A CPS “ Academic Improvement Award” Winner I N S I D E T H ...bridge.cps.edu/uploads/5/4/0/3/54036667/may_2006.pdf · Aneta Pezinska* Susan Umar 1st & 2nd 210 Mary Belsan* Kristine

Special Sta f f Appreciat ion Issue Volume 9 Issue 1

May, 2006

Special points of interest:

• Chicago Fire Safety Poster Con-

test Winner Jenna Jurewicz!

• Student articles& reviews!

• Bridge Top 100 in Nation

• Spirit Week Info

• Spring Fling Info

• Kdg. Open House Info

• Community Info

• Other Great Stuff...

I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :

Brake’s Take 2

May Calendar 3

Staff Retirements 4

Students of the Month 5

Super Staff 6-9

Honor Roll 10

Perfect Attendance 11

B R I D G E B U G L E

“Bruno”

An Illinois Honor Roll of Schools “Academic Improvement Award” & “Spotlight School Award” Winner

A CPS “Rising Star” school, a “School of Distinction”, an

“Autonomous Management Performance School” (AMPS) and

No one is useless in

this world who

lightens the burdens

of another. -Charles Dickens

Parent Representatives

William Doyle* 69 votes

Wioletta Rakoczy* 57 votes

Martha Kulach* 48 votes

Renata Zabiega* 47 votes

Paul Henmueller* 23 votes

Pamela Sparks* 22 votes

Debra Horwitz 16 votes

Carolina Perez 14 votes

Robert Walsh 13 votes

Mitchell Figueroa 12 votes

Community Representatives

Yvonne Majewski* 18 votes

Patricia Walenga* 12 votes

Teacher Representatives

Catherine Mc Guire* 36 votes

Joan Miarecki* 23 votes

Maxine Jackson 21 votes

Laurie Green 6 votes

Congratulations to the newly elected

2006-2008 LSC members!

*Indicates elected Local School Council member

LSC ELECTION RESULTS

BR ID G E SPR IN G FL ING CAR N IVAL

May 18th-21st

Details on page 12

Page 2 Volume 9 Issue 1

Do you have any

ideas, suggestions,

or comments on

ways to improve our

school and the ser-

vices that our chil-

dren receive? If so,

please call, write a

letter, or see me to

share your ideas.

Your input is greatly

appreciated.

Thank You!

Dr. Brake

Students/Teachers

Staff/Parents

Would you like to

have a poem, article,

short story, event, or

other item of interest

published in the

Bridge Bugle?

Submit your item to

Dr. Brake

on computer disk

(Microsoft Word format preferred)

no later than the third

week of the month for

publication in the next

month’s school news-

paper.

BRAKE ’S TAKE

Wednesday, May 3rd, 2006

&

Thursday, May 25th, 2006 Are half-day CPS Professional Development Days

Students are dismissed at 11:08

Monday, May 29th, 2006

Is Memorial Day Holiday

No School

May Non-Attendance Days for Students

Congratulations to our newly elected 2006-2008

LSC members!

Parent Representatives William Doyle

Wioletta Rakoczy

Marta Kulach

Renata Zabiega

Paul Henmueller

Pamela Sparks

Community Representatives Yvonne Majewski

Patricia Walenga

Teacher Representatives Catherine McGuire

Joan Miarecki

I look forward to

working with our

newly elected LSC

representatives.

Congratulations!

Dr. Christopher Brake

Indicates day of non-attendance for students

Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1 2 3 1/2 Day

Professional

Development

11:08

Dismissal

4 5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 13

14 15 PTA/LSC

Meetings

6:00 PM Kdg. Open

House 5 PM

16 17 18 19 20

21 22 23 24 25 1/2 Day

Professional

Development

11:08

Dismissal

26

Sports

Day

27

28 29 30 31

Student

Council

Field

Trip

May 2006 Staff Appreciation Month

Spring Fling Carnival

Spring

Fling

Memorial

Day

Holiday

No

School

Spirit Week

Globe Days

Page 4 Volume 9 Issue 1

May 22nd-26th Monday: Crazy Hair& Hat Day

Tuesday: Crazy Clothes Day

Wednesday: Flannel Pants Day

Thursday: Crazy Shoes Day

Friday: Jersey Day

Please Note: Students who participate in Spirit Week do not have to wear

uniforms during Spirit Week.

School Spirit Week

There will be an Open House for children starting Kinder-

garten in September, 2006. The Open House will be held

on Monday, May 15th at 5:00 PM. A tour of the school

will be given, and a meeting will be held in Room 107.

Children must be five years old by September 1st to attend

Kindergarten.

KINDERGARTEN OPEN HOUSE

Mrs. Evans, Mrs. Kelly &

Mrs. Comito Retire

Thank you for your many years of

service to the children and commu-

nity of Bridge School. You will be

missed so very much!

May Students of the Month

James Ignatowski

Julia Konieczna

Jose Rivera

Izabella Mendez

David Rosado

Justin Cruz Steven Barrios Ryan Allibone Melanie Sobenes

Kathy Koperny Natalia Gorlicka Aman Haidari Brian Kuczynski

Jonathan Figueroa Patrycja Poplawska Kielvin Bariso Luigui Sobenes

Jonathon Vazquez Alex Wojcik Ewelina Krystopa Zbigniew Pasierbek

Johanna Alvarez Chris Chlebek Klaudia Szubert

Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding citizenship, academic performance, and conduct.

Brittany Firszt Ulysses Munoz

Mrs. Dotson

Kindergarten

-Super Teacher Staff-

Mrs. Anderson

First Grade

Mrs. Lewis

First Grade

Mrs. Baron

First Grade

(Bilingual)

Mrs. Jackson

Second Grade

Mrs. Loise

Second Grade

Mrs. Kelly

Third Grade

Mrs. Schmeisser

Third Grade

Mrs. Janiszewski

Second/Third Grade

(Bilingual)

Mrs. Harrison

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Cutler

Fourth Grade

Mrs. Aguilera

Fourth Grade

Mrs. McGuire

Fifth Grade

Mrs. Gregory

Fifth Grade

Ms. Gilana

Fifth Grade

Mrs. Bowen

Sixth Grade

Mrs. Quintana

Sixth Grade

Mrs. Iammartino

Seventh Grade

Mrs. Naughton

Seventh Grade

Mrs. Banaszek

Seventh Grade

Ms. Hrenko

Sixth Grade

-Super Teacher Staff-

-Super Resource Staff-

-Super Ancillary Staff-

Ms. Argiris

Eighth Grade

Mrs. Newport

Eighth Grade

Mrs. Barshop

Eighth Grade

Mrs. Block-Kaplan

Special Education

Mrs. Green

Special Education

Mrs. Dudek

Bilingual Education

Mrs. Natale

Special Education

Mrs. Dabrowski

Bilingual Education

Mrs. Evans

Special Education

Ms. Talbot

Bilingual Education

Mrs. Banaszak

Librarian

Mr. Friend

Art/Music

Mrs. Page

Physical Education

Mr. Metzdorff

Counselor

Mrs. Miarecki

Computer Lab

Mrs. Bonnert

Speech

Mrs. Kilgallon

Nurse

Dr. Frishman

Psychologist

Mrs. Currie

Social Worker

Mr. Hickey

Occupational

Therapist

-Super Educational Support Staff

Mrs. Castro

School Assistant

Mr. Moore

School Assistant

Mrs. Pappas

School Assistant

Mrs. Enriquez

School Assistant

Mrs. Johnson

School Assistant

Mrs. Selim

School Assistant

Mrs. Smiles

School Assistant

Mrs. Urquhart

School Assistant

Mrs. Rocco

School Clerk

Mr. Vera

Security Officer

-Super Lunchroom Staff-

Mrs. Lally

Assistant

Mrs. Guziec

Assistant

Mrs. Comito

Manager

-Super Custodial Staff-

Mr. Presley

Custodian

Mr. Golden

Custodian

Mr. Rios

Engineer

Mr. Pizano

Custodian

Mrs. Dubicki

Vice-President

Mr. Walsh

Secretary

Mrs. Doyle

Treasurer

Mrs. Niewinski

President

-Super LSC Members-

Mr. Doyle

President

Mrs. Majewski

Parent Rep.

Mrs. Sparks

Parent Rep.

Mrs. Rakoczy

Parent Rep.

Mrs. Zabiega

Parent Rep.

Mrs. Walenga

Community Rep.

Mrs. Filippini

Community Rep.

Mrs. Page

Teacher Rep.

Mrs. Barshop

Teacher rep.

-Super PTA Officers-

Great People Make Great Schools! Thank you to all the staff, parents, and community

members who help make Bridge School a great school!

Thank You!

Mrs. Henmueller

Parent Rep.

Golden Honor Roll Third Quarter

Silver Honor Roll

Third Quarter

*Indicates students

who have been on

the Honor Roll

for the

1st & 2nd Quarters

001

Jenna Jurewicz*

Kristyn Krajewski*

Karoline Niedzwiadek*

003

Sean Horwitz*

Nicole Swiderski*

004

Dominika Duda

Thomas Jackowski*

111

Jessica Smith*

206

Justyna Jakubaszek* 207

Angelica Jaje*

Ewelina Krystopa

Alexandra Lopez*

209

Ezdhar Deeb*

Paul Dubicki*

210

Razan Abuhashish

Mary Belsan*

Jennifer Lopez*

214

Jessika Warjas*

Saul Zamora*

001

Alyssa Aguinaga

Francisco Alcantar

Nicolas Armijo*

Rebecca Feliciano*

Batmanlai Ontogtokh*

Anthony Villegas

002

Anthony Allegretti

Kielvin Bariso

Angelica Gacek*

Martha Gebala*

Briana Green*

Kamil Kieras

Paulina Kocon*

Mark Miceli*

Ricardo Reyes*

Sergio Ruiz

Adrian Skobelski

003

Andrew Cudzich

Sylvia Gebala*

Ryan Harenberg

Angelina Kadzielawa*

Patryk Kobylka

Brian Miklas*

Kaylee Sherrod*

004

Isabella Mendez

Selma Music

106

Patricia Delgado

Arsalan Muneeruddin

Olivia O’Donovan

Ethan Santillan

111

Azhar Deeb*

Khrystyna Kozak

Jovanee Mejia

Nelson Santana*

Ian Santillan*

114

Tomasz Chlebek

Julia Rakoczy

Jacob Ward

205

Johanna Alvarez

Ahmad Deeb

Analiss Diaz

Marco Leyva

Paul Si

Dominika Wroblewska

206

Danielle Gajewski*

Stancuta Ivan*

207

Lidia Bronkowska

Megan Dickey

Kathy Grolle

Ben Henmueller

Karolina Krol

Kamil Michalek*

Anna Pukala

Aleksandra Ryndak

Nara Solis*

Kenneth Watkins

208

Michael Belsan

Agata Chojan*

Dominik Dworak*

Joanna Jasinska

Ola Makal

Erika Santana*

209

John Balingit*

Filip Boksa

Jessica Conneely

Elizabeth Molek

Filip Palka*

Victoria Paprzycki*

Veronika Scott*

Jacob White

Alex Wojcik

210

Kristine Confessor*

Brittany Firszt

Isabella Fit*

Patrycja Kalwajtys*

Natalie Kleszcz*

Melissa Knapp

Rebecca Stevens

211

Tomas Cylo

Alejandro Gallegos

Jasmine Jibawi

Kamil Kobylka

Joanna Ogrodnik

Lukasz Pikul*

212

Natalie Ficek

214

Desiree DeJesus*

John Lozeau*

PERFECT ATTENDANCE T H I R D Q UA R T E R

001

Nicholas Armijo*

Sylwia Jastrzebska

Karolina Niedzwiadek*

002

Leslie Aispuro

Ayman Blan

Paulina Kocon

Agata Krol

Adrian Skobelski*

Kayla Tomich

Daphne Valle

003

Scott Calderon

Nick Cappy*

Andrew Cudzich*

Jonathan Figueroa*

Daniel Fricano

Bart Gorczynski

Ryan Harenberg

Sean Horwitz

Sebastian Mozdzierz

Nicole Swiderski*

Nick Wdowiak

004

Rafal Burgiel

Ashley Castillo

Arielle Domantay

Dominika Duda

Thomas Jackowski

Omar Leyva

Andrzej Migas*

Furquan Muneeruddin*

Justyna Pikul*

Kevin Salgado*

Nicholas Santos

Anna Szczech*

101

Kiara Barrios*

Theodore Nickson

Kamil Piotrowski*

Delanie Preston

Ofelia Romero

Sandra Santhosh

Natalia Wzorek

102

Rozan Deeb*

Renee Leyva

Samuel Martinez

Jose Vasquez*

Natalie Zajac

103

Manal Abughoush*

Aman Haidari*

David Hruswicki*

Evelina Jaje*

David Lozeau*

Addison Ortiz

Nicolas Pesole*

Damian Pikul

Katarzyna Pukala

Juan Sanchez

James Sobotka

Julia Troszczynska*

Megan Valle

105

Eyad Blan

Alyssa Galiardo

Jakub Koperny

Michael Krupa

Shannon McGuire*

Battushig Ontogtokh

Emily Swiderski*

106

jeda Abuhashish

Robert Anderson

Amina Jibawi

Arsalan Muneeruddin*

Jeanine Owaynat

Jonathan Pedersen*

David Rosado

Ethan Santillan

Patrick Szczecina

David Vazquez

107am

Leyla Jibawi

Nabil Jibawi

Justin Johnson

Rebecca Krupa

Brian Kwiatkowski

107pm

Owais Abuhashish

Nicole Brzys

Thomas Eitenmiller

Damian Kadzielawa

Patryk Kruszewski

Jonathan Mejia

Katherine Misterka

Johnathan Nickson

Sandra Pajda

Pedro Romero

Cornelius Ruse*

Christine Sprogis

Jamila Umar

Jessica Zajac*

108

Daniel Allegretti

Christian DeJesus

Joseph Douglas

Alejandro Gonzalez*

Nicholas Guy*

Patrick Hruswicki*

Robert Jurewicz

Kathy Koperny

Joshua Lebron

Tamara Lewis

Justin Lozeau

Mario Martinez

Marcelina Puc

Dana Rudzinski

109

Remah Abuhashish

Lukasz Boufal

Corbin Bowen

Judmir Bullari

David Krupa

Lauren McGuire*

Nathan Ortiz

Jennifer Quezada

Noreyma Salgado*

Joshua Santos*

Artana Sherifi

Megan Szajna*

111

Radek Burgiel*

Patricia Czternastek

Paulina Falkowska

Tamer Fareh

Nelson Santana

Ian Santillan*

114

Tomasz Chlebek*

Victor Herrate

Julia Rakoczy

203

Piotr Gorczynski

Natalia Gorlicka*

Natalia Kalamarz

Monika Jachim

Alexandra Kania

Patrycja Kania

Piotr Lesniak

Maciej Myszka*

Gregory Pikul

Tomasz Snarski*

Dawid Stono

Justyna Szczech*

Martyna Szubert

204

Peter Jackowski

Angelika Kozuszko*

Sylwia Mieczkowski

Kevin Mienta

Kamil Obrochta

Karol Pisanko

Dawid Sobus

Piotr Szczech*

Monica Waga*

Mateusz Zieba*

205

Taran Bradley*

Jacob Castillo*

Analiss Diaz

Semjace Garcia*

Deloise Green

Marco Leyva*

Tatiana Reyes

Tiffany Reyes

Sanju Santhosh

206

Oliver Aispuro

Sylvia Chrzestek

Joanna Chudy

Daniel Farris

Levonte Hargrove

Justyna Jakubaszek*

Adrian Kadzielawa

Krzysztof Lapinski*

Branden Lisciandrello*

Andrew Sobarnia

Anthony Stanford*

Klaudia Szubert

207

Lidia Bronkowska

Kyle Enriquez*

Kathy Grolle

Dominik Pikul*

Anna Pukala

Lukas Klasek*

Alexander Lopez*

Kamil Michalek*

Aleksandra Ryndak

Anthony Vittorioso

Marlena Warjas

208

Jose Aguinaga

Ina Bullari

Chris Chlebek*

Agata Chojan*

Erika Santana*

Zinnia Vasquez*

209

John Balingit

Filip Boksa*

Ezdhar Deeb

Kamil Falkowski

Thomas Frackiel*

Mariusz Gorlicki*

Filip Palka*

Aneta Pezinska*

Susan Umar

210

Mary Belsan*

Kristine Castillo

Greg Cioch

Kristine Confessor

Margaret Cudzich

Marek Gorzkowicz*

Stan Kolanko

Volodomyr Korostil

Jennifer Lopez*

Michael Tutka*

Franz Vergara

211

Steven Akbar

Viviana Atempa

Tomas Cylo

*Indicates

students who

have had

Perfect

Attendance

for the

1st & 2nd

Quarters

Alejandro Gallegos

Cynthia Gomez

Jasmine Jibawi

Kamil Kobylka

Mateusz Nasilowski

Anna Ortiz

Lukasz Pikul*

Prespa Sherifi

Janelys Vasquez

Mateusz Wilk*

Mariusz Wojcik

212

Hector Cruz*

Kaya Cuper*

Kamia Dear

Natalie Ficek*

Steven Fiumefreddo

Ivan Guereca

Monika Jastrzebska

Dean Meyer

Hina Muneeruddin*

Bianka Sikaffy

Michael Szczapa*

Ted Watkins

214

Jeremy Johnson*

Rozalia Jurczak*

Aidan Preston*

Henry Salgado

Patricia Sanchez

Jessika Warjas

Saul Zamora*

May 18th-21st Thur. & Fri. 6:00—10:00 PM

Sat. & Sun. 12:00-10:00 PM

Ride Specials-Unlimited Rides:

Thur., 5/18 from 6:00 PM until closing

$12.00 per wristband

Sat. & Sun., 5/20&21 from Noon until 5:00 PM

$15.00 per wristband

Carnival Rides — Games — Food

Family Fun For Our Community !

Please

Support

The 4TH ANNUAL BRIDGE

SPRING FLING CARNIVAL

The Bridge School Community would like

to thank the 2004-2006 LSC members for

their dedication and service these last two

years.

Great People Do Make Great Schools!

Thank you for helping make our school a

great school!

Parent Representatives:

Mr. William Doyle

Mrs. Lori Henmueller

Mrs. Yvonne Majewski

Mrs. Wioletta Rakoczy

Mrs. Pamela Sparks

Mrs. Renata Zabiega

Community Representatives:

Mrs. Cheryl Filippini

Mrs. Pat Walenga

Teacher Representatives:

Mrs. Linda Barshop

Mrs. Ideria Page

Administration:

Dr. Christopher Brake

Seven Schools Named Top Schools for Student Voices in Education Technology The OTS Office of eLearning would like to announce that the following Chicago Public Schools have been selected for the NetDay Speak Up 100, America's Top Schools for Student Voices in Education Technology:

Bouchet Elementary Math & Science Academy

Bridge Elementary School

Gray Elementary School

Louis Pasteur Elementary School

Northwest Middle School

Steinmentz Academic Centre High School

Twain Elementary School These schools have been recognized because of the importance they place on including students' ideas in education and technology planning. One hundred schools nationwide were named as Top Schools for Student Voices in Education Technology on March 6 at the Consortium of School Networking's 11th Annual K–12 Conference in Washington, D.C. The list of the 2006 Speak Up 100 schools can be found at http://www.netday.org/news_speakup_100_pr.htm. Net-Day Speak Up is an organization that promotes the effective and appropriate use of science, math, and technology resources in K–12 education, so that every student has the opportunity to fully participate in today’s global economy and community. Congratulations to these schools for their leadership!

Bridge Named In Top 100 Schools Nationwide

Room 214’s Folktales Room 214 has been very busy in the last few weeks writing our own folktales. A folktale is a story made

up and handed down by the common people. It usually explains a phenomenon or how something came to be. We

had to think of many different types of topics to write about. Some ideas included why penguins don’t fly, how

tigers got their stripes, how the Milky Way was formed, and many more. We were inspired to write folktales by a

story we read called Her Seven Brothers, a Native American folktale. The project took us four weeks to com-

plete, but we finally finished the stories, and they turned out just how we wanted them to be. I know that 214

had fun writing their own folktales, so you will probably enjoy reading them, and maybe even writing your own.

Written by: Jessika Warjas, Room 214, 5th Grade

Community Computer Classes Every Saturday

April 6, 2006 through May 27, 2006

9:00 a.m. – 12:00 Noon

Medill Technical & Professional

Development Training Center

1326 West 14th Place

Chicago, Il. 60608

Sessions include training in:

Basic computer skills

Work Processing

Spreadsheets

Graphic Presentations

The Internet

Using e-mail

Why attend a community computer classes?

To discover why computers are an integral part of our society

To learn how to assist your children with homework that requires technology

To make sure that your computers are being used properly by your children

Who should come?

Parents who have children in the Chicago Public Schools

Community members who want to learn more about technology

New workshops will be presented every week. Parents and community members may

attend as many sessions as needed. All materials will be provided.

All registrations are Due Three Days Before the Workshop

For more information, contact the Office of eLearning at 773-553-6670 or elearn-

[email protected]

FREE A D U L T E N G L I S H A S A S E C O N D

L A N G UA G E C L A S S E S !

Spanish speaking adults

contact:

Centro San Bonifacio

2510 W. Cortez

Chicago, Illinois 60622

(773) 252-9098

Polish speaking adults

contact:

Polish American Association

3834 N. Cicero Ave.

Chicago, Illinois 60641

(773) 282-1122

Bridge Elementary School

3800 N. New England Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60634

(773) 534-3718 Fax:(773) 534-3612

Dr. Christopher Brake, Principal Mrs. Margaret Moore-Taylor, Assistant Principal

Dear Parent/Guardian:

This subject of internet “blogs” has received increasing attention in the press, here at Bridge Elementary School and at schools

throughout the country. You might ask, what exactly is a blog? “Blog” is short for Web log. It is an on-line journal or diary. Teen-

agers can create blogs for free on such sites as MySpace.com, Xanga.com, LiveJournal.com and FaceBook.com. Students tend to

use the same service used by friends. Blogs usually include profiles, pictures and personal entries of the person keeping the blog.

Blogs are generally social in nature and are another “place” for teenagers to hang out with friends.

What seems quite benign at first glance can become a problem when a teenager:

Gives out personal information and/or pictures;

Makes inappropriate comments:

Falsely attributes words or pictures to another person;

Posts inappropriate material;

Describes in words or pictures behavior which is illegal such as underage drinking.

The dangers include how this information can easily be obtained by strangers and used for unintended purposes, even to make con-

tact with children. There is clearly a safety issue here. Blogs have also been used in ways which promote poor decision making

about such things as drugs and alcohol as well as in ways which are bullying or threatening to other children.

We are concerned for our students’ safety and well-being. We suggest that you check these websites for information that may be

written by or about your child. This is the surest way to protect your son/daughter from poor decision-making stalkers and the bully-

ing that can happens o easily in cyberspace. There have been several occasions this year in which information from blogs has been

brought to our attention and we have used that information to enforce existing school policies. Bridge has blocked carious “blog

sites” on its network. Two very helpful websites with additional information about blogging and internet safety are:

www.blogsafety.com and www.isafe.org.

Thank you for allowing us to be your partners in the formation of our children and students. Together we will help them be more

aware of the benefits and dangers of the internet and blogging.

Sincerely,

Dr. Christopher Brake

Principal

-Thanks to Mr. David K. McNulty, Vice President of Academic and Student Affairs at Loyola Academy, for authorizing the duplication and use of this material-

Dear Parent(s)/Guardian(s):

It is that time of year when we are trying to prepare next school year’s class re-

organization lists. It is very important that you help us by letting the office

know if your children will be transferring out of Bridge School. We would like

to be notified by letter no later than May 19th. Thank you for your cooperation.

The Bridge School Office

Bridge School is blooming once

again. Tulip bulbs that the Horti-

culture Club planted in the Fall

are in full bloom this Spring.

Thank you to the student Horti-

culture Club members and teacher

sponsor Mrs. Loise for helping

beautify Bridge School.

Horticulture Club

Blooming

Space:

The Final Chapter Room 103 completed a unit

on Space travel. The second

grade students wrote reports

on a planet and then pre-

sented their reports to the

class. Everyone enjoyed

learning about our solar sys-

tem.

Indirect Calorimetry By Jennifer Lopez room 210

Over the last few months rooms 210 and 212 have been

working hard to answer the question: How can we change

school lunches to better fit our body’s needs? To find the an-

swer, we had to conduct a number of experiments. From burn-

ing tortilla chips to discover calorie content to watching video

clips to discover how oxygen travels to body cells. We are now

close to answering our question. This past week you might

have run into eighth graders running up and down the hallways

wearing a strange contraption on their face. We are now trying

to collect data to find out how much energy we use up from our

energy stores. To do this we have to measure the amount of

oxygen we use up. This is called indirect calorimetry. In a few

days we will have our results and finally have the answer to our

question. I can’t wait to see our results!

The Trojan Horse The “Trojan Horse” was a good play, per-

formed by the sixth grade classes. You could

tell that the sixth graders studied and practiced

hard. To perform this play, the sixth graders

had to learn about the Trojan horse, memorize

their lines, and make their own costumes.

These sixth grade students are an example of

all of the many hardworking students at

Bridge. We should all give a big bulldog

“Thank You” to all of the sixth grade teachers

and students that worked hard on this wonder-

ful play. Written by Jaleesa L Medina, Room 214, Fifth Grade

NE W FAC E A T BR ID GE SCH OOL

The Bridge School fam-

ily would like to wel-

come our newest mem-

ber Speech Therapist

Ms. Katie Simmons.

Welcome to the Bridge

School family Ms. Sim-

mons!

Bridge Student Wins City-Wide

Fire Safety Poster Contest

Fourth Grade Bridge student Jenna

Jurewicz won the Chicago Fire De-

partment’s city-wide Fire Safety

poster contest. Jenna’s prize win-

ning poster won her a U.S. savings

bond and a field trip for her class to

the awards ceremony and Fire Safe-

ty event held later this month. Jen-

na’s poster will be used in fire safe-

ty campaigns during the coming

year.

The Bridge School family is very

proud of our prize winning artist

and student Jenna Jurewicz.

Way to go Jenna!

Bridge Teachers Win $1,800 Garden Grant! Departmental Science teacher/Student Council sponsor Mrs. Iammartino in

consultation with Teacher/Horticulture Club sponsor Mrs. Loise was award-

ed an $1,800 grant from the City of Chicago Department of Environment,

Greencorps Chicago. The teachers along with student and parent/community

volunteers have been working with Greencorps Chicago to design and install

a community garden. The addition of a neighborhood green space with flow-

ers, shrubs and trees will benefit the entire community. The Bridge School

family would like to thank Mrs. Iammartino, Mrs. Loise, and the students

who are helping make Bridge School beautiful!

On Thursday and Friday, April 27th and 28th, Bridge School was treated to a performance

of the play HOSPITAL. HOSPITAL is a comedy about all the crazy things that go on in a

hospital, including some ditzy, loud, hungry, and silly doctors. A lot of the characters

were played by our own 8th grade students, Razan Abuhashish, Mark Gorzkowicz, Mi-

chael Tutka, Brandon Liciandrello, Shantea Cruz, Natalie Ficek, and Kristine Castillio as

part of the stage crew. Thanks to the director, Mrs. Green, the production of HOSPITAL

was a big hit!

- Melissa Knapp, 8th grade, Rm. 210-

School play a comedy smash hit!

Bridge Elementary School 3800 N. New England

Chicago, Illinois 60634

773-534-3718

Principal:

Dr. Christopher Brake

Assistant Principal:

Mrs. Margaret Taylor

Special Staff

LSC Parent Representatives:

Mr. William Doyle

Mrs. Lori Henmueller

Mrs. Yvonne Majewski

Mrs. Wioletta Rakoczy

Mrs. Pamela Sparks

Mrs. Renata Zabiega

Community Representatives:

Mrs. Cheryl Filippini

Mrs. Pat Walenga

Teacher Representatives:

Mrs. Linda Barshop

Mrs. Ideria Page

Administration:

Dr. Christopher Brake

PTA President:

Mrs. Lora Niewinski

Vice-President:

Mrs. Karen Dubicki

Secretary:

Mr. Bob Walsh

Treasurer:

Mrs. Jeannie Doyle

27,500 Book Challenge

Nothing.

Riddle of the Month

What do the dead eat, that

the living would die if they

ate it?

Answer:

Where’s Bruno? Look on page 7

Room 107

Kindergarten

120

Year-to-Date

860

Room 114

Pri. Sp. Ed.

42

Year-to-Date

257

Room 101

1st Grade

75

Year-to-Date

475

Room 105

1st Grade

213

Year-to-Date

1,099

Room 204

1st Grade

306

Year-to-Date

1,648

Room 102

2nd Grade

100

Year-to-Date

2,080

Room 103

2nd Grade

360

Year-to-Date

2,576

Room 203

2nd/3rd Grade

121

Year-to-Date

1,558

Room 108

3rd Grade

216

Year-to-Date

1,325

Room 109

3rd Grade

116

Year-to-Date

1,080

Room 001

4th Grade

65

Year-to-Date

559

Room 002

4th Grade

70

Year-to-Date

631

Room 111

4th Grade

288

Year-to-Date

1,964

Room 003

5th Grade

132

Year-to-Date

1,023

Room 004

5th Grade

175

Year-to-Date

1,168

Room 214

5th Grade

180

Year-to-Date

894

Room 207

6th Grade

113

Year-to-Date

870

Room 209

6th Grade

127

Year-to-Date

1,315

Room 211

6th Grade

213

Year-to-Date

956

Room 106

7th Grade

31

Year-to-Date

381

Room 205

7th Grade

48

Year-to-Date

326

Room 208

7th Grade

76

Year-to-Date

484

Room 206

8th Grade

42

Year-to-Date

315

Room 210

8th Grade

71

Year-to-Date

555

Room 212

8th Grade

46

Year-to-Date

281

25,164