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
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$15.00 per wristband
Carnival Rides — Games — Food
Family Fun For Our Community !
Please
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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-
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