bianca Barrios
Room 102
Konrad Olech
Karol Jakimowicz
Patrick Mlynarczyk
Elizabeth Rivera
Nela Nietupska
Philip Zugaj
Erika Leitner
Room 103
Jennifer Altamirano
Lizbeth Sanchez
Luis Sanchez
Nathan Munoz
Jonathan Jaramillo
Room 108
Kacper Jakimowicz
Maya Mielnicka
Julia Szwajnos
Arkadiusz Bobowski
Martyna Naruszewicz
Room 202
Juliana Crespo
Natalie Hernandez
Liv Steier
Ricki Jarvis
Aliyana Figueroa
Paola Vazquez
Room 203
Erik Harcarik
Gabriella Aviles
Kamil Kocon
Christian Mercado
Room 204
Daniel Piwowarski
Kacper Barton
Kamil Gembis
Julia Smialowska
Magdalena To-
maszewski
Kamil Mienta
Room 205
Obayda Mohammed
Natalia Rodriguez
Ashley Vazquez
Zaidaivelys Valdez
Bethany Lopez
Katherine Quizhpi
Mary Namrood
David Chang
Gadeer Abuawad
Monika Popovska
Rapheal Manalo
Room 206
Matthew Krupa
Romy Khatab
Denys Kryzhanovych
Room 207
Nicholas Nickson
Victoria Cichowski
Julian Fajardo
Room 208
Miranda Gomez
Ailin Corona
Giovanni Jaramillo
Karl Abrigunda
Room 209
Kevin Thomas
Joceline Peralta
Aaliyah Schein
Virginia Olech
Lucas Bigos
Julia Cichowski
Tori Napolitano
Mason Wilder
Matthew Kurowski
Natalia Babula
Room 210
Meryam Elmakoudi
Adan Paz
Bernaliz Lopez
Michael Nickson
Ariel Roman
Maya Farfan
Kaitlyn Thompson
Jeremiah Torres
Alessandra Barrios
Room 211
Ruby Sanchez
Zamary Huerta
Juan Baca
Claudia Szczesna
Kenneth Vasquez
Adam Pruszynski
Jasumi Carbajal
Room 212
Adrian Garcia
Kayla Robertson
Gabriela Mlynarczyk
KylieBlu Santiago
Carmen Martinez
Jacob Roman
Azra Haskovic
Hailey Seggeling
Kzias McGowan
Room 214
Andy Guzman
Angel Navarrete
Kevin Martinez
William Marin
Third Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Carlos Leon
Olivia Kocot
Kamila Drewniak
Paulette Gajardo
Aishah Hasan
Room 201 Jr.High
Britney Marin
Alex Hernandez
Michelle Skura
Mateusz Babula
Tomasz Pikul
Omar Santiago
Adrian Grabowski
Katarzyna Puc
Room 202 Jr.High
Dylan Puente
Oscar Cabrera
Samantha Pelaez
Radek Bobowski
Juliette Drewniak
Roberto Hernandez
Jacob Pacer
Allen Namrood
Daniel Kania
Alexis Allen
Martyna Akerman
Maliha Ahmed
Anthony Perez
Karolina Kacala
Kyle Abrigunda
Room 203 Jr.High
Ayman Abuawad
Heidy Araujo
Damian Kijak
Edin Haskovic
Paola Gomez
Vanesa Sanchez
Andres Hernandez
Jakub Rojek
Emily Alanis
Elais Allen
Claudia Goral
Suzanne Miekisz
Nicole Wolski
Room 204 Jr.High
Andrei Rodriguez
Lesly Herrera
Anthony Guy
Jason Harenberg
Alexander Jamroz
Emilia Jakubaszek
Michael Kurowski
Room 205 Jr.High
Peter Majtyka
Lizbeth Cabrera
Patrycja Bucko
Jesus Gonzalez
Andre Namrood
Aleksander Naruszewicz
Jesus Manzanares
Room 206 Jr.High
Maya Konieczna
Naiya Graciani
Luz Vazquez
Angel Cadena
Juan Cardona
Olivia Harcarik
Bruno Myszkowski
Damian Staszel
Pasquale Sanfelice
Kevin Piwowarski
Peter Kospin
Third Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 301 Jr.High Nicole Zacny
Katherine Gacek
Jakub Bigos
Khalia Phoxay
Rafael Reza
Giovanni Ramirez
Cristhian Recinos
Francisco Gajardo
Room 302 Jr.High
Adren Torres
Julia Smialkowska
Kamil Obrochta
Monika Staszel
Natalia Sak
Sasha Aponte
Jordan Daugherty
Kevin Mienta
Thomas Wojtyga
Room 303 Jr.High
Samantha Armijo
Kelly Le
Owais Abuhashish
Stephanie Diamond
Leonardo Alcala
Garcia
Room 304 Jr.High
Maksym Ilkiv
Diana Alonso
Mateusz Zieba
Marcin Kijak
Shannon McGuire
Karolina Peza
Sylwia Mieczkow-
ski
Julia Konieczna
Nicole Pelaez
Samantha Alanis
Eduardo Martinez
Piotr Szczech
Melanie Sobenes
Aaron Borda
Jared Tello
Room 305 Jr.High
Victoria Majerczyk
John Sak
Kayla Juewicz
Janell Nolivos
Adrian Paz
Monika Zawislak
Agapefaith Alfaro
Holly Lewandowski
Natalie Hanek
Nicole Soltyszewski
Jose Reyes
Jakub Kacala
Room 306 Jr.High
Eveny Gomez
Zuzanna Pasierbek
Jessica Zajac
Eric Platt
Elvia Ramirez
Dailah Medellin
Brian Kwiatkowski
James Chalabi
Zayna Sultan
.
Page 11 Volume 11, Issue
Spring is a very exciting time for young children.
There are many activities to do with your children during
spring time:
Go on a nature walk with your child.
plant flowers or vegetables with your child.
make a bird feeder out of a milk carton , and fill it with
bird seed.
Who let the letters out by Dr. Jean
Numbers help me count by D.J. Pen-
cil.
Hot potato by the Wiggles.
Here are some of the letters we have been learning:
Ff - as in fashion
Ss -as in spring or sewing
Cc- as in clothes
Bb- as in birds.
Throughout our Pre-school program we have
been working on themes such as: clothes, spring, and
birds.
Students who have been working on clothes,
learned how clothes are made, and how to take care of
your clothes. Children had a chance to design, decorate
and sew their own clothing patterns.
Students who have been working on the birds
theme have learned how birds live and how they survive.
They have also learned about various types of birds.
Students have been exploring Spring, by going
on nature walks, and observing the changes in the envi-
ronment that occur during Spring.
Thank you so much to all
our wonderful supportive
parents! You have been a
great help throughout the
year. If you would still like
a chance to volunteer just
ask your child's‘ teacher
and they will help you find
a day for you to come in.
Kindergarten News
This month our Kinder-
garten students learned
about the parts of the
plant, the life cycle of a
plant, and how to grow a
plant. As they pro-
gressed through the unit,
students developed and
applied key comprehen-
sion skills that good
readers use as they read
identifying sequence of
events, retelling, and
drawing conclusions.
Our students LOVED ex-ploring the museum, especially the Butterfly Haven, River Works and Extreme Green House. At the museum students
participated in a hands-on workshop about plants. Each student got to bring back their own seed to plant! It was a fun learning experience.
Our Kindergarten students went on a field trip to the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum .
May Themes:
Earth/Recycling
Space
Farm—Three Little
Pigs
Another busy month has come and gone!
Martyna Naruszewicz Room 108
Every students planted
their very own seeds.
They observed and
recorded growth of
their plant.
In Math, we were working
on comparing sets of ob-
jects, solving a problems by
drawing a picture, making
ABBC pattern using pattern
blocks, sounds, body, ex-
ploring tangrams, measuring
length using nonstandard
units, graphing picture on a
pictograph, identifying a
sphere, ordering objects by
size, identifying shapes as
two or three dimensional.
Recycled Robots
After reading a story about robots and learning
about reducing, reusing, and recycling, in celebra-
tion of Earth Day, we used our knowledge and
creativity to reduce waste. Our first grade stu-
dents, with the help of their families, created their
own robots using recycled materials. The awe-
some creations consisted of recycled cardboard,
metal scraps, paper towel rolls, bottle tops, nuts,
bolts, CDs, plastic bottles, and many more materi-
als. To piece it all together, most of the students
used aluminum foil and tape. Each student pre-
sented his or her robot to the class by listing the
materials used to assemble the project and ex-
plaining how it was made. We hope that you were
able to catch a glimpse of these recycled robots
during report card pick-up day.
Buzzzz! Our classrooms were buzzing with excite-
ment as we learned about the world of bees. Are
you familiar with the life cycle of a bee? Well, ask
any of our first-grade experts and they'll tell you all
about the bee life cycle. The students learned about
how bees grow, what bees eat, how bees communi-
cate, and the different jobs of bees. By reading lots
of fiction and nonfiction stories about bees, we also
learned that while they may often be pesky, bees
have a significant role in our environment. Not only
do they pollinate flowers so they bloom, but they
also make sweet honey. Now that's a terrific insect!
Bee Extraordinaire
First Grade News
Second Grade News
Weather Or Not!
During the last two weeks, second grade was
busy learning about different types of weather.
Among many things, we studied precipitation, wa-
ter cycle, cloud types, and wind. One activity we
did was made a cloud in a jar. We took a glass jar
and filled it with water and then put shaving
cream at the top to represent a cloud. We slowly
began adding food coloring to the cloud. We
demonstrated how when a cloud gets full of water
it starts to rain. Students were really interested
in learning about weather and enjoyed the differ-
ent activities we did in class.
Students were also excited about displaying their 3D
Shape Cities and their Ouch stories during report card pickup
for all to see!!
Mining For Resources
The students in room 209 are learning about resources. To investigate
this, they did an experiment where they ―mined‖ for raisins. Each child
received an oatmeal raisin cookie. The first thing they did was look at the
cookie to see if they could guess how many raisins were in the cookie.
Next, they used pipettes to put a few drops of water around each raisin.
Then they used toothpicks to ―mine‖ out the raisins. When they were
done ―mining‖ out their raisins, we compared the number of raisins they
thought were in the cookie to the number of raisins that actually were in
the cookie. Everyone enjoyed the experiment.
Third Grade News!
Storytelling in 214
Students of 214 became master story-tellers in class, and at our after school event. Students followed in the foot-
steps of History’s best storytellers with their impressive stories of family histo-
ry and Nature’s biggest mysteries.
Thanks to Mr. Glocke and our parents for their help and support!
Pretty as can be
A bee flies around a tree
Pretty pretty bee
-Alyssa Bertram
The fourth graders worked on state projects this month. Each child had their own
state. They made a state book and created a state diorama to go along with the pro-
ject. Each student did an excellent job using their research and creative skills to
make these beautiful projects! These projects are being displayed outside of the gym.
If you want to learn about the various states our students chose, come check them
out!
The sun is shining
Rain drops coming from the sky
Flowers are blooming
-Yazmine Santiago
4th Grade states
4th Grade Haiku Poems Nature blooming green
Deer coming out of hiding
What a sight to see
-Veronica Kozak
Flowers smelling sweet
Trees turning green in the spring
Kids playing outside
-Hazal Su Ceylan
Flowers are blooming
All colors are shining bright
Spring is coming now
-Ayah Fareh
Earth Day Projects The fourth grade students have an earth project
coming up this April. Each student has drawn
pictures that represent earth day with three facts
about Earth Day. They will soon be thinking up
three things that they can do to help the Earth.
They are super excited to get involved and make
the Earth a better place. Happy Earth Day!
How you can help:
Saving Water
Picking up trash
Plant a tree
Saving energy
The fourth graders are using their in-
ventive skills to create a useful invention
that will benefit others. They were chal-
lenged to come up with something that is
makeable, and will be needed in the fu-
ture. Some of the inventions were the
underground water sprinkler, and the
snack stack cup. The sprinkler is a sprin-
kler that is underground and knows the
right amount of water to be used, and
when to use it. The snack stack cup is a
cup that is useful because you can hold
your snack in the bottom, and your drink
in the top portion!
4th Grade Inventors
Top 10 Mother Songs
Top 10 Weird
Things to Do With Your Mom
In honor of Mother’s
Day, I chose to make the
top 10 mother songs.
1. Pink Floyd - Mother
2. John Lennon - Mother
3. Ozzy Osbourne – Ma-
ma, I‘m Coming Home
4. The Beatles - Julia
5. The Rolling Stones –
Mother‘s Little Helper
6. 2Pac – Dear Mama
7. The Beatles – Your
Mother Should Know
8. Paul Simon – Mother
and Child Reunion
9. Queen – Tie Your
Mother Down
10. Genesis – Mama
Eric Platt
9. Have a pie eating contest…
And the loser gets grounded
for a week.
10. Have your mom get you a
present for Mother‘s Day
too! After all we are the pain
in their necks that made
them moms.
Cinthya (my mom)
and Kayla Bassig 202
1. Dressing alike and going to
the mall saying your ‗twins.‘
2. Who can bust the ‗best
move‘ in playing Just
Dance.
3. Her taking you to work and
saying you‘re going to take
her job next week.
4. Going through each other‘s
closets and swapping outfits.
5. Driving in the car and hav-
ing the music on blast while
your mom proves that she‘s
‗cool.‘
6. Exchange cell phones so
you can pretend to be each
other.
7. Switch bedrooms so you can
sleep on her perfect bed
while she sleeps on that
mess you call a bed.
8. Head to the park and as a
team challenge other kids to
a dodge ball match.
Bridge Junior High Journalism Club Editors -Mr. Ambrosio and Mrs.
Schultz Volume 1, Issue 5
May 2013
Special points of interest:
This issue focuses on
“top ten” lists. Check them out.
Top Korean Pop Love Songs
1. SISTAR (씨스타)-
Loving U
2. Love Love Love- FTIS-
LAND
3. Wedding Dress-
TaeYang
4. The Day I Confess My
Love-Jo Kwon (2AM)
5. I Will Forget You-Park
Shin Hye (CNBLUE)
6. Because I Miss You-
Jung Yong Hwa
(CNBLUE)
7. Without Words-Park
Shin Hye and Jang Geun
Suk
8. Girls Don‘t Know-
FTISLAND
9. Hello-SHINEE
10. I Hope FTISLAND
Dayna D
May Edition — ‖Top Ten Lists‖
Top 10 Places Everyone Must Visit
Top 5 Science
Fiction Songs
A Fancy Dinner- Taking your moth-
er to a restaurant will be great for her.
This way she won‘t have to cook din-
ner. She can just sit down and relax
while someone else cooks for her.
Breakfast in Bed- When your mother
wakes up and she sees you standing in
the doorway with a wonderful break-
fast for her she will be overjoyed. A
good idea for what to give her would
be: French Toast, Orange Juice, Pan-
cakes, Waffles, Blueberry Muffins,
etc. So long as it‘s not burnt or inedi-
ble, she will love it.
Helping Coupons- Making coupons
on the computer or drawing them
yourself for helping out around your
house is a great idea! You can make
ones for cleaning your room, making
your bed, washing the car, shoveling
snow (for the winter months), raking
leaves, sweeping, etc. Just make sure
that whatever you give to your mom
for Mother‘s Day comes from the
heart. Even if it‘s a simple card that
you made she will love it no doubt
about it.
In 7th grade reading class, we are learn-
ing about the genre science fiction. So I
created a list of the top 5 science fiction
songs.
1 . R u s h - 2 1 1 2
2 . D a v i d B o w i e – S p a c e O d d i -
t y
3 . E l t o n J o h n – R o c k e t M a n
4 . T h e W h o – 9 0 5
5 . Q u e e n – ‗ 3 9 E r i c P l a t t
1. New York
2. Los Angeles/ Hollywood
3. Las Vegas
4. Grand Canyon
5. San Francisco/ Golden Gate
Bridge
6. Niagara Falls
7. Mount Rushmore
8. Washington, D.C.
9. Miami
10. Yellowstone National Park
Monika Zawislak
Top 3 Mother‘s Day Gifts
Volume 1, Issue 5
Don’t forget Mom on
Sunday, May 12th!
Why People
Like Turtles
1. They‘re awesome
2. They‘re cute
3. They‘re green (color of
money)
4. You can always beat them in
a race
5. If they bite you, it won‘t
hurt (Maybe a little)
Dayna D.
Jr. High Library News By Ms. Laurine
5th grade students are finishing up their author research projects and are getting ready to pre-
sent their research to the class in a creative PowerPoint display. They did a fantastic job re-
searching and learning new techniques on the computer. We are all looking forward to view-
ing each one‘s presentation and expanding our knowledge of various authors and their
books.
6th through 8th graders finished up their African American research projects and learned how
to cite their sources in MLA format. They are now working on creating poetry using 8 differ-
ent types of verse. Their finished product will be an illustrated booklet of their personal po-
ems based on one chosen theme. We have some very talented and creative writers in our Jr.
High! Here is an example of a Tanka poem and a Haiku poem:
Finally move on, Life is very short.
Onto a new adventure. Cherishing every moment
We are all ready, Living it strongly.
Leaving old friendships behind, - By Victoria Kospin
Walking with our caps and gowns.
- By Brook Silvestri
7th/8th Grade News
WWII B-17 Presentation
On April 18th, Mr. Chip Burger came to our school to talk to us about the WWII battle
plane called the B-17. He spoke to us about the B-17; they were planes created for WWII. They would carry bombs that the American pilots would drop on German bases. These planes would carry ten people who all had specific jobs. The pilots wore several layers of heavy clothes be-cause the planes were up so high, that the air was so much thinner. Since the air was thinner, it was much colder. It was really dangerous to be a pilot of these planes because of the percentage of flights that were shot down by German anti-aircraft units. These planes had very thin lining and a bullet could easily rip through it like butter, so, again, it was very dangerous. If the planes were shot down over water, everyone on the crew would carry a whistle. This whistle was the loudest whistle ever created so a passing ship could hear and rescue the crew. This was an attempt to prevent them from dying of hypothermia. The English Channel was so cold it would have only taken a few short minutes for them to freeze to death. He brought in replicas of everything that the crew members wore during a flight and had a few people put them on. They saw just how heavy and how much of a burden it really was to wear all the gear. We would like to thank Mr. Burger for coming in and sharing his knowledge with us.
BRIDGE MUSIC NOTES
AFTER SCHOOL CHORUS
Who: All interested 3rd and 4th grade Bridge Students
When: Tuesday, May 7, 14 and 21 from 3:00-4:00pm
Where: Bridge Elementary School Auditorium
Come one! Come all! If you are a 3rd or 4th grade student at Bridge Elementary and love making music, the After School
Chorus is the place for you! We will learn new songs and practice old ones while we polish our singing voices and experi-
ence what it is like to make music in a large group of motivated and excited students.
To participate, fill out the bottom of this sheet and bring it back to Mr. Glocke by May 7th. Let your parents keep the top
half for their records (dates, times etc.).
There will be no concert given at the end of our time together. We are just here to enjoy making music. Because of this,
students are not required to attend all three meetings. If a student can only come for one or two, we would still love to have
them!
If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected]
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Student Name: ________________________________ Grade:________ Date: ____________________
Teacher’s Name: ______________________________
Parent’s Name: ________________________________ Parent’s Signature: ________________________
By signing and returning this form, I grant my student permission to participate in the Bridge After School Chorus on
Tuesday May 7, 14 and 21 in the elementary school auditorium and will be sure they are picked up at 4:00pm each day.
Bridge Junior High School Music by Mr. Friend
Fifth grade students continue to work hard learning to play the recorder, which is similar to the
flute and in the woodwind family of instruments. They have been learning how to read music
since September and are excited to be able to apply what they have learned to an instrument.
Soon, students will be taking their recorders home to practice and learn new songs. Sixth
grade students love playing with ―Boomwhackers‖, which combine the fun of percussion with
learning music notes and Solfege, ―do-re-mi-fa-so-la-ti‖. Seventh grade students continue to
work diligently applying music vocabulary in preparation for the Reach Performance Task,
and they love to sing especially when their favorite songs that they request are played, you
should hear their voices! Eighth grade and seventh grade both have learned about the music of
the 1960‘s including songs and performances from American Bandstand and The Ed Sullivan
Show, and with summer just around the corner they particularly like the Surfin‘ Bird!
Jump Rope & Handball!
P.E. at the Junior High
Physical Education at Bridge!
Hello Bridge Community,
Welcome back to the Physical
Education page here at Bridge
Elem. For the month of May
we are starting to get back
into outdoor physical educa-
tion. Handball is the sport of
choice this month. Handball is
very similar to soccer but
instead students will be using
their hands to try to score
goals. We will be outside for
this unit as long as the weath-
er is dry and sunny! Along
with handball, we will be hav-
ing our annual Jumpathon.
Bridge teams up with the
American Heart Association
to help raise awareness of
heart disease here in America.
The whole fourth week of
May will be dedicated to jump
roping and fundraising for
people who suffer from heart
disease in America. This week
will not only be a good time,
but it will familiarize students
with the benefits of daily phys-
ical activity!
Banaszek‘s homerooms for
their effort during P.E. last
month. After the Tragedy at
the Boston Marathon earlier in
the month, these three class-
rooms completed a 1-Mile run
outside of Shabonna Park for
the people in the city of Bos-
ton. Due to weather con-
straints, other classrooms were
not given this opportunity as
we had to stay inside the
Gym. Go Bulldogs!
Happy Spring Bridge Family!
Physical Education at the Jun-
ior High during the month of
May will consist of many new
and exciting activities. The
big activity that will be taken
place this month is the ―Jump
Rope for Heart Week,‖ which
will be taken place May 27th-
31st. Bridge is working with
the American Heart Associa-
tion as students are trying to
raise awareness, and be more
educated on the importance of
exercising and having a
healthy heart. A long with
Heart Awareness Week, stu-
dents will be participating in
other activities such as Hand-
ball and Softball. With the
weather getting warmer, we
will try to utilize the great
outdoor space we have at the
Junior High. I would also like
to send a big applause to Mrs.
Magturo, Ms. Balice, and Mrs.
Room 001 warming up before jump rope activities!
To the right we have our
Athletes of the Month.
In order from top to bottom, 3rd-8th grade we have
Kevin Hawkins, Kathrine Zurawski, Victoria Baran,
Anthony Bialczak, Patrick Knap and Delanie Preston.
Athletes of the
Month!
Art-i-facts (elementary)
Wow have we been busy in room 106! During the month of April, students
learned about things that move in our Gears, Machines and Robots unit. Kinder-
garten students created stamped Robot Portraits, by stamping shapes into paint
and using oil pastels and watercolors to create a layering effect. 1st and 2nd grade
students also created robot paintings, although they experimented with mixing
colors to create the perfect shade of ―metal‖. 3rd and 4th grade students are in the
midst of working together to create a Kinetic art installation. Students learned
and studied different types of gears, and then designed their own gear. Next we
will cut them out and turn them into a spinning 3D sculpture! During the month
of May, we will start learning about Texture. Kindergarten students will make
texture dragons, 1st and 2nd will make mixed media birds nests, and 3rd and 4th
grade students will be printing Greek vases and columns.
Art-i-facts (elementary)
Ruben and Bryan roll
ink onto the Styrofoam
plate with brayers.
Make sure you apply
the ink evenly! In a
pinch, you could use
tempera paint instead of
ink for printing.
The magic art of Printmaking! Students from room 208 help demonstrate:
Next, students carefully line up a piece of
paper over their plate. Using our hands or
a wooden spoon, students gently rubbed
over the paper. After a minute, we lifted
the paper off of the plate.
Like magic, we now
have a beautiful copy
of our plate! The best
part about printing, is
that you can make lots
of copies! Nice work
guys!
Congratulations! 11 Bridge students had pieces showcased in two art shows:
O'Hare/Ravenswood Ridge Network Art Show O'Hare/Ravenswood Ridge Network Art Show O'Hare/Ravenswood Ridge Network Art Show
April 16April 16April 16---18th18th18th
All City Elementary Visual Art ExhibitAll City Elementary Visual Art ExhibitAll City Elementary Visual Art Exhibit
April 26April 26April 26---28th28th28th
Aleksandra Glodz Maciej Polinski Alex Garcia Aleksandra Glodz Maciej Polinski Alex Garcia Aleksandra Glodz Maciej Polinski Alex Garcia
Kacper Mutl Gabriella Jakimowicz Suzanne Miekisz Kacper Mutl Gabriella Jakimowicz Suzanne Miekisz Kacper Mutl Gabriella Jakimowicz Suzanne Miekisz
Alexandra Zugaj Jakub Kacala Francheska Salacup Alexandra Zugaj Jakub Kacala Francheska Salacup Alexandra Zugaj Jakub Kacala Francheska Salacup
Holly Lewandowski Victoria KospinHolly Lewandowski Victoria KospinHolly Lewandowski Victoria Kospin
Guinness World Record Attempt! Kindergarten, 3rd and 4th grade students participated in an
event collecting the World’s Largest Number of Environmen-tal Artworks. Ms. Chrisman and Ms. Balice took the artworks to the event on Sunday April 21st,
where more than 14,000 art-works were collected. The
Guinness World team is count-ing the artworks and will notify Chicago area schools if we all qualify! Several students art-
works may be showcased on an earth day calendar or website,
so check back soon to see if any Bridge students were selected!
Great Job!
Ms. Balice & Ms. Chrisman
Parents:
If you have any
magazines at
home you no
longer need,
please send
them to school
with your stu-
dent. More
magazines are
needed at the
junior high so
that the rest of
the students
can create
magazine
bowls. Stu-
dents can drop
magazines off
in the middle
school art
room before or
after school.
Thanks!
painting on top of the
plastic transparency. –
Ms Gray
The middle school art
room has been a very
busy place. Current
and recent projects
inc lude magaz ine
bowls, multi-media
quilt blocks, three di-
mensional name design
and various painting
projects. The magazine
bowls are turning out
to be spectacular! The
two biggest and best
bowls from each hom-
eroom will be put on
display. Room #203 is
finishing up the project
first; Suzanne
Miekisz’s bowl was
sent to compete in a
local art contest, and
Elais Allen and Edin
Haskovic created the
bowls currently on
display. Seventh and
eighth grade students
learned about the his-
tory of the Cherry
Blossom Festival in
Washington D.C. and
completed a spring
painting of the cherry
blossoms with famous
D.C. monuments.
LeRoy Neiman was
well known for using
bright bold colors to
show motion and was
famous for his paintings
of popular events,
most notably sporting
events. Students each
selected a photocopy
of an athlete and are
April 2013
Multi-Media Quilts
NEWSLETTER DATE
MAGAZINE BOWLS
Inside this issue:
Inside Story 2
Inside Story 2
Inside Story 2
Inside Story 3
Inside Story 4
Inside Story 5
Inside Story 6
LeRoy Neiman Sports and Washington
D.C. Cherry Blossom Painting Projects
Bridge
Middle School
Art
Special May Flowers
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
Mr. Jim Ignatowski
Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
Mrs. Rebecca Jamroz
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Community Representatives:
Mrs. Yvonne Majewski
Mrs. Pat Walenga
Teacher Representatives:
Mrs. Wioletta Chwal
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: Mr. Jose Solis
Secretary:
Mrs. Sylwia Drewniak
Representative:
Mr. Garcia Marco
Alternate Representative: Mrs. Joanna Krupa
“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 2 0 1 2 - 2 0 1 3 S C H O O L Y E A R
Holidays
Monday, May 27, 2013 - Memorial Day*
Vacations
Summer Vacation: June 25 - August 26, 2013*
Report Card Distribution Days
Fourth Quarter - Monday, June 24, 2013
Mid-Quarter Progress Report Distribution Days Third Quarter - Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Fourth Quarter - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
School Improvement Days Friday, February 1, 2013*
School Improvement Half-Days
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Important Note: Students will attend school for three and one-half hours on
School Improvement Half-Days and will receive breakfast and lunch.
5th-8th grade Jr. High students dismissed at 11:15
K-4th grade Elementary students dismissed at 11:30
Last day of school for students is Monday, June 24, 2013
This is a full school day for students
*Indicates days of non-attendance for students
2013-2014 School Year Begins Monday, August 26th
For all CPS Students!
Quick Start Student Registration
Days are: August 19-23 from
8:00 AM to 2:00 PM @ Bridge