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Special Spring Issue Volume 87, Issue 1 March, 2010

B RIDGE B UGLE 84 ―Bruno‖ A CPS ―Rising Star” school, a “School of Distinction”, a CPS “Exemplary Years Achievement Award” Winner, an “Autonomous Management Performance School” (AMPS) and An Illinois Honor Roll of Schools ―Academic Improvement Award” & ―Spotlight School Award” Winner! INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Bridge Pre-School Teacher Brake’s Take 2 Ms. Heather Madden Wins March Calendar 3 Students of the Month 4-5 Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Honor Roll 7-9 Teacher Award! Perfect Attendance 10-11 LSC Election Info 12 News from the Grades 13-25 CPS Dates 26

Special points of interest:

• Kohl McCormick Award Winning Teacher!

• LSC Election Info

• SIPAAA Community Meetings Info

• Honor Roll Students

• Perfect Attendance Stu- dents

Pictured L-to-R: Mr. Lou Banks, The Kohl Foundation; Ms. Heather Madden; Ms. Lindsay Cochrane, The McCormick Foundation. On Tuesday, March 2nd Bridge Pre-school teacher Ms. Heather Madden was awarded one of the highest honors an early childhood educator can receive - the Kohl McCormick Early Leaders make decisions Childhood Teacher Award! A WGN camera that create the future crew recorded the event with the awarding of they desire. a $5,000.00 check to Ms. Madden and a $1,000.00 check for Bridge Elementary -Mike Murdock School. Way to go Ms. Madden! Page 2 Volume 87, Issue 1 BRAKE’S TAKE ISAT Testing: March 2nd-8th Testing season is upon us this school year. The Illi- nois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT) will be given the week of March 2nd-8th. Make-up testing 9th-12th. The development of the 2010-2012 School Improve- Students/Teachers ment Plan for Advancing Academic Achievement Staff/Parents (SIPAAA) is also under way. The next community Dr. Christopher Brake Would you like to SIPAAA development meeting is March 24th, at 6:00 have a poem, article, PM and March 26th, at 12:00 PM. Happy All parents and community members are invited to short story, event, or participate in these meetings. It’s really true– St. Patrick’s other item of interest Great People Make Great Schools. Day published in the Thanks for helping make our school great. Bridge Bugle? Submit your item to Ms. Heather Madden winner of the Dr. Brake on computer disk 2010 Kohl McCormick (Microsoft Word format preferred) no later than the third Early Childhood Educator Award! week of the month for publication in the next month’s school news- Bridge Students and Families collected over $1,300 for the paper. American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund Thank you for your generosity and kindness! See Bugle page 20 for more info on the CPS Haiti Relief effort.

Do you have any ideas, suggestions, -March Non-Attendance Days for Students- or comments on ways to improve our Casmir Pulaski Holiday school and the ser- vices that our chil- Monday, March 1, 2010 dren receive? If so, No School please call, write a letter, or see me to share your ideas. Your input is greatly Spring Vacation appreciated. is March 29th-April 2nd Thank You! Dr. Brake No School School Resumes 4/5/10 March 2010 In Like a Lion, Out Like a Lamb...

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& 6:00 PM Family Tag Week @ Bridge Elementary St. Patrick’s Movie Topic: Day Night Finally! Child Safety

21 22 23 24 LSC 25 26 27 NCLB PAC Meetings 5:00 PM LSC Candidate Forum Jump-A-Thon 28 29 30 31 1 2 3 School Resumes Spring Vacation—Spring Vacation 4/5/10

Indicates day of non-attendance for students Indicates After-School Program day March - Students of the Month

Mikolaj Dykiel Virginia Olech Kevin Martinez

Natalia Obrochta Lucas Kovarik Wojtek Strapoc

Mateusz Babula Kevin Czyzewski Karol Piotrowski

Ayman Abuawad Ryan Szajna Carmela Pesole

Muiman Fareh Kayla Jurewicz Dailah Medellin Morad Deeb Aseel Abuawad Yuliya Khudzyk

Mateusz Zieba Daniel Delgado Brian Kuczynski

Sebastian Ksiazek Juan Sanchez Robert Lech

Christopher Delgado Remah Abuhashish Ewa Pisanko

Tamer Fareh Kristyn Krajewski

Bridge Elementary School Students of the Month are selected for their outstanding attendance, academic performance, and conduct. Page 6 Bridge Volume 87, Issue 1 Family Movie Night* What: ―The Princess and the Frog‖ When: Friday, March 19th From 6:00 PM— Who: Bridge School Stu- dents and Families only! Students must be accompa- nied by an adult parent or guardian.

Where: Bridge Auditorium Theater How Much: Free!

-Copyright Royalty Licensing fees paid to Movie Licensing USA-

*Family Movie Night is held on the third Friday of every month. G OLDEN S ECOND QUARTER H ONOR S ILVER HONOR ROLL R OLL

Room 201 Room 201 Room 205 Room 304 Patty Amador Catera Shanks Daniel Kulach Leslie Aispuro Andrew Azzam Julia Smialkowska Tiara Lopez Nicholas Armijo Jakub Bigos Gabriel Smyk Rafael Reza Rebecca Feliciano Kamil Obrochta Yuliya Khudzyk Aaron Borda Kamil Kieras Room 202 Brynisha Campbell Kristyn Krajewski Julia Troszczynska Room 202 Katherine Gacek Jovanee Mejia Brian Kuczynski Amber Avila Rebecca Guerin Ricardo Reyes Natalie Zajac Kienna Bariso Julia Konieczna Room 203 Gabriella Borghese Victoria Kospin Room 305 Shannon McGuire Victoria Galvan Alexander Paszkowski Dawid Babula Kevin Mienta Natalia Gorlicka Michael Rosa Corbin Bowen Kamil Piotrowski Vitaliy Oprysko Megan Wilder Christian Dejesus Room 204 Katarzyna Pukala Kamila Wrobel Patricia Kania Nicolas Pesole Jacob Rivera Piotr Lesniak Room 205 Room 206 Alyssa Polanco Dawid Sobus Room 203 Rozan Deeb Shawn Rivera Christopher Molina Ryan Allibone Juan Sanchez Diana Trejo Neidelyn Reyes Samantha Alanis Gabriela Castillo Room 206 Ashley Bock Room 306 Christina Pecoraro Alyssa Galiardo Room 301 Remah Abuhashish Damian Pikul Thomas Green Sophia Mortha Anthony Barsano Isabelle Santiago Maksym Ilkiv Ewa Pisanko Meghan Carey Safaa Suleiman Peter Jackowski Brandon Gonzalez Haley Silvestri Jessica Tredota Eduardo Martinez Peter Mandybur Room 301 Daniel Michniowski Adrian Skobelski Sylwia Mieczkowski Room 302 Jessica Smith Destiny Morales Francisco Alcantar Room 302 Monika Staszel Tamer Fareh Martha Gebala Mateusz Zieba Courtney Grasz Jenna Jurewicz Khrystyna Kozak Room 304 Room 204 Mark Miceli Azhar Deeb James Sobotka Joshua Munoz Amy Harenberg Aman Haidari Carolyn Rodriguez Angelica Gacek Sebastian Ksiazek Jailene Rodriguez Room 305 Dylan Lisciandrello Megan Szajna Carlie Vasquez Room 303 Adrianna Goral Danielle Walsh Lukasz Kornas Nicholas Guy Wayne Sobotka Lauren McGuire Mateusz Wiechetek Room 306 Daniel Tchinibekov Patric Hruswicki Marcelina Puc Congratulations To Our

Scholars! Second Quarter Honor Roll Fifth Grade Sixth Grade Second Quarter Honor Roll Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Second Quarter Perfect Attendance Room 001 Room 103 Alexandra Zugaj Roberto Hernandez Owais Abuhashish Cristopher Gonzalez Nathaniel Zukowski Natalia Kowalska Agapefaith Alfaro Sheraz Ahmed Allen Namrood Julian Almanza Room 206 Sofiya Zhukotanska Samantha Armijo Room 202 Lukasz Peza Alma Carmona Raymond Alonso Julia Galinska Room 212 Jennifer Castaneda Jeton Demiri Jakub Rojek Ayman Abuawad Natalia Hernandez Angelica Hryb Aleksander Stanek Armando Ayala James Ignatowski Raquel Marrero Jacob Bozek Sandra Pajda Michael Mlynarczyk Room 207 Dayna Dayson Szymon Ramos Nicholas Nickson Daniel Alcantar Milosz Dykiel Liam Simmons Natalia Obrochta Rochelle Borda Robert Jones Kelly Tarasiewicz Angelica Parda Nicole Hanek Phoebe Legarda Lelani Vasquez Noa Joshua Anthony Oleksiewicz Room 203 Gabriel Nunez Keila Torres Room 002 Carolina Augustynska Anthony Panagopoulos Patrick Bogusz Olivia Czarnik Daniel Peralta Samantha Carey Konrad Freymiller Carmela Pesole Dailah Medellin Selena Gonzalez Isaiah Salgado Witoria Kurc Tomasz Mieczkowski Daniel Santiago Johnathan Nickson Aleksandra Mroczka Robert Stanford Jose Reyes Victoria Olejarz Konrad Strzalka Quinn Taylor Kamil Pisanko Luz Vazquez Jessica Zajac Christian Reyes Monika Zawislak Sara Virella Room 208 Cody Gomez Room 003 Room 204 Jesus Gonzalez Jasmine Cato Hadeel Abuawad Andre Namrood Karolina Ciepiela Hubert Bartoszczyk Rafael Resendiz Morad Deeb Waldrich Escudero Erick Ruiz Nazim Demiri Ayah Fareh Yareli Flores Maria Gomez Room 210 Karolina Kaczowka Izabell Mosiejewski Emily Alanis Bartlomiej Mendrala Izabela Ostowska Joseph Alonso Jairo Salinas Patryk Skrzypiec Julia Domian Alex Hernandez Room 101 Room 205 Karol Piotrowski Lucas Bigos Maliha Ahmed Jacquelyn Rodriguez Emanuel Crespo Kelly Conneely Robert Ruiz Henrich Escudero Anthony Guy Sean Simmons Jason Harenberg Room 102 Lesly Herrera Room 211 Allison Aviles Daniel Kania Amir Abuawad Kristian Martinez Fabian Martinez Martyna Akerman Joceline Peralta Pasquale Sanfelice Stephanie Anguiano Gabriel Reyes Ryan Szajna Radek Bobowski Sabrina Villegas Muimen Fareh Adam Wroblewski Damian Gawruk Second Quarter Perfect Attendance

Room 201 Jr.High Room 204 Jr.High Adrian Skobelski Christian Dejesus Diana Alonso Manal Abughoush Luigi Sobenes Adrianna Goral Andrew Azzam Jasmine Ayala Damian Wysocki Nicholas Guy Jakub Bigos Sadaf Ahmed Piotr Lesniak Yuliya Khudzyk Thomas Carey Room 302 Jr.High Konrad Michalek Angelica Kozuszko Rafal Kocon Francisco Alcantar Alyssa Polanco Kamil Obrochta Raye Legarda Anthony Amato Shawn Rivera David Peralta Alec Panagopoulos Kielvin Bariso Megan Szajna Cristian Recinos Danielle Walsh Tamer Fareh Diana Trejo Catera Shanks Martha Gebala Melanie Sobenes Room 205 Jr.High Khrystyna Kozak Room 306 Jr.High Nicole Zacny Sasha Aponte Dessire Mar Anthony Barsano Brynisha Campbell Esteban Proano Meghan Carey Room 202 Jr.High Rebecca Guerin Aaron Shanks Grzgorz Chlebek Billyjoe Calayag Alexander Hernandez Kacper Dwojak Karolina Galinska Victoria Kospin Room 303 Jr.High Molly Filipowicz Natalia Gorlicka Theodore Nickson Lukasz Boufal Jehad Khrawish Aleksandra Niemas Rafael Reza Iliana Cato Angela Mercado Katarzyna Pukala Ofelia Romero Damian Jaje Marcelina Puc Angel Salinas Dawid Sobus Katarzyna Koperny Ashlee Ramos Julia Troszczynska Joshua Lebron Noreyma Salgado Bartek Zadzilko Room 206 Jr.High Zachary Lyons Tomasz Tutka Cyndy Zukowski Juan Anguiano Alondra Mendoza Gabriela Castillo Maciej Mosiejewski Room 203 Jr.High Rozan Deeb Bartosz Pikul Samantha Alanis Tyler Habasek Jose A.Rivera III Jessica Figueroa Ubayda Khater William Sim Jacub Habayed Tiffany Myszkowski Justyna Szczech Rikeya Hargrove Damian Pikul Mateusz Wiechetek Maksym Ilkiv Gregory Pikul Peter Jackowski Brandon Reyes Room 304 Jr.High Eduardo Martinez Juan Sanchez Leslie Aispuro Shannon McGuire Isabelle Santiago Martin Banasik Sylwia Mieczkowski Safaa Suleiman Samantha Calayag Kevin Mienta Jessica Tredota Mark Canham Omar Moham Rebecca Feliciano Kamil Piotrowski Room 301 Jr.High Kristyn Krajewski Delanie Preston Brandon Gonzalez Gladys Mar Paulina Ryndak Sylwia Jastrzebska Piotr Rafacz Piotr Szczech Adriana Jusino Kenneth Santiago Thomas Wojtyga Agata Krol Freddy Villegas Mateusz Zieba Peter Mandybur Bohdan Zhukotanskyy Salvador Moreno Sophia Mortha Room 305 Jr.High Ewa Pisanko Waleed Abughoush Keisamar Santiago Dawid Babula LSC Elections Coming! LSC candidate applications are available in the Bridge School office. LSC judge applications are also available in the Bridge School office. LSC candidates may file their applications through March 11, 2010 - 3:00 PM. The deadline for filing LSC candidate nominations is: March 11, 2010, 3:00 PM The candidate forum will be held on March 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM in the Bridge School auditorium. Candi- date ballots are posted with names in lottery order on March 24, 2010. LSC elections will be held on Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 6:00 AM –7:00 PM in the Bridge Elementary School Auditorium. LSC CANDIDATE FORUM When: March 24th at 7:00 PM Where: Bridge School Auditorium Who: Candidates/Parents/Community/Staff What: LSC Candidate Speeches LSC ELECTIONS When:April 21st Voting from 6:00 AM– 7:00 PM Where: Bridge Elementary School Auditorium Who: Parents/Community Members/CPS Staff What: Elect 2010-2012 LSC Members Please Note: Election Judges are needed for the 4/21/10 LSC Elections. Judges are paid $140.00 for their service. Please contact the Bridge Elementary School office ASAP at 773-534-3718 to apply. Training is provided.

COMMUNITY SIPAAA* MEETINGS *SCHOOL I MPROVEMENT P LAN FOR A DVANCING A CADEMIC A CHIEVEMENT When: Wednesday, March 24th Following the LSC Meeting at 5:30 PM Where: Bridge School Room 106 Who: Parents/Community Members What: Develop 2010-2012 SIPAAA & When: Friday, March 26th, 12:00 PM Where: Bridge Elementary School Room 106 Who: Parents/Community Members What: Develop 2010-2012 SIPAAA Great People Make Great Schools

Please support the: American Heart Association Jump-A-Thon Fundraiser will be held on: March 24th @ Bridge Jr. High March 25th @ Bridge Elementary Sponsored by P.E. Teacher Mrs. Page Thank You! ** Pre-K News **

“I want to give candy and Students in Pre-K have the cards to my family” -Jayden big job of learning how to start and maintain friendships with one another for the first time.

During the month of February some people celebrate the important people in their lives by giving out candy and cards for Valentine’s Day.

We celebrated one another by discussing kindness and acts of caring. Students created cards and gifts for their family members, and we prepared and shared a fruit salad snack together. Our students cut, mixed and discussed each part of the “Our task, regarding delicious and sweet gift as a creativity, is to help classroom community. children climb their own mountains, as high as possible. No one can do more. “ –L. Malaguzzi Congratulations Ms. Madden for winning the Kohl McCormick Early Childhood Teacher Award! Kindergarten News It has been a very busy winter for Kindergarten! We learned about Polar Animals, Groundhogs, Shadows, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and taking care of our teeth and bodies. Thank you to all the families that donated to our Charity for Haiti. Take a look at Room101’s Plaque of Donations below. We celebrated Valentine’s Day with our 4th Grade buddies. Thanks to Ms. Green’s 5th grade class, we got to wear a dragon costume and hold our own Chinese New Year celebration! You can see pictures below.

In Math, we have been learning about counting by 10’s, counting dimes and pennies, writing numbers 1-10, comparing numbers and comparing weight. Please practice recognizing numbers 1-20, counting by 10’s and using dimes and pennies to ―purchase‖ items in your house.

Within our theme about Farms in Language Arts, we have been working on word families, -at, - ap, -am, -an, -it, -ip, -in, -ig. Take a look at Rm. 103’s Cat in the Hat word family projects. We have begun writing stories and using high-frequency words, including the new one, here, he, come, can, this. We also are working on the skill of distinguishing beginning and ending sounds. Please practice by saying the name of a picture or item in your house, then asking your child to tell you the beginning sound and ending sound. Take a look at Rm. 102’s beginning sound activity below. First and Second Grade News Wild About Animals In Science class, the students of 206 and 208 have been discovering different types of animals. One of the projects they worked on was making a chart based on their characteristics. Another project that the children really enjoyed was making their animal of choice using clay. Second Grade Goes to the Symphony On Friday, February 26, 2010 the second graders will go on a field trip to see the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Last week we had visitors from the symphony visit our classrooms and introduce us to the sights and sounds that we will see on our field trip. The children are very excited to go downtown! Thanks to Mrs. Louise for organizing the trip and to Ms. Baron for winning the grant that paid for our tickets!

Happy 100th Day of School! The first grade celebrated being 100 days smarter! We dressed the way we would look if we were 100 years old, completed Hundred Day activity mats, and sorted 100 Fruit Loops into groups of ten, which we then used to make necklaces. According to Veronica Kozak from room 204, ―It was the best day ever!‖

Solid, Liquid, and Gas Have you ever watched a solid change into a liquid, or a liquid change into a solid? Did you know that if you combine certain liquids with certain solids that in can produce a gas? Well, Room 210 did just that. The students got to see and do many experi- ments involving solids, liquids, and gases. First, we took a solid (baking soda) and combined it with a liquid (vinegar) and watched it produce a gas as it filled up a balloon. Then, we made a gooey mixture called Oebleck by mixing cornstarch and water. This mixture was really fun for the children because when they went to pick it up, it was a solid, but as soon as it was in their hands it turned into a liquid. They really enjoyed playing with the Oebleck and couldn’t believe how fast it changed. The last experi- ment was a tasty one. The students got to make ice cream before their very eyes. In one small Ziploc bag, they combined milk, sugar, and vanilla which was first a liquid. Then, they took a large Ziploc bag and filled it with ice and salt. They put their smaller, liquid bag into the larger, ice bag and began to squeeze and shake their liquid. In about 10 minutes their liquid turned into a solid and as a result, they were able to eat yummy ice cream. Third and Fourth Grade News Making Fossils- Room 205 The students in Room 205 were learning about how fossil formed, so they decided to make some of their own. They made some salt dough, and took a seashell and Vaseline to make two different kinds of fossils. First, they made a disc about a half inch think of salt dough. Then, they put a thin layer of Vaseline on the back of the seashell. Next, they pushed the seashell into the dough. They pulled off the shell. Then, they filled the imprint with liquid glue. When the glue dried, they peeled it off. Presto, they had two different fossils: a mold fossil and a cast fossil. Everyone had a great time!

Butterflies are Free! Our class 001 was selected by the international paper foundation to receive 2 painted Lady butterfly kits. We will receive our kits in May so we can release our butterflies in June. We are looking forward to our kits By: Owais Abuhashish and Joshua Kornatowski

Make Your Move Dear readers here I will tell you my thoughts about the chess tournament coming up soon. The chess tournament is very exiting for me and all those who are representing Bridge School. Of those who are participating I’m representing the 4th grade on March 13th so hurry and come support us. I’m much exited because my friends and I get to represent the fourth grade together. So now that you know come out and support us, everyone is welcome. This tournament will hopefully be a great time for everyone. Bridge will have representatives from kindergarten all the way through the eighth grade there so come out and support. Coach Cardona made sure we trained hard and always said ―Do what makes you happy it is all about you‖. Chess makes me happy and my new friends here make me happy too. The tournament starts at 9is on March 13 at Northwest School in Chicago. I hope to see you all there. By: John Byer More Third and Fourth Grade News THE PROBLEM Poetry The Ghost

BOOM! CRASH! BAM! I walked down the hall. Stop chewing on the ham With my friends Joseph and James. CLASH! BOOM! BANG! So we heard a noise. The teacher sang It came from my brother’s room. CLASH! BAM! CRASH! This time nobody was there. I have a crazy rash So we got scared. CLASH! BOOM! OUCH! But this time it was a ghost. Put the keys in the pouch How do we know this? CRASH! BAM! BOOM! Because we heard a loud voice. Go to sleep in your room This is not funny I hope

Onomatopoeia Poem By: W. Joseph Viramontes By: Morad Deeb Fifth and Sixth Grade News PREDATOR-PREY LAB Rooms 201 and 203 dissected owl pellets, regurgitated bones in pellet form. We learned that owls are noctur- nal and that they don’t have teeth, so they swallow there small prey in one bite, or tear tissue from the bones. The pellets are densely packed together when they dry and the color depends on the type of prey. From this lab we were able to learn more about predator/prey relationships and how owls hunt. BY KAMIL OBROCHTA AND CATERA SHANKS ROOM 201

Sixth Grade Egyptian and Kushite Skits Are you wondering what the 6th grade Social Studies classes have been up to? We’ve been acting! Our first script was about Egypt’s social pyramid. There were five groups: government officials, priests, scribes, arti- sans, and peasants. In each skit, we had to describe how each group lived. The other plays were shorter, so we didn’t get graded on it. It was about the Ancient Kushites. We had 4 people in each group. There were 2 shorter plays and we all had lines to say. We also had 3 to 4 questions, each, to answer from the audience. In each skit, we had to role-play characters from Ancient Egypt, Kush, and Rome. Although the plays were on 2 different things, we had so much fun acting out both! - by Kathy Pukala 202

Bridge Bulldog Basketball This has been a great season for the Bridge Bulldog 5th/6th boy’s basketball team. The 5th/6th boy’s basketball team is 10-1, and they are still going strong. The Bulldogs have made Coach Ambrosio really happy because they are one of only four teams left out of twenty two in the league, and are now heading to the semi-final game. The games keep getting tougher, but the Bulldogs keep coming out on top! By: Alexis Lopez, Eduardo Martinez, Mateusz Zieba, Kamil Piotrowski, Peter Jackowski. Room: 203 Seventh and Eighth Grade News “The Comedy of Errors” On February, 22nd the 7th and 8th graders went to Navy Pier to see a play by William Shakespeare called ―The Comedy of Errors.‖ Before we went to see the play, we acted it out in class. When we got to the theater, everyone was amazed to see how much it looked like the actual Globe Theater from Shakespeare’s time. The actors were funny and everyone in the audience kept laughing. A funny scene was when the character, Antipholus of Ephesus, tried to knock down a door while using his servant, Dromio of Ephesus, as a battering ram. Another funny part was when a man, playing the part of the woman, Luce, chased Dromio of Syracuse around the stage and through the audience. There were also these cool characters called the Bumbellinis that did acrobatics and juggling tricks while they were clearing the set. Overall, I think everyone enjoyed the play and is looking forward to the one next year! By Damian Jaje - 7th Grade, Room 303

Black History Month Project In addition to reading, performing and viewing Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors this month, the 8th graders also completed a Black Histo- ry Month project. We read the play, Hall of Black American Heroes and then chose a poet to research and read a poem by. We decorated a pennant with the poet’s name and placed important information about the poet on the pennant. We used our knowledge to find poetic devices and identify the speaker and the audience of the poem. Stop by room 304 to view our pen- nants and find some inspiration. By Alison Cappy, Sylwia Jastrebska from Language Arts Room 304

ALL ABOUT CELLS At the end of February, the 7th graders learned about human and animal cells. We learned about the different parts and functions of the cell. We even looked at our own cheek cells and onion cells through a microscope. You could see everything (the nucleus, cytoplasm and cell membrane/wall). We are looking forward to what Mrs. Banaszek and Mrs. Iammartino have next. By: Matt Wiechetek (Room 303) Counselor’s Corner by Bridge School Counselor Mr. Metzdorff Who’s in Charge at Your House? By Thomas W. Phelan, Ph.D. One of the unfortunate parts of being a parent is that you cannot give your children everything they want. In addition, you must ask the kids to do things they don’t want to do (homework, go to bed) and to stop doing some things they do want to do (teasing, whin- ing). If you are really doing your parenting job, therefore, along with being warm and supportive, you must also frustrate your kids on a regular basis.

When you are frustrating your little ones, the children have two choices. First, they can cooperate and tolerate the frustration. Se- cond, however, youngsters can engage in what we call testing and manipulation. Testing and manipulation are the efforts of frustrated children to get what they want or to avoid discipline by getting their parents emotionally confused.

When trying to ―press your buttons,‖ a child has a choice of six tactics. All parents and teachers recognize the tactics we are about to describe, and though these strategies are normal, they are definitely not enjoyable!

The Six Basic Testing Tactics

Badgering: ―please, please, please, please!‖ or ―Why, why, why?‖ ―Just this once! Just this once!‖ ―Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom! Mom!‖ There are some children who could have been machine guns during World War II.

Temper: An aggressive attack or emotional outburst. Younger children throw themselves on the floor, bang their heads, and kick around ferociously. Older kids accuse you of being unjust, illogical or simply a bad parent.

Threat: ―I’m going to run away from home!‖ ―I’ll never speak to you again!‖ and ―I’m not eating dinner!‖

Martyrdom: May be kids’ all-time favorite! Your daughter indicates that her life is an incredible burden because you are totally unfair. ―No one around here loves me anymore,‖ ―I never get anything‖ or ―You like her more than me!‖ are examples. Crying and pouting can also be effective manipulative devices.

Butter Up: Here’s a switch: Butter up is different from the other testing tactics. Instead of making you feel uncomfortable, the child tries to make you feel good. Ever heard a parent say, ―The only time my son’s nice is when he wants something‖! That’s butter up!

Physical Tactics: This last form of testing may be the worst. Here the frustrated child physically attacks the adult, breaks something or runs away. Physical methods are more common in smaller kids.

What’s Going On Here?

Most kids would never be able to describe the underlying mechanics of testing. But we can tell you exactly what’s going on. Here’s how it works: The child’s testing is saying to the parent something like this: ―You’re making me uncomfortable by not giving me what I want. But now I’m also making you uncomfortable with my badgering, tantrums, and feeling sorry for myself. Now that we’re both uncomfortable, I’ll make you a deal: You call off your dogs and I’ll call off mine.

If you do give in and give the child what he wants, you are guaranteed that any testing will stop immediately…in a split second no more hassles. Some people say, ―Thank heaven…there’s a way of stopping testing and manipulation!‖ There certainly is, but there’s a catch. The catch is: Who’s running your house? It isn’t you, it’s the kids. All they have to do in a conflict is to get out their big guns and you are chopped liver.

For many parents being able to enjoy their kids again means being able to manage kids’ manipulative behavior quickly and fairly. How do you do that? Recognize manipulation for what it is, never give children what they want when they are testing, and know when it’s time to stop talking!

-Steinmetz High School Early Registration- When: Wednesday, April 7th, 2010 Where: Steinmetz High School, 3030 N. Mobile Avenue (3030 N., 6300 W.) 773-534-3030 Who: 8th Grade students and parents living in the Bridge School attendance area. How: Parents must present two current proofs of residency to register. For further information contact Bridge School Counselor Mr. Metzdorff at 534-3718.

CPS Office of Communications Phone: 773-553-1620 Fax: 773-553-1622 Website: http://www.cps.edu

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 19, 2010

CPS Officials and Students Present Proceeds of Haiti Relief Efforts to American Red Cross Culture of Caring campaign also provides ‘life lesson’ for students

Chicago Public Schools today donated more than $200,000 to the American Red Cross for Haitian relief, money raised as part of the District-wide Culture of Caring campaign last month.

CPS Chief Executive Officer Ron Huberman, joined by other top District officials and students from several CPS schools, made the presentation at Walt Disney Magnet Elementary School, 4140 N. Marine Drive. A total of more than $224,503 was raised from contributions made at hundreds of CPS schools, Area offices and at the District’s Central Office.

Following the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti on Jan. 12 and left hundreds of thousands dead, injured and homeless, school communities throughout the city took notice and began seeking opportunities to educate and assist.

“This tragedy has captured the attention of the world and the hearts of our students,” Huberman said. “Many of our Chi- cago Public Schools were eager to help and immediately undertook planning efforts aimed at providing assistance to those in need. On a District-wide basis, we also quickly realized that this exercise would also serve as a useful teaching experience for students to recognize the importance of helping others during times of unexpected circumstances.

“Under the leadership of Barbara Lumpkin, our Department of Partnerships and External Affairs swung into action. Bar- bara’s staff became our internal clearinghouse for information on the events and activities planned by individual schools, and also the organizational force behind our citywide voluntary fund-raising drive, which we called CPS Culture of Car- ing: Haiti Relief.”

The culmination of those efforts is the donation to the American Red Cross but, Huberman pointed out, the engagement of thousands of students in the overall effort is equally significant.

“We greatly appreciate and are impressed by the amount of money donated by our CPS community of families, students and staff. Yet beyond fund-raising, we wanted this campaign to be a teachable moment,” Huberman said.

“At Chicago Public Schools, we are committed to promoting a Culture of Caring. We want to equip our students to be global citizens who know the value and importance of helping others. Our students, parents, teachers and staff throughout the city answered that call to action.”

Huberman pointed out that:

303 schools participated in some kind of Haiti Relief drive. 273 of them donated money to the American Red Cross through the Culture of Caring initiative. Another 30 engaged in their own unique donation drives. Students and teachers throughout the city were very creative in the ways they fundraised. Many integrated the disaster into lesson plans and curriculum.

Prior to the check presentation, students from Disney, Kershaw and Eberhart School spoke briefly about their personal involvement in the Culture of Caring-Haitian relief effort.

“We know that the funds we raised and other school-based activities will not by themselves repair Haiti,” Huberman said. “But we believe providing our school communities with an opportunity to help, and by raising the conscience of our young people and engaging them in this campaign, they will have learned an important life lesson.”

Chicago Public Schools serves approximately 408,000 students in more than 670 schools. It is the third-largest school district in the nation.

Journalism Club Fun and Games -By Angela Mercado Room 306

HAPPY ST. PATRICK’S DAY A B C D E F G H I J K L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M N O P Q R S T U V W X 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Y Z 25 26 ______S______I_ ___ 11 9 19 13 5 13 ______S______! 9 18 19 8 ______E_ 12 21 3 11 15 6 20 8 ______! 9 18 9 19 8 Journalism Club Music Tokio Hotel- Bill Kaulitz is the lead singer. Tom Kaulitz is the guitarist . Georg Listing is the bass guitarist. Gustav Schafer is the drummer.

Tokio Hotel was founded in Germany by Bill and Tom Kaulitz in 2001.Their first album, ―Through the Mon- soon,‖ rose fast up the charts. But now their newest album,―Humanoid,‖ includes some of these songs: ‖World Behind my Wall‖, ―Automatic‖ ,‖Humanoid‖, and ―Noise‖ which also are coming up the charts. Their newest CD ―Humanoid‖ is now available in Best Buy and Hot Topic. Right now, they’re on their tour ―Welcome to Humanoid City‖ in Europe. They also won a number of awards including: ―Best Group‖, ―Best Music Video‖, ―Best International Band‖, and ―Album of the Year‖. Some others you might also like to listen to are : ―Scream‖, Monsoon‖, ―Hey You!, ―Ready Set Go! , etc. -Patricia Kania, Room 305

Nick Jonas and the Administration - Nick Jonas, part of the Jonas Brothers, is going solo for now. His crew, ―The Administration,‖ consists of Josh Fields, the bass man, Micheal Bland, the drummer, Tommy Barbarella, the keyboardist, Sonny Thompson, the guitarist, and Nick does vocals and leads. Some popular songs are: ―Who I Am‖, ―Conspiracy Theory‖, and my favorite ―Vesper’s Goodbye‖. They are #3 in the Billboard 200 album charts. I recommend this CD, titled ―Who I Am‖, to all the fans who like the Jonas Brothers. By: Danielle Walsh, Room 204 Poetry Spring is Here Spring is here and I’m filled with joy At The End Of A Rainbow The sun is back for many to enjoy At the end of a rainbow, Yes, here may be a little rain There is a pot of gold, But a little water won’t give you any pain But don’t touch that pot of gold Next season will be summer Or a lepricon will come and take it. When spring leaves it will be such a bummer So never touch that pot of gold. By: Meghan Carey Room 306 -Kala Geralds Rom 204

Pop Culture March is a very important month for all women. Why? Well, it’s Women’s History Month. There are so many important women in our history, like Rosa Parks, Amelia Earheart, even some ancient women that are still famous today! And maybe if you work hard, someday you might be one of those women. Let’s celebrate Women’s History Month! By Kathy Pukala 202 Current Events For those of you who love dogs, you should read this. Sadie, a 4-year-old Scottish Terrier, won two major Best in Shows. First, she won at the Eukanuba Dog Show. Then, she won Best in Show in the Westminster Dog Show. In both, she surpassed others to become only the 8th Scottie to get Best in Show, and the first since 1995. She beat out Stump, a Sussex Spaniel, who was 10 years old. It’s no surprise. She was expected to win. She beat out 28 other terriers, then going on to the Best in Show as the only terrier. Now, that’s impressive! By: Danielle Walsh Room 204

Journalism Club Book Review Rules Have you ever thought that you wanted a normal life? Well so has Catherine a twelve year old girl. She has a brother who is autistic and really loud. She wants him to be as polite as possible. So she writes him a list of rules for when he’s in public and even at home. She wants friends, but no one lives near her, and people avoid because of her brother. Will she ever make friends or live the life she wants to? Read Rules by Cynthia Lord and you’ll have a great time reading it. -Meghan Carey Room 306 Sports Vancouver 2010 Olympics The year has come for the 2010 Winter Olympics In Vancouver, Canada! Every- one all around the world is cheering on their country to win the Winter Olympics. Many countries are participating in these Olympics including United States, Po- land, Italy, and China, though right now the United States is winning the Vancouver Olympics with 6 gold, 5 silver, and 7 bronze medals. One of our most known athletes from the U.S. is the famous speed skater, Shanni Davis! He won the Men’s 1000 meter race. Another event in the Winter Olympics that everyone is waiting to see is the National Ice Hockey Team. Lots of people want to see the competition between Canada and the U.S., though we still don’t know the finalists. So let’s hope for the U.S. to win the 2010 Vancouver Olympics! -Marta Cichowicz 202

In and Around Bridge Hey, did you hear about what’s going on at Bridge Junior High? Well if you didn’t then here it is. 5th grade- In Science they are learning about owl pellets and dissected owl pellets. In Social Studies they are learning about colonization in America, the first 13 colonies leading up to the American Revolution. They are also starting research for Women’s History Month. 6th grade- In Social Studies, we are almost done learning about Ancient Egypt and are almost ready to start learning about Ancient India and the Ancient Hebrews. In Math, they are going to start doing fantasy baseball, using deci- mals to figure out the player’s statistics. It will be a contest and a great practice. 7th grade – They are learning about chemical processes and cells. That must be really exciting. 8th grade- They are going to make erasers in chemistry class.

Now, out of Bridge Junior High, and onto Shabonna Park. They are starting baseball registration so whoever wants to join baseball, registration is going on.  Jasmine Ayala Room 204, Gabby Castillo Room 206 MOVIE REVIEW Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Percy Jackson was a normal kid, except for the fact that he was the son of Poseidon. He must save the world, while being hunted by monsters. When he comes to a camp, strange things begin to happen. His friend is half-goat, and they go on an amazing adventure. You should see it! By: Danielle Walsh Room 204 Birthdays Here are some celebrity Let’s give these people the happiest birthday…… Room 301 Room 302 Room 305 Room 206 birthdays in March!!!!! William M. 4th Courtney 2nd Piotr 5th Jessica 20th st th Mark 6th Robert 23rd Kesha 1 Emily Osment 10 th th Katherine 9th Justin Bieber 14 Brenda Song 27 th th Ian 19th Mariah Carey 27 Stacy ―Fergie‖ Ferguson 27 th Jailene 23rd Lady Gaga 28 Carolyn 21st

By: Tiffany Myszkowski Rm. 206, Ola Niemas Rm. 202, Kathy Pukala Rm. 202, Natalie Zajac Rm. 202 Bridge Art-i-facts Elementary School

Students at the Elementary school have been so creative over the past month! All grade levels worked on the Metra Safety Poster contest, and did an amazing job. Winners will be an- nounced as soon as our school is contacted, which should be around April/May. Kindergarten has been working with construction paper, glue and using scissors the right way. 1st and 2nd grades are using symmetry to create butterflies with cut outs and tissue paper. 3rd and 4th grades are also using cut outs and tissue paper, but to create their own ―stained glass‖ win- dows. Bridge Art-i-facts Jr. High School

Students at the Jr. High were also competing in the Metra Safety Contest. We had some amazing, and beautiful work turned in! We also learned 2 different types of origami, which is Japanese paper folding. Students learned how to create a Star Box, as well as a pop up/ exploding card. We collected all the Star Boxes and created 2 installations throughout the Jr. High. Most installations are made by an artist who decorates or fills a space with 3D art work. Our installation was created by the whole school. Students will be learning about Quilling (a form of paper sculpture) in March.

Congratulations to our Artist of the Month, Ewa Piasinko, room 301 Her paintings are up for display across from the office.

Attention Parents and Bridge School Community: We are in need of hand-me-down aprons and large t-shirts for painting, for both Elementary and Jr. High. These aprons and shirts will be used when students are painting in art, and any other messy projects in which school uniforms might become stained.

Thank you so much for your continued support, Ms. Chrisman Special Spring Issue Dear Parents and Families: Please do not drive onto the Bridge Ele- mentary School (3800 N. New England) park- ing lot to drop-off or pick-up students. Smaller “Bridges to Success” children are hard to see and the car traffic has Bridge Elementary School 3800 N. New England Avenue created a dangerous situation for our children. Chicago, Illinois 60634 Thank you for your cooperation! 773-534-3718 Bridge Jr. High School Branch 7001 W. Addison Street Chicago, Illinois 60634 Important CPS Dates: 773-534-0940 Principal: Holidays Dr. Christopher Brake Assistant Principal: March 1, 2010 - C. Pulaski’s Birthday* Mrs. Margaret Moore-Taylor May 31, 2010 - Memorial Day* LSC Vacations President: Spring Vacation: March 29 - April 2, 2010* Mr. Robert Walsh Parent Representatives: School resumes April 5, 2010 Mr. Pedro Hernandez Summer Vacation: Begins June 21, 2010* Mrs. Terri Ignatowski Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz Report Card Pick-Up Parent-Teacher Conference Days Mrs. Lisa Lozeau Wednesday, April 21, 2010* Mrs. Lora Niewinski Community Representatives: Parents Please Note: All Report Card Pick-Up Parent-Teacher Conferences will Mrs. Yvonne Majewski be held at the Bridge Elementary School (3800 N. New England ) facility.

Mrs. Pat Walenga Bridge Jr. High 7th-8th Grade conferences will be held in the elementary school Teacher Representatives: Gymnasium. 6th Grade conferences will be held in the Lunchroom. 5th Grade Mrs. Catherine McGuire conferences will be held in the Auditorium. This is being done as a convenience Mrs. Joan Miarecki

Administration: for families who have children in both facilities. Dr. Christopher Brake Conference hours are 12:00-3:00 PM and 4:00-6:15 PM. PTA Local School Council (LSC) Elections President: Mrs. Lora Niewinski Thursday, March 11, 2010 , 3:00 PM - Candidate Filing Deadline Vice-President: Wednesday, March 24, 2010, 7:00 PM Candidate Forum Mrs. Susan Szajna

Secretary: Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 6:00 AM– 7:00 PM - LSC Elections Mrs. Terri Ignatowski

Treasurer: Report Card Distribution Days Mrs. Lynda Jurewicz Friday, June 18, 2010 NCLB PAC President: Professional Development Days Mr. Pedro Hernandez Friday, April 9, 2010* Vice-President: Mrs. Terri Ignatowski ISAT Testing Secretary: March 2nd-8th, Make-Up Testing March 9th-12th Mrs. Yvonne Majewski BAC Teacher Institute Day President: Thursday, June 17, 2010* Mrs. Liliana Kacala Vice-President: Last day of school is June 18th. Mrs. Veronica Estrada Secretary: *Indicates days of non-attendance for students Mrs. Malgorzata Ludzik Representative: Mrs. Alejandra Romero LSC = Local School Council NCLB PAC = No Child Left Behind Parent Advisory Committee Alternate Representative: PTA = Parent Teacher Association BAC = Bilingual Advisory Committee Mrs. Jolanta Lukasiak