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Special Winter Holiday Issue Volume 94, Issue 1
December , 2010
Special points of interest:
• Niewinski Memorial
• Honor Roll Students
• Perfect Attendance
• H.S. Fair Info
• Santa Shop
• Student Articles
• Tons of other great stuff!
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E :
Brake’s Take 2
December Calendar 3
Students of the Month 4-5
Perfect Attendance 6-7
Honor Roll 8
News from the Grades 9-23
CPS Dates 24
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!
Achievement Award” Winner, an “Autonomous Management Performance School” (AMPS), a SPEAK UP 200! School and
A CPS “Rising Star” school, a “School of Distinction”, a CPS “Exemplary 85
Years
Santa Shop Dec.6th-10th from 8:00-2:00
Dec. 8th from 4:00-7:00 Parent Volunteers Needed!
PTA President and LSC Parent Representative Lora Niewinski
1965-2010
On Tuesday, November 2, 2010 our beloved PTA President
and LSC Parent Representative Lora Niewinski passed away. A me-
morial dedication ceremony will be held during Santa Shop Parent
Night on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at 4:00 PM at the Bridge El-
ementary School gymnasium. Mrs. Niewinski will be greatly missed
by all.
Page 2 Volume 94, 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
Happy
Holidays! To all the Bridge School Students,
Staff, and Families:
May the New Year bring good health, de-
cent jobs, plentiful food, adequate hous-
ing and clothing, and happiness to all!
I hope and pray that all the Bridge School
students, staff and families are provided
for during these very difficult times. Dr. Christopher Brake-
Sun
ATTENTION !
8TH GRADE STUDENTS
(AND PARENTS) Friday December 17, 2010 is the application deadline for
Chicago Public High Schools. This means that the application
must be received by the schools on 12/17/10. All applications
(except the lottery; they are mailed by each family) must be
turned in to the Bridge Counselor by Tuesday December 14,
2010.
If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Metzdorff in
the counseling office at 534-3611.
FOR YOUR INFORMATION
CPS to host high school fair at UIC Forum December 4 Event helps families learn about the high school application process In addition to the three high school admissions info sessions held No-vember 8-10, CPS will also host a high school admissions fair for 8
th
grade students and parents at UIC Forum (725 W. Roosevelt Road) on December 4 from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Many application dead-lines are on December 17, so this will be one of the last chances for students to explore their high school options and apply on-site. At this event, families will be able to receive school and program spe-cific information, meet members of the staff and student body, as well as complete and submit all applications on-site. Families who attend the fair will be able to complete the entire high school application pro-cess by the time they leave.
Parents see back page of Bugle for H.S. Fair Info Flyer
Indicates day of non-attendance for students Indicates After-School Program day
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 CPS
Staff
Development
Day
No School
for Students
4
5 6 7 8 9 10 11
12 13 14 15
LSC
NCLB PAC
Meetings
5:30 PM
16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 31
School
Resumes
1/3/11
December 2010 Happy Holidays!
Santa Shop This Week—9:00-2:00 All Week
2-3:00 (M&T) 4-7:00 (W) 2-3:00 (Th)
Winter
Vacation December 21st - 31st
School Resumes 1/3/11
Happy Holidays to all the
Bridge School Family!
Winter Holiday—No School
Winter Holiday—No School
Mariah Warren
Sylvia Kwasnik
Katarzyna Zawislak
Raquel Marrero
Matthew Bozek
Emanuel Crespo Carmen Santos
Jamal Abughoush Ashley Galeno
Gabriela Jakimowicz Patricia Banasek
Nicole Vergel
December - Students of the Month
Robert Faldetta Molli Warren Nicole Kucharska
Brian Kwiatkowski
Angelica Kozuszko
Evelina Jaje
Alyssa Polanco
Quinn Taylor Jacob Habayeb
Julia Smialkowska Ola Niemas
Natalia Gorlicka Dawid Babula
Anthony Jarvis
Alexandra Zugaj Daniel Alcantar Agape Alfaro
Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding attendance, academic performance, and conduct.
Room 001
Radek Bobowski
Juliana Garcia
Anthony Guy
Nicole Hanek
Jason Harenberg
Alexander Jamroz
Maya Konieczna
Peter Kospin
Jacob Pacer
Anthony Panagopoulos
Carmela Pesole
Pasquale Sanfelice
Konrad Strzalka
Ryan Szajna
Liamra Voglic
Pawel Wojtowicz
Room 002
Andrea Avila
Kayla Bassig
Rochelle Borda
Oscar Cabrera
Aleksandra Czternastek
Olivia Harcarik
Emilia Jakubaszek
Natalia Kowalska
David Krasnicki
Michael Kurowski
Fabian Martinez
Justin Munoz
Allen Namrood
Francisco Rivera
Daniel Santiago
Veronica Smialkowska
Adam Wroblewski
Alexandra Zugaj
Room 003
Maliha Ahmed
Stephanie Anguiano
Tala Hasan
Roberto Hernandez
Noa Joshua
Karolina Kacala
Daniel Kania
Alejandro Hernandez
Mesino
Gabriela Nolivos
Gabriel Nunez
Samantha Pelaez
Kevin Piwowarski
Andrei Rodriguez
Luz Vazquez
Sabrina Villegas
Sofiya Zhukotanska
Room 101
Allysa Cayas
Brock Chiovari
Maya Farfan
Adrian Garcia
Somaia Jibawi
Leaila Medellin
Daemon Monhollen
Roberto Rodriguez
Dylan Thompson
Kaitlyn Thompson
Jorge Turcios
Samantha Zamarripa
Joanna Zurawski
Room 102
Kristy Azzam
Payton Lee
Gabriela Mlynarczyk
Hailey Seggeling
Samuel Sokolow
Room 103
Carina Cabrera
Lissa Gomez
Nicole Kucharska
Alex Kwiatkowski
Nicole Mydlak
Room 108
Pawel Grabowski
Jessica Kowalczyk
Melania Mazur
Paola Nolivos
Nicole Rosa
Room 202
Victoria Cichowski
EmanuelCrespo
Julian Fajardo
Jakub Iwanski
Kristian Martinez
Ania Meyers
Virginia Olech
Jacob Ortegon
Joceline Peralta
Amanda Santiago
Aaliyah Schein
Julia Strzalka
Mason Wilder
Room 203
Allison Aviles
Lucas Bigos
Mia Castillo
Julia Cichowski
Mikolaj Dykiel
Paulina Espinoza
Shawn Guerin
Daniel Kocot
Melissa Krajewski
Angelica Krasnicki
Matthew Kurowski
Tori Napolitano
Gabriel Reyes
Francisco Saez
Christian Wolski
Room 204
Hadeel Abuawad
Denys Chelak
Jeton Demiri
Ayah Fareh
Ashley Galeno
Maria Gomez
Karolina Jakubaszek
Cassidy Medina
Elias Munoz
Wiktoria Sawicka
Room 206
Kamila Banach
Victoria Bobro
Filip Bratko
Jakub Ciecierski
Kamila Drewniak
Mateusz Jaje
Camilla Mroz
Kacper Mutl
Adriana Palka
Adam Pruszynski
Victoria Roj
Claudia Szczesna
Faustyna Waz
Gabriela Wiejata
Room 207
Patricia Banasik
Jacob Bozek
Lizbeth Cabrera
Xiomara Cardona
Jesus Gonzalez
Claudia Goral
Alex Hernandez
Monika Meyers
Trinity Perez
Katarzyna Puc
Patryk Rafacz
Patryk Romanowski
Robert Ruiz
Kaitlyn Tarasiewicz
Damian Wojtowicz
Nicole Wolski
Room 208
Jamal Abughoush
Sheraz Ahmed
Naomi Bustamonte
Ayah Ghunaim
Cristofer Gonzalez
Zamary Huerta
Carlos Leon
Julian Ocasio
Malak Suleiman
Room 209
Mateusz Babula
Kevin Barna
Matthew Bozek
Julia Domian
Milosz Dykiel
Stephen Kaim
Sebastian Kuczek
Kacper Kwiecien
Phoebe Legarda
Suzanne Miekisz
Aleksander Naruszewicz
Anthony Oleksiewicz
Karol Piotrowski
Omar Santiago
Sean Simmons
Destinee Torres
Room 210
Brandon Bolivar
Alexander Cross
Sevion Devine
Sarah Guerin
Krystyna Kazmierczak
Nicholas Nickson
Natalia Obrochta
Milosz Rebeszko
Mateo Lambert Rivera
Jahaira Rodriguez
Sara Virella
Alexis Vivar
Kathrine Zurawski
Michael Zuzia
Room 211
Jonathan Aispuro
Patrycja Bucko
Adrian Grabowski
Albert Jaglowski
Justin Kaczmarczyk
Andre Namrood
Lukasz Peza
Tomasz Pikul
Rafael Resendiz
Anahi Rodriguez
Michelle Skura
Ronaldo Taullaraj
Alejandro Vallejo
Nicole Vergel
Dawid Zieba
First Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 212
Jordan Calderon
Jacob Conway
Nina Dziamba
Ariani Gomez
Loren Henich
Julia Iwanski
Michael Kasparian
Anisa Kornafel
Lucas Kovarik
Tomasz Mieczkowski
Angelica Parda
Kamil Pisanko
William Robinson
Melissa Thomas
Briana Turcios
Krystian Wojtylo
Agnes Zajac
Room 201 Jr.High
Owais Abuhashish
Agapefaith Alfaro
Julian Almanza
Alma Carmona
Morad Deeb
Nazim Demiri
Jakub Kacala
Anna Kulach
Nicole Lesniak
Holly Lewandowski
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Carlos Nunez
Alondra Ortiz
Jairo Salinas
Nicole Soltyszewski
William Viramontes
Monika Zawislak
Room 202 Jr.High
Samantha Alanis
Patty Amador
Filip Bachta
Eduardo Martinez
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Karolina Peza
Kamil Piotrowski
Rafael Reza
Gabriel Smyk
Piotr Szczech
Carlos Vallejo
Nicole Zacny
Courtney Zakrzewski
Room 203 Jr.High
Samantha Armijo
Sydney Bock
Patrick Bogusz
Nicole Brzys
Samantha Carey
Natalie Hanek
Natalia Hernandez
James Ignatowski
Kayla Jurewicz
Fotini Kaim
Wiktoria Kurc
Brian Kwiatkowski
Victoria Majerczyk
Dailah Medellin
Shylah Solis
Kelly Tarasiewicz
Room 204 Jr.High
Sasha Aponte
Jakub Bigos
Nicole Dziedzic
Katherine Gacek
Maksym Ilkiv
Julia Konieczna
Jakub Koperny
Daniel Kulach
Shannon McGuire
Kamil Obrochta
Alexander Paszkowski
Delanie Preston
Giovanni Ramirez
Andrea Reyes
Daniel Taylor
Thomas Wojtyga
Natalia Wzorek
Mateusz Zieba
Room 205 Jr.High Alexis Alvarez
Kinga Butryn
Jennifer Castaneda
Jailene Garcia
Patrick Knap
Johnathan Nickson
Jose Reyes
Liam Simmons
Quinn Taylor
Bernardo Trevino
Ariana Zepeda
First Quarter
Perfect Attendance
Room 206 Jr.High
Ashley Badillo
Rebecca Guerin
Rikeya Hargrove
Alexander Hernandez
Victoria Kospin
Alexis Lopez
Tiara Lopez
Kevin Mienta
Theodore Nickson
Nicole Pelaez
Rachel Schnoebelen
Brooke Silvestri
Maria Trevino
Megan Wilder
Room 301 Jr.High Waleed Abughoush
Isabel Alfaro
Samantha Ayala
Dawid Babula
Lukasz Boufal
Meghan Carey
Adrianna Goral
Anwar Hussein
Alexandra Kania
Katarzyna Koperny
Piotr Lesniak
Maria Mendoza
Kevin Mustafa
Widangelys Ortiz
Jacob Parker
Marcelina Puc
Wayne Sobotka
Justyna Szczech
Diana Trejo
Room 302 Jr.High
Anthony Barsano
Nicole Brzezinska
Nicholas Guy
Damian Jaje
Robert Lech
Angela Mercado
Bartosz Pikul
Alyssa Polanco
Erika Rodriguez
Joshua Santos
Tatiana Turcios
Mateusz Wiechetek
Jessica Zacny
Room 303 Jr.High
Sadaf Ahmed
Jasmine Ayala
Thomas Carey
Karolina Galinska
Raye Legarda
Roxana Hernandez Mesino
Aleksandra Niemas
Christina Pecoraro
Katarzyna Pukala
Jacob Rivera
Angel Salinas
Juan Sanchez
James Sobotka
Jessica Tredota
Cyndy Zukowski
Room 304 Jr.High
Corbin Bowen
Grzgorz Chlebek
Christian DeJesus
Kacper Dwojak
Molly Filipowicz
Alejandro Gonzalez
Robert Jurewicz
Mateusz Mazurkiewicz
Lauren McGuire
Alondra Mendoza
Jose A. Rivera 111
Darelis Salazar
Megan Szajna
Room 305 Jr.High
Amber Avila
Kienna Bariso
Illiana Farfan
Alexandra Macias
Tiffany Myszkowski
Avery Parker
Gregory Pikul
Nathaniel PonceDeLeon
Isabelle Santiago
Alec Santillan
Room 306 Jr.High
Rozan Deeb
Abigail Escobar
Victoria Galvan
Natalia Gorlicka
David Hruswicki
Nur Hussein
Nicolas Pesole
Damian Pikul
Orlando Ramos
Brandon Reyes
Safaa Suleiman
Joslyn Williams
Room 201
Owais Abuhashish
Morad Deeb
Joshua Kornatowski
Anna Kulach
Tomasz Kuczewski
Room 202
Samantha Alanis
Ryan Allibone
Patty Amador
Destiny Morales
Kamil Piotrowski
Neidelyn Reyes
Natalia Sak
Room 203
Patrick Bogusz
John Byer
Natalia Hernandez
Fotini Kaim
Dailah Medellin
Szymon Ramos
Room 204
Jakub Bigos
Ashley Bock
Maksym Ilkiv
Shannon McGuire
Kamil Obrochta
Room 206
Thomas Green
Tiara Lopez
Kevin Mienta
Room 301
Marcelina Puc
Room 302
Nicholas Guy
Room 303
Kathy Pukala
Jessica Tredota
Julia Troszczynska
Room 305
Amber Avila
Kienna Bariso
Isabelle Santiago
Room 306
Natalia Gorlicka
Nicolas Pesole
Safaa Suleiman
Room 205
Aseel Abuawad
Kinga Butryn
Jennifer Castaneda
Priscila Gonzalez
Zuzanna Pasierbek
Amber Polanco
John Sak
Kimberly Solis
Ariana Zepeda
Room 206
Andrew Azzam
Ashley Badillo
Alexis Lopez
Christopher Molina
Nicole Pelaez
Rachel Schnoebelen
Brooke Silvestri
Julia Smialkowska
Kelsey Vasquez
Kamila Wrobel
Room 301
Diana Trejo
Daniel Tchinibekov
Shawn Rivera
Jazmeen Rivera
Piotr Lesniak
Adrianna Goral
Dawid Babula
Room 302
Remah Abuhashish
Anthony Barsano
Patric Hruswicki
Mateusz Wiechetek
Room 303
Brian Kuczynski
Aleksandra Niemas
Christina Pecoraro
Jacob Rivera
James Sobotka
Room 304
Lauren McGuire
Daniel McGinley
Patricia Kania
Anthony Jarvis
Corbin Bowen
Jose Rivera 111
Megan Szajna
Lukasz Kornas
Room 305
Gabriella Borghese
Carlie Vasquez
Illiana Farfan
Room 306
Rozan Deeb
Abigail Escobar
Damian Pikul
Aman Haidari
Room 201
Nicole Lesniak
Magdalena Naruszewicz
Eric Platt
Nicole Soltyszewski
Monika Zawislak
Agapefaith Alfaro
Room 202
Alyssa Galiardo
Jireh Ibarra
Eduardo Martinez
Sylwia Mieczkowski
Yuliya Khudzyk
Rafael Reza
Catera Shanks
Gabriel Smyk
Monika Staszel
Piotr Szczech
Room 203
Samantha Carey
PatrickGillespie
Samantha Armijo
Sydney Bock
Katherine Misterka
Natalie Hanek
James Ignatowski
Justin Johnson
Marek Klejn
Wiktoria Kurc
Brian Kwiatkowski
Victoria Majerczyk
Kacper Rebeszko
Shylah Solis
Kelly Tarasiewicz
Room 204
Nicole Dziedzic
Katherine Gacek
Peter Jackowski
Mateusz Zieba
Congratulations
To Our
Scholars!
F I R ST QUARTER S I LV ER HON O R RO LL
GO L D E N HO N O R
R O L L
CHRISTMAS IN POLAND Santa Claus comes to Polish kids twice in December: on December 6th and 24th. On the December 6th he leaves the presents under the pillow and children can find them in bed in the morning. Naughty kids get silver willow branches from him to make them remember to be better for parents, teachers, and friends. On December 24th he leaves presents under the Christmas tree. Christmas in Poland starts on December 24th in the evening, when we see first star in the sky. There are 12 dishes on the table at Christmas Eve supper. None of them is made of meat. We can eat meat the next day. The main dish at the sup-per is a carp. We leave one empty plate on the table. It is for an unexpected guest who can come to us because he is lonely or sad. On Christmas Eve we take a white wafer, break it with our family and wish good luck and happiness. We go to church at midnight after supper to sing Christmas
Bridge LSC Parent Representative Vacancy What: LSC Parent Representative vacancy to be filled at 12/15/10 LSC meeting
Who: Interested and involved parents of Bridge School students
When: Wednesday, December 15, 2010 @ 5:30 PM
Where: LSC Meeting held at Bridge Elementary School Room 106
Library News
Did you know that a tom (male turkey) can weight up to 50 lbs.?
Did you know that a Bratsville turkey weighs less than 10 lbs?
Did you know that Squanto died in 1622, just a year after the first Thanksgiving feast?
Did you know that Pilgrim fathers were publicly punished for their children’s poor behavior?
You should know all these facts since the leading theme in the elementary library this November was the first Thanksgiving. We
learned about the Pilgrims and the first thanksgiving through different media: Squanto’s biography book, “Turkey that can fly and
turkey that can’t fly”: a nonfiction book, and a video about early settlers. Students made illustrations related to this theme which
were displayed in the library.
In December, the theme will be Winter Wonderland and the librarian is planning many exciting activities.
The Librarian
Bridge Preschool News
Rooms 105, 109, and 111
Making the Holidays Memorable and Meaningful
Routines: Why are
they important for
children and how
to set a routine for
your child. One of the most
important things that we do
at Bridge preschool to make
your young child feel safe is
to establish a routine. Chil-
dren feel the most secure
when their lives are predict-
able. Because children do
not understand the concept
of time, preschool teachers
use pictures to show the
events that are happening
and those events happen in
the same order every day. A
regular schedule gives chil-
dren a better understanding
of their world and gives
children a way to order and organize their
lives. When young children know what to
expect, they become more confident. At
preschool age, the child’s brain is still
undergoing major development, especial-
ly the part of the brain that is able to plan
ahead and make predictions. Most kids
find routines comforting and even em-
powering. When you know what to ex-
pect, there is less uncertainty about what
to do, and it becomes easier to focus on
whatever is new or different in a situation.
During holiday breaks, please try
to keep a regular schedule everyday, so
children will know what to expect . After
a holiday, sometimes it is a new begin-
ning and a fresh start for all of us. This
makes it a good time for you to establish
some routines that you think will be
meaningful and good for your child, so
when they comeback to school from the
two weeks break, they will be ready to
follow the classroom routine.
organization that works with people in your
community who have limited resources.
Choose a volunteer activity that is appropriate
for young children.
Create a peaceful home atmosphere. Reduce
the noise and clatter of the season. Plan calm
family activities such as: family dinners, even-
ing tea times, or story reading. Reduce noise
by turning off the television, video games, and
the telephone.
Whether you are celebrating Hanuk-
kah, Christmas, or Kwanzaa, the holi-
days can be busy and stressful. Chil-
dren's eyes and ears are filled with
messages that say, "Buy me!" We all
want the holidays to be fun. But we
want holidays to mean more to our
children than receiving lots of gifts.
Here are some ways to focus on the
meaning of every holiday season.
Strengthen family ties.
Plan times to be together as a family.
Choose a game night, a pizza and
movie night, or a night for reading
stories aloud. Avoid filling your
calendar with lots of activities that
pull parents and children in different
directions.
Encourage gifts from the heart.
Help children think about the needs
of others. Visit an elderly friend or
relative who is alone, make cookies
for a neighbor, or bring gifts to a
women's shelter. Volunteer at an
Have a great and safe
Our Kindergarteners have been very busy this year and the month of November was full of im-portant themes and lots of learning. Your kinder-garteners explored their five senses through sen-sory activities they both enjoyed and learned from. We also conducted themes centered on
families and Thanksgiving!
In Math, we are working on sorting objects by color, shape and size. We are also working on identi-fying, writing, counting and order-ing numbers 0 to 20. Please contin-
With the first quarter under our belts, we want to thank all of the parents for your continued support, collaboration and investment in your Kindergarteners’ education! Please keep up the good work!
Spelling
Words to
Practice
Yes No
She He
In Out
With it
Is like
Do go
And you
Dad my
Mom me
Our trip to the Fire Station
Kindergarten News
In November our Kindergarteners visited our local fire station. Students got the opportunity to see the inside of the fire station as well as the inside of the fire trucks and ambulances! The firemen re-minded our children of the importance of smoke alarms in their homes, and what to do incase of a fire!
Volunteers Needed! Please let your classroom
teacher know if you are
interested in being a
guest story book reader
in any of our four Kinder-
garten rooms.
First and Second Grade News First Grade News
YUMMY PIE!
While learning about the Thanksgiving tradition, first grade students enjoyed an apple pie feast. We ate apple
pie with whip cream and tasted corn bread. It was a yummy treat! What a great way to celebrate the Thanks-
giving holiday.
POP, POP, POPCORN!
Students in room 204 learned about how food makes its way from farms to our homes. We read stories,
made web charts, and even popped our own corn! After popping popcorn, we tasted different types such as
cheese, chocolate, butter, salt, and caramel. Students selected their favorite type of popcorn and created a
class bar graph. The most votes went to cheese popcorn and caramel!
The students of rooms 206 and 208 worked on a
unit about the Native Americans. The students
learned the names of the different tribes in North
America. They also learned about the clothing they
used, the foods they ate, and types of homes they
lived in. As a project, the students made beautiful
Tepees of all sizes using different materials.
In reading, the most recent story we’ve read is
Hedgehog Bakes a Cake. The student’s book includ-
ed a recipe for yellow cake to try at home. We were
able to try some yellow cake in the classroom as a
Third and Fourth Grade News How to Cook a Turkey Stories
By Room:209
First, you go to the farm and find a big turkey. Make sure it has a lot of meat.
Next, you pull off all the feathers of the turkey. When you’re done with that, you put a lot of spices on the
turkey.
Then, you put it in the oven and cook it for 1 hour. Turn the oven on hot.
Last of all, set the table and invite your family to your house. Then eat all you can!
By: Shannon Gillespie
First, you take the turkey out of the freezer and defrost it.
Next, you can put seasoning and stuffing in the turkey so it has flavor.
Then, you put it in the oven and wait for fifty minutes.
Last of all, you cooked it. Now you’re ready to eat with your family.
By: Destinee Torres
Cheerful Happy Respectful Instruments Snow Tinsel Merry Angels Snowmen
By Kaitlyn T.
Acrostic Holiday Poems from Room 207
Learning Ornaments Very Nice Every Year
By Kayleigh G Jingle Bells Ornaments Yule
By Xiomara
Always Nice Good Excellent Lovely
By Lizbeth C
Nice Ornament Excellent Love
By Patricia B
Great Interesting Fun Terrific
By Claudia G.
Pleasant Excellent Always Calm Expressive
By Trinity
The Hundred Dresses Class Novel Read Aloud This month room 201 read the novel The Hundred Dresses, written by Eleanor Estes. The story is
about Wanda Petronski, a poor Polish-American girl who gets teased for wearing the same faded blue
dress to school everyday. Wanda tells her classmates that she has a hundred dresses at home, and her
classmates begin to bully her even worse than before. Peggy and Maddie are two of the girls involved in
the bullying circle that drives Wanda to leave town.
This Newbery Honor classic captures many of the issues children face today, such as acceptance,
bullying, guilt, and forgiveness. While reading this novel the students participated in whole group discus-
sions, small group discussions, and various activities. Take a stroll down our hallway to view “The Hun-
dred Dresses snap shots” to learn what happens at the end of the novel.
Student Comments
“ I thought this was a good book. I learned that bullying can hurt kids really bad.”- Nicole Lesniak
“ It was a good story and it teaches kids not to bully.” – Alma Carmona & Magdalena Naruszewicz
“ This was a really good book. It taught me not to bully and the guilt I could feel if I did bully someone.” – Tomasz Kuczewski
“ It taught me that bullying can hurt peoples feelings and it can make you look bad.” – Nicole Soltyszewski
Fifth Grade News
Welcome to the Lyric Opera House of Chicago! The Lyric Opera House is bringing a music/drama program to Bridge School.
This program is only awarded to eight CPS schools per year. Mrs. Green applied for the program several months ago and interviewed
with the program’s director recently. Shortly thereafter, she was given the great news that Bridge had been selected to participate.
Starting in January, a teaching artist will be working with Room 206 on a weekly basis. The students will be studying opera for kids
and preparing a performance for May, 2011. We look forward to working with this professional organization this school year and pos-
sibly in the future!
SCIENCE FAIR: Congratulations to all of the students who participated in the Science Fair this year. It is always a lot of work, but
the quality of the projects continue to impress the judges. Ten 6th grade students displayed their boards during the 7/8th grade fair
on November 19th and the other 5/6th grade students displayed their projects on November 22nd. Everyone did a great job! Special
thanks to all of the 7/8th grade students who served as judges for the 5/6th fair.
6th Grade News with Mrs. Green, Mrs. Loxas, and Ms. Gilana
6th Grade Science: For the past three months, the 6th grade classrooms have been working on a large Rock/Fossil Unit. They have
completed many labs from seismographs to viscosity, acidity, topographic maps, coal “cookie” mining, latitude/longitude, and soil
exploration. We have viewed several videos on the rock cycle, caves, volcanoes and earthquakes. This Unit will wrap up within the next
few weeks and then, we will begin our Astronomy Unit.
6th Grade Reading: The 6th grade classrooms moved from fiction stories to non-fiction last week starting with the story of Matthew
Henson, the co-discoverer of the North Pole.
This week, we began talking about Amelia Earhart and all the many theories about her disappearance including being captured by the
Japanese, living in disguise and living/dying as a castaway on a remote island. True stories always bring such interest especially when
they’re connected to special events in history.
6th Grade Social Studies: The 6th graders have been busy learning about ancient Mesopotamian city-states, specifically those in an-
cient Sumer. The students are realizing that throughout history, people have had to find ways to solve their problems in order to sur-
vive. They have learned that such is the case with the Sumerian city-states. Ancient Sumerians had to come up with solutions to solve
everyday problems and improve their living situations through hard work, cooperation, and team-building. We can learn a lesson from
these Mesopotamians!
School Play: It’s almost time to start talking about this year’s school play. This year the school play is Pocahontas. We will need a
large cast of girls and boys to fill all of the parts. Check the hallways in December for information about auditions in January. This
year there will also be music auditions for those students who would like to join the music ensemble for the play. Play practices will be
held on Mondays and Wednesdays for actors.
Upcoming Field Trip: On November 30th, the 6th grade classes will be visiting the Peggy Notebaert Museum to participate in a
special lab on Wind Energy. This connects to our Unit on Conservation. After the lab activity, we will have a chance to look at the
new exhibit on solar devices such as solar panels for houses.
Girls 5th and 6th Pom Pon Squad!: This year is the first year we have Pom Pons for girls. There are 12 girls on the 5th and 6th squad. We practice on
Mondays and Wednesdays at the primary building. We will be competing against other schools in January. We are also going to be having black
sweatshirts, bows, T-shirts, and of course Pom Pons. Right now, the songs we are practicing to are DJ Got Us Falling In Love Again and G6. Our
coaches for the 5th and 6th squad are Mrs. McGuire and Mrs. Tarasiewicz. We will also be performing in the Christmas show, half-time for the home
games, and more. So come check us out and cheer on our team!
Here are the girls’ names that are on the 5th and 6th squad:
Samantha Carey Kelly Tarasiewicz Jessica Figueroa Nicole Pelaez Kayla Jurewicz Sasha Aponte
Shannon McGuire Khalia Phoxay Neidelyn Reyes Destiny Morales Ashley Bock Valentina Mora
Khalia Phoxay
By: Jessica Figueroa Room 204
Seventh and Eighth Grade News
learned a lot from
the book, the dis-
cussions and the
projects.
First period read-
ing class just fin-
ished reading The
Adventures of
Tom Sawyer.
When we finished
reading the book,
we has a choice of
taking a test, or
creating projects
to show what we
have learned from
the book. Some
of the students
made 3-D pro-
jects of their fa-
vorite scenes,
some were skits
that dealt with
Tom and Huck
meeting up in ten
years from the
end of the book,
and some wrote
rap-style songs
and performed
them. We all had
a good time and
Dan McGinley, one of
our 8th graders from
homeroom 304, re-
cently received a
scholar/athlete
award from the
American Youth
Football League. This
award recognized the
hard work Dan
showed both on the
football field as well
as in the classroom.
He received a $500
savings bond for this
achievement. Way to
go, Dan!
Rappin’ in Language Arts
Dan McGinley Wins Award
N E W S L E T T E R D A T E V O L U M E 1 , I S S U E 1
Seventh and Eighth Grade News
Science Fair Awards
And the Top 10 Winners Are….
Math Class Ms. Koeppel’s math classes
have been completing Case
Studies. Case Studies are
problem activities explicit-
ly designed to help middle
school students develop
abstract foundations for
deeper and higher order
ideas in mathematics as
well as other disciplines.
Each task asks students to
mathematically interpret a
complex real-world situa-
tion and requires the for-
mation of a mathematical
description, procedure, or
method for the purpose of
making a decision for a
realistic client. Because
groups of students are
producing a description,
procedure, or method
(instead of a one-word or
one-number answer), stu-
dents’ solutions to the task
reveal how they are think
ing about the given situ-
ation. The eight grade
students have been
working on The Most
Thrilling Rollercoaster
and the seventh grade
students have been com-
pleting a Field Fitness
Day Case Studies.
Megan Szajna
Patricia Kania
Damian Jaje
David Babula
Adrianna Go-
ral
taking all of the great
projects and narrowing
it down to the top 10.
The judges said that it
was a difficult task be-
cause all of the pro-
jects were so great.
Some of the projects
included; plants, aero-
dynamics, mice, and
even with Jello. In con-
clusion, this year’s sci-
ence fair was simply
outstanding!
Damian Jaje
On November 19, 2010
students were getting
ready for the science
fair. Every student
tried very hard to im-
press the judges. The
judges were very im-
pressed by all of the
projects. The judges
had the challenge of
Marcelina Puc
Brain Kuczynski
Nick Pesole
Dawid Hruswicki
Jakub Bigos
Dustbin Baby On November 5, 2010 the
7th and 8th graders went to
see the movie Dust Bin
Baby. This movie was
very sentimental, superior,
and brilliant movie! I in-
terviewed 15 people the
average rating of the mov-
ie was a 3.9 out of 4. That
is pretty high and honestly
I though it was a heart-
touching movie! Some of
the favorite characters are
Pearl, April, Frankie, Ma-
rianne, and Elliot. The sto-
ry was mainly about how
April, the main character,
is trying to find herself and
remember her childhood.
She really did go through
painful times but at the
end we can see that she
took the right path and
found someone to love and
truly care for them! I defi
nitely suggest watching
this movie! Two
thumbs way up!
By: Marcelina Puc
the Chicago fire and he’s bring-
ing real artifacts from 1871 (the
year of the fire). That’s 139
years ago!! Everyone’s very,
very excited for the guest
speaker. It will be so much fun
and we always learn a great
deal from these speakers. We
Very soon we will be hav-
ing a guest speak during
the month of December!
His name is Mr. Gary
Johnson, the president of
the Chicago History Muse-
um. Mr. Johnson is com-
ing in to talk to us about
always appreciate speakers
coming and taking up their
time to talk to us. Once
again Mr. Johnson is com-
ing to us in December and
we are very exited for his
arrival!
By: Marcelina Puc
fun and a great way to
start practicing for
our District-Wide
Writings Assessment.
We know high schools
want us to be good at
persuasive writing, so
this will help us with
that skill.
Danny Tchinibeko
This quarter the 8th
grade is participating
in writing workshop.
We are studying per-
suasive writing and the
process it takes to
write a good persua-
sive paper. It is lots of
Writers Workshop
The Great Chicago Fire Artifacts
Seventh and Eighth Grade News
Bridge School Journalism Club Getting to know…. Dr. Brake
1. When did you first start at Bridge School?
I started at Bridge School in the year 2002.
2. What is your favorite part of your job and why?
Seeing students be successful.
3. Who was your favorite teacher and why?
My favorite teacher was Robert Cetera, theater director and drama teacher.
4. Who is someone that inspires you and why?
The Bridge school children inspire me with their hopes, dreams, and energy.
5. If you were stranded on a desert island, what object would you wish you
had and why?
If I were stranded on a desert island, I wish I had a cell phone to call for help.
By: Nicole Lesniak
Winter vacation is coming! Here
are some places you can visit while
on vacation from school.
Museum of Science and Indus-
try
Shedd Aquarium
Field Museum
Adler Planetarium
Chicago History Museum
Children’s Museum
Millennium Park
Brookfield Zoo & Lincoln
Park Zoo
Navy Pier
Willis Tower sky deck
Skiing Park
Polish Museum of America
Mini Golf
Go Bananas
Bowling Alley
Have Fun Over The Winter Va-
cation!
By Monika Zawislak The Field Museum
The Field Museum is a good place to learn about many things like the An-
cient Americans, different animals, Indians, and Sue, the world’s largest T-
Rex.
My favorite part of the museum was the Pawnee earth lodge. It was really
cool.
By: Alma Carmona
Bulldog Sports Boys Basketball
Boys Basketball season is upon us, and boys basketball team tryouts are here. The boys had a great season last
year and are ready for an exiting new season. Coach Ambrosio and Coach Schellekens are ready to lead the
Bulldogs into victory. Go Bulldogs!!!
Amber Privett 202
Girls Basketball This year basketball tryouts were great! All of the girls tried their best to make the team, but not all could
make it. Everyone did an amazing job!!!
First, we made some free-throws, but that was the easy part. Then we played games. Basket after basket we
tried to make the team. After the game, we all were exhausted but we were willing for another match. Finally
the coach told us the practice was over and the decision was made.
By: Natalia Gorlicka
Bruno’s Kitchen
Pierogi
The Dough
1 lbs. of wheat flour
1 egg
2 tablespoons of oil
Warm water (about two cups )
How to make the dough: Mix all of the ingredients together until you have a nice, soft dough.
The Filling
4 potatoes
8 oz. of white cheese
1 small onion
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
How to make the filling: Mix the ingredients thoroughly. The potatoes must be cooked and out of their skins.
If you feel that you need to add a bit more salt or pepper feel free.
Directions
Roll the dough flat than cut out circles with a cup. Take about a teaspoon of the filling and put it in the middle
of the circle. After you have the filling in the middle fold the dough in half over the filling. Then, press down
on the ends just enough so that water can’t get inside while it’s cooking. Put a tablespoon of salt in the pot. Fill
it about halfway with water. When the water starts boiling put the pierogi into it. Cook for 20-30 minutes. Dur-
ing cooking mix every minute, minute and a half, all the way to the bottom so that the dough doesn’t stick to
the pot. After cooking is done drain all the water and put the pierogi into a bowl. If the recipe is too big you
can put some in the freezer BEFORE you cook them for next time.
Enjoy!
By Kathy Pukala
Did you hear the Polish tradition . . . .
In Poland we always leave one plate out on the dinner table on Christmas Eve. If someone comes to our home
we invite him or her to eat and share Christmas Dinner. If no one comes we believe that God is sharing Christ-
mas with us.
By: Victoria Kospin
Frostbite Is On Its Way Here Did you ever hear of the word frostbite? Well if you haven't, this is what you should be aware of. Frostbite is
when your skin and tissue actually freeze because you've been in the snow too long. Did you know that kids
can get frostbite easier than adults? Well its true!
Things to do to avoid frostbite: 1. Dress in layers 2. Come inside at usual times 3. Protect your hands and feet
from the cold
If you want to know more about frostbite checkout www.kidshealth.org.
Have fun this winter, but watch out and be safe!!!!!!!!!!
By, Taylor Warren in Room 203
Bridge School Journalism Club
Bridge School Journalism Club
Bruno’s Kitchen cont.
Recipe for Blueberry Muffins!!
MMMMM…… I don’t know what to eat. Blueberries or muffins? Why not make blueberry
muffins!
You will need:
¾ cup sugar
2 ½ teaspoons of baking powder
½ teaspoons of salt
2 beaten eggs
¾ cup milk
½ cup melted butter
1 table spoon finely shredded orange peel
1 cup of fresh blueberries thawed Coarse sugar (optional)
First, you need to preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease twelve 2 ½ inch muffin pan cups.
Set aside.
Second, stir together the flour the ¾ cups of sugar /baking powder and salt in a medium
mixing bowl. Make a well in center of mixture and set aside.
Third, combine the eggs, milk, butter, and orange peel and add all the mixture to the first
mixture and stir just until moistened. Fold in blueberries.
Last, spoon batter into prepared muffin cups, fill each almost full. If you want, sprinkle the
top with Coarse sugar (optional.) Bake in prepared oven over 20 minutes until golden. Cool
muffin cups on wire rack for 5 minutes. Remove form cups. This should make about 12
muffins. Now enjoy this blueberry muffin recipe and share with others.
Thanks to my Aunt Jola for the recipe!
Enjoy!
Sylwia Mieczkowski 202
SUPER STRAWBERRY SMOOTHIE It is really good. It is from my own recipe and don’t think it’s not good just because I’m a kid.
So here are 3 versions of it. Pick one version. Measure everything. Pour everything in to blend-
er. Blend until nice and smooth. ENJOY
v.1 v.2 v.3
20 tea spoons of sugar 25 strawberries 20 strawberries
4 frozen strawberries 14 spoons of sugar 2 cups of milk
1 cup of milk and bananas 3 cups of milk 8 spoons of sugar
1 cup of strawberry nectar
By: Kacper Rebeszko Room:203
Bridge School Journalism Club Student Interviews
Pom-Pom Squad Interviews: Neidlyn Reyez
What are your goals in the Pom-Pom Squad?
Our goals in the Pom-Pom Squad are to
win first place.
What do you do in the Pom-Pom Squad?
We learn dance routines and keep practic-
ing until we do it perfectly.
How often do you meet?
On Mondays and Wednesdays every
week.
Who do compete against?
We compete against different schools.
Why did you decide to join the Pom-Pom
Squad?
Because I like dancing and cheerleading.
Day of the Dead Race: Eduardo
Martinez
What was the point about running
this race?
Well, I really like to run, and I run
a lot.
How far did you run?
I ran a 5k race.
Who did you run it with?
I ran with my mom, dad, and my
dad’s friend.
What kind of holiday was this?
It was the Day of the Dead.
Why did you choose to run this
race?
Because I thought it was a cool
Mexican tradition, and I got to see
a lot of different things I didn’t see
before.
Movie News Harry Potter Fans..
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the seventh and final adventure from the Harry Potter
series. While the wizarding world has become a very dangerous place for all enemies of the
Dark Lord, but the one prize they still seek is the most valuable to Voldemort: Harry Potter. As
Harry searches for clues to help him, he uncovers an old and almost forgotten tale- The Legend
of Deathly Hallows. Why don’t we go explore the rest of the adventure he takes!? In theaters
now!
Kamila Wrobel and Victoria Kospin 206
Bridge Art-i-facts — Elementary School
Students at the elementary school have been busy making
Harvest Corn and working on posters for an Anti-
Bullying poster contest. K-4th grade students will create
an original and creative design for our all school Anti-
Bullying campaign, which starts in January. Bridge will
provide prizes for the 1st place winner, as well as 2
honorable mentions (2nd and 3rd place). The winning
posters will be featured in the Bridge Bugle and
displayed in the elementary school. All posters are due
to Ms. Chrisman by December 2nd. Good luck!
After the poster contest we will start preparing and plan-
ning for our annual Holiday Show, which will be held on
Tuesday December 14th.
Bridge Art-i-facts—Jr. High
5th and 6th Repetition and
Rhythm Masks
7th and 8th Sculptural
Masks
Great Job to all jr. high stu-
dents on your mask projects!
I have received so many
compliments from teachers
and parents. Masks are
hanging up throughout the
school.
Last week we started post-
ers for a CPS sponsored
Anti-Bullying poster con-
test. Posters should en-
courage students to tell an
adult about bullying. En-
tries & entry forms are due
MONDAY Nov 29th. If
100% of your homeroom
class sends in entries to the
contest, you will be invited
to attend an ice cream
social in January.
Good Luck!
Special Winter Holiday
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: Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
Mrs. Lisa Lozeau
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Mr. Robert Walsh
Community Representatives:
Mrs. Yvonne Majewski
Mrs. Pat Walenga
Teacher Representatives:
Mr. Warren Metzdorff
Mrs. Kelly Naughton
Administration:
Dr. Christopher Brake
PTA President:
TBD
Vice-President:
Mrs. Susan Szajna
Secretary:
Mrs. Terri Ignatowski
Treasurer:
Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz
NCLB PAC
President:
Terri Ignatowski
Vice-President:
TBD
Secretary:
TBD
BAC President:
Mrs. Sylwia Krupinska
Vice-President: Mrs. Claudia Lozano
Secretary:
Mrs. Zapata Adriana
Representative:
Mrs. Sabina Galinska
Alternate Representative: Mrs. Anna Lysek
“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 0 - 2 0 1 1 S C H O O L Y E A R
Holidays
January 17, 2011 - M.L. King’s Birthday* February 21, 2011 - Presidents Day*
March 7, 2011 - C. Pulaski’s Birthday* May 30, 2011 - Memorial Day*
Vacations
Winter Vacation: December 20-31, 2010* Spring Vacation: April 18-22, 2011*
Summer Vacation: Schools close for students on Friday, June 17, 2011
Report Card Pick-Up Parent-Teacher Conference Days
Wednesday, April 6, 2011*
Report Card Distribution Days
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 Friday, June 17, 2011
Professional Development Days
Friday, January 28, 2011* Friday, April 1, 2011*
Staff Development Days for School Improvement Planning
Friday, December 3, 2010* Friday, February 11, 2011*
Teacher Institute Day
Thursday, June 16, 2011*
*Indicates days of non-attendance for students