Years - Norman Bridge Elementary

Special Back-to-School Issue

Volume 17, Issue 1 September, 2018

Bridge Bugle 93

Bruno

Years

A CPS Rising Star school and School of Distinction, a CPS Exemplary Achievement Award Winner, an Autonomous Management Performance School (AMPS), an Illinois Honor Roll of Schools Academic Improvement Award & Spotlight School Award winner, a national SPEAK UP 200! School award winner, a national myON Celebrate Reading award winner. Named by Chicago magazine as a top 10 Most Promising Places school! Named by a Redfin Realty housing survey as the top great city neighborhood (Dunning) in the country! An ExceleRate Early Childhood Program Gold Circle of Quality Award Winner. A Communities In Schools of Chicago (CISC) Partner School! A CPS Creative Arts School Certification Level 1 Fine Arts School and a CPS School Quality Rating Performance Level 1+

INSIDE THIS ISSUE:

Brake's Take

2

September Bridge Events

3

Attendance Matters! 4-5

School Safety Issues 6-7

Apollo After School

8

Tuition Based

Kid Care Program

Other Stuff

9

PTO Info & Dates 10-11

`18-'19 CPS Dates/Events 12

Welcome Back!

Welcome back to another great year at

Bridge Elementary School!

Open House

Wednesday, September 12th From 5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

@ Both Buildings - Elementary & Jr. High Schools

-Please come and meet our staff-

Partner School

Sign-up at the Open House! You can also contact the PTO at:

bridgehelpers@

Bridge CPS Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month here at the Bridge Elementary School building at 8:15 AM.

Please come and support our school!

To see this newsletter in color Check out the Bridge School website at:

bridge.cps.edu

(Click on Parents tab and then Bugle Archive link)

ESSA Title 1 Part A Funds were used to support this activity

NEW FACES AT BRIDGE SCHOOL

Brake's Take

Ms. Haley Garlock 2nd Grade Teacher

Ms. Amy Harenberg 2nd Grade Teacher

Mr. Robert Guercio, Jr. Assistant Principal

Ms. Martha Mougalis 2nd Grade Teacher

Ms. Jennifer Kirchbaum 3rd Grade Teacher

Ms. Julie Graham 5th Grade Teacher

Ms. Lauren McNeela 6th Grade Teacher

Ms. Diala David 7th Grade Teacher

Ms. Dawn Labady 7th Grade Teacher

Ms. Jennifer Villanueva 8th Grade Teacher

Mr. Matt Silva Upper Resource Teacher

We would like everyone to welcome the newest staff members of the Bridge School family. Welcome!

NEW FACES AT BRIDGE SCHOOL

Ms. Margot DePaepe P.E. Teacher

Mr. Ryan Springer P.E. Teacher

Ms. Nancy Bongiorno Intermediate Resource

Ms. Lissett Urso Jr. High School Clerk

Mr. Richard Lawson Career Service

Officer Angelo Castillo Security Officer

We would like everyone to welcome the newest staff members of the Bridge School family. Welcome!

Sun

2 9

16 23 30

September 2018

Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

3 Labor Day

4 School

5

6

Holiday

Begins

10

11

LSC/ESSA PAC Meetings 5:30 PM

12

Open House 5-7 PM

All Buildings

13

PTO Fall Book Fair in the elementary school gym--open during Open House

17

18

19 PTO 20

Meeting 8:15 AM Room 106

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26

27

1

7

8

14

15

21

Family Movie Night 6 PM

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Dear Parent/Guardian:

Our goal this year is to ensure that every student attends school regularly. Showing up for school has a huge impact on a student's academic success starting in kindergarten and continuing through high school.

We realize some absences are unavoidable due to health problems or other circumstances. But, we also know that when students miss too much school ? regardless of the reason ? it can cause them to fall behind academically.

Clearly going to school regularly matters!

We don't want your child to fall behind in school and get discouraged. Please ensure that your child attends school every day and arrives on time. Here are a few practical tips to help support regular attendance:

Make sure your children keep a regular bedtime and establish a morning routine. Pack backpack the night before. Ensure your children go to school every day unless they are truly sick Avoid scheduling vacations or doctor's appointments when school in in session. Talk to teachers and counselors for advice if your children feel anxious about going to

school. Develop back up plans for getting to school if something comes up. Call on a family

member, neighbor, or another parent to take your child to school.

Let us know how we can best support you and your children so that they can show up for school on time every day. We want your child to be successful in school! If you have any questions or need more information please contact our school.

Did you know?

Missing even 1 day a month can put a student at academic risk. We know that students who go to school every day:

Are more likely to be reading on grade level by 3rd grade. Perform better on standardized tests. Are more likely to graduate high school. Have increased access to college and career readiness opportu-

nities.

Come to school everyday, And don't be late!

And attendance habits are formed early in the year ? students who go to school regularly during the month of September are more likely to continue with good attendance throughout the school year!

Dear Parent/Guardian:

Please help your child's classroom win the Bruno Award. The Bruno award is a traveling bulldog trophy that is presented to each grade level classroom that has the highest attendance percentage at the end of each month. At the end of the school year the homerooms for each grade level that win the Bruno trophy the most times will win a special prize.

Parents, we need your help. Please bring your child to school every day unless

it's absolutely necessary to miss school that day, and please try to limit the amount of early dismissals by scheduling doctor appointments for 3:00 or later so your child's academic performance and attendance record will not be affected.

Thank you so much for your help!!!

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